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Bunny Connection Hops Away with Queen City Oaks Win
Bunny Connection’s career got off to a fast start, winning her first three races before getting a chance to go on the KYO trail for a bit. While success in that did never materialize, she is still just getting started in her career and would use the Queen City Oaks as her chance to bounce back.
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Is It High Time for Another Maxmillion Farm Win in Aristides BC?
The Aristides BC has regained its graded designation after six years without it, and to celebrate, a strong field of seven will be taking part in this six furlong sprint on the main track. This is a race that first appeared on the schedule in 2003 for $100.00 as a Grade 3, but would lose that classification in 2018.
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Gaelic Commander Will Be Tough to Beat in The Audubon
The Audubon may be an ungraded stake, but it offers a nice $275.00 purse to be split amongst its top finishers as it sends a field of six three year olds a total of nine furlongs around the turf course.
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Queen City Oaks Brings Nine To BTP
Friday represents a rare opportunity for BTP to get in the spotlight with a handful of $100.00 stakes taking place. Among them is the Queen City Oaks, a race that will send three year old fillies a little more than a mile on the main track. This is a race that first appeared in 2006 at RD and was held every year until 2013.
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Hard Worker Lives Up to Name in Thors Echo Win
With the scratch of Mamba, six horses took to the starting gate on Saturday for the Thors Echo Stakes, and we would end with an entertaining finish as three of them were close together at the wire. After checking the photo, it would be Hard Worker getting what would be his biggest career victory.
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One Spirit Cruises to Win in The Keertana
Last year, One Spirit won six times and earned over $1,700.00 in thirteen starts, but she had been off to a rather quiet start in 2026. In four starts, her only win was an allowance win at TAM, but at the same time she had still been running well.
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They Can’t Touch Eximius in The Cliff Hanger Stakes
Over his 18-race career heading into the Cliff Hanger Stakes, Eximius has quietly been a productive horse in overnights, and most of those of races have been at high or mid level tracks. On Saturday, he would make just his second career start in a stake, and the previous attempt was a long time ago.
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Mr Cockypants Will Be Tough to Beat in Thors Echo Stakes
On Saturday at SA, we will have eleventh running of the Thors Echo Stakes, which is a six furlong sprint for CA-breds, with a $100.00 purse that has been consistent over that time.
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After 10 Years, The Cliff Hanger Stakes Is Back
For the first time since 2016, the Cliff Hanger Stakes will be run at MTH, sending a field of six a little more than a mile around the turf course. The race was only run between 2011 and 2016, and would see its distance fluctuate between a mile and a mile and an eighth during that time.
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The Keertana Is Anyone’s Race
Saturday’s action at CD will include the 11th running of the Keertana, which sends older females a mile and a half around the turf course. This ungraded stake began modestly with just a $65.00 purse, but did reach the current $250.00 level for the first time in 2024.