Vanderbilt Handicap – Grade 1 SAR – 6 Furlongs – Dirt For Three Year Olds And Upward July 29, 2023 These horses are no strangers to each other. Three of them met in the Smile Sprint, including the winner,… Read More ›
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Prince George Claims The Amsterdam Crown
Prince George seemed like he should be one of the favorites for the running on the Amsterdam on Friday, as he had been running well and recently scored a 101 SRF in a victory at the Lang Stakes. There were several in the field that also ran there, but if Prince George could beat them before, surely he could do so again. He would be our pick and was the second choice of the bettors.
Pick the Winner with a Pin in Seagram Cup Stakes
Seagram Cup Stakes – Grade IIWO Race #2 1 1/16m Dirt Graded StakePurse $175.000 For Three Year Olds And Upward. 1 Ferrobomber Laga Lagastable Wenc I C 118 — Started off the year with three free track stakes wins in… Read More ›
Will It Be Proven Ability or New Ability That Takes Read Stakes?
Read Stakes – Grade II (P2)DMR Race #7 1 1/8m Turf Graded StakePurse $250.000 For Three Year Olds And Upward. 1 Last Way To The Beac Maxmillion Farm Velazquez J R 124 — On his day this is one of… Read More ›
Bowling Green Is Full of Promise and Talent
Bowling Green – Grade II (P1)SAR Race #6 1 3/8m InTurf Graded StakePurse $250.000 For Four Year Olds And Upward. 1 Aerialist Mb Stables Ferrer J C 123 — Both of this horse’s recent clunkers came when drawn way out… Read More ›
The MTH Oaks Sends Eight to the Gate
The highlight of the day at MTH on Saturday will be the 18th running of the MTH Oaks, sending three year old fillies a little more than a mile over the main track. It is a race that debuted in 2006, and up until last year, saw it’s purse range from between $100.000 and $200.000.
Royal Horses Look Like Favorites in The Amsterdam
On Friday, the highlight of the day at SAR will be the 21st running of the Grade 3 Amsterdam, sending a full field of twelve a total of six and a half furlongs on the main track. This race provides a great opportunity for trainers to give their horses a race to prepare for the BC Sprint, while keeping them away from older horses if they felt that is best.
Mb Stables Is A “Big Deal” in The Honorable Miss Handicap Win
7/26/2023 6 SAR The Honorable Miss Hcp (GII) $200.000 3yo&Up F&M 6f Dirt Hcp Weights
Deep Field Ready to Go in Crosby Stakes
A spot in the BC Sprint is on the line at DMR on Saturday, as the 20th edition of the Crosby Stakes will be going to post. This Grade 1 event has seen some great winners in the past, including two horses that did so twice: Sweeper in 2011 and 2013, and then Z One Chance in 2018 and 2019. Also a past winner was a nine year old Alpha Ultimo in 2009 in what was his next to last career victory.
Wide Open Field in The San Diego Handicap Makes for an Interesting Race
7/29/2023 8 DMR The San Diego Hcp (GII) $300.000 3yo&Up 1 1/16th M Dirt Hcp Weights Out where the surf meets the turf… we look at the field for The San Diego Hcp (GII) and… Read More ›