The six horse Grade 2 San Juan Capistrano Handicap went down Sunday, April 21 - the closing day of the 2012-13 Santa Anita Park meet. It was Ron McAnally trained third choice Interaction earned the nose victory at 4-1 odds over a very tough All Squared Away.
Keeneland in Lexington, Kentucky hosted the $150,000 Grade 3 Ben Ali Stakes for horses four years old and upward Sunday, April 21. Successful Dan, half brother of 2012 Horse of the Year Wise Dan made a successful return from a 10 month layoff with a one length victory as the 4-5 favorite for his fifth win in five tries at Keeneland.
The $200,000 Grade 3 Coolmore Lexington Stakes took place at Keeneland in Lexington, Kentucky Saturday and acted as one of the two Road to the Kentucky Wild Card races awarding 20-8-4-2 points for its first through fourth place finishers.
The $150,000 Grade 2 Santa Barbara Handicap was contested on Santa Anita turf Saturday - the winner came as a result of a disqualification.
The $200,000 Grade 3 Sixty Sails Handicap for fillies and mares three years old and upward was run April 20 at Hawthorne Racecourse on Saturday.
In the $750,000 Grade 2 Illinois Derby April 20 at Hawthorne Racecourse a full field of 14 three year olds took to the track in the 1 1/8 mile event.
The lucrative $1.5 million Grade 2 Charles Town Classic went down Saturday - a field of six older entries were after the $1 million first prize when they went 1 1/8 miles on Charles Town's main track.
The $100,000 Grade 1 Appalachian Stakes Presented by Japan Racing Association went down Thursday on Keeneland turf.
On Sunday at Keeneland, the Grade 2 Beaumont Stakes was contested as a field of 11 three years old fillies were after the winner's share of the $150,000 purse and the 20 Wild Card points toward qualification into the Kentucky Oaks in less than a month's time.
Keeneland in Lexington, Kentucky hosted a graded stakes race for the second Friday in a row - this past weekend it was the scene of the $300,000 Grade 1 Maker's 46 Mile.
