Birdman and Tom Kitten will start as two of the leading choices in Saturday’s Group 1 Australian Cup at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne on the strength of two-race winning streaks in the last two months.
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Derick Giwner's analysis of the Friday 3/27 card at The Meadowlands.
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Matt Rose's analysis of the Friday 3/27 card at Yonkers Raceway.
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Kevin Plowcha's analysis of the Friday 3/27 card at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
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Roger Attfield, the Canada-based trainer who is a member of both the U.S. and Canadian Racing Hall of Fames, has retired from training at the age of 86, according to an announcement distributed by Woodbine Racecourse in Ontario, Canada, on Wednesday.
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Mr. A. P., second in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile at Del Mar in October, recently resumed training at Santa Anita for an intended comeback in late spring or summer.
Francisco Mena, who won more than 1,600 races in a career that spanned more than four decades, died on March 18 in a hospital in Rosarito, Mexico, according to his brother, Guillermo.
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The late Terry Wallace, who for decades was the announcer at Oaklawn Park, will enter the Arkansas Walk of Fame during a Tuesday ceremony in Hot Springs, Ark., according to member Tom Nichols. It will begin at 11 a.m. Central at The Vapors.
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Redland Rebels is a fresh face on the Kentucky Derby trail. On Saturday, he gets an opportunity to try to secure a spot in the starting gate for the classic in the Grade 1, $1.5 million Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park.
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Former trainers Michael and Katherine Ball have a Derby horse this year as owners. Chief Wallabee, coming off a maiden win and a narrow second-place finish in the Fountain of Youth, is the morning-line favorite against three graded stakes winners in Saturday's $1 million Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park.
