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Fair Grounds Oaks winner Life of Joy, who was considered one of the early favorites for the Kentucky Oaks, has been declared out of the race as the picture for the filly classic continues to take shape.
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In Wednesday’s Group 3 Nell Gwyn Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Newmarket Racecourse, Azleet overcame a tardy start, and traffic issues in the opening quarter-mile, to record a surprise win.
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Kentucky Derby pedigree profile: Renegade
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A turnback in distance, a drop in class, and a forward running style all should play into the favor of And One More Time when she starts in Friday's $150,000 Plenty of Grace Stakes at Aqueduct.
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Bendoog went up against a Grade 1 winner the last time he ran in the overnight ranks at Oaklawn Park. The story will be the same Friday when he meets Stronghold.
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Spring at Santa Anita is always good for trainer Phil D'Amato, who expects his run to continue during the 2026 Hollywood meet that begins Friday.
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Friday is opening day of the two-month Hollywood meet. The nine-race card is topped by split divisions (races 7 and 9) of a California-bred allowance turf sprint. Sir Percival starts over in race 7 as he shortens up from a highly rated allowance route win. Race 9 features Tom Seaver, making his first start in a year.
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The 5-year-old mare Gin Gin, a Calumet homebred, will sneak up on nobody Friday when she tries for a second straight Doubledogdare as the 2-1 morning-line favorite.
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The curious saga of Queen Maxima continues to stir discussion at Santa Anita following the mare's flat third as the odds-on favorite April 4 in the Grade 3 Monrovia Stakes on the hillside turf course.
Both chambers of the Kentucky legislature overwhelmingly voted on Tuesday night to override a veto issued by Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear of a wide-ranging gambling bill that allows racetracks to offer fixed-odds bets on horse races.
