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Melillo and Ronnie Wrenn Jr. found room along the pylons in early stretch and held off a furious late bid by Redland Rocket Man to capture the Grade 2 $300,000 Carl Milstein Memorial at Northfield Park on Saturday night. The Ron Burke-trained son of Sweet Lou stopped the timer in 1:50 4/5, gaining his third win of the season in the process.
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Daya and Cher Hill converted from the pocket to post victories in Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Series action for 3-year-old fillies on Saturday night at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
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Jurassic Hattie was placed the winner of the $100,000 Tom Aldrich Memorial for Ohio-sired older trotters, while Clever Cody led throughout to take the companion $100,000 Myron Charna President's Pace for Ohio-sired older pacers on Saturday night's card at Northfield Park.
Logan Park lowered the Canadian record for an older gelding trotter on a five-eighths-mile track to 1:51 4/5 in winning Saturday night's Grade 3 C$100,000 Earl Rowe Memorial Invitational Trot at Ontario's Georgian Downs.
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The fifth installment in the Whoomp versus Somemore Blue saga saw Whoomp, driven by John De Long for trainer Roger Welch, take down her rival in the $93,500 Indiana Sire Stakes for 3-year-old pacing fillies at Harrah's Hoosier Park on Saturday (August 15).
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To reach the winner’s circle of Saturday’s $102,500 CTT-TOC Stakes, Vronti was flown from Maryland to California on Wednesday, a trip that included a four-hour layover in Memphis. In the race, Vronti closed with a sharp rally through the stretch to reach the front of the race of the turf marathon in the final sixteenth.
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In a tight three-way photo, Gas Me Up won the Grade 2 King Edward for the second year in a row on Saturday’s King’s Plate undercard while giving trainer Kevin Attard his fifth winner on the card.
The $2.1 million 2-year-old colt Inshallah ran to advance billing Saturday at Del Mar, where the son of Flightline delivered an emphatic front-running debut victory and stamped himself among the top juveniles in California.
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It has taken a few races, but Hall of Fame jockey Victor Espinoza is getting to know the 4-year-old filly Fibonaccis Ride.
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Linda Rice became the second trainer this meet to win five races on a single card, going 5 for 6 on Saturday’s 12-race card to equal a Saratoga record.
