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Betting guide for the 2021 Breeders' Cup

From the opening race to the Classic, Chris Fallica and Anita Marks give their picks for Breeders' Cup races this weekend.

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Derby winner Medina Spirit dies after workout

2021 Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit collapsed and died after a workout at Santa Anita Park on Monday morning, confirmed Jeff Blea, the California Horse Racing Board's equine medical director.

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Lawyer: Medina Spirit steroid was from ointment

Urine testing of Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit has shown that a steroid present in the colt's system came from a topical ointment and not an injection, an attorney for Bob Baffert said.

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Drug samples cleared for Breeders' Cup horses

All samples collected from horses competing in the Breeders' Cup at Del Mar have tested clear.

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New anti-doping rules for horse racing unveiled

The nascent Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority on Thursday released a draft of proposed anti-doping and medication control rules designed to bring uniformity to a sport that has operated for years under patchwork regulations in 38 racing states.

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Knicks Go tops Medina Spirit in Breeders' Cup win

Knicks Go burst into the lead out of the starting gate and kicked away to a 2¾-length victory in the $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic on Saturday at Del Mar. Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit was second.

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Corniche wins BC Juvenile for embattled Baffert

Corniche scored a 1 3/4-length win in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile and will be an early favorite for next year's Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, where his trainer, Bob Baffert, has been banned.

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O'Brien: Breeders' rule expansion a 'good thing'

Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien says the unprecedented move for all 14 Breeders' Cup races this weekend at Del Mar to be run without race-day medication is "definitely a good thing."

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Filly euthanized after training accident at Del Mar

A 2-year-old filly named Set the Tone dumped her exercise rider during training hours Wednesday at Del Mar and ran off, hitting a fence and severely injuring her shoulder.

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Filly dies from training injury at Santa Anita meet

Star of Africa was the fifth horse to die from a racing or training injury or other cause during the fall meet at the Arcadia track, which ran from Oct. 1-31.

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Knicks Go early 5-2 favorite for Breeders' Classic

Knicks Go drew the No. 5 post on Monday in the nine-horse field for the 1 1/4-mile Classic. Trained by Brad Cox, he'll be ridden by Joel Rosario. The colt has four wins in six starts this year, and won the BC Dirt Mile last year at Keeneland.

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Jockey Miguel Mena dies in pedestrian accident

Miguel Mena, who won nearly 2,100 thoroughbred races in North America and earned $72.4 million in prize money, died Sunday night following a pedestrian accident. He was 34.

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Rebuff wins crown in 2-year-old colt trot

Rebuff won the Colt & Gelding Trot to kick off Breeders Crown weekend at the Meadowlands Racetrack.

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Medina Spirit, Essential Quality top Breeders' field

Medina Spirit, the controversial winner of the Kentucky Derby, and Belmont Stakes winner Essential Quality head a field of 10 horses for the Breeders' Cup Classic, with trainer Brad Cox pre-entering two horses for the $6 million race that also...

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UCLA coach Cronin's horse wins at Santa Anita

So Very Smart, a filly co-owned by UCLA coach Mick Cronin, won the $63,000 feature at Santa Anita on Friday.

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Breeders' Cup: Baffert horses OK with conditions

The Breeders' Cup has cleared Bob Baffert to enter horses next month at Del Mar, but he has to meet certain conditions, including stricter out-of-competition testing of his horses and greater security at his barn.

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Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. rides 3,000th career winner

Irad Ortiz Jr., who has led all North American riders in wins every year since 2017, rode his 3,000th career winner Thursday in the fifth race at Belmont Park.

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Baffert NYRA suspension case to move to hearing

A New York court ruled on Tuesday that a hearing was required for embattled trainer Bob Baffert to challenge the New York Racing Association's suspension, which was issued in mid-May without a hearing three weeks before the Belmont Stakes.

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