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Winless in eight starts as a freshman, filly pacer Sassy By The Sea has drastically improved in her sophomore campaign. Three starts in, she’s done nothing but win.
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Jockey Junior Alvarado was suspended three days and fined $3,000 for using his whip eight times − twice over the limit − on Chief Wallabee in the Belmont Stakes on June 6 at Saratoga.
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Trainer Todd Pletcher began serving a 10-day suspension on Thursday for the finding of a regulated medication in a horse he trained nearly four years ago under a ruling issued by the New York State Gaming Commission.
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The 4-year-old colt Scandinavia caught the 8-year-old Trawlerman in the final strides to win a historic running of the Group 1 Ascot Gold Cup at 2 1/2 miles at Royal Ascot on Thursday.
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Derick Giwner's analysis of the Saturday 6/20 card at The Meadowlands.
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Kevin Plowcha's analysis of the Saturday 6/20 card at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Weekend GamePlan: Picks for Ohio Derby, Ben's Cat, Spectacular Bid
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Five times in its past 10 runnings, the Ohio Derby has been won by a horse directly exiting the Triple Crown series. That's the case for five of the 10 entrants in Saturday's renewal of the Grade 3, $500,000 Ohio Derby at Thistledown.
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Kevin Switzer, Jr kicked off a five-win day with a benchmark victory at Bangor Raceway on Wednesday (June 17), as the 38-year-old state-of-Maine native secured the 4000th driving win of his career.
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The 4-year-old colt Shea Brennan has the right credentials to win the second stakes of his career in Saturday's $100,000 Bertrando Stakes for statebred milers at Los Alamitos, his first start of 2026.
