Romantic Vision Holds Off Martini Glass in Spinster
G. Watts Humphrey Jr.'s Romantic Vision pulled away in mid-stretch during a sloppy run in the $500,000 Juddmonte Spinster Stakes (G1).
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Separationofpowers Too Good in Frizette
Klaravich Stables' Separationofpowers rallied in the Belmont Park stretch to secure her first graded stakes victory by open lengths Oct. 8 in the $400,000 Frizette Stakes (G1).
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West Coast Begins Work for Breeders' Cup Classic
West Coast began his workout preparation for the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) at Santa Anita Park Oct. 8, when he covered four furlongs in :48 4/5 in his first work since the Sept. 23 Pennsylvania Derby (G1).
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Free Drop Billy Bringing Albaughs Back to Breeders' Cup
Free Drop Billy gave his owners and trainer Dale Romans their second win in the Claiborne Breeders' Futurity (G1) in the last three years and is on track to head to the Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) at Del Mar Nov. 4.
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Vale Dori Will Miss Breeders' Cup Distaff
Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa al Maktoum's Vale Dori will skip the Nov. 3 Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1) and get some time off, trainer Bob Baffert said Oct. 8.
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Oppenheim: A Big Week in Newmarket
In My Opinion with Bill Oppenheim
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War Flag Rallies Late to Win Flower Bowl
In her fourth U.S. start and first try against top-level company, War Flag wore down pacesetter Grand Jete (GB) in late stretch then held off grade 1 winner Dacita to take the $500,000 Flower Bowl Stakes (G1T) at Belmont Park Oct. 8.
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Keen Ice Right Where He Wants to Be
Keen Ice may have lost the battle, as in the $750,000 purse of the Jockey Club Gold Cup, but don't be surprised when the war is over on the evening of November 4 he is the last one standing.
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Old Tavern Is 'America's Most Wanted Thoroughbred'
Old Tavern took the title of America's Most Wanted Thoroughbred when competing with rider Charlie Caldwell at the 2017 Thoroughbred Makeover presented by Thoroughbred Charities of America.
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Roy H Cruises in Santa Anita Sprint Championship
Rockingham Ranch and David Bernsen's Roy H got his first grade 1 score in a relatively easy manner Oct. 7 in the $300,000 Santa Anita Sprint Championship at Santa Anita Park.
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Suedois Surges to Shadwell Turf Mile Score
George Turner and Clipper Logistics' Suedois (FR) made his first start in the U.S. a winning one when he surged to victory in the $1 million Shadwell Turf Mile (G1T) Oct. 7 at Keeneland.
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Yoshida Captures Hill Prince in Final Strides
With a final drive between horses over the Belmont Park turf, Yoshida (JPN) got up in the last few strides to nab a win in the Oct. 7 $500,000 Hill Prince Stakes (G3T) by a neck.
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New York-bred Diversify Wins Jockey Club Gold Cup
Diversify offered a challenge to come and get him in the $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) Oct. 7 at Belmont Park, but no one could and the New York-bred gelding held safe over 6-5 favorite Keen Ice.
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Free Drop Billy Rolls in Breeders' Futurity
At home in Kentucky, Free Drop Billy rolled to an easy win in the $500,000 Claiborne Breeders' Futurity (G1) Oct. 7 at Keeneland.
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Blackjackcat Passes Prep Test for Breeders' Cup Mile
Al and Saundra Kirkwood's homebred Blackjackcat got in a useful prep for the Nov. 4 Breeders' Cup Mile (G1T) with a victory in the $75,000 Obviously Mile Stakes at Santa Anita Park Oct. 7, his fourth straight determined victory.
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Finley'sluckycharm Takes Thoroughbred Club of America
The consistent Finley'sluckycharm picked up another graded stakes victory Oct. 7, when she rolled past her competition in the Keeneland stretch to win the $250,000 Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes (G2).
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Firenze Fire Bounces Back to Win Champagne
Sanford Stakes (G3) winner Firenze Fire rallied along the rail in the far turn under Irad Ortiz Jr. then edged Good Magic by about three-quarters of a length at the wire to win the $500,000 Champagne Stakes (G1) Oct. 7 at Belmont Park.
