6/7/25 5 SAR The True North (GIII) $400.000 4yo&Up 61/2f Dirt 123lbs The big races on BEL day are always a springtime joy… we look at a field of eleven sprinter… Read More ›
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Lady Hilltopper Looks to Top Classy Field in The NY
6/6/25 6 SAR The NY (GI) $750.000 4yo&Up F&M 13/16th m Turf 123lbs It’s going to be some crazy racing going on at SAR over the next couple… Read More ›
Starting Over Looks to Continue SAR Success in The Phipps Stakes
It’s time to head to SAR for the BEL racing festival! The excitement will begin earlier in the week, and as we move into Friday, we will have the 20th running of the Phipps Stakes, a Grade 1 with significant BC implications.
There’s No Credit Crime So the Best of the Rest Do Battle in The Acorn
The Acorn – Grade ISAR Race #3 1 1/8m Dirt Graded StakePurse $500.000 For Fillies Three Years Old. 1 Este Nocha D J C Racing Stables Lopez P 122 — Well, if there is an excitement machine in this race… Read More ›
Beach Body Looks Good in ET Mint Julep Handicap
ET Mint Julep Handicap – Grade III1 1/16 Mile Turf Stake Purse $250.000 Filly & Mare 4 Year Olds And Up. 1st Beach Body TwinTowersRacing Franco M — Well, as usual this handicap was about which bottom weight would win… Read More ›
Royal Devil Gets TC Trail Relief, Takes The Audubon on CD Lawn
5/31/2025 8 CD The Audubon $275.000 3yo 11/8th m Turf 122lbs Royal Devil gets off of the TC Trail and that pays instant rewards to Team 7 Illusions… Read More ›
Operation Mongoose Gets Up Late to Take Arlington Stakes at CD
5/31/2025 8 CD Arlington Stakes (GIII) $275.000 4yo&Up 11/16th m Turf 122lbs Maxmillion Farm stays hot in Louisville as Operation Mongoose comes from the back of the pack to… Read More ›
High Time Uses Late Turn of Foot to Secure Aristides BC Win
5/31/2025 6 CD Aristides BC $275.000 4yo&Up 6f Dirt 122lbs While Maxmillion Farm didn’t dominate the way I thought they would, the… Read More ›
Red Vino Joins The Sidley Stud Party
Triple Bend Stakes – Grade III 7 Furlongs Dirt Stake Purse $200.000 Open 3 Year Olds And Up. 1st Red Vino The Sidley Stud Berrios H I Racing would be quite the spectator sport in real life if every finish… Read More ›
No Regrets for Blakeney This Time
Regret – Grade III 1 1/8 Mile Turf Stake Purse $275.000 Filly 3 Year Olds. 1st Blakeney Royalty Stables Velazquez J R Well, the rain that some of the runners wanted stayed away and the ground dried out, but I… Read More ›