Ron Burke achieved his 16,000th career training victory earlier this week, and based on the action at Harrah's Philadelphia on Thursday afternoon, he seems to want to get to 17,000 in the shortest amount of time possible.
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An unexpected mid-afternoon rain shower put a damper on Thursday’s Cab Calloway division of the New York Stallion series. But it couldn’t spoil the comeback of George Briggs, who returned from a 5 1/2-month layoff to register a hard-fought neck decision in a race switched from the turf to a sealed and sloppy main track.
Magic Wallet, a 2-year-old colt trained by Claudio Gonzalez, left no room for doubt when he pulled away to win the $75,000 Dover Stakes at Delaware Park on Thursday.
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Yo Tillie was not eligible to the Hambletonian Oaks earlier this month, but she will meet four horses from that event’s final – including champ Conversano – when she brings an eight-race win streak to Saturday’s $250,000 Grade 1 Delmonica Hanover Stakes for 3-year-old female trotters at Mohegan Pennsylvania’s Pocono Downs.
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On a card that might prove crucial toward determining this season's Ohio-bred champion Thoroughbreds, Silent Rule improved to a perfect 10-for-10 lifetime while defeating males in the $100,000 Best of Ohio Honey Jay Stakes.
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Emerald Downs has canceled Friday night's entire seven-race card, citing a forecast that calls for up to an inch of rain beginning late Thursday.
Frank Garcia, a longtime fixture at Santa Anita as a stable gate attendant, died recently after an extended illness. Garcia was 58.
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Straight No Chaser, the 2024 champion sprinter, continues to progress toward his first American start of the year at Santa Anita next month after working five furlongs in 1:01 at Del Mar on Thursday.
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Midnight Mammoth, claimed for $50,000 in 2023 and a graded stakes winner last year, will race next in the Grade 1 Pacific Classic at Del Mar on Aug. 30.
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For her third start of 2025, Sunset Glory is back to her best distance of 1 3/8 miles on turf in Friday’s $100,000 CTT and TOC Stakes at Del Mar.
