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Workmanlike Win for Workload in Read Stakes
Workload was a promising horse early in his three year old season, and participated in several KYD preps. With that over with, he was moved to the grass and had immediate success. With that, he was made one our of picks and seemed like one of the horses to beat. For some reason, he went off at odds of 18/1.
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Mad King Prevails in Three-Way MTH Cup Photo
Mad King was not a huge longshot, but it is safe to say that not many people thought that he would end up as the winner in a field that featured several others who were more accomplished.
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Perfect Race for Mb Stables in Royal North Stakes
The Royal North seemed as though it would be a good race for Mb Stables, and it would be. In fact, the only thing slightly flawed about it was the winner, and there would be no repercussions here for his three entries.
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Going Gone Hopes to Defend Read Stakes Crown
The racing at DMR on Sunday will feature the 17th running of the Grade 2 Read Stakes, a nine furlong race on the grass. In it, we will see if last year’s winner, Going Gone, can successfully defend his title.
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Royal North Stakes Should Be Good for Mb Stables
North of the border on Saturday, we will have a chance to watch the 14th running of the Grade 2 Royal North Stakes, which is a turf sprint for female #three year olds and up.
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Steak And Potatoes Hopes to Dine on Field in MTH Cup
It’s Haskell Day at MTH, and that also means plenty of good races on the undercard as well. One of them is the ninth running of the Grade 3 MTH Cup, which is for three year olds and upward on the main track.
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Camp Hollywood Barely Wins Smokey Stover Debut In ONT Matron
Last month, Smokey Stover showed his confidence in Camp Hollywood, picking her up in private sales from John Henry for $600.000.
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Chances Taken Enjoys The Soft BEL Oaks Turf
A virtual Tropical Storm moved through the area overnight, and that left the turf course at BEL as soft for the running of this years BEL Oaks. That raised new questions as to who the ones to shine would be on this soaked surface and there were not many in this field who had ever raced on an off track.
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Camp Hollywood Makes Smokey Stover Debut in ONT Matron Stakes
The ONT Matron Stakes is a smaller Grade 3 event that takes place north of the border, sending older females around the main track for a mile and a sixteenth. This will be the fourteenth time that it has run in the game, and the tenth time that is has been a graded race
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BEL Oaks Looks Like a Real Thriller
The starting gate is full as this very important Grade 1 event, the BEL Oaks, is set to take place on Saturday. It is a race that allows three year olds to race among themselves, and will likely be talked about quite often when we discuss the BC Fillies and Mares Turf four months from now.
