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The New York Racing Association's Cross Country Pick 5 on Saturday includes stakes from Horseshoe Indianapolis and Belmont Park.

European invaders The Foxes and Silver Knott take on formidable U.S.-based opponents Kalik and Webslinger in Saturday’s Grade 1, $750,000 Belmont Derby

“Both are in play,” Pletcher said. “He had a nice easy breeze by himself this morning. He seemed happy and moving well.”

Robert LaPenta, eFive Racing Thoroughbreds, and Madaket Stables’ Canadian-bred Kalik was an impressive gate-to-wire victor of the Pennine Ridge (G2), a nine-furlong turf test for sophomores Saturday at Belmont in which he bested the late-closing Far Bridge by one length with race favorite Silver Knott in third.

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Robert LaPenta, e Five Racing Thoroughbreds, and Madaket Stables’ Kalik earned his first stakes win with a gate-to-wire score in Saturday’s $200,000 Pennine Ridge (G2), a nine-furlong inner turf test for sophomores, at Belmont Park.

J. Keeler Johnson handicaps a trio of turf stakes for three-year-olds during the first week of June.

NYRA) will host a Cross Country Pick 5 on Saturday, featuring stakes action from Belmont Park and Churchill Downs

Making the victory all the more satisfying is the fact that both the trainer of Mage, Gustavo Delgado, Sr. and Castellano are natives of Maracaibo, Venezuela.

D. J. Stable's Webslinger closed with a furious outside rally and was up in time to narrowly deny Far Bridge and Major Dude in a 22-1 upset in the $500,000 American Turf (G2) Saturday at Churchill Downs.