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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.
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Late Run Gets Twin Rackets the Win in Woodstock Stakes
Coming into the Woodstock Stakes, Twin Rackets was a horse that really needed a change of form. After showing so much promise as a two year old, his run through KYD preps were highly disappointing. That chase is now over, and his trainer, Alydar Stables sent him back to a sprint here to try and get him going once again.
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Somehow a Longshot, Omnibus Wins Wilshire Stakes
A strong field lined up for the running of the Wilshire Stakes, and it seemed like it would be a pretty evenly matched race. That was not the case on the odds board, as two horses essentially took all of the money, leaving the rest of the field to have double digit odds.
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Strong Field Lined Up for Sunday’s Wilshire Stakes
On Sunday at SA, we will have the 17th running of the Wilshire Stakes, a Grade 3 event on the turf for older females. The race first appeared on the schedule at HOL in 2006, and has been run every year other than 2016. It was in 2014 that the race was moved to SA, and the purse level has been consistent at $100.000 since its inception.
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Who Will Get Higher in Woodstock Stakes?
It’s the final week of April, and while trainers are thinking about CD next week, there are still quality races to talk about before we get to that point. The $125.000 Woodstock Stakes might not be near the top of that list, but it still provides a solid racing opportunity for three year old sprinters.
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Freed Up Powerfully Takes Times Square with Stretch Run
The NY Stallion Series- Times Square consisted of a group of seven horses looking to make a name for themselves. Only two of them have earned at least $100.000 for their career, and the highest amount of earnings coming into the race was $163.400. That would make this race about opportunity, a chance to get a big win and potentially set themselves up for bigger and better in their still young careers.
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Ask Forfree Delivery Opens Up Big Lead Then Hangs on in Doubledogdare Stakes
The Doubledogdare Stakes may have seemed like an evenly matched race before hand, but in the end it would become a two horse race as Ask Forfree Delivery and Retrospect convincingly pulled away from the rest of the field and settled it between themselves.
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It’s A Runyon Reunion in Times Square
We get ourselves a good ol’ Smokey Stover versus Arindel duel in the 14th running of the Times Square, which is part of the NY Stallion Series. The race draws a field of seven, but those two trainers will have five of those runners. D J C Racing Stables and La Canada Racehorses have the other horses in the field and will look to play the spoiler role.
