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Noble Drama wins the City of Dania Stakes at Gulfstream Park.
Harold Queen s Noble Drama called on his family s class to rally from far off the pace to win Sunday s $60,000 City of Dania, a rapidly run contest in which multiple Grade 1 stakes-placed Jesus Team, the 7-10 favorite, was never a factor while finishing fifth in a highly anticipated return to action.
The City of Dania, a one-turn mile overnight handicap for 3-year-olds and up, headlined an 11-race program that wrapped up a weekend of racing action that included Papetu s victorious comeback in the $75,000 Carry Back and Competitive Speed s return to winning form in the Hallandale Beach on Saturday.
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Jaxon Traveler winning the Maryland Juvenile Futurity
West Point Thoroughbreds and Marvin Delfiner s speedy sophomore Jaxon Traveler, a head shy of being undefeated through five starts that include a pair of stakes victories, returns to Maryland seeking his first graded score in Saturday s $200,000 Chick Lang (G3) at Pimlico Race Course.
The 46th running of the six-furlong Chick Lang and 23rd renewal of the 1 1/16-mile Sir Barton, both for 3-year-olds, are among 10 stakes, six graded, worth $2.25 million in purses on a spectacular 14-race program headlined by the 146th renewal of the Preakness Stakes (G1), Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown.
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Medaglia d Oro colt Prevalence winning by three lengths under Tyler Gaffalione
Godolphin LLC s Prevalence took a giant step forward Thursday at Gulfstream Park, where the highly regarded 3-year-old colt registered a dominating optional claiming allowance victory that may very well lead to a Kentucky Derby (G1) prep race for his next start.
Bet down to 1-9 in a field of six 3-year-olds on the strength of a dazzling debut in a seven-furlong maiden special weight event at Gulfstream Jan. 23, Prevalence scored by three lengths in his return to action while running the one-turn mile in 1:35.82.
“I think it was a good step up for the horse going from the seven [furlongs] to a mile. It seemed like he got the distance good; the time was good,” trainer Brendan Walsh said. “We can t ask for much more than what we saw.”