Ain’t Easy is SW100 for Into Mischief winning Friday’s Gr2 Chandelier Stakes (8.5f) for 2yo fillies at Santa Anita. Settled just off the early speed, Ain’t Easy came through to challenge into the home straight and then powered to a 4-3/4 length victory over Electric Ride (Daredevil). A $400,000 Keeneland September yearling, Ain’t Easy has
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Mandaloun is SW87 for Into Mischief winning Saturday’s Gr2 Risen Star Stakes (8.5f) at Fair Grounds. Blinkers had the desired effect on Mandaloun who settled three wide in a midfield position to the final turn where he swept up three wide and then finished best to defeat Proxy (Tapit) and Midnight Bourbon (Tiznow). It is
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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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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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Moon Over Miami is SW123 for Malibu Moon after winning Thursday’s Gr3 Duelling Grounds Derby (1 5/16m). Settled worse than midfield, Moon Over Miami came with a big finish wide out to run to longtime leader Big Dreaming (Declaration Of War) inside the final furlong to score by a half-length with Shamrocket (Tonalist) in third.
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Weston is the first stakes winner for Hit It A Bomb after winning the Gr2 Best Pal Stakes (6f) at Del Mar. Smothered away along the inside before the home turn, Weston came out into running room and gradually wore down Girther (Brody’s Cause) to score by a neck. Weston sold as a yearling for
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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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Dayoutoftheoffice is SW73 for Into Mischief and his 31st graded winner after powering away with the Gr3 Schuylerville Stakes (9f) at Saratoga. Dayoutoftheoffice had her task made easier when the warm favourite Beautiful Memories stumbled out of the barriers and effectively out of the race but there was no doubting the merit of the win
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Omaha Beach was sent off the odds-on favourite to win Saturday’s Gr1 Malibu Stakes (7 fur) at Santa Anita and didn’t disappoint backers with a smooth success. Faced by just four rivals for the $300,000 dirt contest, Omaha Beach was settled second last by Mike Smith as the outsider Much Better (Pionerrofthenile) set a fast
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