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Starting Over Looks to Win The Personal Ensign Once Again
It’s a big weekend at SAR, but all of the exciting racing is not going to be on Saturday. Friday will also give us a big Grade 1, as the $500.000 Personal Ensign takes place. This is a nine furlong race on the main track for older females and has been won in the past by the likes of Darling Harbour, Mrs Bombastic, and Z Command, among others.
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Good Memories Should Be a Short Price in CT Classic
The track may be small, but the purse will be large at CT on Saturday, as the track’s biggest race, the CT Classic, takes place. Nine horses will be participating in this race, hoping to grab the winner’s share of the $1,000.000 being offered.
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After Thrilling Stretch Battle, Supine Wins DMR Oaks
Supine has not raced much yet, as the DMR Oaks marked just her fourth career start, as well as being her stake debut. A lot would be asked for her in this Grade 1, but she would show plenty of heart to prevail in a photo with Superface Party.
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Duke Of Love Gets Up Just in Time to Capture Kings Plate
It was an interesting field for the Kings Plate this year as an enormous opportunity was there for the taking for any of our seven runners to score the biggest win of their career and make a name for themselves in the virtual world of racing. There was a threat of rain, and while it may have made the turf course “good”, it did not have any impact on the main track.
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Cheap Ways Provides Big Payouts in The Iselin Stakes
Early in his career, Cheap Ways spent time in several cheap races, and he has passed through several different barns. In June, there was nothing cheap about claiming tag that he ran for, and Iolaus Racing made the $80.000 commitment to pick him up.
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Several Unknowns Get Great Opportunity in Kings Plate
All eyes will be north of the border on Saturday, as the most prestigious race for Canadian horses will take place. It is the 19th running of the Kings Plate, offering a $1,000.000 purse and plenty of honor for its winner.
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Superface Party Takes on Exciting Up and Comers in DMR Oaks
There won’t be many heading to the starting gate for the DMR Oaks on Saturday, as only five fillies were entered into the race, making it the smallest field for the stake since 2021. The race appeared right away on the schedule in 2003, and has been run every year except for 2013.
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The Iselin Stakes Attracts Some Big Names
Whenever Individuation is in a race, he will be the headliner, and the gelding returns to action on Saturday for the Grade 3 Iselin Stakes needing to rebound after his previous effort.
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Crumbler Easily Wins ELP Derby
Team 7 Illusions had his name all over the racing form for the ELP Derby, as the breeder of four out of the seven runners, but only one of them was running for him in the race.
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Bridesmaid No More: Hawaiian Lord Wins The Fourstardave Handicap
Hawaiian Lord has had a thing for finished second throughout his career, and while he looked very appealing in this race, it was hard to pick him to win, so I went for his seventeenth runner up finish. He would be involved in a photo finish at the wire here, because for a moment, he had to tease his trainer that he may have been second again.
