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  • Berlin Looks to Rise to The Challenger

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    The Challenger Stakes – Grade III TAM                     Race #7               1 1/16m      Dirt                      Graded Stake Purse $125.000  For Four Year Olds And Upward. 1 Alive                 Arindel                              Curtis B                           122 This six-year-old has been around the… Read More ›

  • More Good Memories For Mb Stables

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    The Canadian Turf – Grade III 1 1/16 Mile Turf Stake Purse $150.000 Open 4 Year Olds And Up. 1st        Good Memories           Mb Stables      Velazquez J R   3/4      1:44.38 Though this looked a tough race on… Read More ›

  • Cumberland Blue Bursts into KYD Reckoning with an Electric Finish in The Gotham

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    The Gotham – Grade III [KYD] 1 Mile Dirt Stake Purse $300.000 Open 3 Year Olds. 1st        Cumberland Blue       Jerry Garcia Racing    Ortiz J L              1/2        1:34.95 I really liked this one’s chances coming into… Read More ›

  • The Canadian Turf Is an Above Average Grade Three

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    The Canadian Turf – Grade III 2/28/2026        GP         Race #4             1 1/16m            Turf       Graded Stake Purse $150.000  For Four Year Olds And Upward. 1            Russia Sux          La Canada Racehorses          Jimenez A                   124               … Read More ›

  • The Gotham Mixes Speed and Stamina

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    The Gotham – Grade III [KYD] 2/28/2026        14:00   2/24/2026 3:00            AQU     Race #5 1m     Dirt       Graded Stake Purse $300.000  For Three Year Olds. 1 Gaelic Commander               High Voltage                  Centeno D E                … Read More ›

  • The KYD from a Statistical Point of View

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    Without a race assignment this week I decided to have a look at the KYD from a statistical point of view. I have been asked many times, what makes a horse a Derby horse? So, the best way I could… Read More ›

  • Tranect Prevails in Alexandra Stakes

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    Alexandra Stakes – Grade II [KYO] 1 1/16 Mile Dirt Stake Purse $300.00 Filly 3 Year Olds. 1st        Tranect              Acber Farms   Lopez P             15.10     1/4      1:41.62 Whatever it was that convinced this trainer to… Read More ›

  • Diametric Is Too Strong in Mineshaft Stakes

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    Mineshaft Stakes – Grade III 1 1/16 Mile Dirt Stake Purse $250.000 Open 4 Year Olds And Up. 1st        Diametric         Mb Stables      Velazquez J R          1               1:40.35 Horse and trainer wanted the lead here and they… Read More ›

  • It’s All To Play For In The Mineshaft

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    Mineshaft Stakes – Grade III     FG           Race #11       1 1/16m          Dirt                      Graded Stake Purse $250.000  For Four Year Olds And Upward. 1 Wild Card Weekend           Night Rider Stables        Carmouche K               123 Well… Read More ›

  • We Will See The Next Credit Crime In The Alexandra

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    Alexandra Stakes – Grade II [KYO]        FG            Race #12              1 1/16m               Dirt                      Graded Stake Purse $300.000  For Fillies Three Years Old. 1 Ontario Pharmacist                    Williams9                        Dominguez Jo          122 After some good but not… Read More ›