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.
STAKES ARTICLES
All the Stakes previews and reviews.
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 ›
Fast Freshman Fillies Do Battle in The Frizette at AQU
10/5/24 6 AQU The Frizette (GI) [BC] $400.000 2yo 1m Dirt 120lbs To Gotham City and a nice group of young fillies set to go a mile on the main track, it’s The Frizette (GI). … Read More ›
Looks Like Full Gate for Phoenix at KEE
10/4/24 3 KEE Phoenix (GII) [BC] $350.000 3yo&Up 6f Dirt 3yo 121lbs Older 124lbs My love for KEE is well documented… the fall stakes get going with a six-panel dash for the speedsters and… Read More ›
Juvenile Fillies Do Battle as We Get to the Pointy End of the Season
Alcibiades – Grade I [BC]KEE Race #5 1 1/16m Dirt Graded StakePurse $600.000 For Fillies Two Years Old. 1 Stink Eye TwinTowersRacing Geroux F 122 — The last big weekend of BC qualifiers sees the youngsters take the center stage… Read More ›
Bad Debt Is Good Investment – Takes OK Derby with Ease
9/28/2024 1 RP The OK Derby (GIII) $400.000 3yo 1 1/8m Dirt 122lbs D J C Racing Stables seemed to notice that when Bad Debt won the Southwest (GIII), he was on the lead… when he won… Read More ›
No Wrong Turns… Albaquirky Takes John Henry at SA
9/28/2024 13 SA John Henry Turf (GII) $750.000 3yo&Up 1 1/4m Turf 3yo 121lbs Older 124lbs Whomever was talking smack on Albaquirky way back when, some few months ago… I think you owe both… 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.
Fractious Adds Another Trophy to Their Rapidly Filling Cabinet
California Crown – Grade I (P10) [BC]1 1/8 Mile Dirt Stake Purse $1,000.000 Open 3 Year Olds And Up. 1st Master And Commander Fractious Franco M What a day it was for Fractious Stable today as once again they found… Read More ›
Wahpekute Sioux Comes Back to Form in Lukas Classic
Lukas Classic – Grade II (P2)1 1/8 Mile Dirt Stake Purse $500.000 Open 3 Year Olds And Up. 1st Wahpekute Sioux Mb Stables Gaffalione T When this horse gets on speed there are few tougher horses in training and he… Read More ›