Diktaean and Self Improvement produced upset wins in Group 3 stakes at Seoul Racecourse in Korea on Sunday to earn automatic berths for Breeders’ Cup races at Del Mar on Nov. 1.
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The big-ticket colt is a Grade 1 winner and a contender for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile next month.
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The trainer Ben Colebrook thought his 2-year-old colt Street Beast would be ready for the Juvenile Mile after winning a rich restricted race here at Kentucky Downs on Aug. 28. Check. Colebrook thought Street Beast would handle a stretchout from 6 1/2 furlongs two Thursdays ago to one mile on Sunday. Check. And when Street Beast relaxed sweetly from a perfect stalking position under Luann Machado, it was checkmate in the $1 million Juvenile Mile.
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It was a far cry from the Grade 1 Whitney, but Post Time couldn’t have looked much better dominating two rivals in the $100,000 Polynesian Stakes at Laurel Park on Sunday. In his 10th straight victory at his home track, the local superstar pulled away to win by 17 lengths, the largest winning margin of his career.
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Hall of Famer Mike Smith, beaming ear to ear, took the short walk from the winner’s circle to the jockey’s room after winning the Grade 1 Del Mar Debutante aboard Bottle of Rouge on Saturday, but was unable to get far before he was stopped by well-wishers.
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The veteran gelding Kings River Knight has run his last race, and is leaving the track a winner.
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Matt Rose's analysis of the Monday 9/8 card at Yonkers Raceway.
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Brad Cox probably trains the horse to beat in the Dueling Grounds Oaks. But which horse?
The results of the Arc trials on Sunday at Longchamp, as well as an upset Saturday in England, confirmed what appeared to be the case before Sunday: Depending on your framing, the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe on Oct. 5 is coming up unusually murky or especially weak.
A near-perfect start propelled Favorite Jesshawk to his second six-figure stakes win in Saturday’s $197,300 Golden State Derby at Los Alamitos.
