Horse Racing News

• Algorithms Derails Champ Hansen in Holy Bull
  Algorithms overtook juvenile champion Hansen approaching mid-stretch en route to an easy victory in the $400,000 Holy Bull Stakes (gr. III) at Gulfstream Park, handing the odds-on favorite the first defeat of his career.
• Home Sweet Aspen Squeezes Out Santa Monica
  Little-known Home Sweet Aspen, a California homebred racing for Craig Stables, refused to give in when headed past mid-stretch and got up in the final couple of strides to win the $300,000 Santa Monica Stakes (gr. I).
• Rachel Alexandra, Foal Taken to Vet Facility
  Rachel Alexandra, the 2009 Horse of the Year, and her newborn colt have been taken to an equine facility for pain management related to the birth, according to a spokesman.
• NBC Takes Over Breeders' Cup Coverage
  NBC Sports Group picked up the contract to televise the Breeders' Cup beginning in 2012 in a four-year deal that gives it a monopoly on coverage of all major racing events.
• Rachel Alexandra Delivers Colt by Curlin
  Rachel Alexandra, 2009 Horse of the Year, gave birth Jan. 22 to a 125-pound colt by two-time Horse of the Year Curlin, who stands at Lane's End Farm.
• Havre de Grace Crowned Horse of the Year
  For the third straight year, a female was crowned Horse of the year when Fox Hill Farm's Havre de Grace took home top honors Jan. 16 at the annual Eclipse Awards ceremony.
• Dominguez Repeats As Top Jock
  Ramon Dominguez dwarfed his 2010 numbers en route to winning a second consecutive Eclipse Award.
• Frey First Following Re-Vote for Apprentice
  After a re-vote for the Eclipse Award for apprentice jockey, the award went to Kyle Frey, who got 77 first-place votes.