1 of 2 | Chip Honcho, seen working out before the Preakness Stakes, returns to action in Saturday's Ohio Derby at Thistledown. Photo courtesy of Maryland Jockey Club
June 19 (UPI) -- While Royal Ascot was hosting some of the season's most epic battles this week, American racing prepared for a weekend that features the Grade III Ohio Derby at Thistledown and the Grade II Chicago Stakes at Churchill Downs.
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Royal Ascot
Trainer Aidan O'Brien notched his 100th Royal Ascot victory in Thursday's Group 1 Gold Cup as 4-year-old Scandinavia caught 8-year-old pacesetting favorite and defending champion Trawlerman in the final strides to win by a head. Even the losing camp admitted the race was a classic thriller.
