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  • Rain Rattle Storms Home to Win The Lake Placid

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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.

  • Fierce Competitor Escapes with Narrow DMR Oaks Win

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    Seven fillies took part in the DMR Oaks Saturday evening, and the odds for most of them were all very similar, leaving the race to have an up for grabs feel to it. At the end, it would not disappoint, as six of the seven horses finished within a length of one another.

  • Sweet Caviar Lights Up the Board in The King’s Plate

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    Some of the best Canadian born three year olds took to the track on Saturday in hopes of taking the top share of the $1,000.000 purse that was offered in the annual King’s Plate. Mo Mentum Farm and Mb Stables entered six of the eleven horses, but the trophy is going home with Asgar, as longshot Sweet Caviar picked up the biggest win of his career.

  • Schopenhauer Gets MTH Redemption in The Iselin Stakes

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    Last month, Schopenhauer ran here in the MTH Cup, fresh off a great win in the Grade 2 Eclipse Stakes, and even though he did still go off as a longshot, he seemed to have a great shot. He would not run well, but returned to MTH in hopes of getting redemption in the Iselin Stakes.

  • Mo Mentum Farm Looks for Another Kings Plate Win

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    Mo Mentum Farm’s commitment to breeding in Canada has made him a dominant trainer in the King’s Plate, as he has won the race in three of the last four years, and four times overall. He’ll be looking to continue that stranglehold on the race, as he brings three to the starting gate.