Ky. approves random race horse drug testing (AP)
Kentucky horse racing officials have implemented random drug testing for race horses ahead of this fall's Breeders' Cup. The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission unanimously approved the measure on Tuesday, hoping it further deters instances of blood doping and use of performance-enhancing drugs.
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Gotta Have Her wins Del Mar's Palomar Handicap (AP)
Gotta Have Her swept to the lead in the upper stretch and beat Go Forth North by a neck Monday to win the $150,000 Palomar Handicap on Monday. Ridden by Mike Smith, the 6-year-old mare ran the 1 1/16-miles on grass in 1:42.39, and paid $4, $3 and $2.10. Go Forth North returned $5.80 and $2.60. Lilly Fa Pootz was another half-length back in third and paid $2.10 to show.
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Pursue A Dream wins Remington's top turf race (AP)
Pursue A Dream rode the rail and led from wire to wire Monday to win the $125,000 DeBartolo Memorial Breeders' Cup, the most lucrative turf race of Remington Park's thoroughbred season. The 5-year-old gelding bred in Kentucky took the lead a few strides from the start on his way to a seventh win in 37 starts.
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Mr Piloto wins All American Futurity (AP)
In the second-closest finish to an All American Futurity in its 52 years, long shot Mr Piloto beat JLS Mr Bigtime by a nose and Dominyun by a neck. The only time the 440-yard race has a closer finish was in 1972 when the top four horses were each a nose apart in the race won by Possumjet. It was the first All American win for jockey Esgar Ramirez and trainer Felipe Quintero.
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One More Laugh wins $300,000 Cane Pace (AP)
One More Laugh set a course record while rolling to a wire-to-wire win in the $300,000 Cane Pace at Freehold Raceway on Monday, beating Rockin Image by 4 lengths. Driven by Tim Tetrick and trained by Ray Schnittker, the gelding started from the rail and covered the mile in 1:50.3 to win the opening leg of pacing's Triple Crown for 3-year-olds.
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R Heat Lightning wins Spinaway Stakes (AP)
R Heat Lightning and jockey Garrett Gomes took control late and went on to win by four lengths in Sunday's $250,000 Spinaway Stakes for 2-year-old fillies at Saratoga Race Course. R Heat Lightning, one of four Spinaway starters trained by Todd Pletcher, ran seven furlongs in 1:25.29 for her second win in three starts and first Grade 1 title.
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Get Serious sets Monmouth Park turf record (AP)
Get Serious broke his own turf course record in winning the $200,000 Red Bank Stakes at Monmouth Park on Sunday, beating Nownownow by a neck. Ridden by Pablo Fragoso and trained by John Forbes, the 6-year old gelding covered the mile on the firm course in 1:32.37, besting the 1:32.70 mark he set in July 2009.
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Quality Road cruises to victory in Woodward (AP)
Heavily favored Quality Road drew away in the stretch and cruised to a 4 3/4 -length victory in the $750,000 Woodward Stakes at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday. The Todd Pletcher-trained Quality Road, a 3-10 favorite ridden by John Velazquez, ran 1 1/8 miles in 1:50 and earned $450,000 for owner Edward P.
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