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Bear Head Shows His Good Side In The Station
Bear Head was very impressive with the way he won the Secretariat in August, and he certainly seemed destined to finish better than tenth in his next two starts. There were excuses for each of those runs, and close to three months later, Bear Head reminded us all of the Secretariat.
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Diametric Goes Wire To Wire In The Fayette
Despite being in a barn which is not shy about running horses in stakes, Diametric had spent most of his career running in overnights, and consistent hitting the board in them. In August, Diametric finally got his chance to step up in a high paying ungraded race in 2025, and would run second in the $200.000 Jones Stakes.
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Twilight Derby Goes to Pinewood Derby
Pinewood Derby came into the Twilight Derby looking good with back to back wins in the Crowd Pleaser and the Grade 3 Old Dominion. This would make him our pick to win, and the second choice on the board overall.
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Twilight Derby Draws Field of Eleven
Saturday’s action at SA will feature the 20th running of the Twilight Derby, a Grade 2 on the turf for three year olds at nine furlongs. There will be eleven horses heading to the starting gate hoping to capture the winner’s portion of the $200.000 purse.
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Looking for a King in Fayette
On Saturday, we will have a field of seven taking part in the 21st running of the Fayette, a nine furlong Grade 3 on the main track for three year olds and upward. This race got its purse boost in 2022, from $200.000 to the current level of $350.000, but is downgraded in classification for the first time, having been a Grade 2 since 2009.
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Knights and Fire Are Theme of Station
The Station will offer the highest purse this weekend of any race that takes place as we continue to get closer to the BC races. Before we get to that, how about a $600.000 purse that is up for grabs this Saturday for three year old turf horses. This race runs for the ninth time, but has not been carded every single year.
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Thousand Hours Is Back to Winning Form in Raven Run
There was much to like about Thousand Hours at the start of the year when she went on a three race winning streak that included two prep races for the KYO. Though she did run in that and later ran third in the Acorn, she had not been as strong more recently.
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Aggravated Jung Takes It Out on Field in Perryville Stretch for the Win
Aggravated Jung came into the Perryville sitting 19th on the leaderboard for the BC Sprint, seemingly out of the big race in a couple of weeks. All hope was not officially lost, and in the Perryville he would take care of business, grabbing a big win but also enough points to move him up to ninth for the BC Sprint.
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Nine Will Hunt for Raven Run Win
We started off with ten horses for the Grade 2 Raven Run at KEE on Saturday, but after an early scratch, we are left with nine that will be looking to pick up the winner’s share of the $400.000 purse. That’s a high mark for this race, as it had been at $350.000 for the last three years, and had been lower prior to that.
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Aggravated Jung Headlines Perryville Field
The starting gate will be full on Saturday for the twelfth running of the Perryville, a race that will see a new high in regards to the purse offered, as $350.000 will be split amongst the top four finishers.