Palace Malice, the 2013 Belmont Stakes winner, returned to the work tab for the first time in nearly two months Saturday, breezing a half-mile in 49.76 seconds over the main track.
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Aaron's Belt, who was 10th of 11 fillies and mares as they turned for home in the $60,000 Princess Elaine on Friday night at Canterbury Park, made a spirited rally under jockey Eddie Martin Jr. and nabbed defending champ Dear Fay for a three-quarter-length tally.
Michigan’s reigning Horse of the Year, Comeflywithanangel, once again proved her mettle in the state, rallying from six wide to win the $20,000 Larkspur Handicap on Friday night at Hazel Park Raceway.
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Hoosier Park Racing & Casino played host to a stakes-filled card on Friday, July 3, and the night was ruled by favorites and Hoosier Park’s leading driver, Trace Tetrick, who had four winners on the card. The 14-race card featured the $75,000 Indiana Sires Stakes final for the 2 and 3-year-old divisions. Eight Indiana Sires Stakes champions were crowned and just as Tetrick drove four of the eight winners, favorites prevailed in all but one division.
No matter how obvious a race looks on paper at Northfield Park, you can always expect the unexpected. Daylon Magician pulled off the upset in the inaugural $170,000 Cleveland Trotting Classic on Friday night with a late surge at the wire.
The best 4-year-old pacing colt in the country is Doo Wop Hanover. That is the only conclusion after the Steve Elliott trainee completed a sweep of the newly formed Graduate series for 4-year-olds on Friday night at the Meadowlands.
New barn, same result for Daring Kathy. A four-time stakes winner as a 3-year-old when trained by David Fawkes, Daring Kathy made a successful 4-year-old debut for trainer Chad Brown on Friday at Belmont Park, taking the $100,000 Perfect Sting Stakes by a nose over a late-running Marbre Rose at Belmont Park. It was a half-length back to Photo Call in third.
Shimrano, a Group 2 winner in Cologne, Germany, last month, is the probable favorite in Sunday’s $721,500 German Derby at Hamburg Racecourse
