Last year, Matamata began her four year old season by winning the Bayakoa. She would go on to win Horse Of The Year. Now, back in the Bayakoa, this Falling Angel mare had the opportunity to begin her 2024 in the same way.
Grade III
Team Leader Stakes His Claim in Lewis Stakes
Lewis Stakes – Grade III (P3) [KYD]1 1/16 Mile Dirt Stake Purse $200.000 Open 3 Year Olds. 1st Team Leader Fractious Garcia Mar The only ridiculous thing about this race was the odds monkeys attempt to write a book on… Read More ›
Excoriator Captures The Holy Bull
With the KYD three months away, we all want to start naming favorites for the big race. It’s still too early to do that in my opinion, but after the running of the Holy Bull, Excoriator has proven that his name should be in the conversation as well. The State Police colt came into the race having won the San Vicente last month and utilized a stalking trip here to win the Holy Bull.
It’s a Wonderful World for Smokey Stover in The Sweetest Chant
The running of the Sweetest Chant took place Saturday afternoon, and a filly that needed a good bounce back race after the BC certainly got it. That would be Wonderful World, the winner of the Grade 1 Natalma, who only finished in the middle of the field in the BC.
Will a Star Be Born in The Sweetest Chant?
The starting gate is full for the 16th running of the Sweetest Chant, which is for three year old fillies. It does not offer the largest purse out there, but the $150.000 is an improvement from where it stood all the way up until last year.
Holy Bull Time at GP
As February begins, we are now three months away from the KYD, but we are still a long way away from knowing who the field will be for the big race. Twenty valuable points will be at stake here, and we’re just two weeks away now from the first fifty point race. The Holy Bull first appeared on the schedule in 2004, but was only run for a $100.000 purse
Checking Out The Bayakoa
Just a few days after being named 2023 Horse Of The Year, Matamata will be heading to the starting gate to kick off her five year old season against eleven rivals at OP. The race is the Grade 3 Bayakoa, which first appeared on our schedule in 2015.
TC Hopefuls Continue to Climb The Ladder… The Withers (GIII)
2/3/24 3 AQU The Withers (GIII) [KYD] $250.000 3yo 1 1/8m Dirt 122lbs Well, I worked on a write-up for 2+ hours and lost it because… well, never mind. It’s gone… so, we get the abbreviated… Read More ›
Grass Gremlins Go at It in The Kittens Joy
2/3/24 8 GP The Kittens Joy (GIII) $150.000 3yo 1 1/16m Turf 121 + penalties SoFla and a nice group of sophomores set to go a mile and a sixteenth in The Kittens Joy (GIII), over the lush… Read More ›
The TAM Stakes
The TAM Stakes – Grade IIITAM Race #6 1 1/16m Turf Graded StakePurse $175.000 For Four Year Olds And Upward. 1 Moonlight Special Allinthegate Castanon J L 126 — The fact that this seven year old has to carry 4Lbs… Read More ›