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Sovereignty, emphatic winner of the Grade 1 Whitney Stakes at Saratoga on Aug. 8, returned to the work tab Friday morning, breezing a half-mile in 49.78 seconds over the Oklahoma training track as he prepares for a start in the Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup on opening day of the new Belmont Park on Sept. 18.
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For the seventh of eight consecutive Monday programs, Gulfstream Park will offer a mandatory payout on the 20-cent Rainbow 6. The wager begins will require bettors to parse through several deep claiming fields.
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Talk to Me Jimmy was hardly impressive when he won the New York Derby last month at Finger Lakes, dueling then staggering to the finish line. The performance leaves Talk to Me Jimmy a vulnerable favorite in Sunday's Albany Stakes at Saratoga.
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Kevin Plowcha's analysis of the Sunday 8/23 card at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
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Several notable New Jersey-breds could be making their final starts on Sunday at Monmouth Park, but only one has the chance to make history. Mia's Crusade might be past her prime, but the 7-year-old mare will have one more chance to break the record for most New Jersey-bred stakes victories in the $75,000 Eleven North Handicap.
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In the $300,000 Del Mar Derby, Proletariat starts from the inside post in a field of nine. He is one of five 2026 stakes winners in the field.
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Kenny Walters' horses to watch list from Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
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On Saturday (Aug. 22), Batavia Downs will once again host its signature race, the $50,000 Robert J. Kane Memorial Pace, which annually draws some of the best Open-class pacers in North America.
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Howie Gibson is having the year of his life. Not only did he get his first Emerald Downs stakes win in 2026, he won last Sunday's Longacres Mile. Heading into Saturday's races, Gibson leads the trainer standings and is second in earnings.
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The second start of Lush Lips's 2026 campaign was supposed to come April 11 in the Jenny Wiley Stakes. Instead, it comes Sunday in the $175,000 Ellis Park Turf.
