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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.
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Here’s a Toast for Our Champagne Field
The BC Juvenile is one of the most exciting races in the game, as not only is it a championship race for two year olds, it provides bragging rights and an early favorite for the KYD next year. The Champagne is one of the great prep races for it, and the 19th edition of the race is set to go on Saturday.
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Bay Of Indy Lights Up the Board in RP Oaks
Bay Of Indy was picked up in private sales in August and entered into a race almost immediately. She ran decently in that race, but now with a little more time together with new trainer Broken Spoke Stables, she was ready to take the next step. Not many believed in her, as she went off at odds of 61/1, the second longest shot on the board.
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Wire To Wire Win For Distinctive Edge In Nownownow Stakes
Distinctive Edge did not do much in his first two races, so he was dropped into a MSW at FP that he would end up dominating. Off of that effort, and with improving works, Nakamura Stables moved the colt to the grass for this large test in the inaugural Nownownow Stakes.
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Contradiction Gets His Signature Win In PA Derby
Last month, Contradiction raced on this track in the Jones Stakes, and ended up finishing second. It would be the third time out of four races that he had done so, but his winless streak was getting longer. While he’s had a great year, he had not won since October, and with a little more distance this time than he had in his last race, the Shark Force gelding picked up the win.
