MamzelleCD Race #5 5f Turf StakePurse $160.000 For Fillies Three Years Old. 1 Great Beneficiary Smokey Stover Murrill M One minute i am writing about a real tough race full of talent running for $150 and now i… Read More ›
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The Beaugay Comes Up Strong as Smokey Stover Looks to Continue Their Domination
The Beaugay – Grade IIIBEL Race #2 1 1/16m Turf Graded StakePurse $150.000 For Fillies And Mares Four Years Old And Upward. 1 Hardliners Lady TwinTowersRacing Jaramillo E Although this one has run on the… Read More ›
It’s Time to Rock in The Runhappy
There will be eight go to post this year for the fifth running of The Runhappy, a Grade 3 that runs at BEL. The race debuted on the calendar as an ungraded stake in 2018, but it did not take long for it to be upgraded to its current designation.
Directors Chair Faces Tough Battle in Santa Barbara
The Santa Barbara Stakes fits the description of being one of the smaller graded stakes out there, with a $125.000 purse, but it is actually an increase of $25.000 from where it had been in previous years so that’s a little something. The race initially debuted on the calendar as a Grade 2, but would be downgraded 2014.
Nine Speedsters Set for SRP Stakes
5/14/22 6 SRP SRP Stakes $75.000 3yo&Up 4 1/2f Dirt 3yo 120lbs Older 123lbs +penalties Northern NM and SRP, at least we get some good food. Today, we catch a group that will be running the abbreviated four and… Read More ›
The Man O War Is the Biggest Race of the Weekend
Just because it is the week between the KYD and the PRK doesn’t mean we can’t have very big races this weekend! Center stage will go to the turf stars for now, and the excitement will be at BEL as the 20th running of the Grade 1 Man O War goes to post.
Gran Z Sets New Standard in CD
The 19th Running of the G1 CD Saturday, May 7, 2022 CD Race #9 18:30 $750.000 4+ 122 Lbs 7 Furlongs Track Record-1:20.69 (Point Break-2005) Stakes Record-1:20.96 (Gran Z-2022) Gran Z established a new stakes record in Saturday’s renewal of… Read More ›
Hot Dog an Impressive Winner in Day Mile
The 19th Running of the G2 Day Mile May 7, 2022 $500.000 1-Mile CD Race #6 Post Time 16:00 3YOs 122 Lbs Track Record-1:33.90 (Hollywood Eclipse-2021) Stakes Record-1:34.52 (Lunar Blaze-2016) Saturday’s G2 Day Mile went to Hot Dog from South… Read More ›
Derby City Distaff Goes to Strawberry
The 19th Running of the G1 Derby City Distaff Saturday, May 7, 2022 CD Race #10 18:00 $750.000 F&M 4+ 122 Lbs 7 Furlongs Track Record-1:20.69 (Point Break-2005) Stakes Record-1:21.00 (Avery Island-2012) Prominent throughout, Strawberry was able to get the… Read More ›
Immoral Goes Back-to-Back in Forester Turf Classic
The 19th Running of the G1 Forester Turf Classic Saturday, May 7, 2022 CD Race #11 Post Time 18:30 $1,000.000 11/8 Turf 4+ 122 Lbs Track/Stakes Record-1:44.12 (Iron Kaki-2012) For the 2nd year in a row, it was Immoral that claimed… Read More ›