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TC Hopefuls Continue to Climb The Ladder… The Withers (GIII)
2/3/24 3 AQU The Withers (GIII) [KYD] $250.000 3yo 1 1/8m Dirt 122lbs Well, I worked on a write-up for 2+ hours and lost it because… well, never mind. It’s gone… so, we get the abbreviated… Read More ›
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Grass Gremlins Go at It in The Kittens Joy
2/3/24 8 GP The Kittens Joy (GIII) $150.000 3yo 1 1/16m Turf 121 + penalties SoFla and a nice group of sophomores set to go a mile and a sixteenth in The Kittens Joy (GIII), over the lush… Read More ›
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Hey Hey, It’s the Santa Monica Stakes
2/3/24 2/3/24 8 SA Santa Monica Stakes (GII) $200.000 4yo&Up F&M 7f Dirt 123lbs +penalties Good to see most of the TAM jockey colony in SoCal… that seem right. We catch a field of eight speedster spinsters ready to… Read More ›
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Fractious Is Just “Charming” In San Pasqual Stakes Win… and Place
1/27/24 6 SA San Pasqual Stakes (GII) $200.000 4yo&Up 1 1/8m Dirt 123lbs +penalties Fractious makes Saturday’s San Pasqual Stakes (GIII) a cash grab as they take the top two spots with Charming Man covering… Read More ›
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Hippyheart Uses Bad Debt to Cash Big Check in The Southwest
1/27/24 2 OP The Southwest (GIII) [KYD] $800.000 3yo 1 1/16m Dirt 121lbs To be this early in the Road To The TC, I was quite happy without selections today… predicted the upset, still nailed the… Read More ›
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Alydar Stables Sings The “Blues” in Martha Washington Win
1/27/24 1 OP The Martha Washington [KYO] $250.000 3yoF 1 1/16m Dirt 121lbs Alydar Stables proves to have a sharp eye and a more than capable checkbook, as their $300.000 purchase of Hobo Blues pays instance dividends…… Read More ›
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Interesting Group Set for San Pasqual Stakes
1/27/24 6 SA San Pasqual Stakes (GII) $200.000 4yo&Up 1 1/8m Dirt 123lbs +penalties It’s a SoCal Saturday at the Great Race Place, and we look at the field for the San Pasqual Stakes… Read More ›
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Southwest Is the Scene for Baffert ’24 Debut… and an Upset?
1/27/24 2 OP The Southwest (GIII) [KYD] $800.000 3yo 1 1/16m Dirt 121lbs Down to Hot Springs, the winding roads and horrible food… but, that’s just me – The Southwest (GIII) looks like a… Read More ›
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Sophomore Fillies Line Up for Martha Washington at OP
enile1/27/24 1 OP The Martha Washington [KYO] $250.000 3yoF 1 1/16m Dirt 121lbs Down to OP we go for a big weekend of racing for the sophomores, and here we catch a full field of twelve… Read More ›
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Nijinsky Takes Astra Stakes with Ease
1/21/2024 5 SA Astra Stakes $100.000 4yo&Up F&M 1 1/16m Turf 123lbs +penalties The rain continues to fall in SoCal, but that didn’t matter to Nijinsky… the famously named gray filly, conditioned by Team 7 Illusions,… Read More ›