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  • Achilles Looks for Third Straight SA Handicap Win

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    For the last two years, Achilles has picked up the victory in the SA Handicap for trainer Diablo Diablo. On Saturday, this gelding looks to accomplish a very rare feat in this game, which would be to win a stake three years running. If he does, it would be in the silks of Mb Stables, but would not make the achievement any less.

  • Strong Field for Kilroe Mile

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    There’s excitement out west for turf stars on Saturday, as the Grade 1 Kilroe Mile brings together a nice assortment of horses that ran in either the BC Mile or BC Turf contending with others who are certainly capable of knocking them off.

  • Mb Stables Showing Off His Proud Crown in Preps, Wins The Fountain Of Youth Stakes

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    When we said that the Risen Star, the first 50-point race of the season went perfectly for Mb Stables, we were probably getting ahead of ourselves. The trainer entered three for that race, Evergreen, Howl Of The Hound, and Proud Crown. Evergreen and Howl Of The Hound finished in a dead heat for that win. Perfect, for Mb!

  • Raj Action Packed Does it Again in The Diarmida

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    Raj Action Packed pulled off the win in The Diarmida, and with that victory he adds his name to a list of horses that only contains Bronze Sabre and Techfluence. That would be the horses that have won this race in two consecutive years, a fantastic achievement considering he topped the reigning Horse of The Year, Iron Nation, to do so.

  • Quest For Fame Wins Big in The Fox

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    Quest For Fame was cutting back on her distance for the Grade 3 Fox, as the five year old mare who had recently been a regular at a mile and a half was hoping that this could get her back to the winners circle. Many believed in her, as she would be named the post-time favorite, but was not among our picks.

  • Iron Nation in Action Saturday for The Diarmida

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    While the focal point of the action on Saturday at GP is the Fountain Of Youth, we will be in for a treat here in The Diarmida as the reigning Horse Of The Year, Iron Nation, returns to the track as he looks to avenge his showing in the Pegasus World Cup Turf here last month.

  • The Belle Tolls Heads to the Grass in The Fox

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    The Fox is a smaller Grade 3 for older fillies and mares as a part of the undercard for the Fountain Of Youth. The race runs for the 18th time, but sees a slight purse reduction from the $150.000 that it ran for last year.

  • It’s Fountain Of Youth Time At GP

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    The second 50-point TC prep of the year will take place on Saturday as a full field of twelve goes to post in the 18th running of The Fountain Of Youth Stakes. This is always one of those preps that just feels a little more meaningful to win than some others, and recent history has been kind to winners of this race.

  • Fleeting is a Filly on Fire in The May

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    Ever since Fleeting has been going at least a mile, she has been successful and running in the May would be her chance to show that progress at the stake level. She entered this race having won two of three, with the other race being a close second.

  • Smokey Leans on Big Fire Purchase in The May

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    This is a rather quiet weekend in terms of the KYD and KYO chases, but we still have some racing that can be talked about. At AQU, a field of six NY-bred fillies will be going to post to decide the sixth running of The May, a $100.000 ungraded stake.