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The First Rule of Bourbon Is The BC for Its Winner
On Sunday, the Bourbon will hold the distinction of being the final “win and you’re in” race for any of the BC races. It’s one of three such races for the BC Juvenile Turf, coming just a couple days after the Pilgrim is run at AQU.
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Mint Million Rematch in Shadwell Turf Mile
If trainers are hoping to get into the BC Mile by virtue of winning a “win and you’re in” race, Saturday’s running of the Shadwell Turf Mile is their last chance to do so. With just a month to go now before we enjoy the biggest weekend in racing, a field of fourteen has made their way to KEE with visions of either getting into the BC Mile or solidifying their spot in the race.
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Welcome Back! Pattison Returns to the Schedule
While the days of the Pattison Canadian International offering a $2,000.000 purse and seeing Bronze Sabre dominate it like he did three years in a row, this is still a great opportunity for distance turf horses and we’re glad to have it back. After all, the race was not held in the real world last year, and it was also shelved in 2022.
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Mightiness Grabs the Win Late in DEL Handicap
Last month at ELP, Mightiness won the $200.000 Groupie Doll, and would make her graded debut in the DEL Handicap. She also needed to carry one more pound than the rest of the field, but none of that would prove to matter as she got up in time to get the big win!
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Late Push Sends Spring Street to Zenyatta Stakes Win
The last time that Spring Street ran here at SA, she won the Grade 2 Santa Maria Stakes in April, and was hoping that a return to the track would lead to her formally getting a spot in the BC Distaff. The track’s been kind to over the course of her career, and it would be again, with a fantastic stretch performance to grab the win.
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Creepy Romantic Earns Slick Victory in SA Sprint Championship
Maxmillion Farm brought two strong entries into the SA Sprint Championship, and both of them were a part of our pre-race picks. While one of them may not have had one of his better races, Creepy Romantic has the trainer living the high life as he grabs the win, and all of the spoils that go with it.
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With Purse and Distance Reduction, DEL Handicap Runs with Six
DEL will get a rare opportunity to get called into action on Sunday, as a field of six takes part in the $400.000 DEL Handicap. This is for fillies and mares on the main track, and is run at nine furlongs. That purse amount is a far cry from the $1,000.000 that was offered from 2006-2009, and represents a low point for the race.
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It’s High Time for a New BC Sprint Spot to Be Awarded in SA Sprint Championship
The great racing at SA continues on Sunday with the 22nd running of the SA Sprint Championship, a Grade 2 that offers a spot into the BC Sprint in just a little more than a month.
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Zenyatta Stakes Is Wide Open with A BC Distaff Spot in Play
A big race takes place on Sunday for fillies and mares as the 22nd running of the Zenyatta Stakes is held at SA. The race does offer a $200.000 purse, but the bigger prize is the automatic spot in the BC Distaff and the $2,000.000 purse that will be available at DMR in just a little over a month.
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No Real Drama Goes Wire to Wire to Win PA Derby
Extreme Jet and No Real Drama, who won all three of the TC races between them, would go head to head in the PA Derby against many others that they had defeated along the way. They would take the top two spots, with the PRK winner, No Real Drama, having the upper hand on this day.