Earlier this month, a not to well known horse opened eyes with an impressive mile work here at MTH. He was a stranger then too many, but after the Pegasus Stakes, that is no longer the case for The Stranger. In what was his stake debut, The Stranger got up just in time to win the race in a photo over Bay The Man.
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Empire Sophomore Sprinters Go at It in NY SS – Bid at AQU
6/16/2024 2 AQU NY Stallion Stakes – Bid $150.000 3yo Foaled In NY 6f Turf 122lbs The NY-bred races keep rolling and we look at the NY Stallion Stakes – Bid, a… Read More ›
The Salvator Mile Could Go to Anyone
MTH Race #8 1m Dirt Graded StakePurse $150.000 For Three Year Olds And Upward. 1 Short Order Crocker Ggs Juarez N 124 — Back in the day this used to be a premier mile race, but it has seen a… Read More ›
The MTH Stakes May Throw Up a Big Priced Winner
The MTH Stakes – Grade IIIMTH Race #10 1 1/8m Turf Graded StakePurse $150.000 For Three Year Olds And Upward. 1 Wayward Prince Angelos Stable Hernandez C J 124 — The availability of a decent Jockey AI may be the… Read More ›
Chorleywood Stakes Will Test the Legs at CD
Chorleywood StakesCD Race #5 1 3/8m Turf StakePurse $175.000 For Four Year Olds And Upward. 1 Disciplinary Nakamura Stables Geroux F 124 — This is an interesting race for this horse who has run his last three races in dirt… Read More ›
Schmitt Stakes Attracts Half Dozen Lasses
Schmitt Stakes 2024 sees the inaugural running of the Schmitt Stakes at PLN for three-year-old and upward fillies and mares foaled in CA over 6 furlongs dirt on Saturday for a purse of $75.000. Here’s the field: 1… Read More ›
Small Field for The Monomoy Girl
We’ll get a field of five this Saturday for what is the third running of the ungraded Monomoy Girl, which sends three year old fillies a little over a mile on the main track. It’s part of a rather quiet Saturday in virtual racing, but has seen a couple of successful winners in its other editions.
The Pegasus Stakes Returns to Schedule After Four Years
Perhaps there is a star to be born on Saturday in the Pegasus Stakes, an ungraded race for three year olds that has not been held since 2020 when a gelding that would become of the best horses in their division captured the first stake victory of their career.
Ponzi Scheme May Be Too Much for Eatontown Competition
The TC races have just come to a close, and most trainers are focused on finding gems in the current auction, but we still do have some racing going on in what is a fairly quiet weekend on the track. The Eatontown Stakes is a Grade 3 from MTH that has been run since 2006 with one exception.
Nice Field of Nine for The Bed o Roses Handicap at AQU
6/15/2024 2 AQU The Bed o Roses Hcp (GII) $200.000 3yo&Up F&M 7f Dirt Hcp Weights These handicap races never cease to amaze me… we catch a field of nine set to go seven… Read More ›