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Bucchero Upsets Woodford Stakes
Second time proved the charm for Ironhorse Racing's Bucchero, who upset the $200,000 Woodford Stakes Presented by Keeneland Select (G2T) Oct. 7 at Keeneland at odds of 26-1.
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Zipessa Earns First Grade 1 Win in First Lady
After a perfect stalking trip behind runaway early leader Hawksmoor, Empyrean Stables' Zipessa snapped an eight-race winless streak with her first top-level victory in the $400,000 First Lady Stakes (G1T) at Keeneland Oct. 7.
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Gunnevera Breezes For Breeders' Cup
Gunnevera, preparing for the Breeders' Cup Classic at Del Mar, posted his second straight bullet workout at Gulfstream Park West under jockey Edgard Zayas Oct. 7.
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Puerto Rican Horses Heading Stateside for Retirement
A small handful of the approximately 800 horses at Hipódromo Camarero are in the process of being moved from the U.S. territory to the states for retirement, some going to permanent homes and some going to Thoroughbred retirement organizations.
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Roly Poly Rolls in Sun Chariot
Roly Poly continued a monumental roll by Coolmore 3-year-old fillies and trainer Aidan O'Brien, winning the Kingdom of Bahrain Sun Chariot Stakes (G1) at Newmarket Oct. 7 by 1 1/4 lengths over main rival Persuasive.
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Ace High Earns Top-Level Success in Spring Champion
Ace High took the Moet & Chandon Spring Champion Stakes (G1) at Randwick Oct.7.
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Winx Simply Brilliant in Turnbull Stakes
Jockey Hugh Bowman warned Winx is better left-handed and, as if to prove the point, she came out and won the Seppelt Turnbull Stakes (G1) at Flemington almost untouched Oct. 7.
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Weekend Stakes Rundown: Super Saturday
Consider this your weekly guide to the best stakes races in North America. This week we have grade 1 races at Belmont Park, Keeneland, and Santa Anita Park.
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Heavenly Love Much the Best in Alcibiades
Debby Oxley's Heavenly Love rolled home by daylight Oct. 6 in the $400,000 Darley Alcibiades Stakes (G1) at Keeneland, making her first graded stakes score a top-level statement.
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Whitmore Rebounds With Narrow Phoenix Score
The 4-year-old Pleasantly Perfect gelding punched his ticket to the Nov. 4 TwinSpires Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1) via the six-furlong Phoenix, a Breeders' Cup Challenge "Win and You're In" event.
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Lady O'Toole Heads Full Field in Jessamine Stakes
An overflow field of 14 will line up for Keeneland's $150,000 JPMorgan Chase Jessamine Stakes (G3T) for 2-year-old fillies on turf Oct. 11, headed by the Brad Cox-trained Lady O'Toole.
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With Some Luck, Hugo Gets His First Winner
Princess A'go Go breaks her maiden Oct. 4 at Delaware Park by 7 3/4 lengths in her fifth start.
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Celebrity Saratoga Snacks Garners Attention for ReRun
Even though the primary goal of the 21-year-old ReRun Thoroughbred Adoption is to find second careers and new homes off the track for retired Thoroughbred racehorses, the organization gets significant attention from a few of its permanent residents.
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Australian G1 Winner Astern to Stand at Darley in 2018
Australian group 1 winner Astern, a Godolphin homebred and the highest-rated son of Medaglia d'Oro in both hemispheres, will stand at Darley in 2018.
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Thoroughbred Makeover Finale Live Stream
The Thoroughbred Makeover features 385 Thoroughbred racehorses that will compete with their trainers in up to two of ten equestrian sports. The crowd favorite from among the ten discipline winners will be crowned America’s Most Wanted Thoroughbred.
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Zhukova Looks for More Belmont Success in Flower Bowl
Zhukova (IRE) will look to make a triumphant return to Belmont Park in headlining an accomplished group of six fillies and mares 3-years-old and up in the Oct. 8 $500,000 Flower Bowl Stakes (G1T).
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Litfin: Handicapping Stakes at Belmont, Keeneland
Four grade 1 stakes, all offering winners fees-paid berths to Breeders' Cup races in their respective divisions, have been packaged into another cross-country Pick 4 Oct. 7.
