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Impressive Win for Grayte Cruise in The Southwest
On Monday at OP, another new player emerged as one to watch for the KYD as 26/1 longshot Grayte Cruise pulled off a surprising victory in the Grade 3 Southwest, earning the biggest share of the $750.000 purse.
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Peppermint Crush Lives the Sweet Life
Peppermint Crush came into the Sweet Life with a successful record, but was also making her stake debut. Against more experienced foes in this race who had done so, it wasn’t that she was overlooked, but more a case of bettors favoring other options.
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Seven Furlongs Just Enough for Orange Beach in Santa Monica Stakes
In the 17th running of the Santa Monica Stakes, Mb Stables was able to pick up his third win in the race thanks to Orange Beach, a five year old mare by Born To Be Bad. For the trainer, it was his third win in five years, having also won in 2017 with Lea and last year with First Impression.
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Risen Star Stakes Goes Perfectly for Mb Stables
The Risen Star Stakes at FG was the first 50-point race of the year, so a great opportunity for everyone in the field to boost their chances of getting into the KYD early on.
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The Southwest Has History of Showcasing KYD Winners
The excitement of KYD chase does not end on Sunday this weekend as ten points are on the line for the big race in the 16th running of The Grade 3 Southwest, a race that has produced multiple KYD champions.
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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.
