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Gate is Loaded for The JC Gold Cup at The Spa
9/4/2021 12 SAR The JC Gold Cup (GI) [BC] $1,000.000 3yo&Up 1 1/4m Dirt 3yo 120lbs Older 124lbs Back to school, pool closing… it’s end of summer and almost time to pack-up and leave The Spa, but not before… Read More ›
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Big Day of Stakes Races at CNL, Including VA Derby
BONUS COVERAGE 8/31/21 1 CNL Kittens Joy Stakes $100.000 2yo 1 1/16m Turf 118lbs +penalties We kick off a big Tuesday card here in The Old Dominion and look at the field of seven freshmen ready to go… Read More ›
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Lady Sammyantha Wires the Field in Bison City Stakes
8/28/21 2 WO Bison City Stakes $250.000 3yoF 1 1/16m Dirt 123lbs Get in front, improve position from there… it used to be one of my dad’s favorite lines in horse racing and Lady Sammyantha put that advice… Read More ›
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Grayte Cruise Caps Big Day at Spa for Fractious, Takes The Travers
8/28/21 11 SAR The Travers (GI) $1,250.000 3yo 1 1/4m Dirt 122lbs I just had a feeling that Grayte Cruise was ready to pull the upset, and as Fractious mowed through many of the big stakes here at… Read More ›
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Notorious Return Takes CT Oaks with Late Move
8/27/21 6 CT CT Oaks (GIII) $400.000 3yo F 7f Dirt 119lbs I thought TwinTowerRacing’s Notorious Return would dominate the CT Oaks (GIII), but a win is a win. Battling the entire length of the CT lane, the… Read More ›
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CA-Bred Sophomore Fillies Do Battle for Nice Purse in Bison City Stakes at WO
8/28/21 2 WO Bison City Stakes $250.000 3yoF 1 1/16m Dirt 123lbs Up to WO we go for the Bison City Stakes and a nice purse for the CA-bred sophomore fillies. The mile and a sixteenth distance seems… Read More ›
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Can Anyone Beat HOTH in The Travers?
8/28/21 11 SAR The Travers (GI) $1,250.000 3yo 1 1/4m Dirt 122lbs You know summer is coming to a close when it’s time for The Travers (GI) and the big race is upon us… we get a nice… Read More ›
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Friday Night Stakes Action at CT Brings Classy Field for CT Oaks
8/27/21 6 CT CT Oaks (GIII) $400.000 3yo F 7f Dirt 119lbs Up to the eastern panhandle of WV and where I cut my teeth on the horse racing thing, and we look at the field for the… Read More ›
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Cold Weather Rider Warms Up the Day for Night Rider Stables, Takes Highlander
8/22/21 4 WO Highlander (GI) $350.000 3yo&Up 6f Turf 3yo 119 lbs Older 123 lbs We knew the Highlander (GI) would be about speed, but a late closing kick was actually the ticket to the win. Cold Weather Rider,… Read More ›
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Here Z Comes Nails Win On Wire, Takes Dance Smartly at WO
8/22/21 3 WO Dance Smartly Stakes (GII) $175.000 3yo&Up F&M 1 1/4m Turf 3yo 119 lbs Older 123 lbs +penalties This weekend was about as big as it gets here in Toronto, and it took a photograph to separate… Read More ›
