Cocoa Beach wins $73,850 De La Rose Stakes by a neck at SaratogaSARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Cocoa Beach, ridden by Ramon Dominguez, won the $73,850 De La Rose Stakes for fillies and mares by a neck over My Baby Baby on Wednesday at Saratoga Race Course. Muscle Hill goes for 13th straight from the rail in the HambletonianEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Muscle Hill has the rail as the 3-5 favorite for the $1.5 million Hambletonian on Saturday at the Meadowlands Racetrack. Haskell winner Rachel Alexandra back at Saratoga; next start to be determined in 2 weeksSARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Back in her summer home at Saratoga, superstar filly Rachel Alexandra is set to begin training for her next race. Rachel Alexandra back at Saratoga after 2nd win over the boys in Haskell InvitationalSARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — The trainer of horse racing’s biggest star says it’ll be two weeks before a decision is made on Rachel Alexandra’s next start. Seventh Street wins Go For Wand Handicap for fillies and mares run over muddy trackSARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Seventh Street battled back in the final sixteenth-mile after surrendering the lead to Spritely to take a hard-fought 1½-length victory in the $300,000 Go For Wand Handicap on Sunday. 2 jockeys injured, 1 horse euthanized in Haskell undercard racesOCEANPORT, N.J. — Two jockeys have been injured and one horse has been euthanized in spills during races before the Haskell Invitational at New Jersey’s Monmouth Park. Asmussen wins WVa Derby and Jim Dandy, sets sights on Haskell with Rachel AlexandraSteve Asmussen is working on a sweep of 3-year-old stakes races. Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird runs 3rd in WVa.Derby; long shot Soul Warrior winsCHESTER, W.Va. — Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird’s classic finishing kick wasn’t strong enough in the West Virginia Derby. Forever Together repeats win in the Diana; Kensei takes Jim Dandy at SaratogaSARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Forever Together scored a repeat victory in the $500,000 Diana Handicap for fillies and mares, and Kensei took the $500,000 Jim Dandy Stakes for 3-year-olds on Saturday at Saratoga Race Course. Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird upset by Soul Warrior in West Virginia DerbyCHESTER, W.Va. — Soul Warrior has pulled a huge upset over Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird in winning the West Virginia Derby at Mountaineer Casino Racetrack & Resort. A classic Haskell pits Preakness winning filly Rachel Alexandra vs. Belmont winner Summer BirdOCEANPORT, N.J. — Rachel Alexandra is ready to run against the boys again, and that might mean a little more thoroughbred racing history is at hand. Kentucky Derby win was heaven for Mine That Bird; West Virginia Derby would be almost heavenCHARLESTON, W.Va. — First Kentucky, now West Virginia. At Neshoba Fair, front-porch living blends with politicking, horse racing and muggy Miss. heatPHILADELPHIA, Miss. — Out on the cabin porches where fairgoers have gathered for decades, it’s old home week. UK race horse trainer earns his stripes by breaking in Zebdee the zebraSIGWELLS FARM, England — What’s black and white and really hard to ride? Preakness winner Rachel Alexandra, Belmont winner Summer Bird give Haskell star powerOCEANPORT, N.J. — Bob Kulina tried. Casino operator Wynn Resorts’ profit falls in 2nd qtr but tops analyst expectations of a lossLAS VEGAS — Lower gambling revenue and continuing costs of opening its newest casino, Encore at Wynn Las Vegas, punished Wynn Resorts Ltd., but the 91 percent drop in profit it reported Thursday topped forecasts, and its shares soared. Hot Dixie Chick wins $150,000 Schuylerville Stakes on opening day at SaratogaSARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Favored horse Hot Dixie Chick raced to a 6 1/4-length victory in the 91st running of the $150,000-added Schuylerville Stakes for 2-year-old fillies on opening day at Saratoga Race Course. Preakness winner Rachel Alexandra