Hawaiian Lord made history on Saturday, becoming the first horse to win the Fourstardave Handicap more than once as he successfully defended his crown as the race’s champion! This victory gets him the winners share of the $750.000 purse and the coveted spot in the BC Mile.
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A Quick Look at This Year’s Whitney
One of the biggest races of the year at SAR takes place in a few hours as 20th running of the Grade 1 Whitney will run, offering it’s automatic spot into the BC Classic. Previous winners of the race include Barbarino, Atomic Twister, Splash Mountain, and Tactical.
Will We See the Old Present Tense in Hirsch Stakes?
Hirsch Stakes – Grade I [BC]DMR Race #7 1 1/16m Dirt Graded StakePurse $400.000 For Fillies And Mares Three Years Old And Upward. 1 Jawaher D J C Racing Stables Pennington F 124 Ran a great race to be second… Read More ›
Ello Santa Looks for a Derby Double at SAR
SAR Derby – Grade ISAR Race #8 1 3/16m Turf Graded StakePurse $750.000 For Three Year Olds. 1 Free Casino Team 7 Illusions Gutierrez Mario 122 — The gelding has dabbled at this level in the KD Juvenile but came… Read More ›
The Test Will Be a Test to See Who Can Win in a Race with Plenty of Chances
The Test – Grade ISAR Race #7 7f Dirt Graded StakePurse $500.000 For Fillies Three Years Old. 1 Shes All I Need TwinTowersRacing Franco M 122 A closer by nature she did well around this trip in overnights so was… Read More ›
Eight to the Gate for The Fourstardave Handicap
It’s a great weekend of racing all over the country, but SAR will be the center of attention with multiple races that are “win and you’re in” races for the BC. The Whitney is the deserving focal point, but the Fourstardave Handicap will be one to watch as well, since it will send it’s winner to the BC Mile.
General Zod Earns BC Sprint Spot with Crosby Stakes Win
Last month, General Zod just missed picking up his first stake win in the $300.000 Hanshin at CD before settling for second in a photo. He’d head to DMR on Saturday hoping to do a little better while cutting back to a sprint for the first time in eleven months. It would prove to be the right move, as the colt would not be denied in the stretch for the win!
BC Sprint Spot on the Line in Crosby Stakes
Top sprinters have made their way to DMR for Saturday’s running of the Crosby Stakes, a Grade 1 on the main track that will send its winner to the BC Sprint later this year. It’s the 22nd time that the race has been run, and has seen the likes of Alpha Ultimo, Shoot Skyhigh, and Z One Chance (who did it twice) get the victory.
Fawkes Scores an Impressive Haskell Victory
One of the top races of the summer for three year olds took place Saturday as a field of nine took part in the Haskell, seeking the winner’s share of the $1,000.000 purse and a coveted spot in the BC Classic. Those prizes are in the hands of Delta Farms as Fawkes went on to impressively win by a length.
Credit Crime Still Can’t Be Caught, Wins The CCA Oaks
We saw Credit Crime run here at the Spa last month, when she took on the boys and ended up running third in the BEL. When running against her own gender, she has been particular tough, winning the KYO among other highlights