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Cary Grant Stakes renamed for The Chosen Vron
The Cary Grant Stakes, run for California-bred sprinters each November at Del Mar, has been renamed The Chosen Vron Stakes, the track announced on Wednesday.
Steve AndersenSep 17, 2025
The Cary Grant Stakes, run for California-bred sprinters each November at Del Mar, has been renamed The Chosen Vron Stakes, the track announced on Wednesday.
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A weekend workout by Dr. Venkman will determine whether the 5-year-old gelding will race before the Breeders’ Cup at Del Mar on Nov. 1. Trainer Mark Glatt said on Wednesday that Dr. Venkman may start in the Grade 2 Santa Anita Sprint Championship at six furlongs on Sept. 28.
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Kevin Plowcha's analysis of the Friday 9/19 card at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Kenny Walters' horses to watch list from Woodbine Mohawk Park.
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Despite not having a turf pedigree, Arinata was a visually impressive debut winner of a 5 1/2-furlong turf race on Sept. 1, closing day of the Saratoga meet. Friday, Arinata will make the often difficult jump of going from a maiden race to a stakes when she faces eight fellow New York-bred juvenile fillies in the $150,000 Joseph A. Gimma Stakes at Aqueduct.
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The former French stakes winner Sir Delius has found a new home in Australia this year and is at the fore of early betting for the Group 1 Melbourne Cup on Nov. 4. A win in Friday’s Group 1 Underwood Stakes at Caulfield Racecourse in Melbourne could further enhance his reputation as a contender for Australia’s top race.
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Leah Gyarmati thought about walking away. But the allure of the racetrack and the continued desire to make her mentor – the late Hall of Fame trainer Allen Jerkens – proud wouldn't let her. Thus, more than a year and a half after voluntarily surrendering her New York trainer's license, Gyarmati is back training.
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Rebel's Romance, the two-time Breeders' Cup Turf winner, and El Cordobes, winner of the Grade 1 Sword Dancer last month at Saratoga, were scheduled to arrive in New York on Thursday and both will make their next starts in the Grade 1, $500,000 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic at Aqueduct on Sept. 27.
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An overflow field of older horses has come up exceptionally strong for this year's $150,000 Presque Isle Mile.
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Ninetyprcentmaddie might have run his best race many moons ago, but a change in approach could breathe new life into the 5-year-old gelding in the Storm Cat Stakes at Parx Racing. The Storm Cat is one of three $100,000 stakes on the Friday card at Parx, an 11-race prelude to the massive 15-race card assembled for the Grade 1 Pennsylvania Derby on Saturday.