It’s the one weekend per year where IND gets some racing to talk about, as the Grade 3 IND Derby takes place. This is the 13th year that the race has been carded, and it has seen some very good winners in its history, including but not limited to Edwin Drood and Wahpekute Sioux.
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Can Mb Control The BEL Derby Invitational?
July 4th 2025 4 The BEL Derby Invitational (GI) 1 1/8thm Turf $750.00 Three Year Olds It has been a minute since I’ve done one of these so, please excuse my lack of recent knowledge. I think the Mb… Read More ›
Seven Head to the Gate for The Manila
The Manila (Grade 3)- $200.000 PurseSAR- For Three Year OldsOne Mile on the Inner TurfJuly 4, 2025 For the first time in its history, the Manila is being contested at SAR, thanks in part to the earlier opening date of… Read More ›
The BEL Oaks Will Find a Filly That Takes the Moment
The BEL Oaks – Grade ISAR Race #4 1 1/8m Turf Graded StakePurse $500.000 For Fillies Three Years Old. 1 Ruths House TwinTowersRacing Hernandez R M 122 — The form with these fillies is so interchangeable that pretty much anything… Read More ›
The Cornhusker, Not Much Like a Handicap, May Have a Beetle in Front at the End
The PRM Cornhusker Handicap – Grade IIIPRM Race #1 1 1/8m Dirt Graded StakePurse $300.000 For Three Year Olds And Upward. 1 Pop Up Rampage Stable Rosario J 118 — A Handicap ay, well this one race winner is carrying… Read More ›
A Breeze Blows Them Away in The Hanshin
The Hanshin1 Mile Dirt Stake Purse $300.00 Open 4 Year Olds And Up. 1st Distant Breeze The Sidley Stud Lopez P In the end it was class and guts that got this one home after he went straight to his… Read More ›
Minnesota Heat is Too Hot in the Annual Calvary Charge
Bashford Manor6 Furlongs Dirt Stake Purse $225.000 Open 2 Year Olds. 1st Minnesota Heat The Sidley Stud Franco M Saying this race is a lottery is no detriment to the winner but the fact that the official margin between first… Read More ›
Wise Dan Takes Wise Dan
Wise Dan – Grade IICD Race #7 1 1/16m Turf StakePurse $500.000 For Four Year Olds And Upward. 1st State Apples Mb Stables Lopez P Well, you won’t get any more apt than the wisest player in the game taking… Read More ›
Foster Scratches Head to SAR for The Suburban
This past Saturday at CD, the rain came and left the Foster muddy, leading to four horses scratching out of the race. For three of them, this meant shipping up to the Spa to share the starting gate with Spankersville in the Grade 2 Suburban.
Fractious Is Back in the Winner’s Circle with Lady Lobo in Debutante
On Sunday, we were able to look at some talented two year old fillies, who, early in their careers have flashed a lot of potential. It also featured Fractious picking right up where he left off prior to his time away, as his new acquisition, Lady Lobo, earned the victory.