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Iron Nation Finally Back in Winners Circle After Hirsch Turf Classic
Last year according to the record books, there was not another horse in the game that had a better season than Iron Nation. He won the prestigious Horse of the Year distinction in a three year old season that he capped off by winning the BC Mile. Surely, he seemed destined to do great things this year as well but he had been winless in 2021 so far.
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Shifu Tan Makes Successful Debut for Fractious in Phoenix
Shifu Tan made his debut for Fractious on Friday following two disappointing races at SAR. The new trainer could not have asked for anything more than what he received from his new acquisition as the gelding picked up the win in the Phoenix.
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Here’s The Spin On The Spinster
A field of twelve will be filling the starting gate for the 17th running of the Spinster, a Grade 1 race that will send its winner to the BC Distaff out west next month. The race will be full of three year olds, and eight of them will be here.
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Hirsch Turf Classic Will Be Action Packed
Some of the top turf horses in the virtual racing world will be going to post on Saturday for the 19th running of the Grade 1 Hirsch Turf Classic. This is a fantastic prep race for BC Turf, and it offers plenty of prestige in its own right as everyone will want to go into that race next month off of a victory.
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Phoenix Field Sees Several Looking To Rebound
Exciting racing comes early this weekend, as a key race in the build up to the BC Sprint takes place on Friday at KEE in the 18th running of the Grade 2 Phoenix. This race was initially a Grade 3 and would be upgraded in 2016. It’s purse has hovered around the $200.000 mark for much of its life, with the current $250.000 being its most common offering.
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Eights Over Nines In Waya
Proud Eights has had a strong career, and this year was impressive for her with two Grade 1 wins over the spring and then a third such victory in August. Estero Farms enjoyed what he had, but about two weeks ago, it was time to sell her and Mb Stables stepped up, knowing she’d be a great addition to his already stacked stable.
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Eclipse My Knowledge Has a Blast in Winning Lukas Classic Again
This race was not run last year, but that fact did not stop the last two winners of the race from going head to head. After nine furlongs, it would be the 2019 winner, Eclipse My Knowledge, winning the race for the second time for his 11th career victory.
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North Island Is BC Bound After Champagne Win
North Island will be heading to the BC Juvenile, as the Falling Angel colt made the most of what was likely his only chance to get into the race, by winning the Champagne on Saturday.
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Number Nine Looks to Copy Her Waya Win
We’ll have an eight and a nine in the gate, but only five actually going to the post for the 15th running of the Grade 3 Waya. The race sends older females a total of eleven furlongs (one less than any prior year) along the inner turf and sees its purse double from last year.
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Star Studded Field for Lukas Classic
The last two winners of the Lukas Classic will be going to head to head this year, perhaps an even more impressive feat when you consider that this race was not even run in 2020. The 2018 winner, Having A Blast, and the 2019 winner, Eclipse My Knowledge are just two of the six horses in the nine horse field which have won over $1,000.000 for their careers.
