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Preakness: Chip Honcho playing to smaller crowd might pay off
The connections of Chip Honcho are that rare breed that didn’t succumb to the sometimes-dreaded disease known as Derby fever.
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The connections of Chip Honcho are that rare breed that didn’t succumb to the sometimes-dreaded disease known as Derby fever.
The mile specialist Rodeo Drive ran to his strength with a nose win in near stakes-record time in Sunday’s Grade 1 NHK Mile for 3-year-olds on turf at Tokyo Racecourse in Japan.
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Hedge Ratio might have been a predictable winner in the $100,000 Long Branch Stakes on Sunday at Monmouth Park, but what seemed to be a cinch for most of the race turned into an arduous task in the final furlong.
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The popular Winnipeg track Assiniboia Downs kicks of its 2026 racing season on Tuesday, the opening day of a 50-day meet that runs until Oct. 7.
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He only had a total of 54 drives this year heading into Saturday night’s races at the Meadowlands, but Dexter Dunn showed why he is a five-time Dan Patch Driver of the Year award recipient, showing no rust after guiding the winners of both $25,000 leg two Platinum divisions of the New Jersey Sire Stakes for 3-year-old pacers.
Defending Horse of the Year Beau Jangles made a triumphant return in his SBOA Stakes elimination on Saturday at Woodbine Mohawk Park, turning in a sharp and professional seasonal debut for driver Bob McClure and trainer Dr. Ian Moore.
Another C Note remained unbeaten in five seasonal starts on Saturday at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, posting a 1:52 2/5 mile in one of four $30,000 divisions of the Pennsylvania All-Stars event for sophomore pacing males on a day where peak speed could not be approached by rain that resulted in a sloppy track, along with coolish temperatures.
The SBOA Stakes eliminations continued Saturday evening with the 3-year-old colt and gelding trot splits contested early on the 12-race card at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
The nine-race Mother’s Day program at Santa Anita on Sunday will start with a carryover of $43,628 in the $2 pick six.