El Areeb wins on fast track in Withers

Saturday at Monouth Park, Authentic led all the way and held off NY Traffic by a nose to win the Haskell Invitational (G1) with Dr Post third. Get the results, charts, and photos here.

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Magna Entertainment Corporation acquired full ownership of Pimlico Race Course and Laurel Park on Monday after exercising its option to purchase the remaining interest in The Maryland Jockey Club. Magna Entertainment will pay about $18.3 million plus interest to the De Francis Entities, under the terms of an option agreement put in place in 2002.

Diamond Stripes took the lead in midstretch and then survived a foul claim by runner-up Magna Graduate’s jockey to win the $500,000 Meadowlands Cup by a half-length Friday night. Jockey John Velazquez claimed Diamond Stripes and jockey Cornelio Velasquez interfered at the top of the stretch, but the stewards at the Meadowlands Racetrack found nothing wrong.