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NEW YORK -- Heavily favored Flintshire lost for the first time this season, with Ectot winning the $500,000 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic by five lengths Saturday at Belmont Park.Ectot, a 9-1 shot, set the pace for the 1+ miles over the rain-softened course in a race with only four runners. Flintshire, the 1-5 choice, rallied under Javier Castellano on the final turn but was no match for the pace-setter.I was surprised because I think he is one of the best horses in the country, Castellano said. It was really soft ground and heavy. I think he didnt like it much.The Hirsch was one of five stakes on the first of two Super Saturdays at Belmont Park featuring Breeders Cup prep races.Ectot paid $20.80 and $4.40. Flintshire was second, ending his string of Grade 1 victories at three. He returned $2.10. There was no show betting.The victory gave Ectot, a 5-year-old trained by Todd Pletcher and ridden by Jose Ortiz, a spot in the $4 million Turf on Nov. 5 at Santa Anita.Ectot joined the Pletcher barn this year after starting his career in Europe. He was winless in two modest starts this season before the Hirsch upset.He went off form in his last few starts in Europe but came to us in great condition, Pletcher said. His races leading up to this were sneaky good and he seemed to be improving.Improving all the way to the Breeders Cup.Todays race was a big step, Pletcher said. We dont anticipate well get a lot of rain in California but, at the same time, hes run well on firm ground.Twilight Eclipse was third, followed by Money Multiplier.In other stakes results: Joking ($10 to win) earned the other guaranteed Breeders Cup spot with a dramatic rally in the mud to take the $350,000 Vosburgh for sprinters.It was the first Grade 1 victory for both owner-trainer Charlton Baker and jockey Manny Franco.He used to be a horse that was always jittery, Baker said. Hes gotten calmer as hes gotten older. The price, when I got him for $20,000, I thought was a bargain.It was the fourth straight win for the 7-year-old gelding, who is now heading to the $1.5 million Breeders Cup Sprint.- Forever Unbridled ($3.50) cruised to a commanding victory under a hand ride by Joel Rosario to take the $400,000 Beldame for fillies and mares.The 4-year-old filly trained by Dallas Stewart got her third win in five stakes starts this season.- Paulassilverlining ($5.60) rallied six wide in the stretch to beat Quezon by three quarters of a length in the $300,000 Gallant Bloom for filly and mare sprinters.It was the fourth win in seven starts this season for the 4-year-old trained by Michelle Nevin.- The $200,000 Pilgrim, the other turf stakes on the card, also went to a frontrunner as Oscar Performance ($5.40) romped to a six-length victory in the race for 2-year-olds.The colt logged his second win in three starts.Kurt Warner Youth Jersey . 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Kyler Murray Womens Jersey . -- Chicago Bears cornerback Tim Jennings was selected Monday to his second straight Pro Bowl, while guard Kyle Long made it after a solid rookie season.MANCHESTER, England -- World heavyweight champion Tyson Fury could lose his license on Wednesday when British boxing chiefs discuss the future of the troubled fighter, who has admitted to taking cocaine to deal with manic depression.The British Boxing Board of Control will hold a meeting in Cardiff and general secretary Robert Smith has said Furys recent issues will be among the subjects up for discussion.Fury has not fought since beating Wladimir Klitschko in November 2015 to claim the WBA, WBO and IBF titles. He has twice pulled out of a rematch with Klitschko, the second withdrawal coming last month -- ahead of a scheduled Oct. 29 fight -- when Fury was declared medically unfit by his team.The World Boxing Organization confirmed in a statement released Monday that it received a report from the Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency (VADA) in the United States showing that Fury failed a drug test on Sept. 22, and asked Fury if he has requested analysis of a `B sample. The WBO also said it received information from the British board that Fury refused to be drug-tested last month.In a rambling interview with Rolling Stone magazine published earlier this month, Fury is quoted as saying he has been bingeing on cocaine and alcohol to deal with manic depression.ddddddddddddIve been out drinking, Monday to Friday to Sunday, Fury told the magazine. Ive taken drugs, cocaine, on many, many occasions for the last six months.In the interview, he also described himself as a manic depressive and said: I just hope someone kills me before I kill myself.Britains former two-weight world champion, Ricky Hatton, had his license taken away by the British board in 2010 following widespread allegations about the use of cocaine. It was returned two years later following a personal hearing.Fury was stripped of the IBF title soon after beating Klitschko, for not fighting a mandatory challenger. The WBO said in its statement on Monday that Fury had 10 days to show why his WBO belt should not be vacated due to inactivity, breach of contract and performance-enhancing drugs and stimulants.If the 28-year-old Fury loses his license, Klitschko and IBF champion Anthony Joshua could fight for the new vacant world titles. ' ' '