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By Brian W. Spencer —- ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (August 9, 2017) – The Grade I $400,000 Secretariat Stakes, one of the premier Grade I turf stakes for 3-year-olds in America and throughout the world, has drawn an exceptional sextet of sophomores in 2017. Named for one of...

NYRA RELEASE —- • Practical Joke on point for G1 H. Allen Jerkens; Brown still pondering Travers contingent • Good Samaritan, Always Dreaming among G1 Travers contenders on target to breeze this weekend • Mind Your Biscuits expected to breeze on Friday, could target G1...

DMTC News – From the Wire —- Eight older California-bred fillies and mares, including the 2016 winner, Majestic Heat, will compete Friday in the featured $150,000 Solana Beach Stakes at a mile and one-sixteenth over Del Mar’s infield Jimmy Durante grass course....

By Brian W. Spencer —- ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (August 9, 2017) – The 28th running of the Grade I $600,000 Beverly D. over 1 3/16-miles on the turf at Arlington International Racecourse sets up as a battle between Dom Felipe’s brilliant Dona Bruja (ARG) and nine other...

By Brian W. Spencer —- ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (August 9, 2017) – A field of 13 passed the entry box in advance of anticipated starts in Saturday’s 35th running of the Grade I $1 million Arlington Million at Arlington International Racecourse. The Million, run at 10...

DMTC NEWS —- Working on his own with jockey Martin Garcia in the tack, superstar Arrogate clipped off a solid seven-furlong drill in 1:25.20 Tuesday at Del Mar as trainer Bob Baffert and regular rider Mike Smith looked on from the track’s grandstand. The big, gray colt...

By Amy Gregory —- LEXINGTON, KY (Aug. 8, 2017) – European champion Lady Aurelia, based at Keeneland with trainer Wesley Ward, on Tuesday covered 5 furlongs on a firm turf course in 1:02 in her final work here before her next scheduled start in England in the Aug. 25...

NYRA RELEASE —- • Sassy Little Lila gets ready to run with the boys in G1 Fourstardave • Gunnevera pointing to the G1 Travers • Classic Empire to miss Travers; Casse plans next course • Mohaymen scheduled to return to Kentucky • Stallwalkin’ Dude looks to abide again...

By David Joseph —- Aug. 26 Travers Next for Multiple Graded-Stakes Winner HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Multiple graded-stakes winner Gunnevera made a triumphant return to the races Sunday at Gulfstream Park, where the 3-year-old son of Dialed In tuned up for a scheduled start in...