Sheffler Stables’ Mind Trip delivered a polished performance to secure the Grade II Sands Point on the Aqueduct Inner Turf, finishing the 1 ⅛-mile test in 1:45.70 under Joel Rosario. Bred for this kind of assignment and steadily campaigned through… Read More ›
Grade II
Thousand Hours Is Back to Winning Form in Raven Run
There was much to like about Thousand Hours at the start of the year when she went on a three race winning streak that included two prep races for the KYO. Though she did run in that and later ran third in the Acorn, she had not been as strong more recently.
Sands Point Stakes Preview — Mind Trip Seeks to Cement Her Turf Dominance
The Sands Point Stakes (Grade II), set for October 18, 2025, at Aqueduct Racetrack, brings together some of the most talented three-year-old fillies in training. Contested over 1⅛ miles on the Inner Turf for a purse of $200.000. The 2025… Read More ›
Nine Will Hunt for Raven Run Win
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.
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!