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With his arsenal of six entries whittled down to five after races were taken off the turf for Saturday's Claiming Crown card, trainer Joe Sharp scored the natural double winning the $150,000 Emerald with Runway Magic and the $200,000 Jewel with Money Supply. “When you claim one, you always hope they develop into the kind […]

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Favorite Marissa's Lady ran down pacesetter B G Warrior in the final strides to win Saturday's 37th running of the $125,000 Holiday Inaugural Stakes, launching the three-race 'Make Your Mare' series at Turfway Park. In partnership with Claiborne Farm, the Holiday Inaugural is the first race in the series that will award fillies and mares […]

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Speed was the key for gray Irish-bred filly Zona Verde, who won the $100,000 Jimmy Durante (G3) for juvenile fillies on the front end Saturday at Del Mar. Under Del Mar's leading rider, Juan Hernandez, and trained by the track's leading conditioner, Phil D'Amato, Zona Verde won by one length from favorite Lady de Berry […]

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Under a savvy ride by youthful veteran Flavien Prat, the British-bred ridgling Program Trading rolled late to come away a neck winner in the Hollywood Derby (G1), once again denying Webslinger a Grade 1 win, Saturday afternoon at Del Mar. The son of Lope de Vega campaigned by Klaravich Stable Inc. was sent west for […]

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After praising the ability of his 2-year-old Patriot Spirit before the 38th edition of the $100,000 Inaugural Stakes Saturday at Tampa Bay Downs, trainer Michael Campbell knew he had placed a target on his colt's back. But the old saying “It ain't bragging if you can do it” clearly applied after the Kentucky-bred son of […]

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DeSales 85 LLC's Circle P, making his stakes debut, sat well off dueling leaders Catahoula Moon and Speedyness before coming with a late run to split the top two in deep stretch and go on to a 1¾-length victory in Saturday's $100,000 Maryland Juvenile at Laurel Park. The 42nd running of the Maryland Juvenile served […]

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Honey Dijon got the better of heavily favored R Harper Rose to win the $300,000 My Dear Girl, giving owner-breeder Brad Grady, jockey Paco Lopez and sire Girvin, a sweep of both FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes series finales Saturday at Gulfstream Park. Honey Dijon ($8) saved ground along the inside behind pacesetting R Harper Rose, […]

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By Lynne Snierson for NYRA Dornoch dug down deep and defeated a rapidly closing Sierra Leone at the wire in Saturday's $250,000 Remsen (G2), a nine-furlong test for 2-year-olds, at Aqueduct Racetrack. In an exhilarating photo finish, Dornoch, who was seemingly beaten by his rival inside the sixteenths pole when Sierra Leone went by him, […]

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Dream Team One Racing Stable's Kentucky homebred Hoist the Gold became racing's newest millionaire with a powerful front-running score in Saturday's $500,000 Cigar Mile Handicap (G2) at Aqueduct Racetrack. Trained by Dallas Stewart and piloted by John Velazquez, who suggested targeting the one-turn mile for 3-year-olds and up, Hoist the Gold zipped through splits of […]

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Dr B made every pole a winning one as she successfully defended her title in Saturday's $200,000 Go for Wand (G3), a one-turn mile for fillies and mares at Aqueduct Racetrack. Trained by Butch Reid, Jr. for Cash is King and LC Racing and piloted by Jose Lezcano, the 5-year-old Liam's Map bay operated on […]

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By Lynne Snierson for NYRA Repole Stable's Life Talk made a bold statement in Saturday's $250,000 Demoiselle (G2), a nine-furlong event around two turns for 2-year-old fillies, at Aqueduct Racetrack. Trained by Todd Pletcher, who won his record-extending ninth Demoiselle and fourth in a row, Life Talk notched her first graded stakes score with a […]

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Brad Grady and David Grund's Seminole Chief pulled off a 12-1 upset victory in Saturday's $300,000 In Reality, the FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes finale in which previously undefeated Bentornato came up short in his bid to sweep the series for 2-year-olds sired by accredited Florida stallions, The 1 1/16-mile In Reality, in which Bentornato finished […]

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Jockey Harry Hernandez, who made the top 10 national standings by wins in 2022, will be sidelined four to six weeks due to a collarbone fracture, delaying his initial venture to Oaklawn in Hot Springs, Ark. Hernandez was injured while working a horse at Remington Park on Nov. 25. “The horse stumbled just after the […]

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Laurel Park in 2023 was able to host 273 turf races, the most since 2019 and the highest number among all racetracks in the Mid-Atlantic region. This year's number was 18.6% higher than the 230 grass races conducted in 2022 at Laurel, where a number of protocols and structural improvements over the last few years […]

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Laurel Park in 2023 was able to host 273 turf races, the most since 2019 and the highest number among all racetracks in the Mid-Atlantic region. This year's number was 18.6% higher than the 230 grass races conducted in 2022 at Laurel, where a number of protocols and structural improvements over the last few years […]

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Ronald 'Ronnie' C. Cartwright, a Maryland-based trainer who conditioned several graded stakes winners in a long career, passed away peacefully Nov. 11. He was 93. Cartwright was born in Stockton, England, March 4, 1930. He was the beloved husband of Jane A. Cartwright and stepfather of Robert Curley, Jay Curley (wife Alison) and Todd Curley. […]

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The following edited press release was distributed by attorneys Carlo Fisco and Darrell Vienna. Ruis Racing LLC on Friday announced a significant legal victory against the California Horse Racing Board. Represented by attorneys, Carlo Fisco and Darrell Vienna, Ruis Racing LLC obtained an order from Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Mitchell L. Beckloff directing […]

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The following edited press release was distributed by attorneys Carlo Fisco and Darrell Vienna. Ruis Racing LLC on Friday announced a significant legal victory against the California Horse Racing Board. Represented by attorneys, Carlo Fisco and Darrell Vienna, Ruis Racing LLC obtained an order from Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Mitchell L. Beckloff directing […]

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Many of the trainers and owners running horses in Saturday's eight Claiming Crown races already won a critical competition before the starting gate even opens at the Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots: They got the horse at the claim box. With shrinking foal crops and enhanced purses in areas such as Kentucky, New York […]

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Rose Petal Stables' multiple stakes-winning Copper Tax will look to extend his win streak to six when making his graded stakes debut in Saturday's Grade 2, $250,000 Remsen, a nine-furlong test for juveniles, at Aqueduct Racetrack. The Remsen, one of four graded events on the lucrative Grade 2 Cigar Mile Handicap presented by NYRA Bets […]

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