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An extended weekend of racing from Saturday through Tuesday's day-after-Christmas opening at Santa Anita offers a wide array of big races.

Well-Traveled My Destiny Home for $125,000 Sugar Swirl (G3) Multiple Stakes Winner Making Final Start in Six-Furlong Sprint

The American Graded Stakes Committee reviewed 970 U.S. stakes races and assigned Graded status to 429 of them, 11 fewer than in 2023.

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Racing at Laurel Park Friday included wins by Seven's Eleven in the $75.000 Bender Memorial and Intrepid Daydream in the $75,000 Politely.

“We decided to put her back into training and if she did well, we’d go ahead run her and then decide whether we want to sell her or not."

Dollarization won the $100,000 Lite the Fuse, one five stakes on the BWI Turf Cup (G3) undercard Saturday at Pimlico

“When they’re supposed to win it’s not a big deal, but when you don’t expect anything and something good happens, that makes it so much more fun,” Magee said.

The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) has announced the stakes schedule for the 2023 summer meet at historic Saratoga Race Course, which will include 71 stakes worth $20.8 million in total purses.

Bred in Maryland by Dr. and Mrs. A. Leonard Pineau, Jaxon Traveler was the state’s champion 2-year-old in 2020 and 3-year-old in 2021.