Author Archives
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Duppy Story Looks to Stay Hot in Hanshin
The Hanshin was formerly a part of the schedule at AP, running there in most years between 2005 and 2019 as a Grade 3 with a purse of either $100.000 or $150.000. After being dormant for a couple years, the race was added to the schedule here at CD, and for a much larger purse.
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Grand Field to Love in Wise Dan
We’re heading to the grass on Saturday at CD for the 21st running of the Wise Dan, which is for older horses and runs for a $500.000 purse. That purse amount represents a high for the race, and is double what the race ran for in 2003. Through time, we’ve seen some great horses get the win here, including Billy Nomates, Stealth Fighter, Seven Years and Sir Tom among others.
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Just Five to Run in Texas Turf This Saturday
It may not be a large field for Saturday’s running of the Texas Turf at LS, as only five horses are entered, but these horses that did make the trip to LS are well accomplished and should give us a great race. This is the fourth time that the Texas Turf has been run here, debuting in 2004, but then being all but forgotten for eighteen years.
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Dont Mind A Dime Is Dominant in The Goldwood Stakes
A new stake on the calendar took place on Saturday with the $100.000 ungraded Goldwood Stakes from MTH. It would draw a field of five for a turf sprint, and seemed to have a balanced field. In the end, our pick backed up our support as Asgar’s Don’t Mind A Dime earned the victory.
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Lady Sammyantha Wins Chicago Stakes for Third Time
She’s done it again! Lady Sammyantha is now a three time winner of the Chicago Stakes, as her win here in 2024 is added to her 2021 and 2023 victories, making us wish that she was also entered here in 2022. This did not come as much of a surprise, as she was our pick and the 2/5 favorite.
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Let’s Hear It for Cacciadiavola in The Wild Applause
Last year, Smokey Stover won the Wild Applause with Breath Of The Bride, and he would return to this year’s running of the race with another Breath Of The Wild foal: Cacciadiavola. The typical late running filly seemed like one of the better choices in the race, but she would not run today in the way that she had in her prior three starts.
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Inaugural Running of The Goldwood Stakes Draws Five
A field of five are set to go to post in the first ever running of the Goldwood Stakes. This is a good chance for female turf sprinters to run for a $100.000 purse and get a big stake win for themselves.
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Balanced Field in The Wild Applause
This weekend is another quiet one across virtual racing, but there are still some good races going on that we can talk about. The Wild Applause is a race for three year old fillies on the turf, and as we look at the field, it could really be comparable to a high level allowance.
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Lady Sammyantha Looks for Her Third Chicago Stakes Victory
The Chicago Stakes returns to CD for the third time in 2024 after previously known as the Chicago Handicap at the former AP. Lady Sammyantha can proudly claim that she has won this race at both race tracks, winning at AP in 2021 and then here at CD in 2023. This year, she looks to win it for the third time!
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Lonely Is The Night Gets the Win in The Monomoy Girl
Lonely Is The Night would make her stake debut in the Monomoy Girl on Saturday in what was her sixth career start. Prior to this race, she won an allowance at LS, then laid down a strong mile work here three weeks ago to make her an appealing horse in this five horse field.
