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Full Field Friday for The Forbidden Apple
The starting gate will be full for the seventh running of The Forbidden Apple, a Grade 3 event for older horses on the inner turf. This is a race that was initially held at BEL, and would be at that track for four years before moving upstate in 2020.
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Top Turf Stars Show Up for The Diana
The Diana is a great race held at SAR for older females, sending them nine furlongs over the turf course, so it should come as no surprise that this Grade 1 stake has seen some great winners in the past. Twice has a horse won this race in back to back years, with Miz Liz doing so in 2009 and 2010, and then A Little Oblivion accomplishing the feat in 2011 and 2012.
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Maya Caribe Outlasts Sancerre to Win The River Memories
The field was small but the distance long for the River Memories as five fillies and mares went to post. Maya Caribe ended up being a pretty big post time favorite for the race, though I was a little skeptical about her getting the full distance.
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Lead Me On Overtakes Ginger Angel Late to Win TTA Sales Futurity- Fillies
In her last race, Lead Me On finished second to Paris Pinnacle Party in the Zareta, a similar race for TX-bred fillies. In the TTA Sales Futurity’s filly division, she had the opportunity to get some revenge and turn the tables.
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Devil Made Me Doit Makes Maxmillion Farm a BEL Derby Invitational Winner
For a trainer with an impressive record on the turf, the BEL Derby Invitational trophy was a noteworthy omission from Maxmillion’s collection. He may not have had to make a deal with the devil to change that, but on Saturday, his horse Devil Made Me Doit would allow him to find peace, as he won the headbob with Found Peace at the wire.
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Dawning Ice Age Hopes to Show She Still Has It in The River Memories
A small field has assembled at BEL on Sunday for the seventh running of The River Memories, a race that allows older females who love to keep running on the grass a chance to run for a nice purse while possibly avoiding the superstars of the division.
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It’s a Zareta Rematch in TTA Sales Futurity- Fillies
We’ll have a couple interesting two year old races down at LS this weekend, and here we will look at the fillies that run in the TTA Sales Futurity event.
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Looking for the One to Do it in The BEL Derby Invitational
The BEL Derby Invitational is one of the most anticipated turf events of the summer, and it has a storied history. In the past, we have seen the likes of Jagged Account, Ashkalani, and Clockwork Chai get the win here among many others who were every bit as talented.
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Empire World Shows Plenty of Heart to Win The Great Lady M Stakes
It seemed as though several horses in the Great Lady M Stakes had a great shot to win the race, and even with the horse that we picked pulling a no show, we still were able to enjoy a competitive race that saw Empire World move her record to .500, by narrowly defeating Data Overload.
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Tallmadge Star Shows Up to Win The Nerud
Tallmadge Star came into The Nerud finishing second to Not Trippin Now in each of The CD and the True North. In the third head to head showdown between the two in their last three races, trainer Our Athletes was hoping that his gelding would flip the script.
