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No More Haggis Puts On a Clinic in Valedictory Stakes
No More Haggis had been running well in his last three races, but they all resulted in second place finishes. Finally, in the Valedictory Stakes at WO, he would get to the winners circle, making the most of the full twelve furlongs in which the race consists of.
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Folsom Tradition Dominates LCD Ladies
All of the racing at FG on Saturday would have to deal with the rain, and in the LCD Ladies, this would lead to one scratch as Blue Party Rain, despite seemingly being named for this weather, would opt out.
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Cp El Gran Ecstasy Handles Soft Going in LCD Turf
Four horses took part in the LCD Turf at FG on Saturday, and with a virtual afternoon rain dampening the track, the field would have to deal with soft turf conditions. For Cp El Gran Ecstasy, that was a welcome development, as the last time he won it was also on soft turf.
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Quality Field in Valedictory Stakes
North of the border on Sunday, we will have the 11th running of the Grade 3 Valedictory Stakes. It will run for its traditional $125.000 purse, so it is a smaller event that could possibly springboard horses into bigger and better things.
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LCD Ladies Fills with Five This Year
A field of five will be taking part in the LCD Ladies this year, which is part of a big day for LA-breds at FG. We should be glad that we will be able to watch it, because this is not a race that has been run often within the game.
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Four Run in LCD Turf
It is a rather quiet weekend this week in the virtual racing world, but some LA-bred races will give us something to talk about. Unfortunately, they are not the biggest fields.
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Charity Jane Claims The Garland Of Roses Handicap
At odds of 22/1, Charity Jane was the longest shot on the board for the Garland of Roses Handicap. Like others in the field, the filly was moving from the turf to the main track, but those in the stands still would not think as highly of her.
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Splash Mountain Repeats as The Cigar Mile Handicap Winner
After winning the Cigar Mile Handicap last year, the great Splash Mountain had gone winless, despite still running well. A good cure for rediscovering your winning ways can be to revisit a race that you once were able to win, and for Splash Mountain that would prove to be what it took to get back to the winners circle.
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Pink Authority Prevails in The Go For Wand Handicap
After Smokey Stover picked up Pink Authority in private sales for $135.000, the filly went on to win four out of her next five races, including a couple of PA-bred stakes.
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The Garland of Roses Handicap Lacks a Headliner
The 12th running of the Garland of Roses Handicap will take place at AQU on Sunday, and this is a race that has appeared inconsistently on the race calendar. It would debut in 2004, and then took a few years off. After returning, it would then not be run last year as well.