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Dr. Venkman Busts Out in Del Mar's Pat O'Brien, Secures Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile Berth

When Dr. Venkman drew inside yet again, this time for the Grade 2 $250,000 Pat O'Brien Stakes Aug. 23 at Del Mar, trainer Mark Glatt wasn't happy, but as the race unfolded, Dr. Venkman found a big hole on the rail and gamely shot through for the victory.

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Sovereignty Reigns Supreme, Gives Mott First Travers Win in a Runaway

Are there any worlds left for Bill Mott to conquer? The Hall of Fame trainer added a win in the bucket list race he yearned for when Sovereignty roared off to a whopping 10-length victory in the $1.25 million Grade 1 DraftKings Travers Stakes Aug.

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Ron Turcotte, Secretariat’s Hall of Fame Jockey, Dies at 84

Retired jockey Ron Turcotte, remembered for riding Secretariat to win the 1973 Triple Crown during a Hall of Fame career that ended prematurely in 1978 due to a tragic racing injury, died of natural causes Aug. 22 in his Drummond home outside Grand Falls, New Brunswick, in Canada. He was 84.

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Godolphin Eager to Give Bill Mott His First Travers Win with Sovereignty

Several years ago, Godolphin’s Michael Banahan knew Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott had two notable omissions on his long list of major New York Racing Association stakes wins.

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American Pharoah’s Saratoga Gallop That May Never Be Matched

Travers Stakes weekend 2015 was an experience that anyone fortunate enough to be at Saratoga Race Course will never forget.

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