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Splash Mountain Has Blast Winning The Suburban
Splash Mountain going off at 11/1 odds just doesn’t seem right, but it actually has been happening more often recently than it probably should be. There was no reason to doubt him, and even if you liked another horse or two in here a little more than him, at those odds, you have to take a shot.
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Great Lady M Stakes to Provide Monday Excitement
We don’t usually have high quality stakes racing to talk about on Mondays, but that will change this week as the 18th running of the Great Lady M Stakes takes place at LA. It is a race for older females, though three year olds are also invited to take part as well.
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Round 3 of Not Trippin Now Vs Tallmadge Star Should Excite in The Nerud
The starting gate will be full for the eighth running of the Grade 2 as twelve horses strive to get very valuable points for the BC Sprint, which is now just about four months away. It’s the second time that three year olds will not be able to take part, making the older horses pretty happy not to see them.
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Mb Brings Three Contenders To The Suburban, But Is One the Favorite?
It’s been a month since the BEL was completed here, and now we move into the summer months where the thoughts of the trainers throughout the virtual racing world shift to the BC. The 17th running of the Grade 2 Suburban provides very valuable BC points for the BC Classic itself.
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All Aces for Atomic Eclipse in The Poker Stakes
The only thing that seems to be keeping Atomic Eclipse from being a bigger name in our virtual world is consistency. He’s shown that he knows how to win, but after he does so, he has not always followed it up very well.
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Fearisque Makes Late Pass to Win Bid
Late last year, Maxmillion Farm picked up Fearisque in the auction for $22.520, but did not send him out to the track right away. His patience with the gelding has been rewarded, as Fearisque is now a perfect three for three with Maxmillion after winning the NY Stallion Stakes- Bid.
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Buckingham Palace Rules Over The Joy
Buckingham Palace came into the NY Stallion Stakes- Joy seeming like the horse to beat, thanks to never failing to finish out of the top two for her career. Even though this was a smaller field, she still was poised to continue that streak here, and after running seven furlongs, she earned a convincing two length win.
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Buckingham Palace May Find the Most Joy in NY Stallion Stakes Race
A field of five will be going to the starting gate for the fifteenth running of the Joy, which is part of the NY Stallion Stakes. When it first appeared on the calendar, it was run on the dirt, but would be moved to the turf in 2009.
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Balanced Field in the Bid Stakes
The NY Stallion Stakes continues on Saturday with the 14th running of the Bid Stakes, sending three year olds seven furlongs over the turf course. Like its companion event. The Joy, the Bid initially appeared on the schedule as a mile long dirt race, but would only be that way for one year.
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Who’ll Command the Top Hand in The Poker Stakes?
The Poker Stakes is a mile-long Grade 3 event that will be run on the grass at BEL for the 17th time. It’s purse has fluctuated over the years, though the $250.000 offered is the same as it was in 2020, and just $50.000 less than it had been in the few years prior.
