Gf Shes Sinful earned the role of fastest qualifier for Saturday’s $744,580 Ruidoso Derby at the Downs at Albuquerque by blistering through 400 yards in 18.98 seconds in the fifth of seven time trials on May 24. It is not the first time she has held that distinction.
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The New York State Legislature is expected to pass a bill on Thursday containing language that would temporarily protect roughly $150 million in subsidies to the state’s Thoroughbred industry while a dispute between the state and its largest casino operator is ironed out.
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Aidan O'Brien a year ago became the first trainer in modern history to win the Derby three years in a row. Saturday at Epsom Downs, he has four horses, including the early favorite, to make it four.
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Corsia Veloce, the unbeaten Canadian champion 2-year-old filly, makes her season debut over seven furlongs in Saturday's $125,000 Fury Stakes for Canadian-bred 3-year-old fillies at Woodbine.
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Trainer Kay Cooper got her first win of the young Emerald Downs meet last Saturday when the 4-year-old filly Kir Royale went gate to wire for a three-quarter-length win in an $8,000 claiming race. But it was a second-place finish five days earlier by another 4-year-old Cooper filly, Precise Timing, that has the trainer particularly excited – not only about that horse, but about an unraced 3-year-old entered in Saturday's fourth race.
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Bolero Bay must overcome post 10 on Saturday when he seeks to win his third consecutive race in a competitive renewal of the $100,000 Not Surprising at Gulfstream Park. The 1 1/16-mile route for 3-year-olds on Tapeta is one of three stakes on an 11-race card.
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Since last year, the $100,000 Honeymoon Stakes for 3-year-old turf fillies lost its graded status and a furlong. The modified Honeymoon, race 8, attracted 10 entrants Saturday at Santa Anita. The new, shorter distance benefits Light Won Up, even if the stakes winner has never run long.
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Rhetorical wears an aluminum pad on his infected foot when he starts Saturday in the Manhattan Stakes. Just a hiccup, but not ideal coming into a Grade 1, $1 million race.
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Something had to give when undefeated speedsters Crude Velocity and Englishman met in the Grade 2 Pat Day Mile. Crude Velocity remained perfect by registering a comfortable victory over pacesetting Englishman. The pair will square off again Saturday at Saratoga while turning back to seven furlongs in the $500,000 Woody Stephens.
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Renegade didn't generate the kind of buzz a talented Todd Pletcher-trained 2-year-old typically does when he debuted at Saratoga last August. Ten months later, Renegade is back at Saratoga where on Saturday he will likely start as the favorite in the $2 million Belmont Stakes.
