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There was $330,500 in purse money up for grabs on Tuesday (Oct, 6) as the $3.2 million (est.) Massachusetts Breeder Stakes continued the second week of action at Plainridge Park. Tuesday showcased the 3-year-old class of Mass-breds in six divisions, two each for pacers of both genders, while the trotters went one race each per gender.
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Ron Burke trainee Cleveland Darby, who swept the Ohio Triple Crown with wins in her division of the Ohio State Fair, her Ohio Sires Stakes Championship and her Ohio Breeders Championship, looks for five wins in-a-row when she comes to The Red Mile to compete in the $163,000 Grade 3 International Stallion Stakes for 2-year-old pacing fillies - sponsored by The Cuddy Farms - on Thursday (Oct. 8).
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George Weaver trains, owns - and for good measure - is the breeder of Vekinda. On Sept. 6, off a more than 16-month layoff, Vekinda rewarded Weaver’s patience with a professional-looking first-level New York-bred allowance win at Saratoga. Thursday, Vekinda looks to clear the next condition in a second-level allowance/optional $45,000 claimer that serves as the feature on Belmont Park’s nine-race card.
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Blinkered Justinqueso for the first time in a year has shown real signs of life and development. She could improve again, and if she does, the featured third race at Keeneland is hers for the taking.
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Greg Reinhart's analysis of the Thursday 10/8 card at Yonkers Raceway.
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Net Par, second to the highly-regarded Hughes in the Grade 1 American Pharoah Stakes on Saturday at Santa Anita, is under consideration for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile on Oct. 30 at Keeneland.
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California trainer Phil D’Amato may have as many as six starters in Breeders’ Cup races on Oct. 31 at Keeneland.
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Flavien Prat, the reigning Eclipse Award winning jockey, will ride Magnitude in the $7 million Breeders’ Cup Classic on Oct. 31 at Keeneland, trainer Steve Asmussen said Tuesday.
Hong Kong selections for Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2026, at Happy Valley.
