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 Epicenter, winner of the Runhappy Travers Stakes (G1) at Saratoga, rose to third place in the latest Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic Rankings

“That was exciting,” trainer Bob Baffert exclaimed soon after Laurel River ran off with a 3 ¾ length victory in the Pat O’Brien (G2) Saturday at Del Mar.

Flightline, horse everyone will be watching and quite possibly betting next Saturday, put in another eye-catching work Saturday morning at Del Mar, not so much for the speed at which he glided around the track, but at how effortless it appeared.

What may surprise some is the fact that Flightline didn’t appear to scare off many potential rivals from running in the TVG Pacific Classic.

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Speaker’s Corner tops a field of 10 fast older horses who do battle at Del Mar Saturday in the 37th edition of the Pat O’Brien Stakes.

The Jockey Club has announced the election of six new members: Len Coleman, Dr. Nancy Cox, Marc Holliday, Kosta Hronis, W. Gray Lyster IV, and David O’Farrell.

Four Grade 1 winners will enter the starting gate for Saturday's Midsummer Derby, the $1.25 million Travers Stakes (G1) at Saratoga.

West Point Thoroughbreds scored its 1,000th win Sunday when Phantom Smoke sped to victory in Race 2 at Saratoga. Founded in 1991 by Terry and Debbie Finley, the partnership company is in its 32nd racing season.

As his horse glided down the stretch at Del Mar Saturday morning, trainer John Sadler was heard to exclaim “gorgeous” as the colt breezed by the grandstand. The ease with which Flightline gets over the ground provokes spontaneous responses like that.