5/11/24 4 AQU The Man o War (GII) $400.000 4yo&Up 1 3/8m InTurf 123lbs You don’t see this often… The Green Card and I agree on one. The Man o War (GII) is a… Read More ›
STAKES ARTICLES
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Riggins Racing Is “Grand” in Forester Turf Classic Romp
Saturday, May 4, 2024Post Time 5:30pm EDT 5 CD Forester Turf Classic (GI) Purse $1,000.000 4yo&Up 1 1/8m Turf 122lbs Grand Opening is a real nice horse, we all know that. But the Riggins Racing owned gelding sure… Read More ›
Bad Debt Pays Off in The KYD
The 2024 KYD is behind us, and in it we would something that has only been accomplished once before in the race, and that was by the first ever winner: Fuji Ninja in 2004. That is the only other time, ever, that we have officially had a winner go wire to wire. Now, Bad Debt accomplishes the same feat with an impressive victory for Hippyheart.
Alydar Stables “Smokes” Down the Lane, Takes The Derby City Distaff
Saturday 5/4/246:30pm EDT 7 CD The Derby City Distaff (Grade I) 7f Dirt Stakes $1,000.000 4yo&Up F&M The Green Card hands out the exacta, as cold as the other side of the pillow, as Alydar Stables‘ Smokin… Read More ›
Dayton Prevails in Stretch to Win CD
The rain that fell at CD on Saturday led to several horses being scratched, including the horse that we picked to win: Categorical Maybe. In fact, two of our top four picks were among the horses that would not be sent to the starting gate as planned. Having no issue with the elements was Dayton, who is trained by Pan Farms.
Fanatical Empire Stays Hot and Wins American Turf
There was plenty of reason to like Fanatical Empire in the American Turf, but when the rain came that made the turf course soft, the colt may have actually become more appealing. His prior win, the Grade 3 Transylvania Stakes from KEE was also on soft going.
Fractious Lays “Waste” to KY Oaks Field
Friday, May 3, 2024Post Time 8:05pm EDT 7 CD KY Oaks (GI) Purse $1,500.000 3yoF 1 1/8m Dirt 121lbs Preference to TC-KYO Qualifications We didn’t do our best handicapping here, but the way the tote… Read More ›