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Bank holiday Monday’s EBF Ballyhane Stakes heats up with just twelve two-year-olds racing six furlongs — the smallest field ever, all sired by studs with median sales under $75k. Last year’s bargain winner ($38k) crushed 20 rivals; this time, Middleham Racing brings two contenders, including Aidan O’Brien’s South Dakota (dropping from a mile) chasing his third win. Joseph O’Brien, who stunned in 2022 with a 28-1 shot, is back with two runners and led Goodwood last week with four wins — his jockey Dylan Browne McMonagle narrowly missed top rider honors to Ryan Moore. Colin Keane, fresh off a French Group One, will ride Livenka — a daughter of Bated Breath and half-sister to a Group One sprinter — trained by Ger Lyons, who’s won this race twice before. Meanwhile, veteran jockey Jim Crowley retires after 10 years with Shadwell, citing injuries; the stable says they’ll rely on top available riders, not one replacement.

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