by T.D. Thornton-Last Saturday's news that the No. 1-ranked Paladin (Gun Runner) will miss the GI Kentucky Derby with a non-displaced condylar fracture of his right front ankle created a vacancy atop this list. Any set of Derby rankings abhors a vacuum, but it wasn't easy deciding which of several worthy candidates out of the

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Lael Stables' She Feels Pretty (Karakontie {Jpn}–Summer Sweet, by More Than Ready), last season's Eclipse champion turf female, has been retired from racing, according to the DRF Monday. “She had an issue that just was going to take even longer to resolve, and she'd have no time for a campaign,” trainer Cherie DeVaux told DRF.

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When Chad Brown presented Michael Dubb the opportunity to buy into a 2-year-old filly who had raced just once in France last summer, the trainer admitted the price tag might be the only concern. Dubb and partners Steven Bouchey, Thirty Year Racing and Michael Caruso ultimately went ahead with the purchase and Parfois (Ire) (Kodi

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Leaving his debut education far behind him on Monday, Ballydoyle's $1million Keeneland September sensation Shaftesbury Avenue (Maxfield) imposed his considerable presence on his maiden at Navan. Fitted with cheekpieces following his third at The Curragh earlier this month, the 2-1 second favourite was sent forward by Wayne Lordan to put it up to his 14 rivals

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A pair of jockeys who have been mainstays at Gulfstream Park have announced their stepping away from the South Florida riding colony. Jockey Luca Panici, after riding over 15 years in Florida, retired from riding at the conclusion of Sunday's program at Gulfstream, while Edgard Zayas shift his tack to New York after the Championship

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