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No Clear Favorite In The Star Shoots
The Star Shoots is an ungraded stake for three year old fillies on the main track that runs at WO for the 14th time. The purse for the race has been consistent through time, ranging between $100.000 and $150.000, with the current level of $125.000 being reached in 2021.
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Jakarta Defends San Francisco Mile Title, But Is He the Favorite?
The San Francisco Mile sees a purse cut this year, but that has not kept trainers from nearly filling up the race, as a field of ten will take part, including the reigning winner of the race, Jakarta.
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Always Condottieri Looks to Win Royal Heroine Stakes Again
Here’s a look at the Grade 3 Royal Heroine Stakes, which is for older fillies and mares on the SA Turf, run at a mile. It’s a race that first appeared at HOL in 2004, but it has not run every year since then. In 2009, it was upgraded to a Grade 2 would move to SA five years later.
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Riggins Racing Celebrates Again in Californian Stakes
When Noble Faerie is on, he can run with just about anyone. This is something that he shown throughout his career, including his strong three year old campaign. He can also be inconsistent, and that makes it hard to throw a lot of support behind him.
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Mb Stables Goes 1-2-3 in OP Handicap
The purse for the OP Handicap was increased to $1,250.000 and Mb Stables decided that he did not want to share that with anyone, except for the fourth place portion. It was a great race for the trainer, as his three entries competed a 1-2-3 finish with Lion Lake leading the way and beating his stablemates by a quarter length.
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Nothing Troublesome About Californian Stakes
The Californian Stakes has been won by some great horses in it’s history, including both Icicle and Dark Crown in the early days and both Spanish Showboat and Space Commander more recently. Ten horses will take part in this year’s race, hoping to add their name to what is a pretty impressive list.
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Large Purse at Stake in The OP Handicap
A lot of the recent attention has gone to three year olds, but this weekend, older horses will get their chance to be in the spotlight as a large $1,250.000 purse is there for the taking in the OP Handicap. It’s the first time that this amount has been offered here.
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Good Memories Wins Lexington, But It’s Backroad Bounty to The KYD
There were two winners in the Grade 3 Lexington, but not because it was a dead heat. Good Memories, trained by Mb Stables, would get the win in the race, getting the headbob over Backroad Bounty. Despite his victory here, Good Memories will not have enough points to make it into the KYD, but Backroad Bounty’s second place effort gets him into the big race in three weeks.
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Incinerator Burns Down the Field in The Fleet Sprint Handicap
Since June 2022, Incinerator has not finished lower than second in any race that he has been in, but it would take a claim by Night Rider Stables to start giving the horse the chances at the stake level. Incinerator won his first race for his new trainer, the $100.000 Thomas Stakes, and now in the Fleet Sprint Handicap, he would score the biggest win of his career.
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Kuul Off Freezes the Field in Giants Causeway
Kuul Off would make her graded stake debut in the Grade 3 Giants Causeway, and it would prove to be a successful one as she would come from behind to pick up the win. She was not a complete stake rookie, as there were two ungraded starts, but in this race she would pick up her signature victory.
