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Harpers First Ride, Five Others Win Big at Laurel Park

LAUREL, MD – A sextet of stakes highlighted Saturday’s nine-race card at Laurel Park, including Harpers First Ride tackling a strong group of blacktype winners in the day’s final major event. $100,000 Primonetta Stakes Dontletsweetfoolya returned…

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Almanaar Returns to Defend Monmouth Title

OCEANPORT, NJ – Shadwell Stable homebred Almanaar returned from a 16-month layoff to successfully defend his title in Saturday’s $150,000 Monmouth Stakes (G3) at Monmouth Park. The 3/2 heavy favorite as he broke from post 4 under Joe Bravo, Almanaar trailed in the early running while Compound It posted opening fractions of :24.71,… Read More

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Pirate’s Punch Powers Home in Salvator Mile

OCEANPORT, NJ – Trainer Grant Forster’s Pirate’s Punch powered home strongly to win Sunday’s $150,000 Salvator Mile Stakes (G3) at Monmouth Park. Pirate’s Punch broke from post 6 under Jorge Vargas Jr. as the 2/1 favorite in the field of eight and settled into a stalking position alongside Prendimi. Wind of Change… Read More

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Warrior’s Charge Wins Iselin After Pirate’s Punch DQed

OCEANPORT, NJ – Ten Strike Racing and Madaket Stables’ Warrior’s Charge was promoted to first via DQ after Pirate’s Punch impeded him late in Saturday’s $200,000 Philip H. Iselin Stakes (G3) at Monmouth Park. Warrior’s Charge was bet down to 1/2 favoritism in the field of four as he broke from post… Read More

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Ultra-Game Global Campaign Wires Monmouth Cup

OCEANSIDE, NJ – Trainer Stanley Hough’s Global Campaign was ultra-game in the stretch to fend off his rivals and successfully take the field gate to wire in Saturday’s $300,000 Monmouth Cup Stakes (G3) at Monmouth Park. Global Campaign was sent from the rail as the 5/2 favorite under Jorge Vargas, Jr.,… Read More

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Maximum Security Too Tough in Cigar Mile

SOUTH OZONE PARK, NY – Gary and Mary West homebred Maximum Security proved too tough, no matter the distance or age class, when he defeated a salty field in Saturday’s $750,000 Cigar Mile Handicap (G1) at Aqueduct. Quick into stride as he broke from post 5 under Luis Saez as the 6/5… Read More

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Cigar Mile Preview: Maximum Security Looks to End Year on a High Note

A field of 11 quality horses will line up this Saturday at Aqueduct for the Cigar Mile Handicap (G1). The Cigar Mile will serve as one of five stakes events on the card and is set to go off as race 10 with a post time of 4:16 PM ET.… Read More

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Preservationist Presses Through in Woodward

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – Centennial Farms’ Preservationist pressed between foes in mid-stretch and shot through late to win Saturday’s $750,000 Woodward Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets (G1) at Saratoga. Breaking from post 5 under Junior Alvarado as the 3/1 third choice, Preservationist settled along the rail in third heading into the clubhouse… Read More

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War Story Wows with Monmouth Cup Win

OCEANPORT, NJ – War Story showed some serious heart with his win in Saturday’s $200,000 Monmouth Cup Stakes (G3) at Monmouth Park. His win here today was the first of 2019 for the seven-year-old gelding who picked up his second career graded stakes win and his first win dating back to… Read More

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Monongahela Strikes Sharply in Iselin

OCEANPORT, NJ – Michael Dubb, Bethlehem Stables, and Gary Aisquith’s Monongahela utilized a new running style to great success on Saturday, closely following the early pace before striking sharply and drawing clear to win the $150,000 Philip H. Iselin Stakes (G3) at Monmouth Park. Breaking from post 7 under Jose Lezcano at 4/1 odds,… Read More