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Mr Percy, a slight favorite over Cyber Ninja, outfinished that rival in the stretch to win Thursday’s $75,000 Jonathan Kiser Memorial Novice Stakes by a half-length at Saratoga. It was 7 1/2 lengths back to Lynches Knock in third.
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Flight Command, the first progeny of Flightline to win in the U.S. − something he did by 10 lengths at Aqueduct on June 25 − is being pointed to the Grade 2, $250,000 Saratoga Special on Aug. 1.
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There are a pair of races for 2-year-olds on Saturday’s Saratoga card that figure to garner perhaps even more interest than usual. Race 1, a six-furlong event for males, features the debut of Powerline, a son of Flightline who brought $1.8 million as a yearling at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga sale last August.
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The 3-year-old filly Slay the Day has been retired following her win in the Grade 3 Soaring Softly Stakes at Saratoga on June 7.
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Derick Giwner's analysis of the Saturday 7/18 card at The Meadowlands.
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Bentornato, winner of the Breeders’ Cup Sprint at Del Mar last November, is out of training because of a sesamoid injury but is expected to return to racing in 2027.
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Kevin Plowcha's analysis of the Saturday 7/18 card at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
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Weekend GamePlan: Picks for Haskell, Diana, San Clemente
Woodbine has canceled Thursday’s live Thoroughbred card due to poor air quality wrought by wildfire smoke in the greater Toronto area.
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Grand Circuit and Graded Stakes action come to Eldorado Scioto Downs on Saturday (July 18) with four $100,000 Grade 3 events – the Nadia Lobell and Moni Maker for 3-year-old fillies and the #SendItIn and Cleopatra invitational paces for older horses.
