Study of Man wins French Derby

Donato Hanover matched the fastest mile ever by a trotter, winning the $742,000 Kentucky Futurity in 1:50.1 on Saturday at The Red Mile Donato Hanover matched the record set earlier in the day by Giant Diablo and set a record for 3-year-old colt trotters en route to his 19th straight victory. Driven by Ron Pierce, Donato Hanover took the lead with a quarter-mile to go and held off Arch Madness to…

Saturday was part of “Win and You’re In” weekend at Santa Anita, where Defunded upset favored stablemate Country Grammer in the Awesome Again Stakes (G1). Also on the card, Masteroffoxhounds won the John Henry Turf Championship (G2), Howbeit won the Santa Anita Sprint Championship (G2), Beyond Brilliant won the City of Hope Mile (G2), Whatmakessammyrun won the Eddie D Stakes (G2), and Connie Swingle won the Unzip Me Stakes. Get the results, charts, and photos here.

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Court Vision rallied to beat Halo Najib by a half-length Sunday in the $171,150 Iroquois Stakes for 2-year-olds at Churchill Downs. Court Vision, ridden by Julien Leparoux, ran a mile in 1:37.26, and paid $19.60, $9, and $5.20 in his first race on a traditional dirt surface. Halo Najib returned $4.80 and $4, and St.