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Jerry Bailey will ride Funny Cide in his next start, the July 2 Suburban Handicap at Belmont. Longtime jockey Jose Santos was replaced with Bailey after the June 11 Brooklyn Handicap by trainer Barclay Tagg, who said of his decision, “I just think now and then a change of hands is good on a horse.” (Daily Racing Form)

Afleet Alex settles into barn 18 at Belmont. (Daily Racing Form)
Kitten’s Joy is among the 36 nominees to the Firecracker Breeders’ Cup. The race would be the 2004 turf champion’s season debut and his first race since having knee surgery last fall. (Lexington Herald-Leader)
Rock Hard Ten is back galloping. Trainer Richard Mandella is pointing him toward the Goodwood Breeders’ Cup Handicap, with the eventual goal of running in the Breeders’ Cup Classic this October. (Blood-Horse)
And owner Rick Porter reports on rockportharbor.com that Rockport is back on the track. Trainer John Servis told the Daily Racing Form that the colt will not be ready for the Haskell, but could make the Travers.

Ouija Board, last year’s winner of the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf, sustained a minor cannonbone fracture in the Prince of Wales’ Stakes at Ascot last week. She threw a shoe and ran seventh in that race, her first start since the Breeders’ Cup. Owner Lord Derby said the filly would be out until September at least, and may be retired. (BBC)
Roman Ruler put in a fast work at Hollywood at Monday, going six furlongs in 1:10.2. Trainer Bob Baffert had been pointing Roman Ruler toward the Jersey Shore on July 2, but is now thinking he’ll start the horse in the Dwyer Stakes. “I’m not crazy about running him at six furlongs,” said Baffert. “Right now, I’m leaning toward the Dwyer … I have several options if he runs well there. I can always cut back in distance after that.” (Blood-Horse)
Don’t Get Mad is headed to the Swaps. (Thoroughbred Times)

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