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‘Precocious’ American Pharoah Juveniles To Debut Wednesday At Aqueduct

April 14, 2019
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Wednesday afternoon’s opening race at Aqueduct Racetrack will mark the year’s first 2-year-old maiden race at the Big A, featuring the debut of 2015 Triple Crown winner American Pharoah’s first two starters in North America when Lady Delaware and Tesorina…

‘A Lovely Mind’: American Pharoah’s First Runner Comes Home A Winner At Naas

April 14, 2019
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Just one day after Gleneagles made a perfect start to his stallion career, the first runner by US Triple Crown hero American Pharoah scored impressively over five furlongs at Naas. All eyes were on Monarch Of Egypt (American Pharoah –…

Magical, Magic Wand Lead Ballydoyle Brigade For Dubai World Cup Card

March 5, 2019
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Last year’s Dubai World Cup night saw a procession from the hugely talented Mendelssohn in the UAE Derby sponsored by The Saeed & Mohammed Al Naboodah Group (G2) before targeting big races in America through his 3-year-old campaign. Such was…

Coolmore, O’Brien To Send Out Three In Patton Stakes For ‘European Road’ Derby Points

February 28, 2019
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With three races remaining on the European Road to the Kentucky Derby, Friday’s Patton Stakes at Dundalk Stadium in Ireland could serve as a major key prep for a trio of Aiden O’Brien trainees that were entered in the one-mile race. Carded as Race…

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

December 2, 2018
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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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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
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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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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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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,…