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Knightsbridge finally got his first graded stakes victory and did so in style, withstanding early pace pressure before drawing off to a convincing and relatively easy 4 3/4-length victory over the multiple graded stakes winner Super Chow in Saturday’s $150,000 Mr. Prospector Stakes at Gulfstream Park.
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Michael Banahan, Director of Bloodstock for Godolphin, broke the silence regarding Sovereignty’s immediate future Saturday at Gulfstream Park by confirming that the likely soon-to-be-named Horse of the Year will join trainer Bill Mott’s barn in early January to point to his highly anticipated 4-year-old campaign.
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Trainer Gary Capuano unleashed three runners in the $100,000 Heft Stakes at Laurel Park on Saturday and wrapped up his outstanding juvenile campaign in style, securing a 1-2 finish with colts Hollywood Import and Probably Dreaming.
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When Full Screen saw an inviting opening along the rail at the three-furlong marker of Saturday’s Queens County Stakes, jockey Manny Franco let Full Screen run through it and off the pair went to a five-length victory in the $145,500 race for older males at Aqueduct. Cooke Creek, who was part of a contested early pace, held second by 8 1/4 lengths over Bourbon Day.
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Frankie Lor continued a meteoric rise when Salon S triumphed impressively to deliver the trainer’s 500th Hong Kong victory before Numbers emerged as a serious BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) contender at Sha Tin on Sunday (27 December) on a momentous afternoon for the quietly-spoken horseman.
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There are many stories we can look forward to in the sport in 2026, but no list can be compiled that doesn't start with the name Beau Jangles. The brilliant, undefeated son of Cattlewash went through a dozen starts - all but one at Woodbine Mohawk Park - and was exhilarating, offering the industry perhaps just a glimpse of what could become the sport's greatest horse of all time.
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Standoutsensation won her fourth consecutive race when she rebuffed a stretch bid from Queen Azteca and went on to a 1 1/2-length victory over that one in the $150,000 Pippin on Friday at Oaklawn Park.
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The New York-bred Sterling Silver, who has made the overwhelming majority of her 35 career starts in her home state, made her South Florida debut a winning one when rallying to a 1 1/4-length victory over Necessity Friday at Gulfstream Park in the $125,000 Rampart Stakes.
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Doc Sullivan continued his and trainer John Ortiz’s fabulous Aqueduct fall meet with a one-length victory in Friday’s $121,250 Alex M. Robb Stakes for New York-breds.
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Kevin Plowcha's analysis of the Monday 12/29 card at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
