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Mohaymen favored in Pool 3 of KDFW
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Posted Sunday, March 13
Edited Press Release Mohaymen (#13) and reigning two-year-old champion Nyquist (#15) – unbeaten rivals headed toward a pre-Kentucky Derby (G1) East-West showdown in the $1 million Florida Derby (G1) on April 2 – stood as the clear individual choices to win the 2016 Kentucky Derby, but the ever-...
Generosidade lives up to her name with $144.80 upset of San Luis Rey
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Posted Sunday, March 13
Overlooked as the longest shot on the board at 71-1, Uruguayan-bred mare Generosidade shocked the boys in Sunday’s $201,725 San Luis Rey (G2) at Santa Anita and sparked a generous win mutuel of $144.80. The 1 1/2-mile turf test served up a strong South American theme. Generosidade was representing...
Santa Anita Derby rematch in the cards for San Felipe top two
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Posted Sunday, March 13
Edited Press Release If all goes well, it’s on to the $1 million Santa Anita Derby (G1) and a rematch between Danzing Candy and Mor Spirit, the one-two finishers from Saturday’s San Felipe (G2). Both three-year-olds came out of the race in good order and are in line for the April 9 Santa Anita...
Whitmore works half-mile in the mud at Oaklawn for Rebel
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Posted Sunday, March 13
Edited Press Release Co-owner/trainer Ron Moquett called an audible Sunday morning at Oaklawn Park, working Southwest (G3) runner-up Whitmore in company ahead of Saturday’s $900,000 Rebel (G2). Breezing over a muddy, sealed surface with Greta Kuntzweiler in the irons, Whitmore and Grade 3 scorer...
McLaughlin: ‘Frosted is ready’ to run big in Dubai World Cup
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Posted Sunday, March 13
Frosted is firing on all cylinders ahead of the March 26 Dubai World Cup (G1), trainer Kiaran McLaughlin tells godolphin.com. "He has never been better," McLaughlin said of the Tapit colt, who romped in track-record time in his Dubai debut in the February 4 Maktoum Challenge Round 2 (G2). "We...
Surgical Strike scores exciting win for Battaglia’s last call
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Posted Sunday, March 13
Edited Press Release Nearly last in the early going, Surgical Strike made a powerful move leaving the backstretch, went wide for running room in the stretch and blew by the field to take the $92,357 John Battaglia Memorial S. by 2 1/2 lengths Saturday evening at Turfway Park. Blue Wings was out...
Last Wednesday, March 9, Twinspires Twitter members were again treated to special picks for Buffalo Raceway. The March 9 quartet of suggested contenders was tweeted from @FrankCotolo on Twitter and retweeted by @twinspires and @BuffaloRaceway. This week, two winners from four contenders won. In...
Kobe’s Back made it two in a row on Saturday at Santa Anita Park when rallying down the center of the track to prevail in the $301,035 San Carlos (G2) under jockey Gary Stevens. The gray son of Flatter just made his five-year-old debut a half-length victory in the Palos Verdes (G2) on February 7...
