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Deciding Vote had run twice early in her career on dirt but became a proven stakes competitor on the grass.

Towhead, who just missed breaking her maiden by a nose in the Aristocrat Gaming Juvenile Fillies (L) at Kentucky Downs on Sept. 3, headlines a field of 12 2-year-old fillies plus four also-eligibles entered Tuesday for the 32nd running of the $350,000 JPMorgan Chase Jessamine (G2) going 1 1/16 miles on the Keeneland turf course.

It was a landmark day at the Foxfield Races in Charlottesville, Va., on Sunday, as female trainers ran the table, winning all six races on the card.

Battle Bling captured the $100,000 Twixt, Armando R took the Japan Turf Cup, and Factor It notched the first stakes win for his owner in the Challehon Saturday at Laurel Park.

It felt like a long and winding road to owner Sonny Via and trainer Jack Fisher, but a look back at Good Night Shirt’s rise to greatness and you can track a trail of hints to the champ's star potential

The Elkstone Group’s Maryland homebred Lifelovenlaughter steps up to stakes company out of a three-quarter-length maiden special weight triumph Sept. 9 at Pimlico Race Course going the Selima distance. Trained by Michael Trombetta, she closed to be third in a 5 ½-furlong maiden special weight Aug. 16 at Colonial Downs.

“The name is cool,” said trainer and co-owner Graham Motion, who launched HRC in 2021 and had its first runners this year. “It would be nice if he turned out to be a good one with that name. I can’t remember who, but somebody in our operation came up with it. I think [John] was quite happy to have it. It’s in Marylou’s honor. The last race really worked out well, and we’re hoping he continues to go on and do well.”

The final outcome could be determined by weather—the remnants of Hurricane Ian and its impact on turf racing—and horses nominated or cross-entered in other regional stakes.

NEW KENT — The New Kent County Chamber of Commerce announced the return of "A Taste of New Kent," its 13th annual wine and food festival to be held on Oct. 8.

Saturday’s eight-race card at Shawan Downs in Cockeysville, Md., was a reminder of what makes steeplechase racing at the hunt meets a day of glorious family fun