STAKES ARTICLES

All the Stakes previews and reviews.

KEE Weekend Coverage

Bonus Coverage                                                  10/5/24  3   KEE         Woodford (GII)        $350.000     3yo&Up     1m Turf           3yo 121lbs  Older 124lbs      Big weekend of racing in Lexington, and the bonus coverage keeps coming and we look at the field for one of… Read More ›

Turf Tussle Brings Eleven Fillies to KEE for Jessamine

  Bonus Coverage                                                  10/4/24    4   KEE         Jessamine (GII) [BC]            $350.000     2yoF     1 1/16thm Turf           122lbs      We stay in Lexington to bring bonus coverage of the Jessamine (GII), an mile and a sixteenth turf… Read More ›

BC Juvenile Spot On Line in Breeders Futurity

We are officially a month away from the BC, and the schedule this weekend is loaded with key races to determine who will be in those races. The BC Juvenile has three “win and you’re in” races taking place on Saturday, and one of them will at KEE with the Grade 1 Breeders Futurity.

The Shadwell Turf Mile Is Loaded

10/5/24    7   KEE         The Shadwell Turf Mile (GI) [BC]    $1,250.000     3yo&Up     1m Turf         3yo 121lbs  Older 124lbs   The big weekend of stakes action continues here in Lexington, and we look at the field for The Shadwell Turf… Read More ›

Shark Waters Cuts Back Just Fine, Wins Eddie D Stakes

For his entire career, even including his debut race, Shark Waters has run at least a mile. However, his last two races did not go particularly well, and this would lead to his trainer, Fractious, deciding to do something different with the gelding. In the Eddie D Stakes, he would only go six and a half furlongs, and it would prove to be the right call.