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Essential Quality, Life Is Good Top Individual Choices In Third Kentucky Derby Future Wager Sponsored by: Godolphins Eclipse Award-winning colt Essential Quality and CHC Inc and WinStar Farms undefeated $100,000 Sham Stakes (Grade 3) winner Life Is Good were made the 8-1 individual morning line favorites in Pool 3 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (“KDFW”), but the pari-mutuel field of “All Other 3-Year-Olds” is expected to be the overall choice in the three-day wager that be...

Sponsored by: Tarantino In just three races, Tarantino has shown the promise of a future turf star, but his connections are hoping that the Triple Crown will be in the future of the son of Pioneerof the Nile following Saturdays $200,000 Holy Bull (G3) at Gulfstream Park. Tarantino, who is a nose away from being undefeated, is scheduled to make his debut on dirt in the 1 1/16-mile race for 3-year-olds on the Road to the Curlin Florida Derby (G1) presented by Hill n Dale at Xalapa. “H...

Baffert Duo Spielberg, Medina Spirit Take On Competitive Field In Bob Lewis Sponsored by: Spielberg and jockey Flavien Prat, outside, overpower The Great One in the Los Alamitos Futurity Although Bob Baffert will be packing a heavy one-two punch with Spielberg and Medina Spirit, Saturdays Grade 3, $100,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes has attracted a very competitive field of eight sophomores, with no clear-cut standout. To be contested at a mile and one sixteenth over Santa Anitas main tra...

Spielberg Snatches Victory From Jaws Of Defeat, Gives Baffert Seventh Consecutive Los Alamitos Futurity Sponsored by: Spielberg nails The Great One on the wire in the Los Alamitos Futurity Trainer Bob Baffert ran his winning streak to seven in the Los Alamitos Futurity on Saturday, but it wasnt easy. Spielberg, a $1-million yearling purchase by Union Rags, needed every inch of the 1 1/16 miles of the Grade 2 race at the Cypress, Calif., track to catch the front-running 30-1 long shot ...

Red Flag, an impressive winner of the Grade III Bob Hope in his stakes debut Nov. 15 at Del Mar, will try two turns for the first time in the $200,000 Los Alamitos Futurity Saturday. A Grade II at 1 1/16 miles, the Futurity will be run for the seventh time at Los Alamitos after having its first 33 renewals at Hollywood Park (1981-2013). Post time Saturday is 12 Noon. The Futurity is the fourth of 10 races and has a scheduled post time of 1:28 p.m. Won in the past by stars such as Snow Chief, A....

Derby Prep: Red Flag Stretches Out In Los Alamitos Futurity Sponsored by: Red Flag draws off to a daylight victory in the Bob Hope Stakes under Victor Espinoza Red Flag, an impressive winner of the Grade 3 Bob Hope in his stakes debut Nov. 15 at Del Mar, will try two turns for the first time in the $200,000 Los Alamitos Futurity this Saturday. A Grade 2 held over 1 1/16 miles, the Futurity will be run for the seventh time at Los Alamitos after having its first 33 renewals at Hollywood...

Sponsored by: Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla. The 20-cent Rainbow 6 jackpot pool will be guaranteed at $650,000 Saturday at Gulfstream Park, where an 11-race program with five stakes, four graded, will get under way at 12:05 p.m. The popular multi-race wager went unsolved for the eighth day of the Championship Meet Friday, when multiple tickets with all six winners were each worth $3,359.54. The jackpot pool is only paid out when there is a single unique ticket sold with all...