5/21/2022 2 CD The Louisville (GIII) $200.000 4yo&Up 1 1/2m Turf 122lbs The big weekend will focus on PIM as we moved from the CD oval after the KYD, but don’t think we don’t have a big meet and… Read More ›
Grade III
A Field Of Nine Set for The PIM Special On Friday
5/20/2022 12 PIM The PIM Special (GIII) $300.000 3yo&Up 1 1/4m Dirt 3yo 119lbs Older 124lbs More Friday race action and we look at the field for The PIM Special (GIII). This mile and a quarter stakes brings together… Read More ›
Winchester Takes The Cartier In Tight Finish
5/15/22 5 WO The Cartier (GIII) $150.000 4yo&Up 6f Dirt 122lbs +penalties Another Sunday Stakes, another swing and a miss for my handicapping as Winchester found the fast WO oval to his liking and returned to form, winning The… Read More ›
First Flight Stable Claims Santa Barbara Win With Maya Caribe
After finishing seventh in the Grade 3 Very One, Maya Caribe was dropped into an optional claimer, and would be picked up for $25.000 by First Flight Stable. Her new trainer liked what he saw and confidently entered her back into graded territory.
Rocky Mountain High Lights It Up In Runhappy
Rocky Mountain High was not one of our picks in the preview, but we weren’t alone in looking past the 38/1 longshot. There were a few reasons to not put virtual money on this five year old, but one thing he has shown the ability to do throughout his career is bounce back from disappointing outings.
Rose Petals Does The Job In The Beaugay
The Beaugay – Grade III1 1/16 Mile Turf Stake Purse $150.000 Filly & Mare 4 Year Olds And Up. 1st Rose Petals Mb Stables Gutierrez Mario A good even pace suited this one as she just stepped off the pace… Read More ›
Sunday Sprint Action at WO – The Cartier
5/15/22 5 WO The Cartier (GIII) $150.000 4yo&Up 6f Dirt 122lbs +penalties Older sprint types will be going six furlongs on the main track, here at WO, and we look at the field for The Cartier (GIII). This is… Read More ›
The Beaugay Comes Up Strong as Smokey Stover Looks to Continue Their Domination
The Beaugay – Grade IIIBEL Race #2 1 1/16m Turf Graded StakePurse $150.000 For Fillies And Mares Four Years Old And Upward. 1 Hardliners Lady TwinTowersRacing Jaramillo E Although this one has run on the… Read More ›
It’s Time to Rock in The Runhappy
There will be eight go to post this year for the fifth running of The Runhappy, a Grade 3 that runs at BEL. The race debuted on the calendar as an ungraded stake in 2018, but it did not take long for it to be upgraded to its current designation.
Directors Chair Faces Tough Battle in Santa Barbara
The Santa Barbara Stakes fits the description of being one of the smaller graded stakes out there, with a $125.000 purse, but it is actually an increase of $25.000 from where it had been in previous years so that’s a little something. The race initially debuted on the calendar as a Grade 2, but would be downgraded 2014.