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Eight Youngsters Look to Add to Their Resumes in The Inaugural Stakes at TAM
12/7/2024 9 TAM The Inaugural Stakes $125.000 2yo 6f Dirt 120lbs +penalties We head down to Tampa and a group of youngsters that will be going six panels in The Inaugural Stakes. I doubt that… Read More ›
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Eight in Cigar Mile at AQU
12/7/2024 5 AQU The Cigar Mile Hcp (GII) $500.000 3yo&Up 1m Dirt Hcp Weights How bad is it when a handicap race carries more weight than the Highweight? Oh, to be around people that actually understood horse… Read More ›
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Boomtown “Hard Nut” to Crack in KY Jockey Club Win
11/30/2024 6 CD KY Jockey Club (GII) [KYD] $400.000 2yo 1 1/16th mile Dirt 3yo121lbs 120lbs I’m very surprised that Hard Nut was sent off at 19/1 odds… a lot more surprised than I am that he won. … Read More ›
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Out Of Tlove by a Head in Golden Rod Victory
11/30/2024 6 CD Golden Rod (GII) [KYO] $400.000 2yoF 1 1/16th mile Dirt 120lbs It seemed like every other horse in the race took a swing at Out Of Tlove, and although it was a speed… Read More ›
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Charlie Jace Edges Diamond Haggis for HOL Derby Win
11/30/2024 6 DMR HOL Derby (GI) $300.000 3yo 1 1/8th mile Turf 122lbs I picked one right, shocker… and another dead-heat, not a shocker. Mb Stables‘ Charlie Jace was sent off as the 1/2 favorite… Read More ›
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Small Field of Five Set for HOL Derby at DMR
11/30/2024 6 DMR HOL Derby (GI) $300.000 3yo 1 1/8th mile Turf 122lbs Two days after Thanksgiving and the Derby’s still the “thing”… only five will head to the post for Saturday’s HOL Derby (GI),… Read More ›
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Can Mb Throw a “Party” in Golden Rod?
11/30/2024 6 CD Golden Rod (GII) [KYO] $400.000 2yoF 1 1/16th mile Dirt 120lbs P-Did is still in jail, Parcells is interviewing to be the next Jake Paul opponent, and it looks like a weekend where I… Read More ›
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Ky Jockey Club Could Stamp a Ticket Right Back to Louisville
11/30/2024 6 CD KY Jockey Club (GII) [KYD] $400.000 2yo 1 1/16th mile Dirt 120lbs I am not good at handicapping these types of races, but this is a big stepping stone towards coming… Read More ›
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Pennine Way Lights the Tote, Takes Native Diver Stakes at DMR
11/23/2024 4 DMR Native Diver Stakes (GIII) $100.000 3yo&Up 1 1/8th mile Dirt 3yo121lbs Older 124lbs +penalties I skipped handicapping this one for a reason… I just had a feeling… when the dust settled in Saturday’s Native Diver… Read More ›
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Touch Of Oak Too Good Late, Takes Ferguson at FG
11/23/2024 9 FG Ferguson Memorial Stakes $100.000 2yoF Foaled In LA 6f Dirt 121lbs +penalties I think everyone had the winner in this one… Wood Duck Stables’ Touch Of Oak gets the job done by a length,… Read More ›