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Hall of Fame jockey Javier Castellano said he will be pleased with finishing third in the jockey standings at the conclusion of the Belmont Park Fall Meet knowing that he leaves for the Breeders' Cup with a significant career milestone, his 5,000th career win, and a strong shot at the Classic with New York-based Catholic Boy.
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Trainer Barclay Tagg has sent out eight previous Breeders' Cup starters and will be looking for his first winner when he saddles Cassies Dreamer in the Juvenile Fillies and Verve's Tale in the Distaff at Churchill Downs.
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Continuing preparations for the upcoming Breeders' Cup World Championships on November 2-3 at Churchill Downs, Belmont fall meet-leading trainer Chad Brown sent a bevy of Breeders' Cup contenders to both the main track and inner turf course for workouts Sunday morning.
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W.S. Farish's homebred Code of Honor returned to the worktab Friday, breezing four furlongs in 48.90 seconds on Belmont Park's main track as he prepares for the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Juvenile on November 2 at Churchill Downs.
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Multiple Grade 1 winner Catholic Boy got back to his serious Breeders’ Cup Classic preparations on Sunday morning at Belmont Park with a five-furlong breeze in company in his first appearance on the worktab since September 30.
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Trainer Gary Contessa is enjoying a resurgent 2018 campaign with 46 wins on the season, already 12 more victories than he recorded a year ago. The veteran conditioner reflected on his success during Thursday’s nightcap at Belmont Park as Poshsky splashed to victory in the slop to provide Contessa with his 13th win of the Belmont Fall meet, good for second in the trainer standings.
