Zenyatta Stakes Changed Back to Lady's Secret
With Zenyatta expected to run in the race, the Zenyatta Stakes has been changed back to its original name, the Lady's Secret Stakes, which will be run Oct. 2 at Oak Tree at Hollywood Park meeting.

Wide-Open Saranac Draws Six
Fantastico Roberto, who set the pace but tired in the Jersey Derby last out, was tabbed as the 5-2 morning-line favorite in the $100,000 Saranac (gr. IIIT) Sept. 5 on the Saratoga turf course.

Tribal Belle Seeks Repeat in Seaway Stakes
Tribal Belle, Canada's champion female sprinter of 2009, returns to defend her title in the Seaway Stakes (Can-III) at Woodbine Sept. 4 against just four rivals.

Three Stakes Kick Off Kentucky Downs Meet
The four-day all-turf meet at Kentucky Downs will be highlighted by three stakes on the Kentucky Cup Turf Festival opening-day card.

Sapling Draws Nine Juveniles
A field of nine 2-year-olds will line up for the $150,000 Sapling Stakes (gr. III) Sept. 4 at Monmouth Park, the racetrack's premier event for juvenile runners.

Regal Ransom Wins, Timber Reserve Euthanized
Godolphin Stable's Regal Ransom will likely return to graded stakes competition after winning a nine-furlong optional claimer by 3 1/4 lengths in gate-to-wire fashion Sept. 1 at Saratoga.

Quality Road Looks to Bounce Back in Woodward
Quality Road will try to rebound from his narrow Whitney Handicap (gr. I) defeat last month when headlining the field in the $750,000 Woodward Stakes (gr. I) Sept. 4 at Saratoga.

Pletcher: Super Saver Will Undergo Tests
Kentucky Derby Presented By! Yum Brands (gr. I) winner was 10th in the Travers (gr. I).

Pletcher With Half of Spinaway Field
Todd Pletcher, who has won the Spinaway Stakes (gr. I) three times, will have a 50-50 chance at winning another when he sends out four of the eight starters in the Sept. 5 race for juvenile fillies.

Pletcher Eyes 3rd Straight With Anticipation
Todd Pletcher sent out Bittel Road and Interactif to win the With Anticipation the past two years and will have another live chance when he sends out Sensational Slam in a field of 10 and two also-eligibles.

Persistently Shocks Rachel in Personal Ensign
Persistently lived up to her name when she wore down reigning Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra in the $300,000 Personal Ensign Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga Aug. 29.

NYRA Releases 30-Day Comparisons for Spa
On-track attendance at Saratoga has declined 5.3% and on-track wagering is down 6% for the first 30 days of the current meet, when compared with the comparable 30 days a year ago.

Miner's Reserve to Miss Several Months
Trainer Nick Zito reported Aug. 30 that Miner's Reserve sustained a hairline fracture in his right knee in the Travers Stakes (gr. I) and the Mineshaft colt will be sidelined for several months.

Mandella Optimistic About Avid in Darley Deb
Fresh off an eye-catching win in her bow at Del Mar last month, the Richard Mandella-trained Avid jumps right into the deep end of the pool in the $250,000 Darley Debutante (gr. I) at the seaside track Sept. 4.

Kantharos Injured, Retired
Two-time graded stakes winner and leading juvenile Kantharos suffered a career-ending leg fracture earlier this week while galloping out following a routine workout at Saratoga it was announced Aug. 31.

In Final Start, Just Jenda Tops Malibu Prayer
Just Jenda went out a winner when she overtook odds-on favorite Malibu Prayer in upper stretch and rolled to an easy 3 1/2-length victory in the $294,000 Molly Pitcher Stakes (gr. II) Aug. 29.

Hawthorne Cuts Stakes Purses, Race Dates
The Illinois Racing Board approved a request from Hawthorne Race Course to make substantial cuts to its stakes schedule at a meeting Aug. 31.

Gran Estreno Defends Washington Park Title
Gran Estreno, who posted a mild upset when winning the 2009 edition of the Washington Park Handicap (gr. III), returns in search of a repeat as part of a seven-horse field in the $150,000 race Sept. 4 at Arlington Park.

Godolphin Entry Has Edge in Strong Forego
The $250,000 Forego Handicap (gr. I) came up very strong, but the Godolphin coupled entry of Vineyard Haven and Girolamo will be tough to overcome.

Get Serious Looking for Another Graded Win
Graded stakes victors Get Serious and Nownownow headline a seasoned, seven-horse cast of stakes winners slated to go postward in the Sept. 5 Red Bank Stakes (gr. III) at Monmouth Park.

Florida Derby Back up to $1 Million
Gulfstream Park Racing & Casino announced Sept. 2 its richest stakes schedule ever for 3-year-olds, highlighted by the $1 million Florida Derby (gr. I).

Del Mar Attendance Up, Wagering Down
Through the first 30 days of the 37-day Del Mar meet, attendance continues to outpace 2009 by 2.3% while wagering is down an average 6.9%.

Champ Pegasus Takes Wing in Del Mar Handicap
Favored Champ Pegasus took full advantage of a ground-saving ride from leading jockey Joel Rosario to win the $200,000 Del Mar Handicap (gr. IIT) Aug. 29.

