Iron Mine was purchased by Fractious in private sales this March for $125.000, and the new trainer is to be commended for the great work that he has done with the horse. Since the sale, the horse has been hot but now he is much more than that as a win in the Gallant Bob Stakes puts him in the conversation as one of the better BC Sprint contenders.

With time winding down before BC weekend, a field of ten have made their way to the Gallant Bob Stakes hoping to be a part of the festivities. A victory, or a strong finish here can provide plenty of momentum heading into the BC. The Gallant Bob Stakes runs for the sixteenth time, and provides a $300.000 purse, an amount that has been steady since 2012.

The racing excitement will not be over with once the weekend is, as Monday will feature the 11th running of the PID Masters Stakes, which is a Grade 2 sprint for females on the main track. This stake first appeared on the schedule in 2009, but it has not been held every year, and we did not see it last year.

The running of the Simpson Stakes would kick off a day of great racing at KD, as a field of fourteen went to post of the race. Starting almost all the way to the outside would be Creepy Rocky Party, a horse that was on good form coming into the race.

It is a fantastic weekend of racing at KD, and here in the KD Turf Sprint, points are on the line for the BC Turf Sprint in a couple months, and trainers have been sure to almost full up the starting gate. This race first appeared on the schedule in 2015, but for no where near the $1,000.000 purse that we see today