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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.
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The Fayette Ends in a Dead Heat
There is no denying that Figured The Storm has figured out how to be a great race horse this year, coming into The Fayette with five wins in ten starts as a four year old. Make that six of eleven, but he will share that win First Sargeant, who had commanded two wins in eight starts in 2022 before this race.
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Venture In Belief Holds Off Scalp to Win Valley View
While the Valley View seemed to be an evenly matched race on paper, it would end up as a two horse race at the end. Both Venture In Belief and Scalp would be the class of the field and would have a good battle amongst themselves before Venture In Belief prevailed at the wire by a beck for Night Rider Stables.
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Six Look for a Spark in Twilight Derby
A field of six three year olds will be heading to the starting gate for the 17th running of the Twilight Derby, going nine furlongs on the turf course. The details of this race have been very consistent over those years as well. Past winners include Xray Eyes, Seven Years, and Winter Solstice.
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Ten To Do Combat in This Year’s Fayette
Last year, one of the best horses in the game, Combat Wombat, made an appearance in the Fayette and ended up getting the win. This year, we might not have a horse of that caliber going to post, but we still end up with a very good field of ten horses looking to take home the winner’s share of the largest purse ever offered by the race.
