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Tomodachi Kokoroe (135lb) is enjoying his best season to date and Harry Bentley is hopeful the speedster can maintain his positive trajectory in Thursday’s (1 January) HK$4.2 million G3 Chinese Club Challenge Cup Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin, although the British rider is tempering his expectations with the contest’s highest-rated horse.
Hong Kong Selections for Thursday, January 1, 2026, at Sha Tin.
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On dirt, there is a sure thing Friday at Santa Anita. Sure thing, as in certain underlay. Whether she wins or loses, race-1 starter Miss Watermelon could be the most heavily favored runner on the card.
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The families of the late D. Wayne Lukas and Steve Asmussen have been close for more than 60 years, so it would be fitting if Asmussen trainee Tap Into This were to win the inaugural The Coach, a $135,000 overnight stakes honoring Lukas on Friday at Oaklawn Park.
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Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla., and its horsemen have reached an agreement that guarantees live racing at the track through the end of 2028, the two parties announced on Wednesday morning.
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Santa Anita has canceled racing on Wednesday and Thursday because of the expectation of significant rain, the track announced early Wednesday.
Fair Hill Training Center in Maryland has put a hold on one barn and isolated a “non-Thoroughbred” mare who has tested positive for the highly contagious disease equine herpesvirus.
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Only two rivals stuck around to face 2-year-old colt Mailata in the $75,000 Future Stars male division at Parx on Tuesday. Both runners paid the price, as the 1-5 favorite pulled away at will to win by 19 lengths.
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Negotiations on a new live-racing agreement between Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla., and its horsemen remained ongoing Tuesday afternoon, according to officials involved in the process, one day prior to the expiration of the current contract.
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In 2026 Yonkers Raceway will reopen with a new edict and I would suspect the hope that the races will take a slightly different shape than viewers have been accustomed to seeing over the last decade.