Beldame Next on Agenda for Persistently
Phipps Stable's Persistently appeared well the morning after her one-length upset victory over reigning Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra in Aug. 29, grade I, $300,000 Personal Ensign Invitational.

Bejarano Released From Hospital After Fall
Jockey Rafael Bejarano was released from Scripps-La Jolla Hospital after suffering only bumps and bruises when he was dislodged from his mount early in the third race at Del Mar Aug. 29.

Wickedly Perfect headlines Debutante at Del Mar
The top two finishers from last month?s Sorrento Stakes (G3) headline a full field of 12 two-year-old fillies for the $250,000 Darley Debutante Stakes (G1) on Saturday at Del Mar.

Undefeated two-year-old Kantharos retired
The two-year-old male division lost one of its leaders on Tuesday when Jess Jackson announced that he had retired undefeated multiple graded stakes winner Kantharos because of an injury.

Trio of stakes winners tops field for Sapling
The $150,000 Sapling Stakes (G3), Monmouth Park?s premier race for two-year-olds, is important stop on the road to the Grey Goose Breeders? Cup Juvenile (G1) this fall and attracted nine entrants, including three stakes winners.

Travers win a Jerkens family triumph
The traditional winner?s blanket from the Travers Stakes (G1) was draped over a wooden railing in the middle of the courtyard by barn 75 on the Oklahoma Training Track backstretch on Sunday morning, illuminated by the sun from a cloudless blue sky.

Timber Reserve euthanized after catastrophic breakdown
Grade 2 winner Timber Reserve was euthanized on Wednesday at Saratoga Race Course after he suffered catastrophic injuries to his right front leg in the fourth race.

Smokey Fire prevails in Play the King
Jim Dandy Stable?s graded stakes winner Smokey Fire rallied three wide through Woodbine?s stretch under Jono Jones to overtake Jungle Wave and Fatal Bullet and score a neck win in the $213,628 Play the King Stakes (Can-G2) on Sun

Sensational Slam tries to remain perfect in With Anticipation
Two-time stakes winner Sensational Slam will try to remain perfect in his young career as he takes on nine challengers in the $100,000 With Anticipation Stakes (G3) for two-year-olds on Friday at Saratoga Race Course.

Regal Ransom easy winner, Kelso on the radar
Godolphin?s Group 2 and Grade 2 winner Regal Ransom dispatched Grade 2 winner Cool Coal Man in early stretch and cruised to a 3 1/4-length win in the fourth race on Wednesday at Saratoga Race Course.

Quality Road goes for Woodward rebound
Quality Road will get a redemptive chance on Saturday in the $750,000 Woodward Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course, four weeks after finishing second by a head to Blame as the 1-to-2 favorite in the Whitney Handicap (G1).

Philadelphia Park changes name to Parx Racing
Philadelphia Park has changed its name to Parx Racing, aligning it with Parx Casino housed at the Pennsylvania track.

Persistently denies Rachel in Personal Ensign
Phipps Stable?s homebred Persistently rallied from off the pace in the Personal Ensign Stakes (G1) on Sunday at Saratoga Race Course and reeled in Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra in the closing strides of the 1 1/4-mile race.

Miner?s Reserve out indefinitely with knee injury
Miner?s Reserve, who faded to seventh after setting the pace in the $1-million Travers Stakes (G1) on Sunday at Saratoga Race Course, probably will miss the rest of the year with a knee injury.

Le Mi Geaux faces Pletcher quartet in Spinaway
Lansdon B. Robbins? homebred Le Mi Geaux will try for the second consecutive graded stakes triumph of her young career as she faces seven challengers in the $250,000 Spinaway Stakes (G1) on Sunday at Saratoga Race Course.

Just Jenda caps career with Molly Pitcher win
Co-owner and trainer Cindy Jones could not have scripted a better swan song for Just Jenda.

Head says competition sets Goldikova apart from Zenyatta
If all goes well over the next few months, Goldikova (Ire) and Zenyatta will share a unique platform on November 6 as they both attempt to become the first three-time Breeders? Cup winners.

Grade 3 winner Heart Ashley retired
Zayat Stables? multiple graded stakes winner Heart Ashley has been retired and will be offered in the 2010 Keeneland November breeding stock sale.

Forego lures Grade 1 winners Vineyard Haven, Bribon, Warrior?s Reward
The Forego Stakes (G1) drew a deep, powerful field that includes Grade 1 winners Vineyard Haven, Bribon (Fr), and Warrior?s Reward and four Grade 2 winners.

Connections plot future for Rachel Alexandra
With a large national operation, Steve Asmussen is used to losing a lot more than he wins?and he wins a lot. Some losses, however, are more personal.

Champ Pegasus secures Breeders?
Cup spot with Del Mar win
Rapidly improving Champ Pegasus wrapped up a starting spot in the Breeders? Cup Turf (G1) with a 1 1/4-length win in the Del Mar Handicap (G2) on Sunday.

Bejarano escapes serious injury after spill
Jockey Rafael Bejarano escaped serious injury after a fightening spill during the third race at Del Mar on Sunday.