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On Wednesday, Time to Dream will try to build on her debut maiden score when she heads a field of eight juvenile fillies set to go 1 1/16 miles on turf in the $150,000 P.G. Johnson Stakes at Saratoga. The card also includes the rescheduled Funny Cide Stakes for New York-bred juveniles
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Kevin Plowcha's analysis of the Tuesday 8/26 card at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
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Three factors contributed to Coppola being supplemented to Saturday's Grade 3 Green Flash Handicap at Del Mar, the veteran runner's first appearance in California. “It's five-eighths, firm turf, and the Breeders' Cup,” trainer Dale Romans said on Monday morning.
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A turf marathon at 1 3/8 miles may seem a difficult place for a comeback after a layoff of nearly seven months. But for the 5-year-old Truly Quality the Grade 2 Del Mar Handicap at that distance on Saturday is an ideal way to resume a career that includes three stakes wins at longer distances on grass, trainer Jonathan Thomas said over the weekend.
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Stewards at Belterra Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, have issued a one-year suspension to the track’s leading rider after reviewing a race last week in which the jockey finished second on the 7-10 favorite. Albin Jimenez, who has 81 wins at the current Belterra meet, almost double the next leading rider, was issued the suspension following a Friday meeting with stewards.
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Zarak the Brave is back in the $150,000 Sheppard on Wednesday at Saratoga, where, despite his status as the co-highweight at 158 pounds, he could be overlooked at the windows in the 2 3/8-mile steeplechase.
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Kentucky Downs in Franklin, Ky., which opens its seven-day, all-turf meet on Thursday, will be using a new vendor for its race-timing that will be accurate to within one-hundredth of a second while simultaneously collecting data on horse’s strides, officials said on Monday.
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Speedster Jack Fish, runner-up last out, is favored in race 4, a turf sprint for older Cal-bred maidens. However, Jack Fish is not likely to benefit from a bias.
Outtathisworld Deo posted an 18-1 upset on Sunday (Aug. 24) at Rideau Carleton Raceway in the lone C$140,000 Gold Series event for 3-year-old pacing fillies.
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Three-year-old trotting filly Winnpanzee and three-year-old gelding pacer Harrisburg Heist gave driver Yannick Gingras and trainer Ron Burke victories in both $80,000 Kentucky Championship Series races that took place on Sunday night at The Red Mile.
