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Stars and Stripes powers past stablemate Batten Down for Ben Ali victory
Stars and Stripes continued his climb up the class ladder winning the Ben Ali Stakes on Saturday at Keeneland.
Marcus HershApr 18, 2026
Stars and Stripes continued his climb up the class ladder winning the Ben Ali Stakes on Saturday at Keeneland.
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Jockey Victor Carrasco rode Ivy Girl into the first turn of the $150,000 Weber City Miss Stakes at Laurel Park on Saturday and felt like he was halfway to nowhere. The 25-1 longshot was 10 1/2 lengths back after a quarter-mile and well out of touch with the field, but trainer Amelia Green instructed him to never give up on the filly.
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The $100,000 John Shear Stakes for 3-year-old turf sprinters was run later than scheduled this month at Santa Anita on Saturday, and developed in favor of the appropriately-named Irish-bred colt Later Than Planned.
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It might not have been as easy as the toteboard suggested, but Solitude Dude, the 1-9 favorite, took Saturday’s $139,500 Bay Shore Stakes for 3-year-olds by two lengths at Aqueduct.
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Nine of the more than 20 horses who remain under consideration to enter the 152nd Kentucky Derby on May 2 – including three whose status is still pending – put in workouts at six different locations Saturday morning, one week from entry day and two weeks before race day.
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With a forecast that called for a 90 percent chance of showers from mid-morning on, beating the rain became a major objective for the connections of the four potential Kentucky Derby candidates scheduled to work Saturday at Churchill Downs. Fortunately, the local weathermen proved to be very good handicappers, as all four got in those breezes with plenty of room to spare.
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Multiple graded stakes winner Bella Ballerina turned in a serious piece of work toward the May 1 Kentucky Oaks on Saturday at Keeneland, sitting behind two stablemates and then passing them on the inside while breezing five furlongs in 1:00.20.
On Saturday morning Oak Grove Racing & Gaming announced an impressive turnout for the inaugural $500,000 Oak Grove Trotting Derby and $300,000 Oak Grove Trotting Oaks. Based on preliminary numbers following the March and April nomination payment cycles, it is anticipated that a total of 101 elite trotters will remain eligible for these prestigious new events.
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Silk Cloud A and driver Lauren Tritton found the winner's circle for the first time in this year's MGM Ursula McIntyre Series in fourth-round action at MGM Yonkers Raceway on Friday night (April 17). The 8-year-old imported daughter of Shadow Play stormed past the 6-5 favorite Coastal Babe N nearing the wire and went on to a 1:51 4/5 victory in the $50,000 event.
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Alpine Princess’s first race at Keeneland, in the Alcibiades Stakes in October 2023, produced a 28 1/4-length defeat. Her second, on Friday, yielded a neck victory in the Grade 2, $400,000 Doubledogdare Stakes.