8/15/202 3 AP Beverly D (GI) $600.000 3yo&Up F&M 1 3/16m Turf 3yo 120lbs Older 124lbs We have a nice field of twelve set to go a mile and three-sixteenths with a huge purse of $600.000 on the… Read More ›
Month: August 2020
AP Turf Gets Busy in Secretariat Stakes
8/15/202 2 AP Secretariat Stakes (GI) $500.000 3yo 1m Turf 121lbs The gate is should be full as we have a loaded gate and an AE, set to go a flat mile here outside of Chicago in… Read More ›
“Raleigh” Rallies to Take La Jolla Handicap
8/9/2020 6 DMR La Jolla Handicap (GIII) $125.000 3yo 1 1/16m Turf Hcp Weights I think it is safe to say… Raleigh In Doubt likes the grass. After running a nice third in the Kent Stakes (GIII) the… Read More ›
Even With Only Two Three-Year-Olds in Race One Still Manages to Outgun Elders in The Ballerina
The Ballerina – Grade I [BC]7 Furlongs Dirt Stake Purse $400.000 Filly & Mare 3 Year Olds And Up 1st Ms Pea Aer Stables Hernandez R M It was a typically up and down day for the trainer as their… Read More ›
Pace Makes the Race as Number Nine Dictates in The Waya
The Waya – Grade III1 1/2 Mile Inner Turf Stake Purse $150.000 Filly & Mare 4 Year Olds And Up. 1st Number Nine Spankys Barn Franco M This front running filly has had the perfect draw and race pace to… Read More ›
Maxmillion Fixes the Yellow Ribbon Handicap
Yellow Ribbon Handicap – Grade II1 1/16 Mile Turf Stake Purse $150.000 Filly & Mare 3 Year Olds And Up. 1st Fixes Maxmillion Farm Pereira T J Its no surprise anymore when an entire field finish within one length of… Read More ›
Southern Fame Takes The Troy for Another Mb Win
8/8/2020 9 SAR The Troy (GIII) $200.000 4yo&Up 5 1/2f Turf 123lbs Southern Fame, my top choice in The Troy (GIII), has been sharp this year… well, hone that knife just a bit more as the Mb Stables… Read More ›
Hawaiian Crusader By a Head in The Test
8/8/2020 9 SAR The Test (GI) $400.000 3yoF 7f Dirt 122lbs It was a topsy-turvy kind of a day at SAR and no reason for The Test (GI) to be any different… sent off at 19/1 odds, Fractious… Read More ›
Tko Knocks Out Field in Best Pal Stakes
To the observer, and not to the trainer, two year old stakes are always exciting because of their unpredictability. These young horses all have plenty of potential, but they are still learning how to bring it to the race track. Some will flourish at this age, and go on to bigger things. For now, trainers can have plenty of hope that they have the game’s next big star.
A New Star Has Arrived: Jolly Rook Wins The Travers
During the TC season, we learned the names of many three year olds who seemed to be the best in the division. Prep races have come and gone, as well as the TC races themselves. Now, we begin to think ahead to the BC Classic, and the best three year old for that race might be a horse that was never on the TC trail.
