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Distant Breeze Wires Sexton Mile

  5/26/2025   16   LS    Sexton Mile (GIII) $400.000      3yo&Up           1m  Dirt      3yo 116lbs  Older 122lbs Not that it paid much, but we nailed this one down… The Sidley Stud gets the job done as Distant Breeze… Read More ›

Jakarta Gets His Second Shoemaker Mile Victory

This year’s Shoemaker Mile would see a head to head battle between the last two winners of race as Jakarta (2023) and Electric Blue (2024) looked to win it again while taking on four others. After running a mile on the turf, it would be Jakarta going wire to wire, just like he did two years ago.

Wahpekute Sioux Goes Wire to Wire in The Gold Cup

The latest purse reduction for The Gold Cup did not keep the top two finishers from the BC Classic from making the trip to SA to compete in this ten furlong stake. Six months ago, Spankersville got the better of Wahpekute Sioux, and so far in 2025, we have not seen Wahpekute Sioux at the stake level.

Spankersville In Action Monday in The Gold Cup

We will be treated to some great horses on Monday that will be racing in the Grade 2 Gold Cup, including none other than Spankersville, who will make his fourth start of 2025. He is just one part of a great field of ten, that will also see the likes of Wahpekute Sioux, Individuation, Hiei, and others looking to steal the show!

Shoemaker Mile Field Looks Electric

Memorial Day action is plentiful, and among the card on this holiday where we remember our fallen heros is the 21st running of the Shoemaker Mile, a race that may have only drawn a field of six, but among them will be the last two winners of the race.