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In winning the Jim Dandy at Saratoga on Saturday, Renegade gave a similar performance as he did in the Kentucky Derby when he came within a head of defeating Golden Tempo. That should make for an intriguing renewal of the Grade 1, $1.25 million Travers Stakes here on Aug. 29, when Renegade meets dual-classic winner Golden Tempo for a third time this year.
On Sunday, Blue Bolt ($3) won the Group 1 Prix Rothschild at Deauville Racecourse in France, finishing a half-length in front of 2-1 Precise. They were first and second in the Group 1 Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket Racecourse at a mile in Britain on July 10.
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About 12 hours after watching Eunomia's Grade 1 win in her first try at that level with a victory in the Clement L. Hirsch Stakes at Del Mar, trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. was in the Saratoga grandstand keeping a close eye on White Abarrio, who breezed an easy half-mile from the three-eighths pole in 49.86 seconds in his final prep for Saturday’s Grade 1 Whitney.
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Ohio State Fair action concluded Saturday (August 1) at Eldorado Scioto Downs with nine divisions of 2-year-old pacers, 3-year-old pacers and 3-year-old trotters, along with the aged pace and aged trot, anchoring the 16-race card.
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Apex, Marcus Melander's millionaire trainee, stamped himself as a likely favorite for next week's $1 million Grade 1 Hambletonian by way of a gutsy 1:50 4/5 win the first $100,175 elimination for the 101st edition of the classic for 3-year-old trotters on Saturday (Aug. 1) at the Meadowlands. Big Ranger delivered a statement win in the second elimination, leaving his nine foes well in his wake for a decisive 1:50 score.
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A pair of upsets landed in the trio of $50,175 eliminations for the Hambletonian Oaks at the Meadowlands on Saturday night (Aug. 1), with Carve and Busy Miss Lissy S finding the winner's circle in their respective eliminations, while Setyoursightshigh, off the slight third choice in the betting, also clinched a victory.
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Meadowlands Pace champion Brandon Blvd returned to the races for the first time since that Grade 1 victory and was dominant in capturing Saturday's $54,150 Tompkins-Geers Stake at the Meadowlands in a career best-equaling mile of 1:47 3/5. Dexter Dunn guided the son of Downbytheseaside to his fifth victory this year in just seven starts.
Yo Tillie got back to her winning ways by taking the third leg of the Miss Versatility Series for older trotting mares on Saturday night at the Meadowlands in 1:51.
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East Coast shipper Eunomia caught ideal circumstances for her first start in a Grade 1 on Saturday at Del Mar, and she took advantage by scoring a low-rated upset in the Grade 1 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes.
