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Lossupra Makes Quite an Impression in The Peter Pan
Held between the KYD and the PRK, the Peter Pan is a great opportunity for three year olds to put their name either on, or back on the radar as being one of the better horses in the division. More than likely, you can count on it’s winner returning here at the beginning of June for the BEL, and perhaps continuing to run in the elite races of the summer.
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The Sun Was Still with Us in The Runhappy
Many virtual race fans made their Saturday BEL plans not expecting to have any concerns about rain. Their aggravations were only a fraction of what was likely felt in the paddock as whatever small percentage of precipitation that there was, played out enough to leave the track only listed as good.
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Mb Stables Brings Powerful Trio to Peter Pan
The Peter Pan is a great race that is situated right between the KYD and PRK on the schedule for three year olds who may have missed out on the big race last week but also may not be ready to go to PIM next week. It can feature up and comers looking to make a name for themselves or underachievers during TC prep race season.
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Field of Seven Looking Runhappy at BEL
This Saturday at BEL, the Man O War will be the featured race, but the track has plenty of other exciting stake action taking place as well. One of the races on the undercard is the sixth edition of the Runhappy, which sends older horses six furlongs on the main track.
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Penal Hockey Party Scores in Forester Turf Classic
Maxmillion Farm certainly seemed loaded up for the Forester Turf Classic, entering three of the nine horses. They all seemed like they had a good shot at the race win, and when it was all said and done, it’s a 1-2 finish for the trainer. Picking up the win would be Penal Hockey Party, a horse that had our support in the preview as well as the bettors at the track, as he was made the post-time favorite.
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Quality Art Sets a Stake Record in Alysheba Victory
Last year on Derby Day, Quality Art picked up a win in the Knicks Go for his first stake win. Since then, he has only continued to do more and more on the track and even if he wasn’t winning the Grade 1’s that he was running in, he was quite often within a length of the winner and cashing a check.
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Spring Street Comes from Way Back to Win Eight Belles
Everything seemed to be going great for Spring Street after she broke her maiden. She ran well in both the Forward Gal and the Honeybee, sending her on the path to potentially run in another race later on the card here on Friday at CD. But her last race, the Grade 3 Fantasy, was a disaster. Would she be able to rebound from that while racing in the Eight Belles?
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Maxmillion Farm Is Loaded Up for Forester Turf Classic
As everyone waits in anticipation of the KYD, there will be plenty of excitement in store in the race that immediately precedes it. That would be the 20th running of the Forester Turf Classic, which gives older turf horses a chance to run for a large purse. Plenty of great horses have previously won this race, such as Charming Behrens, Spanish Showboat, and Banshee Star.
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Several That Just Missed Out on KYO Head to Eight Belles
The Eight Bellies is a good example of a race that has grown through time. When it first appeared on the schedule, it was a Grade 3, but only offered a $100.000 purse. It stayed around that level for around a decade before gradually increasing to $300.000. Then, last year, it would get another increase, up to its current level of $500.000, making it one of the highlights of KYO day on Friday.
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There’s Plenty of Quality in Alysheba
The big weekend is upon us at CD, and while the KYO and the KYD are the true highlights of these two dates, there are plenty of exciting races being held on the undercard both on Friday and on Saturday with high purses of their own that trainers look to win. Here, we will look at the Alysheba, which is for older horses on the main track, taking them a little more than a mile.
