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Can Things Be “Tropical” in SoFla? It’s The Fountain Of Youth Stakes
3/1/2025 13 GP The Fountain Of Youth Stakes (GII) [KYD] $415.000 11/16thMile Dirt 3yo 122lbs Like every weekend for a while, we have a ton of TC Trail races to cover and it’s a… Read More ›
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Gotham Mile Brings TC Hopefuls to AQU
3/1/2025 5 AQU The Gotham Mile (GIII) [KYD] $300.000 1Mile Dirt 3yo 122lbs To the Big Apple and we check out some TC hopefuls pushing up the ladder to Louisville, and the gate will… Read More ›
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Daemon Keeps the Hot Hand Going, Hands Alydar Stables Rebel Win
2/22/2025 3 OP The Rebel (GII) [KYD] $1,250.000 11/16th Mile Dirt 3yo 122lbs It was a day of favorites, here at OP, and to nobody’s surprise, Daemon takes the victory in the… Read More ›
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Acber Farms Leaves TP “In Good Order” with Battaglia Score
2/22/2025 3 TP Battaglia Memorial Stakes [KYD] $175.000 11/16th Mile Dirt 3yo 122lbs Although we were close in this one, which is something, considering the favorite went off at 9/2 odds, Acber Farms’ In Good… Read More ›
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Mo Ki Mo Gets the Job Done, Takes Lightning City with Ease
2/22/2025 8 TAM The Lightning City Stakes $125.000 5f Turf 4yo&Up F&M 122lbs The punters had this one sniffed out… of course with a field of four, it became fairly easy. In the… Read More ›
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Small Field of Five for The Lightning City Stakes at TAM
2/22/2025 8 TAM The Lightning City Stakes $125.000 5f Turf 4yo&Up F&M 122lbs Abbreviated field, abbreviated distance, but I’m glad we were able to get this one to go… A field of five females… Read More ›
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Daemon Looks to Make It Five in a Row as Rebel Has Big Field and Big Purse
2/22/2025 3 OP The Rebel (GII) [KYD] $1,250.000 11/16th Mile Dirt 3yo 122lbs The interest grows, the field grows, the purse grows… and it’s only February. The chocolates are eaten, the… Read More ›
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TC Trail Goes to TP for Battaglia
2/22/2025 3 TP Battaglia Memorial Stakes [KYD] $175.000 11/16th Mile Dirt 3yo 122lbs The Road to Louisville continues and we will obviously have a full gate for the Battaglia, a mile and a sixteenth… Read More ›
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Darrow Holds Off Late Charging Foes to Take SUN Derby for Mb
2/8/2025 8 SUN SUN Derby (GIII) [KYD] $400.000 11/16th Mile Dirt 3yo 120lbs Hey, hey… we hit the $108 exacta – The Card had it straight, no box needed. When you get on… Read More ›
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That Was Close! Almighwar Upsets Palos Verdes Stakes in Tight Finish
2/15/2025 6 SA Palos Verdes Stakes (GIII) $100.000 6f Dirt 4yo&Up 123lbs +penalties Another race that we miss from a handicapping standpoint, but with a $70.20 winner, I’m guessing a… Read More ›