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These Three Things: Moira

Trainer Kevin Attard serves up three interesting facts about the Ontario-bred bay filly and rising star Moira, a top contender for this year’s $500,000 Woodbine Oaks Presented by Budweiser. "You get really excited when you have a two-year-old that has an ‘ON’ beside...

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War Like Goddess becomes a millionaire with 2nd Bewitch win

Making her 2022 debut, George Krikorian’s War Like Goddess surged between Breeze Rider and Family Way to take the lead and post a 1 3/4-length victory in the 60th running of the $300,000 Bewitch (G3) on closing day of Keeneland’s 15-day Spring Meet. The victory was...

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Lanni Signs Ticket on $800K Curlin Colt for Petersen

It is no secret why Hip 503 would make the shortlist of any prospective buyer. The gray or roan colt by Curlin is out of the multiple grade 1 winner Hard Not to Like , and he provided an emphatic glimpse of what his future on the racetrack could look like with a...

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Gladwells Hit Home Run With $1M American Pharoah Filly

Any time a horse sells for seven figures at public auction is a cause for celebration for consignors and breeders alike. For Torie Gladwell of Top Line Sales, the $1 million sale of a bay filly by American Pharoah to agent Donato Lanni during the second session of the...

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Ganadora: New Rising Star at Santa Anita for Quality Road

Baoma Corp.'s Ganadora installed the 6-5 choice in this first go, slugged it out early with So It Would Seem (Honor Code), but was peerless in the stretch, running away to win by an impressive 6 1/2-length margin over 2-1 second choice Lady T (Into Mischief).  A $1...

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Pinehurst Takes Them Gate To Wire In Saudi Derby

The Saudi Derby had been won by horses based in Japan in each of its first two runnings and the island nation swept the first three races on Saturday's Saudi Cup undercard. Pinehurst (Twirling Candy) had his full battling qualities on display and withstood a late...

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Adare Manor dominates in Las Virgenes

Michael Lund Petersen's Adare Manor, fresh off a 12-length maiden special weight tour de force, turned in another breathtaking performance in the Feb. 6 $196,000 Las Virgenes Stakes (G3) at Santa Anita Park.  The 3-year-old daughter of Uncle Mo glided to the wire...

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Messier bounces back and blows them away in Bob Lewis

Messier gave trainer Bob Baffert and jockey John Velazquez their second dominant graded winner of the afternoon when he flew home an unchallenged victor of the GIII Robert B. Lewis S. at Santa Anita Sunday. There was no running down Messier, who galloped home by 15...

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Blackadder Edges Mackinnon in El Camino Real Derby

Trainer Bob Baffert took home his third El Camino Real Derby trophy when the lightly-raced Blackadder blitzed by slow-starting Mackinnon in deep stretch to win by a neck. The second choice was Blackadder, one of many talented 3-year-olds Hall of Famer Baffert has...

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Baffert’s Other Horse Wins Palos Verdes

A lightly raced, once-pricey juvenile trained by Bob Baffert won the GIII Palos Verdes S: the $300,000 OBS April 2-year-old Essential Wager (Honor Code) who was making his stakes debut after riding a two-race win streak. "This horse is getting better and better, he...

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