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Three Straight for John Henry in The Former AP Million
John Henry didn’t bring Dead Madness to run in the rebranded AP Million, so we couldn’t see that one try to win the race three years ago, but that didn’t mean the trainer couldn’t accomplish the feat. This year, John Henry brought Winter Solstice to this race, a horse that had won three of his last five races but needed to rebound after a tough outing.
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It’s a 1-2 Finish for Mb Stables in The SAR Special
Another two year old graded stake, another win for Mb Stables. After winning the two big fillies races that were run last week with Paris Pinnacle Party and Incendiary, there would be no let up in the SAR Special. In this race, Mb Stables would take home the top two spots, as Hilarity gets the win while being followed by Statuesque.
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Jockeys Can Make Big Difference in Longacres Mile
Moving away from the big tracks on Sunday, we head to the Pacific Northwest and EMD for the 14th running of the Longacres Mile. It’s a purse that has decreased in time, after initially debuting at $300.000 and attracting the likes of Alpha Ultimo, who went on to win the race.
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Looking for the Top Suspect in The SAR Special
The second big race for two year olds at SAR will be taking place this Saturday, and the starting gate will essentially be full with a field of eleven taking part. We’ll have several returnees from last month’s Sanford in the race and they hope that experience will be helpful as they meet new challengers.
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Rebranded AP Million Runs Saturday with Reduced Purse
It’s time for the AP Million! Or, make that the Mister D Stakes, and it’s no longer “a million”. Over the years, the AP Million has been a classic race, and one that had a lot of excitement surrounding it.
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Incendiary Burns Down The Adirondack
A couple days ago, Mb Stables won the Sorrento Stakes at DMR with Paris Pinnacle Party. Today in the Adirondack, he would pull of a sweep of the two big stakes that were run for two year old fillies over the weekend as Incendiary earning the win.
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Ontario Breds Conquer The Whitney
A great day of racing at SAR was highlighted by The Whitney, and it brought out many of the game’s top horses. Nothing less should be expected out of this race with the valuable BC Classic points on the line, and this race would be historic. Historic, in that there would not only be one winner.
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Mb Stables Celebrates Sorrento Stakes Win with Paris Pinnacle Party
Mb Stables is picking up where he left off last year in the two year old filly division, once again showing he has plenty of talent in this division. On Friday, in the Grade 2 Sorrento Stakes, the party picked up again as Paris Pinnacle Party, once a $30.000 private sales purchase went on to win the race.
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It’s Adirondack Time at The Spa
The Adirondack is the second of the big races for the two year old fillies held at SAR, and it will run here for the 17th time. In the past some big names won this race before they were ever big names. Notarized Kate is one of those fillies that ended up winning this race in her past, which was her first graded stake win.
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Can Mb Stables Keep His Sorrento Stakes Run Going?
Juvenile fillies will be the center of attention at DMR on Friday as the 19th running of the Sorrento Stakes will take place. The race debuted as a Grade 2 like it also is today, but for a while ran as a Grade 3. The purse level is restored to the $200.000 it had been at in 2019.