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LCD Juvenile Draws a Field of Five
Filling the LA-bred stakes this weekend was difficult, as four out of the seven scheduled such races failed to fill, including two races that I was given to cover. So, I will move on to one of the races that did get enough entries at FG, the LCD Juvenile, for two year olds.
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Eleven Hope to Find Joy in Fifth Avenue
On a weekend that will have several statebred stakes taking place around the country, it should come as no surprise as to why breeding in New York is so popular within the game. The purse levels for the Fifth Avenue and Great White Way far exceed what we are seeing in other states. Here, we will look at the Fifth Avenue, which is the race for juvenile fillies.
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Lucille Edges Multiple Shadows to Win The Demoiselle
It’s back to the winner’s circle in The Demoiselle for D J C Racing Stables, as the trainer wins the race for the second year in a row as well as for the third time in five years. Getting the job done for him was Lucille, a filly who wins her third big stake in four tries.
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Extreme Jet Thoroughly Dominates The Remsen
There is still five months until the KYD, but for now we can have some fun with predicting who the top contenders will be. In looking at the Remsen, a race that did end up having several KYD runners in it last year, including the winner, Extreme Jet, at the very least sent a message that we need to remember his name.
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Will The Remsen Produce Another KYD Winner?
Will we see the future KYD winner running on Saturday at AQU in the Remsen? Well, we did last year, as Hippyheart’s Bad Debt finished second in the Remsen and he carried that momentum into the spring. Now, a field of twelve will hope that they can follow the lead of Bad Debt and also make the big race.
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Luminous Gold Makes Alydar Stables Debut in The Demoiselle
It’s a big weekend for two year olds at the Big A on Saturday, as races that award points for both the KYO and the KYD will take place. Here, we will look at the fillies side in the 20th running of the Grade 2 Demoiselle. 10 points for the KYO will be heading to the winner, so while it’s not the biggest prep for the race, we all know that a few points could mean the difference between running in the race or sitting on the also eligible list.
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Late Run by Investment Center Pays Off in Clark
Before the Clark even began, we were surprised to learn that all three of the Fractious runners that were scheduled would be scratched for the race. This would leave us with a field of eight on a fast track, so it’s not as if rain caused the scratches.
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Reorganize Hangs on to Light Up the Board in Mrs Revere
While we certainly expect every graded stake to be highly competitive, the field for the Mrs Revere was interesting because most of the fillies came into the race hot, either riding a winning streak of multiple races, or simply being on great form. Since June, Reorganize has been running well, but still would go off as a 38/1 longshot.
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Big Win for Skydancer in Falls City Stakes
It was some early morning racing at CD this morning, as the 10:00am post time saw a field of four run in the Falls City Stakes. We would have one scratch in the race, and it was the one we picked to win: Two Phils. This moved up Skydancer to be our pick, and the Riggins Racing filly would score a convincing three length victory!
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Mrs Revere Sees Several Red-Hot Fillies Taking Part
The card at CD on Friday has a little something for three year old turf fillies, as the 21st running of the Mrs Revere takes place. The conditions for this race have been constant over the years, with the price seeing a gradual increase to the present level.
