There’s purse money to be won on Sunday at MNR as the 21st running of the WV Derby. This was a free race from 2003-2011, but would get the fields it deserved beginning in 2012 when Vouvray beat the boys to get the win.
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It’s Whitney Weekend at The Spa
There are many big races going on this weekend, but none are bigger than the Grade 1 Whitney, taking place at SAR on Saturday. The race offers a ticket to the BC Classic with a cool $1,000.000 purse to be split amongst it’s top finishers. It’s one of those races that we all look forward to every year, and it has been won in the past by some truly great virtual horses.
SAR Derby Looks to Be at Rearrangers Mercy
SAR Derby – Grade ISAR Race #9 1 3/16m Turf Graded StakePurse $600.000 For Three-Year-Olds. 1 Rearranger Mb Stables Franco M 122 — One turf run, one grade one win, enough said. For eight races this three-year-old ran on the… Read More ›
The Test Will Live Up to Its Name as Eleven Do Battle
The Test – Grade ISAR Race #8 7f Dirt Graded StakePurse $500.000 For Fillies Three Years Old. 1 Altered State Mb Stables Franco M 122 — The trip is a key factor here as seven furlongs can be a specialist… Read More ›
Drinkin Creepin Back in Action in The Troy
Plenty is on the line Saturday for turf sprinters as 19th running of the Troy takes place at SAR. This race first appeared on the schedule in 2006 as a simple $65.000 ungraded race and has grown in stature since. It is now a Grade 3, getting that designation in 2018, and the $300.000 purse level was first reached in 2022.
Eight To the Gate in Hirsch Stakes
There are three races that are considered a “win and you’re in” stake for the BC Distaff, and we’ll have one of them on Saturday at DMR. It’s the 21st running of the Hirsch Stakes, sending fillies and mares a little more than a mile on the main track.
Will We Be Hearing Crickets After The National Museum of Racing?
The National Museum of Racing – Grade IISAR Race #7 1m InTurf Graded StakePurse $500.000 For Three Year Olds. With two races worth $400.000 or more for three-year-olds attracting just eleven starters it does make me wonder where all the… Read More ›
Let Me Explain Something About SAR Oaks
SAR Oaks – Grade IISAR Race #6 1 3/16m Turf Graded StakePurse $400.000 For Fillies Three Years Old. 1 Let Me Explain Mb Stables Velazquez J R 122 — I overheard Mb Stables in the winner’s circle after this one’s… Read More ›
No Disguise Is Good Enough to Stop the Master in Bowling Green
Bowling Green – Grade II (P2)1 3/8 Mile Inner Turf Stake Purse $250.00 Open 4 Year Olds And Up. 1st Master Of Disguise Mb Stables Velazquez J R The last time this horse ran this trip it was in the… Read More ›
King Z Reigns Over Read Stakes
Typically, King Z has had a running style of being at or near the lead early at the start of the race, but on Sunday in the Read Stakes, that was not the plan. The post time favorite would begin the race near the back of the field this time, but would get the job done in the stretch to win the race by a length.