With last weekend behind us, we can start looking ahead into racing in April, and before we get into the big Saturday preps, we have this nice $600.000 turf race from KEE on Friday in the Grade 3 Transylvania Stakes. That purse amount is a new high for the race, and a considerable increase from the $150.000 that it was at as recently as 2021.
STAKES ARTICLES
All the Stakes previews and reviews.
Fire Chief Arrives at Winning Post While Closers Are Still Thinking About It in The GP Oaks
The GP Oaks – Grade II [KYO]1 1/16 Mile Dirt Stake Purse $250.000 Filly 3 Year Olds. 1st Fire Chief Bigking Ortiz I Jr One length cannot be considered a clear-cut win in most books but considering there was less… Read More ›
Boss Spearman Lays Down the Law in AR Derby
Earlier in the day, Daemon asserted himself as the KYD favorite with five weeks to go before the big race by winning the FL Derby. This would lead all eyes to OP, where virtual race fans looked to see if the other top contender, Extreme Jet, could also get a big win in the AR Derby.
Photos Needed to Decide The Pan American Outcome
3/29/2025 10 GP The Pan American (GII) $215.000 4yo&Up 11/2 Mile InTurf 124lbs +penalties Sometimes you just have to wonder why they insist on running races on a surface that just doesn’t exist, then you… Read More ›
Licit Captures OP Mile at 15/1
While there may have only been six horses in the OP Mile field, it was a strong and deep field, so when Licit saw his odds shoot up to 15/1, it wasn’t that people thought he was a bad horse, there were simply more appealing runners in the field. It’s a bit of a shame that the OP Mile was not picked for one of the Pick ‘em races, because it would have been interesting to see how others saw this field.
Domination Time for Distant Breeze in Ghostzapper
The Ghostzapper was a wide open race on paper at least, and it was one that The Sidley Stud really wanted to win as the trainer entered three into the race. He would get what he sought to do, as Distant Breeze came away with a two length win at odds of 7/1.
The Sidley Stud “Whips” Up on Appleton Field
3/29/2025 5 GP The Appleton $165.000 4yo&Up 1 Mile Turf 124lbs +penalties I really thought Whipped would run big after that “warm-up” race at SUN… that was not his distance, not his surface… and we… Read More ›
Daemon Looks Like an Unstoppable Force, Adds The FL Derby to His Resume’
3/29/2025 14 GP The FL Derby (GI) [KYD] $1,000.000 3yo 11/8th Mile Dirt 122lbs We both had the winner, but so did a majority of the free world. Daemon keeps his hot hand going and moves… Read More ›
The Orchid Looks for One to Flower
The Orchid – Grade IIIGP Race #3 1 1/2m InTurf Graded StakePurse $165.000 For Fillies And Mares Four Years Old And Upward. 1 Voltaire Threshold Lezcan J 124 — This mare is a very honest type who has been pretty… Read More ›
Nine in Pan American as Marathon Types Go for Nice Payday
3/29/2025 10 GP The Pan American (GII) $215.000 4yo&Up 11/2 Mile InTurf 124lbs +penalties The non-existent inner turf will be the surface for Saturday’s Pan American (GII), a marathon mile and… Read More ›