Giants Causeway – Grade III5 1/2 Furlongs Turf Stake Purse $350.000 Filly & Mare 3 Year Olds And Up. 1st Stellar Strength Mb Stables Lopez P First things first hold the rail, and this speedy mare managed that over the… Read More ›
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Xcel Racing Goes “Atomic” In NYSS – Park Avenue Trouncing
4/13/2025 3 AQU NY Stallion Series – Park Avenue $200.000 3yoF Foaled in NY 61/2 Furlongs Dirt 122lbs +penalties I had the exacta, as cold as the other side of the pillow… of course,… Read More ›
Scotch N Soda Up Late to Take NYSS – Times Square
4/13/2025 5 AQU NY Stallion Series – Times Square $200.000 3yo Foaled in NY 61/2 Furlongs Dirt 122lbs +penalties If you boxed our three selections (the six was a scratch from The… Read More ›
Wiley Serves Up a Great Race as Poetic Panther Downs the Champ
Wiley – Grade I 1 1/16 Mile Turf Stake Purse $650.000 Filly & Mare 4 Year Olds And Up. 1st Poetic Panther Maletto Rodriguez Jam The fact that this mare went off at 12/1 reflected what a strong field this… Read More ›
Old Mexico Pulls Off Apple Blossom Shocker
It’s safe to say that no one saw this coming. In the running of the $1,250.000 Apple Blossom Handicap from OP, Old Mexico would go off as a 31/1 longshot, and would not be picked by anyone in the Pick ‘em, not even by her own trainer if he had participated.
Heeza Dime Earns Wire-to-Wire Fleet Sprint Handicap Win
Asgar picked up Heeza Dime last September in the auction, and while the horse had been successful for his prior connections, he was never given the opportunity to run at the graded level. He’d get that chance in his last start, and while he ran well, he came home empty handed.
Shine To Class Remains Unbeaten in Limestone Turf Sprint
Limestone Turf Sprint 5 1/2 Furlongs Turf Stake Purse $300.000 Filly 3 Year Olds. 1st Shine To Class Our Athletes Geroux F Well, I said it would be great to see this filly stay unbeaten, and I said she had… Read More ›
Oh Brother! Spankys Barn Is Electric in Makers Mark Mile
Spankys Barn might not have been too thrilled when he saw the post draw for the Makers Mark Mile, but the trainer was not going to let that get in the way of his plans. He brought two horses that had run in the BC Mile last fall, but while he was certainly hoping for it, he was likely not expecting the eventual result.
NYSS – Park Avenue Is Anyone’s Race to Win
4/13/2025 3 AQU NY Stallion Series – Park Avenue $200.000 3yoF Foaled in NY 61/2 Furlongs Dirt 122lbs +penalties Gotham bred gals will try to pocket some nice cash on Sunday as we look… Read More ›
NY Bred 3yos Go Postward for NYSS – Times Square
4/13/2025 5 AQU NY Stallion Series – Times Square $200.000 3yo Foaled in NY 61/2 Furlongs Dirt 122lbs +penalties Sunday State-bred Sophomore Stakes Sprints… we look at the boys first and the field for… Read More ›