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Red Party Collars Credit Criminal Late in The Walker
The Walker $225.000 – For Three Year Olds 5 1/2 Furlongs – Turf Churchill Downs – May 9, 2026 The Walker seems like a bad name for a race for fast horses and the name doesn’t immediately harken to the… Read More ›
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Nine Turf Speedsters Will Line Up for The Walker
The Walker $225.00 – For Three Year Olds 5 1/2 Furlongs – Turf Churchill Downs – May 9, 2026 The Walker has struggled- somewhat for an identity. It debuted in 2015 with a modest purse of $100.00 and it was… Read More ›
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Nitro Explodes Along the Rail to Catch Lava Man in TS Turf Sprint
TS Turf Sprint – GII $600.000 For Three Year Olds And Upwards 5 1/2 Furlongs – Turf Churchill Downs – May 2, 2026 The turf sprint division tends to be somewhat ignored, but it can also produce some of the… Read More ›
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Monarchy Reigns Over Oaks Field to Stay Unbeaten
Kentucky Oaks – G1 $1.500.000 – For Fillies Three Years Old 1 1/8 Miles – Dirt Churchill Downs – May 1, 2026 It was not easy, but it wasn’t supposed to be, it was the Kentucky Oaks! Not easy but… Read More ›
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Ghost of Fuji King Looms Over TS Turf Sprint
TS Turf Sprint – GII $600.000 – For Three Year Olds And Upward 5 1/2 Furlongs – Turf Churchill Downs – May 2, 2026 If it were up to me this race would be called the Fuji King. Fuji King… Read More ›
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Kentucky Oaks Glory Only Days Away
Kentucky Oaks – GI $1,500.00 For Fillies Three Years Old 1 1/8 Miles – Dirt Churchill Downs – May 1, 2026 Final week. Just a few more days. After all the planning, training, hoping, strategizing and racing the big one… Read More ›
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Iron Hooves Splashes Home to Win Star Shoots
Star Shoots $125.000 For Fillies Three Years Old 6 Furlongs – Dirt Woodbine – April 25, 2026 Well, one preview prediction was right, the track came up sloppy at Woodbine for this one. What I didn’t get right is what… Read More ›
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Six Sophomores Seek Star Shoots Success
Star Shoots $125.00 For Fillies Three Years Old 6 Furlongs – Dirt Woodbine – April 25, 2026 Six three-year-old fillies signed up to tussle in this year’s Star Shoots North of the border at Woodbine on Saturday. With no edition… Read More ›
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Powerful Stretch Drive Gives Santa Maria to Spirit Storm
Santa Maria Stakes – GIII $100.00 For Fillies And Mares Four Years Old And Upward 1 1/16 Miles – Dirt Santa Anita Park – April 19, 2026 This writer got this race very right and very wrong as demonstrated by… Read More ›
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Santa Maria Attracts a Full Field Looking to Find Form
Santa Maria Stakes – GIII $100.00 For Fillies And Mares Four Years Old And Upward 1 1/16 Miles – Dirt Santa Anita Park – April 19, 2026 Even though the Santa Maria has gone from a GI to a GIII… Read More ›