2021 Breeders’ Cup Wrap Up

Lahudood found an opening in the lane and squeezed through for the upset Saturday in the $600,000 Flower Bowl Invitational for fillies and mares at Belmont Park. Lahudood had the rail in the 1-mile race on the turf and jockey Alan Garcia never vacated the fence. He sent the 4-year-old through an inside gap in deep stretch for a three-quarter length victory over the pacesetting Rosinka with 4-5…

Irish-trained horses look set to repeat last year’s dominance of the Grand National as they were given the top five weights for the famous marathon steeplechase at Aintree, Liverpool on April 8. Five of last year’s top six finishers were trained in Ireland and the weights for April’s race announced on Tuesday contains 20 horses trained in the country out of the top 40 entries — the maximum runners allowed — on the list. Michael O’Leary’s Gigginstown House Stud won with Rule The World last year and the businessman appears intent on staging a repeat with 12 of his 16 entries on the 109-horse list guaranteed a run if trainer Gordon Elliot opts to race them.

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Friday at Woodbine Mohawk Park, Ammo was an upset winner of the feature 2-Year-Old Colt and Gelding Pace. Also on the card, Special Way won the 2-Year-Old Filly Trot, Sylvia Hanover won the 2-Year-Old Filly Pace, and Gaines Hanover won the 2-Year-Old Colt and Gelding Trot. Get the results, charts, and photos here.

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