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2018 B.C. (Before Covid) was a simpler time. A time where no one considered color matching their mask to their seersucker. It also was a time when one of the all-time horse racing underdogs flashed an ability rarely seen in the sport, and even more rarely took time to develop that ability into habit.

Getting to Know Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf Contender Gufo

The fields for the 14 races that comprise the Breeders’ Cup World Championships begin to really come into focus in late summer and early fall.

Key Takeaways from Travers Stakes Weekend

Tom Pedulla presents five takeaways from the $1.25 million Runhappy Travers Stakes on Saturday at Saratoga Race Course and other major developments this weekend:

Medina Spirit Wins Shared Belief Stakes in Return

Zedan Racing Stables' Medina Spirit made his first race appearance in over three months a winning one as he cruised to a front-running 1 ¼-length victory in the $100,500 Shared Belief Stakes Aug. 29 at Del Mar.

Ginobili Prevails in Pat O'Brien to Earn Breeders' Cup Berth

Though the $202,000 Grade 2 Pat O'Brien Stakes attracted a bevy of graded stakes winners, Ginobili brought improving comeback form to spring a mild upset. The 4-year-old gelding brought home his first stakes trophy, fittingly at Del Mar, the location of all three of his lifetime victories.

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