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Sunday Preview: Spinster Features Thorpedo Anna While Final Score Can Taste Bourbon; Turf Wars Out West

by Jill Williams & J.N. Campbell A spectacular Fall Stars Weekend both continues and concludes Sunday at Keeneland, highlighted by the GI Juddmonte Spinster Stakes, a 'Win and You're In' event for the GI Breeders' Cup Distaff Nov. 1. While entries may seem sparse for such an historic race with a $650,000 purse, they pack a punch with the reigning Horse of the Year, Thorpedo Anna (Fast Anna), making her first start in front of the home crowd since her open daylight debut over this surface at this meet two...

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Munnings is a smart buy when it comes to covering your mare where he stands for Coolmore America
Sunday's Racing Insights: Munnings Colt Leads Charged Maiden Race On Churchill's Closing Day

4th-CD, $120K, Msw, 2yo, 6f, 2:14 p.m. ET. In a maiden special weight at Churchill Downs on closing day there are a bevy of options among two handfuls of first-time starters. Leading the way is SEAL BAY (Munnings), who went for $625,000 during Keeneland September, and is now owned by St. Elias and Starlight. Sent to trainer Brendan Walsh, the colt's second dam is MGSW One Caroline (Unbridled's Song) and his extended female family includes Japanese MSW Master Fencer (Jpn) (Justa Way {Jpn}). I Did I Did (Curlin) claims as...

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