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A half brother to multiple stakes winner Hogy, Gufo won the English Channel with Irad Ortiz Jr. aboard
Saturday s Grade 1, $700,000 Man o War Stakes at Belmont Park drew a field of eight top level marathon turf runners with seven having proven competitive at this level in races around North America. Then there s Sovereign, making his North American debut and returning to the races after last racing in November. Sovereign has earned $1.14 million in his career, top in this field, the bulk of that when winning the Group 1 Irish Derby in the summer of 2019.
Next in terms of earnings is Channel Cat, who won the Grade 2 Bowling Green Stakes in the summer of 2019 as well and who finished second in the Grade 2 Elkhorn Stakes in his most recent race. Another horse which earned a big win in 2019 but not since is Ziyad, who was victorious in the Group 1 Grand Prix de Deauville in August of that year. He makes his third start in the U.S. since importing last fall and
Handicapping: Royal Ship in Californian, Other Plays
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Smooth Like Strait Faces Elders in Kilroe Mile
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Grade 2 Winner Sharp Samurai Retired To Old Friends Sponsored by:
Sharp Samurai and jockey Gary Stevens win the Grade III, $150,000 La Jolla Handicap, Sunday, August 6, 2017 at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, Del Mar CA.© BENOIT PHOTO
Multiple Grade 2 winner Sharp Samurai has been retired from racing, and he will take up residence at Old Friends Equine Retirement in Georgetown, Ky., BloodHorse reports.
The 7-year-old First Samurai gelding finished his on-track career with earnings of $1,111,270, winning eight of 23 starts. A west-coast mainstay, his most notable triumphs came in the Grade 2 Del Mar Derby, Twilight Derby, and City of Hope Mile Stakes, as well as the G3 La Jolla Handicap.