FG Oaks – Grade 2 – $400.000 FG – 1 1/16 Mile – Dirt For Fillies Three Years Old March 25, 2023 When you’ve got the kind of ability Shadow State has, it’s hard to be humble. In only four… Read More ›
Grade II
Muniz Ends in Tie for Big Barns
3/25/23 10 FG Muniz Memorial Hcp (GII) $300.000 4yo&Up 1 1/8m Turf Hcp Weights Dead heats here, dead heats there, dead heats everywhere, just like real life racing. So the Muniz Memorial Hcp (GII) ended up with… Read More ›
New Orleans Handicap Is “Jolly” For Angelos Stable
3/25/23 12 FG New Orleans Hcp (GII) $500.000 4yo&Up 1 1/8m Turf Hcp Weights About the only thing we got right in Saturday’s New Orleans Hcp (GII) was the name of the race… but it was… Read More ›
LA Derby Seals a Destiny as the Favorite is Caught Close Home
LA Derby – Grade II [KYD] 1 3/16 Mile Dirt Stake Purse $1,000.000 Open 3 Year Olds. Well, what an interesting race this turned out to be although there was plenty of familiar race engine traits. We of course had… Read More ›
Niagra Keys Takes on Eight in FG Oaks
FG Oaks – Grade 2 – $400.000 FG – 1 1/16 Mile – Dirt For Fillies Three Years Old March 25, 2023 The ladies are lining up for those coveted KYO points, and with 200 on the line, who can… Read More ›
Will LA Derby Give Us the KYD Favorite?
LA Derby – Grade II [KYD]FG Race #12 1 3/16m Dirt Graded StakePurse $1,000.000 For Three Year Olds. Well now we are into the sharp end of KYD qualification and with a $1,000.000 prize here this is worth winning by… Read More ›
Eleven Head to the Gate in New Orleans Handicap
3/25/23 12 FG New Orleans Hcp (GII) $500.000 4yo&Up 1 1/8m Turf Hcp Weights The stakes races keep coming here on LA Derby Day, and we get a fantastic field of eleven set to go the classic… Read More ›
Wide Open Muniz Memorial Handicap Leaves a Big Purse Up for Grabs
3/25/23 10 FG Muniz Memorial Hcp (GII) $300.000 4yo&Up 1 1/8m Turf Hcp Weights We head down to Lu’zanna and look at the field for the Muniz Memorial, a mile and an eighth handicap for the older turf… Read More ›
Zalinda Pulls Away to Take The Hillsborough Stakes
3/11/23 15 TAM The Hillsborough Stakes (GII) $225.000 4yo&UP F&M 1 1/8m Turf 122lbs +penalties Well, we both had Zalinda in the mix and the ol’ gray mare is exactly what we expected… tough as nails. The… Read More ›
Outside Trip Doesn’t Spoil Matamata’s Day in The Azeri
Smokey Stover was not messing around when it came to entering horses for The Azeri. All three of his horses seemed to have a great chance to win the race, including the legendary Z Command and the ultimate post time favorite, Third Gear. His third entry, Matamata, had just as much potential and came into the race on a stretch of three victories in four starts.