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  • Time To Figure Out The Cigar Mile Handicap

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    There is a lot of excitement at the Big A on Saturday, as the Grade 1 Cigar Mile Handicap will be taking place. The starting gate will be full for the race that offers the largest purse that we will see anywhere during the month of December.

  • Tokyo Story Shines Brightest in Golden Rod

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    The 20th running of the Golden Rod took place Saturday at CD, giving two year old fillies a chance to earn some valuable KYO points in addition to the winner’s share of the $400.000 purse. A race like this can always seem up for grabs between at least half of the field, and that was certainly the case here.

  • Shining Moments Scores Impressive Win in Falls City Handicap

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    There is no denying that Shining Moments is a great horse that has had a great career. Her recent form, however, did not excite, and this led to her being considered a longshot for the race, at odds close to 19/1.

  • Who Will Shine Beautifully In The Golden Rod?

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    This Saturday at CD, we will have some KYO points on the line in the 20th running of the Golden Rod. It’s not a lot, with ten points going to the winner, but you never know in May if we will be in a position where one or two points earned a couple days after Thanksgiving might be what gets a horse into that race.

  • Six Look to Feast on Falls City Handicap

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    CD has given us plenty to be thankful for on Thanksgiving, with two appealing Grade 3 events. Here, we will look at the Falls City Handicap, which provides the largest purse offered on the day, a generous $500.000.

  • Somehow A Longshot, Black Moon Concerto Wins Arnaz Stakes

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    The last time that Black Moon Concerto was on the track, it was in the Grade 1 Alcibiades, and while she did only finish fifth in the race, it was against a much stronger field than she would be meeting in the Arnaz Stakes. She had otherwise been good, we made her our pick to win.

  • Arnaz Stakes Only Draws Six

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    There will be six fillies going to post for the fifteenth running of the Arnaz Stakes, a race that debuted in 2004 at HOL, but has not been run every year. This stake, for some odd reason, never seems to pull a big field over it’s history and that confuses me given the extra importance of two year old racing within our game.

  • Getting Better with Age, Junior Wins The Bet On Sunshine

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    At seven years of age, Junior was one of the senior horses in the field, and would be making the 47th start of his career. Over that period, he has won nine times and with most of those happening at high level tracks, he’s earned quite a bit. He had won a stake before, but in The Bet On Sunshine, he would pick up the signature win of his career.

  • Late Move Gives Komodo G CC Jewel Win

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    In the CC Jewel, most of the horses in the field had plenty of experience. Then, there was Komodo G, a Centerpiece colt that had only made two starts in his career. Both were in maiden claimers, making him just as eligible as anyone else in the field. On Saturday, this youngster pulled off the win, at odds of 21/1 for trainer Acber Farms.

  • One Man Show Makes CC Canterbury a One-Horse Show

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    Coming into the CC Canterbury, One Man Show was hot, winning three of his last five as he and trainer Spankys Barn hope to rediscover the form that was able to get the gelding into the BC Turf Sprint back in 2020. That will take more than just winning this race, but it could serve as another step forward to getting back there.