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Little did trainer J. Kent Sweezey realize when he first opted to try Sunna on the turf this winter at Gulfstream Park, what a profound effect that decision would have on his young filly's career.
Political Twist, the champion 2-year-old Quarter Horse of 2025, starts in his first stakes since December in Saturday's $755,955 Rainbow Derby at the Downs at Albuquerque.
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Saratoga-based trainer Miguel Clement wants to avoid an early bout within his stable, so second-time starter Big Destroyer will ship to Monmouth Park for the $100,000 My Frenchman Stakes on Saturday.
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The 2025-26 Hong Kong Racing season wraps up Wednesday, July 15 at Happy Valley, and you can bet every starting stall will be filled. As on the previous 87 race days, Hong Kong's field sizes are the envy of the racing world, averaging 12.50 starters per race — and with most races carrying an also-eligible list, that number would be higher still with more stalls.
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Cornishman sprang a $30.40 upset in the 2025 edition of the Grade 3, $300,000 Prairie Meadows Cornhusker Handicap. Expectations are higher for this year's running.
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Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Ark., will move the Arkansas Derby back to a date that is three weeks prior to the Kentucky Derby in 2027.
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Trainer Jena Antonucci will not be suspended for 15 days under a settlement the trainer reached with the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority in a case involving a positive test for the regulated painkiller lidocaine in a horse she trained, according to documents related to the case.
Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Sunday, July 12, 2026, at Sha Tin.
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Trainer Robert Tiller will take two swings at Saturday's eighth race at Woodbine when he sends out Yacht Boy and Humber River in the first-level allowance sprint, which has a $32,000 claiming option.
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Kennyten, the country's fastest 2-year-old, will have company on the front end when he starts in the Grade 3 Best Pal Stakes on Aug. 8 at Del Mar.
