We’ve reached the final big weekend of prep races for the KYD, as three 100-point races will be held that can shake up the leaderboard as we currently know it. There will then be the “Hail Mary” next weekend in the Lexington, but this weekend will determine a lot. Here, we will head out west to SA, to take a look at the 22nd running of the Grade 1 SA Derby.
STAKES ARTICLES
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Hang on Tight… It’s the Shakertown at KEE
4/5/2025 6 KEE Shakertown (GII) $400.000 3yo&Up 5 1/2f Turf 3yo 117lbs Older 125lbs The Most Beautiful Place On Earth! Man, oh man, do I love KEE!! We catch a field of eight sod sprinters set… Read More ›
Thousand Hours Gets There in the End for Mb Stables
The Fantasy – Grade II [KYO] 1 1/16 Mile Dirt Stake Purse $750.000 Filly 3 Year Olds. 1st Thousand Hours Mb Stables Prat F It was not a day for on speed at OP today as this much improved filly… Read More ›
KYD Points Are Getting Scarce, Who Takes The Wood Memorial?
4/5/2025 5 AQU The Wood Memorial (GII) [KYD] $750.000 3yo 11/8th Mile Dirt 122lbs The KYD Prep road goes on forever… but it IS about to end for 2025… we look at the field… Read More ›
Tactical Spin Looks to Stake Her Claim in Ashland
Ashland – Grade I [KYO]KEE Race #6 1 1/16m Dirt Graded StakePurse $750.000 For Fillies Three Years Old. 1 Affair D J C Racing Stables Centeno D E 120 — As we get to the latter stages of KYO qualification… Read More ›
Ginger Lucy Runs Hot in The Orchid
The Orchid – Grade III1 1/2 Mile Inner Turf Stake Purse $165.000 Filly & Mare 4 Year Olds And Up. 1st Ginger Lucy The Sidley Stud Corrales G There is little this stable can do wrong at the moment and… Read More ›
Three-Year-Old Turfsters Get Their Chance to Shine in Transylvania Stakes
With last weekend behind us, we can start looking ahead into racing in April, and before we get into the big Saturday preps, we have this nice $600.000 turf race from KEE on Friday in the Grade 3 Transylvania Stakes. That purse amount is a new high for the race, and a considerable increase from the $150.000 that it was at as recently as 2021.
Fire Chief Arrives at Winning Post While Closers Are Still Thinking About It in The GP Oaks
The GP Oaks – Grade II [KYO]1 1/16 Mile Dirt Stake Purse $250.000 Filly 3 Year Olds. 1st Fire Chief Bigking Ortiz I Jr One length cannot be considered a clear-cut win in most books but considering there was less… Read More ›
Boss Spearman Lays Down the Law in AR Derby
Earlier in the day, Daemon asserted himself as the KYD favorite with five weeks to go before the big race by winning the FL Derby. This would lead all eyes to OP, where virtual race fans looked to see if the other top contender, Extreme Jet, could also get a big win in the AR Derby.
Photos Needed to Decide The Pan American Outcome
3/29/2025 10 GP The Pan American (GII) $215.000 4yo&Up 11/2 Mile InTurf 124lbs +penalties Sometimes you just have to wonder why they insist on running races on a surface that just doesn’t exist, then you… Read More ›