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Sure, it must not have felt great to his connections when Lagynos lost three turf stakes with combined purses of more than $1 million by a combined margin of two lengths at the Churchill Downs spring meeting. What those two thirds and a second did, however, was keep Lagynos eligible for the $500,000 Tapit Stakes on Thursday, opening day at Kentucky Downs, and Lagynos took no prisoners in the Tapit.
Friday TimeformUS Highlight Horse for Saratoga on August 27, 2025.
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Trainer Todd Pletcher frequently says the success of his Saratoga meet is predicated on how well his 2-year-olds fare. By that measure, it’s been a fabulous meet for Pletcher, who won his 13th race with a 2-year-old here this summer as Final Score recorded a 4 1/2-length, front-running score in Thursday’s $175,000 With Anticipation Stakes.
Jockey Armando Aguilar has been suspended for four racing days for causing interference in the fifth race at Del Mar on Aug. 17.
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Arrowthegreat, winner of the $125,000 Longacres Mile at Emerald Downs on Aug. 17, is likely to run in the $85,000 Tokyo City Cup at a mile at Santa Anita on Oct. 25 in his next start.
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For much of the summer, Boss Sully was scheduled to be sent to Kentucky Downs for Saturday’s Grade 2 Turf Sprint and a chance to chase a $2 million prize. As the race neared, however, trainer Brian Koriner reversed his decision. Boss Sully has remained in California for Saturday’s Grade 3 Green Flash Handicap at Del Mar, which is worth a mere $150,000.
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Mythical is undefeated, virtually untested, and is already a Grade 3 winner, but it is Tommy Jo who may go postward the favorite and ultimately prove the one to beat amongst a very promising field of 10 juvenile fillies entered to go seven furlongs in Saturday's Grade 1 Spinaway at Saratoga.
TDN Rising Star brings elite pedigree and proven performance to Florida’s premier stallion roster and Pleasant Acres Stallions’ Florida-Bred Excellence program.
TDN Rising Star brings elite pedigree and proven performance to Florida’s premier stallion roster and Pleasant Acres Stallions’ Florida-Bred Excellence program.
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Beginning with Monday's closing-day card at Saratoga, the New York Racing Association will implement penny breakage, a horse-player friendly measure that will result in all wagers placed on NYRA races being paid to the penny instead of the tiered breakage model that was previously in place.
