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PHOTO via
@KennyMcPeek
of Thorpedo Anna's shoe coming off in the first turn of the Acorn.
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UPDATE: Secret Oath withdrawn from Fasig-Tipton November sale and will race as a 4-year-old.
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Trainer Larry Rivelli on Two Phil's: “Man, he tried so hard and ran his heart out. I’m so proud of this horse and everyone involved. He ran an incredible race.”
#KyDerby
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Junior Alvarado on Cody's Wish: "I remember going into the winner’s circle (at Churchill) and all he wanted to do was walk forward to where Cody was. We tried to get the winner’s circle photo and he was getting upset until Cody got into the photo. They have an unbelievable bond.”
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Brian Hernandez with an ode to Calvin:
"As a young kid out of Louisiana, I had the chance of sitting in the same corner as Calvin Borel. Watching him ride all those Derbies all those years, and today with Mystik Dan, being in the 3 hole, I watched a couple of his rides, with
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Doug O’Neill confirms Lava Man will travel to New York with Hot Rod Charlie and accompany him in the post parade.
#BelmontStakes
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Kazushi Kimura on
T O Password, fifth: "He didn’t break well. This was his third time running and he was in a new country. He probably wasn’t 100 percent mature. Today he finished up strong. I hope the horse can stay for the Preakness.”
#KyDerby
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Junior Alvarado (Olympiad): "That was a race like you might see in 60 or 70 years, once in a lifetime, period. I am happy that I will forever be known as the guy who finished second to Flightline in the Breeders’ Cup Classic. I hope they keep him running next year."
#BC22
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Joel Rosario on Epicenter: "Everything was perfect. We thought we were home. Too bad that horse got us right at the end. I thought Epicenter ran a tremendous race. He did everything. He responded when I asked him. We ran too good to get beat.”
#KyDerby
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#KyDerby
winner Mystik Dan, who scoped with some mucus after the Belmont Stakes, is doing well per update from Kenny McPeek. “No intentions of running him in the Jim Dandy. He ran hard all spring and is getting a bit of a break, plenty of grazing time. Horse is happy and healthy.
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Kenny McPeek on Thorpedo Anna: "She will most assuredly go to Parx if everything's OK. . . I see her Distaff, I don't see her Classic. I see the Cotillion as a no brainer, and then the Distaff is more than likely. I don't see her going against the colts."
(via NYRA recap)
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Remember Bold and Bossy, the filly who got loose before her debut at Ellis Park and ran down the interstate, then survived a barn fire?
She just broke her maiden at Thistledown, winning in her second start for
@bantryfarms
.
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PHOTO: Epicenter and Steve Asmussen as Epicenter recovers from surgery.
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How far Fierceness drifted out - and he still won the Jim Dandy.
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Basking in the glow of victory:
Senor Buscador.
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NEWS: I'll Have Another has arrived at Old Friends.
Thrilled Overjoyed Ecstatic! Announcing arrival of 2012 Kentucky Derby/Preakness winner I’LL HAVE ANOTHER to Old Friends retirement! Huge gratitude to Paul Reddam-Doug O’Neill-Ocean Breeze Ranch- KC Horse Transport for making this dream come true! Meet/Greet tomorrow from 1-3.
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UPDATE: ECHO ZULU out enjoying some sunshine as she continues to recover from surgery.
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Bill Mott on Cody's Wish: "When he was walking over, my assistant Kenny said he paused, he looked, and said it was almost like there is a connection there. Usually we don’t see that in horses.
For what reason, the horse knows something is special.”
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Steve Asmussen on Cogburn's record time (:59.80) in the Jaipur: "I've had some of the fastest horses in the world, some of the fastest horses of all time, and he's still the first one I've ever had run five-and-a-half furlongs in under a minute. Five and a half furlongs in under
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When D. Wayne Lukas was asked earlier this week about continuing to train, he responded: "I feel like I haven't lost anything. I might be a little slower on the pony, but I’m still on that horse. I’m still doing the same thing, but I do it better than I used to.”
