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Five Major Takeaways to Know from Labor Day Weekend Racing

Tom Pedulla offers takeaways from a pair of $1 million marquee events, the Pacific Classic on Saturday at Del Mar and the Jockey Club Gold Cup on Sunday at Saratoga Race Course, plus other Labor Day weekend races that offered automatic berths to the 2025 Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Del Mar.

Antiquarian, 2025 Jockey Club Gold Cup, Saratoga Race Course

Antiquarian Wins Eventful Jockey Club Gold Cup as Trouble Affects Both Favorites

Antiquarian withstood the late run of Sierra Leone to win the $1 million Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes Aug.

Del Mar, 2025 Pacific Classic, Longines Breeders Cup Classic, Fierceness, Journalism

Fierceness Beats Journalism in Pacific Classic Clash of the Titans

Fierceness easily defeated 2-5 favorite Journalism in a highly anticipated clash between the 4-year-old star and this year's Preakness Stakes winner in the $1 million Grade 1 Pacific Classic Stakes Aug.

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Bear River Earns Breeders' Cup Berth in Kentucky Turf Sprint Upset

Bear River continued his upward trajectory in the turf sprint division with a course record-setting half-length win in the $1.87 million Grade 2 Mint Kentucky Turf Sprint Stakes Aug. 30 at Kentucky Downs.

Del Mar History: Victor Espinoza’s Unforgettable Seven-Win Day

When a jockey wins two races in a single afternoon, he’s enjoyed a successful day. Three wins signifies a banner afternoon and four is bound to generate buzz among racing fans and horseplayers.

But how about seven wins in a single day? Only on the rarest of occasions will a jockey embark on such a memorable win streak. During the first 69 years of racing at Del Mar in California, no jockey managed to win more than six races on a single card.

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