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Albaquirky Comes from Behind to Win Shakertown
A field of ten made their way to KEE for the running of the Grade 2, Shakertown, and one of the big questions surrounding this race would be how much of an impact would the eight pound weight allowance that the three year olds in the race actually be? For this time anyway, it would not make any kind of difference at all, as the top three horses in the race were older.
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Ideal Info Snaps Winless Streak in Commonwealth
The Grade 3 Commonwealth had the appearance of a wide open race, and that would play out with a tight, three-way photo occurring at the wire. Prevailing in that would be Ideal Info, a gelding trained by Arindel that needed a good race after a couple of stinkers leading into it.
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Big Weekend of KYD Preps Saturday Includes The Wood Memorial
We are now only a month away from the KYD, and there are only four races remaining that will pay those valuable points to get into the big race. Three of them are occurring on Saturday, and all of these races pay 100 points for their winner. Next week, there is a 20 point race just in case anyone needs to throw a Hail Mary at the end.
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Street Edge Looks to Win Commonwealth Again
The Commonwealth is one of a few exciting races on the undercard of the BC Stakes at KEE on Saturday. This Grade 3 is a seven furlong race held on the main track that is being held for the 20th time.
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Weight Allowances of Threes In Shakertown May Be Tough to Overcome
On Saturday at KEE, we will get a look at a field of ten turf sprinters going to post for the 20th running of the Shakertown. The race was initially a Grade 3 with modest beginnings, having been run for just $100.000. It stayed at that level for over a decade, before eventually getting a bump to $200.000 in 2016 when it was upgraded to a Grade 2.
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Crypto Bounces Back to Win The OP Mile
For the most part in his career, Crypto has been more reliable on the race track than cryptocurrency may be as an investment, but in his last race, there was some concern that his value was on the decline. Since being gelded, he had won four out of seven, though would go off at odds of 9/1 likely because of his race in the General George at LRL.
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That Looked Simple! Ma Petite Penne Unchallenged in Sand Springs Win
Heading into the race, Ma Petite Penne looked to us like the one to beat, but the bettors thought otherwise and allowed our pick to go off at odds of 8/1. She didn’t have the same time of resume as others, and is why she may have ended up as a longshot, but ever since she started receiving bute, she has not only been winning, but dominating, with three length victories in her last two starts.
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For the Fourth Time in Five Years, Maggie Greene Wins The Orchid
She’s done it! Maggie Greene has done a lot over her career, but now she can add a pretty unique accomplishment to her legacy: winning a single stake four times in five years. Just imagine, if she was not second last year in The Orchid, we would be talking about five in a row!
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Field of Ten Look for a Masterpiece in The OP Mile
This Saturday at OP, we will have the second running of the OP Mile, which is part of the undercard for the bigger race of the day: the prestigious AR Derby. But before we can get to that point, we’ll get a chance to see this talented group of ten battle for a $400.000 purse.
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Maggie Greene Looks for Fourth Orchid Win in Five Years
Only five horses have made their way to GP for the 19th running of the Grade 3 Orchid, but don’t worry, there is plenty of talent within the field. One of them is a horse that has won this race three times already. Impressively, Maggie Greene won the Orchid from 2019 through 2021 before having to settle for second last year.
