The Essex Handicap – Grade IIIOP Race #1 1 1/8m Dirt Graded StakePurse $600.000 For Four Year Olds And Upward. 1 Eight West Party TwinTowersRacing Jaramillo E 120 — There is a nice purse up for grabs, but these handicaps… Read More ›
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Looking for Someone to Shine in Latonia Stakes
Like the Rushaway Stakes, the Latonia Stakes is appearing on the schedule for the first time since 2020. This race does not have a lot of history within our game, being only run twice, and for purses of $75.000 and then $100.000. The increase to $250.000 should lead to his becoming a race of interest, and we are off to a good start.
The Gate Is Full for Bourbonette Oaks at TP
3/23/2024 11 TP Bourbonette Oaks [KYO] $300.000 3yo F 1 1/16m Dirt 122lbs Oh, we have an interesting group of sophomore fillies set to go a mile and a sixteenth in the Bourbonette Oaks, here in… Read More ›
Rushaway Stakes Returns with Increased Purse
Returning to the schedule in 2024 will be the Rushaway Stakes, a race that was last held in 2020 and was run inconsistently since 2006. The main reason for that was probably the purse level, as on a couple occasions, it went for under $100.000 and then was exactly that every other year.
Class, Speed and More Class… FG Oaks Is Upon Us
3/23/2024 11 FG FG Oaks (GII) [KYO] $400.000 3yo F 1 1/16m Dirt 122lbs There’s a ton of coverage for the KYD and the road that leads there, but let’s not forget the ladies… Since I’m covering… Read More ›
Six To the Gate in KY Cup Classic
3/23/2024 7 TP KY Cup Classic (GIII) $300.000 4yo&Up 1 1/8m Dirt 124lbs A big day of racing here at TP with the Ruby and the Bourbonette, but let’s not get carried away… we get a nice… Read More ›
Can We Have a Repeat of The PWC in New Orleans Classic?
3/23/2024 12 FG New Orleans Classic (GII) $500.000 4yo&Up 1 1/8m Dirt 123lbs It isn’t often that we get “re-matches” here at HRP… just doesn’t work out… today, the top five finishers from the huge… Read More ›
Old Male Grassers Go for Nice Payday in Muniz at FG
3/23/2024 10 FG Muniz Memorial Handicap (GII) $300.000 4yo&Up 1 1/8m Turf Hcp Weights What a mess… the SRF site goes down more than Monica after a Tuesday security briefing. It’s a big weekend of racing here in… Read More ›
Class Prevails in Irish Stakes
Irish Stakes6 1/2 Furlongs Turf Stake Purse $100.000 Filly & Mare 4 Year Olds And Up Foaled In CA. 1st Point Of Honor High Voltage Van Dyke D This was always going to be a tight race but, in the… Read More ›
Admiral Knight Takes The Runyon
The Runyon6 Furlongs Dirt Stake Purse $100.000 Open 3 Year Olds Foaled In NY. 1st Admiral Knight Maxmillion Farm Lezcano J This was a good performance by the lightly raced gelding who traveled off the pace and ran out the… Read More ›