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The Pegasus World Cup Invitational winner among nine American horses that have landed in Dubai

Mira Mission kept his perfect record on the Gulfstream Park grass when outdueling French import Mouillage through the lane for a three-quarter-length victory in his stakes debut Saturday in the $150,000 Canadian Turf Stakes (G3).

Never Surprised returns to a distance where he owns three wins from four tries, including Gulfstream’s Dec. 26 Tropical Park Derby

Although primarily considered a “turf horse” by breeders for most of his career at stud, the tremendous sire Giant’s Causeway is having an exceptional run of success on this side of the Atlantic wet spot.In 2019, the son of Storm Cat had champion Bricks and Mortar, who was the country’s best turf horse and yet, despite winning 11 of 13 starts, was “only a turf horse” and was allowed to be exported to Japan, where they sometimes race on turf, unlike the U.S. Oh, do we have turf races here?

Saturday's Grade 2 Risen Star Stakes at Fair Grounds in New Orleans, La., marks the first 85-point qualifying race for this year's G1 Kentucky Derby, with 50 points to the winner, 20 for second, 10 for third and five for fourth. The same points formula is in place for the G2 Rachel Alexandra Stakes, a qualifying race at Fair Grounds on the road to the Kentucky Oaks. Those two races, along with two other graded stakes, highlight a big 13-race card at Fair Grounds.