The field for the 2024 running of the Cotillion certainly lived up to its reputation of being as high caliber as a BC race may be. With so many different winners of big races leading into it, and others that did well in those races without winning them, it could be easy to look past a horse like Divine Moonlight.
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Photo Decides The Dogwood at CD
9/21/2024 3 CD The Dogwood (GIII) $300.000 3yoF 7f Dirt 122lbs You remember the battles… Ali/Frazier, Hagler/Hearns, Sugar Ray/Duran… well we had another one in Saturday’s The Dogwood (GIII) as Mb Stable’s Altered State and… Read More ›
Excoriator Puts the Beat-Down on The Harrods Creek Foes
9/21/2024 2 CD The Harrods Creek $300.000 3yo 7f Dirt 122lbs Evidently, Jerry Garcia Racing wanted to give Excoriator a work-out, because that wasn’t much of a horse race. The well-bred 3yo colt… Read More ›
Perfect Trip Wins Knoblauch PRX Dirt Mile
Heading into the PRX Dirt Mile, Knoblauch had accomplised a lot over his 22-race career, but the one thing that he had done yet was win a race that was a mile or more. He’s been able to win sprints, and has run competitively in longer races, but until now, he was not able to say that he had won one.
Chilled Niagra Ices the Field in Turf Monster Handicap Win
Having turf monsters is nothing new for Maxmillion Farm, but until this year, the trophy for the Turf Monster Handicap was not a part of his trophy case. Three months ago, he claimed Chilled Niagra for $25.000, and now just two starts later, the gelding is a stake winner.
Hurricane Ridge Uses Speed to Blow Away Gallant Bob Stakes
9/21/2024 18 PRX Gallant Bob Stakes (GII) $400.000 3yo 6f Dirt 122lbs Saturday’s Gallant Bob Stakes (GII) seemed to be a ho-hum affair as Fractious keeps the hot hand going with Hurricane Ridge, the… Read More ›
Through The World Gets Up Late to Take Alphabet Soup Handicap at PRX
9/21/2024 11 PRX Alphabet Soup Hcp $100.000 3yo&Up Foaled in PA 1 1/16m Turf 122lbs I hate to say I said so, but I had a feeling The Green Card… Read More ›
Once Again, The Cotillion Draws a Loaded Field
Over the years of covering races, I have had the pleasure of writing up the Cotillion on many different occasions. While you can always expect a $1,000.000 race that is six weeks before the BC to draw a loaded field, it always seems that the Cotillion takes that to another level and is especially competitive.
SOUP!!! Nine To Post for Alphabet Soup at PRX
BONUS COVERAGE 9/21/2024 11 PRX Alphabet Soup Hcp $100.000 3yo&Up Foaled in PA 1 1/16m Turf 122lbs There was never a chance of this race not being covered… not when SOUP is involved! One of my absolute… Read More ›
Looking for Our Next Turf Monster at PRX
On the undercard of the PA Derby and the Cotillion on Saturday at PRX, turf sprinters will also get a chance to run for a nice purse as the 18th running of the Turf Monster Handicap takes place. The race was ungraded when it debut in 2007, and was upgraded to a Grade 3 in 2011.
