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Muniz Memorial Handicap Draws Nine
On the undercard of a spectacular Saturday at FG will be the 20th running of the Muniz Memorial Handicap, a nine furlong race on the turf for older horses. At inception, this race ran for a $500.000 price tag, but has been at the $300.000 level since 2014.
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The Golden Age Captures First VA Derby on Dirt
In the first running of the VA Derby on the main track with the added benefit of 50 KYD points being on the line, The Golden Age would outlast the hard charging Olumuyiwa to put his name in the picture of being a contender for the KYD itself.
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Macka Diamond Beats the Big Names in Captiva Island
Sometimes, when you look at a race and expect a showdown between two horses, that’s how the race actually plays out. Then, on likely more occasions, the race will have another horse completely steal the show. That was the case in the Captiva Island on Saturday as Macka Diamond made this race about her, and won by a length.
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Sweet T Looks for Revenge on Miss Fury in Captiva Island
The Captiva Island is a smaller ungraded stake for the GP schedule, and this will be the tenth time it is held. It’s a turf sprint for older females, and draws a field of seven. Gdp Inc has been very successful in this event, winning four of the previous nine races, including twice with Trippi Sprinkle.
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VA Derby Gets Makeover This Year
This weekend is one of those few times that we will be able to look at racing at CNL, as the track hosts two big races. One of them is the $500.000 VA Derby, a race that has seen significant changes from what it has been in the past, as it is moved to the dirt for the first time.
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Max Party Goes Wire to Wire in Big Daddy
Away from the bright lights of the more well known races on Saturday, the Big Daddy took place at TP for just the second time. Surprisingly, Max Party went off as the second longest shot on the board at 14/1, though he was among our picks.
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Wavy Girl Shines in Stretch to Win The Azeri
Out at SA, we saw Wasted Away, the winner of the BC Distaff run for the first time in 2025. In the Azeri, we had Wavy Girl, another one that ran in the BC Distaff, make her third start in six weeks. The result: layoff or a busy schedule, it doesn’t matter as they both are winners today.
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Wasted Away’s Dominance Continues with Beholder Mile Win
After her dominant three year old season that saw her win both the KYO and the BC Distaff, among others, Wasted Away returned to the race track after some well deserved time off to make her four year old racing debut. This filly by Fire N Fury had not been wasting away over the last four months and successfully took care of business in the Beholder Mile just like we are used to her doing.
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Looking for a Big Daddy at TP
For the second time, the Big Daddy will be held at TP. This is an ungraded stake at six furlongs for older turf horses on the main track, and it draws a field of nine.
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Wasted Away Makes 2025 Debut in Beholder Mile
The Beholder Mile is the weekend’s lone Grade 1, taking place at SA for older females on the main track. It takes place for the 20th time this year, and for the tenth time here at SA after previously being held at HOL. The $300.000 purse has been common for the race in general, but it is a reduction from the $500.000 that we saw in 2022 and 2023.