#Preakness
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Tyler Gaffalione (Hot Rod Charlie): “That was unbelievable for two horses to be running like that. We were all back there together watching that up front. I’ve never seen anything like that."
#BC22
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Kenny McPeek on Thorpedo Anna going to the Travers: “I’d be sticking my neck out a little bit, but I think the sport could really enjoy seeing a filly take on the colts. Whether it’s Genuine Risk or Winning Colors or Swiss (Skydiver) – I’ll look at the numbers, look at them
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Trainer Randy Morse (Taxed): “It’s hard to compete with these guys who go in and spend millions of dollars on young horses. I’m not knocking them; I’d like to be in their position. Most of my better horses have been claimed.”
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VIDEO: Churchill Downs outrider catches both loose horses from race 6.
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Eric Reed on Rich Strike: "We will see how he feels the next couple of days, but most likely he will get a little break and gear up for a 4-year-old campaign.”
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Memorable moment: Bob congratulates Wayne.
#Preakness
A respectful and great moment at the track:
@BobBaffert
congratulated D. WAYNE LUKAS on the way to the Winner’s Circle, following SEIZE THE GREY big win in the Preakness Stakes
Un gran momento de respeto y admiración: BOB BAFFERT y su esposa felicitan a D WAYNE LUKAS luego de
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#KyDerby
winner Mystik Dan:
Mystik Dan giving everyone a feeling great update from
@MagdalenaFarm
back under tack Monday
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VIDEO: Senor Buscador arriving in Dubai.
Hi, SENOR BUSCADOR! 👋
@thesaudicup
winner has arrived in
#Dubai
! We can’t wait to see him at
#DWC24
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Final touches on
#Preakness
winner Seize the Grey before his journey to Saratoga for the Belmont Stakes.
SEIZE THE GREY, getting ready to travel tomorrow from Churchill Downs to Saratoga, as he’s going to run next Saturday June 08th in the
@BelmontStakes
2024
SEIZE THE GREY alistándose para su viaje este Sábado desde Kentucky a Saratoga para su participación el próximo Sábado 08 de
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VIDEO: Sierra Leone has arrived at Churchill Downs.
#KyDerby
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VIDEO: Mystik Dan arrives at Saratoga.
A heartfelt welcome to Kentucky Derby champ MYSTIK DAN, who arrived at 3:00 this afternoon at Kenny McPeek’s Saratoga barn. The talented son of Goldencents was runner-up in Saturday’s G1 Preakness and his status for the G1 Belmont is still to be determined.
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Congrats to Puca, the dam of a Kentucky Derby winner in Mage and a Belmont Stakes winner in Dornoch.
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VIDEO: Mountain Bear, who finished second in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf and suffered a non-displaced fracture, is on his way home.
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#Preakness
: Steve Asmussen plans to lead Midnight Bourbon from the stakes barn as he did in the
#KyDerby
.
"He's just a lot of horse, and I'm probably the biggest guy in the barn."
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Don't think I've ever seen a horse with so much bounce in his step than Forte.
He doesn't walk; he dances.
GI Curlin Florida Derby contender FORTE (Violence) lookin’ good and feelin’ good schooling in the
@GulfstreamPark
paddock today!
🎥:
@artilespascualf
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Proxy enjoying his new home at Jonabell.
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PHOTOS: Forever Young and T O Password are on their way home to Japan.
Forever Young, T O Password & T O Saint Denis are off to Chicago to catch their 2am flight back to Japan. Was a pleasure circling the globe with Forever Young & working with the 2 TOs. Can’t wait to take these lads to the
@BreedersCup
next!
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California Chrome looking fabulous at the Arrow Stud parade.
