Hamilton upbeat for Brazil finale

Ginger Punch gave Bobby Frankel a victory in absentia Saturday, holding off Hystericalady by a neck in the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Distaff. The Hall of Fame trainer was back home in Southern California tending to his 8-year-old dog Happy, who is ill. The Australian sheepdog is a frequent presence around Frankel’s barn.

UAE Derby runner-up Summer is Now headlines the list of seven late Triple Crown nominations made eligible by a $6000 fee by the March 28 deadline.

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Jockey Edgar Prado was thrown from his horse after a race at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday, apparently injuring his ankle in the fall. Prado, who won the 2006 Kentucky Derby aboard Barbaro, had guided Admiral Bird to a second-place finish in the seventh race, and was galloping out around the clubhouse turn when the horse was bumped by another runner.