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  • Proud Eights Does It Again In The Gamely Stakes

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    Last year, Proud Eights would top a field of seven in The Gamely Stakes. She would be back for more this time around, hoping to become the second horse to win the stake two times. Miz Liz was the one who did before, coming in 2010 and 2011.

  • Sports Page Heating Up, Wins Gold Cup

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    Is Sports Page finally finding that level of consistency that could make him one of the greats in the game? At times, we have seen it, but not often enough. In 2022, he has gotten off to a good start, winning an optional claimer and running second in the OP Handicap.

  • King Ranch Reigns In Wild Daytona Stakes Finish

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    It would be a thrilling finish at the Daytona Stakes as eight of the eleven horses in the field finished within a length of each other at the wire. This includes an exceptionally tight five way photo for win, and when the dust settled, it would be King Ranch getting the headbob over Shelbags to give trainer South Shore Stables their first win in the race.

  • Lady Hilltopper Gets The Top Spot In Honeymoon Stakes

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    The Honeymoon Stakes was a hard race to find a horse to like since the story for most of these fillies was more about using this race as a springboard for their career as opposed to what they had done already. If you wanted to beat the favorite, this may have been a good race to play the odds board and pick your longshot.

  • Loaded Field For The Gold Cup

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    The excitement on Memorial Day continues with a race that probably could be named after one trainer with the way that they have owned it lately. It is the 19th running of the Grade 1 Gold Cup, sending horses ten furlongs along the main track and a race that has had a few two-time winners.

  • Hit The Beach on Memorial Day with The Gamely Stakes

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    With it being a holiday weekend, the virtual racing excitement continues into Monday with some big races, many of which happen here at SA. In the Gamely Stakes, which is a Grade 1 event for female turf horses, a field of five will be vying for the winner’s share of the $400.000 purse.

  • Up And Comers Take the Stage in Honeymoon Stakes

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    Coming up at SA on Sunday will be the 18th running of the Grade 3 Honeymoon Stakes, which is held for three year old fillies. Over those eighteen years, the race has seen a lot of changes, first being held at HOL as a Grade 2 until 2013. In 2014, the race headed north to SA, still as a Grade 2, but got downgraded in 2019.

  • John Henry Should Be the Master of Daytona Stakes

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    Part of the card on Sunday at SA will be the 15th running of the Daytona Stakes, a turf race that allows older horses a chance to race amongst themselves and away from three year olds getting a weight allowance.

  • No More Rattle Happy to Sprint Again in The Lang Stakes Win

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    No More Rattle had been successful as a sprinter, winning two of his four races that were sprints, but trainer Bigchief Stables gave in to the temptation to chase the KYD with him. In 2022, he would only run in preps for the race, and was a non factor, other than one fourth place finish.

  • Droopy Feasts on the Field in The Dinner Party Stakes Victory

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    The running of the PRK would be getting closer, and while everyone anticipated the start of that, we still had the running of the Grade 2 Dinner Party Stakes to take care of. This is a race that people would recognize as The Dixie Stakes from years past, but the name of the race changed this year.