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Pxg Makes the Outside Work in The Shadwell Turf Mile
It’s never easy to start from the outside, but if there was a horse to have confidence in that was starting from there, that would be Pxg. The gelding came into The Shadwell Turf Mile off a win in the KD Turf Sprint from the far outside. If he could do it there, then surely he could do it here.
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Strong Field for Bourbon on Sunday
The great racing at KEE continues on Sunday, as trainers hope to earn BC points to bring their horses back here in a month for virtual racing’s biggest weekend. One race you can always count on to be very competitive is the Grade 2 Bourbon for the valuable BC Juvenile Turf points that it offers.
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Indian Summer Winning Indian Summer Seems Logical
While other stake races going at KEE over the weekend have a longer history, the Indian Summer has only been held since 2018, and is still an ungraded stake. That does not keep it from being a great opportunity to pick up BC points, as well as the winners share of a $250.000 purse, the highest that the race has seen to date.
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Gate Is Full for The Shadwell Turf Mile
Once again, we have a fantastic weekend of racing on tap as the last chances to earn BC points are upon us. KEE will be where all that action takes place, but we don’t have to wait a month to see big time racing from the track.
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Charleys Latte Makes a Classic Statement in The Woodward
It is always a good thing to go into a big race hot, and that’s exactly what Charleys Latte will be doing in the BC Classic next month after scoring a win in the slop at AQU in The Woodward. For this five year old horse, it is his third straight win, and it follows victories in the Whitney and the JC Gold Cup.
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Peace Pipe Prevails Over Mamba in Photo to Win The Champagne
After watching a horse he let get away win the Miss Grillo, Arindel was able to sit back a little more and enjoy the running of the Champagne, as Peace Pipe handled the slop well to win the race in a photo finish.
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Greek Commands the Storm in The Miss Grillo
Back in August, Mb Stables put in a $50.000 claim to purchase Greek from Arindel. At the time, he probably didn’t think he was claiming a BC Juvenile Fillies runner, but the filly will be there just as long as Mb wants her to be, with the Miss Grillo win.
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Charleys Latte Headlines The Woodward Field
Saturday at AQU will feature some great races for two year olds, but it will be finished off by hosting some of the best active horses in our virtual world today with the fifth running of The Woodward. The race debuted in 2003, and was held for three years before reappearing on the schedule in 2021.
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Top Johnson Runners Set for The Miss Grillo Rematch
It is an exciting Saturday of action at AQU this weekend, as the track hosts a total of four BC point paying races, and all of them are for two year olds. Given the popularity of two year old racing in our virtual world, all eyes will certainly be at the Big A.
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Red Wine Hopes His Champagne Won’t Be Spoiled
With the BC now just a month away, the chances to earn valuable points are running out. This weekend, the schedule is loaded with opportunities to get some of those points and earn a nice chunk of the purse in the process.
