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Brad Cox did not notch his first outright Kentucky Derby win last weekend, but he still has a loaded stable and is hatching plans for his two Derby runners and a host of other high-level performers.
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Three allowance races won't make things easy for bettors venturing to try the Rainbow 6 at Gulfstream Park on Sunday. With a mandatory payout and expected pool of $750,000, the wager is sure to attract its fair share of attention, but narrowing things down between classy contenders will be key.
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Unbeaten in two starts, Contentious is the fastest qualifier for Sunday's $254,400 Robert Adair Kindergarten Futurity at 300 yards and is expected to be favored in a field of 10.
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A legislative committee in Maryland has placed a 45-day delay on the state’s purchase of Laurel Park to conduct a cost-benefit analysis of the transaction.
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It will be Take 2 for Go Kart Mozart at Woodbine when the Robert Tiller-trained 4-year-old hits the track for the second time in a week in Sunday's featured conditioned allowance/optional claimer at six furlongs. Go Kart Mozart was feeling a little too good before last Sunday's Thorncliffe Stakes. He got loose shortly after the post parade and was scratched.
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Trainer Michael Puhich was hospitalized with a faulty liver in 2024, when his world got even worse. One of his grooms called Puhich at the hospital to tell him that Background, a 7-year-old barn favorite who won the 2021 Longacres Mile at Emerald Downs, had been claimed for $32,000.
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Even without ace turf sprinter Motorious, trainer Phil D'Amato holds a strong hand Sunday in the $100,000 Siren Lure Stakes at Santa Anita.
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Leading trainer Tyler George reached a milestone to kick off Thursday's (May 7) program at Harrah's Hoosier Park, reaching career victory 2,000 with Keayang Taco A, driven by Trace Tetrick.
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Beau Jangles, the 2025 Horse of the Year, will make his sophomore debut on Saturday (May 9) in C$25,000 eliminations of the SBOA, an Ontario-sired event at Woodbine Mohawk Park. His trainer, Dr. Ian Moore, has put two qualifiers into the son of Cattlewash while in Florida in preparation for his 2026 unveiling.
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Trainer Jared Bako was looking for a few horses to race at MGM Yonkers Raceway this winter. With a stable filled with young horses, Bako wanted to be active and sought help from a former owner.
