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Open Invitation Breaks His Maiden in The Southwest
It always seems that at least one time a year, one of these big prep races will be won by a maiden. On Saturday in the Southwest, that’s exactly what happened as Open Invitation, a horse that had hit the board eight times out of his ten starts, finally claimed the top spot.
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Three Sixes Lights Up the Board in The Martha Washington
The Martha Washington (KYO)- $300.000 PurseOP- For Fillies Three Years OldOne Mile and One Sixteenth on the DirtJanuary 31, 2026 Three Sixes was not given much of a chance by the betting public for the Martha Washington, as she went… Read More ›
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Riggins Racing Starts Powerful Pair in The Martha Washington
Despite not being a graded stake, the Martha Washington offers 20 points for the KYO for it’s winner, and is one of two such races on the overall Saturday schedule. It’s $300.000 purse is twice as much as the other KYO prep, the Kittens Joy, a shorter race that does have a graded designation.
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Hurts Headlines Strong Field for The Southwest
Prep races for the KYD are beginning to pick up as earlier this month we saw the first 20-point race. This weekend will have three more of them, and that includes the Grade 3 Southwest here at OP, offering a $1,000.000 purse to be split amongst its top finishers.
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All Take Snags The Pegasus World Cup Trophy
Some of the biggest names in virtual racing would make their way to the starting gate for this year’s Pegasus World Cup. In this loaded field, neither myself or Stu saw 23/1 longshot All Take as being the best of the field, but it would be the Alydar Stables gelding taking home the win.
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Lady Hilltopper Cruises To The Win In Pegasus F/M Turf
Last fall, Lady Hilltopper etched her name into the history books by winning the BC Fillies and Mares Turf, giving trainer Black N Gold Stable their first BC win. Her year was not done after the BC, and she went on to also win the Grade 1 Matriarch later in the month.
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Tech App Steals King Z’s McKnight Crown In Final Stride
King Z would come close to a threepeat in the McKnight Stakes, but it would be a gelding from The Sidley Stud showing that royalty is obsolete as Tech App would get the headbob at the wire to secure his first graded win.
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King Z Looks to Reign Over McKnight Stakes for Third Straight Year
Turf stars that went to keep running may not get their Pegasus race, but they still have the $200.000 McKnight Stakes to enjoy on the undercard, sending older horses a mile and a half on the inner turf.
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Presenting The Field For The 2026 Pegasus World Cup
It’s the first major race of 2026, as a $3,000.000 purse in on the line with the annual Pegasus World Cup. The race naturally attracts some of the best virtual horses running, and the field is loaded with those that ran in the BC, including two of them that won one of those races.
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Stars Are Out for Pegasus F/M Turf at GP
All eyes will be on GP this weekend as the Pegasus World Cup takes place, but there is plenty of great racing that will happen on the undercard. Older turf females have their time in the spotlight as well in the Grade 2 Pegasus F/M Turf.