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Trainer David Braddy has always felt Esperon had the ability to become part of the upper echelon of the local turf/synthetic sprint division. While the speedster has not quite risen to that level, he's been edging ever closer of late. On Saturday, Esperon will try to take another step in that direction in the $71,000 main event at Gulfstream Park.
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Derick Giwner's analysis of the Saturday 5/30 card at The Meadowlands.
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Jockeys Tyler Baze, Kazushi Kimura, and Joel Rosario have been suspended for recent riding violations, according to rulings published within the last week.
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Stacking up excuses can be the most frustrating part of horse racing, and trainer Rob Atras is going through it with Neat. The talented but perennially unlucky 5-year-old will ship to Monmouth Park in search of better fortunes in the $100,000 Cliff Hanger Stakes on Saturday.
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The six-time stakes winner Mrs. Astor was recently retired and bred to Upstart, trainer Jonathan Thomas said earlier this month.
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Hit Show, winner of the 2025 Dubai World Cup, returns stateside Saturday after finishing a soldi fifth in this year's Dubai World Cup. Now a 6-year-old, Hit Show will look for another graded stakes victory in the Blame Stakes at Churchill Downs. Hit Show takes on a solid cast of stakes winners and the up-and-comers Vibe and Original Sin.
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Gold Phoenix, winner of the Grade 3 San Luis Rey Stakes in March and eight other stakes in his lengthy career, is scheduled to start in the Grade 3 San Juan Capistrano Stakes at Santa Anita on June 14.
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Kevin Plowcha's analysis of the Saturday 5/30 card at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
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Greg Reinhart's analysis of the Saturday 5/30 card at Yonkers Raceway.
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Last year, trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. shipped several of his top female runners to Delaware Park in search of vulnerable stakes fields. Haulin Ice is next in line to take the trip and should be an overwhelming favorite in the $100,000 Rehoboth Stakes on Saturday.
