Horse Racing News

Stamina was the order of the day at Royal Ascot on Thursday as the 20-1 Rite of Passage set a track record for 2 1/2 miles in winning the Group 1, $370,000 Ascot Gold Cup.

Sunday evening, several hours after Zenyatta caught a game St Trinians in deep stretch of the $250,000 Vanity Handicap to extend her unbeaten streak to 17, trainer Mike Mitchell sent John Shirreffs a text message.

Al Stall Jr. said going into the Stephen Foster Handicap that he had Blame ready to run "in the 90th percentile."

Rail Trip did not need his best effort to win Saturday's Grade 2, $150,000 Californian Stakes at Hollywood Park.

Zenyatta has won her 17th consecutive race, giving her the longest winning streak by a modern day thoroughbred in unrestricted races.

The Triple Crown series may be over, but preparations for the second half of the season in the 3-year-old division have already begun.

Even when Gleam of Hope won the off-the-turf Cradle Stakes at River Downs last summer as a 2-year-old, trainer Tony Reinstedler thought the colt ultimately would do his best work on grass.

Miss Singhsix did her part to show she deserves a shot at next month's biggest race of the season at Delaware Park by wearing down Morena in deep stretch to prevail by a neck in Saturday's Grade 3, $151,050 Obeah Stakes.

Belle of the Hall stretched her undefeated streak to three, holding off Derwin's Star by three-quarters of a length in the $200,000 Jostle Stakes for 3-year-old fillies on Saturday at Philadelphia Park.

Inspired by the history-making exploits of Wesley Ward at Royal Ascot last year, two American horses will line up on opening day of the Royal Meeting on Tuesday in the hope that lightning can strike again.