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Credit Crime to Try the Turf in Dueling Grounds Oaks
The next large purse up for grabs at KD will occur on Wednesday with the Dueling Ground Oaks taking place for just the second time. That purse sees a $500.000 increase from last year, and the gate will be full of three year old females running long.
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Six To Take Part in Tuesday’s Prince of Wales Stakes
Let’s take a look ahead to Tuesday now as one of the biggest races out there for Canadian breds, the Prince Of Wales Stakes, takes place at FE. This race offers a $400.000 purse to be split amongst its top finishers, and runs for the 19th time.
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Sioux Arrival Is BC Bound After KD Turf Cup Win
Sioux Arrival has been close to a big win over his last few races, and was only defeated by a length in the Sword Dancer as he tried to pick up his “win and you’re in” victory for the BC Turf up at SAR. A month later, he now knows that he will be a part of the field in that race, as he pulls off a narrow win!
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Just An Average Dead Heat in The Music City Stakes
Saturday was just the third running of the Music City Stakes, but we have now had a dead heat in two of those races for the win! In 2023, Mb Stables had one of the two winners, but this time around he would do even better as the dead heat is between his two entries: Creepy Ruler and Just Average!
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Bay Another Man Leaves Field All Wet in Simpson Stakes
When we looked at the Simpson Stakes on Tuesday, it didn’t seem like rain was going to a problem, as the forecast then called for only a 32% chance of rain. Well, that chance would increase during the week, and on Saturday we were left with soft going.
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BC Turf Spot Awaits KD Turf Cup Winner
The KD Turf Cup is another one of the massive purses that up for grabs at KD this weekend, but unlike many of the others, there is an additional perk for the winner of this race. This is a “win and you’re in” race for the BC Turf, the last such race for that specific BC event.
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Mb Stables Looks for Another Simpson Stakes Win
Saturday’s action at KD will also include the seventh running of the Simpson Stakes, a race that granted Grade 1 status last year and saw it’s purse increase to the present $2,000.000 level.
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Full Field Hits the Stage for The Music City Stakes
The great racing and high purses continue at KD this weekend, and here we will look at the Grade 2 Music City Stakes, which offers a $2,000.000 purse for three year old fillies. It’s the third time that this race has been run, and it had no problem filling with fourteen heading to the starting gate.
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Alydar’s Win in Nashville Derby is a Race of the Year Candidate
With a $3,500.000 purse on the line and a loaded field, the Nashville Derby promised to be a great race and perhaps deliver an unexpected finish. We would get the close result at the end, as ten horses finished within two lengths of the winner.
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Frozen Mist Makes Late Pass To Win KD Ladies Sprint
Maxmillion Farm went for it in the KD Ladies Sprint, entering three for the race. The preferred runner of his by the betting public was Frozen Mist, who needed to improve off her fourth place effort in the KD Preview Ladies Sprint at ELP, and she would do exactly that!