The final jewel of the TC is not the only major race taking place at BEL, as there are six Grade 1’s with half of them having major implications for the BC. Here we will look at the Metropolitan Handicap, a “win and in” race for the BC Dirt Mile with a nice $1,000.000 purse to be divided up between the top four finishers.
Grade I
Lucky 7 To Go Postward in The Just A Game at BEL
6/9/23 4 BEL The Just A Game (GI) $500.000 3yo&Up F&M 1m Turf 123lbs The weekends don’t get much bigger, here in Elmont, and we look at the field for The Just A Game (GI), a… Read More ›
Jakarta Dominates in Shoemaker Mile
Shoemaker Mile – Grade I1 Mile Turf Stake Purse $500.000 Open 3 Year Olds And Up. 1st Jakarta Nakamura Stables Centeno D E Well, the best horse in the race made it three in a row and to be honest… Read More ›
Zalinda Shows Why She Was the Favorite in The Gamely Stakes
Heading into the Grade 1 Gamely Stakes, it did seem as though Zalinda was the horse to beat. The seven year old mare had been consistently finishing in the money at the graded level even if they were not all victories. This would make her our selection as well as the pick of the bettors as she was made the post time favorite.
Crack Dab Lands Smack Dan in the Winner’s Circle, Takes Gold Cup at SA
5/29/23 2 SA The Gold Cup (GI) $400.000 3yo&Up 1 1/4m Dirt 3yo 121lbs Older 124lbs
Zalinda Headlines the Field for The Gamely Stakes
This Memorial Day, we’ll have plenty of great racing taking place and that will include Grade 1 action from SA. It is here where the 18th running of the Gamely Stakes will take a place, a race that has been a Grade 1 since inception. In its early years, it was run at HOL, and would move over to SA when that track faded into the history books.
Will There Be an Anomaly in Shoemaker Mile?
Shoemaker Mile – Grade ISA Race #4 1m Turf Graded StakePurse $500.000 For Three Year Olds And Upward. 1 Rantanen Royalty Stables Dettori L 124 — Working like a sprinter, running like a miler, how many times have I thought… Read More ›
Nice Field Set for The Gold Cup at SA
5/29/23 2 SA The Gold Cup (GI) $400.000 3yo&Up 1 1/4m Dirt 3yo 121lbs Older 124lbs More Memorial Day stakes action as we look at the older handicap gents going the… Read More ›
Starting Over Suprises in La Troienne
La Troienne – Grade 1 – $750.000 CD – 1 1/16 Mile – Dirt For Fillies And Mares Four Years Old And Upward May 5, 2023 Starting Over came from off the pace to win the La Troienne by a… Read More ›
Penal Hockey Party Scores in Forester Turf Classic
Maxmillion Farm certainly seemed loaded up for the Forester Turf Classic, entering three of the nine horses. They all seemed like they had a good shot at the race win, and when it was all said and done, it’s a 1-2 finish for the trainer. Picking up the win would be Penal Hockey Party, a horse that had our support in the preview as well as the bettors at the track, as he was made the post-time favorite.