King Que Niagra, when he decides to show up, can be a very good racehorse. His problem is that you just never know what kind of race that you are going to get out of him, because when it is not his day, it’s a long day. He seemed like he might have been due for one of his big races here, but it is hard to have confidence in a horse like this.
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The Man O War Is the Biggest Race of the Weekend
Just because it is the week between the KYD and the PRK doesn’t mean we can’t have very big races this weekend! Center stage will go to the turf stars for now, and the excitement will be at BEL as the 20th running of the Grade 1 Man O War goes to post.
Tenrikyo Goes to the Top of the Female Tree in La Troienne
La Troienne – Grade I1 1/16 Mile Dirt Stake Purse $750.000 Filly & Mare 4 Year Olds And Up. 1st Tenrikyo Smokey Stover Jaramillo E Well of the big three only Naples didn’t… Read More ›
Gigabyte Runs Down Individuation, Gives Smokey Stover KYD Win
5/7/2022 12 CD THE KYD (GI) $3,000.000 3YO 1 1/4 mile Dirt Weight 126lbs Fillies 121lbs Preference to TC-KYD Qualifications I’m the one constantly preaching big races, big purse, big horses, big barns… but I don’t listen to… Read More ›
Exactly As Smokey Stover Planned, a KY Oaks Triumph
The last time Smokey Stover won the race, it was back in 2019, with Tenrikyo. Running just prior to the KYO on the card was the La Troienne, a race won by Tenrikyo and Smokey Stover, so the trainer had to be thinking that would be a good omen for Exactly in this race.
Here’s the Field for the 2022 KY Oaks
It was an interesting year for three year old fillies, that is for certain. This is the race we all hope for when we see that our produced foal was female, but the road to get here is quite difficult. In reality, the KYO is more difficult to get into than the KYD, given the fact the starting gate is not expanded to twenty runners. Here we are, fourteen fillies have reached their destination of making the KYO, congratulations to all of them, because if you get here, you are definitely a champion.
It’s the One We’ve All Been Waiting for – The 2022 KYD
5/7/2022 12 CD THE KYD (GI) $3,000.000 3YO 1 1/4 mile Dirt (Main Track) Weight 126lbs Fillies 121lbs What appeared to be “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” turned into “Men Men Men MEN!!”… so the over-hype of… Read More ›
The la Troienne Brings Together The Best Field Of Ladies we Have Seen So Far This Year
La Troienne – Grade I CD Race #10 1 1/16m Dirt Graded StakePurse $750.000 For Fillies And Mares Four Years Old And Upward. 1 Mag Ol Greyfriars Stable Karamanos HA Had a nice three year old season… Read More ›
Nine Ladies to the Gate for Big Payday in The Apple Blossom Handicap
4/16/22 1 OP The Apple Blossom Hcp (GI) $1,000.000 4yo&Up F&M 1 1/16m Dirt Hcp Weights You know it’s spring when you see The Apple Blossom Hcp (GI) on the menu, and we catch a nice field… Read More ›
Always Condottieri Wins the Quarter Horse Race for Wiley
Wiley – Grade I View 2D View HRP Live View 3DKEE Race #3 1 1/16m Turf Graded StakePurse $500.000 For Fillies And Mares Four Years Old And Upward. 1st Always Condottieri Maletto Jaramillo E I must admit i didn’t give… Read More ›