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No Longer a Secret: Secret Of A Lady Takes The Pegasus F & M Turf
As one would expect, the field for the Pegasus F & M Turf was loaded, creating an outstanding opportunity for a horse to start off their 2025 with a very impressive win. Secret Of A Lady is not one of the big names of this division yet, but has certainly shown her ability to become one.
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Soliloquy Sunset Begins Three-Year-Old Campaign in The Martha Washington
This weekend will have one big race for the KYO, as the 15th running of the Martha Washington takes place at OP. This is not a graded race, but that doesn’t keep it from offering 20 valuable KYO points for its race winner.
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Pegasus F & M Turf Is Practically a BC F & M Turf Rematch
A field of eleven will be heading to the starting gate for the 20th running of the Pegasus F & M Turf, and is the third time that race has used that name. Prior to that, it was a $150.000 Grade 3 known as the Marshuas River Stakes, and it would see its purse increase to $500.000 when being upgraded to the Pegasus F & M Turf.
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Pegasus World Cup Turf Features Two Reigning BC Winners
It’s Pegasus World Cup weekend, and here we were look at the bigger of the two turf races, based on their purses, that will take place on Saturday. It is the World Cup Turf, a Grade 1 the runs for the 21st time, and for the seventh time under the Pegasus World Cup Turf name.
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Kara France Outruns Link Wray To Win Leonatus Stakes
Last month, Kara France broke his maiden at TUP in his debut, and not many people would have noticed the victory. Afterwards, his works improved, and trainer Royalty Stables was confident to enter him in the Leonatus Stakes.
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On Fire Overcomes Ethereal Flame and Others to Win Bradley Stakes
A strong field of eight would take part in the Bradley Stakes, and probably deserved to be running for more than $100.000. In the end, it would be On Fire picking up the win for Mb Stables as the post time favorite.
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Shes A Looker Gives Nakamura Stables His Second Straight Busanda Win
Twenty points for the KYO were on the line for the winner of The Busanda at AQU, and a field of eleven fillies had their sights set on picking up them up. After running nine furlongs on the main track, it would be Shes A Looker running her best late after being in the middle of the field for most of the race, to get the win.
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Nearly a Full Gate for Leonatus Stakes
Last year, the Leonatus Stakes appeared on the schedule for the first time and gave us an exciting four way finish at the end. This year, there are eleven horses taking part hoping to get the win for the second go around.
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Bradley Stakes Field Is Stronger Than Its Purse Suggests
It won’t be one of the biggest races of the weekend, but good horses will be in action on Saturday for the 20th running of the Bradley Stakes, a race that was at one time graded, but has been ungraded since 2019. It’s never carried a large purse, running for either $100.000 or $125.000 over its life.
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Promising Fillies on Display in The Busanda
This Saturday, we will have two valuable races that award KYO points, with 20 of them going to the winner. Here, it is time to take a look at the one that takes place at AQU: the 16th running of The Busanda. When it was first added to the schedule in 2007, it was a simple $65.000 race. It was not contested every year early on, and 2013 would be the first time that KYO points were awarded for it.