Eleven horses that call the Empire State home will be heading to the starting gate for the $135.000 Gander, and for everyone involved in this field, a win here would be the biggest of their career.
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And We Danced Gets Her Rematch with Hwin in The May
The May is one of two stakes for NY-breds at AQU on Saturday, with this one being for three year old fillies. It’s held on the main track at a mile, and the $135.000 that is offered represents a new high for the race, up $10.000 from last year.
Contention Deep in Silks Run Stakes
Silks Run Stakes Purse $125.000 For Four Year Olds And Upward -Gulfstream Park Hallandale Beach, Florida Four-year-old Spin Zone from Mb Stables might be the now horse in a wide-open rendition of the Silks Run Stakes. “Zone” ran big in… Read More ›
Big Daddy Preview: Strategic Knight Brings the Sharpest Local Punch
March 7, 2026, TP Race #2 features Big Daddy, a 6f dirt stake for four-year-olds and upward carrying a $125.000 purse. Recent winners include Long Capo(1) (2024) and Max Party (2025), and this year’s lineup blends proven late-career performers with… Read More ›
In The Drink Enjoys a Perfect Trip in Colonel Liam Stakes
Colonel Liam Stakes Purse $175.000 – For Three Year Olds One Mile – InTurf Gulfstream Park – February 28, 2026 In his first race against winners, In The Drink forges clear in the stretch to win the Colonel Liam Stakes…. Read More ›
Smitten with The Stymie
The Stymie1 Mile Dirt Stake Purse $150.000 Four-Year-Olds And Upward. At AQU 1st Smitten Asgar 6-1 (HRP) 5-1 (SRF) Smitten was leading in his last two races as they passed the mile marker only to be run down just… Read More ›
Pineapple Puff Prevails in The Busher
For whatever the reason may have been, Pineapple Puff laid an egg in the Martha Washington, but there were not many that were concerned about her in the Busher. She was the post time favorite for the race, and was our pick as well.
Wide Open Colonel Liam Stakes Offers No Clear Standout
Colonel Liam Stakes Purse $175.000 – For Three Year Olds One Mile – InTurf Gulfstream Park – February 28, 2026 Formerly run as the Palm Beach Stakes, this race was renamed in 2024 to honor the three-time Grade 1 turf… Read More ›
Tight Field Meet for The Stymie at AQU
The Stymie1 Mile Dirt Stake Purse $150.000 Four-Year-Olds And Upward. At AQU The Stymie was first run in 2010 and won by Nakamura Stables’ Cerano which went on to earn $707.130 in his career. Nak is back this year with… Read More ›
Fifty KYO Points on the Line in The Busher
Saturday’s running of the Busher at AQU will be the second fifty point prep race for the KYO, something that attracts eleven fillies to starting gate. This is the 15th time that the race has been run, and the ninth time that the race has been run at a mile.