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Who’ll Be the Biggest Menace in Princess Rooney?
Saturday’s card at GP will feature the Grade 3 Princess Rooney, which is a “win and you’re in” for the BC Fillies and Mares Sprint. This race has seen better days in regards to its purse, as in 2005, it was run for $500.000. It was at that level for a little while, ultimately reaching its low point of $200.000 in 2023.
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It’s PA Derby Time at PRX!
Many of the top three year olds in our virtual racing world have made their way to PRX for Saturday’s running of the prestigious PA Derby. This is a common stopover this time of year with the BC Classic a race that all of these trainers hope is in the future for their horse in about six weeks.
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Be Royal Reigns Over Pocahontas
Last month in the Sorority Stakes at MTH, Ukraine Be Free and Be Royal finished 1-2, with the former winning by two lengths. They would go head to head again in the Pocahontas, and would take the top two spots once again, but this time it would was Be Royal grabbing the victory!
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Juvenile Fillies Hit the Stage in Pocahontas
This Saturday has plenty of great graded action for two year olds and the spotlight will be on them at CD. In the Pocahontas, the fillies will be running a mile in hopes of getting the top share of the $300.000 purse.
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Credit Crime Has No Problem with Turf Move in Dueling Ground Oaks
Is there anything Credit Crime can’t do? The filly’s fantastic three year old season that already saw her win the KYO, run third in the BEL, as well as win two other Grade 1’s added a new accolade on Wednesday.
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Prince Of Wales Stakes Goes to Conscientious
Mb Stables has picked up another 1-2 finish, with this one happening in the Prince Of Wales Stakes on Tuesday. His chances of being successful here were strong, saddling three of the six runners going to post. Grabbing the win with a come from behind effort was Conscientious, who had just run second in the Kings Plate last month.
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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!