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Allen Stable's homebred Civil Union worked a half-mile in 51 seconds flat in company with older allowance horse Sentry on the inner turf Sunday at Belmont Park in preparation for Saturday's Grade 1, $2 million Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf at Keeneland Race Course.
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Mr. Amore Stable's multiple graded-stakes winner Firenze Fire worked four furlongs in 48 flat Thursday on the Belmont training track in preparation for the Grade 1, $2 million Breeders' Cup Sprint on November 7 at Keeneland.
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Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott worked a trio of Breeders' Cup contenders, including Tacitus, Channel Maker and Frank's Rockette at Belmont Park over the weekend, as well as Horologist on the Oklahoma training track on Friday at Saratoga Race Course.
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Trainer Todd Pletcher, who has 4,993 career wins heading into Friday's racing action, breezed a quintet of Breeders' Cup contenders over the past two mornings at Belmont Park.
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Chester and Mary Broman's Mr. Buff will look to defend his title in the nine-furlong $175,000 Empire Classic, the feature event on Saturday's 11-race Empire Showcase Day card offering eight stakes races worth $1.2 million.
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R.A. Hill Stable and Gatsas Stables' multiple Grade 1-winner Vekoma worked five furlongs in 1:01.28 Sunday at Saratoga Race Course on the Oklahoma training track in preparation for a start in either the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Sprint or Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile on November 7 at Keeneland.
