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The road to next month’s Hambletonian and Hambletonian Oaks passes through Vernon Downs this Sunday (July 19) when the upstate New York oval hosts Grade 2 Dr. Harry M. Zweig Memorial races for 3-year-old male and female trotters.
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Hall of Fame trainer Ron Burke has already won two G2 Spirit of Massachusetts Trots with It’s Academic, but he'll be looking to add a third on the strength of a powerful pair of starters he will bring to Plainridge Park for this year’s $300,000 race.
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Charlie’s to Blame led throughout the $150,000 Kitten’s Joy Stakes at Gulfstream Park in February 2025. The same tactics will be employed when the 4-year-old colt starts in a tough allowance race at 1 1/16 miles on turf at Del Mar on Friday.
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After a failed attempt against older fillies and mares three weeks ago, Thundering On returns to the 3-year-old filly division in Saturday’s Group 1 Irish Oaks at the Curragh with an outstanding chance for her second major stakes win of the year.
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Mc Vay, third in the Grade 2 Hollywood Gold Cup at Santa Anita on May 25, will be withdrawn from Saturday’s Grade 2 San Diego Handicap at Del Mar.
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Mr Percy, a slight favorite over Cyber Ninja, outfinished that rival in the stretch to win Thursday’s $75,000 Jonathan Kiser Memorial Novice Stakes by a half-length at Saratoga. It was 7 1/2 lengths back to Lynches Knock in third.
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Flight Command, the first progeny of Flightline to win in the U.S. − something he did by 10 lengths at Aqueduct on June 25 − is being pointed to the Grade 2, $250,000 Saratoga Special on Aug. 1.
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There are a pair of races for 2-year-olds on Saturday’s Saratoga card that figure to garner perhaps even more interest than usual. Race 1, a six-furlong event for males, features the debut of Powerline, a son of Flightline who brought $1.8 million as a yearling at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga sale last August.
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The 3-year-old filly Slay the Day has been retired following her win in the Grade 3 Soaring Softly Stakes at Saratoga on June 7.
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Derick Giwner's analysis of the Saturday 7/18 card at The Meadowlands.
