3/22/2025 13 FG New Orleans Classic (GII) $500.000 4yo&Up 11/8th Mile Dirt 123lbs Get in front and improve position… is an adage as old as horse racing itself. It certainly described Saturday’s NO Classic… Read More ›
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Mb Stays Red Hot, Takes Ruby Stakes at TP
3/22/2025 7 TP Ruby Stakes (GIII) [KYD] $700.000 3yo 11/8th Mile Dirt 122lbs Another TC prep, another Mb Stables win, and another swing and a miss for us handicapping the Ruby Stakes (GIII). … Read More ›
Mb Good as “Gold” in Mike LaRosa LA Derby Victory
3/22/2025 14 FG Mike LaRosa LA Derby (GII) [KYD] $1,000.000 3yo 13/16th Mile Dirt 122lbs On one hand, how did an Mb Stables horse pay $40.00 to win? On the other hand, neither of… Read More ›
Shes A Looker Looks Pretty in Bourbonette Oaks
Bourbonette Oaks [KYO]1 1/16 Mile Dirt Stake Purse $300.000 Filly 3 Year Olds. 1st Shes A Looker Nakamura Stables Gallardo A A She ended up a very long odds-on favorite for this and didn’t disappoint the punters as she cruised… Read More ›
Credit Crime Steals Another as She Marches on to The Oaks
FG Oaks – Grade II [KYO]1 1/16 Mile Dirt Stake Purse $400.000 Filly 3 Year Olds. 1st Credit Crime Aer Stables Ortiz I Jr Another day and another dollar for the team of Credit Crime, Aer Stables and I Oritz… Read More ›
Tactically Perfect Ocala Secret Takes The Essex Handicap
The Essex Handicap – Grade III1 1/8 Mile Dirt Stake Purse $500.000 Open 4 Year Olds And Up. 1st Ocala Secret Grimley Carmouche K I have written up a lot of these types of handicap races in my years at… Read More ›
Tom Kha Gai Is Beautiful In San Luis Rey Win
Life Is Beautiful seemed as though he would be a strong favorite for the San Luis Rey Stakes, and that is exactly how it would play out on the odds board. That would not mean anything when it came to the race itself, as 12/1 longshot Tom Kha Gai would steal the show and grab the winner’s share of the purse for himself.
Sly Flies by in Stretch to Win Muniz Memorial Handicap
Since being picked up by Asgar, Sly had been running well and that led to him making his stake debut here in the Muniz Memorial Handicap. His form since breaking his maiden made him appealing in this field, and he would be our second choice for the race.
Nothing Crazy in Face The Lunatic’s KY Cup Classic Win
With the field being as strong as it was for the KY Cup Classic, it could be understood that others would attract more attention than Face The Lunatic. That said, it was a surprise to see him go off as an 11/1 longshot for the race.
It Will Be Tough to Stop Life Is Beautiful in San Luis Rey Stakes
The starting gate for the San Luis Rey Stakes will be full at SA on Saturday, as twelve horses are set to run the maximum distance of a mile and a half on the turf. This is the 20th time that the race has been run in our virtual world, debuting as a Grade 2 in 2006 before it’s downgrade to a Grade 3 in 2020.