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Layoff Not a Problem for Violent Crime in The Knickerbocker
Violent Crime last raced in the middle of June, and it was an impressive result, getting a win in the Grade 3 MTH Stakes, but was there a problem with him that led to him needing the summer off? We would get our answer in the Knickerbocker, as the gelding ran a very similar race as he did four months ago, and again, that resulted in a win.
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Unexpected Longshot Superface Party Wins QE II Challenge Cup
Superface Party may have gone off at odds of nearly 20/1, but the betting public must not have read the SRF. We expected the filly to do very well, and had her as our second choice, behind Lakota Wind, who ended up finishing second. Hopefully, whatever reasons were out there that Superface Party would not be a threat can be put to bed with this effort.
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The Knickerbocker Looks Delightful
Sunday afternoon at AQU, we will have a field of ten taking park in the 20th running of the Knickerbocker, which is a nine furlong race on the inner turf. The purse for the race has ranged between $100.000 and $200.000 since inception, and this year’s $175.000 amount is a slight increase over what it was last year.
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Asgar Shows Strong Commitment to NM Thoroughbred Futurity
Asgar will be hoping for a big day on Sunday at ALB, as the trainer is responsible for three of the five entries that will head to the gate in the ninth running of the NM Thoroughbred Futurity. Jive Inc and Panionios Racing are looking to crash the party.
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Ten To Run in QE II Challenge Cup
The biggest race of the day on Saturday in our virtual racing world will be the 20th running of the QE II Challenge Cup, a Grade 1 race that sends three year old fillies nine furlongs around the turf course at KEE. The $750.000 that is offered represents a new high for the stake, as it had been at $600.000 for the last two years, and lower amounts before that.
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Untidy Cleans Up in The Spinster
On Sunday, a spot in the BC Distaff would be clinched as a field of twelve took part in the Grade 1 Spinster at KEE. After nine furlongs on the main track, it would be a horse that ran in the BC Fillies and Mares Turf getting the job done, as Untidy would grab the win by a little more than a length.
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Wild Cats Earns an Impressive Win in First Lady
In a field with proven superstars, it would be one of the more lesser known fillies that took home the victory in the Grade 1 First Lady. Wild Cats was hot, winning three in a row, and returning to graded competition for just the third time.
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David Beats Goliath at the Wire to Win Breeders Futurity
At the end of the Breeders Futurity, a photo finish was declared between horses that are trained by one trainer who has won over 1,000 graded stakes and another that has less than ten. On such a big racing weekend with plenty of impactful races, it would be one for the “little guy” as Williams9’s Decal prevailed in the headbob.
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Great Field Lined Up for The Spinster
The big weekend of action at KEE will not end on Saturday, as Sunday will also feature a big “win and you’re in” race for the BC. That will be the Grade 1 Spinster, a $600.000 race, that will send it’s winner to the BC Distaff.
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Mb Stables Looks to Take Command of First Lady
An outstanding field has assembled for the 20th running of the Grade 1 First Lady at KEE, in hopes of taking the top share of the $750.000 purse that is being offered. That’s amount that was first reached in 2022, and is the high point for the race.