CALIFORNIA CHROME 🇺🇸 parading at Arrow Stud this morning, on the YT Link >>>↓
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Per
#KyDerby
notes:
Hiroshi Ando, racing manager for Forever Young's trainer Yoshito Yahagi, said: "Claims of foul do not happen much in Japan. It is the stewards’ call, not us.”
Forever Young is set to begin his trek back to Japan on Tuesday.
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UPDATE: Echo Zulu had successful surgery.
David Fiske: “She's out of surgery. Out of recovery. (It) went as well as could be expected. Prognosis guarded. A lot depends on sufficient blood supply to the surgery site and how well she can take care of herself."
“She's up and headed back to the barn. From this point on, we take it day by day."
ECHO ZULU had successful surgery today to repair her two broken sesamoids in her left front leg and the surgery "went as well as could be expected."
Full update ⬇️
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Flightline's 4-year-old full brother set to debut
@OaklawnRacing
Sunday.
Olivier - a 4 y/o full brother to 2022 Horse of the Year Flightline - scheduled to make career debut in R5 Sunday
@OaklawnRacing
($115,000 MSW sprint) for
@BrissetRodolphe
.
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Kenny McPeek on Thorpedo Anna: “You have to make a real case for her being Horse of the Year. If she wins the next two, she could do it."
(via NYRA notes)
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Trainer Butch Reid Jr. on
#Preakness
contender Uncle Heavy:
"He’s got a tremendous attitude about him. He’s a big, giant guy that probably weighs over 1,200 pounds, I’m sure, but I’ve never weighed him. He’s just a big, gentle giant."
Uncle Heavy comes out of his Parx Racing stall to greet media ahead of his Gr 1 Preakness race this Saturday at Pimlico with top jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr. riding
@iradortiz
@PimlicoRC
@PA_PHBA
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Idiomatic all heart to beat a gutsy Soul of an Angel in the Molly Pitcher.
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Kenny McPeek on Mystik Dan and the
#Preakness
: "We’re not committing. When I ran him back in two weeks (last November), it completely backfired. And we skipped the Rebel because it was too short as well. So we’ll watch him over the next week and probably decide then. It will be a
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Bill Mott said plans are for War Like Goddess to run next year.
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All hail Lava Man in his last public appearance on the track before going to
@Oldfriendsfarm
. What a legend.
#BC22
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Here's Chad Brown's explanation for what happened in the stretch with Sierra Leone: "What Tyler was attempting to do is make room for his left stick - which the horse really respects - and keep him straight. And he was looking for sort of a pathway to use his left stick. But with
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Tyler Gaffalione on Sierra Leone: "He wanted to lean in today and made it a little difficult. I had a hard time keeping him straight, and that definitely cost us. He gives you everything - very responsive, but he loses concentration.”
#KyDerby
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“Discreet Cat was a very gentle horse and was a pleasure to work with. There were plenty of tears in our stallion barn today.”
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Here comes Eagles Flight, half-brother of Flightline.
Eagles Flight — Flightline’s little brother — about to make his debut.
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Bob Baffert on Havnameltdown: “We never had an issue with him. We are so careful with all these horses, and it still happens. It is something that is disheartening. I feel so bad for the horse, and I just hope that Luis (Saez) is OK . . .
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Update on Brightwork is good news:
Brightwork is back in our barn safe and sound. She’s doing fine with her pretty flower in her halter. 🌸
Thank you all for the love and support you given her and the team. 💚🖤
Brightwork will return. 🌸
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UPDATE on Mr. Fisk.
Mr. Fisk is resting comfortably in his stall, ready for dinner. He has a condylar fracture and will have surgery tomorrow. His prognosis is excellent. Jockey Kazushi Kimura took great care of his horse.
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Trainer Kenny McPeek on
#KyOaks
contender Thorpedo Anna:
"They better bring a bear (in the Oaks) because I’m bringing a grizzly. I wouldn’t be afraid to run her against the colts."
