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Seven Key Questions for the Pennsylvania Derby

California Chrome exercises on the track at Parx Racing in preparation for the Pennsylvania Derby (Photo by Eclipse Sportswire)

BENSALEM, Pa.— Tom Pedulla of America’s Best Racing asks – and answers – questions revolving around California Chrome’s comeback in the $1-million Pennsylvania Derby Saturday at Parx Racing:

Q: How ready is California Chrome for his return?

Plenty of Game from Lucky Player in Iroquois

Lucky Player prevailed in the Grade 3 Iroquois Stakes on Saturday at Churchill DOwns. (Photo by Eclipse Sportswire)

Lucky Player flashed an impressive combination of talent and competitive fire on Saturday at Churchill Downs en route to a hard-fought victory in the Grade 3 Iroquois Stakes.

The Jockey Club Tour on FOX Heads North for Woodbine Mile

The Jockey Club Tour on FOX heads north of the border on Sunday, Sept. 14 with live coverage of the $1-million Ricoh Woodbine Mile and the $300,000 Northern Dancer Turf Stakes from Woodbine in Toronto, Ontario. The broadcast begins at 5 p.m. ET and runs through 6:30 p.m.

Itsmyluckyday Scores First Grade 1 Victory in Woodward

Itsmyluckyday edged out Moreno to win his first Grade 1 in the Woodward Stakes. (Photos by NYRA/Coglinese Photos)

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Trainer Edward Plesa Jr. compared the stretch duel between his Itsmyluckyday and Whitney Invitational winner Moreno in Saturday’s Woodward Stakes to Muhammad Ali’s epic bouts with Joe Frazier.

And he was right.

Turf Stars Shine in Sword Dancer

A field of seven turf distance specialists will line up to contest the 1 1/2-mile Sword Dancer Invitational on Sunday at Saratoga Race Course. The winner will take home Grade 1 glory and the lion's share of a $500,000 purse. Main Sequence, winner of the United Nations Stakes in July in his first U.S. start, heads the field with runner-up Twilight Eclipse back to challenge. Imagining looks to regain his form after winning the Man o' War Stakes in May but disappointing in his most recent try.

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