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A filly from the first crop of Early Voting led the way at $525,000 as the Fasig-Tipton New York-bred yearling sale opened with strong demand at the top of the marketplace Sunday evening in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
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Lil Yachty, the famous rapper, was in the first hour of his first visit to Del Mar on Saturday when he was bound for the winner’s circle. The gelding Listenupshance, part of Lil Yachty’s Run Fast Racing stable, had rallied between rivals in the final furlong to post a 17-1 upset in an allowance race at five furlongs on turf in the day’s opening race.
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Trainer Bill Mott’s decision to switch Spiced Up to the turf to launch his 3-year-old campaign has already returned quick dividends, with the Juddmonte homebred remaining perfect on the grass after rallying to a 1 1/4-length victory over the odds-on Governor Sam in the Grade 3 Mahony Stakes Sunday at Saratoga.
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For a 1-5 favorite, Himika did not appear to be in a good position when fifth of six on the backstretch of Sunday’s Grade 3 Sorrento Stakes at Del Mar.
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Sturgeon Moon didn’t run as fast nor did she show the flash Big Truzz had in winning the Ellis Park Derby on Sunday, but she scored an impressive-enough win in her own right capturing the Derby’s sister race, the $200,000 Audubon Oaks, by three lengths.
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Big Truzz’s ultimate quality remained open going into the Ellis Park Derby on Sunday, but Big Truzz provided a clear answer: Under the right circumstances, he’s very good.
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Air Recruit rewarded the bettors who made him an absurdly short 1-2 favorite in the $100,000 Oceanport Stakes on Sunday at Monmouth Park – but only after making them sweat.
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Comport was entered in the Grade 2 Saratoga Special last weekend before trainer Eddie Kenneally decided to re-route to the $200,000 Ellis Park Juvenile. Trainer Brad Cox is keeping a larger number of horses at this lucrative Henderson, Ky., meet than usual this season, including $200,000 Ellis Park Debutante entrant Chopsticks. Those moves paid off on Sunday, when both juveniles won their respective stakes as the favorites.
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A group of riders, including red-hot leading jockey Juan Hernandez, were visiting between workouts on the Del Mar backstretch on Sunday morning when the conversation turned to a forthcoming jockey karaoke event that evening to benefit injured riders. Some of the banter focused on who was going to sing. Hernandez, for one, was not raising his hand. He may lead the standings, but he will not lead the chorus.
In response to running Saturday’s last race at Saratoga at the wrong distance, the New York Racing Association implemented new protocols on Sunday in hopes that it won’t happen in the future.
