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Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher saw just what he wanted to see out of last year’s champion 2-year-old male Forte and Grade 1 winner Tapit Trice in their respective final tune-ups for next Saturday’s $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (G1).

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Tapit Trice’s pedigree along with his running style make him an ideal candidate for the Belmont Stakes’ demanding 1 1/2-mile distance

Blue Rose Farm’s Arcangelo, with Hall of Famer Javier Castellano aboard, outdueled 9-5 favorite Bishops Bay in deep stretch to capture his stakes debut in Saturday’s 69th running of the $200,000 Peter Pan (G3) at Belmont Park.

NYRA) will host a Cross Country Pick 5 on Saturday with racing from Churchill Downs and stakes action from Belmont Park and Monmouth Park.

Dugas said he was particularly impressed with Slip Mahoney's breeze on Saturday over the Belmont training track

Todd Pletcher’s Belmont-based assistant Byron Hughes reported that the trainer's Kentucky Derby (G1) and Kentucky Oaks (G1) aspirants exited their Saturday stakes efforts at Aqueduct Racetrack in good shape.

J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Blue Grass (G1), Santa Anita Derby (G1), and Wood Memorial (G2).

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With a Belmont Stakes triumph under wraps, Repole now has his sights set on winning the “Run for the Roses.”