The field is set for Saturday’s running of the KY Cup Classic, and there are some very big names that will be taking part in it. It’s a $300.000 Grade 3 that debuted in 2006, but has not been run every year and this is just the tenth edition of the race. The race was a Grade 2 from 2006 through 2011, but then did not appear again until 2018, when it was a small ungraded race running for $100.000.
Grade III
The Essex Handicap May Come Down to Tactics
The Essex Handicap – Grade IIIOP Race #1 1 1/8m Dirt Graded StakePurse $500.000 For Four Year Olds And Upward. 1 El Gran Cambio Bears Stable Juarez A J Jr 122 — If this were a plain Stakes race, then… Read More ›
Could Ruby Stakes Give Us the KYD Favorite?
3/22/2025 7 TP Ruby Stakes (GIII) [KYD] $700.000 3yo 11/8th Mile Dirt 122lbs To the dust bowl we go, and although we don’t get the glorious taste of fibers due to no syn… Read More ›
Chisel Uses Fast Fractions to Take Whitmore Stakes at OP
3/15/2025 1 OP Whitmore Stakes (GIII) $250.000 4yo&Up 6f Dirt 122lbs I tried to get cute in the handicapping department, and it bit me… oh well… We did have the winner in Saturday’s… Read More ›
The Sidley Stud Is “High” About Santa Ana Stakes Win
3/15/2025 6 SA Santa Ana Stakes (GIII) $100.000 4yo&Up F&M 1 1/4m Turf 123lbs +penalties Another race where the odds were manipulated for the sake of the pickem contest… such a shame… but,… Read More ›
Turf Ladies Look to Go the Distance in Wide Open Santa Ana Stakes
3/15/2025 6 SA Santa Ana Stakes (GIII) $100.000 4yo&Up F&M 1 1/4m Turf 123lbs +penalties Older turf females will be the menu as we look at the Santa Ana Stakes (GIII) a mile and a quarter classic… Read More ›
Whitmore Stakes Draws Ton of Classy Speed to OP
3/15/2025 1 OP Whitmore Stakes (GIII) $250.000 4yo&Up 6f Dirt 122lbs No added weight for previous wins helps to make the field a bit saltier, and we did get a salty field of nine… Read More ›
Mb Scores Another Big Win as Banned Closes to Take The TAM Derby
3/8/2025 12 TAM The TAM Derby (GIII) [KYD] $400.000 1 1/16th Mile Dirt 120lbs If you mashed The Card and my picks together, you walked away with a handsome $1,004.70 tri… nice! Sometimes,… Read More ›
Aliens Looks Out of This World in The Hurricane Bertie
The Hurricane Bertie – Grade III 6 1/2 Furlongs Dirt Stake Purse $165.000 Filly & Mare 4 Year Olds And Up. 1st Aliens Team 7 Illusions Van Dyke D This one raced for Smokey Stover four times in 2023 placing… Read More ›
Mb Takes a One-Two in The FL Oaks
The FL Oaks – Grade III 1 1/16 Mile Turf Stake Purse $200.000 Filly 3 Year Olds. 1st Creepy Ruler Mb Stables Spencer J P Whilst her stable mate was stalking just an average pace she went back to be… Read More ›