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Pico d'Oro, with Joe Talamo up, earned his first victory in the $100,000 RUNHAPPY Juvenile. Coady Photography

August 9, 2020 | 2-year-old racing, Breeders' Cup, Churchill Downs, Coady Photography photos, Ellis Park, horse racing, horse trainers, jockeys, Kentucky Derby

Pico d'Oro breaks maiden in RUNHAPPY Juv.; Crazy Beautiful rolls

HENDERSON, Ky. (Sunday Aug. 9, 2020) -- An extra furlong of distance was enough to allow Pico d’Oro to turn the tables on Medicine Tail in their latest meeting at Ellis Park and earn the son of Curlin his first career victory when he rallied from…

July 31, 2020 | Breeders' Cup, Churchill Downs, Coady Photography photos, Ellis Park, horse racing, Keeneland

Hui hopes to claim two more stakes-winners after Preview Day

Michael Hui has populated his racing stable by claiming horses in the $50,000-$80,000 range and having trainer Mike Maker turn them into graded-stakes horses. Two of Hui’s latest acquisitions race Sunday at Ellis Park, with Tiger Blood the 5-2…