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Mendelssohn, Half-Brother To Into Mischief And Beholder, Retired To Coolmore’s Ashford Stud

December 2, 2018
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All Tracks, Los Alamitos

Breeders’ Cup winner and $3,000,000 Keeneland September Yearling Sale topper Mendelssohn has been retired from racing and will stand at Coolmore America’s Ashford Stud for 2019. “All of our team loved Mendelssohn from the first time we saw him as…

Mendelssohn Well-Behaved While ‘Stretching His Legs’ Before Cigar Mile

November 30, 2018
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All Tracks, Los Alamitos

Mendelssohn, the 2-1 morning-line favorite for Saturday’s $750,000 Cigar Mile, enjoyed his first steps over the Aqueduct main track on Friday morning as he continues his quest for a Grade 1 win on a dirt track. The regally-bred Scat Daddy…

Mendelssohn Well-Behaved While ‘Stretching His Legs’ Before Cigar Mile

November 30, 2018
Import News
All Tracks, Los Alamitos

Mendelssohn, the 2-1 morning-line favorite for Saturday’s $750,000 Cigar Mile, enjoyed his first steps over the Aqueduct main track on Friday morning as he continues his quest for a Grade 1 win on a dirt track. The regally-bred Scat Daddy…

Mendelssohn Cuts Back In Distance For G1 Cigar Mile

November 28, 2018
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All Tracks, Los Alamitos

The globetrotting Grade 1 winner Mendelssohn, Grade 2 Kelso victor Patternrecognition and emerging star Copper Town headline a talented field of eight for the 30th running of the Grade 1, $750,000 Cigar Mile Handicap, presented by NYRA Bets, on Saturday…

Mendelssohn, Copper Town Highlight Cigar Mile Probables

November 25, 2018
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All Tracks, Los Alamitos

World traveler Mendelssohn and emerging star Copper Town headline a prospective field of 10 for the 30th running of the Grade 1, $750,000 Cigar Mile Handicap presented by NYRA Bets, scheduled for December 1 at Aqueduct Racetrack. The Cigar Mile,…