Zenyatta pure perfection in Ladies' Classic

Zenyatta capped off a perfect season and likely put herself in position for a bid at the Horse of the Year title after exploding to a convincing 1 1/2-length triumph over Cocoa Beach.

Grade 2 winner Shakis euthanized after workout injury

Shakis, who won the Grade 2 Bernard Baruch Handicap at Saratoga in 2007 and 2008, was euthanized on Friday after suffering a leg injury following a workout at Hollywood Park, trainer Kiaran McLaughlin said.

Curlin to stand for $75K at Lane's End Farm

Curlin, shown with majority owner Jess Jackson, will join his sire, Smart Strike, as a stallion at Lane's End Farm in 2009.

Few willing to face Commentator in Clark Handicap

Churchill Downs racing officials are expecting a small field, with maybe only as many five horses challenging Commentator when the annual fall-meet highlight, the Grade 2 Clark Handicap, is run Friday for the 135th time.

Backbackbackgone out to wire Hollywood Prevue Stakes

Can the undefeated 2-year-old Backbackbackgone carry his speed seven furlongs Sunday at Hollywood Park?

River City Handicap scouting report

Trainer Dale Romans, in the hunt for his ninth training title in pursuit of Mike Maker, sends out the favored Thorn Song in the 32nd running of the River City Handicap at Churchill Downs on Saturday.

2007 BC Mile winner Kip Deville trekking to Hong Kong

It's a long way from Oklahoma to Hong Kong, the destination Monday for Kip Deville.

Bejarano's move paying off, big time

Exactly 12 months ago, jockey Rafael Bejarano made a bold move -- shifting his tack from the circuits of Keeneland, Churchill, and Gulfstream to compete on the West Coast.

Storm Treasure will be closing in Kennedy Road

Storm Treasure, the third-place finisher in the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint, will take part in Saturday's Grade 3, $150,000 Kennedy Road Stakes at Woodbine, where his main obstacle might be the six-furlong distance.

Cost of Freedom deemed unsound, out for 10 days

Cost of Freedom, the Grade 1-winning sprinter, was not permitted to be entered in Saturday's $100,000 Vernon Underwood Stakes at Hollywood Park after failing a physical examination on Wednesday regarding soundness.

Romans sends out Thorn Song for River City 'Cap

Dale Romans has won six Grade 1 races in his 22-year training career, and in virtually no time flat, he can run down the names of them all.

Curlin's curtain call sends wrong message

In an age driven by information and forever remembered in Google, it takes about three seconds to re-cement your legacy.

Jess Jackson, majority owner of Curlin, opted to send out the 2007 Breeders' Cup Classic champion for another campaign in 2008 instead of stud duties

Curlin gone without notice

The absence of reaction in the mainstream to Curlin's announced retirement late Saturday is typical of not only his career, but those of many of the best horses we have seen in recent years .

Gross dives 46 percent at Keeneland November sale

Keeneland's November breeding stock sale ended its 15-day run Monday with steep declines that are making sale officials and breeders feel cautious about the future.