The traditional North American yearling sale season kicks off Tuesday with Fasig-Tipton's July sale of selected yearlings. The company's Newtown Paddocks headquarters in Lexington, Ky., will be crowded.
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Mrs D and Hesatrooper, both authoritative debut winners, head their respective 2-year-old stakes on Sunday at Woodbine – the My Dear for fillies and the Victoria.
Chatty Leroybrown won last August's Washington Oaks at Emerald Downs at 33-1. She hasn't run well since but on Sunday will debut for her new trainer, Mike Puhich.
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El Huracano V did not have the fastest qualifying time for Sunday's $1 million Rainbow Futurity in trials on June 27, but he may have had the most eye-appealing win from 30 divisions spread over two days at The Downs at Albuquerque.
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A trio of divisions of the first round of Indiana Sire Stakes action for 2-year-old trotting colts and geldings headlined the Thursday (July 9) night card at Harrah's Hoosier Park, with Ponda Solve, Nectar Of The Gods and So Joyful all taking home victories.
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The E.T. Gerry Jr. Hambletonian Maturity (Grade 1) has become an interesting race since its inception as it brings the best 4-year-olds to the Meadowlands to compete for a large purse, with a baker's dozen trotters traveling one and one eighths miles this year. With three trailers and a long run to the first turn, the race, which goes for a $425,000 purse on Saturday's card, is a classic on the program page and could prove so once the dust settles.
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It was July of 1977. I graduated high school the previous month and was already a Northfield Park regular. Some of the railbirds were talking about this amazing new track (they called it The Swamp) that had opened the previous fall in New Jersey and that they were hosting a big race for 3-year-old-pacing colts.
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When we speak about trotters, quite often trainers reveal how talented they are physically but not always mentally. It's a subtle jab at horses that can run fast and freely, but when asked to relax or stay composed can't handle the consequences mentally and rebel. The reality of our sport is that the fastest horses don't always win races, or, for that matter, it's not always the driver that can make the most speed that gets the job done.
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Those living in Freehold, New Jersey know Brandon Blvd as the hot spot for spectacular Christmas lights and it could be Christmas in July at The Meadowlands on Saturday when Brandon Blvd is the expected favorite in the $810,000 G1 Meadowlands Pace.
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Wiesman Farms got its biggest win as an owner last year when Delaney Hanover captured the Grade 1 Kentucky Filly Futurity. Coupled with the way the female trotter finished her 3-year-old campaign, her connections decided against breeding the mare.
