There is a lot of excitement at the Big A on Saturday, as the Grade 1 Cigar Mile Handicap will be taking place. The starting gate will be full for the race that offers the largest purse that we will see anywhere during the month of December.
Grade I
The Derby Road Goes to DMR for HOL Derby
12/3/22 12 DMR HOL Derby (GI) $400.000 3YO 1 1/8m Turf 122lbs Left coast and to the surf/turf thingy, and the never ending slew of Derbys continues with the HOL Derby (GI), a mile and an eighth… Read More ›
Aer Goes “Bonkers” in Clark
11/25/22 6 CD Clark (GI)$750.000 3yo&Up 1 1/8m Dirt 3yo 122lbs Older 124lbs There have been a number of memorable claims in the ’22 racing season, but the $18.000 that Aer Stables plunked down to nab Great Bonkers appears… Read More ›
Two Year Olds Look For Nice Payday In KY Jockey Club at CD
11/26/22 8 CD KY Jockey Club (GII) [KYD] $400.000 2YO 1 1/16 Dirt 120lbs We stay at the Twin Spires and look at a group of ten two year olds set to go a mile and a sixteenth… Read More ›
Clark Brings Full Gate of Class To CD
11/25/22 6 CD Clark (GI)$750.000 3yo&Up 1 1/8m Dirt 3yo 122lbs Older 124lbs It might be Turkey Day this week, but the only birds in this race are the ones that fly… and I do mean fly! What a… Read More ›
Great Bonkers Says It All as He Takes BC Mile with a Brave Display of Catch Me If You Can
BC Mile – Grade I 1 Mile Turf Stake Purse $2,000.000 Open 3 Year Olds And Up. 1st Great Bonkers Aer Stables Silvera Ru I have no idea what the… Read More ›
Perfect Class Wins BC F&M Turf in Convincing Fashion
11/5/22 11 KEE BC Fillies & Mares Turf (GI) $2,000.000 3YO&UP F&M 1 3/16m Turf 3YO 121lbs Older 124lbs I started to re-pick BC F&M Turf (GI), seeing that the turf turned up Good… Read More ›
Karloffs Monster Scares Off the Field in Stretch to Win BC Distaff
The BC Distaff is the biggest race of the year for female horses, and this year seemed a little different for them with the high amount of success that fillies and mares had over the males, especially early on with their larger weight allowance. Karloffs Monster was no stranger to that route, running in both the TAM Derby and the AR Derby before eventually running in the BEL.
Gran Z Rides the Rail to Win BC Dirt Mile
Gran Z came into the BC Dirt Mile looking like one of the best horses in the field with wins in two of his prior four races. What was particularly appealing about him here though is that he was well rested for the race, having a little more than two months off. That would be part of the reason that he was made our pick, and he would deliver with a two length victory.
The Sea Parts Just in Time for Oceanus to Pour Through
BC Fillies & Mares Sprint – Grade I 7 Furlongs Dirt Stake Purse $1,000.000 Filly & Mare 3 Year Olds And Up. 1st Oceanus Wood Duck Stables Cedillo A For a long way things didn’t look… Read More ›