5/31/2025 8 CD Arlington Stakes (GIII) $275.000 4yo&Up 11/16th m Turf 122lbs It’s not in Chicago… it’s not a million… sheesh… but here’s the field for the Arlington Stakes, a… Read More ›
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Aristides BC Draws Seven Speedsters to CD Main Track
5/31/2025 6 CD Aristides BC $275.000 4yo&Up 6f Dirt 122lbs It’s a big day of racing here in Louisville, and high-end sprinters… Read More ›
Nazca Lines Fires Late to Take Winning Colors at CD
5/26/2025 1 CD Winning Colors (GIII) $250.000 4yo&Up F&M 6f Dirt 122lbs Neither The Card nor I were even close in… Read More ›
Distant Breeze Wires Sexton Mile
5/26/2025 16 LS Sexton Mile (GIII) $400.000 3yo&Up 1m Dirt 3yo 116lbs Older 122lbs Not that it paid much, but we nailed this one down… The Sidley Stud gets the job done as Distant Breeze… Read More ›
Lonestar Annie Has No Issue Stepping Up in The Gamely Stakes
In a field that featured the likes of Painville and Techfluence High, it was easy to look past Lonestar Annie. The five year old mare was making just her second start on the grass, and even though she had a strong work in preparation of the race, others were simply going to be more appealing.
Jakarta Gets His Second Shoemaker Mile Victory
This year’s Shoemaker Mile would see a head to head battle between the last two winners of race as Jakarta (2023) and Electric Blue (2024) looked to win it again while taking on four others. After running a mile on the turf, it would be Jakarta going wire to wire, just like he did two years ago.
Wahpekute Sioux Goes Wire to Wire in The Gold Cup
The latest purse reduction for The Gold Cup did not keep the top two finishers from the BC Classic from making the trip to SA to compete in this ten furlong stake. Six months ago, Spankersville got the better of Wahpekute Sioux, and so far in 2025, we have not seen Wahpekute Sioux at the stake level.
Gutter Black Turns the Tables on Devil In High Heels, Scores in Santa Margarita
5/25/2025 2 SA Santa Margarita (GII) $200.000 3yo&Up F&M 11/8thm Dirt 3yo 121lbs Older 124lbs The Card hands out the trifecta, all $11 worth, but with a 5-horse field, what… Read More ›
Spankersville In Action Monday in The Gold Cup
We will be treated to some great horses on Monday that will be racing in the Grade 2 Gold Cup, including none other than Spankersville, who will make his fourth start of 2025. He is just one part of a great field of ten, that will also see the likes of Wahpekute Sioux, Individuation, Hiei, and others looking to steal the show!
Techfluence High May See Pain in Bid to Win The Gamely Stakes Again
Monday’s running of the Grade 1 Gamely Stakes has drawn a field of six that will head to the gate in hopes of picking up the winner’s share of the $300.000 purse. If that winner is Techfluence High, she will become the third different two time winner of the race.