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Tactically Perfect Ocala Secret Takes The Essex Handicap
The Essex Handicap – Grade III1 1/8 Mile Dirt Stake Purse $500.000 Open 4 Year Olds And Up. 1st Ocala Secret Grimley Carmouche K I have written up a lot of these types of handicap races in my years at… Read More ›
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The Essex Handicap May Come Down to Tactics
The Essex Handicap – Grade IIIOP Race #1 1 1/8m Dirt Graded StakePurse $500.000 For Four Year Olds And Upward. 1 El Gran Cambio Bears Stable Juarez A J Jr 122 — If this were a plain Stakes race, then… Read More ›
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Star-Studded Field Headed by Credit Crime Take Aim at FG Oaks
FG Oaks – Grade II [KYO]FG Race #12 1 1/16m Dirt Graded StakePurse $400.000 For Fillies Three Years Old. 1 Sune Lee Riggins Racing Lopez P 122 — Bought for $265.000 from Aer Stables after a strong second in the… Read More ›
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Shes A Looker Will Try and Shine in Bourbonette Oaks
Bourbonette Oaks [KYO]TP Race #5 1 1/16m Dirt StakePurse $300.000 For Fillies Three Years Old. 1 Tranquil Top Mb Stables Beschizza A 122 — Claimed from Acber Farms after a fourth-place finish in an optional claimer off a maiden win… Read More ›
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Broadway Heiress Gets Her Reward for Consistency in Queen Stakes
Queen Stakes6 Furlongs Dirt Stake Purse $125.000 Filly & Mare 4 Year Olds And Up. 1st Broadway Heiress Glorify Stables Roman C Consistency was key here as this game five-year-old which rarely runs a bad race did her best as… Read More ›
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Nicolette Gets It Right in VA Oaks
VA Oaks [KYO]1 1/16 Mile Dirt Stake Purse $250.000 Filly 3 Year Olds. 1st Nicolette Alydar Stables Espinoza V The stable knows how to get these closers to time their runs and though that didn’t work out in the Las… Read More ›
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Commanche Smoke Breezes by in The Winkfield
The Winkfield6 Furlongs Dirt Stake Purse $125.000 Open 3 Year Olds. 1st Comanche Smoke Panionios Racing Lezcano J Back to a sprint trip and with a new stable, this one looked back to his best today with a smooth half… Read More ›
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Who Will Rule in Queen Stakes?
Queen StakesTP Race #2 6f Dirt StakePurse $125.000 For Fillies And Mares Four Years Old And Upward. 1 Night Cruise Mb Stables Cedillo A 122 — Back in trip after some consistent form over further, there is no reason why… Read More ›
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An Open Edition of The Winkfield at AQU
The WinkfieldAQU Race #2 6f Dirt StakePurse $125.000 (plus up to $18.75 for NY-breds) For Three Year Olds. 1 Freeborn Man First Flight Stable Martinez J R 122 — Won his first two at much lower grade but then came… Read More ›