We’ll see a field of seven fillies and mares in the 19th running of the Grade 3 Eatontown Stakes. This turf race has been a Grade 3 since inception, and has seen it’s $150.000 remain mostly constant since the beginning, although there was a brief period where it was only $100.000.
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The Salvator Mile Should Be a Great Race
Heading to MTH this Saturday for the 19th running of the Salvator Mile, a smaller Grade 3 that will run for a $150.000 purse. Back in the day, this is a race was that dominated by Australia Wide, as the trainer won four in a row between 2008 and 2011, with horses like Whats Up and Madhouse.
Talented Fillies Head to DEL for The DEL Oaks
This Saturday will give us a chance to check out the racing at DEL, as the 20th running of the DEL Oaks takes place, and we will have eight fillies taking part in it. The race began as a Grade 2 for a $500.000 purse, before being downgraded to a Grade 3 in 2015.
Extreme Jet Take Third Leg of The TC as Mb Stables Once Again Misses by One
The BEL – Grade I 1 1/4 Mile Dirt Stake Purse $2,000.000 Open 3 Year Olds. 1st Extreme Jet Mb Stables Velazquez J R I guess the question we will all be asking as this brilliant son of Con Will… Read More ›
Edward Is “Great” in True North Victory
6/7/25 5 SAR The True North (GIII) $400.000 4yo&Up 61/2f Dirt 123lbs I’m not sure which is more foolish… the weather or the number of dead-heats… three in this race alone, crazy. What isn’t crazy is Mb… Read More ›
Quiet Return Knocks Off Bad Debt in Battle of Prior KYD Winners
On any other day, a field of this stature would be the talk of the day, as the Grade 1 Metropolitan Handicap was loaded. On Saturday, it was simply part of the undercard, but with many horses who are ordinarily headliners running, a great race was expected.
Voltaire Grinds Out the Win in The Just A Game
The Just A Game – Grade I 1 Mile Inner Turf Stake Purse $500.000 Filly & Mare 4 Year Olds And Up. 1st Voltaire Threshold Lopez P Everything fell in place today for this five-year-old as she found her favored… Read More ›
Creepy Runner Has Party in The Acorn
The Acorn – Grade I 1 1/8 Mile Dirt Stake Purse $500.000 Filly 3 Year Olds. 1st Creepy Runner Party Mb Stables Velazquez J R It is now pretty clear that this filly who won the Ashland prior to her… Read More ›
American Generals Goes Gate to Wire In Manhattan Triumph
6/7/25 9 SAR The Manhattan (GI) $1,000.000 4yo&Up 13/16m Turf 123lbs The weather was dreary but American Generals kept his hot streak going, taking The Manhattan (GI) by a quarter length,… Read More ›
Rain Doesn’t Stop Exemplary from Winning The Jaipur
The big story of the Jaipur was not necessarily that Exemplary won the race, but all the scratches that took place before hand. A nine horse field was cut to five as just the little bit of virtual rain, downgrading the turf course to good, was enough to see four horses opt for alternatives.