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Ms Joyce Gets Back to Winning in The Ladies Turf Sprint
It was back to the winners circle for Ms Joyce, a four year old filly that won close to $500.000 last year, here in the Ladies Turf Sprint. The trainer kept her busy last year, with 13 starts having been made including a few examples where she races on just two weeks of rest.
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Long Awaited First Graded Win for Mystery in The GP Turf Sprint
In some ways, Mystery might be named perfectly. The horse is very successful, and has run in some big races, but if you were to try and find the most exciting race that he had ever won, nothing would really stand out.
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Rising King Looks to Bounce Back in The GP Turf Sprint
The GP Turf Sprint might only be a smaller Grade 3, but it is big enough to attract three horses that ran in the BC Turf Sprint three months ago as opportunities for this division are not plentiful this time of year.
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Field of Seven for Balanced Ladies Turf Sprint
The Ladies Turf Sprint may not have one of the bigger purses that you will see, but it will still provide a chance for trainers to see if their horse can make a jump into this level, if they should stay in it, or if they can return to running for bigger purses.
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Plenty Of Crimson in The Razorback Handicap
The Razorback Handicap may only be classified as a Grade 3, but there is no race this weekend that has a bigger purse than the $600.000 it has to be split amongst the top four finishers. This has led to a nearly full gate, as a field of thirteen will take part in the race
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Sensation Wins Las Virgenes with Sensational Stretch Run
As a two year old, there was plenty of reason to like Sensation, as she won the Grade 1 Frizette then ran in the BC Juvenile Fillies. After not beating anyone in the BC, then running fourth in an optional claimer, you had to wonder if Sensation was going to get back to that form but we were hopeful in making her our second choice.
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Perfect Class Wins The Sweetest Chant in Dominant Fashion
Even though The Sweetest Chant features several fillies that ran in the BC, it didn’t look like one of them would be the one to beat. Perfect Class came into the race with three wins in four starts, including a big win in the Grade 3 Durant, making her our pick and the post-time favorite.
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Come To Poppa Opens Up, Then Hangs On to Win The Withers
Come To Poppa is a very talented racehorse, and that was on display in the BC Juvenile, when he finished second in a photo to Grouse Mountain. He has also been a little inconsistent, and that makes him a little tough to bet on, and that was seen in the Pick ‘em, and his eventual odds that approached 18/1.
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No Keeping Secrets in Las Virgenes Stakes
Las Virgenes Stakes (KYO) (Grade 3)- $200.000 PurseSA- For FIllies Three Years OldOne Mile on the DirtFebruary 6, 2022 Valuable points for the KYO will be on the line, and a field of eight fillies will be looking to get… Read More ›
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BC Runners Come to The Sweetest Chant, But Can They Be Beat?
On the surface, The Sweetest Chant would appear to be a smaller Grade 3 event for turf fillies. It might be in regards to its purse, but the race is seeing four horses that ran three months ago in the BC Juvenile Fillies Turf.