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City Bus Takes Her Third Straight In Grade III Beaumont
April 19, 2016 For some in the Grade III Beaumont field, this was a chance for them to earn enough points to qualify for the Grade I KYO in a few week’s time. For City Bus, this was a chance… Read More ›
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Beaumont Becomes a KYO Win And You’re In
April 16, 2016 There are few who would believe that the Grade III Beaumont would actually affect the starting line-up for the Grade I KYO but there are two fillies amongst the eight entered on Sunday afternoon on the cusp… Read More ›
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So Many Questions in Distaff Handicap
April 15, 2016 While a $200.000 purse and a chance to race seven-furlongs, which is the same distance as the BC F&M Sprint, might be tempting for many in their division, the Grade II Distaff Handicap at AQU has never… Read More ›
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All Should Be Fearful in AR Derby
April 14, 2016 The Grade I AR Derby is the final piece of the KYD puzzle still to be fit into place and as such, has drawn one of the most talented and deeply diverse fields all season with 14… Read More ›
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Art Of Glory All Guts in Fantasy Win
April 11, 2016 There was much on the line in the Grade III Fantasy at OP on Saturday afternoon and while other eyes in the three-year-old filly division might have been on SA or KEE, it was a lightly raced… Read More ›
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Secret Song Sparkles in Thunder Road
April 10, 2016 There was plenty of turf experience in the Grade III Thunder Road at SA on Friday afternoon but it was a horse cutting back in distance who handled the one-mile the best as Secret Song, a charging… Read More ›
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Spring Lover Explodes Late to Take BG Stakes
April 10, 2016 Mb Stables came into the Grade I BG Stakes with three huge entrants and came away with another victory on the road to the KYD when Spring Lover, saddled with post 14 and hopelessly last with three-furlongs… Read More ›
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Rain in the Forecast Could Alter Thunder Road
April 7, 2016 The Grade III Thunder Road is not as high profile as the Grade I Makers Mark Mile but comes at a great time for those older turf milers who are looking for a prep before the big… Read More ›
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So Much at Stake in Loaded BG Stakes
April 6, 2016 It is truly hard to imagine that, as I cover the fourth Grade I BG Stakes of my career, that 4 of the 12 owners racing in this incredibly important KYD prep were actually around to see… Read More ›
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Big Fillies Ship In for Shot at Fantasy
April 6, 2016 While much of the attention will be on the colts and geldings going towards the KYD, there are a number of great races at the other tracks around the country and the only stakes race at OP… Read More ›
