There was plenty of reason to like Fanatical Empire in the American Turf, but when the rain came that made the turf course soft, the colt may have actually become more appealing. His prior win, the Grade 3 Transylvania Stakes from KEE was also on soft going.
Grade II
An Elite Field Takes to the Track for Alysheba
Alysheba – Grade IICD Race #5 1 1/16m Dirt Graded StakePurse $750.000 For Four Year Olds And Upward. 1 Lunar Victory Fractious Prat F 122 — I had always thought a lot of this horse and he hasn’t really delivered… Read More ›
It’s a BC Sprint Rematch in TS Turf Sprint
TS Turf Sprint – Grade IICD Race #3 5 1/2f Turf Graded StakePurse $600.000 For Three Year Olds And Upward. 1 Apache Tomcat Ajm Stables Kimura K 124 — 42 races, 14 wins and 30 ITM, this seven-year-old has been… Read More ›
Saturday Stakes Coverage from CD
May 4, 2024EXTENDED CD COVERAGE Saturday Stakes Action 2 CD The Day Mile Stakes (GII) Purse $600.000 3yo 1m Dirt 122lbs The stage is set for a HUUUUUGE day of racing here in Louisville and… Read More ›
Friday Stakes Coverage from CD
May 3, 2024EXTENDED CD COVERAGE Friday Stakes Action 1 CD The Sidney (GIII) Purse $400.000 3yo&Up F&M 5 1/2f Turf 3yo 118lbs Older 124lbs We kick off the big weekend with Female Friday and what a… Read More ›
Great Field Lined Up for American Turf
Before we get to the KYD on Saturday, we have plenty of other business to take care of as the undercard for the race also has a high level of intrigue. Here we will look at the Grade 2 American Turf, a race for three year olds that prefer to do their running on the grass instead of on the dirt.
Appreciate Destroys Santa Maria Stakes in Impressive Win
4/21/2024 12 SA Santa Maria Stakes (GII) $200.000 4yo&Up F&M 1 1/16m Dirt 123lbs +penalties Sunday’s Santa Maria Stakes (GII) took longer to load the field than it did to determine a winner… Mo Mentum Farm’s Appreciate… Read More ›
It’s All in the Game as Spanky Takes Elkhorn
Elkhorn – Grade II1 1/2 Mile Turf Stake Purse $350.000 Open 4 Year Olds And Up. 1st House Of Games Spankys Barn Saez L For some reason the AI decided that it wasn’t going to chase front runners today at… Read More ›
Mb Stables Goes 1-2-3 in OP Handicap
The purse for the OP Handicap was increased to $1,250.000 and Mb Stables decided that he did not want to share that with anyone, except for the fourth place portion. It was a great race for the trainer, as his three entries competed a 1-2-3 finish with Lion Lake leading the way and beating his stablemates by a quarter length.
Santa Maria Lands Six Starters for Sunday Stakes
4/21/2024 12 SA Santa Maria Stakes (GII) $200.000 4yo&Up F&M 1 1/16m Dirt 123lbs +penalties Left coast and Sunday Stakes Action… always good stuff. We look at the field for the Santa Maria Stakes (GII)… Read More ›