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Keen Ice Has Been Donegal's Ideal Racehorse
Donegal's Jerry Crawford is optimistic about Keen Ice's chances if he advances to the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1). He's got to first get by a talented group in the Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1).
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Holy Boss to Enter Stud at Anchor & Hope in Maryland
Holy Boss, the winner of the 2015 Amsterdam Stakes (G2), and who is a half brother to Queen's Plate winner Holy Helena, will enter stud at owner Louis Merryman's Anchor & Hope Farm in Maryland.
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Kulina Stepping Down as Monmouth Park President
Bob Kulina, who started in the horse business as a hotwalker and rose to the presidency of Monmouth Park, will be retiring from that position effective the end of the year.
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Vazquez Earns 1,000th U.S. Win at Remington Park
Jockey Ramon Vazquez needed two victories going into the Oct. 5 card at Remington Park to reach the 1,000-win milestone in the United States. He achieved that mark and went beyond with a five-win evening Thursday.
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Langley Brings O'Shea Back to the Forefront
With only his 13th starter since opening the stable doors in August, John O'Shea will attempt to lift the Moet & Chandon Spring Champion Stakes (G1) with Langley (AUS) at Randwick Oct 7.
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Winx Heads to Flemington to Seek 21st Straight Win
Australian champion mare Winx might have 20 consecutive victories, but jockey Hugh Bowman has warned she is better racing left handed prior to her first run at Flemington in the Seppelt Turnbull Stakes (G1) Oct. 7.
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Horseplayers Association Initiates Keeneland Boycott
The Horseplayers Association of North America and Playersboycott.org announced Oct. 5 that an organized horseplayer boycott of Keeneland, which begins its fall meet Oct. 6, is underway.
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Unique Bella Set to Make Her Return in LA Woman
Unique Bella, undefeated in three 2017 starts against several of the top 3-year-old fillies, is ready for her return to racing after a shin injury knocked her out of consideration for the Santa Anita Oaks (G1) and Longines Kentucky Oaks (G1).
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Woodbine Invader Admiralty Pier Brings Class to Bourbon
The Dixiana Bourbon Stakes (G3T) could be decided by the class of Woodbine invader Admiralty Pier, a lack of pace, or the potential for thunderstorms Oct. 8 at Keeneland.
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Former Partners File Lawsuit Against Suffolk Operator
A group of former minority owners of Suffolk Downs filed a lawsuit in Boston against Richard Fields' Coastal Development SSR LLC, alleging they were stiffed on their share of the proceeds from the sale of the 161-acre property for $155 million.
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Spendthrift Farm to Stand Bolt d’Oro Upon Retirement
B. Wayne Hughes' Spendthrift Farm officially announced its partnership with Mick Ruis' Ruis Racing on the future stallion career of undefeated multiple grade 1-winning 2-year-old Bolt d'Oro.
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Dominant Maiden Winner Critique Heads to Frizette
A talented field of 10 juvenile fillies will each look to earn their first graded stakes victory and berth to the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) in the $400,000 Frizette (G1) Oct. 8 at Belmont Park.
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Will American Anthem Rebound in the Sprint Championship
J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Sprint Championship (G1) and Champagne Stakes (G1).
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Opportunity Knocks for Romantic Vision in Spinster
With many of the top distaffers training up to the Breeders' Cup, the Oct. 8 Juddmonte Spinster Stakes (G1) at Keeneland represents a spectacular opportunity for Romantic Vision—or one of her dozen challengers—to grab the brass ring.
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Kitten's Joy Relocating to Hill 'n' Dale Farms
Ken and Sarah Ramsey have sold a 50% interest in their turf champion sire Kitten's Joy to John Sikura's Hill 'n' Dale Farms, which will stand the stallion beginning in 2018. Kitten's Joy will stand for $60,000.
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Mongolian Saturday Seeks Woodford Repeat
Mongolian Saturday will be seeking to become the fourth winner of the Woodford Stakes Presented by Keeneland Select (G2T) in consecutive years in the 5 1/2-furlong sprint.
