The card at GP on Saturday is a fantastic one, and turf horses are not going to be left out as the Grade 2 Diarmida will take place. This race is run on the inner turf course at eleven furlongs, and offers a $200.000 purse to be divided amongst it’s top four finishers.
Grade II
Make Way for Pegasus Take Two
Buena Vista Stakes – Grade IISA Race #6 1m Turf Graded StakePurse $200.000 For Fillies And Mares Four Years Old And Upward. 1 Stinky Rene TwinTowersRacing Beschizza A 123 — Looking at her last five runs you have to wonder… Read More ›
Individuation and Lets Celebrate Headline The GP Mile
The GP Mile may have only drawn six horses, but it attracted two that are very well known: Individuation and Lets Celebrate. Watching this showdown will certainly be the highlight of the race, and for the other four horses it’s a nice opportunity to potentially knock off a couple of giants.
Another Great Prep in Store with The Fountain Of Youth
It’s another weekend of exciting KYD prep action, as on Saturday, the 50-point Fountain Of Youth takes place at GP. This is the 21st time the race has been run within the game, and the $400.000 purse has been consistent since 2011, other than a cut that was made in 2021.
Sophomores Set Sights on KY… But First, It’s The San Felipe Stakes at SA
3/2/24 8 SA San Felipe Stakes (GII) [KYD] $300.000 3yo 1 1/16m Dirt 122lbs The TC Trail continues to heat up and we look at a full field set to go a mile and a sixteenth on… Read More ›
Jurassic Park Comes to Life in The Rebel
With its large purse and 50 KYD points at stake, there was plenty of reason to be excited about the Rebel on Saturday. The weather would cooperate, leaving the track fast and setting the stage for a great race. Some of these horses have been talked about a lot more than others, and one that we have not heard mentioned much as of yet was Smokey Stover’s Jurassic Park.
Massive Purse at Stake in The Rebel
There is plenty of reason to be excited about Saturday’s running of the Grade 2 Rebel from OP. It offers fifty points for its winner in the TC standings, but also features one of the largest purses that you will see on the road to the KYD to the tune of $1,250.000.
Alexandra Stakes Goes to Plan for One Runner at Least
Alexandra Stakes – Grade II [KYO]1 1/16 Mile Dirt Stake Purse $300.000 Filly 3 Year Olds. Two things were obvious in this race one of which I hope you read in the preview I wrote. The one which I predicted… Read More ›
Walk Em Down Makes an Impression in Risen Star
The Risen Star Stakes is the first 50-point KYD prep race on the schedule, but that didn’t stop Mother Nature from wanting to have her say on things. A steady rain all day at FG made the track muddy/soft. There were twelve horses scheduled to go in the Risen Star, but three of them would scratch out.
Will It Be Juvenile Form or New Blood That Takes Alexandra Stakes?
Alexandra Stakes – Grade II [KYO]FG Race #11 1 1/16m Dirt Graded StakePurse $300.000 For Fillies Three Years Old. 1 Agapova Royalty Stables Velazquez J R 122 — The winner of the BC Juvenile Fillies after two fine seconds in… Read More ›