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A year after winning the Dinner Party at odds of 5-1 over “good” turf at Pimlico, Fort Washington ran by 2-5 favorite Cruise the Nile in deep stretch and held off a late run from A Bourbon for Toby to win Saturday’s $250,000 Dinner Party by three-quarters of a length over firm turf at Laurel Park.
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After switching to synthetic and coming up empty last time out, Turf Star returned to the grass and finally earned his first stakes victory in the $100,000 James W. Murphy on Saturday at Laurel Park.
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A day after prominent owner and breeder Peter Brant revealed that he’d moved some of his best racehorses away from Chad Brown, giving them to other trainers, Brown gave Brant a new stakes winner when Lost Horizon dominated the $100,000 Serena’s Song on Saturday at Monmouth Park.
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When Bring the Smoke was last seen at Laurel Park, he was a dazzling maiden winner, earning him attention that resulted in his purchase. That investment paid off as Bring the Smoke has now earned national-level attention, up by a neck in a three-horse blanket finish in the Grade 3, $150,000 Maryland Sprint on Saturday at Laurel Park.
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On Saturday, in his first start since finishing second in the Saudi Derby in February, Obliteration worked out a nice inside-out trip under Jose Ortiz to win the $150,000 Chick Lang Stakes by 3 1/2 lengths over previously undefeated Shane’s Wonder at Laurel Park.
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Apprentice jockey Yedsit Hazlewood has earned immense attention early in his career in Maryland, but the 18-year-old rider’s star grew even brighter on Preakness Day at Laurel Park. After winning two races early on the card, he and 3-year-old colt Big Cuddle rolled home to win the $100,000 Sir Barton Stakes by a half-length.
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Matt Rose's analysis of the Monday 5/18 card at Ocean Downs.
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No rider will be busier than Andrea Atzeni at Sunday’s (17 May) Sha Tin meeting when the Italian takes 10 rides as he closes in on his best-ever Hong Kong season.
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Hong Kong Selections for Sunday, May 17, 2026 at Sha Tin.
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Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Sunday, May 17, 2026, at Sha Tin.
