Author Archives
-
Shericka Holds Off Nicolette to Win The DEL Oaks
While the rain made MTH muddy and soft, just a couple hours away at DEL we were fast and firm for the running of the Grade 3 DEL Oaks. The race would see a very close finish at the wire, with Shericka getting the win by a head over second place Nicolette.
-
My Princess Em Beats a Queen in The Eatontown Stakes
It would be a royal 1-2 finish in the Grade 3 Eatontown Stakes as My Princess Em knocked off Yesterdays Queen to grab the win. The turf course would be downgraded all the way to soft for the race, but it would not lead to any scratches.
-
Disciplinary Punishes the Field in The Salvator Mile
We would see rain on Saturday at MTH, and it would leave the main track muddy for the day of racing. That would not lead to any scratches in the Salvator Mile, as all nine of our runners would brave the elements and made their way to the starting gate. Taking home the win in wire to wire fashion would be Disciplinary, for Nakamura Stables
-
Reorganize Should Be Right at Home in The Eatontown Stakes
We’ll see a field of seven fillies and mares in the 19th running of the Grade 3 Eatontown Stakes. This turf race has been a Grade 3 since inception, and has seen it’s $150.000 remain mostly constant since the beginning, although there was a brief period where it was only $100.000.
-
The Salvator Mile Should Be a Great Race
Heading to MTH this Saturday for the 19th running of the Salvator Mile, a smaller Grade 3 that will run for a $150.000 purse. Back in the day, this is a race was that dominated by Australia Wide, as the trainer won four in a row between 2008 and 2011, with horses like Whats Up and Madhouse.
-
Talented Fillies Head to DEL for The DEL Oaks
This Saturday will give us a chance to check out the racing at DEL, as the 20th running of the DEL Oaks takes place, and we will have eight fillies taking part in it. The race began as a Grade 2 for a $500.000 purse, before being downgraded to a Grade 3 in 2015.
-
Quiet Return Knocks Off Bad Debt in Battle of Prior KYD Winners
On any other day, a field of this stature would be the talk of the day, as the Grade 1 Metropolitan Handicap was loaded. On Saturday, it was simply part of the undercard, but with many horses who are ordinarily headliners running, a great race was expected.
-
Rain Doesn’t Stop Exemplary from Winning The Jaipur
The big story of the Jaipur was not necessarily that Exemplary won the race, but all the scratches that took place before hand. A nine horse field was cut to five as just the little bit of virtual rain, downgrading the turf course to good, was enough to see four horses opt for alternatives.
-
Wasted Away Wins at SAR Again, This Time in The Phipps Stakes
Wasted Away likes it here at SAR, as last year’s KYO winner would finish second in the Acorn, before winning both the CCA Oaks and the Alabama right here at the Spa. Now, she was back on the track again that she has had much success on, and in a very close finish, she would hang on to get the win.
-
TC Winners Galore in The Metropolitan Handicap
Next up on the SAR schedule on Saturday will be The Metropolitan Handicap, another race that awards an automatic spot into the BC in five months, this one for the Dirt Mile. This is a race that saw the great Alpha Ultimo capture three of the first four editions, and more recently saw So Profound go back to back in 2020 and 2021.