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Wins for Twirling Owen, Hypothesis have connex thinking of WVBC
Hypothesis and Twirling Owen took the two juvenile stakes Saturday at Charles Town and are aiming at next month’s WV Breeders Classics.

Street Band, Sophie Doyle making noise together in Cotillion
When trainer Larry Jones saw how rider Sophie Doyle and 3-year-old filly Street Band got along, he didn’t realize the relationship would net a Grade 1 win.

Class tells tale in De Francis, BWI Turf Cup
Shippers Killybegs Captain and Caribou Club took the G3 De Francis Dash and G3 BWI Turf Cup, respectively, on a big day at Laurel Park.

Selima win could have Sharing bound for Breeders’ Cup
Sharing, a Graham Motion-trained juvenile filly impressed in the Selima and may be Breeders’ Cup-bound, and stablemate Irish Mias took the Laurel Futurity.

Today’s stakes winners in pictures — PA Derby/De Francis/CT Oaks
Our photographers are here, there and everywhere today and have the scene from the PA Derby, Charles Town Oaks, and De Francis Dash.

Gifted Heart looking for third straight in Dickie Moore
Undefeated Gifted Heart, the only two-time winner in the field, will try for the hat trick in Saturday’s Dickie Moore Stakes at Charles Town Races.

Lengthened Selima draws intriguing group
With a bigger purse and longer distance, Laurel’s Selima Stakes may be poised to become more prominent, and trainer Phil Schoenthal’s one who welcomes it.

Glorious Empire to make return to action in G3 BWI Turf Cup
Glorious Empire, a Grade 1 winner in 2018, will make his first start of ’19 in Saturday’s G3 BWI Turf Cup at Laurel Park.

New York Central looks to bounce back in De Francis
New York Central, winner of the Maryland Sprint Handicap in the spring, looks to recapture his best form in Saturday’s De Francis Dash.

Graded stakes galore: The week in social media
Graded stakes top the news, including two Grade 1s and more, in the Week in social media.