Horse Racing Notes: Accelerate returns to Del Mar

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Accelerate is scheduled to race for the first time since his victory in the Grade I Gold Cup at Santa Anita on Saturday when he faces nine rivals in the $200,000 Grade II San Diego Handicap at Del Mar. Accelerate won the race last year, upsetting 1-9 favorite Arrogate, and will carry top weight of 125 pounds when he makes his fifth start of 2018. A 5-year-old son of Lookin At Lucky, Accelerate has won three of four starts this year. He became only the ninth horse to sweep the Sa