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Fourth Time The Charm for Going Gone in Shadwell Turf Mile
In 2020, Going Gone entered the starting gate for the Shadwell Turf Mile for the fourth year in a row. The prior three races were 7th, 9th, and 8th, so even though this gelding has otherwise been successful in his career, you’d be forgiven if you looked past him.
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Repeat Performance for La Terrifiant in First Lady
History was made in the First Lady on Saturday as La Terrifiant was re-elected as the race’s winner, becoming the first ever horse to win this race two years in a row. Last year, she won the BC Fillies and Mares Turf a month after winning this race, so trainer Our Athletes will be hoping that history repeats itself.
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Bourbon Is Balanced and Unpredictable (Though I Try)
On Sunday, KEE will be running the 15th edition of the Bourbon, one of the best prep races for the BC Juvenile Turf. The two year olds that make up this field are lightly raced, as top opportunities to run long on the grass are not that great prior to this.
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Strong Field Lined Up for Shadwell Turf Mile
The highlight of a big day at KEE is the 16th running of the Grade 1 Shadwell Turf Mile, a race that brings together elite horses that may be targeting either the BC Mile or the BC Turf, though the former is the far more common option.
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La Terrifiant Hopes to Be First Lady Winner Again
It is another big weekend of racing with plenty on the line for the BC, which is now just a month away. Among the races worth watching is the 16th running of the First Lady, a race with major implications for the Fillies and Mares Turf, and we’ll be looking to see if we can have a repeat winner.
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Pocono Fashion Feels at Home in Cotillion Stakes
Pocono Fashion may have been bred in New York, but it is only fitting that she would win the biggest race of her career not too far away from the Pocono Mountains here at PRX in the 13th running of the Grade 1 Cotillion Stakes.
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Gran Z Steals the Show in Awesome Again Stakes
In the 18th running of the Grade 1 Awesome Again Stakes, Gran Z was not seen as one of the top threats to win the race, though he still was the fourth most frequently picked horse in the pick ‘em. At odds just over 8/1, he would still be a very good wager for anyone who wanted to support him.
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Carnoustie Impresses Again in The Vosburgh
Last month in the mud at SAR, Carnoustie opened my eyes in the way that he won the Grade 2 Amsterdam. The win was his third in four starts, but according to the odds board, there were still some people who were not impressed.
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Splash Mountain and Tactical Meet Again in Awesome Again Stakes
We don’t get a chance to see many rivalries play out for a long time within the game, but perhaps that is developing between Splash Mountain and Tactical, two horses who’s combined earnings get near $10,000.000.
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Carnoustie Should Be Poised for Big Run in The Vosburgh
This Saturday at BEL we will have the 18th running of the Vosburgh, a Grade 2 that provides an automatic bid for its winner into the BC Sprint. It has not mattered that the purse for the race is the lowest that it has ever been in its history, as the starting gate will still be full.
