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In Sunday's Grade 1 American Oaks at Hollywood Park, Gozzip Girl scored the most convincing win of her career in the toughest field she had ever faced. Ridden by Kent Desormeaux, Gozzip Girl ($6.40) closed from 11th in a field of 14 3-year-old fillies to win by 3 1/4 lengths over Well Monied.
Making his stakes debut, Zensational won the $296,000 Triple Bend Handicap at Hollywood Park on Sunday, proving trainer Bob Baffert's confidence in the 3-year-old colt.
Munnings put on another dazzling display Sunday at Belmont Park, sliding through an opening along the rail turning for home under John Velazquez and charging to a 2 1/4-length victory in the $200,000 Tom Fool.
The aptly named Closeout closed out the 45-day Churchill Downs spring meet by driving to a popular three-length triumph in the Grade 3, $114,900 Locust Grove Handicap on Sunday.
Wagering in June on U.S. races this year plummeted 16.9 percent compared to handle totals posted in June of last year, and purses declined 10.3 percent in the same time period, according to figures released on Sunday by Equibase.
Florida Derby winner Quality Road returned to the work tab on Sunday and if his training schedule goes uninterrupted for the next month, he could return to the races the first week of the Saratoga meet, trainer Todd Pletcher said.
Custom for Carlos rolled to a pacesetting 6 1/4-length win over 7-10 favorite Snapshot on Sunday in the Grade 3, $200,000 Jersey Shore Stakes for 3-year-old sprinters at Monmouth Park.
Mullins Beach ($8.40) upset the heavily favored Woodsmoke on Sunday at Woodbine in the $150,000 Ontario Damsel Stakes.
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