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Trio of Graded Stakes Headline Memorial Day Racing At Santa Anita

A pair of Grade I turf tests in addition to the GII Hollywood Gold Cup highlight Santa Anita's Memorial Day card. Kicking off Monday's graded action, the Gold Cup will feature a quintet of hard-knocking handicappers, including Grade I winners Subsanador (Arg) (Fortify), victorious over ultimate champion National Treasure (Quality Road) in the 2024 renewal of the GI California Crown and last season's GI Big 'Cap winner British Isles (Justify). Now seven, the Argentine multiple Grade I winner returned off a 2 1/2-year hiatus to finish fourth in both starts...

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Santa Anita Oaks Noms Work, Big 'Cap Winner British Isles Back on Worktab

A trio of fillies nominated to Saturday's GII Santa Anita Oaks--Cashed (I'll Have Another), Hypergamy (American Pharoah) and Nimah (Gun Runner)--worked Sunday. Also working at Santa Anita, British Isles (Justify) returned to the tab following his win in the GI Santa Anita Handicap. Cashed and Hypergamy are both trained by Doug O'Neill. Cashed worked four furlongs in :49.8, while Hypergamy worked five furlongs in 1:02. Cashed most recently set the pace in last month's Sunland Park Oaks going one mile before weakening to sixth. The California-bred previously was second in...

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