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Number Nine Looks Fine on Lead to Win Bewitch
Number Nine has made her living going long in races like this, but she does it in an impressive fashion, by going right to the front and hoping to stay there until the end. Prior to the Bewitch, three of her six most recent races saw her go wire to wire to get a win, with the races distances being at least a mile and a quarter.
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Pirate Petranella Seems Strong in Bewitch
This Saturday at KEE, older females that like to keep in running on the grass will head to the starting gate for the 17th running of the Grade 3 Bewitch. It offers a $150.000 purse to be divided up between its top four finishers, and that amount has been mostly constant throughout the history of the race.
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Big Win for No More Haggis in The Tokyo City Cup
The last time that No More Haggis went a mile and a half, he won the Grade 3 Valedictory Stakes by four lengths. In shorter races, he was not able to show his ability to the fullest, but here in The Tokyo City Cup, he would go twelve again, and once again, he would win by four lengths
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El Gran Condottieri Makes it Look Easy in Park Avenue
El Gran Condottieri came into the Park Avenue hoping for her second win after a run in the Grade 3 Honeybee was unsuccessful. It was the first time she had gone more than a mile, so on Sunday she figured to take a liking to sprinting again.
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Night Rider Stables Takes it Home in Californian Stakes
The Californian Stakes boasted a good field with the likes of Combat Wombat in it, and we almost saw Tactical run in it. It seemed a little up for grabs between a few horses, and Home Spirit didn’t get a lot of support from the betting public, going off at odds of 23/1.
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Park Avenue Draws Six on Sunday
There is quite a bit of disparity in the resumes of the field of six fillies that go to post in the Park Avenue, which is part of the NY Stallion Series. It is the 12th time that the race will be run, and the 10th time that it has been restricted to NY-breds.
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Hurricane Warning for Tokyo City Cup
A field of nine will be hitting the starting gate for the 17th edition of the Tokyo City Cup, which is designed for horses that want to keep running and running. It’s a smaller Grade 3, so it would seem to be a good spot for up and coming horses in this division to make a big step forward.
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Field of Nine for Californian Stakes on Saturday
A field of nine will be going to post for the 17th running of the Californian Stakes, a race that sends older horses nine furlongs around the track at SA. We’re going to see some well known names in this race, too, including Combat Wombat.
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Longshot Seven Towers Runs Tall in The Fleet Sprint Handicap
Seven Towers has been able to win throughout his career, but he had not been winning the type of races that give the feeling that a Grade 3 win is imminent. In his last race, two months ago, he was sharp in winning a starter allowance, but a big step up would be made here.
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Mb Stables Power Walks Through Prep Race Season with AR Derby Win
The AR Derby represented the final chance for trainers to get a horse into the KYD. As many prepared for their last minute runs, Mb Stables was here to win a race with a $1,000.000 purse. The trainer has had an outstanding prep race campaign, and will go to CD on the first of May with three great horses.
