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Driver Jason Bartlett won three of the five $50,000 divisions of the first round of the MGM Borgata Pacing Series on Monday night (March 30) at MGM Yonkers Raceway with Soho Firestone A, Redwood Hanover and Huntinthelastdolar. Donegal Luther N and Chase H Hanover won the remaining splits.
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Greg Reinhart's analysis of the Wednesday 4/1 card at Yonkers Raceway.
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Zany, who is among the early Kentucky Oaks favorites, is among a field of seven 3-year-old fillies entered Monday for the Grade 1, $750,000 Ashland Stakes, Friday's opening-day feature at Keeneland.
Matt Rose's analysis of the Tuesday 3/31 card at Yonkers Raceway.
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A significant change in the national trainer ranks begins on Thursday at Oaklawn Park, where Tom Amoss hands over the reins of his prominent stable to his longtime assistant, Kinnon LaRose.
Doodah Cartel emphasized his status as the leading 3-year-old Quarter Horse in California with his fourth consecutive win in Sunday’s $185,100 El Primero Del Año Derby for colts and geldings.
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No plans have been set for Touchuponastar, but the $750,000 Alysheba on May 1 at Churchill is one of two races that owner Jake Delhomme and trainer Jeff Delhomme are tentatively considering for the standout Louisiana-bred 7-year-old.
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Counterbalance, winner of the China Doll Stakes for 3-year-old fillies on March 8, will miss Sunday's $100,000 Providencia Stakes at Santa Anita in favor of Saturday's Grade 2, $500,000 Appalachian Stakes at Keeneland.
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The weekend news that leading Kentucky Derby hope Paladin had suffered an injury and will not race in the Triple Crown drastically altered the complexion of Saturday's Blue Grass Stakes, Paladin's intended final Derby prep. The Blue Grass favorite out of the picture, Reagan's Honor's Blue Grass stock has risen, and a Sunday workout at Keeneland, his first since shipping from Fair Grounds, did nothing to alter that notion.
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Stronghold, winner of the Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby in 2024, will have a delayed start to his 2026 season. Trainer Phil D'Amato withdrew Stronghold from Sunday's Grade 3 San Carlos Stakes at Santa Anita in favor of races at Keeneland or Oaklawn Park in coming weeks.
