Author Archives
-
Poetic Panther Wins A Thrilling KD Ladies Turf
Last year, Poetic Panther entered the KD Ladies Turf on the heels of winning the Diana at SAR. She’d win the Diana again this year, but unlike 2024, she would go to the Grade 1 Taylor afterwards, a race that was held two weeks after this one last year.
-
Nashville Derby Enjoys Large Purse And Big Field
Last year, the Nashville Derby appeared on the schedule with a $2,500.000 purse, making it immediately a race that trainers could look forward too. That would have been good enough, but the purse would grow even more, to $3,500.000, which has quickly made the Nashville Derby one of the bigger races of the entire year.
-
Large Purse Leads to Loaded Field for KD Ladies Turf
The KD Ladies Turf is another example of an incredible opportunity that is out there for turf horses this time of the year. This race is held at a mile, and sees a $500.000 increase in its purse from $1,500.000 to $2,000.000.
-
Emily May Have Strength Needed to Shine in KD Ladies Sprint
Without question, KD has become the place to be for turf horses this time of year, with increased purses for trainers to enjoy while many other tracks keep their purses stagnant or even lower them.
-
Rain Rattle Storms Home to Win The Lake Placid
The Lake Placid (Grade 2)- $400.000 PurseSAR- For Fillies Three Years OldOne Mile on the Inner TurfAugust 23, 2025 The Lake Placid seemed like it would be a wide-open race, as six fillies looked to get a big win on… Read More ›
-
Berlin Grinds Out a Win in CT Classic
The CT Classic is a race that has been won by many true greats of our virtual world. Now, Berlin, perhaps not the first horse that comes to mind when thinking about those that are trained by The Sidley Stud, will add his name to that impressive list.
-
Gigafemme Is Impressive In Stretch To Win CT Oaks
Last December, Gigafemme picked up a huge win when she captured the $500.000 Fifth Avenue, for NY-breds, at AQU, but she has been quiet thus far as a three year old. Despite being winless in her five starts coming in, she had looked good last month in a SAR allowance to create some optimism about how she may fare at CT.
-
Comparing the Six that Will Run in The Lake Placid
It’s Travers Day at SAR, and that means plenty of good races on the undercard as well! Here, we’ll take a look at the 22nd running of the Lake Placid, which is held on the inner turf course for three year old fillies, at a mile. The purse for the race has doubled from where it had been in recent years, and the $400.000 represents a new high for this race.
-
Berlin Headlines The CT Classic Field
Previously, we looked at the CT Oaks, so now it’s time to check out the other massive race taking part at everyone’s favorite bullring: the CT Classic. This race first appeared on the schedule in 2010 and has seen some true virtual racing legends get the win. After all, the first two winners were Madhouse and Mrs Bombastic!
-
Top Two from The Test Battle It Out in CT Oaks
Some of the top three old fillies have made their way to CT for the fourteenth running of the CT Oaks, a seven furlong race that offers a generous $750.000 purse. This is the second year that the race has been classified as a Grade 2, and it is the third year that it has run for that high of an amount.