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Astronomer, fourth in the Grade 1 Pegasus World Cup Turf at Gulfstream Park on Jan. 24 in his best result this year, is a candidate for the Grade 1 Old Forester Bourbon Turf Classic at Churchill Downs on May 2, provided he can gain a berth in what is likely to be a popular race.
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Thought Process, an easy winner of the Grade 2 Buena Vista Stakes at a mile on turf on Feb. 28, will not start in the Grade 3 Wilshire Stakes for fillies and mares at Santa Anita on March 28
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Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert will have a division of his 100-horse stable at Churchill Downs this spring.
The New York Racing Association and Chester Racecourse in England announced a partnership where two races run during Chester's Boodles May Festival will serve as automatic qualifiers to a pair of stakes run during the first week of June at Saratoga.
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Napoleon Solo, the Grade 1 Champagne Stakes winner who finished fifth in the Grade 2 Fountain of Youth at Gulfstream Park on Feb. 28, worked five furlongs from the starting gate in 59.65 seconds Thursday morning at the Palm Meadows training center in Florida.
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After a trio of runner-up finishes at Gulfstream Park this winter, Nic's Style has left the warm climes of Florida for chilly New York, where she looks well spotted to earn her eighth win in a conditioned allowance at Aqueduct on Saturday.
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Gary Capuano is currently striking at a 37 percent clip at Laurel Park, but those odds weren't good enough for the trainer in the $100,000 Private Terms Stakes on Saturday. Better make it a coin toss, as he has entered three of the six horses in the 1 1/16-mile race for 3-year-olds.
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Weekend GamePlan: Picks for Jeff Ruby Steaks, Louisiana Derby, Essex Handicap
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Skippylongstocking likes to operate on “Skippy Time,” and that might lead to a stalking trip Saturday when he starts in the Grade 3, $500,000 Essex Handicap at Oaklawn Park.
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Way to Be Marie is looking to win the $150,000 Tom Benson Memorial for a second straight year on Saturday at Fair Grounds but will do so with entirely new connections.
