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Tawny Port thrives on activity, which has convinced Peachtree Stable and trainer Miguel Clement to plan a start for the veteran horse in the $5 million Breeders' Cup Turf at Del Mar on Nov. 1.
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Mister Omaha and Miss Code West will be stepping into new divisions at Remington Park Friday night, when each seeks to add to their record of Oklahoma Classics stakes wins.
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Not even dubious social media rumors can hamper Ka Ying Rising's status as the odds-on favorite in Friday's Group 1 Everest Stakes at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia.
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Twice in the last five years, the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint has gone to a horse coming from Europe, with Glass Slippers breaking through for the international set in 2020 at Keeneland, and Starlust upsetting the race last year at Del Mar. The international contingent coming to Del Mar for this year's renewal will become clearer after this weekend, with who runs – or doesn't run – on British Champions Day Saturday playing a role.
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Before he ships Sweet Azteca and Ag Bullet to Del Mar next week to prepare for Breeders' Cup races, trainer Richard Baltas has business to take care of at Santa Anita on Friday. Baltas entered contenders in four races Friday, each runner is the first or second favorite on the morning line.
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Straight No Chaser will attempt to become just the fourth horse to register back-to-back victories in the $2 million Breeders' Cup Sprint at Del Mar on Nov. 1. If successful, he will join an exclusive list that includes Midnight Lute (2007-08), Roy H (2017-18), and most recently Elite Power, who captured the Sprint in 2022 and 2023.
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Street Beast finished a debut second on Aug. 1 at Ellis Park. Four weeks later, he won a Kentucky Downs allowance race. And just 10 days after that, stretching out to one mile, Street Beast captured the $1 million Juvenile Mile at Kentucky Downs. Trainer Ben Colebrook has since freshened him for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf.
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The complexion of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint changed this week when trainer Aidan O'Brien revealed that he is more likely to keep the accomplished filly True Love sprinting rather than stretching her out to a mile in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf on the same day.
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Heading into this week, Rafael Hernandez maintained a slim 105-100 lead in wins over apprentice Pietro Moran atop Woodbine's jockey standings. Moran, on Light the Lamp, will try to catch Hernandez and the speedy Silent Reserve in Friday's featured conditioned allowance.
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Recent history favors the undefeated Final Accord, who will race at a mile for the first time in the $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf at Del Mar on Oct. 31.
