Fantastic Spain split foes midstretch and surged to a neck victory over 4-to-5 favorite Notable Guest to earn his first graded stakes victory in the $191,400 Golden Gate Fields Breeders’ Cup Stakes (G3) on Monday. The seven-year-old Fantastic Fellow horse was unhurried early on, racing in seventh through a quarter-mile while Now Victory surged to a clear lead along the inside to run six furlongs in 1:12.89.

Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) fifth-place finisher Sedgefield will miss the Belmont Stakes (G1) after trainer Darrin Miller detected a chip in the colt’s left front ankle after a workout on Monday at Churchill Downs. Miller said on Wednesday that that injury will require surgery to remove the chip.

Stonerside Stable’s homebred Grade 1 winner Bob and John dueled with 3-to-5 favorite Sweetnorthernsaint through a prolonged stretch drive to win the $388,000 Lone Star Park Handicap (G3) by a neck on Monday. Making his second start of the season after a runner-up finish in the Texas Mile Stakes (G3) at Lone Star on April 28, Bob and John stalked Jonesboro from the outside early before overtaking that opponent entering the stretch.

The streets of New York will be a little less crowded next weekend because Street Sense will not be running in the June 9 Belmont Stakes (gr. I) but instead will be pointed toward the Travers (gr. I) at Saratoga and a fall campaign. The announcement was made by trainer Carl Nafzger at a press conference in the Derby Room of the Jockey Club Suites at Churchill Downs Thursday morning.

A work on Wednesday will play a significant role in determining whether Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) winner Street Sense will be entered in the $1-million Belmont Stakes (G1) on June 9, trainer Carl Nafzger said Tuesday.

The Racing Hall of Fame’s switch back to a plurality voting system produced four contemporary inductees for 2007, including trainer John Veitch and jockey Jose Santos. Champions Silver Charm and Mom’s Command will be the first ...