9/9/23 9 DMR DMR Debutante (GI) $300.000 2yoF 7f Dirt 120lbs The end of the DMR Summer meet is upon us, but some big stakes race action is still in front of us as a… Read More ›
STAKES ARTICLES
All the Stakes previews and reviews.
Mabee This Race Isn’t as Straight Forward as It First Looks
Mabee Stakes – Grade IIDMR Race #10 1 1/8m Turf Graded StakePurse $250.000 For Fillies And Mares Three Years Old And Upward. 1 Copper Jewels Winning Link Stables Vazquez R A 120 — Of all the great races on offer… Read More ›
Youngsters Running Wild in the Field… It’s the KD Juvenile
9/10/2023 2 KD KD Juvenile $500.000 2yo 1m Turf 122lbs Back out into the field we go as a group of freshmen will be headed post-ward on Sunday for the KD Juvenile, a flat… Read More ›
Strong Mix Of Horses Taking Part in Canadian Stakes
Not all of the great races on Saturday are being held at KD, as WO also looks to get in on the fun with the 18th running of the Canadian Stakes. This is a nine furlong race held on the grass for female horses and offers a $200.000 purse.
Can Maggie Greene Be Beat in Ladies Marathon?
Last year, an already great racing weekend at KD saw the addition of the Ladies Marathon, giving fillies and mares that want to run more than just the mile that was possible in the KD Turf Cup, a chance to show their skills. The race last year ran for a $550.000 purse, but will now be one of the $1,000.000 races that are run here on Saturday.
VA Derby May Have a Familiar Look About It
VA Derby – Grade IIICNL Race #2 1 1/8m Turf Graded StakePurse $500.000 For Three Year Olds. A great purse and a good opportunity for some of the less well known three-year-olds to make a very nice paycheck. Here is… Read More ›
KD Ladies Turf Serves Up Massive Purse for Thirteen Lasses
KD Ladies Turf – Grade IIIKD Race #3 1m Turf Graded StakePurse $1,000.000 For Fillies And Mares Three Years Old And Upward. 1 Grande Sunset Mb Stables Saez L 122 — When there is a $1,000.000 purse on the line… Read More ›
Gate Nearly Full for KD Turf Cup
All eyes will be on KD this weekend, with a tremendous slate of racing with six stakes running for purses of at $1,000.000. Among those is the 11th running of the KD Turf Cup, which sends its field the maximum distance of twelve furlongs while providing a ticket to the BC Turf for its winner.
Simpson Stakes Sends Sprinting Sophomores to the Starting Gate
9/9/2023 2 KD Simpson Stakes (GII) $1,000.000 3yo 6 1/2 Turf 122lbs The purses stay huge at KD, and the Simpson Stakes (GII) is a chance for the sophomore sprinters to land a huge payday. A… Read More ›
Can Weather Play a Hand in VA Oaks?
9/9/2023 1 CNL VA Oaks $250.000 3yoF 1 1/8m Turf 122lbs To the middle of nowhere and one of the nicest turf courses you could ever hope to run on… it’s the VA… Read More ›