Political Twist, the champion 2-year-old Quarter Horse of 2025 and a three-time major stakes winner in New Mexico in the last 19 months, won for the first time in California in Sunday’s $673,950 Los Alamitos Super Derby.
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Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong selections for Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026, at Happy Valley.
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Australia-based jockey Rachel King is poised for another shot at glory in next month’s LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC) at Happy Valley Racecourse on 9 December.
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After being eclipsed off cover by Dandy Ideal in the Breeders Crown Open Pace, Women Layer turned the tables on his rival in Sunday's (Nov. 8) $125,000 Grade 3 Potomac Pace at Rosecroft Raceway, emerging from the pocket in the final 150 yards to post a 1:48 victory.
The Always B Miki filly Sandyboots Yankee captured the last Liberty Bell stake of the 2026 racing season at Harrah's Philadelphia on Sunday afternoon, winning the $47,250 single division contest for 3-year-old pacing misses in 1:52 4/5.
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Grand Slam Smile scrapped for the early lead and pulled clear with ease to win the $100,000 Betty Grable Stakes on Sunday at Del Mar. The switch from turf to dirt went seamlessly for the 5-year-old mare, who earned her second straight stakes victory in a 5 1/4-length romp.
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Trainer Melanie Giddings has decided to prioritize stakes races for juveniles late in the year at Finger Lakes. She will bring a pair of 2-year-olds with strong chances into two $45,000 stakes on Monday, with the gelding Silver Knight running in the Tin Cup Chalice and the filly My Bestie going in the Shesastonecoldfox.
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It was more of a quiz than a test, but the 2-year-old colt Hullabaloo Ray Ray passed with high marks on Sunday, winning a one-mile allowance by 9 1/2 lengths at Belmont Park, likely earning a start in the Grade 2 Remsen Stakes here in four weeks.
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Forever Young, the 2025 Breeders’ Cup Classic winner who finished fifth in this year’s race, is being pointed to the Group 1 Tokyo Daishoten on Dec. 29 at Oi Racecourse in Japan, his connections announced Sunday.
