5/16/2025 13 The PIM Special (GIII) $250.000 3yo&Up 13/16th Mile Dirt 3yo 119 Older 124lbs Get in front and improve position… it’s a saying as old as horse racing itself, and… Read More ›
STAKES ARTICLES
All the Stakes previews and reviews.
Who’ll Power Their Way to a Gallorette Stakes Win?
Saturday’s great card at PIM will include the 21st running of the Gallorette Stakes, a Grade 3 on the turf for three year old females and upward. Conditions have been consistent over the two decades that the race has been run, with purses either being $100.000 or $150.000.
Is The Louisville a Re-run of The Elkhorn?
5/17/2025 5 The Louisville (GIII) $250.000 4yo&Up 11/2 Mile Turf 122lbs The CD lawn is the place, a mile and a half is the… Read More ›
Grand Opening Time at The Dinner Party Stakes
It’s party time at PIM on Saturday, but before we can get to the PRK, invitations were sent out to five horses that will be taking part in the 21st running of the Dinner Party Stakes, a Grade 3 on the turf at a mile and an eighth.
Eleven Ladies to the Gate for The Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
5/16/2025 14 The Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (GII) $300.000 3yoF 11/8th Mile Dirt 122lbs Don’t be confused, boys and girls… nobody on the planet considers this the second leg of the filly TC. But… Read More ›
Nine to the Gate for PIM Special on Friday
5/16/2025 13 The PIM Special (GIII) $250.000 3yo&Up 13/16th Mile Dirt 3yo 119 Older 124lbs It feels like we just had KYD weekend, and it’s already off to Bal’mur and PRK weekend. But… Read More ›
Street Sounds Denies Michael Jordan at “Buzzer” to Win Cinema Stakes
Bigchief Stables picked up Street Sounds in the December auction, and all had been going well for the colt until his last race down at GP. There were not many people worried about that result, but if there was any doubt that would be erased in the Cinema Stakes, as Street Sounds prevailed in a photo to pick up the win.
Gorilla Glue Sticks to the Plan for a Last Gasp Win
The Nerud – Grade III6 Furlongs Dirt Stake Purse $175.000 Open 4 Year Olds And Up. 1st Gorilla Glue Maxmillion Farm Lezcano J Well, I said anything could win this race and that it would be noses and necks first… Read More ›
Menacing Shadow Starts to Eye Big Time with Strong Win
The Ruffian Handicap – Grade II1 Mile Dirt Stake Purse $200.000 Filly & Mare 4 Year Olds And Up. 1st Menacing Shadow La Canada Racehorses Davis D This had to be the most obvious winner of the day, and this… Read More ›
Piatt Prevails in Stretch to Win Mamzelle
Saturday would finally be Piatt’s day. The three year old filly had been a close second or third several times at the ungraded level, and always seemed to run a good race every time she hit the track. However, a stake victory had been something that had eluded her.