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York's Ebor Festival suffers another blow as its second day is cancelled because of bad weather.

Genuine Risk, one of only three fillies to win the Kentucky Derby, has died at Virginia's Newstead Farm.

Local hero Wasserman won a thrilling renewal of the Grade 3, $300,000 Longacres Mile on Sunday, edging Canadian invader True Metropolitan by a neck with favored California shipper Tropic Storm another neck back in third.

Derby hero New Approach and King George winner Duke of Marmalade are in a field of 11 for Tuesday's Juddmonte International at York.

Trainer Robert Ribaudo credited a firm turf and a strong early pace for helping Grand Couturier win the Sword Dancer in 2007. Though neither condition was prevalent, Grand Couturier still found a way to win the Grade 1, $500,000 race again.

Student Council is a different horse than he was last year when he pulled a 23-1 upset in the Pacific Classic.

Trainer Barclay Tagg knew that Tale of Ekati was going into the Jim Dandy a bit short, so it came as no surprise to him when the horse tired to fourth despite making the lead turning for home.

Honest Man beat 3-2 favorite Grasshopper by 2 3/4 lengths to capture the $300,000 Philip H. Iselin Stakes at Monmouth Park.

Backseat Rhythm rallied from last to beat Rosa Grace by 3 1/4 lengths Friday at Saratoga in the $150,000 Lake Placid Stakes for 3-year-old fillies.

Millionaire True Metropolitan, the 122-pound highweight for Sunday's 73rd running of the Grade 3, $300,000 Longacres Mile, drew post 11 in a field of 12 at Wednesday's prerace breakfast.

After an unsuccessful journey cross-country, Raw Silk returns to New York, where she is likely to catch her preferred course condition and distance in Friday's Grade 2, $150,000 Lake Placid Stakes at Saratoga.

Council Member, a 6-year-old believed to have been the last offspring of the late Seattle Slew still racing, has been retired by owners Mickey and Karen Taylor, who co-owned Seattle Slew through his Hall of Fame career.

The undefeated Peppers Pride has been committed to the rescheduled Lincoln Handicap at Ruidoso Downs on Aug. 31 after her connections chose not to enter her in the $50,000 Carlos Salazar Stakes at The Downs at Albuquerque on Thursday.

Jockey Omar Berrio, a journeyman based in Southern California for the last 19 years, was suspended for six months on Wednesday for testing positive for cocaine twice in recent months, the Del Mar stewards announced in a ruling.

Red Rocks, the morning-line favorite, will be scratched from Saturday's Grade 1 Sword Dancer at Saratoga after developing filling in a hind ankle, trainer Mark Hennig said Friday.

Jess Jackson, majority owner of Curlin, is doing his part to increase the popularity of Thoroughbred racing by keeping the defending ...

It's only mid-August, but a year-end championship in the 3-year-old filly division could be decided Saturday when Music Note and Proud Spell are scheduled to meet in the Grade 1, $600,000 Alabama Stakes at Saratoga.

At some point in Saturday's $350,000 Del Mar Oaks, trainer Barry Abrams will have the field bookended. He starts the expected pacesetter Lethal Heat and the closer Bel Air Sizzle.

Trainer Nick Zito has run multiple horses in four of the last six runnings of the Travers. It looks like he's about to make it five in the last seven.

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