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In his stakes debut, Vodka Vodka finished seven lengths behind the star older horse Nysos in the Pincay at 1 1/16 miles on dirt. There is nothing similar to Nysos in Saturday's $175,000 Unusual Heat Turf Classic for California-breds at Santa Anita, Vodka Vodka's next assignment.
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A budding rivalry between California-bred stakes winners Grand Slam Smile and Sneaker resumes Saturday at Santa Anita, where Grand Slam Smile has another score to settle. Three months after she was upset by Sneaker in a California-bred hillside stakes, and two months after she exacted revenge by trouncing Sneaker on dirt, Grand Slam Smile enters the $125,000 Sunshine Millions Filly and Mare Turf Sprint as a borderline slam dunk.
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New wrinkles Saturday at Santa Anita include noteworthy firsts in separate $175,000 stakes for California-bred 3-year-olds. The uncertainties add to the parimutuel appeal of the California Cup Derby and Oaks.
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The first of five stakes Saturday at Santa Anita took a hit with news that Big City Lights will be scratched from the $125,000 Don Valpredo California Cup Sprint.
Fdd Dreams, winner of the Ruidoso and All American derbies in New Mexico in the spring and summer and the Champion of Champions against older horses at Los Alamitos last month, was named 2025 Quarter Horse World Champion at a ceremony in Oklahoma City on Wednesday evening.
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All owners and trainers in 2026, the New Meadowlands Racetrack exclusionary policy and “Standards for Participation in All Meadowlands Stakes” will apply to the Hambletonian Stakes races that are held at the New Meadowlands Racetrack. These races are subject to the Standards for Participation in All Meadowlands Stakes; see the Meadowlands website for details.
David Aragona's TimeformUS Highlight Horse for Thursday, January 15, at Aqueduct.
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The California Horse Racing Board on Wednesday postponed the possible allocation of 2026 racing dates at three fairs in Northern California until a special meeting in February, pending the resolution of legal issues and greater involvement from fair officials.
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The 12-year-old Surprsinglyperfect ran his 101st and final race on Tuesday at Turf Paradise, flashing his usual strong homestretch kick to finish a driving second, beaten five lengths by the odds-on Little Trouble.
