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Grade 1-placed Haughty will stretch out in distance when aiming for her first graded victory in Saturday’s Grade 1, $700,000 Belmont Oaks
Whisper Hill Farm’s homebred Charge It made amends for his last out 17th-place finish in the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby (G1) by posting an authoritative 23-length victory in the $250,000 Dwyer (G3) Saturday at Belmont Park.
Since 1982, the Stephen Foster at Churchill Downs has been a two-turn test for some of the best in the Thoroughbred racing game. In recent years it has been made a “win and you’re in” event for the Breeders’ Cup Classic which has ramped things up even more. As is the case with any race, it’s always an exam, but for one strapping specimen, it might mean just a little more. Mandaloun is a horse that certainly passes the Thoroughbred eye test. Scul ...
Article by Jay Hovdey: In the latest instalment of his acclaimed series, Jay Hovdey recalls the career of Juddmonte’s courageous west-coast turf star much beloved by his legendary trainer, the late, great Bobby Frankel
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