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Wathnan Racing’s Dark Trooper made a remarkable run from last to score in the final strides of the AED 1 million HH The President Cup at Abu Dhabi Turf Club Dec. 6.

Nearly eight months of racing inactivity proved no obstacle for Just Beat the Odds, who fired fresh to defeat Acoustic Ave and three other rivals in the $242,500 Elite Power Stakes (G3) Dec. 6 at Aqueduct Racetrack.

The new owners of Bishops Bay received a quick dividend on their recent purchase in the $500,000 Cigar Mile Handicap (G2). In a few months' time, they'll find out if they struck gold.

On Dec. 6 at Aqueduct Racetrack, the promising juvenile Paladin took a major step toward fulfilling his connections' Kentucky Derby (G1) dreams by defeating Renegade and Balboa in the $250,000 Remsen Stakes (G2).

Jockey Daisuke Fukumoto made a bold move aboard Hammerhead with 5 furlongs to go in the 1 1/2-mile Valedictory Stakes (G3) Dec. 6 at Woodbine and it paid off with a length victory over his rallying stablemate Jokestar.

Travis White has been working alongside Ben Taylor at Taylor Made Stallions for 18 years. Taylor will assume a new role as chairman of the board for the family-owned and -operated farm near Nicholasville, Ky.

HISA releases its Third Quarter Metrics Report for 2025. The figures show a high level of equine safety: 99.9% of Thoroughbred racehorse starts did not result in a fatality within 72 hours of racing due to race-related injuries.

A deep field of runners, including group 1 winner Danyah, contests the Thoroughbred edition of the HH The President Cup at Abu Dhabi Turf Club Dec. 6.

Between Del Mar and Santa Anita Park’s meets, jockey Antonio Fresu is riding in the United Arab Emirates, giving him the chance to ride Dec. 6 in the 33rd UAE President Cup for Arabians and the HH The President Cup…