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Commandment dominated Saturday’s $175,000 Mucho Macho Man Stakes and looked like he’s ready to go 1 1/4 miles the way he galloped out following his eye-catching, 6 3/4-length victory over Roger That Dana in the first major 3-year-old prep of the 2026 Gulfstream Park Championship meet.
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One huge favorite came through, the other not so much Saturday at Fair Grounds, where Little Miss Curlin dominated the filly division of the Louisiana Futurity before Mor Force zipped to a 10-1 upset over odds-on choice Our Moneyman in the male division.
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Any lingering disappointment trainer Brittany Russell may have felt from odds-on favorite Balboa getting beat in the Jerome Stakes earlier in the day dissipated two hours later when Dazzling Dame lived up to her name in the $150,000 Busanda Stakes on Saturday.
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Obliteration launched a four-wide move around the turn and cruised home for a 7 1/2-length win over Swung in the $150,000 Renaissance on Saturday at Oaklawn Park.
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Jockey Alex Birzer reached a milestone of 4,000 Thoroughbred wins in North America on Friday night, when he guided Big Duck to a 1 1/4-length victory in the fifth race at Delta Downs.
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My World is still a work in progress. How good he can be if and when he becomes a finished product remains to be seen. For now, though, he’s good enough to be a two-time stakes winner who has won three consecutive races.
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Santa Anita canceled racing on Saturday because of a forecast of a significant rainstorm through the day, according to a statement released early Saturday morning.
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Tap Into This closed through the stretch for a half-length win over First Division in Friday’s inaugural running of The Coach, a $135,000 overnight stakes that Oaklawn Park put on in honor of the late Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas.
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Recent graded stakes wins by Cabo Spirit and Gas Me Up at Santa Anita may lead to appearances in seven-figure races in Florida and Saudi Arabia later this winter.
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Full Serrano, winner of the 2024 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile at Del Mar, is training for a start in the Grade 1 Pegasus World Cup on Jan. 24 at Gulfstream Park, provided California weather cooperates in coming weeks.
