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Full Field to Bet On Sunshine This Sunday
On Sunday at CD, the Bet On Sunshine will be going to post for the eighth time. It debuted in 2012 as a smaller ungraded stake, and did not run for a triple digit purse until 2019. As such, it has not run every year.
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Nine Look to Sparkle in CC Jewel
The biggest purse of the day for the CC races comes in the CC Jewel, where $175.000 is up for grabs between the top four finishers. To be eligible for this race, a horse had to have been entered for a $35.000 claiming price, or less, since the beginning of 2021.
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Full Field for CC Canterbury
This weekend is claiming crown weekend at CD, as several races have been scheduled for former claimers. To be eligible for the CC Canterbury, one had to have been entered for a $25.000 tag or less since the beginning of 2021.
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Karloffs Monster Scares Off the Field in Stretch to Win BC Distaff
The BC Distaff is the biggest race of the year for female horses, and this year seemed a little different for them with the high amount of success that fillies and mares had over the males, especially early on with their larger weight allowance. Karloffs Monster was no stranger to that route, running in both the TAM Derby and the AR Derby before eventually running in the BEL.
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Gran Z Rides the Rail to Win BC Dirt Mile
Gran Z came into the BC Dirt Mile looking like one of the best horses in the field with wins in two of his prior four races. What was particularly appealing about him here though is that he was well rested for the race, having a little more than two months off. That would be part of the reason that he was made our pick, and he would deliver with a two length victory.
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Nothing Lazy About Shoo Fly’s BC Juvenile Win
Nine months ago, a horse named Rain Shower went to post at TUP for a new trainer, Lazy Eye. They had operated a virtual stable before, and had spent a lot of time in their preparations prior to their first race. On Saturday, there were no rain showers and nothing to dampen the parade for Lazy Eye, as he quickly would become a BC winning trainer.
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The Future Is On Display In The BC Juvenile
The biggest race of the two year old season is upon us, as the 20th edition of the BC Juvenile takes place at KEE. In addition to taking home the winner’s share of the $2,000.000 purse, and the KYD points that the race offers, the winner of the BC Juvenile will be seen as the first true favorite for the KYD itself.
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Gear Up for BC Distaff
The BC Distaff is the biggest race of the year for female horses, and on Saturday we will see two past winners of the race go head to head in what will be the 20th running of the stake. 2019 winner Z Command is still going strong, and 2021 winner Naples is ready to defend her title against twelve other very deserving fillies and mares.
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Time to Check Out BC Dirt Mile
The first BC race of the day on Saturday will be the running of the BC Dirt Mile, and a great field has assembled to ensure that the day starts off right. This race was not included in some of the earlier editions of the BC, and first appeared on the schedule in 2007.
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Black Card Is Ace in Twilight Derby
Black Card came into the Twilight Derby looked like one of the top choices, but was still searching for his first stake win after a couple of close calls earlier this year. At SA on Saturday, he would pick that up, winning by half a length.
