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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.
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Fiddlestyck Continues Strong Form and Wins Eddie D Stakes
A full field made their way to SA on Saturday for the running of the Grade 2 Eddie D Stakes, and it didn’t seem to matter if you were starting from the outside. After six and a half furlongs, the two that started in the outside posts ended up finishing 1-2, with our pick to win, Fiddlestyck, getting the job done.
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No Surprises in Lukas Classic as Individuation Gets the Win
Individuation was the big name at the Grade 2 Lukas Classic at CD on Saturday, headlining the field of six and seeming to be the one to beat. In the end, there would not be any surprises as Individuation did indeed win the race. However, it did not come easy at all, as the reigning BC Classic champion found himself involved in a three-way photo at the wire.
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Spankersville Overpowers the Field in Stretch to Win The Woodward
It was a wet afternoon at AQU on Saturday, and that would lead to scratches throughout the raceday card. In the Woodward, it would cost us both our pre-race pick, Anna Da Artist, as well as Sensei. Neither have performed well on wet tracks, so the decision for each to scratch was likely not a difficult one.
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Miss Grillo Provides a Look at Many Promising Fillies
The action for two year olds at AQU continues on Sunday with the running of the Grade 2 Miss Grillo, which will automatically send its winner into the BC Juvenile Fillies Turf. That will mean that the starting gate is full for the 20th running of the race. Like the Pilgrim, it took a little while for the status of the race to grow, and it would officially earn its Grade 2 designation in 2018.
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Twelve Hope to Follow Quiet Return’s Lead in The Pilgrim
This Sunday at AQU, a group of twelve two year olds will hit the track for The Pilgrim with the hopes of winning the ticket to the BC Juvenile Turf while scoring the winner’s share of the $200.000 purse. The race first appeared in 2004 with modest conditions, and not even a $100.000 purse, but in 2008 it would become a Grade 3, and then took the next step in 2020.
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Fiddlestyck Looks Good for Eddie D Stakes
The gate is full to capacity for Saturday’s running of the Eddie D Stakes, a Grade 2 event which is being held for 20th time. In all but one of those years, the race has been held at SA, but in 2010, it was held at HOL. In 2004, it was run for $100.000, and it would stay there for fifteen years before being increased to the present $200.000 level.
