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Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf To Be Sponsored By Prevagen

Prevagen is now the official brain health partner of the Breeders' Cup World Championships and title partner of the Prevagen GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf, Breeders' Cup Limited said in a release Thursday.

“We are delighted to welcome Prevagen, one of America's most dynamic brain health support providers, as an official partner of this year's World Championships,” said Heather Higgins, Senior Vice President of Corporate Partnerships for Breeders' Cup Limited. “Prevagen's commitment to the name-in-title partnership of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf, and their support of our historic 40th running celebration through the Memorable Moments campaign, are great ways to kick off this new partnership.”

Prevagen will also partner with Breeders' Cup in “Memorable Moments presented by Prevagen,” a televised series of vignettes highlighting Thoroughbred racing history that has been made since the first running of the Breeders' Cup World Championships in 1984.

“Memorable Moments presented by Prevagen” will appear during the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series: Win and You're In broadcasts on NBC, FOX, and CNBC and during the Breeders' Cup itself.

 

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Richest Prep Series Gets Richer At Oaklawn

Oaklawn Park is pumping nearly $1 million more into the purses for its 3-year-old races, the track said in a release Wednesday.

Oaklawn increased the purses of the four races pointing toward the GI Kentucky Derby a total of $600,000, with the GI Arkansas Derby bumped to $1,500,000 from $1,250,000; the GII Rebel S. going to $1,250,000 from $1,000,000; and the GIII Southwest S. and Smarty Jones increasing to $800,000 and $300,000, respectively.

The purses for the three races for 3-year-old fillies with GI Kentucky Oaks aspirations were also increased, with the GIII Fantasy S. increased to $750,000; the GIII Honeybee S. to $400,000 and the Martha Washington S. to $250,000–a total increase of $300,000.

Purses were also increased for 14 additional stakes races, including the two most important races for older runners. The GI Apple Blossom H. and the GII Oaklawn H. were both increased to $1.25 million, jumping the total purses in the stakes program to a record $16.2 million.

“It's absolutely remarkable how our stakes program has grown in recent years,” said Oaklawn President Louis Cella. “We've doubled the number of stakes we offer and have added millions to the purses. We want our fans to have the opportunity to see some of the top thoroughbreds in the country, and increasing the purses to this level will bring those horses. This is what our stakes program is all about.”

The Hot Springs track will also add two new races to the schedule for 3-year-old sprinters, the six-furlong $150,000 Ozark S. and the $150,000 Mockingbird S. for 3-year-old fillies, bringing the total number of stakes races to 47, also a track record.

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Summer Breezes: July 19, 2023

Some of the most highly anticipated races during the summer racing season are the 'baby' races during the boutique meetings at both Saratoga and Del Mar and at Ellis Park, which attract its fair share of high-priced offspring from a variety of top national outfits.

Summer Breezes highlights debuting 2-year-olds at those meetings that have been sourced at the breeze-up sales earlier in the year, with links to their under-tack previews. To follow are the horses entered for Saratoga Wednesday:

Wednesday, July 19, 2023
Saratoga 6, $83k, 2yo, f, (R), 5 1/2f, 4:00 p.m. ET
Horse (Sire), Sale, Price ($), Breeze
Almond Fudge (Practical Joke), OBSAPR, 50,000, click
C-Sterling Thoroughbreds, Agent; B-Glenn Del Russo
Bertrille (Vino Rosso), FTMMAY, 35,000, see below
C-Top Line Sales LLC, agent; B-Bruce Brown, agent

 

 

Crazy Cami (Audible), OBSAPR, 45,000, click
C-Mayberry Farm, Agent; B-Mike Maker
Tempting Lady (Enticed)–AE, FTMMAY, 40,000, see below
C-Pick View LLC, agent; B-Legion Bloodstock, agt. for Ryan Scott

 

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Army Mule’s Captain Courtney Impressive In Stakes Debut

Since finishing third against open maidens on Parx debut May 6, it's been nothing but blue skies for Captain Courtney (Army Mule) and the bay made light work of her first stakes assignment in Monday's Malvern Rose S. at Presque Isle Downs.

Just slightly beaten for speed as Scottish Symphony (Mendelssohn) led from the bell, the $90,000 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic breezer settled nicely towards the inside and appeared loaded as they neared the stretch. Switched out to deliver her challenge, the response was almost immediate, as she swamped the pacesetter outside the eighth pole and shot clear.

Captain Courtney, puchased in utero for $2,500 at the 20 Previous winners of the Malvern Rose include future Grade I scorers Shamrock Rose (champion) and Just One Time. 20 Fasig-Tipton February Sale, is the eighth stakes winner for Army Mule and is out of a half-sister to MGSW & MGISP Aikenite (Yes It's True). She is the last listed produce for her dam, who sadly died in 2020.

Previous winners of the Malvern Rose include future Grade I scorers Shamrock Rose (champion) and Just One Time.

Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.

 

 

 MALVERN ROSE S., $97,500, Presque Isle Downs, 7-17, (S), 3yo, f, 6 1/2f (AWT), 1:15.95, ft.
1–CAPTAIN COURTNEY, 121, f, 3, by Army Mule
1st Dam: Mareana, by Northern Afleet
2nd Dam: Silverlado, by Saint Ballado
3rd Dam: Silver Clover, by Secretariat
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. ($90,000 2yo '22 EASMAY). O-Arnold & Susan Davidov; B-Wesley R Bennett (PA); T-Michael J. Trombetta; J-Victor R. Carrasco. $60,000. Lifetime Record: 4-3-0-1, $117,670.
2–Scottish Symphony, 119, f, 3, Mendelssohn–Celtic Cross, by Giant's Causeway. ($235,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP). O-Tracy Farmer; B-Michael Moran (PA); T-Mark E Casse. $20,000.
3–Rusty My Brother, 121, f, 3, Social Inclusion–Estaprimo, by Primal Storm. 1ST BLACK-TYPE. O-Robert D Bone & Edward Rusty J Brown; B-Glenn E Brok LLC (PA); T-Tim Girten. $10,000.
Margins: 6 1/4, 6 3/4, 2HF. Odds: 1.10, 1.40, 3.60.
Also Ran: Wings of a Song, Golden Moonlight. Scratched: Late Frost, Peace in Paradise.

 

 

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