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Inside This Issue

• Mystic Lake Easy Winner of Dashing Beauty at Delaware Park

• Mark Casse Hits 4,000 Wins With It’s Witchcraft at Colonial Downs

• Florida-bred Dorth Vader Shifts to Monmouth for Molly Pitcher

• As Catch Can to Face Familiar Foes in Grade 2 San Clemente

• Florida-breds in Stakes

• Florida Stallion Progeny

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Florida-bred Mystic Lake - ©Hoofprints Inc.


Mystic Lake Easy Winner of Dashing Beauty at Delaware Park

BY BROCK SHERIDAN


Facing only two other fillies after the field in the $125,000 Dashing Beauty at Delaware Park was reduced by three late scratches, Mystic Lake, the 2024 Florida-bred Horse of the Year, galloped to a five-and-three-quarters-length victory as the heavy favorite.

Mark Casse - ©Walter Wlodarczyk


Mark Casse Hits 4,000 Wins With It's Witchcraft at Colonial Downs

BY BROCK SHERIDAN


Dual Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse won his 4,000th career race when It's Witchcraft eked out a nose victory ahead of runner-up and 8-5 favorite Ambaya in Race 11 at Colonial Downs Thursday.

Florida-bred Dorth Vader - ©Adam Coglianese


Florida-bred Dorth Vader Shifts to Monmouth for Molly Pitcher

BY BROCK SHERIDAN


John Ropes' Dorth Vader, winner of the Grade 1 Ogden Phipps at Saratoga Race Course in her last start, expects to be a strong force at Monmouth Park Saturday in the $500,000 Molly Pitcher (Grade 3).

Florida-bred As Catch Can - ©Benoit Photo


As Catch Can to Face Familiar Foes in Grade 2 San Clemente

BY BROCK SHERIDAN


Narrowly missing when fourth in the Grade 3 Honeymoon at Santa Anita is her last race, Augustin Stables' Florida-bred As Catch Can will have the opportunity to avenge her loss against the top three finishers that day when she returns for the Grade 2 San Clemente at Del Mar Saturday.

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