New York-bred Haynesfield won his fourth consecutive race and notched the biggest victory of his career when he took over turning for home en route to a convincing 2 3/4-length score in the $300,000 Suburban Handicap.
Heavily Favored Gotta Have Her angled to the outside for jockey Tyler Baze and outfought Burg Berg in deep stretch to win the $150,000 Royal Heroine Mile Stakes by a half-length on the Hollywood Park turf.
Photo: BenoitPhoto.com
In her stakes debut, Pam and Marty Wygod's homebred Harmonious swept to victory in the $250,000 American Oaks (gr. IT), outlasting Antares World on the Hollywood Park turf July 3.
Irish-bred Chinchon, making just his second start in the U.S., showed an explosive turn of foot in the stretch and came from off the pace to capture the $760,000 United Nations Stakes (gr. IT) July 3 at Monmouth Park.
Photo: Bill Denver/EQUI-PHOTO
Reigning Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra worked at Saratoga for the first time.
Photo: Skip Dickstein
With England's Queen Elizabeth II attending for the first time since 1997, front-running Big Red Mike stole the 151st renewal of the Queen's Plate with a gate-to-wire win for jockey Eurico Rosa Da Silva at Woodbine July 4.
Photo: Michael Burns
With England's Queen Elizabeth II attending for the first time since 1997, front-running Big Red Mike stole the 151st renewal of the Queen's Plate with a gate-to-wire win for jockey Eurico Rosa Da Silva at Woodbine July 4.
Photo: Michael Burns
Discreetly Mine, whose bid to capture a classic earlier this year was unsuccessful, returned to the winner's circle for the first time since February when he scored in the Jersey Shore Stakes.
Photo: Bill Denver/EQUI-PHOTO
Odds-on choice Franny Freud, ridden by Garrett Gomez, rallied four wide on the turn to register her first grade I victory in the Prioress Stakes at Belmont Park.
Overwhelming 1-5 choice Informed Decision narrowly avoided an upset when she outfought 33-1 shot Rinterval in the final furlong to win the Chicago Handicap by a head July 4 at Arlington Park.
Photo: Four Footed Fotos
Tizdejavu notches an explosive Firecracker win at Churchill Downs.
Photo: Reed Palmer/Churchill Downs Photography
Global Hunter turned in a magnificent effort to win the $150,000 American Handicap at Hollywood Park on Independence Day, but his game head victory turned to sadness when the grade I winner pulled up lame.
J P's Gusto captured his second stakes in three starts and claimed his first graded stakes July 5 in the $100,000 Hollywood Juvenile Championship Stakes.
Owner John Waken, left, talks with trainer David Hofmans, right, and trophy presenter and hall of fame trainer Jack Van Berg, middle, in the winner's circle after J P'S Gusto's victory in the Grade III, $100,000 Hollywood Juvenile Championship, Monday, July 5, 2010 at Hollywood Park
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