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Kerness K tied the mark for most North American wins in 2026 last Saturday, notching his sixth straight victory with a furious rally at Delaware Park. Claimed back by Jamie Ness in March, the 4-year-old gelding has come alive while tearing through starter-allowance conditions in the Mid-Atlantic.
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Quint's Brew has accomplished a great deal in his 14-race career, racking up six stakes victories and establishing himself as one of the foremost horses in the Mid-Atlantic. But for all his experience, the 5-year-old gelding has never run through the summer, a task that has trainer Ned Allard at a sort of crossroads.
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Trainer Tim McCanna has seen recent signs that Zeus' War can return to top form in his second start of 2026 in an allowance at 6 1/2 furlongs at Los Alamitos on Friday.
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Nearly all of Bob Baffert's wins from his Churchill Downs barn this spring have come in stakes races. Friday, he sends out two stakes-caliber fillies in one of the allowance events serving as nominal features.
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When a 10-year-old gelding is entered for a tag, it's a fairly safe bet he won't get claimed. He's 10 after all – squarely in the twilight of his career if he's even permitted to race at that advanced age.
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The blue riband event of the entire Royal Ascot week is the Group 1 Gold Cup (4:15) run on Thursday over 2m 4f.
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There's lots of speed in Friday's fifth race at Woodbine, a $25,000 nonwinners-of-two for fillies and mares. Pretty Good Joke doesn't need the lead and could end a drought for owner-trainer Nick Nosowenko in the five-furlong inner turf dash.
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Our ambassador Hollie Doyle gives her verdict for the races at Royal Ascot on Thursday, June 18.
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Day three of Royal Ascot brings us towards the halfway point of this wonderful meeting. Hopefully it has been lucky for you so far and if not, don’t panic, the road is long and so is Royal Ascot week!
My girl Minnie Hauk has been overlooked.
