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Mike Welsch

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Daily Racing Form south Florida correspondent, clocker, handicapper

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Mike Welsch
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RT @nytbreeders: New York Thoroughbred Aftercare Day is TODAY! Meet retirees in the Horse Sense stall beginning at 11am, see on-track demos….
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Mike Welsch
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Tap Into This(3-1), never off the board but still a maiden after 5 starts coming into Wednesday's 7th at Saratoga, a maiden no longer after rallying to an easy victory over Barb under Flavien Prat, 2nd on the day for trainer Steve Asmussen.
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RT @BloodHorse: .@CBossRacing, senior editor for the @theTDN and a prominent TV racing personality, has been named the winner of the 2025 B….
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Mike Welsch
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Trainer Todd Pletcher now a perfect 2 for 2 on card after class dropping Adventurist(6-5) cruises to easy win in Spa 3rd, this one with Luis Saez in the saddle.
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Mike Welsch
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The T/J team of Bill Mott and Junior Alvarado, 2nd best with the favored Chillax in the opener, bounce right back to capture R2 with tepid choice and main track only entrant Table Flirt who leaves little doubt in first of 5 races on card switched from turf to the main track.
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Mike Welsch
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Classicist(2-1) a game winner of Spa opener, fending off challenge from even $ Chillax who has now hung late, finished narrowly beaten 2nd in all three route tries. Irad Ortiz Jr. aboard the winner for trainer Todd Pletcher who notches his 1st victory of the meet.
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Mike Welsch
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RT @DRFGrening: Races 2,4,7 and 10 run at one mile on main.
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Mike Welsch
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RT @DRFGrening: Race 6, for 2–year-olds, will be run at 7 furlongs.
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Mike Welsch
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Trainer Bill Mott sends out top two finishers in Spa 7th with the more experienced Fort Nelson(2-1) running down pace setting stable mate Subito. Junior Alvarado was aboard the Godolphin homebred who is a half to G2 winner Lake Avenue.
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Mike Welsch
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Mo Dodgy(5-2), the only member of the field with racing experience now the only member of the 6th race lineup with a victory on his resume' after graduating at second asking for jockey Jose Ortiz and trainer Kevin Rice.
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Mike Welsch
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Tepid favorite Chess Master(5-2) finishes best of all, runs down Maya Prince to capture Spa 7th, Ricardo Santana Jr. putting up the well timed ride for trainer Jorge Abreu. Hilarious Affair lost all chance at the break.
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Mike Welsch
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Sunday Girl(5-2) answers the turf question, opens up some new avenues for her connections, after wiring the field to win the John Hettinger S. in her grass debut. Fourth in a row for the speedy filly, all with Katie Davis up for trainer David Duggan.
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Mike Welsch
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Contrary Thinking, far and away the high priced of the two Chad Brown trained entrants in BAQ 3rd at 9-1, dominates the N1X allow. test in gate to wire fashion with his 4-5 stable mate Tuscan Gold a non-threatening fourth. Dylan Davis the winning rider.
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Mike Welsch
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Stable mates and recent work mates(6/20 on turf) Nacho Problem(5-2) and Devilish Grin finish one-two respectively in BAQ second for trainer Amelia Green. The more experienced winner, an Arindel homebred, ridden to victory by apprentice Christopher Elliott.
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Mike Welsch
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The quarantines in Barns 60 & 63 at Saratoga have been lifted and horses in those barns are again permitted to enter in races & train with the general population. Horses previously quarantined in Barn 66 will be sent to an alternate location to complete their mandatory quarantine.
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Mike Welsch
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The very promising A.P. Kid runaway winner of the Pennine Ridge S at Saratoga 3 weeks agowas euthanized after suffering an irreparable fracture when “taking a funny step switching leads” per trainer Todd Pletcher upon entering the stretch working over the Oklahoma turf on Friday.
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Mike Welsch
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Odds on Iron Max gives jockey Flavien Prat his 4 th win on card and 2,000 North American victory after rallying to easy tally in BAQ 7th.
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Mike Welsch
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Shesalittle Edgy(5-2) makes it 2 in a row and does so in easy fashion in R5 giving Flavien Prat a hat trick on the day and his 1,999th North American winner. This one for trainer Rudy Rodriguez. That's also career victory 14 for the 8yo mare Shesalittle Edgy.
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Mike Welsch
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Last year's Jockey Club Gold Cup winner Highland Falls makes a triumphant return to N Y in his 2025 debut dominating allowance company under confident handling from Flavien Prat in R2. The Godolphin homebred, making his first start since the BC Classic, is trained by Brad Cox.
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Mike Welsch
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La Mehana(2-1) showing off a nice late turn of foot runs down even $ and loose on the lead No Show Sammy Jo to beat a graded stakes caliber field under allowance conditions on the turf in BAQ opener, Flavien Prat the well timed ride for trainer Miguel Clement.
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