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The undefeated Grade 1 winner Cavalieri resumed workouts earlier this month with the hope the 4-year-old filly can start for the first time since early March in the Grade 2 Zenyatta Stakes at Santa Anita on Sept. 28.
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Hall of Famer Bob Baffert led all trainers at Del Mar’s summer meeting with 16 wins through Wednesday. The stable’s 2-year-old division has accounted for half of those wins, with a chance for more success with two impeccably bred colts in Saturday’s first race at a mile.
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Nysos, the easy winner of the Grade 2 San Diego Handicap on July 26, was pronounced on schedule for the Grade 1 Pacific Classic on Aug. 30 by trainer Bob Baffert after working five furlongs in a quick 58.80 seconds at Del Mar on Thursday.
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Take Charge Tom is a horse built for distance, and he will get all he wants Saturday night when he moves to 1 1/4 miles for the first time in his career in the Grade 3, $200,000 Canadian Derby at Century Mile.
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Trainer Carlos Martin and owner Marc Holliday didn't have much time to celebrate the debut victory of their 2-year-old New York-bred filly Celtic Dawn in Friday's sixth race. After winning the off-the-turf race by three lengths and having her picture taken in the winner's circle, Celtic Dawn had to be vanned off the track.
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After briefly flirting with taking him cross-country for the Grade 1 Pacific Classic at Del Mar, the connections of White Abarrio have decided to leave their 2023 Breeders' Cup Classic winner on the East Coast and run him in the Grade 1, $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup on Aug. 31 at Saratoga.
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The Jockey Club Gold Cup will be shown on national Fox during a one-hour broadcast from 1-2 p.m. on Aug. 31, it was announced Friday. Post time for the Gold Cup will be 1:45 p.m. and first post for that day's card will be 11:20 a.m. Eastern.
In the Maryland State Fair's first weekend of racing this year at Timonium Race Course, the skies may finally clear for Happy Clouds and trainer Ryan Gillespie. The 5-year-old mare is uniquely prepared to snap a 10-race losing streak in the $75,000 Shine Again Stakes on Saturday.
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Slewperstitus, a 2-year-old filly trained by Robert Bailes, will make her turf debut at Colonial Downs on Saturday, but her competition remains unclear. Bailes cross-entered her in two state-restricted $125,000 stakes on the card, the Dolley Madison and Jamestown.
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Weekend GamePlan: Picks for Travers, Personal Ensign, Pat O'Brien
