The next big race at KD for Saturday to look at will be the sixth running of the Simpson Stakes, which runs as a Grade 1 for the first time this year. In 2019, the race debuted as a Grade 3 for $500.000, and was promoted to a Grade 2 two years later. The purse also has doubled from last year’s $1,000.000 amount, making this race increasingly prestigious.
STAKES ARTICLES
All the Stakes previews and reviews.
Move Over BC Turf Sprint Let’s Find the Champ in KD Turf Sprint
KD Turf Sprint – Grade II [BC] KD Race #5 6f Turf Graded StakePurse $2,000.000 For Three Year Olds And Upward. 1 Electric Blue Spankys Barn Dettori L 122 — He may have won nine of his eleven races in… Read More ›
Time to Spin Our Way Back Home for the VA Derby at CNL
9/7/24 1 CNL VA Derby (GIII) $500.000 3yo 1 1/8m Turf 122lbs Two hours south-east of Culpeper, where the Green Card was invented, we head to CNL for the VA Derby (GIII), a mile and… Read More ›
Alberquirky Looks to Mint a Million at KD
The Mint Million – Grade III KD Race #2 1m Turf Graded StakePurse $2,000.000 For Three Year Olds And Upward 1 Hawaiian Lord Our Athletes Buick W T 122 — Capped off some consistent form with a win off bottom… Read More ›
Fourteen Fillies Take Part in The Music City Stakes
It’s another big weekend of racing at KD, with many high purses sitting there for the taking for top turf horses. Three year old fillies have filled up the starting gate for Saturday’s running of the Grade 2 Music City Stakes, hoping to get the top portion of the $2,000.000 purse that is available.
Mid-Week Stakes Action at KD – The One Dreamer
9/5/24 1 KD The One Dreamer $500.000 3yo&Up F&M 1 70yds Turf 3yo 119lbs older122lbs Mid-week stakes action as we head to the field for The One Dreamer, a mile and seventy-yard… Read More ›
Fanatical Empire Lands the Biggest Prize of His Career in The Nashville Derby
The Nashville Derby – Grade III 1 5/16 Mile Turf Stake Purse $2,500.000 Open 3 Year Olds. A tiny bit of rain fell and made the official going good and suddenly this race that looked dominated by Fractious and Mb… Read More ›
Mind The Dimes Collects the Dollars in KD Juvenile Sprint
KD Juvenile Sprint 6 1/2 Furlongs Turf Stake Purse $750.000 Open 2 Year Olds. 1st Mind The Dimes Asgar Lopez P What is the best prep race for one of the biggest two-year-old purses of the year? How about a… Read More ›
Spankersville Takes a Step into Hall of Fame with Huge Win in The JC Gold Cup
The JC Gold Cup – Grade I [BC] 1 1/4 Mile Dirt Stake Purse $1,000.000 Open 3 Year Olds And Up. 1st Spankersville The Sidley Stud Franco M I think you all know how much I love the older horses,… Read More ›
Sunday/Monday Recaps
9/1/24 4 DMR DMR Derby (GII) $300.000 3yo 1 1/8m Turf 122lbs Somebody better break-up this trainer-jockey duo or it could be a long fall for you big stakes folks… Mb Stables and Extreme Super… Read More ›