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Poetic Panther Sweeps the Field in The Eatontown Stakes
Poetic Panther came into the Eatontown Stakes hot and was hoping to make it her third straight win. Her previous two victories came at a mile and a half, and she would not have to run as long today, something that would not seem to be a problem for her.
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The Stranger Makes Himself Known in The Pegasus Stakes
Earlier this month, a not to well known horse opened eyes with an impressive mile work here at MTH. He was a stranger then too many, but after the Pegasus Stakes, that is no longer the case for The Stranger. In what was his stake debut, The Stranger got up just in time to win the race in a photo over Bay The Man.
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Small Field for The Monomoy Girl
We’ll get a field of five this Saturday for what is the third running of the ungraded Monomoy Girl, which sends three year old fillies a little over a mile on the main track. It’s part of a rather quiet Saturday in virtual racing, but has seen a couple of successful winners in its other editions.
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The Pegasus Stakes Returns to Schedule After Four Years
Perhaps there is a star to be born on Saturday in the Pegasus Stakes, an ungraded race for three year olds that has not been held since 2020 when a gelding that would become of the best horses in their division captured the first stake victory of their career.
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Ponzi Scheme May Be Too Much for Eatontown Competition
The TC races have just come to a close, and most trainers are focused on finding gems in the current auction, but we still do have some racing going on in what is a fairly quiet weekend on the track. The Eatontown Stakes is a Grade 3 from MTH that has been run since 2006 with one exception.
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Domiano Gets Massive Win In Metropolitan Handicap
Domiano has always been a good horse, but keeping him from being considered a great one was his lack of a big win. Down at AQU a couple months ago, he did win the $150.000 Excelsior, which showed his potential to win at this level. Now, he’s a Grade 1 winner after getting the win here in the Metropolitan Handicap.
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Late Run Gets It Done for Albaquirky in The Manhattan
Albaquirky seemed like one of the better choices in the Manhattan, and the deep closer was going to make the most of this opportunity to run on a dry track. He had done quite well when it was wet, but now it was time to make a statement that he can handle any kind of weather.
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Another Big SAR Win for Starting Over, This Time The Phipps
Starting Over has been in the BC for the last two years, and ran third in the BC Distaff at SA last fall. Now, she knows that she will be heading back for that race again just as long as the trainer, TwinTowersRacing, wants her there as she picked up an impressive two length win in the Grade 1 Phipps at SAR.
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The Manhattan Heads North This Weekend
Manhattan is being moved upstate this weekend, as the 21st edition of this Grade 1 turf stake is held at SAR as a part of the BEL racing festival. This means a slight change in the distance, as it will lose one-sixteenth of a mile from it’s traditional length. We can deal with that, and will enjoy the purse increase back to $1,000.000.
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BC Dirt Mile Spot on the Line in The Metropolitan Handicap
Our next look at the BEL undercard at SAR takes us to the Metropolitan Handicap, an always entertaining Grade 1 on the dirt that offers a ticket to the BC Dirt Mile in five months. If that wasn’t enough to get excited about, the race also offers a $1,000.000 purse to be split amongst the top four finishers.
