5/10/2025 2 The Peter Pan (GIII) $200.000 3yo 11/8th Mile Dirt 122lbs +penalties If you played The Card on top of my picks, you did well… so the rain held off… Read More ›
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Mb Is “Killer” in Man o War Win, Lowers Track Record
5/10/2025 5 The Man o War (GII) $400.000 4yo&Up 13/8th Mile Turf 123lbs I think we put too much emphasis on this being a wet track… it was not. Mb… Read More ›
No Clear Favorite in Cinema Stakes
This Mother’s Day at SA, seven three year olds will be taking part in the eighth running of the Cinema Stakes. This race loses some distance in 2025, as it was a mile and a quarter for the last two years, and a mile and an eighth in the years before that.
Menacing Shadow Look to For Win Number Nine
The Ruffian Handicap – Grade IIAQU Race #3 1m Dirt Graded StakePurse $200.000 For Fillies And Mares Four Years Old And Upward. 1 Menacing Shadow La Canada Racehorses Davis D 120 With these handicaps at HRP we normally have to… Read More ›
It Looks Like a Length Will Cover the Field in The Nerud
The Nerud – Grade IIIAQU Race #1 6f Dirt Graded StakePurse $175.000 For Four Year Olds And Upward. 1 Tony T Riggins Racing Zayas E J 123 There are some familiar faces in this one that renew rivalries and then… Read More ›
Shine To Class Hopes to Stay Perfect in Mamzelle
Taking place on Saturday is a first time graded stake: the $225.000 Mamzelle at CD. This race debuted on our calendar in 2004, but had a lengthy hiatus between 2008 and 2019. Until now, it’s always been ungraded, but now this turf sprint for three year old fillies is officially a Grade 3.
Does Mb Add to Their Trophy Case in Peter Pan?
5/10/2025Fast / Firm 2 The Peter Pan (GIII) $200.000 3yo 11/8th Mile Dirt 122lbs +penalties I remember when The Peter Pan (GIII) was a lead-in to the… Read More ›
Marathon Males to the Grass in The Man o War at AQU
5/10/2025Fast / Firm 5 The Man o War (GII) $400.000 4yo&Up 13/8th Mile Turf 123lbs We head up to Gotham City and I have to wonder if wet weather will… Read More ›
Extreme Jet Turns Slop into Stardom, Splashes Home to Take KYD
5/3/2025 13 CD The KYD (GI) $5,000.000 3yo 1 1/4m Dirt 126lbs Preference to TC-KYD Qualifications. Rain can be a very odd thing, here at HRP… but… Read More ›
The Hobo Cleans Up La Troienne
La Troienne – Grade I1 1/16 Mile Dirt Stake Purse $1,000.000 Filly & Mare 4 Year Olds And Up. 1st Hobo Blues Alydar Stables Espinoza V The wet track form certainly suggested this trifecta although not many people predicted this… Read More ›