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Power Walk Hopes To Get Back On Winning Feet In RP Oaks
Seven horses will be heading to the starting gate for the tenth running of the RP Oaks, and they are a good mixture of horses who are very well known on the graded stakes scene and others working their way up the ladder.
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Nownownow Stakes Debuts With Big Purse
The time is now for the Nownownow Stakes, as for the first time, this turf race for two year olds will be taking place within the game. With a $500.000 purse being offered, we all hope that this race can become a long time fixture on the schedule.
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Hound Scratches, But PA Derby Still Worth Howling About
The calendar has moved into fall, and with that we know that the BC Classic is getting even closer, now being just a little bit more than a month away. As that race approaches, we still have plenty of excitement in the build up, and part of that will be seen in the 17th running of the PA Derby.
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Dont Worry Be Jolly Settles the Score in DeFrancis Memorial Dash
A month ago, Dont Worry Be Jolly ran for a $50.000 claiming tag, an apparent downgrade for a horse that had run in graded races at BEL in May and June. He won the race, and apparently won back the confidence of trainer Mb Stables.
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Longshot Last Way to The Beac Cruises in The JC Derby Win
It was a good day for longshots Sunday at the JC Derby as those picking in the Pick ‘em, as well as us here in the SRF looked away from Last Way To The Beac and the eventual runner up, Immookielee in favor of other entries.
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Cross The Stars Crosses Wire First in Grand Prix American JC
Cross The Stars has had a good season up to this point, hitting the board in all but one of the races he was in. In the Grand Prix American JC, this gelding by Crossing The Rubicon would run more than nine furlongs for the first time, and it is safe to say that it went very well.
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Threshold Looks to Tower Above The DeFrancis Memorial Dash Competition
For the first time since 2018, the DeFrancis Memorial Dash will be run, and a field of ten will go to the gate for this six furlong race. The race has had an interesting history in terms of when it has been run, initially debuting in 2005, but then going from 2007-2016 off of the schedule.
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No Clear Favorite for Grand Prix American JC
A field of seven is set to go take to the track in the second running of the Grand Prix American JC, a race that will send them twelve furlongs. This race appeared on the schedule for the first time in 2019, but would not be run last year.
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Top Choices Likely Starting Near Inside for The JC Derby
After not being run last year, the JC Derby returns to the schedule for 2021 to be contested for the second time. It is not a graded race, but it’s $1,000.000 purse certainly carries a ton of incentive for top horses to take part, as will the points for the BC Turf.
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Rapturous Fights Off Amy Is Shameful to Win The Untapable Stakes
Just three weeks ago, Rapturous made her debut at ELP, and was impressive in a wire to wire win where she led by two lengths throughout. In the inaugural Untapable Stakes, she was ready to run for the second time and once again she pulled off the win.
