North of the border this Saturday, a field of nine will be heading to the starting gate for WO’s Kennedy Road Stakes, a six furlong race held on the main track. This is a Grade 2, and has been since it was upgraded in 2014.
Grade II
El Grande Latte Back in with Three-Year-Olds for Mother Goose Run
–The Mother Goose Grade2 $300.000Aqueduct RacetrackSouth Ozone Park, Queens, NY El Grande Latte from Black N Gold Stables drops back to three-year-olds only competition in The Mother Goose Stakes. “Gold” found her elders a bit too tough in the The… Read More ›
Twilight Derby Goes to Pinewood Derby
Pinewood Derby came into the Twilight Derby looking good with back to back wins in the Crowd Pleaser and the Grade 3 Old Dominion. This would make him our pick to win, and the second choice on the board overall.
Piatt Stretches Out to Win Valley View
Valley View – Grade III mile Turf Stake Purse $400.000 Three-Year-Old Fillies. At KEE 1st Piatt Royalty Stables *1.55-1 (HRP) 4-1 (SRF) Versatile Piatt stepped up to this mile test from a string of seven sprint runs and… Read More ›
Twilight Derby Draws Field of Eleven
Saturday’s action at SA will feature the 20th running of the Twilight Derby, a Grade 2 on the turf for three year olds at nine furlongs. There will be eleven horses heading to the starting gate hoping to capture the winner’s portion of the $200.000 purse.
Date Knight in Valley View
Valley View – Grade III mile Turf Stake Purse $400.000 Three-Year-Old Fillies. At KEE Valley View dates back to 2005 where it was run at 1 1/16 miles on the turf for a purse of $125.000 grade three. It remained… Read More ›
Mind Trip Captures Sands Point
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 ›
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.