Monday’s runaway Malibu Stakes (7f) at Santa Anita winner Flightline is the 28th Gr 1 winner for Tapit. Superlatives are flowing for Flightline who made it three wins from as many starts with an effortless 11-1/2 length win in 1:21.37 for the trip and barely looking to get out of second gear (pic: santaanita.com). Raced
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Mackinnon is SW21 for American Pharoah winning Monday’s Del Mar Juvenile Turf (8f) for 2yos. Content to race three wide by Juan Hernandez, Mackinnon found more in the home straight and came away to defeat Thirty Four Coupe (Run Away And Hide) by one and three-quarter lengths with Silver Surfer (Caravaggio) a nose away third.
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Mnasek is SW65 for Empire Maker winning Thursday’s Gr3 UAE Oaks at Meydan. Mnasek stalked the early pace set by Jumeirah Beach before switching off the rail to be poised to challenge around the home turn. Once asked to quicken Mnasek did so impressively, going clear to defeat Nayefah (Super Saver) by 6-1/2 lengths with
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Thankful is SW14 for American Pharoah winning the Ladies Hcp (9f) at Aqueduct. Racing in second place to the home turn, Thankful drew alongside longtime leader Miss Mariss (He’s Had Enough) with a furlong to go and eased clear for a three-quarter length victory. Ujjayl (Smarty Jone) was a neck away in third. (pic: NYRA)
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By anyone’s standards Monomoy Girl had an eventful weekend. On Saturday afternoon she won her second Breeders’ Cup Distaff and on Sunday night she sold for $9.5million at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall selected mixed sale, billed as the “Night of Stars”. Fans will still get another year of seeing the daughter of Tapizar on the
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Sunday’s Gr3 Canadian Derby (10f) at Century Mile winner Real Grace is SW51 for Mineshaft. Real Grace was quickly on the lead and he proceeded to make all the running, going on to defeat Something Natural (Violence) by a neck with Rail Hugger (Girolamo) close up in third. A $100,000 Fasig Tipton Kentucky July yearling
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Tiz The Law had five opponents in Sunday’s $1m Travers Stakes (10f) at Saratoga but none were able to stretch the three-year-old who strolled to a 5-1/2 length win. Tiz The Law went through the line eased down over Caracao in 2:09.95, second only to Arrogate’s record of 1:59.36. It is the fourth straight win
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Keeneland and Fasig-Tipton have announced restrictions on the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, corticosteroids and bronchodilators for all horses sold at auction sales conducted by the two companies with immediate effect. The latest reforms are in addition to restrictions put in place earlier this year for two-year-old sales conducted at Keeneland and Fasig-Tipton. It follows
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