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Munnings Express made her stakes debut a winning one and did it in style, parlaying a perfectly orchestrated trip by jockey Manny Franco into a very professional 1 3/4-length victory over Landed in the $200,000 Johnstone Stakes for older New York-bred fillies and mares Wednesday at Saratoga.
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Napoleon Solo was back on the work tab for the first time since his second-place finish 18 days ago in the Grade 1 Haskell at Monmouth Park. The two-time Grade 1 winner breezed an easy half-mile in 48.76 seconds per Daily Racing Form shortly after sunrise over the main track Wednesday at Saratoga.
For an accomplished sprinter, the 4-year-old Australian-bred Ninja has never won at six furlongs, a statistical oddity that may change in Saturday’s Group 2 Missile Stakes at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney.
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Vodka Vodka worked five furlongs in 59.80 seconds on Sunday, his third workout of the summer, and is under consideration for the Grade 2 Pat O’Brien Stakes.
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Smart Uncle surprised a lot of people when he ran down his tiring stablemate, Roja Redemption, then withstood a final surge from Fil Dor to register a three-quarter-length victory in Wednesday’s Grade 1 A.P. Smithwick Handicap at Saratoga.
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Om N Joy, a five-time stakes winner, may start against males in the Grade 1 Pacific Classic at Del Mar on Aug. 22 after she finished a fast-closing second in the Grade 1 Clement Hirsch Stakes for fillies and mares last Saturday.
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Derick Giwner's analysis of the Friday 8/7 card at The Meadowlands.
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Matt Rose's analysis of the Friday 8/7 card at Yonkers Raceway.
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Kevin Plowcha's analysis of the Friday 8/7 card at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
