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On Thursday at Churchill Downs, in the Grade 3, $400,000 Falls City Stakes, Irad Ortiz Jr., as per usual, had his mount in the right spot, and Cox had chosen the right spot for Alpine Princess to notch an overdue first graded-stakes score
From Jan. 30 to Feb. 1, 2026, the O’Brien Awards will make its debut in London, Ont. — the heart of Southwestern Ontario and a vital community in Canadian harness racing.
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A mid-afternoon shower forced a switch in surface and distance for Thursday’s $100,000 Wait a While Stakes. But neither change could slow down the red hot Sister Troienne.
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John Rallis' analysis of the Saturday 11/29 card at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
FedEx, the only company providing cross-country flights for Thoroughbreds, said in a statement on Thursday that its chartering services would likely resume after Jan. 1 following an extended pause in horse shipping for inspections of its fleet.
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Unraced since a fourth-place finish as the 4-5 favorite in the $529,900 Virginia Derby in March, Getaway Car, a two-time stakes winner, starts in an allowance race at 6 1/2 furlongs at Del Mar on Sunday against a tough field.
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It may take the 29 races scheduled from Friday through Sunday at Del Mar to determine the leading rider of the autumn meeting.
Though Accomplished Girl last raced on Aug. 2, her trainer, Steve Asmussen, said he didn't hold the mare out of action strictly to aim for the $100,000 Pan Zareta Stakes on Saturday at Fair Grounds.
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A blowout maiden win does not a star make, and Further Ado, the likely favorite, has validating to do in the Grade 2, $400,000 Kentucky Jockey Club, an early stop on Churchill Downs's Road to the Kentucky Derby.
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Weekend GamePlan: Picks for Ed Brown, Seabiscuit, Fern Creek
