The starting gate is full as this very important Grade 1 event, the BEL Oaks, is set to take place on Saturday. It is a race that allows three year olds to race among themselves, and will likely be talked about quite often when we discuss the BC Fillies and Mares Turf four months from now.
Grade I
The UN Mandate Makes Interesting Reading
The United Nations Stakes – Grade I1 3/8 Mile Turf Stake Purse $300.000 Open 3 Year Olds And Up. I said in the write up for this race that we shouldn’t mistake it for a real life race and made… Read More ›
United Nations May Not Be Able to Keep the Peace in The United Nations Stakes
The United Nations Stakes – Grade I MTH Race #12 1 3/8m Turf Graded StakePurse $300.000 For Three Year Olds And Upward. If we just looked at this race for what we know of HRP then we would be looking for… Read More ›
The Turf King Does It Again as Xmas Comes Early
The Manhattan – Grade I1 1/4 Mile Inner Turf Stake Purse $1,000.000 Open 4 Year Olds And Up. 1st Xmas Snow Maxmillion Farm Gutierrez Mario How many times have i written about a big turf race and talked about a… Read More ›
La Terrifiant Proves There Is No Substitute for Class
The Just A Game – Grade I1 Mile Turf Stake Purse $500.000 Filly & Mare 4 Year Olds And Up. 1st La Terrifiant Our Athletes Velazquez J R It was great to see this great filly get back to winning… Read More ›
So Profound is So Good in The Metropolitan Handicap
The Metropolitan Handicap was seen as a wide open race, as the post time favorite, Splash Mountain, would still have odds of approximately 6/1. He would have the best resume heading into the race, but the weight handicap that he had to endure would be an issue, and had many shy away from him as well.
Record Setting Win for Odd Trek in The Acorn
Since the leadup to the KYO, I have been talking about Odd Trek as a filly who’s best days would come during the summer months. Turns out, she is getting a head start on that with a powerful performance on Saturday in the Grade 1 Acorn Stakes.
Gordon Drive Takes Outside Lane to Win The Jaipur
Gordon Drive was in tough for his return to sprinting, as he was drawn into the outside post for the 17th running of the Grade 1 Jaipur at BEL. On this day, the outside would not be a bad place to start at all at BEL, as we would see in a few races today.
Mb “Sails Away” in The Stevens Win
6/6/2020 2 BEL The Stevens (GI) $400.000 3yo 7f Dirt 122lbs I guess that didn’t go the way I saw… Read More ›
Splash Mountain Must Overcome Weight in The Metropolitan Handicap
Just before the BEL goes off here on Saturday, we will be able to see some of the top older horses in virtual racing running a mile around the track in the 17th running of The Metropolitan Handicap.
