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The 2017 Aqueduct Fall Meet generated all-sources handle on NYRA races of $250,376,535, an increase of 7.6% over the 2016 Aqueduct Fall Meet, NYRA announced Thursday. Average daily handle from the 36 days of live racing was $6,954,904; a 1.6% increase over 2016, which had 34 race days. The meet, which spanned Nov. 3-Dec. 31, was the first contested at the Big A since the construction of a new, outer turf course and renovation of the main track oval to accommodate year-round racing. The signature GI Cigar Mile Day card,...

The consistent Morawij (GB) (Exceed And Excel {Aus}), a regular winner at Jebel Ali, sprang a surprise when claiming his first Meydan prize and the biggest win of his career to date in the G3 Mahaab Al Shimaal. The 7-year-old was sharp away from the gates and quickly to the head of proceedings to dominate the six-furlong contest, but he had to dig deep in the closing stages to hold off his closest pursuer Dundonnell (First Defence), who was just beaten for second on the line by the fast-finishing second-favourite...