4/22/23 12 SA Kona Stakes (GIII) $100.000 4yo&Up 6 1/2f Dirt 123lbs +penalties We head out to SoCal and SA for a nice group of sprinters that will be… Read More ›
Grade III
Ali Brings Out a Few Pensioners and Some Failing Reputations
Ali – Grade IIIKEE Race #1 1 3/16m Dirt Graded StakePurse $300.000 For Four Year Olds And Upward. 1 Crack Dab Gdp Inc Eramia R E 123 — This seven-year-old has been right up there since 2018 when he ran… Read More ›
Doubledogdare Stakes Draws a Field of Six
A field of six have made their way to KEE for Friday’s running of the Doubledogdare Stakes, which is on the main track for older females, sending them a little more than a mile. The race was first held in 2005, and ran for only $100.000.
High In Hollywood to Be High in KYD (Probably) After Lexington Win
The running of the Lexington represented the final opportunity for a horse to earn valuable KYD points, with twenty of them on the line for the winner. There were a few in this field that came into the race tied with 30 points, an amount that by itself would be highly unlikely to get in, but a win would change everything.
The Opposition Feels the Burn in The Fleet Sprint Handicap
The Fleet Sprint Handicap – Grade IIIOP Race #1 6f Dirt StakePurse $500.000 For Four Year Olds And Upward. 1st Chemical Burn Mb Stables Van Dyke D Well, I mentioned that these handicaps inevitably go to one of three ‘hacks’,… Read More ›
The Fleet Sprint Handicap Winner Will Only Be Obvious Once They Cross the Line
The Fleet Sprint Handicap – Grade IIIOP Race #1 6f Dirt Graded StakePurse $500.000 For Four Year Olds And Upward. This race pretty much typifies how handicaps at HRP have become more about the hack than the horses. It has… Read More ›
Lexington Is the Last Chance for KYD Points
After a dominant weekend last week, Mb Stables is sitting pretty. Many other stables are not in the same predicament, and will be watching the last chance to accrue points for the KYD. 20 points are on the line for the winner of the Grade 3 Lexington, with 8, 6, 4, 2 points available for the second to fifth place finishers. The big question will be, how many points are necessary to get into the big race?
Dead Heat in Gazelle
The Gazelle – Grade 3 – $250.000 AQU – 1 1/8 Mile Dirt For Fillies Three Years Old April 8, 2023 Mb Stables’ filly made it look easy Saturday when she took the Gazelle. She stalked the pace until halfway… Read More ›
Trippi Sparkle Finally Gets Her Graded Stakes Win in Monrovia Stakes
Monrovia Stakes – Grade III6 1/2 Furlongs Turf Stake Purse $200.000 Filly & Mare 4 Year Olds And Up. 1st Trippi Sprinkle Mb Stables Rispoli U Well, if all the skill has been taken out of the game because of… Read More ›
Ideal Info Snaps Winless Streak in Commonwealth
The Grade 3 Commonwealth had the appearance of a wide open race, and that would play out with a tight, three-way photo occurring at the wire. Prevailing in that would be Ideal Info, a gelding trained by Arindel that needed a good race after a couple of stinkers leading into it.