9/1/24 4 DMR DMR Derby (GII) $300.000 3yo 1 1/8m Turf 122lbs It seems like the “Derby” trail never ends, and we go left coast for the DMR Derby (GII) a… Read More ›
Grade I
The JC Gold Cup Brings Together a Tough Bunch
The JC Gold Cup – Grade I [BC] SAR Race #13 1 1/4m Dirt Graded Stake Purse $1,000.000 For Three Year Olds And Upward 1 Gorogue Laga Fractious Velazquez J R 124 — Before their stable liquidation Arindel had gone… Read More ›
It’s Pacific Classic Time at DMR
On Saturday, the virtual racing world will be focused out west as our next “win and you’re in” race for the BC Classic takes place at DMR. It is none other than the Pacific Classic, a race that has seen the likes of Icicle, Barbarino, and Ginger Haggis pick up victories, while Combat Wombat even did it twice.
Walk Em Down Becomes Numero Uno in The Travers
The Travers – Grade I 1 1/4 Mile Dirt Stake Purse $1,250.000 Open 3 Year Olds. 1st Walk Em Down Mb Stables Davis D Well, that’s it, I am officially now a Walk Em Down fan after doubting his ability… Read More ›
Life Is Beautiful in The Sword Dancer
The Sword Dancer – Grade I [BC]1 1/2 Mile Inner Turf Stake Purse $750.000 Open 3-Year-Olds And Up. 1st Life Is Beautiful Riggins Racing Bridgmohan S X What a difference 200 yards make as this five-year-old who has had a… Read More ›
Chisel Turns the Form Around in The Jerkins Memorial
The Jerkens Memorial – Grade I7 Furlongs Dirt Stake Purse $500.000 Open 3-Year-Olds. 1st Chisel Fractious Franco M Turned the Amsterdam form around with a powerful finish which carried him a length clear at the wire. Positioned in his usual… Read More ›
Nothing Gets Crushed in the Rush as Speed Is King in The Forego
The Forego – Grade I7 Furlongs Dirt Stake Purse $500.000 Open 4 Year Olds And Up. 1st Crush Rush Maxmillion Farm Jimenez A Won the race for the early lead and never really looked in danger of getting beat confirming… Read More ›
Lady Sammyantha Will Be Back in BC After Ballerina Win
It is now official: Lady Sammyantha will be returning to the BC Fillies and Mares Sprint to defend her title in that race, just as long as her trainer wants her there, after her victory in the Grade 1 Ballerina. It will become the third time that the veteran Ginger Haggis mare will be in the race, and she will look to become the second repeat winner of it.
Starting Over Wins Personal Ensign Again and Continues SAR Dominance
The Personal Ensign has been run every year since 2004, but one thing that we have never had in the race was a repeat winner. Starting Over would have the chance to be the first one to accomplish the feat, and she has always taken a liking to SAR, so she seemed to have a good shot.
Twelve Look to Dance the Best in The Ballerina
The biggest day of the Saratoga meet is upon us, and it will be highlighted by the Grade 1 Travers. However, that is just one of many great races, and in the Ballerina, we have a “win and you’re race” for the BC Fillies and Mares Sprint, and it is the first such race for this division, so there is plenty of incentive to win.