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Eight West Party Pulls Off a Suburban Surprise
It’s safe to say that I didn’t see this coming in the Suburban, but neither did most of the bettors, as Eight West Party was a 16/1 longshot for the race and only two other horses had longer odds.
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Love Of The Derby Hangs on to Win The Manila
There was plenty to love about the Grade 3 Manila heading into the race, starting with the new purse for the race, more than double what it had been previously. For Mb Stables, there was alot more to love after the race as his budding star, Love Of The Derby took home the win in what was a close finish at the wire.
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Sinister City Looks Formidable in The BEL Oaks
As the fabulous card at BEL continues on Saturday, we will have the 21st running of the BEL Oaks, which is a great opportunity for female turf horses to win a large purse and valuable points for the BC Fillies and Mares Turf that is now just four months away.
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Another Great Field Lined Up for The Suburban
The final weekend of racing at BEL for the summer gives us plenty of reason to be excited before high end action resumes in New York at SAR. Part of the Saturday card is the 19th running of the Suburban, which is a ten furlong race held on the main track.
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Increased Purse Means Stronger Field in The Manila
This Friday at BEL, the featured race of the day will be the ninth running of The Manila, a nice Grade 3 event for three years on the turf, and it will be the biggest of this race that we have ever seen. That is because of the purse increase, as in the past the stake only had a $100.000 purse associated with it.
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Lets Celebrate Earns His BC Classic Spot with Foster Victory
The BC Classic is still about four months away, but after the running of the Foster, we know that Lets Celebrate will be there, as the gelding from Riggins Racing came from behind, as he so typically does, to get the win in this Grade 1.
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Extra Weight Doesn’t Drag Down Cackle Street in Fleur de Lis Handicap
It is never easy to be in a handicap as a high weight, but that is the situation that Cackle Street was dealing with for the Fleur de Lis Handicap. At least it would not be a major disadvantage, and the bettors were not concerned about it, as they would make her the post time favorite.
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Zakouski One Cruises to Win in American Derby
After finishing either first or second in his four races since being gelded, Zakouski One had a chance to make his stake debut on Saturday in the American Derby. There would be steady rain at CD, and that would leave the turf course as a yielding surface, but it would not stop Zakouski One from being able to step up and defeat four rivals to win his first stake race.
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Just Five to Race in American Derby, So Why Not a Five Shot Party
A small field of five will head to the starting gate for the 19th running of the American Derby, a race that has probably seen better days but can still give us an entertaining race. It first appeared on the calendar in 2005 as a Grade 2, and saw its purse get as high as $300.000 for a couple years.
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BC Classic Spot on the Line in Foster
The highlight of the weekend happens here at CD on Saturday, as the 21st running of the Grade 1 Foster takes place with a coveted spot in the BC Classic being there for the taking. The $1,000.000 purse that comes along with it is not too bad either, and we will see ten horses going to post to try and claim these rewards.
