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Can “Eclipse” Take Eclipse Stakes?
5/29/22 6 WO Eclipse Stakes (GII) $175.000 4yo&Up 1 1/16th Dirt 122lbs +penalties Up north of the border we go to WO for the Eclipse Stakes (GII), a mile and a sixteen main track stakes for the older handicap… Read More ›
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Speedsters Set for Seven Furlong Sprint at SA in Triple Bend Stakes
5/29/22 4 SA Triple Bend Stakes (GII) $200.000 4yo&Up 7f Dirt 123lbs +penalties Our to sunny California and we look at the field for the Triple Bend Stakes (GII), a seven furlong sprint for the older gents and “older”… Read More ›
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Billy Joel Sings the Right Tune in The Louisville Triumph
5/21/2022 2 CD The Louisville (GIII) $200.000 4yo&Up 1 1/2m Turf 122lbs The Piano Man gets the job done again… Billy Joel was content, sitting just behind the pace until they hit the backstretch, then it was time… Read More ›
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Combat Wombat Goes Gate to Wire in The PIM Special Romp
5/20/2022 12 PIM The PIM Special (GIII) $300.000 3yo&Up 1 1/4m Dirt 3yo 119lbs Older 124lbs The Green Card nailed a nice one for the gamblers… Maxmillion Farm has been on a hot streak and his Combat Wombat made… Read More ›
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Third Gear Has Another Gear, Takes The Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
5/20/2022 11 PIM The Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (GII) $250.000 3yoF 1 1/8m Dirt 122lbs The 1.75 favorite ran last, my pick never got going and the Smokey Stover train keeps rolling through another station as their Third Gear wins… Read More ›
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Can Billy Joel Play the Winning Tune in The Louisville?
5/21/2022 2 CD The Louisville (GIII) $200.000 4yo&Up 1 1/2m Turf 122lbs The big weekend will focus on PIM as we moved from the CD oval after the KYD, but don’t think we don’t have a big meet and… Read More ›
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A Field Of Nine Set for The PIM Special On Friday
5/20/2022 12 PIM The PIM Special (GIII) $300.000 3yo&Up 1 1/4m Dirt 3yo 119lbs Older 124lbs More Friday race action and we look at the field for The PIM Special (GIII). This mile and a quarter stakes brings together… Read More ›
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Seven Fillies To The Gate For The Black-Eyed Susan
5/20/2022 11 PIM The Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (GII) $250.000 3yoF 1 1/8m Dirt 122lbs To stinky ol’ Bal’mur we go and the run-down, dilapidated skeleton of a once thriving race track, PIM. We look at the field of seven… Read More ›
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Winchester Takes The Cartier In Tight Finish
5/15/22 5 WO The Cartier (GIII) $150.000 4yo&Up 6f Dirt 122lbs +penalties Another Sunday Stakes, another swing and a miss for my handicapping as Winchester found the fast WO oval to his liking and returned to form, winning The… Read More ›
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Dellas Boy Kicks Clear Late To Take Gold Fever At BEL
5/15/22 6 BEL The Gold Fever $100.000 3yo 6f Dirt 122lbs Dellas Boy had aspirations of the TC Trail… when that went up in smoke with a ninth place finish in the Lexington, Alydar Stables decided to go back… Read More ›