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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.
Steve AndersenJun 13, 2026
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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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.
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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.