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An Above Average Win for Just Average in Senorita Stakes
With the running of the Senorita Stakes, this quiet weekend of racing will come to a close, and we can think even more about what lies ahead next week at CD. In this race, there would end up being five horses running following the scratch of Eighteen Ninety Two.
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No Catching Huntee in Royal Heroine Stakes
Nobody would be able to catch Huntee on Saturday in the Royal Heroine Stakes as the filly came from the middle of the pack to get her first career stake win. Going off at odds of 8/1, Huntee was among our picks for the race, but was not the top choice.
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Senorita Stakes as a Wide-Open Feel to It
Sunday’s card at SA will feature the 22nd running of the Senorita Stakes, a turf sprint for three year old fillies. The race has always been a Grade 3 while running for $100.000, and was moved from HOL to SA in 2014.
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Pollards Game Will Be Tough to Beat in Royal Heroine Stakes
Royal Heroine Stakes (Grade 3)- $100.000 PurseSA- For Fillies and Mares Four Years Old and UpwardOne Mile on the TurfApril 26, 2025 With so much excitement occurring next weekend, this weekend can seem to be a bit of a snoozer…. Read More ›
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Spring Street Springs Past Them All to Win Santa Maria Stakes
Only five horses would be entered into the Grade 2 Santa Maria Stakes, and the one we picked to win the race, High Voltage’s Spring Street would take care of business, going off at odds of 3/1, and winning by almost two full lengths.
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American Generals Earns Impressive Win in Elkhorn
It did not come as much of a surprise when the Grade 2 Elkhorn came down to a battle between American Generals and Kidding. Both had been running very well, and as we got closer to the wire, they had left the rest of the field behind. Only one of them could win, and the post time favorite, American Generals would hold off his rival for his eleventh career win.
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Just Five for Santa Maria Stakes
A small field of five older fillies and mares will be heading to the starting gate for the 20th running of the Santa Maria Stakes. This is a Grade 2, on the main track, and a little over a mile in length.
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High Voltage Isn’t Kidding Around in Elkhorn
This Friday at KEE, we will see an increased purse for the running of the Elkhorn, up $50.000 from where it had been the last three years. The race is a mile and a half on the turf, and has seen some well known horses pick up its trophy, including Bronze Sabre and a favorite of mine from a long time ago, Ashkalani.
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Old Mexico Pulls Off Apple Blossom Shocker
It’s safe to say that no one saw this coming. In the running of the $1,250.000 Apple Blossom Handicap from OP, Old Mexico would go off as a 31/1 longshot, and would not be picked by anyone in the Pick ‘em, not even by her own trainer if he had participated.
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Heeza Dime Earns Wire-to-Wire Fleet Sprint Handicap Win
Asgar picked up Heeza Dime last September in the auction, and while the horse had been successful for his prior connections, he was never given the opportunity to run at the graded level. He’d get that chance in his last start, and while he ran well, he came home empty handed.