We started off with ten horses for the Grade 2 Raven Run at KEE on Saturday, but after an early scratch, we are left with nine that will be looking to pick up the winner’s share of the $400.000 purse. That’s a high mark for this race, as it had been at $350.000 for the last three years, and had been lower prior to that.
Grade II
Confident Elegance Fights Back to Clinch Franklin
Confident Elegance delivered a perfectly timed sprint to snatch the Grade II Franklin at 5½ furlongs on turf, earning a nose decision for owner Maxmillion Farm with Corrales G aboard. Stalking the pace from the outset, she stayed within striking… Read More ›
Gold Vaults Them to Take Sycamore
Sycamore – Grade II1 1/2 Mile Turf Stake Purse $400.000 Open 3 Year Olds And Up. 1st Gold Vault The Sidley Stud Lopez P Success breeds success, I think that is my summary for this trainer in recent years as… Read More ›
Franklin Preview — Stellar Strength the One to Beat
Keeneland’s Franklin (G2) brings together a salty cast of turf-dash specialists going 5½ furlongs on the grass for a $400.000 purse, open to fillies and mares 3yo & up. Historically this race tilts to mares in sharp late-season form exiting… Read More ›
Sycamore Could Go Any of Eight Ways
Sycamore – Grade II KEE Race #1 1 1/2m Turf Graded StakePurse $400.000 For Three Year Olds And Upward. 1 Racket Cat Alydar Stables Salles L 124 — Seems to have turned the corner as a five-year-old with 4 of… Read More ›
Hollywood Cruises into BC Sprint
Phoenix – Grade II 6 Furlongs Dirt $400.000 Three Year Olds and Up Winner: Hollywood Cruiser. 7-year-old gelding. Dream Cruise/Hollywood Returns (Hollywood Kruz). Grit and determination earned a hard-fought win for this veteran who took down his second graded stakes… Read More ›
Fight Clubber Knocks Them Out in Stretch to Win Bourbon
Two year old stakes races can often give us a surprising winner, but that would not be the case for readers of our preview, as Fight Clubber showed that his win in the KD Juvenile was not a fluke by knocking out the field in the Bourbon. Why he was 19/1, I can’t explain, but take that easy money!
Late and Lethal: Lady Lara Takes TC of America
Race: TC of America (Grade II) — Keeneland, 6 furlongs, Dirt, Purse $400.000, Fillies & Mares 3YO+Track: Fast • Fractions: :22.2 • :45.2 • :57.1 • Final: 1:09.11 Order of finish (top 3): 1) Lady Lara (Night Mare Racing, Geroux… Read More ›
Change of Tactics Pays Off Big for Mini Mulite in Jessamine
-Jessamine Stakes G2 Keenland Park, Lexington KY As if a $400.000 purse wasn’t enough, there was also a Breeder’s Cup win-and-you’re-in on the line Friday when they ran race #2 on the card. As your Trackman pointed out in the… Read More ›
The First Rule of Bourbon Is The BC for Its Winner
On Sunday, the Bourbon will hold the distinction of being the final “win and you’re in” race for any of the BC races. It’s one of three such races for the BC Juvenile Turf, coming just a couple days after the Pilgrim is run at AQU.