Surprise Authority had run long several times in his past, and he had done well when doing so. The last time that he had won a race, May 2022, was also the last time that he went at least a mile. Since then, he’s been sprinting and also performing well, but the gelding did not win any of those races.
Grade II
Childe Girl Gets the Head Bob in Three-Way Mother Goose Photo
The field for the Grade 2 Mother Goose seemed to be a balanced one, and that would end showing on the odds board. It would also be apparent at the finish line, as three of them hit the line together, and you had to wonder if the stewards were going to a declare a dead heat between two of them, if not all three.
KEE Recap 10/27-28
10/27/23 1 KEE Myrtlewood $200.000 2yoF 6f Dirt Weight 121lbs +penalties Kaboom! TwinTowersRacing upsets the Myrtlewood as Double Zee bounces back from a last place finish in the Untapable, scoring by a half-length while stopping the clock… Read More ›
Fayette Packed with Talent
Fayette – Grade 2 – $350.000 KEE – 1 1/8 Mile – Dirt For Three Year Olds And Upward October 28, 2023 1 Ey Mon (Arindel) Won the PIM Special in May but hasn’t been back to the winner’s circle… Read More ›
Better Later Than Never: It’s Mother Goose Time at AQU
After 18 years of being run at BEL, The Mother Goose is the next race to move from that track to the Big A, as the virtual renovations take place at BEL. This race is a former Grade 1, holding that status from 2005 until 2016, when it received the downgrade to a Grade 2.
Differing Paths Meet at The Forty Niner Handicap
Formerly known as the Kelso Handicap, a field of eleven comes together on Saturday to contest the 20th running of the rebranded Forty Niner Handicap at AQU. It’ll be the second time that race is run here, having been at BEL through 2021 until moving to the Big A in 2022.
KEE 10/27-28 Preview
10/27/23 1 KEE Myrtlewood $200.000 2yoF 6f Dirt Weight 121lbs +penalties 1 Bronxbabesarebest Big Jd Racing Velazquez J R 122 7/2 2 Double Zee TwinTowersRacing Beschizza A 122 7/1 … Read More ›
KEE Recap 10/21-22
10/21/23 1 KEE Perryville $250.000 3yo 7f Dirt Weight 121lbs 10/21/23 2 KEE Raven Run (GII) $350.000 3yoF 7f Dirt Weight 122lbs 10/22/23 1 KEE Dowager (GIII) $300.000 3yo&Up F&M 1… Read More ›
Late Run Gives Smokin Cara Raven Run
It came down to the wire, and a tight photo for the stewards to look at closely between Smokin Cara and Shadow State, but in the end, it would be Smokin Cara getting the headbob at the very last moment in order to prevail in the Raven Run.
Raven Run Draws a Field of Nine
While many trainers are beginning to think about the BC in a couple of weeks, there is still plenty of entertaining races to hold us over until then. This Saturday at KEE, we get one of those races as a generous $350.000 purse is being offered in the 19th running of the Grade 2 Raven Run.
