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Knicks Go in Saudi Arabia on Feb. 18
The following notes about contenders in the $20 million Saudi Cup, scheduled for Feb. 20, were provided by the Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia.
Bangkok (IRE) – Anna Lisa Balding was happy with what she saw from the British raider, who was not overly extended in a visit to the dirt track.
“He just had a trot around and then a canter around,” she said. “Her work rider Maddy O Meara came back with a smile on her face, and that s good enough for me.”
Charlatan (USA) – The Bob Baffert-trained 4-year-old followed his typical routine leading up to a race galloping 2400m over the dirt track.
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Admission Office and Julien Leparoux winning the Louisville Stakes over favored Arklow
Amerman Racing LLC s Admission Office will return from a six-month layoff in Saturday s $100,000 Tropical Turf (G3) at Gulfstream Park. In a perfect world, the 6-year-old son of Point of Entry would be bypassing the mile turf stakes to prepare for a second straight start in the $1 million Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational (G1) Jan. 23.
“We would have loved to run in the Pegasus Turf again, but he hasn t run since June. He needed some time off after his last race and the Pegasus Turf comes up too soon,” said trainer Brian Lynch, noting a prep race would have been needed to make it back to the Pegasus Turf.