Confident Elegance has gotten her career off to a great start, finishing second on debut and then following that up with three straights wins, which did include a LA-bred stake back in August. She would bring that streak to FG for the running of the LCD Lassie, and she seems like the one to beat.
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Continental Prevails Over Sectumsempra in LCD Juvenile
For Continental, the LCD Juvenile was a lot like his last race, the Peluso Memorial Stakes, that he won by a half a length. In that race, he had to carry two more pounds than most of his rivals, and in the LCD Juvenile, he would spot the entire field those two pounds.
Gigafemme Overpowers Rivals in Stretch to Win Fifth Avenue
Gigafemme has made it a habit to run against NY-breds, but was still looking for her first win against them in a stake. She had run well in her two prior races, and was expected to do the same here as well. It turns out that she would wait until the purse reached this high point to grab the win, an impressive win of nearly two lengths.
Elegance on Display in LCD Lassie
The two year old stakes at LA were able to fill, so I’ll pick up the 15th running of the LCD Lassie on Saturday, which has also drawn a field of five. The purse for the race has been a consistent $100.000 throughout time, and that might be part of the reason the LA is getting passed over on the breeding side as other states have higher such purses.
LCD Juvenile Draws a Field of Five
Filling the LA-bred stakes this weekend was difficult, as four out of the seven scheduled such races failed to fill, including two races that I was given to cover. So, I will move on to one of the races that did get enough entries at FG, the LCD Juvenile, for two year olds.
Five in Classic on LCD at FG
12/14/2024 8 FG LCD Classic $150.000 3yo&Up Foaled in LA 1 1/16th m Dirt 3yo 121lbs Older 123lbs +penalties The field is small, the story line is obvious, so expect the unexpected. We look at… Read More ›
Nine Fillies in Tropical Park Oaks at GP
12/14/2024 2 GP Tropical Park Oaks $125.000 3yoF 1 1/16th m Turf 122lbs +penalties Tropical Park has been gone for decades… did you know, the first artificial surface was used there? That was many,… Read More ›
Eleven Hope to Find Joy in Fifth Avenue
On a weekend that will have several statebred stakes taking place around the country, it should come as no surprise as to why breeding in New York is so popular within the game. The purse levels for the Fifth Avenue and Great White Way far exceed what we are seeing in other states. Here, we will look at the Fifth Avenue, which is the race for juvenile fillies.
Big Purse Draws Nice Field to AQU for NYSS – Great White Way
12/14/2024 2 AQU NY Stallion Series – Great White Way $500.000 2yo Foaled in NY 7f Dirt 120lbs We look at a field of eleven Gotham-bred youngsters set to go seven panels, and… Read More ›
Tote Lights Up with Longshots in The Inaugural Stakes at TAM
12/7/2024 9 TAM The Inaugural Stakes $125.000 2yo 6f Dirt 120lbs +penalties We picked four of the eight horses and… swing and a miss… looking at the tote-board, we weren’t the only ones that… Read More ›