sharp in final tuneup before taking on boys in HaskellOCEANPORT, N.J. — Preakness-winning filly Rachel Alexandra went through a final workout at Saratoga Race Course before taking on the boys in Sunday’s Haskell Invitational at New Jersey’s Monmouth Park. Dewey’s Special, Valdivia go California Dreamin’ in Del Mar feature winDEL MAR, Calif. — Dewey’s Special beat Nitro Active by 1¾ lengths to win the California Dreamin’ Handicap at Del Mar on Sunday. Jockey Rafael Bejarano out of intensive care after Del Mar spillDEL MAR, Calif. — Jockey Rafael Bejarano is out of intensive care after being seriously injured in a spill at Del Mar three days ago. Jockey Rafael Bejarano undergoes surgery for facial injuries after spillDEL MAR, Calif. — Jockey Rafael Bejarano has undergone surgery and is doing well in the hospital a day after he sustained serious facial injuries in a spill at Del Mar. Well Said is well regarded heading into $1 million Meadowlands Pace on SaturdayEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Well Said is well regarded heading into the $1 million Meadowlands Pace on Saturday night. More credit to jockeys: Scientists show the physics behind how their posture speeds the horseWASHINGTON — Over a century after a Yankee Doodle jockey revolutionized how racehorses are ridden, scientists are figuring out why a jockey’s posture speeds up the horse. Rachel Alexandra to test the boys again in Haskell at Monmouth in AugustLEXINGTON, Ky. — Preakness-winning filly Rachel Alexandra will run against the boys again in the $1 million Haskell Invitational on Aug. 2 at New Jersey’s Monmouth Park. Rachel Alexandra has strong workout at Saratoga; no decision yet on next startSARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Preakness-winning filly Rachel Alexandra put in another solid workout at Saratoga Race Course, although it’s still not clear when she’ll next race. Rachel Alexandra has strong workout, next start remains undecidedSARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Preakness-winning filly Rachel Alexandra has had another solid workout at Saratoga Race Course, although it’s still not clear when she’ll next race. RI lawmakers fight for greyhound racing even as outdated sport fades across countryLINCOLN, R.I. — Greyhound tracks are folding across the country, but in cash-strapped Rhode Island — where the unemployment rate is among the nation’s worst — lawmakers are betting on the dogs to save jobs. Smooth Performer wins Hollywood Park feature raceINGLEWOOD, Calif. — Smooth Performer won the $60,100 feature race Friday night at Hollywood Park. Kentucky Derby runner-up Pioneerof the Nile retired with leg injuryARCADIA, Calif. — Kentucky Derby runner-up Pioneerof the Nile has been retired with a soft-tissue injury in his left front leg. Trainer Dutrow suspended 30 days by Kentucky stewards for violating drug rules over a year agoLEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky Derby- and Preakness-winning trainer Rick Dutrow was suspended for 30 days on Tuesday for violating doping rules. Judge closes bankruptcy case of Jockeys’ Guild, ending 2 years of court supervisionLOUISVILLE, Ky. — A federal bankruptcy judge has closed the case of the Jockeys’ Guild, ending the long-running court supervision of the riders’ trade association. Richards and Merritt make it look easy in winning 400 titlesEUGENE, Ore. — If only they were all this easy. Zenyatta improves to 11-0 with 2½-length victory at Hollywood ParkINGLEWOOD, Calif. — Zenyatta improved her record to 11-0 Saturday, coming from off the pace to win the $300,000 Vanity Handicap by 2½ lengths at Hollywood Park. Star filly Rachel Alexandra romps in Mother Goose Stakes in first start since Preakness winNEW YORK — Rachel Alexandra may need to run against the boys just to find some competition. Preakness winner Rachel Alexandra set to run in Mother Goose at BelmontNEW YORK — Jess Jackson wasn’t sure how much Rachel Alexandra’s stirring victory against the boys in the Preakness took out of her, so he wound up keeping the superstar filly out of the Belmont Stakes. |
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