In a photo finish that took the stewards several minutes to decipher, the GI Jenny Wiley finished in a thrilling dead-heat between EXPENSIVE QUEEN (m, 5, Lope de Vega {Ire}–Witches Brew {Ire}, by Duke of Marmalade {Ire}) and SEGESTA (m, 5 Ghostzapper–Antone, by First Defence). In a tale of two trips, the mares broke from

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Resolute Racing's LA RASCASSE (f, 3, Authentic–Hallawallah, by Candy Ride {Arg}) lost the lead inside the final furlong to fellow first-time starter Belle (Uncle Mo), but the 6-1 chance dug down determinedly and had her head in front at the conclusion of a hot-looking maiden special weight Saturday afternoon at Keeneland. The effort was good

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The final day of the under-tack preview show ahead of next week's Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's Spring Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training finished up with a trio of :9 3/5 marks, including one set by the very first horse to work. The filly (hip 1221), by Airdrie Stud's Girvin, was a $165,000 Keeneland September grad

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A well-backed 2-1 on career debut, Robert Masterson and Jack Hamilton's Pinto (Nyquist)–trained by Norm Casse–found the wire a head better than the Mark Casse-conditioned Rockin Robin (Spun to Run) to keep it all in the family Saturday afternoon at Keeneland. Drawn widest in a field scratched down to seven, the $190,000 Keeneland January and

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Jockey Ryusei Sakai, who rode Forever Young (Jpn) (Real Steel {Jpn}) to a narrow third-place effort in the 2024 GI Kentucky Derby and has since piloted him to four top-level victories, has picked up the ride on G2 UAE Derby winner Wonder Dean (Jpn) (Dee Majesty {Jpn}) for this year's Run to the Roses on

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