Despite not being a graded stake, the Martha Washington offers 20 points for the KYO for it’s winner, and is one of two such races on the overall Saturday schedule. It’s $300.000 purse is twice as much as the other KYO prep, the Kittens Joy, a shorter race that does have a graded designation.
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Gaelic Commander Adds Baffle Stakes to His Resume
Baffle Stakes6 1/2 furlongs Dirt Stake Purse $100.000 Three-Year-Olds. At SA 1st Gaelic Commander High Voltage *3-2 (HRP) *2-1 (SRF) Gaelic Commander looked more like his old self than his old self as he made his seasonal debut nearly four… Read More ›
Blueberry Stuns in GP Turf Sprint Upset
Blueberry delivered a slight upset in Saturday’s GP Turf Sprint, overcoming morning line odds that placed him as a mild outsider in the competitive eleven-horse field. The five-year-old gelding by Breath Of The Wild had shown promise in New York… Read More ›
Penal Hockey Party Turns Back The Clock in Connally Win
Connally BC Turf$200.000 For Four Year Olds And Upward1 1/2 Miles – TurfSam Houston Race Park – January 24, 2026 Methylene Blue? Creatine? Ambrosia and nectar? What is in Penal Hockey Party’s feed tub? Ponce de Leon couldn’t find the… Read More ›
Local Boy Kuykehdahl Take Texas Turf Mile
Texas Turf Mile$100.000 For Three Year Olds1 Mile – TurfSam Houston Race Park – January 24, 2026 In hindsight it seems like an obvious hunch choice that Kuykendahl would win this race. Why wouldn’t he? A Texas bred horse named… Read More ›
Chilly Spices Up Wishing Well Stakes at TP
Wishing Well Stakes6 1/2 furlongs Dirt Stake Purse $125.000 Fillies And Mares Four-Year-Old And Upward. At TP 1st Chilly La Canada Racehorses 10-1 (HRP) 5-1 (SRF) That is some hot Chilly! She loves it at the La Canada… Read More ›
Gaelic Commander Makes 2026 Debut in Baffle Stakes at SA
Baffle Stakes6 1/2 furlongs Dirt Stake Purse $100.000 Three-Year-Olds. At SA Baffle Stakes has been around since 2018 basically in this form except the first five years it was only $75.000. It has the usual sort of history: Mb Stables… Read More ›
Conally BC Turf Attracts Eleven
Conally BC Turf $200.000 For Four Years Olds And Upward1 1/2 Miles – TurfSam Houston Race Park – January 24, 2026 This will be the nineteenth time that the Connally BC Turf has been run and last year Chagrin Falls… Read More ›
Twelve Seek First Stakes Win in Texas Turf Mile
Texas Turf Mile$100.000 For Three Year Olds1 Mile – TurfSam Houston Race Park – January 24, 2026 The seventh running of the Texas Turf Mile has drawn a full field of twelve from eleven barns. The first three editions of… Read More ›
It’s New Career Day in Wishing Well Stakes at TP
Wishing Well Stakes6 1/2 furlongs Dirt Stake Purse $125.000 Fillies And Mares Four-Year-Old And Upward. At TP Wishing Well Stakes started as a $50.000 stakes in 2010 and lasted three years. It returned in 2024 in its current form. Team… Read More ›