Last month at CNL, Killer Instinct would make his turf debut in the Grade 1 AP Million in what was his 24th career start. That’s a tough way to do it, but the Fire N Fury colt would open eyes when he nearly pulled it off before settling for second in a photo finish. Naturally, off of that he would another chance on the grass and that would come here for a $1,000.000 purse in the KD Turf Cup.
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Zalinda Does One Better in This Year’s Canadian Stakes
Last year, Zalinda appeared in the Canadian Stakes and barely missed out on the win, losing by a nose at the wire. Threshold’s stable star would return here to try and finish the job, and she seemed like one of the top horses in a very balanced field.
BONUS COVERAGE: KD Ladies Turf Looks Like Two Horse Battle
9/9/23 4 KD KD Ladies Turf (GII) $1,000.000 3yo&Up F&M 6 1/2 Turf 3yo 119lbs Older 122lbs Last minute write-up, so my analysis is that it’s an evenly matched field, but Ewa Beach seems to be… Read More ›
Mabee This Race Isn’t as Straight Forward as It First Looks
Mabee Stakes – Grade IIDMR Race #10 1 1/8m Turf Graded StakePurse $250.000 For Fillies And Mares Three Years Old And Upward. 1 Copper Jewels Winning Link Stables Vazquez R A 120 — Of all the great races on offer… Read More ›
Gate Nearly Full for KD Turf Cup
All eyes will be on KD this weekend, with a tremendous slate of racing with six stakes running for purses of at $1,000.000. Among those is the 11th running of the KD Turf Cup, which sends its field the maximum distance of twelve furlongs while providing a ticket to the BC Turf for its winner.
Show Me How To Live, Shows Them How to Close in DMR Handicap
DMR Handicap – Grade II [BC] 1 3/8 Mile Turf Stake Purse $300.000 Open 3 Year Olds And Up. 1st Show Me How To Live Mo Mentum Farm Wilson E J Well, with 50% of the field it was expected… Read More ›
American Generals Has No Problem Running Long in DMR Mile Win
Just two months ago, American Generals was making his turf debut while running for $25.000 tag. He would win that race, and then won an allowance last month. In the DMR Mile, he would be making his graded stake debut and also running long for the first time.
With Untidy, Mb Stables Wins Graded Stake #1000 in The Flower Bowl
Last week, Mb Stables got closer to the 1,000 graded stake victory milestone, getting to 998 such wins. With many good horses going this weekend, he would seem to have a very good shot at picking that up now, it would just be a matter of when and where. In the 6th race at SAR, Bay The Lady picked up win #999, putting us on the edge of our seats in knowing that it could happen in any race from this point.
Pay The Man, Bay The Lady Rolls
9/2/2023 10 SAR The Prioress (GII) $250.000 3yoF 6f Dirt 122lbs https://simracingform.com/2023/09/02/pay-the-man-bay-the-lady-rolls/amp/
DMR Mile Draws a Field of Five
A small field of five will make their way to the starting gate for the 18th running of the DMR Mile, which is a Grade 2 event on the turf. The race debuted on our schedule in 2006 with a $400.000 purse, and saw Billy Nomates take home the win. Since then, other winners of the DMR Mile have included Victory Rain, Duke Or Earl, and even La Terrifiant, who beat the boys in 2021.