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Chrystal Pip Wins Thriller in Gold Cup
June 27, 2016 Each of the seven entrants in the Grade I Gold Cup at SA came into the 1 ¼ mile as a previous winner at the highest level but only Chrystal Pip was able to add to their… Read More ›
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Chrystal Pip A Diamond In Gold Cup Rough
June 23, 2016 In a horse racing world where purses get bigger, runners get faster and things get more and more heated, it is always nice to look back at history for the stories that define a sport and there… Read More ›
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Skeleton Crafts Scares Up Big Win In Grade II Fleur De Lis
June 21, 2016 There were some very seasoned veterans in the Grade II Fleur De Lis Handicap and that led to some very even weights but when the annual race was over on Saturday afternoon, Skeleton Crafts was all the… Read More ›
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Skeleton Crafts Lone Speed In Fleur De Lis
June 16, 2016 Traditionally held on the undercard to the Grade I Foster Handicap, the Grade II Fleur De Lis Handicap is also a Win-And-You’re-In race for the BC Distaff but really holds only a minor cache compared to races… Read More ›
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Ena Barb Earns Huge WO Oaks Win
June 15, 2016 As successful a trainer, and aptly named, as Canadian Racing has been over the years, they have never taken victory in the Queens Plate Stakes or the WO Oaks but on Sunday afternoon, that all changed when… Read More ›
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Altered Skeleton Scary Good In Grade II NY
June 12, 2016 Owner Australia Wide has been known for some very shrewd purchases in the past (Whats Up, Madhouse, Little Slick come to mind) and on Friday, another of their purchases proved their worth as Altered Skeleton, taken for… Read More ›
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Christine Gives Owner Wolfs Den A Second Grade I Win
June 12, 2016 You have to go back almost 11 years to the day to find the first and only time that owner Wolfs Den took down a Grade I score, when Lone Winner came through in the clutch to… Read More ›
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All Eyes On Attraction In Grade I Just A Game
June 8, 2016 Although it has only been around since 1994, the Grade I Just A Game Stakes has quickly become one of the most important and lucrative events on the F&M Turf schedule and as such, attracts the best… Read More ›
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Mint Condition Looks Perfect For WO Oaks
June 9, 2016 The best three-year-old fillies at HRP will be running at BEL in the Grade I Acorn but almost as lucrative and seemingly easier is a victory in the WO Oaks Stakes on Sunday afternoon and for many… Read More ›
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Mentioned Honorably All The Talk In Grade II NY
June 7, 2016 Each day at BEL leading up the biggest race of the weekend has a top class line-up races and the feature on Friday afternoon is the Grade II NY, a now $500.000 race for older fillies and… Read More ›
