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Lively Win for Graveyard in PIM Special
Last year, Graveyard was here at PIM, running in the PRK. He did not cash a check that day, placing fifth, but was within a length of the winner. On this PRK weekend, the light was not as bright over the The PIM Special, but Graveyard still had the opportunity to show that he was not dead from running against the best.
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Notorious Return is Resilient in Stretch to Win The Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
Heading into the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes, Notorious Return looked like one of the better horses in the field, but could a horse with just one win in nine starts be trusted to come through here? On Friday, she would finally pick up that long awaited second win of her career, and now TwinTowersRacing will be hoping they come more regularly.
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Different Roads Lead to The MD Sprint Stakes
Part of the big day at PIM on Saturday will be the 16th running of the MD Sprint Stakes, which is a Grade 3 on the main track with a six furlong distance. We will get a field of eight going to post, and there is good variety in the general resumes that the horses have, so that can make it very interesting to watch.
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The Black-Eyed Susan Stakes Presents a Big Challenge
In some circles, the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes will be called the second leg of the Triple Tiara, since it is run on PRK weekend. Within our virtual world, it is not a distinction we really make with the race, leaving it as simply a nice Grade 2 stake to win.
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Looking to Make a Splash in The PIM Special
There will be plenty of good racing at PIM on Friday to get us warmed up for PRK day! Among the scheduled races is the 13th running of the Grade 3 PIM Special. This is a race was initially a Grade 1, and ran for a $500.000 purse.
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Successful Turf Debut for Commanding Jane in Valentine Stakes
Prior to the Valentine Stakes, Commanding Jane had never run on the turf. After a strong work here on April 29th on the grass, trainer Serenity Stables was feeling good about his filly’s chances.
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Dutty John Crow Wins The Peter Pan at 39/1
For some reason, the bettors were not high on Dutty John Crow, and made him a 39/1 longshot. We were higher on him, making him one of our picks after watching him finish second in the Coolmore Lexington, which was run in the mud.
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Absolutely Creepy is Absolutely the Favorite in Valentine Stakes
It was looking like the Valentine Stakes was not going to fill, but on the last day, we would get our fourth nomination, so the race is a go! Three of the four runners here do have recent experience, so we still should get an entertaining race.
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Peter Pan Looks Up for Grabs
It’s the weekend between the KYD and PRK, and as we wonder if the hound will howl again in the winner’s circle next week, we get a race at BEL which is always an exciting one to keep an eye on.
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Howl Of The Hound Makes TC Statement in Winning The KYD
The excitement started in the afternoon at CD, with two year old fillies going to the starting gate. The winner of the race would be a horse named Blue Dream, serving as a precursor for what would be realized later in the evening. The dream would not be blue, but the opportunity to win what everyone would love: a KYD victory.
