River City Handicap Grade 3 $300.000 -Churchill Downs Louisville, KY Good Memories took to the turf in fine style and won his debut on the sod in the Grade 3 River City Handicap Saturday afternoon at Churchill Downs to give… Read More ›
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El Grande Latte from Last to First in The Mother Goose
–The Mother Goose Grade2 $300.000 Aqueduct RacetrackSouth Ozone Park, Queens, NY As a handicapper and writer, it’s always nice when you guide the public correctly. As predicted, El Grande Latte from Black N Gold Stables enjoyed getting back to three-year-olds… Read More ›
Be Exceptional Cruises to Maple Leaf Stakes Win
There were not many who felt that Be Exceptional was going to win the Maple Leaf Stakes, as she was by far the longest shot on the board at 53/1. She had been struggling, but as we alluded too, she’s had cold funks before and has been able to break out of them.
Honey, That Was So Beautiful Winning Bessarabian Stakes
Coming into the Bessarabian Stakes, So Beautiful won (in a dead heat) in her stake debut, the Grade 3 Chillingworth while earning a 100 SRF in the process. Adding a little distance from that race seemed like something that would only benefit her more.
Six Challengers Face The Lunatic in WO Autumn Stakes
Autumn Stakes – G3 $150.000 1 1/8 Miles DirtThree Year Olds And UpwardWO November 8, 2025 The nineteenth running of the Grade 3 Autumn Stakes has drawn a field of seven going nine furlongs on the dirt north of the… Read More ›
The Dream Supreme Attracts a Field of Six
The Dream Supreme $300.000 6 Furlongs DirtFillies And Mares Three Years Old and UpwardCD November 8, 2025 Six ladies are set to line up on Saturday at Churchill Downs for a nice $300.000 purse. Three seems to be a theme… Read More ›
So Beautiful and Honey Get a Rematch in Bessarabian Stakes
Next up at WO, we have the Grade 3 Bessarabian Stakes, which is a seven furlong race on the main track for fillies and mares. Five horses will be heading to the starting in hopes of taking the winner’s share of the $150.000 purse. The race was first held in 2010, and would become graded for the first time in 2011.
Eight To Run in Maple Leaf Stakes at WO
The BC may be over, but the race calendar still moves on, and we have several races that we can look at this weekend. Up at WO, female horses that like to run long will get their chance to run in a Grade 3 while more than likely knowing that there will not be any BC horses in the field.