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He may run in the shadow of his stablemate on Saturday, but Barnes is sure to earn respect all his own in the Grade 2 Gallant Bob Stakes at Parx Racing. Goal Oriented gives trainer Bob Baffert a strong chance in the Pennsylvania Derby, but his sprinting stablemate could prove to be tougher to beat at six furlongs.
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Returning to Churchill Downs a bit more than four months after a ninth-place finish at 29-1 in the Kentucky Derby, Chunk of Gold has gone from supporting character to star player. The colt, who has earned more than $695,218, is now a graded stakes winner and is the morning-line favorite for Saturday's $300,000 Bourbon Flight Stakes.
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Social Fortress will make her long-awaited 3-year-old debut for new trainer Guadalupe Preciado in the $100,000 Weather Vane Stakes at Laurel Park on Saturday.
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Road Forever and Strategic Reserve, runaway winners in their only previous starts, will stretch out in distance and step up in company when vying for favoritism against just four other 2-year-olds in Saturday's Aventura Stakes at Gulfstream Park. The one-mile fixture is the first of three $75,000 stakes to be decided on the 11-race Princess Rooney undercard.
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Finding the winner of the $100,000 Dark Mirage Stakes on Saturday at Los Alamitos requires bettors to apply at least two key elements to the filly-mare dirt mile – basic handicapping and a large dose of forgiveness.
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Her air of invincibility a thing of the past, Good Cheer still has time and opportunity to get back in the race for a championship in the 3-year-old filly division. Good Cheer will look to end a two-race losing streak Saturday when she takes on multiple Grade 1 winners Scottish Lassie and La Cara in the Grade 1, $1 million Cotillion at Parx.
The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority has issued a 10-year suspension to a Midwest-based trainer after he acknowledged the possession of two electrical devices that could be used to stimulate horses.
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Following a defeat last out in the Grade 1 Test Stakes, Echo Sound is back at her old Kentucky home as a standout in the Grade 3, $300,000 Dogwood Stakes for 3-year-old fillies going seven furlongs on Saturday at Churchill Downs.
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Trainer Paulo Lobo has several reasons to believe Saturday's Grade 3, $200,000 Greenwood Cup at Parx Racing is a good spot for the Brazilian-bred No Bien Ni Mal to make his North American stakes debut.
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Richard Root, a trainer of multiple graded stakes winners and longtime board member of the Florida Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association, died in late August, according to family members. Root was 82.
