Indiana’s primary testing laboratory failed to detect seven regulated or prohibited drugs during an analysis of 26 days of test results from this spring, according to a report released on Tuesday by the Indiana Horse Racing Commission.
The rapidly improving Mahsoob, a 4-year-old colt trained by John Gosden, will have his group stakes debut in Thursday’s $154,280 Princess of Wales’s Stakes at 1 1/2 miles on turf at Newmarket, England, the feature race on the first day of the track’s three-day July meeting.
The first week of the Los Alamitos summer meeting was a rough one for jockeys. Four riders were cited for five instances of violating new rules for whip abuse, two riders misjudged the finish line and received suspensions, and two riders were disqualified for causing interference.
Los Alamitos showed growth in all-sources handle in the first week of the track’s summer meeting.
Michael Ritvo recently became a journeyman rider and won his first race without an apprentice weight allowance June 29 at Parx Racing.
Normandy Invasion came out of his comeback race in good shape, according to trainer Larry Jones.
Larry Jones is ready to start the second half of his season Saturday when he runs Kentucky Oaks winner Lovely Maria in the Grade 3 Delaware Oaks.
Alexita and Just Kidding will drop in class Thursday at Los Alamitos, even if the easier company is not entirely conspicuous in the printed past performances.
Sprint champion Speightstown got to showcase the versatility of his offspring over the holiday weekend, with a pair of graded stakes winners on July 4 at Belmont Park.
Free: Los Alamitos Horses to Watch for the week of July 6
