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Twirling Aces Bests More-Experienced Rivals To Graduate On Debut At Churchill

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Twirling Aces (Twirling Candy) took plenty of money as the even-money favorite despite being the only first-time starter in this auction price-restricted field. Encountering plenty of early trouble from the gate, she had to settle wide in the middle of the pack as Annie Bee (Collected) showed the way.

Coming with plenty of steam down the outside of the track, Twirling Aces kept driving, pushed past late leader By La Rina (Echo Town) and cleared off to graduate on debut by 2 3/4 lengths.

A $50,000 Keeneland September pick up, the winner is out of a half to a pair of stakes winners in Kid Kate (Lemon Drop Kid) and Amie’s Dini (Bandini).

Kidoro has a 2-year-old Nyquist filly, a yearling Oscar Performance colt and a filly born this year by Arabian Knight.

6th-Churchill Downs, $89,396, Msw, 6-3, 3yo/up, f/m, 6f, 1:09.60, ft, 2 3/4 lengths.
TWIRLING ACES (f, 3, Twirling Candy–Kidoro, by Medaglia d’Oro) Sales History: $50,000 Ylg ’24 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $52,096. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-Pocket Aces Racing LLC; B-Dell Ridge Farm, LLC (KY); T-Brendan P. Walsh.

TWIRLING ACES takes advantage of a hot pace to win Race 6 at Churchill Downs under @Tyler_Gaff, trained by @brenpwalsh, owned by @PocketAcesRacin. pic.twitter.com/WQTb7YSP0m

— TwinSpires Racing (@TwinSpires) June 3, 2026

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NYRA Offers Early Access to 2027 Belmont Stakes Racing Festival Tickets

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With the 2026 Belmont Stakes Racing Festival underway at Saratoga, the New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) is offering early access for tickets to the 2027 Belmont Stakes Racing Festival. The 2027 event will be returned to Belmont Park, which has been undergoing a three-year transformation. The new Belmont Park will open for live racing Sept. 18.

NYRA will provide fans the opportunity to enter a presale drawing for a variety of ticket packages. Deposits for premium hospitality packages and preferred seating at the 2027 Belmont Stakes Racing Festival can be made effective immediately.

Belmont Experiences will once again offer ticket packages; for additional information or to make a deposit, visit BelmontExperiences.com. For additional information, visit belmontstakes.com/2027 or contact a NYRA representative at (844) NYRA-TIX.

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Twirling Aces Bests More-Experienced Rivals To Graduate On Debut At Churchill

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Twirling Aces (Twirling Candy) took plenty of money as the even-money favorite despite being the only first-time starter in this auction price-restricted field. Encountering plenty of early trouble from the gate, she had to settle wide in the middle of the pack as Annie Bee (Collected) showed the way.

Coming with plenty of steam down the outside of the track, Twirling Aces kept driving, pushed past late leader By La Rina (Echo Town) and cleared off to graduate on debut by 2 3/4 lengths.

A $50,000 Keeneland September pick up, the winner is out of a half to a pair of stakes winners in Kid Kate (Lemon Drop Kid) and Amie’s Dini (Bandini).

Kidoro has a 2-year-old Nyquist filly, a yearling Oscar Performance colt and a filly born this year by Arabian Knight.

6th-Churchill Downs, $89,396, Msw, 6-3, 3yo/up, f/m, 6f, 1:09.60, ft, 2 3/4 lengths.
TWIRLING ACES (f, 3, Twirling Candy–Kidoro, by Medaglia d’Oro) Sales History: $50,000 Ylg ’24 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $52,096. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-Pocket Aces Racing LLC; B-Dell Ridge Farm, LLC (KY); T-Brendan P. Walsh.

TWIRLING ACES takes advantage of a hot pace to win Race 6 at Churchill Downs under @Tyler_Gaff, trained by @brenpwalsh, owned by @PocketAcesRacin. pic.twitter.com/WQTb7YSP0m

— TwinSpires Racing (@TwinSpires) June 3, 2026

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NYRA Offers Early Access to 2027 Belmont Stakes Racing Festival Tickets

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With the 2026 Belmont Stakes Racing Festival underway at Saratoga, the New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) is offering early access for tickets to the 2027 Belmont Stakes Racing Festival. The 2027 event will be returned to Belmont Park, which has been undergoing a three-year transformation. The new Belmont Park will open for live racing Sept. 18.

NYRA will provide fans the opportunity to enter a presale drawing for a variety of ticket packages. Deposits for premium hospitality packages and preferred seating at the 2027 Belmont Stakes Racing Festival can be made effective immediately.

Belmont Experiences will once again offer ticket packages; for additional information or to make a deposit, visit BelmontExperiences.com. For additional information, visit belmontstakes.com/2027 or contact a NYRA representative at (844) NYRA-TIX.

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