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R.A. Hill Stable, Black Type Thoroughbreds, Rock Ridge Racing, BlackRidge Stables and James F. Brown’s Pass the Champagne breezed five furlongs in 1:01.58 on Saturday over Saratoga Race Course’s Oklahoma dirt training track in preparation for the $500,000 Ogden Phipps (G1) on June 10 at Belmont Park.

R. A. Hill Stable, Black Type Thoroughbreds, Rock Ridge Racing, BlackRidge Stables and James F. Brown’s Pass the Champagne provided her connections with a gratifying victory in Saturday’s Ruffian (G2), a one-turn mile for older fillies and mares, at Belmont Park.

Pass the Champagne, a three-time runner-up in stakes competition, finally broke through, overtaking Gerrymander and Idiomatic at the top of the stretch before extending her lead en route to a 5 1/2-length win in Saturday’s Grade 2, $200,000 Ruffian for older fillies and mares at Belmont Park.

Just how did we decide that 20 is the magic number for a full Kentucky Derby field? The answer lies in Derby history.

“We’ve kind of been of the mind that she’s a better one-turn filly and that was a two-turn race," Weaver said.

Millionaire C Z Rocket and fellow graded stakes winners Double Crown, Repo Rocks and Weyburn are among 36 accomplished older sprinters nominated to the $250,000 General George (G3) Saturday, Feb. 18 at Laurel Park.

Trainer Ramon Minguet and jockey Samuel Marin had a strong feeling their 3-year-old gelding Zydeceaux was prepared for a big effort in Saturday’s $125,000 Pasco Stakes for 3-year-olds going seven furlongs at Tampa Bay Downs. The race was the highlight of the track's Skyway Festival Day card.

Favored Bankit Takes Road Show To Laurel, Wins John B. Campbell Sponsored by: Veteran Bankit made his first start at Laurel a winning one in the John B. Campbell at Laurel Winchell Thoroughbreds and Willis Horton Racings well-traveled Bankit, making his 27th career start but first in Maryland, swept to the lead on the far outside and powered through the stretch to a 1 ¾-length triumph in Saturdays $100,000 John B. Campbell at Laurel Park. The 67th running of the Campbell for 4-year-o...

Tampa Bay Downs: Union Rags Colt Nova Rags Rallies To Win Pasco For Mott Sponsored by: Nova Rags draws off late under Samy Camacho to win the Pasco Stakes by 2 3/4 lengths Leading Tampa Bay Downs jockey Samy Camacho welcomed the chance to ride the Pasco Stakes favorite, 3-year-old colt Nova Rags, for Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott. But when 16-1 shot Newyearsblockparty took the lead turning for home, Camacho realized translating opportunity to success was no easy bargain. “I was a l...

Could Pasco, Gasparilla At Tampa Bay Downs Serve As Launch Pad For Future Sophomore Stars? Sponsored by: Bill Mott-trained Nova Rags winning his debut at Belmont Park on Oct. 10 The winner of last years $125,000 Gasparilla Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Tampa Bay Downs, trainer Mark Casses Florida-bred Two Sixty, added to her laurels in July with a front-running victory in the Grade 3 Selene Stakes at Woodbine. But it was fifth-place Gasparilla finisher Swiss Skydiver who just about...