Harvey Pack 5 1/2 Furlongs on TurfPurse $200.00 (plus up to $30.00 for NY-breds) For Four Year Olds And UpwardSaratoga Race CourseSaratoga Springs, New York Nitro from The Sidley Stud is razor sharp and has been an exotics terror since… Read More ›
STAKES ARTICLES
All the Stakes previews and reviews.
The Kelso Stakes Preview: American Generals Looks Ready To Graduate
The Kelso Stakes will be run on Sunday, July 5, 2026, at Saratoga as Race #5, a Grade III contested over 1 mile on the inner turf for horses four years old and upward carrying a purse of $225.000. First… Read More ›
Pink Lloyd Stakes Preview: First Defence Poised To Strike
The Pink Lloyd Stakes will be run on Sunday, July 5, 2026, at Woodbine as Race #2, a 6-furlong dirt stake restricted to Ontario-bred horses four years old and upward carrying a purse of $100.000. The Pink Lloyd has produced… Read More ›
Six Capable Contenders Eye Dade Park Dash
Dade Park Dash Purse $175.00 – For Three Year Olds 5½ Furlongs – Turf Ellis Park – July 4, 2026 The Fourth of July provides a fitting backdrop for the fourth edition of the Dade Park Dash at Ellis Park,… Read More ›
Seven Lasses in Contentious BEL Oaks at SAR
The BEL Oaks – Grade I 1 1/8 Miles Trurf Graded Stake Purse $600.00 Fillies Three-Year-Olds. At SAR I’m picking a longshot to take The BEL Oaks in a very contentious field. I like TwinTowersRacing’s improving I Am The… Read More ›
Wolf is On the Prowl in The Sanford
The Sanford6 furlongs on Dirt Grade 3Purse $225.00 For Two Year OldsSaratoga Race CourseSaratoga Springs, New York Happy 4th of July! Bronze Wolf from TwinTowersRacing gets the call in yet another impossible two-year-old stakes to really get a solid read… Read More ›
Small Field Gathers for Great Lady M Stakes
Great Lady M Stakes6 1/2 Furlongs on Dirt Grade 2Purse $200.00 For Fillies And Mares Three Years Old And UpwardLos Alamitos Race Course Los Alamitos, California Happy 4th of July! Sitting Bulls Champ from Mb Stables draws the rail in… Read More ›
Stagger Home Looks for Second Win in Wild Applause at SAR
Wild Applause 1 Mile InTurf Stake Purse $150.00 Fillies Three-Year-Olds. At SAR Wild Applause is a small but closely matched field of lightly raced fillies headed by the lightest races of all, Mb Stables’ Stagger Home which was just… Read More ›
The Suburban at SAR Could Produce Fourth of July Fireworks
The Suburban – GII $500.00 For Four Year Olds And Upward 1 1/4 Miles – Dirt Saratoga Race Course – July 4, 2026 In the real world and for old timers like me, The Suburban harkens back to the days… Read More ›
Whispering Pines Looks to Stay Perfect in The Schuylerville
The Schuylerville Purse $200.00 – For Fillies Two Years Old 6 Furlongs – Dirt Saratoga – July 3, 2026 The 22nd edition of The Schuylerville brings together twelve of the top two-year-old fillies in the game competing around six furlongs…. Read More ›