(via CD notes)
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Fierceness to train up to BC Classic:
.
@PletcherRacing
said that Travers winner Fierceness will train up to the
@BreedersCup
Classic at Del Mar.
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Seize the Grey confirmed for the Belmont Stakes.
Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas confirmed May 21 that
@PreaknessStakes
winner
#SeizetheGrey
will run in the June 8
@Belmont
Stakes. He returned to
@ChurchillDowns
May 20. Read more:
@BH_SCollins
#TC2024
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News from today's NYRA notes:
Todd Pletcher said Fierceness has arrived at Saratoga to make his preparations for the Belmont Stakes and is training well.
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And he's still dancing after that race.
Forte is special.
#KyDerby
The strut back of the 2023 CURLIN FLORIDA DERBY WINNER FORTE
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UPDATE: Echo Zulu continues to progress in her recovery from surgery. Good news.
Champion
#ECHOZULU
(Gun Runner),had her original cast removed and replaced with a less restrictive soft cast today. Her surgery site, follow up radiographs, and blood work all looked very good.She continues to have a good appetite and moves around her stall comfortably
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Luis Saez on
#KyOaks
winner Secret Oath: I’ve ridden a lot of good fillies, but none in my life like this one. I’m so glad to be here and blessed to win my first Kentucky Oaks.”
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Johnny V on Fierceness: "I expected Sierra Leone to come out, so I went out. I just let him do it. I wanted to get him out there, and when I looked, the other horse came inside, so I came back in a little bit just to make sure he saw him. I had horse left. He is incredible. This
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Catching Freedom is ready to run.
#Preakness
Catching Freedom feeling full of himself as he headed back to the barn following his first trip to the
@PimlicoRC
track Tuesday morning. Accompanied by the pony, Catching Freedom jogged around track for
@bradcoxracing
. He arrived in Baltimore around 2am Tuesday.
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VIDEO: Honor Marie arrives at Saratoga for the Belmont Stakes.
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Mage doing fine after Travers.
We are pleased to announce that Mage is doing well. Just a bad day at the office. We congratulate Arcangelo and all his team, they certainly deserve it.
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Oh, so close for the filly Thorpedo Anna, who finishes a strong second to Fierceness.
WOW Thorpedo Anna runs her guts out and Fierceness is just a little bit better in the Travers
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Chad Brown on Sierra Leone: "He’s good, but he’s not going to the
#Preakness
. I’m going to take him to Saratoga tomorrow and he’s going to train there for the Belmont. He’s a little tired."
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Kenny McPeek on Thorpedo Anna: "Whether we take on the colts will be fun, and it will be interesting. I'll probably tease you all with what I'm thinking about. We'll see. If she's doing really well, and she came back in the Coaching Club, and Mystik Dan didn't make the Travers,
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VIDEO: Flightline foal out of Juju's Map has arrived.
🚨 Juju’s Map welcomed her first foal, a filly by Flightline, into the world last night 🚨
We are so excited, and we are happy to say that Juju and her baby are doing great! Juju’s Map, a grade 1 winner, and Flightline, the undefeated champion, produced a gorgeous looking filly
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Here's an up-close look at Crimson Light's tough start.
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VIDEO: Seize the Grey works 6f in 1:13 at CD.
.
@PreaknessStakes
winner
#SeizetheGrey
prepares for a start in the
@BelmontStakes
going 6F in 1:13 this morning under
@jaimetorresjcky
@ChurchillDowns
for trainer D. Wayne Lukas! The son of
#Arrogate
is campaigned by
@MyRacehorse
🙌🏻
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#KyOaks
winner Thorpedo Anna under consideration for either the Acorn or the Belmont Stakes. She worked 4f (:46.20) at CD Wednesday.
Kenny McPeek: "She breezed wicked fast. . . She’ll come to Saratoga tomorrow."
