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Speed Looms Outside In Pelican
February 19, 2016 Ungraded but still important in the road to the BC Sprint, the Pelican Stakes at TAM on Saturday afternoon carries a $100.000 purse and has attracted a field of six, with mostly allowance and optional claiming wins… Read More ›
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KYD Push Heats Up In Loaded Risen Star
February 19, 2016 The first real race on the road to the Grade I KYD comes Saturday afternoon at FG and the $400.000 Risen Star Stakes, carrying a Grade II designation and 50 points to the winner, has attracted a… Read More ›
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Champions Meet In Loaded HOU Ladies Classic
January 26, 2016 Although it is not a Graded Stakes as of yet, the HOU Ladies Classic is well on its way to becoming one of the key races for the older fillies and mares before things really heat up… Read More ›
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Port On The Horizon Starts 2016 Off Right In SSM Classic
January 20, 2015 Top class horses went to the post in the $250.000 SSM Classic at GP on Saturday afternoon and Port On The Horizon got his campaign off to a great start with a huge win over Grade I… Read More ›
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Key West Minibus Comes Through In SSM Distaff
January 19, 2016 As with any stakes race, weight can play a huge factor and that was certainly the case with the SSM Distaff as Key West Minibus, getting two-pounds from one of her main rivals and six-pounds from the… Read More ›
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Grade I Winner Carries Big Weight In SSM Distaff
January 15, 2016 Much like the rest of the SM, the Distaff has usually attracted a large and competitive field but as the purses have waned, so has the interest and only five fillies and mares will line up at… Read More ›
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2016 Kicks Off In Style With SSM Classic
January 13, 2016 The SSM Classic used to be one of the most important early season races for the older colts and geldings, with a $1,000.000 purse that doubled the Grade I Donn Handicap and therefore, attracted the best of… Read More ›
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Plenty On the Line in LA Futurity
December 16, 2015 The final test for juvenile colts and geldings on the road to the TC comes Saturday afternoon at LA and with $350.000 on the line, the LA Futurity has drawn a field of eight evenly matched entrants… Read More ›
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High Pride Takes Wide Trip to Springboard Mile Score
December 15, 2015 There were all kinds of options in the RP Springboard Mile including a filly, a stakes winner and even a Grade I runner but in the end, it was a colt with a good pedigree who ran… Read More ›
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Jewel In The Sand Digs Deep for Starlet Win
December 15, 2015 There really were only two options in the Grade I Starlet at LA on Saturday afternoon and if you looked past the tired Wicked Heat, coming off two huge 1 1/16 mile efforts in the Chandelier and… Read More ›