Baffert: ‘I can’t believe we’ve won this many races’

The Green Monkey sure didn’t look like a $16 million horse in his greatly anticipated debut at Belmont Park on Saturday. The most expensive horse purchased at auction started slowly and never mounted a serious threat, finishing third in a six-furlong maiden special weight several races before Rags to Riches ran in the Gazelle Stakes.

At Sha Tin on Sunday, local hero Time Warp won the Longines Hong Kong Cup over favorite Werther with Neorealism fourth. Get the results, chart, and photos here.

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Champion thoroughbred John Henry is recovering well after battling dehydration last week, officials at the Kentucky Horse Park said Monday. The 32-year-old gelding, who won Horse of the Year honors in 1981 and 1984, was treated with intravenous fluids last week when kidney problems prevented him from staying hydrated said Cathy Roby, barn manager at the Park’s Hall of Champions.