8/21/21 11 DMR Pacific Classic (GI) [BC] $1,000.000 3yo&Up 1 1/4m Dirt 3yo 120 lbs Older 124 lbs You know my line… big races, big purses, big horses, and the Pacific Classic (GI) checks all of the boxes. We… Read More ›
Grade I
Naples Looks to Emerge as the Three-Year-Old Challenger for the BC
The Alabama – Grade ISAR Race #8 1 1/4m Dirt Graded StakePurse $600.000 For Fillies Three Years Old. The three year olds in general seem to be a little behind their domination of previous years but as we approach the… Read More ›
Kings Poker Takes Bruce D Stakes and Emerges as BC Hope
Bruce D Stakes – Grade I1 Mile Turf Stake Purse $300.000 Open 3 Year Olds. With no graded stakes winners in the field this was just about as weak as an August grade one could get on paper. However with… Read More ›
Three Straight for John Henry in The Former AP Million
John Henry didn’t bring Dead Madness to run in the rebranded AP Million, so we couldn’t see that one try to win the race three years ago, but that didn’t mean the trainer couldn’t accomplish the feat. This year, John Henry brought Winter Solstice to this race, a horse that had won three of his last five races but needed to rebound after a tough outing.
Insist Always Closes, Takes The Fourstardave Handicap at SAR
8/14/21 7 SAR The Fourstardave Handicap (GI) [BC] $500.000 3yo&Up 1m InTurf Hcp Weights The Green Card laid down a nice $124.60 exacta for you in this one… and Mb keyed that thing! Coming from well off of… Read More ›
Proud Eights is Ten Times Better than Her Opposition in Beverly D
Beverly D – Grade I1 3/16 Mile Turf Stake Purse $400.000 Filly & Mare 3 Year Olds And Up. 1st Proud Eights Estero Farms Bejarano R It is great to see the best… Read More ›
Rebranded AP Million Runs Saturday with Reduced Purse
It’s time for the AP Million! Or, make that the Mister D Stakes, and it’s no longer “a million”. Over the years, the AP Million has been a classic race, and one that had a lot of excitement surrounding it.
We May See the First Older Winner of Beverly D for Seven Years
Beverly D – Grade IAP Race #3 1 3/16m Turf Graded StakePurse $400.000 For Fillies And Mares Three Years Old And Upward. With a lot of the games talent being directed towards SAR and DMR this AP weekend has brought… Read More ›
Bruce D Stakes Only Attracts Small Field, but There May Be a Diamond in the Rough
Bruce D Stakes – Grade IAP Race #2 1m Turf Graded StakePurse $300.000 For Three Year Olds. This being a grade one it is a great opportunity for some of the lesser lights to poke their nose into the BC… Read More ›
Eleven in Wide Open Fourstardave on SAR Turf
8/14/21 7 SAR The Fourstardave Handicap (GI) [BC] $500.000 3yo&Up 1m InTurf Hcp Weights Up-state New York, we keep the big races going at The Spa and take a look at the field of eleven set to go… Read More ›