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Meadowlands: Analysis for Friday 8/21/26
Greg Reinhart's analysis of the Friday 8/21 card at The Meadowlands.
Greg ReinhartAug 19, 2026
Greg Reinhart's analysis of the Friday 8/21 card at The Meadowlands.
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Matt Rose's analysis of the Friday 8/21 card at Yonkers Raceway.
The undefeated record is gone, but the reputation is intact. Autumn Glow is the mare to beat in Australia, even when she faces males.
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Kevin Plowcha's analysis of the Friday 8/21 card at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
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Sweet Azteca will not race again until the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint following her win in the Rancho Bernardo at Del Mar. Sweet Azteca was the first stakes winner of the meet for Richard Baltas, who has runners in two Grade 1s on Saturday.
A juvenile hasn't won the Group 1 Nunthorpe Stakes in almost two decades, and an American horse, at least in modern history, never has won the Nunthorpe. Both options are in play when 18 horses take to the York Racecourse turf on Friday.
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The Brad Cox barn has run more than three horses on a single Ellis Park card just once this meet. But the trainer has entrants in five Friday races, including the co-featured sixth and eighth.
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Harrodsburg runs Sept. 12 at Churchill in the $300,000 Louisville Thoroughbred Society Stakes over six furlongs, while Blessed Flyer is on the same card in the $300,000 Iroquois, a one-turn mile.
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Mailata cut back in distance and got back to his winning ways at Parx Racing on Tuesday, earning his third stakes victory in the $75,000 PTHA President's Sprint. Trainer Butch Reid said he would consider taking a chance in the Grade 2 Gallant Bob on Sept. 19.
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Pink Ruby might not stay on turf long, but after picking up her first stakes victory in the $125,000 All Brandy at Colonial Downs last weekend, the 4-year-old filly clearly found a new dimension. Trainer Lindsay Schultz said she's excited to have options moving forward.