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Big Blue Cruises in Rain to Win PEN Mile
Friday was wet across many places in the northeast, and PEN was no exception as steady rain left the track sloppy and soft. For Big Blue, this is to be expected, as it would mark the fourth race in a row that he ran on an off track, with three of them being soft.
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Lunar Victory Looks Tough to Beat in The Blame
Lunar Victory heads to CD on Saturday in hopes of repeating as the winner of the Grade 3 Blame. If he does so, he will accomplish the feat for two different trainers and he does seem to be the one to beat in here. It’s a field of six, and the other five have different plans as they look to be the ones to grab the win.
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Strong Field of Nine for The Shawnee
A field of nine older females have made their way to CD to take part in the sixth running of the Grade 3 Shawnee, which will send them a mile and a sixteenth around the main track. As time has gone on, the race has seen gradual purse increases and has settled into the $275.000 amount now for the second year.
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All Eyes on PEN on Friday for PEN Mile
There are many, many races that get held at PEN over the course of a year, but none will be bigger than the PEN Mile, which awards a $400.000 purse and attracts some of the best three year old turf horses out there.
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Lonestar Annie Has No Issue Stepping Up in The Gamely Stakes
In a field that featured the likes of Painville and Techfluence High, it was easy to look past Lonestar Annie. The five year old mare was making just her second start on the grass, and even though she had a strong work in preparation of the race, others were simply going to be more appealing.
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Jakarta Gets His Second Shoemaker Mile Victory
This year’s Shoemaker Mile would see a head to head battle between the last two winners of race as Jakarta (2023) and Electric Blue (2024) looked to win it again while taking on four others. After running a mile on the turf, it would be Jakarta going wire to wire, just like he did two years ago.
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Wahpekute Sioux Goes Wire to Wire in The Gold Cup
The latest purse reduction for The Gold Cup did not keep the top two finishers from the BC Classic from making the trip to SA to compete in this ten furlong stake. Six months ago, Spankersville got the better of Wahpekute Sioux, and so far in 2025, we have not seen Wahpekute Sioux at the stake level.
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Spankersville In Action Monday in The Gold Cup
We will be treated to some great horses on Monday that will be racing in the Grade 2 Gold Cup, including none other than Spankersville, who will make his fourth start of 2025. He is just one part of a great field of ten, that will also see the likes of Wahpekute Sioux, Individuation, Hiei, and others looking to steal the show!
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Techfluence High May See Pain in Bid to Win The Gamely Stakes Again
Monday’s running of the Grade 1 Gamely Stakes has drawn a field of six that will head to the gate in hopes of picking up the winner’s share of the $300.000 purse. If that winner is Techfluence High, she will become the third different two time winner of the race.
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Shoemaker Mile Field Looks Electric
Memorial Day action is plentiful, and among the card on this holiday where we remember our fallen heros is the 21st running of the Shoemaker Mile, a race that may have only drawn a field of six, but among them will be the last two winners of the race.