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Mind Control spurted from the gate to set the pace under John Velazquez in the $150,000 Salvator Mile (G3) Saturday at Monmouth Park but found soon found odds-on favorite Hot Rod Charlie a tenacious rival, just holding him off by a head in a furious stretch battle.
Red Oak Stable and Madaket Stable’s Mind Control was a determined winner of Saturday’s Salvator Mile (G3) at Monmouth Park for Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher.
Long-fused Neige Blanche, who like her trainer, was born in France, overhauled familiar rival and favorite Queen Goddess in deep stretch to notch her second consecutive win in the $125,000 Santa Barbara Stakes (G3) at Santa Anita.
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