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Backroad Bounty Makes Impressive Statement in Allison Derby
On Monday, Backroad Bounty opened a lot of eyes with a lightning fast work at SA at a mile, and just four days later he was ready to show everyone how good that he could be. Prior to the race, Backroad Bounty was not a name on the KYD hopeful list since he had only been lightly raced to this point.
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The Inaugural Leonatus Stakes Set to Run At TP
A new stake has been added to the virtual schedule at TP for 2024, which is the Leonatus Stakes, and it will offer a $125.000 purse to be split amongst the top four finishers. That may make it pretty appealing going forward for up and coming racehorses, being that it is for three year olds at a mile in late January.
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Pxg Headlines Bradley Stakes but Danger May Loom
A field of nine will take part in the nineteenth running of the Bradley Stakes, and there will be one horse that immediately gets your attention within the field. Two time BC Mile participant Pxg is certainly the headliner of the field, but everyone else will be looking to bring down a big gun.
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Twelve Hope to Propel Their Careers with Allison Derby Win
It’s time to take a look at the eighth running of the Allison Derby, held at SUN for three year olds at a distance of a mile. It’s attracted a full field of horses, most of which have won less than $100.000 in their careers to this point.
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Nine Laffs Prevails in Tight Likely Exchange Photo
Just four horses took part in the Likely Exchange Stakes, and at the wire three of them looked like they had a shot to win. For a race that had not been on the schedule for eleven years, it was an entertaining finish to say the least.
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It’s a Dead Heat in CA Cup Derby
The starting gate was full for the CA Cup Derby and the winner’s circle was also a popular place to be as both Gold Vault and Gunga Jung get credit for the victory, in a dead heat. They used different tactics to get that point, with Gunga Jung being on the lead and Gold Vault coming from the middle of the field, and there would be no separating them at the end.
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Full Field for CA Cup Derby
Saturday is an exciting day for CA-breds at SA, as several races are on the schedule for those that are from this breeding hotbed. Here, we will look at the running on the CA Cup Derby, and the starting gate will be full to capacity for it.
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After Eleven Years, Likely Exchange Stakes Returns
The last time that the Likely Exchange Stakes was a part of the schedule, it was in 2013, and ran for a $50.000 purse. After that, it seemed to die off, possibly due to the lower purse level not being appealing for the game to put on the schedule. It returns in 2024, for an amount of $125.000 that we have never seen before!
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Mo Mentum Filly Gives Mb Stables a Santa Ynez Stakes Win
She’s a Mo Mentum horse in name, but Mo Mentum Filly is the property of Mb Stables, and has been for over a year. She has always run well, but it took a little while before she would be entered against top competition. Once there, she has stepped up to the task, and her win in the Santa Ynez Stakes marks her second straight stake win.
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Yeah Noha Shines In The Mud In Glitter Woman
The field for the Glitter Woman may not have been the most impressive, but that does not mean that the race can’t provide an opportunity for the winner, and other top finishers to be a stepping stone for their three year old season.
