California tracks are on the verge of eliminating a purse overpayment that reached $8 million at the end of 2024, and are positioned to increase prize money at forthcoming meetings and possibly into 2027, according to a leading racing official.
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Can anybody go with the speedy Veery in Thursday's fourth race at Woodbine? On paper, it looks like she can secure an uncontested lead in the first-level allowance/optional claimer and it's her race to lose if such is the case.
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The disqualification of Lady In Paris from first to fourth in Saturday's 11th race at Del Mar resulted in a massive single winning ticket in the $2 pick six and a three-day suspension for jockey Antonio Fresu.
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Since they won seven-figures races in the fall of 2024, Full Serrano and Subsanador have combined to go winless in seven stakes. Their next chances may come in the Grade 1 Pacific Classic on Aug. 22.
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A 2-year-old maiden filly seeking redemption and a 4-year-old allowance filly seeking validation rank as probable winners Thursday in separate California-bred races at Del Mar.
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Trajectory in July matters more than it does in May, and that's quite fortunate for a sophomore trotting filly with hopes of reaching new heights in the Hambletonian Oaks.
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Unreasonable won the inaugural $75,000 Mohegan Cup for free-for-all pacing mares Sunday evening at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, tying Somwherovrarainbow's 12-year-old track record for 4-year-old pacing mares with a powerful front-end victory in 1:48. That clocking is also the Pocono standard for females of any age.
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Timothy stayed brave, making an uncovered assault from the half to the finish to earn a gritty 1:51 victory in the $50,000 Kentucky Proud Series final for 3-year-old pacing colts and geldings on opening night at The Red Mile on Sunday (July 26), a night which featured over $400,000 in purses.
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The Grade 2 Eddie Read Stakes at Del Mar on Sunday was designed as a prep race for Gold Phoenix for the Grade 2 Del Mar Handicap on Aug. 29, a race he has won the last four years.
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Maida was cruising on the lead through solid fractions in Sunday’s Grade 2 Honorable Miss Stakes at Saratoga when she was confronted by the heavily favored Grand Job at the top of the stretch.
