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David Hayes declared Ka Ying Rising “bigger, stronger and better” as the world’s best sprinter shattered Sha Tin’s 1200m track record for the fifth time before immediately entering quarantine on Sunday (6 September) in preparation for a defence of the G1 The Everest (1200m) in Sydney, Australia next month.
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Waves Of Fortune edged out a nose victory in a thrilling three-filly photo in the lone C$150,000 Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Gold Leg 4 division for 2-year-old pacers on Saturday (Sept. 5) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
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Best Chip and Tim Tetrick made a second move to gain control past the quarter pole and went on to a dominating performance, capturing the Grade 1 C$705,000 Canadian Pacing Derby on Saturday night at Woodbine Mohawk Park in a 1:46 4/5 mile for trainer Joe Bongiorno.
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Dexter Dunn made an authoritative brush to the lead with odds-on favorite Super Chapter heading to the half and strode confidently to a track- and Canadian-record 1:49 3/5 victory in the C$620,000 Grade 1 Maple Leaf Trot, a trotting free-for-all event, on Saturday night at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
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Mothers Moni came away with top honors from the C$140,000 Simcoe Stakes for 3-year-old male trotters on Saturday evening at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
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Perhaps the most revealing aspect of trainer Bob Baffert’s 13th victory in the Grade 1 Del Mar Debutante was a declaration by jockey Juan Hernandez after the Saturday race.
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In perhaps one of the greatest performances by a pacing mare, Francent N and driver Louis Roy set a stakes and Canadian record in bravely capturing the $255,000 Grade 2 Milton Stakes at Woodbine Mohawk Park Saturday night in a 1:47 3/5 clocking. The imported daughter of Vincent withstood a bold bid by Louies Girl N just past the halfway mark and prevailed with a 26 2/5 final quarter.
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What looked hopeless immediately after the start turned out quite well for Magnificat in Saturday’s $101,500 Tranquility Lake Stakes at Del Mar.
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Observed, a debut winner at Horseshoe Indianapolis and the only shipper in the Grade 3 Del Mar Juvenile Turf, scored a $15.40 upset over 7-5 favorite Shadow Nation in the turf mile.
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Longshot Somerset West won a five-horse blanket finish that did not include 1-2 favorite Cy Fair in the Music City, the last of five stakes on Saturday at Kentucky Downs.
