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Macht Nichts Coast To Coast in Tokyo City
April 5, 2016 Macht Nichts was a solid Grade II winner to close out 2015 and the Grade III Tokyo City Stakes was the ideal race for a comeback and he simply toyed with a top-class field that included the… Read More ›
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Charming Face Up in Time to Win Top Flight
April 4, 2016 Some very good fillies and mares lined up Sunday afternoon for the Grade II Top Flight Handicap but the two with the least experience in stakes company completed the exacta as Charming Face, second last time in… Read More ›
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Getting to The Bottom Of Top Flight
April 1, 2016 The Grade II Top Flight Handicap falls perfectly into the Distaff schedule for those older fillies and mares who are looking for a little more time before the Grade I La Troienne on KYD Weekend and as… Read More ›
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BEL Winner Highlights Tough Tokyo City Field
April 2, 2016 The Grade III Tokyo City Cup used to be a prep for races like the BC Marathon but it now sits as a starting point for races like the Brooklyn and the Premiers, with a solid field… Read More ›
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Wicked Heat Extra Special in FG Oaks
March 30, 2016 There were a lot of big stables and a lot of big fillies in the Grade II FG Oaks on Saturday afternoon but form was true and Wicked Heat was the best of the bunch, solidifying her… Read More ›
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Google Maps Skims Rail to Score in Santa Margarita
March 23, 2016 A star-studded field assembled on Saturday for the annual running of the Grade I Santa Margarita for older fillies and mares and while champions assembled, it was an unlikely Grade I winner who earned her second top-class… Read More ›
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Tough To Separate Top Two in FG Oaks
March 24, 2016 The Grade II FG Oaks might not be the most important prep for the Grade I KY Oaks but still holds some clout with 100 points on the line for the winner and as expected, an overflow… Read More ›
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Tin Lizzie Solid Gold in Kilroe Mile
March 15, 2016 So many options. So many champions. The Grade I Kilroe Mile brought out the very best turf milers over a very firm SA turf and at the end of it, a Grade I winner proved the best… Read More ›
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Champions Line Up in Santa Margarita
March 16, 2016 The first major test for older fillies and mares on the road to the BC Distaff comes Saturday afternoon at SA and the Grade I Santa Margarita, originally raced as a handicap, now offers standard weights but… Read More ›
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Moon Landing Rockets Home to Win San Carlos
March 14, 2016 The Grade II San Carlos Stakes featured one of the deepest fields assembled at HRP all year and at the end of it all, a wicked pace set things up for a powerful closer and Moon Landing… Read More ›