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LAS VEGAS - The inquiry arrived, asking whether he could fill in Thanksgiving night on Ben Maller's overnight Fox Sports Radio show, and Bernie Fratto didn't hesitate. With the country in a tryptophan coma, Fratto went to work - from 11 p.m. to 3 a.m. his time - in the network's Las Vegas studios. ''Love every minute of it,'' Fratto said. ''I'm…

HK might as well stand for Hokey Kokey after another week of dramatic ins and outs. In-form Zac Purton was ruled out of Wednesday's Happy Valley meeting, along with French rider Antoine Hamelin, due to a second positive Covid test in recent weeks. Both riders are back in for Sunday's Sha Tin card but Ruan Maia and recent Aussie import Jye McNeil…

The countdown for the Hong Kong International Races is now official on with this being the final Sha Tin card before we dive into the feature raceday on December 11. That's not to mention the International Jockey Challenge set to unfold this Wednesday as the world's best hoops converge on Happy Valley. Let's not get too ahead of ourselves, however,…

TEMPLEGATE takes on Aintree's big race on Saturday confident of finding the winner. Read on for our man's complete runner-by-runner guide (where he rates each horse out of five stars) and find his pick for the 2.11 below. TWO FOR GOLD 4 GOLD run. He led the Grand National at the second Canal Turn before his stamina gave out. His other spin over…

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