Life Is Good is SW84 for Into Mischief winning Saturday’s Gr3 Sham Stakes (8f) at Santa Anita. Making just his second start, Life Is Good broke sharply and was quickly on the lead, setting a strong pace and clear into the stretch. Stablemate Medina Spirit (Protonico) chased hard and got with three-quarters of a length
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Charlatan is now officially the 20th Gr1 winner for Speightstown winning Saturday’s Malibu Stakes (7f) at Santa Anita. Charlatan stalked the leader Nashville to the home turn and then accelerated clear to defeat Express Union (Union Rags) by 4-1/2 lengths with Collusion Illusion (Twirling Candy) in third. It is the third win from four starts
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Spielburg is SW16 for Union Rags winning Saturday’s Gr2 Los Alamitos Futurity (8.5f). The Great One (Tamarkuz) set a solid pace and turned for home well clear with Spielburg the only one giving chase, closing gamely to get up in the final strides and score by a nose with Petruchio (Into Mischief) 3-1/2 lengths away
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Varda is the 18th Gr1 winner for Distorted Humor winning the Starlet Stakes (8.5f) for 2yo fillies at Los Alamitos. The race had its share of drama when the favourite Princess Noor was eased out of the race when taking the lead around the home turn, leaving stablemate Varda to finish determinedly from last into
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Princess Noor is the first SW for Not This Time after demolishing her rivals in Sunday’s Gr1 Debutante Stakes (7f) for two-year-old fillies. Racing for just the second time, Princess Noor broke awkwardly, bumping My Girl Red in the process, before pressing forward to race in a three wide position. Moving to challenge with Forest
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Authentic led at the Club House turn and was never headed in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby (10f). Authentic was pressed hard by the favourite Tiz The Law into the home straight but dug deep and always looked to be holding the odds-on favourite, going on to score by 1-1/4 lengths. In winning the Classic for the
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Authentic earned an automatic starting spot in the Gr1 Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic with victory in Saturday’s Haskell Stakes (9f) for 3yos at Monmouth Park. Away smartly and quickly settling on the lead under Mike Smith, Authentic (pic: Monmouth Park/ Ryan Denver/EQUI-PHOTO) was allowed an uncontested lead and held a clear advantage at the final
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Authentic is the 7th Gr1 winner for Into Mischief after winning Saturday’s Haskell Stakes (9f) at Monmouth Park. Coming into this race off a last start second in the Gr1 Santa Anita Derby, Authentic (pic: Monmouth Park/was allowed an uncontested lead and held a clear advantage at the final turn. NY Traffic (Cross Traffic) closed
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Saturday’s Gr3 Los Alamitos Derby winner Uncle Chuck is SW57 for Uncle Mo. Making just his second start, the Bob Baffert-trained Uncle Chuck faced only three rivals and after stalking the early speed cruised into the lead around the home turn and then went clear, going on to defeat stablemate Thousand Words (Pioneerof The Nile)
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Unbeaten filly Gamine put the ‘WOW’ factor into Belmont Stakes day early with a record setting win in the Gr1 Acorn Stakes by no less than 18-3/4 lengths. The US$1.8-million Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2YO sale topper bounced straight on the lead under John Velasquez and that was the last her rivals saw of her. Gamine got
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