Doodah Cartel caught leader Jarvis V in the final strides to win the first stakes of his career in his fourth attempt in Saturday’s $198,450 Los Alamitos Winter Derby for 3-year-old Quarter Horses at Los Alamitos.
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Horse of the Year Sovereignty made his much anticipated return to the worktab Sunday morning, breezing three furlongs in :37.40 seconds over trainer Bill Mott’s winter base at Payson Park. The work was the first for Sovereignty since he was taken out of consideration for the Breeders’ Cup Classic just four days before the race due to illness.
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Bella Ballerina emerged from her hard-fought victory in the Rachel Alexandra Stakes in good shape, trainer Brendan Walsh said Sunday morning, but no plans have been set for her next start.
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While Risen Star winner Paladin has left New Orleans and won’t return this year, the second- and third-place finishers, Chip Honcho and Golden Tempo, will meet again March 21 in the Louisiana Derby.
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Paladin came out of his Risen Star Stakes victory Saturday at Fair Grounds in good shape and on Sunday was headed back to trainer Chad Brown’s winter base at Payson Park.
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The late-running Honor Marie swept to a win in the $125,000 Dust Commander Stakes for older horses Saturday night at Turfway Park, as heavy favorite Encino faded to finish off the board after setting the pace.
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Jinks Fires, an 85-year-old trainer based at Oaklawn, will be honored as a ‘Living Legend’ during the National Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association annual convention March 3-7.
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Jeff Taylor will hang up his binoculars after more than 42 years as a chart caller when the Oaklawn Park meet closes May 2.
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Oaklawn Park President Lou Cella was picking up a few grocery items near the track before the start of the holiday meet in December when he had an experience that led him to roll out a new subsidized meal program for backstretch workers.
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Santa Anita has canceled its Monday program because of a forecast of extensive rain, the track announced on Sunday.
