As expected in August, this week's rankings are dominated by Saratoga (4) and Del Mar (1). 5-BUBSTER, SAR, 8/22-1st, 1m VIDEO Beyer Speed Figure-84 (g, 3, Honest Mischief–Vortex Road, by Quality Road) O/B-Flying P Stable (NY). T-Bruce Levine. J-Ricardo Santana Jr. Bubster nearly made the list a month ago in his second career outing when

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Shadwell Stable's Tahaluf (Curlin) was no better than the 67-10 fourth choice in a field where just one of the 11 entrants had previous race experience and parlayed a perfect trip into a first-out score in a strong-looking maiden Monday at Horseshoe Indianapolis. Content to settle just ahead of midfield as favored My Pal Al

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Fernando De La Cruz notched his first win as a trainer Monday at Gulfstream Park when he saddled Smart Lisa (Audible) for a 2 3/4-length victory in the day's second race, a mile $17,500 maiden claiming race for fillies and mares on turf. De La Cruz, who galloped and worked as an assistant for veteran

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A federal judge has set an Oct. 18, 2027, trial date for a levothyroxine (Thyro-L) case involving a Fairmount Park trainer who sued the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) last year over the definition of the word “possession” after that banned substance was found in his barn in 2024. But the case has lingered

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Robin Smullen-Tagg has been named the inaugural winner of the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association's D. Wayne Lukas Award. Smullen-Tagg has been the right hand of trainer Barclay Tagg for over 26 years and her expertise helped guide the careers of popular New York-bred Classic winners Funny Cide and Tiz the Law, both of whom

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