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Clark Handicap Brings Together Strong Field
There is more to do on Friday then going out to shop, as we can all sit back and watch the 17th running of the Clark Handicap, a Grade 1 race that attracts some quality horses year after year.
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Close Finish Likely in Falls City Handicap
This Thanksgiving, there are no restrictions on coming together to enjoy the 18th running of the Falls City Handicap. This Grade 2 event sends older females around the track for nine furlongs for a purse of $200.000.
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Daniel Son Karate Slices His Way to Grey Stakes Win
Some of the more promising two year olds in the game took to the track on Sunday with the hopes of following the footsteps of many before them that were not able to get into the BC Juvenile but would soon grow to be at the top of the division and a top KYD contender.
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Smokey Stover Fancifully Wins ONT Damsel
As part of a good day of racing at WO, a field of six took to the track for the ONT Damsel Stakes, and its $150.000 purse. Smokey Stover seemed to have two of the top horses in the race, and while one of them did disappoint as the post time favorite, it was the other that stepped up and picked up the win.
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Wired Up Pulls it Out in The Smith
At the Big A on Saturday, we had the 16th running of the Smith, a race that is no longer a handicap as of this year. The purse was cut to $100.000, but that did not stop trainers from entering horses here, and the gate was nearly all the way full.
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Don’t Miss Grey Stakes on Sunday
If anyone is planning on making an HRP futures KYD prediction before Thanksgiving, this is a must watch race that should get some consideration in that.
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Strong and Exciting Field in ONT Damsel Stakes
A good looking field of six has assembled for the 14th running of the ONT Damsel Stakes, which will send three year old fillies from Ontario a little over a mile on the turf course. A purse of $150.000 is offered, which is up $25.000 from last year, but it has been the traditional purse for this race when looking back in its history.
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D J C Racing Stables Hopes to Be King in The Smith
The Smith is a smaller graded stake that is anything but short in terms of its distance. It will send a field of eleven a total of eleven furlongs around the inner turf course as it runs for the 16th time.
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Intagna Rose Has Winning Day in Mrs Revere
Intagna Rose is a very interesting horse in that she either wins, or misses the board entirely. This can make her hard to support from a wagering standpoint, unless you really believe that she is due to uncork a big one.
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Galapagos Grabs The Notebook Win Late
If you have been following the private sales transactions over the past several days, you know that Smokey Stover has been spending quite a bit of money to acquire some excellent horses. In the sixth running of the Notebook, he would get a little bit of that back (pennies in comparison, perhaps) as his two year old, Galapagos, picked up the win.
