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Bluesman May Be Tough to Beat in The GP Turf Sprint
Two of the top three runners from the BC Turf Sprint last fall have made their way to GP to take part in the 18th running of the GP Turf Sprint. This race began very modestly, for only $65.000, and even ran for just $50.000 for a couple years.
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Matamata Starts Off ’24 Like She Did ’23: Winning Bayakoa
Last year, Matamata began her four year old season by winning the Bayakoa. She would go on to win Horse Of The Year. Now, back in the Bayakoa, this Falling Angel mare had the opportunity to begin her 2024 in the same way.
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Excoriator Captures The Holy Bull
With the KYD three months away, we all want to start naming favorites for the big race. It’s still too early to do that in my opinion, but after the running of the Holy Bull, Excoriator has proven that his name should be in the conversation as well. The State Police colt came into the race having won the San Vicente last month and utilized a stalking trip here to win the Holy Bull.
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It’s a Wonderful World for Smokey Stover in The Sweetest Chant
The running of the Sweetest Chant took place Saturday afternoon, and a filly that needed a good bounce back race after the BC certainly got it. That would be Wonderful World, the winner of the Grade 1 Natalma, who only finished in the middle of the field in the BC.
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Will a Star Be Born in The Sweetest Chant?
The starting gate is full for the 16th running of the Sweetest Chant, which is for three year old fillies. It does not offer the largest purse out there, but the $150.000 is an improvement from where it stood all the way up until last year.
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Holy Bull Time at GP
As February begins, we are now three months away from the KYD, but we are still a long way away from knowing who the field will be for the big race. Twenty valuable points will be at stake here, and we’re just two weeks away now from the first fifty point race. The Holy Bull first appeared on the schedule in 2004, but was only run for a $100.000 purse
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Checking Out The Bayakoa
Just a few days after being named 2023 Horse Of The Year, Matamata will be heading to the starting gate to kick off her five year old season against eleven rivals at OP. The race is the Grade 3 Bayakoa, which first appeared on our schedule in 2015.
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Spankersville Comes on Strong to Become a Pegasus World Cup Champion
The first truly great weekend of racing for 2024 is in the books as Pegasus day comes to a close at GP. While there were many great races on the undercard, the $3,000.000 Pegasus World Cup is what we were all waiting for. There were no weak links within the field, setting the stage for a great race.
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With Late Push, Stinky Rene Pulls Out Win in The Pegasus F & M Turf
Some of the best active horses in the game were on display as the running of the Pegasus F & M Turf took place on Saturday. In total, there were four former winners of the BC F & M Turf in the race, so you knew this had to be a good one. Stinky Rene is not one of them, but she was a horse that seemed to be peaking heading into the BC.
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Devils Bride Has the Right Answer to Win The Inside Information
The Inside Information looked like a race that was pretty evenly matched, and that’s exactly how it would play out on Saturday. In a tight finish, Devils Bride would prevail at the wire, earning her second win since running in the BC last November.
