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KD Meet To Conclude Wednesday With Thrilling Dueling Grounds Oaks
Racing for the year concludes at KD this Wednesday, but it will go out with a bang as a field of fourteen will take part in the third running of the Dueling Ground Oaks, sending three year old fillies a long way around its turf course. $2,000.00 is on the line for the top four finishers, with the winner not only getting the top prize, but they will join a pretty impressive short list of previous winners of the race.
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Lady Hilltopper Adds to Accolades with Second Ladies Marathon Win
This year’s Ladies Marathon promised a head to head battle between the last two winners of the race as 2024 winner Lady Hilltopper took on the 2025 winner, One Spirit. They would prove to be the class of this field, as well, finishing 1-2 with Lady Hilltopper providing yet another example of what has made her one of the greats, especially within this particular division.
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Umoja Makes Quite An Impression With Hopeful Win
Another edition of the Hopeful is in the books, and it will be exciting to watch where all of these horses end up and how many greats emerge from this field. One that will certainly get a lot of attention is Umoja, who came from way back in the field to score the victory for London Racing!
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Acapulco Gray Will Not Be Denied This Time; Wins Prioress
The tote board for the race displayed about as balanced odds throughout the field as you’ll see, but our top picks would all show up, hitting the trifecta straight up, and one spot away from getting the full top four right. That doesn’t make us anything, but it does get Maxmillion Farm the top prize as his filly, Acapulco Gray, earns the win!
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Voltaire Returns To The Mabee Stakes As One To Beat
As we take in all of the excitement happening in the big races on Saturday, let’s take a moment to look ahead, as this holiday weekend offers a lot more. On Monday, we will have the Grade 2 Mabee Stakes at DMR, offering $250.00 for three year old and older fillies and mares.
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Acapulco Gray Looks Tough To Handle In The Prioress
On Sunday at SAR, we will have the 23rd running of the Grade 3 Prioress, which is a six furlong race on the main track for three year old fillies. It offers a purse of $225.00, which is an increase of $50.00 from last year, but still falls short of the $300.00, which is the historic high for the race.
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Twelve Are Hopeful For A Big Win At The Spa
The Hopeful is a race that I strongly anticipate at the real Saratoga meet every year, but in the virtual racing world, it is a must watch. Just looking at the list of past winners is very impressive with most going to do some very impressive things both in their three year old season and beyond.
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Prior Two KD Ladies Marathon Winners Headline Loaded Field
High purse excitement this weekend at KD doesn’t end on Saturday, as there will be plenty on the line Sunday in the $1,500.00, Grade 3 Ladies Marathon. This is the opportunity for three year old fillies and mares who like to keep on running and running to get their share of KD virtual casino money.
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Gogh Wild Adds Travers to Impressive Accolades
With so many big names running in the Travers, there were plenty of storylines that were waiting to be written. However, none of them could be greater than the showdown between Gogh Wild and Quantum Pursuit, who between them took all three TC races, then Quantum Pursuit against topping Gogh Wild in the Haskell. Could Gogh Wild get some payback on his rival?
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Wizardly Prevails in Close Photo to Win The Jerkens Memorial
Prior to the running of the Jerkens Memorial, Wizardly was repeatedly putting together bullets in his morning works, showing that he was indeed ready to run a big one here at SAR in hopes of his fourth consecutive victory. He had not won a graded race yet, but showed his ability in ungraded races and looking like one of the better contenders in the race.