The action at OP on Saturday will feature the ninth running of the Grade 3 Bayakoa, a race that has seen some very good winners in its short history. Nine fillies and mares will take part in the race, including three horses that ran in the BC Distaff last fall.
Grade III
Turf Monsters Go Long in San Marcos at SA
2/8/2025 5 SA San Marcos Stakes (GIII) $100.000 11/4 mile Turf 123lbs +penalties A left coast swing and we continue with the 1/2 purse compared to the old days… the San Marcos Stakes… Read More ›
La Canada “Best” By a Nose in Lewis Stakes Victory
2/1/2025 9 SA Lewis Stakes (GIII) [KYD] $200.000 1 Mile Dirt 3yo 121lbs +penalties We continue to miss, and if there is any consolation, I don’t think a lot of people had this… Read More ›
Wide and Late, Boss Spearman Takes the Spoils and the TC Points
The Withers – Grade III (P3) [KYD]1 1/8 Mile Dirt Stake Purse $250.000 Open 3-Year-Olds. 1st Boss Spearman Wood Duck Stables Saez L The new owner/trainer of this one must be giving themselves a huge and well-deserved pat on the… Read More ›
Showable Set Edges Rastaban in TAM Stakes Turf Battle
2/1/2025 9 TAM The TAM Stakes (GIII) $175.000 11/16th Mile Turf 4yo&Up 122lbs +penalties Once again, the TAM jockey colony was raided for out-of-town stakes, the C/D guys got the rides and that’s just a shame. … Read More ›
Red Fox Farms Nails Down First Graded Win in Holy Bull “Surge”
2/1/2025 9 GP The Holy Bull Stakes (GIII) [KYD] $250.000 11/16 Mile Dirt 3yo 121lbs It looks like the theme of this weekend’s handicapping will be in honor of Bob Uecker… “just a… Read More ›
Tactical Spin Defies the Odds to Win The Forward Gal Stakes
We picked Tactical Spin to win the Forward Gal Stakes, but were apparently in the minority, as she went off as a surprising 30/1 longshot, and was indeed the longest shot on the board. She would pay $62.30 to win, and we’re not really sure why she was not bet more.
Nine Turf Types to the Post for The TAM Stakes
2/1/2025 9 TAM The TAM Stakes (GIII) $175.000 11/16th Mile Turf 4yo&Up 122lbs +penalties We head over to the TAM turf and look at the field of nine set to go a mile and a sixteenth in… Read More ›
The Forward Gal Stakes Is Completely Up for Grabs
The Forward Gal Stakes is February’s first KYO prep, and it will offer 20 points for its winner. At seven furlongs, the race is shorter than recent prep races we have seen, such as the Martha Washington and the Busanda but it still will attract a field of eleven fillies.
Tactics May Play a Big Part in The Withers
The Withers – Grade III (P3) [KYD]AQU Race #4 1 1/8m Dirt Graded StakePurse $250.000 For Three-Year-Olds. 1 Dunked On Shambo Mb Stables Ortiz I Jr 122 — It was the first of the inevitable three entries for the owner… Read More ›