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Classic Pack beat 13-1 odds for a 3/4 -length victory over Red Zipper in the $100,000 West Point Handicap at Saratoga Race Course before a record crowd of over 72,000 on Sunday. The 4-year-old son of Regal Classic, ridden by Cornelio Velasquez, covered 1 1/8 miles on the Mellon turf course in 1:47.77.

Britain’s RMT transport union said on Tuesday its members would go on strike on rail networks across the country on April 8, the day of this year’s Grand National steeplechase, in the latest action in a dispute over who should open and close train doors. The union said its workers on Merseyrail in northwest England, which runs rail links to the Aintree race course where the Grand National race is staged, would stage a 24-hour walkout after talks broke down with employers. “RMT recognises the severe impact that the action will have on Grand National Day but we are dealing with an employer that refuses to listen or engage with the union on the critical issue of safe rail operation,” RMT General Secretary Mick Cash said in a statement.

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Saturday, favorite War of Will cruised home by 2 1/4 lengths to win the Risen Star Stakes (G2) at the Fair Grounds over Country House and Roiland. Also on the card, Serengeti Empress won the Rachel Alexandra Stakes (G2), Silver Dust won the Mineshaft Handicap (G3), Synchrony won the Fair Grounds Handicap (G3), Mitchell Road won the Albert M. Stall Memorial Stakes, and Chaos Theory won the Colonel Power Stakes. Get the results, charts, and photos here.

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