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Cascade King Reigns Over The Hill Prince
We would have ourselves a tight finish at the wire in The Hill Prince, and after examining the photo, it would be Cascade King earning the win for Nakamura Stables marking the second win in a row for the trainer. Unfortunately for him, Cascade King will be unable to follow the same script as Nevada Silver did last year as that one won both the Hill Prince and the BC Mile.
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Maggie Greene Wins The Noble Damsel Again
She’s done it again! Maggie Greene stepped up on Saturday and won the Grade 3 Noble Damsel for the second consecutive year in what was the best performance for this well accomplished veteran mare since May.
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Maggie Greene Is Set to Defend Her Noble Damsel Crown
Maggie Greene returns to action this Saturday as she defends her title in the Grade 3 Noble Damsel. This race will for the 20th time, but it’s the first time that it takes place at AQU. Over the years, it has had a consistent purse level of being somewhere between $100.000 and $200.000, and it has always been a Grade 3.
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Will The Hill Prince Produce Another BC Winner?
This Saturday, the 18th running of The Hill Prince will be taking place, and it is the latest stake to be moving from BEL to AQU this fall. It is a nine furlong event on the inner turf, and we will get to see a field of eight take part in it.
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The Sands Point Win Should Give Lady Hilltopper More Respect
In The Sands Point, seven three year old fillies went to post, and grabbing the win would be Lady Hilltopper, a horse that never seems to get any respect at the betting window. Ever since arriving at Black N Gold Stable, she has had double digit odds, spanning six races. She’s now won four of them.
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Afterburner Saves His Best for the Stretch in Sycamore
The top two horses to beat in the Sycamore seemed to be Afterburner and Winter Solstice, and people would head to the betting window to show their support for the two of them. After twelve furlongs on the grass, these two favorites would live up to their billing as being the ones to beat, finishing as the top two horses.
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Up And Comers Highlight The Sands Point
A field of seven will be going to post for the 18th running of the Grade 2 Sands Point, a race that has seen it’s purse level bounce around a lot more than other races. It would initially debut as a $100.000 race, but gradual increases saw it go as high as $500.000 in 2015 and 2016.
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Sycamore Sees Purse Increase and Strong Field
There is no shortage of talent this Friday in the Grade 3 Sycamore, as a field of seven will be headlined by Winter Solstice, who will be running in new silks for the race. However, the rest of the field is plenty capable of spoiling his debut for his new trainer.
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Munich Captures Bourbon
When looking at the Bourbon, it did not really appear as though there was a standout horse in the race. You could make the case for most of the horses in the field, and that is especially true when talking about two year old turf horses going long.
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Indian Summer Is Insurmountable in Indian Summer
It isn’t common for a horse to be entered into a stake that shares its name, and a lot less common for said horse to actually win the race. In the Indian Summer, we had a good chance of that happening, as the horse Indian Summer seemed to be the one to beat, and would be the post time favorite.
