Fantasia grabbed her first graded stakes in the United States with a one-length victory under Rajiv Maragh.
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Tajaaweed broke a seven-race losing streak and earned his first stakes win in the United States July 9 when taking over in upper stretch and scoring the $150,000 Arlington Handicap.
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Favored Willcox Inn's four-length romp in the $200,000 American Derby on the Arlington Park turf.
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Rattlesnake Bridge, 3 (L), with Eddie Castro riding passes All Of The Above, 1A, and Joe Bravo to win the $150,000 Long Branch Stakes.
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Giant Ryan ran his winning streak to five races when he collared pacesetting Irrefutable a couple of strides before the wire to win by a neck in the $350,000 Smile Sprint Handicap.
Photo: Jim Lisa
Devilish Lady gamely held off White Merlot by a head to post a 9-1 upset.
Photo: Jim Lisa
Locally-based Indiano, last year's champion 2-year-old in Panama, earned his first graded stakes victory in the United States with a decisive win in the $200,000 Carry Back.
Photo: Jim Lisa
Favored Sassy Image came from out of the clouds to capture the $350,000 Princess Rooney Handicap by a neck to highlight the 'Summit of Speed' program at Calder Casino & Race Course.
Photo: Jim Lisa
St. John's River grabs the Del Mar Oaks at the wire.
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European invader Cape Blanco, making his United States debut, denied champion Gio Ponti a third straight victory in the $600,000 Man o_ War when he held him off in the stretch to win byˇ2 1/4ˇlengths July 9 at Belmont Park.
First Dude and jockey Martin Garcia, outside, nose out Game On Dude (Chantal Sutherland), inside, and Twirling Candy (Joel Rosario), center, (obscured), to win the Grade I, $500,000 Hollywood Gold Cup.
Perfect Officer salutes the crowd as he wins the 2011 Wolf Hill Stakes.
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Never Retreat, beaten as the favorite when second to Bay to Bay in last month's Nassau Stakes, turned the tables on her rival at Woodbine in the $313,395 Dance Smartly Stakes.
Photo: Michael Burns
The day 1 session topper for the Japan Select Sale.
Bill and Corinne Heiligbrodt, who have been involved in the Thoroughbred business for more than 20 years, will begin dismantling their breeding and racing operation July 12 in Lexington.