The Ruffian Handicap – Grade IIAQU Race #3 1m Dirt Graded StakePurse $200.000 For Fillies And Mares Four Years Old And Upward. 1 Menacing Shadow La Canada Racehorses Davis D 120 With these handicaps at HRP we normally have to… Read More ›
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It Looks Like a Length Will Cover the Field in The Nerud
The Nerud – Grade IIIAQU Race #1 6f Dirt Graded StakePurse $175.000 For Four Year Olds And Upward. 1 Tony T Riggins Racing Zayas E J 123 There are some familiar faces in this one that renew rivalries and then… Read More ›
Shine To Class Hopes to Stay Perfect in Mamzelle
Taking place on Saturday is a first time graded stake: the $225.000 Mamzelle at CD. This race debuted on our calendar in 2004, but had a lengthy hiatus between 2008 and 2019. Until now, it’s always been ungraded, but now this turf sprint for three year old fillies is officially a Grade 3.
Does Mb Add to Their Trophy Case in Peter Pan?
5/10/2025Fast / Firm 2 The Peter Pan (GIII) $200.000 3yo 11/8th Mile Dirt 122lbs +penalties I remember when The Peter Pan (GIII) was a lead-in to the… Read More ›
Marathon Males to the Grass in The Man o War at AQU
5/10/2025Fast / Firm 5 The Man o War (GII) $400.000 4yo&Up 13/8th Mile Turf 123lbs We head up to Gotham City and I have to wonder if wet weather will… Read More ›
Extreme Jet Turns Slop into Stardom, Splashes Home to Take KYD
5/3/2025 13 CD The KYD (GI) $5,000.000 3yo 1 1/4m Dirt 126lbs Preference to TC-KYD Qualifications. Rain can be a very odd thing, here at HRP… but… Read More ›
The Hobo Cleans Up La Troienne
La Troienne – Grade I1 1/16 Mile Dirt Stake Purse $1,000.000 Filly & Mare 4 Year Olds And Up. 1st Hobo Blues Alydar Stables Espinoza V The wet track form certainly suggested this trifecta although not many people predicted this… Read More ›
Distant Breeze Excels in the Wet To Take Alysheba
Alysheba – Grade II1 1/16 Mile Dirt Stake Purse $750.000 Open 4 Year Olds And Up. 1st Distant Breeze The Sidley Stud Pennington F This six-year-old was handed his best chance of victory here as the rains came and with… Read More ›
The Derby City Distaff Sees More Lady Sammyantha Dominance
Lady Sammyantha continued her amazing run in The Derby City Distaff on Saturday, winning for the seven consecutive time and for the nineteenth time in her career. The last time that she lost a race was the 2024 version of the race, so now she gets redemption for that.
Credit Crime Is Like a Streak of Lightning on a Stormy Day in KY Oaks
KY Oaks – Grade I1 1/8 Mile Dirt Stake Purse $1,500.000 Filly 3 Year Olds. Well, when the dust settles and the ground conditions are discussed and assessed there will still be the story of a brilliant filly who won… Read More ›