(NYRA notes)
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Field for Saturday's California Crown Stakes
@santaanitapark
:
1 - Newgate
2 - Subsanador
3 - National Treasure
4 - Katonah
5 - Muth
6 - Senor Buscador
7 - Indispensable
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Chancer McPatrick's jockey Flavien Prat lost his left iron at the start of the Hopeful after hitting the gate and bumping a rival. Per Equibase, Prat "reached down to regain footing before going a sixteenth of a mile."
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Mystik Dan will rest, then be pointed to the Travers and Pennsylvania Derby.
Mystik Dan came out of the Belmont in good order. He scoped with mucous 2 on a scale of 5. He will get a well deserved break and be pointed towards the Travers and Pennsylvania Derby. We are all very very proud of him. Congrats to Dornoch and my friend Danny Gargan, well
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UPDATE: Both Fierceness and Mindframe are being pointed to the Haskell at Monmouth Park.
Todd Pletcher: "I'll talk to Mike (Repole), but right now we're pointing Fierceness and Mindframe towards the Haskell."
(via NYRA notes)
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Thorpedo Anna overcame a troubled start and drew off in the stretch to win the CCA Oaks. "She just showed what a special filly she is," said jockey Brian Hernandez, Jr.
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Junior Alvarado reuniting with Cody's Wish.
🇺🇸🥰
#CodysWish
jockey,
@JuniorandKellyA
, makes a quick visit to
#JonabellFarm
to reunite with one of his favorite four-legged friends!
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The legend D. Wayne Lukas wins the
#Preakness
with a son of the legend Arrogate, Seize the Grey.
Brilliant ride by jockey Jaime Torres to grab the lead from the start.
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D. Wayne Lukas said Keith Asmussen, who was aboard Saturday, has the mount on Just Steel in the
#KyDerby
.
"Plans undecided for Arkansas Derby winner Muth"
@DRFRampellini
has the Arkansas Derby follow up.
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Eric Reed on Rich Strike: "It was a big ask of him to run against these type of older horses and he proved he is just as talented. He was a little bit closer to the pace
today, but he was still able to fight hard to the wire.”
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Who else wants to see Classic Causeway and Forbidden Kingdom battle up front in the
#KyDerby
?
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Monumental day for trainer Cherie DeVaux as she wins three stakes races at
@PimlicoRC
.
Is this real life?!?! So proud of our entire team going 3-3 on Black-Eyed Susan Day. Congrats to our owners, great job by our jockeys and extraordinary team
Work from all of our staff. Now if I could stop David from referring to himself as David DeVaux
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Holy Cow.
Jockey Ben Curtis on Honor Marie, eighth: "My race was over coming out of the gate. I got speared from both sides, I lost an iron and had to put it back in. He was nearly down on his head. I gave him time to pick himself up. He didn’t get the smoothest first quarter of
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Thorpedo Anna does it again. The
#KyOaks
winner took control and left her competitors in the dust in the Acorn.
What a special filly.
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What a valiant effort from Thorpedo Anna, who falls just short in her effort to catch the mighty champion Fierceness in the Travers.
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Good news in this update about Territoriality, who fell in race 2 yesterday at Churchill Downs.
Delighted to see Territoriality enjoying her dinner following a clear vet report after today’s incident. She’s happy and bright, being cared for by her wonderful groom Francisco and the team at Gowan Racing ❤️
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Judge Miller, full brother of Clairiere, won his second straight race Saturday; 105 Beyer.
#onetowatch
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Good news about Cody's Wish: The Dormans say they've been approached by some movie producers, and a book about Cody and his bond with the horse is in the works.
More:
We have a follow-up to a story we first brought you back in November about a horse running Breeders Cup weekend and its special bond with a Madison County teenager.
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Jeff Ruby Steaks winner Endlessly likely to make his next start in the American Turf on Derby day.
"This was a really solid effort, but I think his best days down the road are on turf," trainer Michael McCarthy said. (via Turfway Park recap)
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