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Valley View Seems Ripe For An Upset

An overflow field of 3-year-old fillies is set to face the starter for Friday' GII Bank of America Valley View Stakes on the final couple of days of racing at the Keeneland Fall Meet. For bettors, the 8 1/2-furlong feature, which carries purse money of $400,000 (including KTDF money), seems like a true 'spread' race. Minnesota-bred Play With Fire (Oscar Performance) looms a logical favorite to give Chad Brown his second Valley View winner in the space of three years (Surge Capacity, 2023). Acquired privately from Fergus Galvin and trainer...

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Black-Type Analysis: Field Of Gold Faces Older Rivals in Sussex Thriller

Wednesday, Goodwood, Britain, post time: 15:05, VISIT QATAR SUSSEX STAKES-G1, £1,057,500, 3yo/up, 8f 0y Field: Carl Spackler (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), Docklands (GB) (Massaat {Ire}), Qirat (GB) (Showcasing {GB}), Rosallion (Ire) (Blue Point {Ire}), Field Of Gold (Ire) (Kingman {GB}), Henri Matisse (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Serengeti (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}). TDN Verdict: The Qatar Goodwood Festival's undoubted highlight brings about a clash of the generations, with G1 Irish 2,000 Guineas and G1 St James's Palace Stakes hero Field Of Gold replicating his sire Kingman's sophomore campaign. He will...

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