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It's unclear whether Hill Road is better on turf or dirt. What is clear is the opponents he meets in Saturday's Grade 2, $500,000 Jockey Club Derby at Aqueduct are far less accomplished than what he's been facing most of this year.
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The defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles have opened the season 4-0. Big Dom, named for Eagles chief security officer Dom DiSandro, looks to open his career 2-0 in the Grade 1, $650,000 Breeders' Futurity on Saturday at Keeneland.
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The field for the Grade 2, $400,000 Woodford Stakes for turf sprinters Saturday at Keeneland includes multimillionaire and multiple Grade 1 winner Khaadem, graded stakes winners Arrest Me Red and Governor Sam, and last year's runner-up in this race, Charcoal. But one entrant, Doncho, holds a distinction none other in this field can match – he's a world record holder.
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Since mid-summer and into early fall, Hastings observers have been relishing the prospect of an October showdown in the 1 1/8-mile Harbourview between the track's top older filly, Avana, and its top 3-year-old filly, the undefeated Chi Chi Time.
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She has more lengthy layoffs than stakes wins, yet Tamara will be the center of attention in Saturday's Grade 3 Chillingworth Stakes for fillies and mares at 6 1/2 furlongs at Santa Anita.
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Six are entered in the Oak Leaf, a Win and You're In for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies. In addition to Explora and La Wally, the field includes Grade 3 winner Himika, maiden winners Heaven's Bolt and La Ville Lumiere, and debut runner-up Banzai Betty.
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Elite 2-year-olds trained by Bob Baffert come in waves, and the next set arrives Saturday in the Grade 1 American Pharoah Stakes at Santa Anita.
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While the Coolmore Turf Mile, a Grade 1 with a $1.25 million purse, carries heft in its own right, it also serves as a stepping-stone to the Breeders' Cup Mile. And this year's renewal, featured race Saturday on a blockbuster Keeneland card, came up Breeders' Cup-tough.
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Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Saturday, October 4, 2025, at Sha Tin.
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The final legs of Indiana Sire Stakes for 2-year-old pacing fillies and 3-year-old trotting fillies were contested at Harrah's Hoosier Park on Wednesday (Oct. 1), with driver John De Long sweeping both divisions for pacers and trainer Henry Graber Jr. taking both tests for trotters.
