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Nobody Listens held gamely on the lead to win the $125,000 Big Daddy Stakes by a neck over Night Time on Saturday night at Turfway.

Arabian Knight, undefeated in two races and rated among the leading candidates for the Triple Crown, has been taken out of training, owner Amr Zedan announced in a message on Twitter late Saturday night.

A pair of veterans with gaudy resumes reigned supreme in the co-features at the Meadowlands Saturday night, as Backstreet Shadow took the $45,000 Open 1 for pacers and Ahundreddollarbill emerged victorious in the $40,500 Open 2/Open 1 Handicap for trotters.

Girl Named Charlie gave a trainer named Tom Amoss his second straight win in the $75,000 Allen “Black Cat” LaCombe Memorial Stakes.

Truth Seeker ($7.40) led a blow struck by the local contingent, which filled the trifecta, as the 7-year-old gelded son of Into Mischief finished with a flourish to capture Turf Paradise’s marquee event Saturday, the $100,000 Phoenix Gold Cup.

The experience of racing around two turns, and recent success in stakes at Oaklawn and Fair Grounds, translated into a career milestone for A Mo Reay in her first start in Southern California in Saturday’s Grade 1 Beholder Mile at Santa Anita.

Sacramento won the Canberra Cup at Canberra Racecourse in Australia last year to end a five-race losing streak. The 6-year-old Sacramento was the 3-1 favorite in early betting Saturday to win the $131,500 Canberra Cup on Sunday evening and once again needs a victory to end a nine-race losing streak dating to last year’s race.

David Aragona's TimeformUS Highlight Horse for Saturday, March 11, at Aqueduct.

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TimeformUS horses in focus for Saturday, March 11, 2023

Matt Rose's analysis of the Monday 3/13 card at Yonkers Raceway.

Garnet Barnsdale's analysis of the Monday 3/13 card at Woodbine Mohawk Park.

The powerful training partnership of Adrian Bott and Gai Waterhouse have two leading contenders in the Group 3 Black Opal Stakes for Southern Hemisphere 2-year-olds at Canberra Racecourse in Australia on Saturday evening, a team led by the unraced filly Autumn Ballet.

The $2 pick six at Los Alamitos on Saturday begins with a carryover of $74,767 from last weekend, and expectations are that the total pool will exceed $250,000.

Siblings Thin White Duke and Yes and Yes are back on the work tab for trainer David Donk as they prepare for the upcoming turf season in New York.

Venti Valentine, who won the Bay Ridge Stakes by 3 3/4 lengths here Dec. 17, returned to the work tab Friday, breezing a half-mile in 49.81 seconds over the Belmont Park training track.

While he will still be well represented in Sunday’s $100,000 Biogio’s Rose with Timeless Journey, trainer Ray Handal’s best New York-bred female dirt horse, Funny How, has a bigger prize in her sights – the Grade 3, $150,000 Distaff Handicap on April 7 at Aqueduct.

Vietnam Victory is one of three starters trainer Bret Calhoun could have in the new $100,000 Texas Thoroughbred Association Derby on March 25 at Sam Houston Race Park.

Trainer John Ortiz said Heart Rhythm is under consideration for the Grade 3, $300,000 Commonwealth at Keeneland following his allowance win Thursday at Oaklawn Park.

Woodbine Mohawk Park today announced its plan to advance its current racetrack lighting system to a new, state-of-the-art LED lighting system that will provide horse people and fans with an exceptional new look and elevated racing experience.