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As easy and dominant as Burnham's Square's victory Saturday at Keeneland in the Elkhorn Stakes looked, his trainer, Ian Wilkes, firmly believes that was just the start of things.
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Soleil Volant showed last fall that he's a stakes horse, while Talbingo is on the fast track to becoming one, but it's in a second-level allowance, the fifth race Thursday at Keeneland, that those two meet. Carded for 1 1/8 miles on turf, the Thursday feature drew eight entrants, all of whom carry 118 pounds, and the morning line sets Talbingo the 6-5 favorite.
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Greg Reinhart's analysis of the Tuesday 4/21 card at Yonkers Raceway.
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Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at Happy Valley.
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Simply Joking, unchallenged on the lead, was the easy winner of Sunday’s Grade 3 Santa Maria Stakes for fillies and mares at Santa Anita. It was her first win at the graded level in her seventh attempt.
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Kathleen O’Connell won five races on Sunday’s nine-race card at Tampa Bay Downs, not only a personal best, but believed to be a one-day record by a trainer at the Oldsmar, Fla., track, which this year is celebrating its 100th anniversary.
Racing over extended distances works well for Lovcen, who won his second Grade 1 in Sunday’s $2.61 million Japanese 2000 Guineas for 3-year-olds at Nakayama Racecourse.
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Trainer Jorge Abreu is no longer concerned about distance for Bam’s Bliss Kiss.
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Jose Ortiz got Reb Five off the rail and outside Throckmorton just in time to win the $300,000 Palisades Stakes on Sunday at Keeneland.
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The Kentucky Derby bubble lost two, but picked up two horses over the weekend.
