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While trainer Bill Mott may not have been able to become the first trainer in 28 years to record a repeat victory in the Kentucky Derby, he stands a very good chance to become the first trainer in 30 years to win back-to-back runnings of the Belmont Stakes.
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Early Encore won his debut by 6 3/4 lengths in a maiden race for California-bred 2-year-olds at Santa Anita on Sunday, leaving trainer John Sadler eager to start the colt at the Del Mar summer meeting.
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Ag Bullet, one of the nation's top female sprinters, is likely bound for Saratoga in coming weeks for her first start of 2026.
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Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, May 27, 2026
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Touchedbyanangel's second career Ontario Sires Stakes victory was an impressive one.
Another C Note stayed undefeated in three Pennsylvania Sire Stakes preliminary starts and seven races overall in 2025, lowering his mark to 1:50 3/5 in one of three $37,335 divisions of the third preliminary of the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes at Harrah's Philadelphia during the Super Sunday card.
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Ken Hanover and driver Tim Tetrick rallied off a live cover trip to capture Sunday's $100,000 Joseph Auger Memorial at Harrah’s Philadelphia. Making just his second start of the season and leaving from post eight, Ken Hanover outfinished Mossdale Ben N in a tight finish, completing the mile in 1:49 2/5.
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Flyover and Mohaven gave trainer John Sadler his third day with two stakes wins this decade at Santa Anita on Saturday, and showed why they have excellent chances to win stakes at Del Mar this summer.
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Louies Girl N and driver Jason Bartlett rebounded from a third-place finish in the McIntyre final at Yonkers with a resounding performance, capturing Sunday's $100,000 Betsy Ross at Harrah’s Philadelphia in a career-best 1:48 4/5 clocking. The Per Engblom-trained import won for the sixth time in eight starts this year as the even-money favorite, winning by open lengths over No Foolin April, with Miki And Minnie third in her 2026 debut.
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Antognoni S and driver Yannick Gingras bided their time in second behind Sir Pinocchio for three-quarters of a mile before pouncing in the final turn to capture Sunday's $100,000 Grade 3 Maxie Lee Invitational for older trotters by 3 1/4 lengths in 1:50 4/5 at Harrah’s Philadelphia.
