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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.
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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.
