9/14/24 5 CD Locust Grove (GII) $400.000 3yo&Up F&M 1 1/16m Dirt 3yo 121lbs Older 124lbs TwinTowersRacing’s Red High Heels made quick work of the Locust Grove (GII), closing out opening day here at CD. Leading… Read More ›
STAKES ARTICLES
All the Stakes previews and reviews.
HRP’s Ponzi Scheme Steals Taylor Stakes
Taylor Stakes – Grade I1 1/4 Mile Turf Stake Purse $750.000 Filly & Mare 3 Year Olds And Up. 1st Ponzi Scheme TwinTowersRacing Geroux F This sprinter turned router turned prolific winner turned last placed odds on favorite turned another… Read More ›
There’s Nothing Creepy About The Party at WO
Natalma Stakes – Grade I [BC]1 Mile Turf Stake Purse $500.000 Filly 2 Year Olds. 1st Creepy Runner Party Mb Stables Velazquez J R Made it three in a row with a smooth half length win after the perfect ride… Read More ›
The Opposition Gets a Black Eye in Summer Stakes
Summer Stakes – Grade I [BC]1 Mile Turf Stake Purse $500.000 Open 2 Year Olds. 1st Black Eyed Riggins Racing Hernandez R M The trials and tribulations of the closer here at HRP were never more apparent than in this… Read More ›
Street Magician Comes on Late to Win Iroquois
The morning line odds for Street Magician were 12/1, but the gelding would see a lot of love in the pick ‘em, and that would lead to those odds dropping all the way to 3/1, and just narrowly missing becoming the post-time favorite. Street Magician would show that all of the support was justified as he rebounding from a sluggish outing in the Best Pal Stakes to win the Iroquois with a come from behind effort.
Mb Makes Tactical Adjustment, Takes WO Mile
9/14/24 7 WO WO Mile (GI) [BC] $1,000.000 3yo&Up 1m Turf 3yo 120lbs Older 123lbs Mb Stables pulls the ol switch-a-roo, and Jacks Courage goes zoom-zoom. The sharpest trainer in town had a couple in Saturday’s WO Mile… Read More ›
Superface Party Edges Clear Late to Take Jockey Club Oaks at AQU
9/14/24 8 AQU Jockey Club Oaks (GIII) $350.000 3yoF 1 3/8m innerTurf 122lbs The Green Card stays as hot as Mb Stables, handing out the straight exacta in the Jockey Club Oaks (GIII)… Superface Party, the near… Read More ›
Chalk Up Another Win for Let Me Explain After Dueling Grounds Oaks
Let Me Explain has done it again! This talented filly came into the $1,500.000 Dueling Grounds Derby with ten wins in fifteen races, and had won the Acorn, BEL Oaks, and SAR Oaks in succession. This made her the favorite as well as being our pick to win, and she did not disappoint.
Balanced Field for Iroquois
This Saturday, we will see a group of promising two year olds who hope to make the BC Juvenile in a little less than two months and perhaps even return here on the first Saturday of May next year. It’s the 22nd running of the Iroquois, which is held at a mile and offers a $300.000 purse.
The Fillies Run for a BC Spot in Natalma Stakes
Natalma Stakes – Grade I [BC] WO Race #5 1m Turf Graded StakePurse $500.000 For Fillies Two Years Old. 1 Light The Universe Riggins Racing Geroux F 120 — Ran from a wide gate in the Schylerville last time, so… Read More ›