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Time to Appreciate The Phipps Field
It’s the beginning of June, and we’re racing at SAR! The four-day racing festival at the Spa officially kicks off on Thursday, and the area is completely excited to have this rare opportunity to take in a bunch of great races, not only the BEL itself. As the game absolutely should be doing without fail, these races are being moved from BEL virtually as well.
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Lunar Victory Thoroughly Dominates in The Blame
If Fractious decided to scratch Lunar Victory because of the sloppy track conditions, no one would have criticized the move. The gelding had struggled in his previous off track races but things were about to be much different in the Blame. On this day, Lunar Victory thrived in the rain, scoring a two length, wire to wire win!
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El Salvador Thrives in the Slop to Win The Shawnee
Rain made a mess of CD on Saturday, leaving the track sloppy and soft for the day’s races. That also meant a couple scratches for The Shawnee, leaving us with a field of seven for the race. The weather forecast likely made Iolaus Racing thrilled even before the race, since El Salvador has proven she is a mudder.
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Classy City Shows Plenty of Class in PEN Mile Victory
Classy City had an excellent two year old season that saw him win the BC Juvenile Turf, but thus far in 2024, he had not picked up that big win in a graded race. It may not have helped him that he had been dealing with soft turf in his last two starts and that would not be a concern in the PEN Mile.
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Present Tense Should Be Tough to Beat in The Shawnee
Like the Blame Stakes, the Shawnee is a newer addition to the calender at CD, appearing for the first time in 2020 as an ungraded race, and staying that way for three years before becoming a Grade 3 last year. It has also seen gradual purse increases over that time, and the present $275.000 level is a high mark for the race.
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Time To Play the Blame Game at CD
As we move into the month of June, we get to see a race that has been growing in stature: the Grade 3 Blame from CD. This race first appeared as an ungraded race in 2020, and since 2021, the purse has grown a bit every year and it would receive it’s graded status in 2023.
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It’s Fanatical Empire vs Diamond Haggis, Round 3, in PEN Mile
There is purse money to be won at PEN this Friday, as the 11th running of the PEN Mile takes place. This is a nice race for three year olds on the grass, and our field will feature several that ran in the BC Juvenile Turf last fall.
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Techfluence High Brings the Pain in Gamely Win
There’s no denying that Techfluence High has been a successful filly, but after running in the BC last fall, she had hit a cold spell. Last month, she broke out of that slump in a big way right here in the Royal Heroine Stakes, and now in the Gamely, she would make it two in a row!
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Electric Blue Lights Up The Shoemaker Mile Field
Electric Blue lived up to his name on Monday, being truly electric in winning the Grade 1 Shoemaker Mile by a length and a half over some very strong opposition. This gelding has always been able to win a race, but trainer Spankys Barn has taken him to new heights since acquiring him at the end of the year in private sales.
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Back On Grass, Chaparral Cowboy Prevails in The Pennine Ridge
The last time that Chaparral Cowboy was on the turf, he won the Grade 3 De Mille Stakes at DMR, but after that, he would run on the main track for three straight races. He did not get positive results on the dirt, so it was back to the turf. It turns out that the colt couldn’t have been happier to be back on this surface, as he went on to win the Pennine Ridge.
