Last year's GI Kentucky Oaks victress Good Cheer (Medaglia d'Oro) got her 2026 campaign off to a winning start with a stylish victory in the Iowa Distaff Friday night at Prairie Meadows. Winless since her victory in the aforementioned Spring marquee for fillies last season, Good Cheer was off the board in the GI Acorn

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She's not just a California girl. Mizumi (Justify) took her show on the road Friday night, and put in a workman-like effort to win the Iowa Oaks at Prairie Meadows. A debut winner May 2 at Santa Anita Park, she turned around June 13 to collect her first black-type victory in the GIII Summertime Oaks.

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All the pretty filly needed was a folding lawn chair and some ice-cold lemonade to make it made in the shade. The aptly named Sippin Pretty (Yaupon–Tiz Imaginary, by Tizway) was overlooked on the tote at 26-1, but those that did make a wager on the 3-year-old were rewarded handsomely as she flew home a

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Edited Press Release The Reins of Hope 2026 online charity auction will open Friday, July 10, bringing together the racing community and supporters from across the country to raise funds for those affected by the devastating June 16 barn fire at the Saratoga Casino Hotel harness track in Saratoga Springs, New York. Created by Kentucky

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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The first thing you notice about trainer Mike Maker these days is that there is a lot less of him. About 60 pounds worth. “Not eating and a lot of walking,” Maker said when asked how he dropped the pounds. The slim and trim Maker is hoping that his 6-year-old gelding

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