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The victory over favorite Imagination earns the Phil D'Amato-trained colt a berth in the Kentucky Derby.

Grand Mo the First, third last weekend in the Zuma Beach at Santa Anita, will be pre-entered in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf.

Lugan Knight tops overflow in deep Gotham at the Kentucky Derby. The 2023 Kentucky Derby is the 149th renewal of The Greatest Two Minutes in Sports. Live odds, betting, horse bios, travel info, tickets, news, and updates from Churchill Downs Race Track.

Ce Ce owns 10 wins and nearly $2.3 million in purse earnings from 20 lifetime starts traveling coast to coast, with prior Grade 1 wins in the 2020 Beholder Mile and Apple Blossom. She also won the Princess Rooney and Grade 3 Chillingworth in 2021 and Grade 2 Azeri this year.

Bo Hirsch’s homebred Ce Ce made an emphatic title defense in Saturday’s $300,000 Princess Rooney Invitational (G2) at Gulfstream Park while earning another fees-paid berth in the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1) in the fall at Keeneland.

A trio of fascinating match-ups are on tap this holiday weekend, all occurring on Saturday, July 2 at Churchill and Belmont Park.

Ce Ce will follow a formula for proven success when she defends her title in Saturday’s Princess Rooney Invitational (G2) at Gulfstream Park.

Bo Hirsch’s Grade 1 winner Ce Ce is scheduled to ship Wednesday morning from Santa Anita to Gulfstream Park, where she will try for a repeat win in Saturday’s $300,000 Princess Rooney Invitational (G2).

Grade 1 winner Drain the Clock is prominent on the nominations list for the $100,000 Smile Sprint (G3) July 2 at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla.

Ce Ce, winner of the 2021 Princess Rooney Stakes at Gulfstream Park in Florida, leads the list of invitees to this year's running.