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By Christian Abdo —- Arthur’s Ride rides high into G1 Jockey Club Gold Cup SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Glassman Racing’s Grade 1-winner Arthur’s Ride looks for his next big score in Sunday’s Grade 1, $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup, a 1 1/4-mile test for 3-year-olds and up, at...

By Tom Luicci —- BROWN-TRAINED MAMAN JOON SEEKING STAKES BREAKTHROUGH IN SATURDAY’S $100,000 VIOLET STAKES AT MONMOUTH PARK OCEANPORT, N.J. – There are two promising signs for Maman Joon as the Chad Brown-trainee looks to finally nail down an elusive stakes win ...

By Mary Eddy —- Adam Coglianese Photo Dornoch looks to lock up divisional supremacy in G1 DraftKings Travers SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – More than two decades have passed since the winner of the Grade 1 Haskell trekked north to Saratoga Race Course to capture the prestigious...

By Tom Luicci —- INSTANT COFFEE LOOKING TO RECAPTURE EARLY CAREER FORM IN SATURDAY’S GRADE 3 ISELIN STAKES AT MONMOUTH PARK OCEANPORT, N.J. – Whatever Saturday’s $250,000 Grade 3 Philip H. Iselin Stakes at Monmouth Park lacks in quantity it more than makes up for it in...

By David Joseph —- Bluefield Enters Saturday’s Sheer Drama in Best Form of Her Life Eight-Year-Old Mare, Beth’s Dream 125-Pound Co Highweights HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – At an age when most mares have already begun their second careers, Bluefield has been racing far too well...

By David Joseph —- Crabs N Beer Crabs N Beer Chasing Elusive Stakes Win in $75,000 Find One of Two Turf Stakes on 13-Race Closing Day Program Sunday LAUREL, MD – Charles Blanford’s Grade 3-placed Crabs N Beer, beaten two lengths or less in each of his last four stakes...

By Mary Eddy —- Candied, Miss Justify look to give Pletcher fifth win in G1 Alabama pres. by Keeneland Sales SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher will have two chances to secure a fifth victory in the Grade 1, $600,000 Alabama presented by Keeneland...

By David Joseph —- Joey Muscles; Lauren King Photo Joey Muscles Looks to Overpower Rivals in Saturday’s Proud Man HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Trainer Jena Antonucci has been there for Joey Muscles from Day 1, breaking and developing John Grossi’s homebred into a 2-year-old colt...

By Tom Luicci —- WEAVER-TRAINED GOVERNOR SAM LOOMS A STRONG PRESENCE IN SATURDAY’S $100,000 TYRO STAKES AT MONMOUTH PARK OCEANPORT, N.J. – Trainer George Weaver wasn’t quite sure what he had on his hands when he was given a 2-year-old named Governor Sam shortly after the...

By Mary Eddy —- Baby Yoda hopes for tour de force in G1 Alfred G. Vanderbilt H. SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Pantofel Stable, Wachtel Stable, Gary Barber and Jerold Zaro’s graded stakes-winner Baby Yoda seeks to rocket to the top of the male sprint division in Saturday’s Grade...