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Over $1.5 million in purses was offered at Harrah's Philadelphia on Friday afternoon, with the bulk of the bounty being distributed in four $300,000 Championships of the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes for 2-year-olds. In addition to the big-money finales, there were $50,000 consolations for each division, along with $100,000 in three races for fast-class older performers.
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The Virginia Equine Alliance (VEA) celebrated the opening of its new $2 million multiuse barn on Friday, Sept. 5 with a ribbon-cutting at Shenandoah Downs. The 165-stall facility represents the latest chapter in Virginia's harness racing story, one marked by resilience, investment and community spirit.
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Hastings Racecourse in Vancouver, British Columbia, has canceled its Friday night card due to poor air quality wrought by wildfires in the area.
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Kevin Plowcha's analysis of the Monday 9/8 card at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
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Reef Runner, demoted from first to second for causing interference in the Grade 3 Green Flash Handicap at Del Mar on Aug. 30, has remained in California and may start in the Grade 2 Eddie D Stakes for turf sprinters at Santa Anita on Sept. 27.
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At first glance, Sharons Maxfield would seem overmatched in her debut for trainer Richard Baltas in a maiden race for 2-year-olds at Del Mar on Sunday. The field includes three runners trained by Bob Baffert bought for prices ranging from $550,000 to $1.15 million at auction.
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Ag Bullet, the winner of the Grade 1 Jaipur Stakes at Saratoga in June and the Grade 2 Kentucky Downs Ladies Turf Sprint on Aug. 30 in her last two starts, will not race again until the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint at Del Mar on Nov. 1.
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Total handle on Thoroughbred races at U.S. tracks jumped 3.1 percent in August compared to the same month last year despite a slight drop in the number of races held, according to figures released by Equibase on Friday.
Kenny Walters' horses to watch list from Pocono Downs Mohegan Pennsylvania.
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The Ohio Sires Stakes for freshman colt pacers is part of a 16-race, $1.26 million card at Eldorado Scioto Downs on Saturday that also includes two $250,000 Grand Circuit events in the Charlie Hill Memorial and the Jim Ewart Memorial.
