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Velora followed her smart-looking debut win last month with a solid 2 1/4-length victory in Friday’s $200,000 Seeking the Ante Stakes for New York-bred juvenile fillies at Saratoga that may set her up for a Grade 1 try in the Frizette next month at Belmont Park.
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Supercharger may not be the first 3-year-old that comes to mind when people think of Cherie DeVaux's banner 2026 campaign, but the colt kept the party going for the trainer when he won his first graded stakes last month. He will go for his second in the Grade 3, $500,000 Old Dominion Derby on Monday at Colonial Downs.
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Chummers looks to put the bow on a terrific summer for himself and his trainer Ray Handal when he wheels back on short rest to run in Monday's $200,000 Gio Ponti Stakes for 3-year-olds at Saratoga.
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Matt Rose's analysis of the Monday 9/7 card at Yonkers Raceway.
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Sovereignty has developed an abscess in his left hind foot that will force him to miss a workout this weekend and puts his status for the Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup on Sept. 18 at Belmont in jeopardy, trainer Bill Mott said Friday afternoon.
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Parx-based John Servis won the Grade 1 Alabama at Saratoga in 2000 and went 22 years – 19 starters ¬ without winning at the Spa. The last five Saratoga meets, Servis has gone 4 for 7, including Glycogen, who on Friday took the P.G. Johnson .
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The $50,000 claim of Liam Smith in a two-way random shake at Del Mar on Aug. 27 has prompted allegations that a claim was made to protect the colt from an ownership change and led to an investigation by the California Horse Racing Board.
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Trainer John Sadler said on Friday that Super Corredora, the champion 2-year-old filly of 2025, is expected to race for the first time since early March in the Grade 2 Zenyatta Stakes for fillies and mares at Santa Anita on Sept. 27.
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One month after an excusable third as the odds-on favorite in the Graduation Stakes for California-bred 2-year-olds, Early Encore seeks redemption in the same division. If his last-start alibi is legit, Early Encore is likely to win the $100,000 I'm Smokin Stakes on Monday at Del Mar.
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The Pennsylvania Sire Stakes will hold eight $300,000 championship events on Sunday and Monday, with sophomores getting the ball rolling first at Harrah's Philadelphia. The top freshmen will be on display on Labor Day at Pocono Downs, with four finals pitting the best in each division. In a few cases, the stars have aligned, giving racing fans the best of the best.
