Yellow Ribbon Handicap – Grade IIDMR Race #7 1 1/16m Turf Graded StakePurse $250.000 For Fillies And Mares Three Years Old And Upward. It is not often that we get a handicap race that actually looks like a handicap with… Read More ›
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Will It Be an Indian Summer in Secretariat Stakes?
Secretariat Stakes – Grade IICNL Race #2 1m Turf Graded StakePurse $500.000 For Three Year Olds. 1 Indian Summer Diablo Diablo Castellano J J 122 — There is no doubting the ability this one has or had if you look… Read More ›
Beverly D Heads to CNL This Year and Draws La Terrifiant
The great La Terrifiant returns to action this weekend as HRP racing makes a rare trip to CNL for the 19th running of the Grade 1 Beverly D. This race has been more well known for taking place at AP, where it ran from 2005 until 2021. It would find a one year home at CD before the move to CNL for 2023.
Deep But Tricky Field in The Fourstardave Handicap
Named for one of the biggest legends of all time at SAR, the Fourstardave Handicap provides an automatic spot into the BC Mile in just three months. The race first appeared on the schedule in 2003 as a Grade 2, and was won by one of our own legends, the great Alpha Ultimo.
There Is Still Hope for America as KD Preview Cup Is Turned into One-Horse Race
KD Preview Turf Cup1 1/4 Mile Turf Stake Purse $250.000 Open 3 Year Olds And Up. 1st Americas Hope Nakamura Stables Alvarado F T Back to being a front runner today which saw him win the American Stakes, the result… Read More ›
Fake Sunset Looks Like the Real Thing in Adirondack
The 19th Running of the G3 Adirondack Sunday, August 6, 2023 SAR Race #4 $200.000 2YO Fillies 119 Lbs (plus penalties) 6 1/2 Furlongs #1 Cellini (Fractious/J.J. Castellano): Homebred filly powered home to break her maiden at second asking. Like that… Read More ›
Lets Celebrate Does It Again, This Time in The Whitney
When the year began, Lets Celebrate was running in a $12.500 claimer at TAM. Now, he is the favorite to win the BC Classic after picking up his second straight victory in an automatic qualifier for that race. Last month, he was down at CD and won the Grade 1 Foster, and now he did it again, coming from off the pace as he so likes to do, to win the Grade 1 Whitney.
Wild Finish in The Test
We would have a fantastic finish in The Test, with a five way photo finish at the wire and a total of seven horses being within a length at the wire. Prevailing in this very tight battle at the wire would be Devils Bride, out of the red-hot Fractious. She was one of three runners that the trainer had in the field, and we went with one of her stablemates in the preview.
On Fire Looks to Stay Hot in SAR Derby
The 5th Running of the G1 SAR Derby Saturday, August 5, 2023 SAR Race #9 $600.000 3YOs 122 Lbs 1 3/16(T) #1 Derby Cat (TwinTowersRacing/A. Beschizza): Broke his maiden in a PIM MSW back in May before catching an off-surface… Read More ›
No Clear Favorite in Hirsch Stakes
Hirsch Stakes – Grade 1 – $400.000 DMR – 1 1/16 Mile – Dirt For Fillies and Mares Three Years Old and Upward August 5, 2023 1 Karloffs Monster (TwinTowersRacing) BC Distaff winner followed that win up with a victory… Read More ›