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Even after abandoning plans to ship to Aqueduct, trainer Gary Capuano never thought there was a chance that he was getting horses on the track at Laurel Park on Saturday. He might have better luck on a rescheduled Wednesday card, where he has three contenders in the $100,000 Spectacular Bid Stakes.
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Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Ark., returns to action on Thursday after a planned break that was extended a week by Winter Storm Fern. Thursday's overflowing 10-race card matches Grade 3 winners Speed King and Komorebino Omoide in the $150,000 Fifth Season.
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The temperature was forecasted to inch above the freezing mark this week, which, in this part of the country, constitutes a heat wave. At the very least, it should allow racing to return at Aqueduct this week, starting with an eight-race program Wednesday.
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There is a carryover of $52,044 in the $2 pick six on Friday at Santa Anita, and a carryover of $43,878 in the $1 Sunset Six, which links the final three races at Gulfstream Park and Santa Anita.
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Surfin' U. S. A., a 3-year-old filly owned by the estate of the late racing handicapper and commentator Jeff Siegel and longtime Los Angeles Times sportswriter Eric Sondheimer, won a maiden race at 6 1/2 furlongs on turf on Sunday.
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Trainer Doug O'Neill capped a successful January with a victory by Princesa Moche in Saturday's Grade 3 Megahertz Stakes at Santa Anita. Princesa Moche, a 6-year-old Peruvian-bred mare, was O'Neill's 15th win of the month.
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Led by Nysos, winner of the 2025 Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile, six California-based runners are scheduled to start on the Saudi Cup program in Saudi Arabia on Feb. 14.
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Trainer Brian Lynch has been running horses at Gulfstream Park for 20 years, but this winter is certain to go down as his best meet yet.
The Department of Labor has authorized the release of nearly 65,000 new H-2B visas, which allow foreigners to work on a temporary basis in the U.S. in specific sectors of the economy, including racetracks.
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Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, at Happy Valley.
