Mike Smith has climbed aboard Richard's Kid just twice. Both times proved lucrative, with the 5-year-old winning the $1 million Pacific Classic for the second straight year.

The Usual Q.T., defending champion Richard's Kid and 7-year-old Awesome Gem are among 10 horses entered in the $1 million Pacific Classic at Del Mar.

Zenyatta broke strongly from the starting gate and by the half-mile pole, jockey Mike Smith knew she was up for the challenge of maintaining her perfect record.

The trainer of Preakness and Haskell Invitational winner Lookin At Lucky says the horse came down with a fever this week and won't run in the Travers on Aug. 28 at Saratoga.

As the Kentucky Derby and Preakness winners surged to the lead around the far turn in the $1 million Haskell Invitational, more than 40,000 fans stood and cheered in anticipation of a thrilling stretch duel.

The Haskell Invitational never had it so good.

Bob Baffert has been psyched all week, confident his Preakness winner Lookin At Lucky is ready to run another huge race in the $1 million Haskell Invitational on Sunday.

Twirling Candy won the $112,500 Oceanside Stakes for 3-year-olds by 2 lengths Wednesday on opening day at Del Mar in front of the largest crowd in track history.

Undefeated Twirling Candy makes his stakes debut Wednesday when Del Mar opens its 71st summer meet with the $100,000 Oceanside Stakes.

Zenyatta did what she's always done - fall back to last place, make a late move in the stretch and then win. This time, she made history.

No one is in more of a New York state of mind these days than Nick Zito.

A horseplayer since his teens while growing up in London, Richard C. Pell could be on the verge of the greatest score of his life - winning the Belmont Stakes.