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Although Charlie's Wish has raced exclusively on turf and Tapeta over the past eight months, she had much of her early success on dirt. She will finally return to that surface in Sunday's $71,000 main event at Gulfstream Park.
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Jockey Florent Geroux will ride at Santa Anita for the first time in four weeks on Saturday before returning to his current base at Churchill Downs on Sunday.
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El Potente, a two-time Grade 3 winner since the beginning of 2025, will miss a scheduled start in Monday’s Grade 1 Shoemaker Mile at Santa Anita because of an illness, trainer Dan Blacker said on Friday.
Aidan O'Brien, unsurprisingly, will be expected to add to his unparalleled record of success in Group 1 Irish races when he sends out two heavily favored runners Sunday at The Curragh.
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The Arkansas Racing Commission on Thursday unanimously approved Oaklawn Park's racing calendar for next season. In changes, the meet will mostly be comprised of three-day race weeks instead of last season's four, and will start in November rather than December.
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Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse ventured to Oaklawn Park from his Florida base with a large division of runners this past meet and said plans are return to the Hot Springs, Ark., track. The meet closed May 2.
Brad Cox on Thursday afternoon confirmed what he'd hinted at last week – Kentucky Oaks fourth-place finisher Prom Queen runs next in the Grade 1 Acorn at Saratoga.
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Doublecents, who put up one of the meet's highest Beyer Speed Figures for a 3-year-old this past season at Oaklawn Park, has a summer stakes objective at Churchill Downs, according to his trainer, Brett Creighton. He would like to make the Grade 3, $250,000 Maxfield, a seven-furlong race for 3-year-olds on June 28.
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Kevin Plowcha's analysis of the Sunday 5/24 card at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Since hitting a stratospheric career zenith winning the Kentucky Derby, trainer Cherie De Vaux has gone pretty quiet, sending out just six starters. But if her Being Myself runs to form, she will win the featured eighth race Sunday at Churchill Downs.
