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Six Head To The Gate For The Eatontown Stakes
The Eatontown Stakes has similar conditions to the MTH Stakes, just being for females. It will go a little more than a mile on the turf course, and runs for the 17th time. It has always been a Grade 3 over that time, and the $150.000 purse level has been constant as well.
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A Competitive Race Is Affirmed for The MTH Stakes
We will have a field of nine going to post for Saturday’s running of The MTH Stakes, which is a nine furlong race on the turf. Trainers will need to keep an eye on the skies for this one, because as of press time, there is a 60% chance of rain at the track for race day.
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For Night Rider Stables, A Sexy Back-to-Back in The Metropolitan Handicap
Last year, Sexy Back finished sixth in the BC Dirt Mile. Now, we know that he will get a chance to do better this year, as the six year old gelding was not hindered by his outside post and took care of business in The Metropolitan Handicap with a strong stretch run, getting up for the win just in time.
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Atomic Eclipse Wins Poker Stakes for Second Time
The Poker Stakes got the day started at BEL on Saturday, and we would have a repeat winner of the race as the 2021 Poker Stakes winner, Atomic Eclipse, made it two out of three this year. We dropped the ball in the preview by overlooking that he had won this race two years ago, doing so previously as a member of La Canada Racehorses.
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Proud Bo Outlasts Hammerfest to Win The BEL Gold Cup
Last year, the combination of TwinTowersRacing and J R Velazquez hooked up to win the BEL Gold Cup, and now a year later, they have done it again! Getting the honors this time is Proud Bo, a four year old gelding that has not won a lot as of yet in his career but there is plenty of time for him to change that.
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Eleven Look to Win the Pot in The Poker Stakes
We continue to look at the action on the big day at BEL Saturday by taking a look here at the 19th running of The Poker Stakes, which is a Grade 3 for older horses, sending them on a mile on the grass.
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Full Field of Fourteen in Metropolitan Handicap
The final jewel of the TC is not the only major race taking place at BEL, as there are six Grade 1’s with half of them having major implications for the BC. Here we will look at the Metropolitan Handicap, a “win and in” race for the BC Dirt Mile with a nice $1,000.000 purse to be divided up between the top four finishers.
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Winter Solstice Hopes for Golden 50th Start in The BEL Gold Cup
There will be plenty of excitement at BEL this weekend, with several entertaining races on Friday getting us started for the bigger day on Saturday. Among those races will be the ninth running of the BEL Gold Cup, which is for older turf horses that like to just keep going and going with a twelve furlong distance.
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Regulatory Edges Five Shot Party at the Wire in The Audubon
Since being moved to the grass, Regulatory had been running a lot better, and seemed like he would be one of the top choices for the race. He was our second choice, and we were looking forward to an entertaining rematch between he and Details Matter. Only one of them would show up, and that would be the Mb Stables- trained entry that went off at unexpectedly high odds of 10/1.
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Bronze Bomber Makes It Look Too Easy in Arlington Stakes
There was every reason to like Bronze Bomber in the Arlington Stakes, especially when considering that he had scored two triple digit SRF’s in his prior two starts. That would make him our pick in the preview, and the bettors at the track would also find him to be the most appealing option.
