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There’s No Doubt That The Fritchie Stakes Field Is Strong
This time of year, the races that will grab your attention right away are the preps for the KYD or the KYO, or Grade 1’s with high purses. Hopefully that will not keep anyone from checking out a fascinating edition of The Grade 3 Fritchie Stakes at LRL on Saturday, as all but two runners in the field were runners in a BC race just a few months ago.
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Hamilton Library Captures Davis Stakes with Powerful Stretch Effort
A field of twelve got together for the running of the Davis Stakes, hoping to pick up the valuable KYD points that are associated with it, and they would prove that this time of year this KYD chase can still be quite unpredictable.
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Lindt Gives Hippyheart a Big Win in The Suncoast Stakes
Eleven fillies made their way to TAM for the Suncoast on Saturday, with most of them being quite inexperienced in running at the stake level, or having success within it. The highest earner coming into the race was Lindt, who had made $119.900 in her career thus far.
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Strong Field Ready to Take a Bite Out of The Davis Stakes
This weekend is a little quieter than last week was, but still has two races that pay valuable KYD points taking place. One of them is the 19th running of The Davis Stakes, taking place at TAM at a little over a mile and offering 20 points for its winner. The $250.000 purse has been in place since 2012.
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Eleven Look to Make a Name for Themselves in The Suncoast Stakes
The Suncoast Stakes may only be an ungraded race, but it has plenty of importance for the KYO, as 20 valuable points are on the line for its winner. It started out much smaller, only being a $60.000 race in 2005, but it’s purse has gradually increased to the level we see today.
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More Twist Claims His Withers Win
Back in November, More Twist showed up in a maiden claiming race for a $12.500 tag. He hadn’t done much in his two previous starts, and no one would have an interest in claiming him that day. More Twist would go on to win that race and has left that class far behind.
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Scarlett Dream Looks to Beat the Boys in The Withers
With three KYD preps on Saturday, this weekend will surely be very impactful in determining who gets into the KYD, a race that is now only three months away. Here we will look at the running of the Withers, a Grade 3 races that offers 20 points for its winner.
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Ptyrannical Comes Through Late to Win PWC Turf
A full field of fourteen got together on Saturday for the Pegasus World Cup Turf, and bettors were split as to who they felt was the best in the field. The post time favorite, King Que Niagra, went off at odds of 6/1, so certainly this race was seen as up for grabs.
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Mon Dieu Much The Best In La Prevoyante
A strong card of stakes races led us up to the Pegasus races at GP on Saturday, and older females that like to run forever on the grass had their opportunity to shine in the La Prevoyante Handicap.
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Crypto Pays Off in Toboggan
Heading into the running of the Toboggan, it seemed as though Crypto would be one of the top horses in the field. He had won three of five coming into this, with those wins being in a similar class of a race as this one.