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East Avenue gets nose down over Bishops Bay to take Salvator Mile
3+ hour, 47+ min ago (488+ words) In a battle to the wire, East Avenue wore down defending race winner Bishops Bay for a nose victory in the Grade 3, $150, 000 Salvator Mile on Saturday at Monmouth. The Salvator was one of four stakes on Saturday's Haskell Preview Day…...
Woodbine Mohawk Park: North America Cup is more than a two-horse race
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (1743+ words) The connections of 10 horses enter Saturday's C$1, 000, 000 G1 North America Cup with the hope of taking home the trophy in the 43rd edition of the historic pacing classic. While some will have you believe that a bit of the luster was taken…...
Bravo returning to California
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (382+ words) The list of veteran riders aiming for Del Mar this summer is growing. Joe Bravo, who has won 5, 749 races in a career that began in 1988, said on Thursday that he plans to move from South Florida to California next month…...
All-time N. Y. -bred earner Mind Your Biscuits dies suddenly in Japan at 13
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (478+ words) Multiple Grade/Group 1 winner Mind Your Biscuits, the highest-earning New York-bred of all time, has died at Shadai Farm in Japan, where he has stood his entire stud career. The son of Posse was 13. The Japanese media site ZBAT wrote…...
Red-hot Sadler has two under consideration for San Diego
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (429+ words) ARCADIA, Calif. " The hottest stable at Santa Anita the past three weeks will enter summer with momentum. Trainer John Sadler has won with 13 of his last 22 starters, and even the ones that fell short are likely to improve when the…...
Harness: Allegiant's surprise world record was something to behold
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1047+ words) The stars aligned for Allegiant and her connections this past Sunday (May 31) when the 5-year-old American-bred daughter of Tactical Landing did the unthinkable in capturing the famed Elitlopp over the incredibly-maintained five-eighths-mile oval. The translated time of 1: 48 obliterated the world…...
Zac Purton: the man who earned it all
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1051+ words) by Paul Ryding Much has happened since Zac Purton stepped off a plane in Hong Kong in 2007 as a fresh-faced 24-year-old with little profile beyond Australia. Nineteen seasons later, the Australian stands alone as the first jockey to ride 2, 000 winners…...
Water Into Wine awarded Green Carpet victory after disqualification
2+ week, 1+ day ago (443+ words) In a dramatic confrontation in one of the day's five $100, 000 Best of Ohio stakes on Friday at Belterra Park, Water Into Wine pressed favored Mark My Words throughout the Green Carpet Stakes, as those two separated themselves from the other…...
Baeza strong in five-furlong work for Stephen Foster
2+ week, 4+ day ago (702+ words) SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y. " A relatively quiet and uneventful Tuesday morning at the Oklahoma training track suddenly became quite noteworthy shortly before 10 a. m. when Baeza, the final worker of the day, came on the track to breeze five furlongs from the half-mile pole…...
Meadowlands: Breeders Crown winner French Wine makes 2026 debut in Cutler
4+ week, 2+ day ago (848+ words) Trainer Nancy Takter sounded excited to be getting French Wine, last year's Breeders Crown Open Trot winner, back to the races. "I'm looking forward to Saturday night," Takter said. "He qualified well both times and I couldn't be happier with…...