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Pucker Up and Do a Happy Dance on Sunday
Looking at the action for Sunday at ELP, there will be an excellent opportunity for three year old female turf horses to pick up a large purse in the 20th running of the Pucker Up Stakes. It’s still a Grade 3, but one that offers $400.000 for its top finishers, giving trainers plenty of reason to pucker up.
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Eight to the Gate for The Fourstardave Handicap
It’s a great weekend of racing all over the country, but SAR will be the center of attention with multiple races that are “win and you’re in” races for the BC. The Whitney is the deserving focal point, but the Fourstardave Handicap will be one to watch as well, since it will send it’s winner to the BC Mile.
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General Zod Earns BC Sprint Spot with Crosby Stakes Win
Last month, General Zod just missed picking up his first stake win in the $300.000 Hanshin at CD before settling for second in a photo. He’d head to DMR on Saturday hoping to do a little better while cutting back to a sprint for the first time in eleven months. It would prove to be the right move, as the colt would not be denied in the stretch for the win!
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Massive Longshot Frenchman Pulls It Off in San Diego Handicap
No one would ever say that Frenchman wasn’t good in the morning, consistently running off good work times, but he had not brought that effort into races often enough. As such, there were very few people that felt that he could win the San Diego Handicap, and he would go off as a massive longshot, at 189/1.
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Balestier Road Finds His Lane Late to Win The Amsterdam
The Amsterdam (Grade 2)- $200.000 PurseSAR- For Three Year OldsSix and a Half Furlongs on the DirtJuly 25, 2025 With so many of the horses in the Amsterdam having much of their recent history running long, the race was a… Read More ›
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BC Sprint Spot on the Line in Crosby Stakes
Top sprinters have made their way to DMR for Saturday’s running of the Crosby Stakes, a Grade 1 on the main track that will send its winner to the BC Sprint later this year. It’s the 22nd time that the race has been run, and has seen the likes of Alpha Ultimo, Shoot Skyhigh, and Z One Chance (who did it twice) get the victory.
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Several Give Sprinting Another Try in The Amsterdam
The Grade 2 Amsterdam is a six and a half furlong sprint, but many of the horses that are taking part in the race spent their time this year on the KYD trail, instead of other sprint races.
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Who Will They Be Chasing in San Diego Handicap?
San Diego Handicap (Grade 2)- $300.000 PurseDMR- For Three Year Olds and UpwardOne Mile and One Sixteenth on the DirtJuly 26, 2025 There’s plenty of exciting race action this weekend, and we’ll take a look at the west coast here… Read More ›
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Fawkes Scores an Impressive Haskell Victory
One of the top races of the summer for three year olds took place Saturday as a field of nine took part in the Haskell, seeking the winner’s share of the $1,000.000 purse and a coveted spot in the BC Classic. Those prizes are in the hands of Delta Farms as Fawkes went on to impressively win by a length.
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Credit Crime Still Can’t Be Caught, Wins The CCA Oaks
We saw Credit Crime run here at the Spa last month, when she took on the boys and ended up running third in the BEL. When running against her own gender, she has been particular tough, winning the KYO among other highlights