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  • Up She Flew Headlines the Field in Dogwood

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    Taking a look at the action at CD on Saturday, we get started with a race that recovered its graded designation after losing that status for six years. This is a race that has been very different throughout its history, with multiple distances having been run, and then originating as a Grade 3 and before losing that classification in 2016.

  • Fractious And Beach Xaar Look to Continue PRX Dirt Mile Dominance

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    Continuing our look at the races at PRX on Saturday, it’s time for the PRX Dirt Mile, which is a newer race to the schedule at the race track. It’s in just the third year of existence, first appearing in 2021 when it was won by the late Mr Charming.

  • Retaliate Looks to Stay Scorching Hot in Gallant Bob

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    There’s plenty of incentive for sprinters to make their way to PRX on Saturday, as the 17th running of the Gallant Bob Stakes takes place. This race has not always had the prestige as it now does, beginning as an ungraded race for a $150.000 purse. That is something that would change quickly, and it would officially become a graded race in 2013.

  • Cotillion Field Is Loaded Once Again

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    The eyes of the racing world will turn to PRX this weekend, with a group of very meaningful races. None will be bigger than the two that finish off the stakes portion of the card, and here we will take a look at one of them: the 16th running of the Cotillion Stakes. Whenever this race is held, you can count on seeing some of the best three year old fillies involved, and several of them will be heading to SA for the BC in six weeks.

  • Starship Twister Is the Class of the Field in Open Mind

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    It may not have had a graded designation, but the $300.000 purse offered for the Open Mind made it a nice part of a busy day at CD. The race is a sprint for fillies and mares, and it would be won by the most experienced horse amongst them.

  • Be Yourself Survives at Wire to Win Pocahontas

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    It may or may not be a glimpse into the KYO trail for next year, but Saturday at CD, we saw a group of two year old fillies who are showing plenty of potential early in the careers go at in the Pocahontas. None of them were able to catch the frontrunner of the race, Be Yourself, as the the post time favorite got out on the lead early and stayed there to score the big win.

  • Grand Opening Clinches BC Spot With WO Mile Win

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    The comeback of Riggins Racing to high level racing and success in them continued on Saturday in the WO Mile, as the trainer can now celebrate his latest BC runner. Back in February, it took only $20.000 for Riggins to acquire Grand Opening in private sales, and it is a purchase that has paid off, and then some.

  • Thinking Outside The Box For The WO Mile

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    This Saturday at WO, the third of four “win and you’re in” races for the BC Mile will be taking place. As if that was not enough incentive for trainers to head north of the border, the WO Mile also offers a $1,000.000 purse to be divided up amongst its top four finishers. This has led to the starting gate being mostly full, with twelve talented runners taking their chance at cashing in on the rewards that this race offers.

  • Might Be Time to Read the Gospel in Pocahontas

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    This weekend, across the virtual racing world, we will be treated to several fantastic races for two year olds as these young horses look to make a name for themselves. No one knows who will be the best ones in the long run yet, but with the various BC races coming up in just six weeks, the races this weekend will go a long way in piecing together those fields.

  • In Field of Veterans, Flysohigh May Be Open Mind’s Top Choice

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    Open Mind ($300.000 Purse)CD- For Fillies and Mares Three Years Old and UpwardSix Furlongs on the DirtSeptember 16, 2023 The Open Mind is an ungraded sprint for fillies and mares which was first on the calendar in 2004. The race… Read More ›