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Into The Darkness Thwarts Maggie Greene In The Orchid
In The Orchid, Maggie Greene had the opportunity to win the stake for four consecutive years. If it has been done before, it is something that only has been done very rarely. This year’s Orchid would be a little different, with the added furlong to the race, but there would also be the element of rain.
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Big Stretch Run Wins The Fantasy For The Intouchables
There would be no issues with rain at OP, and our field of seven were set to battle not only for the nice purse, but for the 100 KYO points that were available to the winner. That winner would be a filly named The Intouchables that nearly raced last week in the FG Oaks, but trainer Smokey Stover would opt to scratch the horse and run for the bigger purse here.
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State Star Handles The Slop Like A Pro In GP Oaks
State Star was making her graded debut in the GP Oaks, and it was also the first time that she was running more than seven furlongs in her career. Recent works suggested she’d be fine with the distance and could handle this crowd. One thing that was not a first for her was running on a sloppy track.
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Maggie Greene Looks for Historic Fourth Straight Orchid Win
We could see history here in The Orchid. Unfortunately, there is not a convenient place to look at the stake history of everything that is run within the game, but in all of my years in writing for the SRF, I don’t think this has ever happened. We have the chance to witness the same horse win the same stake for four consecutive years.
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Top Threats in GP Oaks Seem to Start from Outer Half of the Gate
There are many big races this weekend, and one of them is a race that we would probably call the Mb Oaks, as that trainer as simply dominated the GP Oaks recently, winning the race in four of the last five years.
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Eight Look to Make Winning The Fantasy a Reality
There was plenty of reason for trainers to choose The Fantasy if they wanted to run in a KYO prep this weekend, as the $600.000 purse shares the distinction with the Ashland as being the races that offer the most to be awarded out. As if that was not enough, it also has 100 KYO points on the table for its winner.
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Flying Ridge Outkicks Rivals in Stretch to Win SUN Oaks
The SUN Oaks was held for the 11th time, and while it is not a 100-point KYO prep, the 50 points that offers will be enough to get the winner into the big race just as long as the trainer wants them there. Mb Stables entered two into the race, one seeming to have a much better chance than the other one would have.
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Paris Broadway Puts on Masterful Performance in FG Oaks
The first 100-point race for the KYO is in the books, and a good season for Arindel in this division would get even better as his filly, Paris Broadway, making just her second start for the trainer and after he purchased her, stalked the pace and picked up the win.
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D J C Racing Stables Hopes for an Angelic SUN Oaks
Coming up on Sunday, we will have another fantastic prep race for the KYO, even though the SUN Oaks has not been given a graded distinction. What it does offer, other than a $300.000 purse, is 50 valuable points for the big race that is just five weeks away.
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100-Point KYO Races Start with FG Oaks on Saturday
FG Oaks (Grade 2) (KYO)- $400.000 PurseFG- For Fillies Three Years OldOne Mile and One Sixteenth on the DirtMarch 26, 2022 This Saturday, we officially enter the 100-point races for the KYO. There are a total of six of them… Read More ›
