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Buy or Sell on Road to Breeders’ Cup: How Does Mindframe Measure Up?

The fields for the 14 races that comprise the Breeders’ Cup World Championships really begin to come into focus in summer and fall. This regular feature will offer a snapshot profile of one of the previous weekend’s standout stars, usually a Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series winner, and assess their chances to win Oct. 31-Nov. 1 at Del Mar.

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Hall of Fame Trainer D. Wayne Lukas Dies at Age 89

Racing Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas, whose life included many different chapters – nearly all of which shaped today’s racing – died June 28 in Louisville, Ky. He was 89.

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Thorpedo Anna Rebounds with Easy Victory in Fleur de Lis Stakes

Thorpedo Anna put to rest any lingering doubts about her talents as a 4-year-old by thundering to her seventh stakes score in the $498,500 Grade 2 Fasig-Tipton Fleur de Lis Stakes June 28 at Churchill Downs.

Mindframe, Sierra Leone, First Mission, Stephen Foster Stakes, Churchill Downs.

Mindframe Beats Star-Studded Field in Stephen Foster Win

Mindframe pressed a slow early pace then proved best in the lane to defeat a star-studded field in the $940,000 Stephen Foster Stakes going 1 1/8 miles at Churchill Downs June 28.

Wise Dan: How One Racehorse Defined What It Means to Be a Champion

What defines a champion?

Is it talent; the raw ability that gives an athlete the ability to excel in their sport? Is it accomplishments; the record of achievements that their talent enables them to compile? Or is it something else entirely; an innate desire to perform as well as possible and give your all every time you compete?

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