Author Archives
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Let Me Explain Cruises By Rivals In Stretch To Win Jessamine
Let Me Explain may have already been BC bound, but if there was any doubts about that, they were erased as this impressive two year old filly by People Pleaser picked up her fourth consecutive win in what was her first race going long. Safe to say, that went very well, and she didn’t look to run this in the same manner as she has become accustomed to early in her career.
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Taylor Stakes Looks Stinky and Untidy
On Sunday at WO, a field of seven fillies and mares will be heading to the starting gate for the 18th running of the Taylor Stakes, and one of them will be hoping that it ends in the same manner that last year’s did. The race is a ten furlong stake on the turf, with a generous $750.000 purse up for grabs amongst the top four finishers.
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Strong Field to Run in First Lady
On Saturday at KEE, the 19th running of the First Lady will be taking place, and a field of eleven will heading to the starting gate in hopes of collecting the winners share of the $750.000 purse that is offered. That purse level was new to the race in 2022, and was a large increase of $350.000 from where it had been previously.
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Big Purse and a BC Spot at Stake in Alcibiades
The Grade 1 Alcibiades is about as good as it can get for two year old fillies, as the race offers a generous $600.000 purse and the coveted ticket to the BC Juvenile Fillies. That purse is an increase of $100.000 from last year, and last year saw a similar increase from 2021, so the status of this race is quite impressive, indeed.
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Strong Field in Jessamine Needs No Explanation
The eyes of the virtual racing world will be on KEE on Friday, with multiple “win and you’re in” races being held for the BC. One of them is the Jessamine, which is a Grade 2 race for two year old fillies on the turf, therefore sending it’s winner to the BC Juvenile Fillies Turf.
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Numbskull Wisely Captures The Pilgrim
The gate was full for the running of the Grade 2 Pilgrim as trainers took their shot at securing the automatic spot into the BC Juvenile Turf that is given to the race winner. Picking up that honor would be Numbskull, but his trainer was certainly not that when he decided to geld him just a couple weeks ago.
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Schrodinger Con Lights Up the Board in Miss Grillo
It’s not unprecedented at all for maidens to win stake races, and when it happens it tends to be in two year old races like the Miss Grillo. However, Schrodinger Con did not seem to be the type of filly that could pull it off. Well, we were certainly wrong about that!
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Hiei Is Awesome Again in Victory at SA
The biggest race of the day at SA was the running of the Grade 1 Awesome Again Stakes, with plenty at stake but nothing bigger than the ticket to the BC Classic that is awarded to the winner. More than likely, Hiei would have already been here in one month’s time for that race, but following his struggle in the Travers, he needed a good race.
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Bronze Bomber Makes It Look Easy in City Of Hope Mile
When looking at Bronze Bomber, the first thing that will grab one’s attention is his remarkable consistency. His last four races have earned him an SRF of exactly 101, and while they have not all been wins, he has been very competitive in some of the bigger races that this division has to offer.
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On Schedule Arrives on Time in The SA Sprint Championship
After winning the Grade 2 True North in June, On Schedule has finished closer to the back of the field than he had the front in his next three races, all of which are hotly contested graded races. A deeper look into those results seemed to suggest that he may have just had bad luck with how clustered together finishes can be in virtual racing.
