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2013 Vanity Handicap at Hollywood Park Joins Weekend Horse Racing Action for VIPs

The G1 $250,000 Vanity Handicap at Hollywood Park on Saturday will showcase six fillies and mares going 1 1/8 miles. More Chocolate has a G2 win in the La Canada three races back and a second in the G1 Santa Margarita two races ago.



2013 Stephen Foster Handicap at Churchill Downs On the Way to Our VIPs

The $500,000 G1 Stephen Foster Handicap features a small field of six runners including the Breeders Cup Classic winner Fort Larned who ran an inexplicably bad race in the Oaklawn Handicap last out but if he bounces back is the one to beat.



2013 Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park Highlights VIPs' Racing Weekend

The $1,000,000 Belmont Stakes for three year olds features the Derby winner Orb, and the Preakness winner Oxbow, who will go head to head in the test of champions. Orb simply didn't fire last out and is a strong contender if he can replicate his Derby form.



Manhattan Handicap at Belmont Park Begins Exciting Racing Weekend for VIPs

The $500,000 G1 Manhattan Handicap features a field of 10 going 1 1/4 miles on the Belmont inner turf. The strong favorite is Point of Entry who breaks from the rail. He has won six of his last seven races, including four Grade 1 races. He most recently defeated the Dubai World Cup winner Animal Kingdom so he is going to be tough here.



2013 Penn Mile at Penn National Headlines Weekend Horse Racing Action for VIPs

The $500,000 Penn Mile on turf features a cast of eight three-year-olds. Noble Tune will break from the rail and just won the G2 American Turf at Churchill. He may vie for favoritism with Jack Milton who just won the G3 Translyvania.



Mountainview Handicap at Penn National Heads Out to VIPs

The $250,000 Moutainview Handicap at Penn National features eight horses three-and-up going 1-1/8 miles on dirt. Rattlesnake Bridge most recently got third in the G3 Westchester and Macho Macho has lost three straight, his last win being in the G2 West Virginia Derby last August.



Sheepshead Bay at Belmont Park Joins the Weekend Racing Action for VIPs

The G2 $200,000 Sheepshead Bay will be run Saturday at Belmont at 1 3/8 miles on turf for fillies and mares three and up.



2013 Nassau Stakes at Woodbine Starts Horse Racing Weekend for VIPs

The Grade 2, $200,000 Nassau Stakes will be run at Woodbine on Saturday. Solid Appeal won her maiden and an allowance on turf here last year and ended her campaign with a solid fourth in the Grade 2 Mrs.



Preakness Stakes Featuring Orb's Try at Triple Crown Contention Heads Out to Our VIPs

The 2013 running of the Preakness Stakes features a moderate size field of 9 that will be running 1-3/16 miles this Saturday at Pimlico. Headlining the field, of course, is Orb, the Kentucky Derby winner who will break from the rail and is clearly the one to beat until someone else proves otherwise.



Dixie Stakes at Pimlico Race Course Adds Racing Action to VIPs Weekend

The Grade 2, $300,000 Dixie Stakes at Pimlico on Saturday at 1-1/8 miles on grass has a very well balanced and competitive field featuring a large group of 13 runners. Wilcox Inn tops the field following his runner-up finish to Amira's Prince in the Grade 2 Mervin Muniz Handicap at Fair Grounds in his last start.



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