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Giacomo scores first victory since Derby with San Diego triumph (http://thoroughbredtimes.com/todaysnews/newsview.asp?recno=65245&subsec=2)
Giacomo snapped a four-start winless streak in impressive fashion on Saturday, rallying from near the back of the seven-horse field turning for home to score a head victory over Preachinatthebar in the $300,000 San Diego Handicap (G2) at Del Mar. Thoroughbred Times (http://thoroughbredtimes.com/todaysnews/newsview.asp?recno=65245&subsec=2)

Dancing Edie Tiptoes to John Mabee Victory (http://racing.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=34537)
Pacesetter Dancing Edie survived an inquiry to win the $400,000 John C. Mabee Handicap (gr. IT) for fillies and mares by a nose over Moscow Burning on the Del Mar turf Saturday. Blood-Horse (http://bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=34537)

Wonder Lady Anne L Chops Down CCA Oaks (http://racing.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=34532)
Surprising Wonder Lady Anne L shook off Sugar Shake on the final turn and rode a big lead to victory over the favored Pine Island in the $300,000 Coaching Club American Oaks (gr. I) on a muddy Belmont Park track Saturday, closing day of the spring/summer meeting. Blood-Horse (http://bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=34532)

Rainy Weather Dampens First Extreme Day (http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=34538)
Calder Race Course hosted the inaugural Extreme Day Saturday, a day of oddball races that officials hope will alleviate summer doldrums in the middle of the track's long May-to-January season. Rainy weather forced officials to cancel a couple of the events. Blood-Horse (http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=34538)

Officials gather to discuss breakdowns at Del Mar (http://thoroughbredtimes.com/todaysnews/newsview.asp?recno=65238&subsec=1)
A rash of injuries during the opening week of the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club's summer meeting prompted a gathering of industry officials on Saturday. Thoroughbred Times (http://thoroughbredtimes.com/todaysnews/newsview.asp?recno=65238&subsec=1)

Farmer Defends Support for Spitzer's Election (http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=34527)
The surprisingly large influx of campaign contributions from breeders and horse owners in Kentucky, California and elsewhere to the New York gubernatorial campaign of Eliot Spitzer did not come from individuals secretly vying to obtain the New York Racing Association franchise, according to one of the top donors. Blood-Horse (http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=34527)

Manley, Guild still working on contract (http://thoroughbredtimes.com/todaysnews/newsview.asp?recno=65232&subsec=1)
With contract negotiations going slow, Jockeys' Guild prospective national manager Dwight Manley hopes to make progress this weekend when he meets with Guild Chairman John Velazquez in Del Mar, California. Thoroughbred Times (http://thoroughbredtimes.com/todaysnews/newsview.asp?recno=65232&subsec=1)

Maine professor sets goal to make racetrack surfaces safer (http://thoroughbredtimes.com/todaysnews/newsview.asp?recno=65241&subsec=1)
Michael Peterson, an associate professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Maine in Orono, is working to make racetracks a safer place for racehorses, and believes he has evidence suggesting that certain typed of track surfaces may cause an increase in hind leg breakdowns. Thoroughbred Times (http://thoroughbredtimes.com/todaysnews/newsview.asp?recno=65241&subsec=1)