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Freedom's Not Free catches Sumter at wire in Daytona Stakes
With less than a furlong remaining in Saturday’s Grade 3 Daytona Stakes at Santa Anita, Sumter blasted clear to lead by about two lengths.
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With less than a furlong remaining in Saturday’s Grade 3 Daytona Stakes at Santa Anita, Sumter blasted clear to lead by about two lengths.
Big Cuddle has not yet met his match in stakes company as he moved up in the world on Saturday at Delaware Park. With a profoundly confident ride from jockey Yedsit Hazlewood, the 3-year-old colt stormed home to win the $300,000 Delaware Derby by four lengths.
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Marcus Melander continued his hot streak from Friday at Vernon and the Meadowlands by winning the Grade 2 C$240,000 Goodtimes Stakes final for 3-year-old male trotters on Saturday evening at Woodbine Mohawk Park with Dexter Dunn-driven Neighver Punt.
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Burnham Square did indeed make it three straight stakes wins, capturing the Chorleywood on Saturday at Churchill Downs, but it was by no means easy.
Some had good fortune in the Grade 3 Robert G. Dick Memorial on Saturday at Delaware Park, and some did not. With a clear path down the center of the track, Chilean-bred mare Dona Clota earned her first North American victory by a neck, leaving her main rival Bellezza clamped down on the rail in fourth.
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It wouldn't be quite right to dub La Rascasse an upset winner of Saturday’s $175,000 Monomoy Girl Overnight Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Churchill Downs. Supporters hammered her down from her 4-1 on the morning line to 9-5 on the board as the gates opened, and she returned $5.88 for a win that kept her unbeaten in her young but promising career.
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Marc Holliday has a lot to look forward to this summer.
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In a battle to the wire, East Avenue wore down defending race winner Bishops Bay for a nose victory in the Grade 3, $150,000 Salvator Mile on Saturday at Monmouth.
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Take the results with a grain of salt, especially in the Monmouth Stakes, but the 6-year-old mare Gimme a Nother and the 6-year-old ridgling Program Trading each scored sharp stakes victories Saturday at Monmouth Park.
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Baby Vino is suddenly looking quite grown-up. The colt, who took some time to develop, jumped up from a last-out maiden win to a 10 3/4-length victory in the $125,000 Pegasus Stakes on Saturday at Monmouth Park, which could have him facing big names in the 3-year-old division next time out.