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Oscar’s Hope gave trainer Tom Amoss and jockey Vicente Del-Cid a sweep of the week’s stakes at Delta Downs on Wednesday afternoon, when he darted to a 2 3/4-length win in the $100,000 Jean Lafitte. Randemonium finished second, 1 1/4 lengths clear of third-place finisher Wayne’s Law.
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The New York-based trainer Rudy Rodriguez could face penalties that include a suspension of his license and monetary fines after the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority [HISA], issued him a show-cause notice concerning a potential provisional suspension of his license.
Overpass can become the first three-time winner of the Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes at six furlongs at Ascot Racecourse in Perth, Australia, early Saturday if he can beat the fierce closer Jokers Grin.
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Driver Scott Zeron is more than optimistic about his chances of capturing Wednesday’s $274,720 Progress Pace at Dover Downs. The final major stakes event on the calendar for sophomore pacers finds Zeron behind Captain Optimistic, a son of Captaintreacherous looking to regain his winning form and exact a bit of revenge against the logical favorite Dandy Ideal.
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Los Alamitos plans to implement wider safety protocols at its evening meeting for Quarter Horses and lower-level Thoroughbreds after three Quarter Horses were euthanized as a result of injuries sustained during time trials for the Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity on Sunday.
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Vincent Ho and Hugh Bowman have clinched the final two places in the LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC) on 10 December, edging out Jerry Chau and Luke Ferraris, respectively, with crucial victories at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (26 November).
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An esteemed collection of world-class horses led by Romantic Warrior, Ka Ying Rising, Voyage Bubble, Calandagan, Soul Rush, Satono Reve, Los Angeles, Al Riffa, Sosie and Docklands has been selected to contest the HK$130 million LONGINES Hong Kong International Races (HKIR) at Sha Tin on Sunday, 14 December.
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The class hike from maiden to graded stakes is not too difficult, particularly the jump into the Grade 3 Jimmy Durante Stakes, a turf mile for 2-year-old fillies on Saturday at Del Mar.
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Two prominent stakes winners with opposite running styles return from layoffs with the same objective Saturday at Del Mar – pick up where they left off.
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The Grade 2, $400,000 Golden Rod Stakes for 2-year-old fillies at Churchill Downs on Saturday offers qualifying points, on a 10-5-3-2-1 basis, toward the 2026 Kentucky Oaks – the race has historically been a good place to spot Oaks candidates.
