Battle Bling captured last year’s Ladies Stakes by a neck in her first start for her current connections, staving off a game Miss Leslie at the wire. Source

Buick piloted the 4-year-old Zealot, who is trained by Mick Appleby and was sent off the 1-2 favorite, to finish a neck clear of Daafy as Buick reached the landmark figure for the first time in his career. Source

After facing Life Is Good and Cody’s Wish in grade 1 company in recent starts, Law Professor should relish a class drop into the $150,000 Queens County Stakes Dec. 31 at Aqueduct Racetrack. Source

She is not only on the verge of securing her third meet championship at Laurel’s calendar-year-ending fall stand but becoming the first woman to finish the year as the state’s leading trainer. Source

Rustlewood Farm grade 2-winning homebred Pappacap launches a comeback Dec. 31 at Gulfstream Park, wrapping up his sophomore season in facing older horses for the first time in the $125,000 Mr. Prospector Stakes (G3). Source

Ushba Tesoro rallied through the stretch run for a decisive win in the Tokyo Daishoten, one of Japan’s top dirt races. Source

The final day of 2022 has juveniles in focus at Oaklawn Park, which for the first time at the Arkansas track, will offer a full card filled strictly with races for 2-year-olds, topped by the $150,000 Renaissance and the $150,000 Year’s End stakes. Source