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Rain did its best but didn’t manage to stop play at Meydan last week, although it was undoubtedly a soggy affair. This played to the strengths of the visiting Europeans, however, who managed two wins. First came the Irish-trained Coachello in the Dubai Sprint, while Good Fortune now owns a slice of history, having become the first Denmark-trained horse to win at the Carnival.
Juddmonte multiple graded stakes-winning homebred Set Piece, returning to the site of his most recent victory, duplicated the effort four months later with a last-to-first 1 ½-length victory in Saturday’s $200,000 Baltimore-Washington International Turf Cup (G3) at Pimlico Race Course.
Owner Dean Reeves is looking to end the Saratoga Race Course meet the same way he started it: with a Grade 3 victory with multiple stakes-winner City Man.
Flying P Stable and James Schurman’s Dynadrive outdueled Sifting Sands to the wire in a thrilling stretch run to capture Saturday’s $135,000 Fasig-Tipton Lure Stakes at Saratoga Race Course.
The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) will offer an all-turf NYRA Triple Play wager on Sunday at Belmont Park.