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With benefit of four races already this year, Alsvid dealt Work All Week his first defeat over a dirt surface by drawing off to a two-length victory Saturday in the 27th running of the Grade 3, $100,000 Aristides at Churchill Downs.
A 5-year-old mare whose most recent win came for a $25,000 claiming tag and who finished sixth at 36-1 in her only previous stakes appearance at Finger Lakes last fall, Little Miss Lupe surged in deep stretch to upset Saturday's $50,000 Susan B. Anthony Stakes for New York-bred fillies and mares.
Ron Anderson, the jockey agent for Joel Rosario, was recovering Saturday afternoon at a hospital in Suffolk County, New York, after undergoing quadruple bypass surgery early Saturday morning, according to two close friends.
Untapable and Stopchargingmaria will clash for the first time in the Grade 1, $1 million Ogden Phipps Stakes on the undercard of the Belmont Stakes program.
Officials with Los Alamitos and Santa Anita held discussions Friday regarding a disputed weekend of racing dates in late September and terms for long-term negotiations for year-round stabling at Los Alamitos.
Taking a look at the last 50-cent pick three of the weekend.
A common mistake horseplayers make is betting too many races. That will not happen on a bland card Sunday at Santa Anita, with small fields and legitimate favorites. It’s the type of card that might justify passing entirely.
Following the second race at Northlands Park on Friday night, the remainder of the card was canceled due to unsafe track conditions.
Barring a late change in plans, it appears that all the major work is over for the seven Belmont Stakes hopefuls currently stabled on the grounds after MUBTAAHIJ and TALE OF VERVE turned in five-furlong breezes about 2 1/2 hours apart under perfect conditions here Saturday.
The stewards at Parx Racing in Bensalem, Pa., have revoked the license of rider Pierre Hernandez-Ortega for possession of an illegal electrical device, an acknowledgement that personnel from the Pennsylvania Horse Racing Commission initially cast their suspicion on the wrong rider.
