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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.
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Anna D Headlines Mrs Revere Field
The 18th running of the Mrs Revere has the largest purse of any of the races taking place this weekend, as BC hangover continues. That has not kept us from having a good field with accomplished runners here that may have been just below the cut line for the BC, as a total of nine fillies will head to the starting gate.
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Leas Chance Looks Tough in The Notebook
Just because the big money races of the BC came to an end for the year last week, there are still races to talk about. At AQU, two year olds that call the Empire State home will contest the sixth running of the Notebook for its $100.000 purse.
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Billy Joel Gives Brilliant Performance in BC Turf
It was about six o’clock on a Saturday, the virtual crowd shuffled in. They were not looking for tonic and gin, but rather the 18th running of the BC Turf.
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Maggie Greene Squeezes Through for BC Fillies and Mares Turf Win
On Saturday in the BC Fillies and Mares Turf, La Terrifiant had the chance to win three BC races for her career, but she would come up about a length short in that mission. Instead, it would be the five year old mare Maggie Greene pulling off the win for The Sidley Stud, giving that trainer their second career BC win, and first in this stake.
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Feral Impact Grabs BC Juvenile Fillies in Last Stride
It was not the horse of his that we predicted to win, but Mb Stables once again flexed his muscle in the BC Juvenile Fillies, winning the race for the third time in his career thanks to his filly, Feral Impact.
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We Will Start BC Turf Fire Soon
It is the biggest race of the year for turf horses, as the annual BC Turf brings together the best of the division. Its purse is the second largest of any that will run over the weekend, offering $4,000.000 to be divided among the top four finishers.
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La Terrifiant Looks to Win BC Fillies and Mares Turf Again
The BC Fillies and Mares Turf runs on Saturday and the top storyline surrounding it will be whether or not last year’s winner La Terrifiant can duplicate that performance. It is not going to be easy for her, but it was not in 2019, either.