As February begins, we are now three months away from the KYD, but we are still a long way away from knowing who the field will be for the big race. Twenty valuable points will be at stake here, and we’re just two weeks away now from the first fifty point race. The Holy Bull first appeared on the schedule in 2004, but was only run for a $100.000 purse
STAKES ARTICLES
All the Stakes previews and reviews.
Checking Out The Bayakoa
Just a few days after being named 2023 Horse Of The Year, Matamata will be heading to the starting gate to kick off her five year old season against eleven rivals at OP. The race is the Grade 3 Bayakoa, which first appeared on our schedule in 2015.
TC Hopefuls Continue to Climb The Ladder… The Withers (GIII)
2/3/24 3 AQU The Withers (GIII) [KYD] $250.000 3yo 1 1/8m Dirt 122lbs Well, I worked on a write-up for 2+ hours and lost it because… well, never mind. It’s gone… so, we get the abbreviated… Read More ›
Grass Gremlins Go at It in The Kittens Joy
2/3/24 8 GP The Kittens Joy (GIII) $150.000 3yo 1 1/16m Turf 121 + penalties SoFla and a nice group of sophomores set to go a mile and a sixteenth in The Kittens Joy (GIII), over the lush… Read More ›
Hey Hey, It’s the Santa Monica Stakes
2/3/24 2/3/24 8 SA Santa Monica Stakes (GII) $200.000 4yo&Up F&M 7f Dirt 123lbs +penalties Good to see most of the TAM jockey colony in SoCal… that seem right. We catch a field of eight speedster spinsters ready to… Read More ›
The TAM Stakes
The TAM Stakes – Grade IIITAM Race #6 1 1/16m Turf Graded StakePurse $175.000 For Four Year Olds And Upward. 1 Moonlight Special Allinthegate Castanon J L 126 — The fact that this seven year old has to carry 4Lbs… Read More ›
The Endeavour
The Endeavour BC – Grade IIITAM Race #7 1 1/16m Turf Graded StakePurse $175.000 For Fillies And Mares Four Years Old And Upward. 1 Proper Pan Farms Cotto P L Jr 122 — Well the races don’t get any easier… Read More ›
Lewis Stakes
Lewis Stakes – Grade III [KYD]SA Race #8 1 1/16m Dirt Graded StakePurse $200.000 For Three Year Olds. These early KYD qualifiers really get the blood running but they also remind you of just how hard it is to get… Read More ›
The King Proves He Still Rules in The Pegasus World Cup Turf
The Pegasus World Cup Turf – Grade I1 1/8 Mile Turf Stake Purse $1,000.000 Open 4 Year Olds And Up. 1st King Que Niagra D J C Racing Stables Gutierrez Mario Well, there is nothing better than… Read More ›
Claiming Game Will Go Up a Notch After King Z Takes McKnight Stakes
McKnight Stakes – Grade III1 1/2 Mile Inner Turf Stake Purse $200.000 Open 4 Year Olds And Up. Could the new old game of HRP be back? Years ago, before breeding took off the claiming part of the game along… Read More ›