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Nine Look to Live the Sweet Life
2021 will be the fourth year that the Sweet Life Stakes is run at SA, and the third time that it is a graded stake. There are not many opportunities for turf sprinters to run graded, so the field of nine will be making the most of this chance.
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Roo Looks Good in Santa Monica Stakes
This Saturday at SA, older fillies and mares will have their chances to get a Grade 2 victory as the 17th running of the Santa Monica goes to post. This is a seven furlong race that has been won in the past by great horses such as Blonde Dynamite and Steel Reward.
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50-Point Prep Races Begin Saturday with Risen Star Stakes
The Risen Star Stakes provides a big step closer to the KYD at the beginning of May in that it is the first 50-point prep race of the year. It will be two more weeks until we see the next one, so it would make sense for some of the better hopefuls at this point of the year to be running in the Risen Star.
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Counterintelligence Comes from Behind to Win San Vicente Stakes
The story of the San Vicente would be one of creating a star. At the current time, none of the horses in the field had earned $100.000, but that is not to say that there was not plenty of potential in the field.
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Silver Cobra Earns the Gold in The Suncoast Stakes
Silver Cobra came into the Suncoast Stakes as the most experienced runner in the field, and seemed to be on the verge of a big race as she ran over a mile for the first time.
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Admire Beauty Wins Third Straight in Suwannee River
So much for Forty Chai looking like the one to beat in this race. In the end, everyone would beat her. While that one pulled a no-show, Admire Beauty continued her climb through the ranks, scoring her third consecutive win and first graded victory.
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San Vicente Stakes May Create a Star
It’s time for the 18th running of the Grade 2 Vicente, which is a seven furlong race for three year olds and one that will always have a special place in my heart.
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Forty Chai Looks Tough in The Suwannee River
On Saturday, a field of seven will be heading to the starting gate for the 18th running of the Suwannee River, a grade three which has seen its purse get cut for this year.
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No Clear Favorite in The Suncoast Stakes
It might not be a graded stake, but points for the KYO will still be on the line as a field of eight looks to nail down those ten points for winning the race. It is the 17th time that the race will be run, and it’s purse has ranged from a simple $60.000 to the $150.000 it is at today.
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Smokin’ Locamotive Looks Strong in The Holy Bull Stakes Win
It was good to see a lot of excitement for the Holy Bull, and hopefully this continues as the prep race season continues and intensifies. Most people in the pick’em felt like this race would be won by either Locamotive and Smokin Luka, and one of them stepped up and lived up to the hype.
