A field of nine will take part in the ungraded Hutcheson Stakes at GP, a race that runs for a $100.000 purse. It was not always like that, however, as this was a Grade 2 from 2004 through 2013, and then a Grade 3 from 2014 until 2019.
STAKES ARTICLES
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Sod Sophomores Try For Blacktype in Pasadena
3/16/24 6 SA Pasadena Stakes $100.000 3yo 1m Turf 122lbs +penalties We stay in SoCal and move to the turf course for the Pasadena Stakes, this one going a flat mile on the lush lawn, here… Read More ›
SA Gate Full Of Speed For San Carlos Stakes
3/16/24 6 SA San Carlos Stakes (GIII) $100.000 4yo&Up 7f Dirt 123lbs +penalties Out to SoCal and The Great Race Place… we catch a nice group of sprinters set to go seven panels in… Read More ›
No Surprises in Captiva Island
Captiva Island5 Furlongs Turf Stake Purse $100.000 Filly & Mare 4 Year Olds And Up. 1st Antare s Smokey Stover Lopez P Well, there wasn’t much of a surprise about this first four, the class of the race won the… Read More ›
Always a Virgin Hands Tinkey Beholder Mile Win
3/9/24 7 SA Beholder Mile (GI) $300.000 4yo&Up F&M 1m Dirt 123lbs We went lookin’ for a long-shot and it was the wrong idea in this one. Always A Virgin, owned by Tinkey and sent off… Read More ›
Spanky Sings the “Blues” in San Simeon Stakes Victory
3/9/24 6 SA San Simeon Stakes (GIII) $100.000 4yo&Up 6 1/2f Turf (Downhill) 123lbs Nailed it! Spankys Barn came into Saturday’s San Simeon Stakes (GIII) with a purpose… mission accomplished!! Taking two of… Read More ›
Long Capo Handles the Mud Like a Boss in Big Daddy
Saturday marked the first running of the Big Daddy at TP, and it would be a wet one, as a driving rain storm left the track muddy. It didn’t stop the horse that we picked to win from winning the race, but it was certainly done in a manner that we were not expecting.
The Hillsborough Stakes Delivers the Result the Newspapers Wanted in a Race Full of Drama
The Hillsborough Stakes – Grade II1 1/8 Mile Turf Stake Purse $225.000 Filly & Mare 4 Year Olds And Up. Well, the drama of this race did not disappoint as Ponzi Scheme continued her run that could only be achieved… Read More ›
Power Grid Revels on the Dry Track to Take The TAM Derby
The TAM Derby – Grade III [KYD]1 1/16 Mile Dirt Stake Purse $400.000 Open 3 Year Olds. 1st Power Grid Fractious Moore R L Whilst the real-life R L Moore plies his trade elsewhere in the world, so we continue… Read More ›
Berlin Steals the Show in The Challenger Stakes
The Challenger Stakes had no shortage of big names, including but not limited to, two reigning BC Champions. Berlin was well accomplished, and ordinarily would be one of the headliners in a Grade 3 that ran for a $100.000 purse.