Female turf horses will get their chance to shine at SA as well, as the Grade 1 Gamely Stakes brings together a field of six for a purse of $300.000. Like we saw with the Shoemaker Mile, this unfortunately represents a purse reduction, as it had been at $400.000 the last two years.
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Only Five Go in Santa Margarita but Still Hard to Find Winner
Santa Margarita – Grade IISA Race #3 1 1/8m Dirt Graded StakePurse $200.000 For Fillies And Mares Three Years Old And Upward. 1 Oceanus Wood Duck Stables Maldonado E 124 — Another one that the stable had been sprinting but… Read More ›
Seven Look to Find Their Way in The Shoemaker Mile
When we get to talking about the BC this fall, you can guarantee that there will be mentions of the Shoemaker Mile, a race that always boasts a great field and this year will be no exception. It doesn’t matter that the gate will not be full to capacity, as some of the top horses in this division have made their way to SA as a part of the field of seven.
Weather May Decide The Gold Cup
The Gold Cup – Grade ISA Race #3 1 1/4m Dirt Graded StakePurse $300.000 For Three Year Olds And Upward. 1 Hiei Fractious Franco M 124 — He was one of my big tips for the KYD last year. The… Read More ›
Balanced Field in The Pennine Ridge
On Saturday at AQU, we will have the tenth running of the Grade 2 Pennine Ridge, which is for three year olds on the inner turf and it moves here from BEL. It took a year for the race to receive graded status, and it would become a Grade 2 in 2020. The purse has been constant at $200.000 since inception.
Can Mb Stay Hot and Land Sexton Mile at LS?
5/27/24 15 LS Sexton Mile (GIII) $400.000 3yo 1 1/16m Dirt 120lbs Another LS stakes, another small field… five combatants will be loaded into the gate for the Sexton Mile, over the LS… Read More ›
Six Sophomores Go for Nice Payday in TX Derby
5/27/24 14 LS TX Derby $300.000 3yo 1 1/16m Dirt 120lbs Everything is bigger in TX… except the field for the TX Derby. Only a field of six will… Read More ›
Classy Six-Pack Go in Colors at CD
5/27/24 1 CD Colors (GIII) $250.000 4yo&Up F&M 6f Dirt 122lbs Wow, what a nice group of sprinting spinsters we have for the Colors, a six panel dash for the older ladies and… Read More ›
Rain Can’t Dampen the Party for Mb Stables in The Prk
The Prk – Grade I1 3/16 Mile Dirt Stake Purse $2,000.000 Open 3 Year Olds. 1st Walk Em Down Mb Stables Moore R L Whatever the trainer put in the evening feed last night worked a treat today as the… Read More ›
Wahpekute Sioux Keeps the Champagne Flowing in The PIM Special
The PIM Special – Grade III1 3/16 Mile Dirt Stake Purse $250.000 Open 3 Year Olds And Up. 1st Wahpekute Sioux Mb Stables Moore R L In ten months this four-year-old has only managed a win in an allowance at… Read More ›