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| Minakshi (#3), Angel Serpa up, leads as seven fillies and mares three years old and upward race toward the first turn in the grade III Matchmaker Stakes, one and 1/8 miles on the turf at Monmouth Park. |
| Starstruck, with Rosie Napravnik, takes over in the stretch, winning by one and 1/4 lengths. |
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| Trainer Larry Jones greets the four-year-old Irish-bred Starstruck as she returns to be unsaddled. |
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| Mares and fillies including Joyful Victory (top, with trainer Larry Jones) and Winiliscious walk in the paddock before the grade II Molly Pitcher, one and 1/16 miles on the dirt. |
Joyful Victory (#6) and Rosie Napravnik quickly head to the front of the five-horse field . . . |
| . . . and are greeted with applause as they enter the winner's circle. |
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| Gary Stevens has the mount on the favorite in the grade II Monmouth Cup, Take Charge Indy. |
| Take Charge Indy gains the lead and keeps it for the first half of the race, before taking a bad step and being pulled up by Stevens. |
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| Pants on Fire, ridden by Paco Lopez, wins the Monmouth Stakes by a length and three quarters. |
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| Geeky Gorgeous, a 2009 New Jersey-bred filly, wins the six-furlong Regret Stakes. |
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| Jockey "Jersey Joe" Bravo heads to the winner's circle aboard Geeky Gorgeous. |
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| Silver Max, Robby Albarado up, wins the grade III Oceanport Stakes on the Monmouth turf. |
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| Silver Max is trained by Dale Romans (in jacket and tie). |
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| Haskell Invitational contenders arrive at the paddock. Vyjack, owned by Pick Six Racing, is trained by Rudy Rodriquez. |
Pick of the Litter is the longest shot in the seven-horse field. Dale Romans trains him for Crossed Sabres Farm. |
| Golden Soul, trained by Dallas Stewart, was second in the Kentucky Derby. Charles Fipke owns the colt. |
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| Power Broker, owned by Gary and Mary West, is trained by Bob Baffert. |
Oxbow won this year's Preakness Stakes for Calumet Farm and trainer D. Wayne Lukas. |
| Repole Stable's Micromanage is one of two Haskell entrants trained by Todd Pletcher. |
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| The seven three-year-olds and their jockeys race in the Haskell Invitational, one and 1/8 miles on the dirt. |
| Oxbow, ridden by Gary Stevens, sets the pace. |
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John Velazquez looks back at the rest of the field as Verrazano increases his lead in the stretch. |
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| Verrazano wins the Haskell by nine and 3/4 lengths. |
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| Todd Pletcher watches as Velazquez and Verrazano return. Pletcher's other trainee, Micromanage, finished third; Power Broker was second. |
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Bryan Sullivan, co-owner of Verrazano, embraces Velazquez after the win. |
| Verrazano leaves the winner's circle. |
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