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After an impressive six-length debut win, Himika has been made the favorite in Sunday's Grade 3 Sorrento Stakes for 2-year-old fillies at six furlongs at Del Mar, the division's first graded stakes of the year in California.
Kenny Walters' horses to watch list from Pocono Downs Mohegan Pennsylvania.
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Karl will stand at Crawford Farms in Versailles, Kentucky under the direction of Dr. J Stallion Management
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After three instructive starts in trainer Bobby Dibona's barn, Relampago Verde will finally return to the turf in a $58,000 allowance on Sunday at Gulfstream Park.
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If there was an award for the most improved horse at Woodbine this year, Hanlan would be in the running. The late-blooming 4-year-old should be favored against first-level allowance company in Sunday's six-furlong feature on the Tapeta.
1/ST Racing and Gaming has cut off the simulcast signals from Gulfstream Park in Florida and Santa Anita Park in Southern California to Puerto Rico’s Thoroughbred track, citing concerns over animal welfare, while also putting in place policies that will bar horsemen who ship horses to the island, according to an announcement from the company.
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Woodbine's leading jockey with 61 wins through Thursday, Pietro Moran is preparing for his second attempt at the $1 million King's Plate, Canada's premier race on Aug. 16. Still an apprentice, Moran is not letting success go to his head.
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Another week brought another group of new Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Gold Series winners in the 2-year-old trotting colt and gelding division.
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Two $52,500 divisions of New York Sire Stakes for 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings went postward at Batavia Downs on Thursday (Aug. 7) evening, and there were no surprises as to who won those events, as chalk bettors all went home happy. And between stakes and overnight victories, Jason Bartlett won a total of six races on Thursday.
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Top driver Dexter Dunn will be on the move this weekend and in the sulky behind a pair of contenders in Friday's $300,000 Dan Patch at Harrah's Hoosier Park and then on Saturday in the $300,000 Carl Milstein Memorial at MGM Northfield Park. Dunn, who hardly takes a back seat to any driver in North America, finds himself in the second tier in both races, with Sabonis in Friday's Dan Patch and Twisted Destiny in the Milstein.
