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Balanced Field in The Wild Applause
This weekend is another quiet one across virtual racing, but there are still some good races going on that we can talk about. The Wild Applause is a race for three year old fillies on the turf, and as we look at the field, it could really be comparable to a high level allowance.
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Lady Sammyantha Looks for Her Third Chicago Stakes Victory
The Chicago Stakes returns to CD for the third time in 2024 after previously known as the Chicago Handicap at the former AP. Lady Sammyantha can proudly claim that she has won this race at both race tracks, winning at AP in 2021 and then here at CD in 2023. This year, she looks to win it for the third time!
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Lonely Is The Night Gets the Win in The Monomoy Girl
Lonely Is The Night would make her stake debut in the Monomoy Girl on Saturday in what was her sixth career start. Prior to this race, she won an allowance at LS, then laid down a strong mile work here three weeks ago to make her an appealing horse in this five horse field.
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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.
