Whenever Individuation is in a race, he will be the headliner, and the gelding returns to action on Saturday for the Grade 3 Iselin Stakes needing to rebound after his previous effort.
STAKES ARTICLES
All the Stakes previews and reviews.
Wasted Away Looks to Repay Some Purchase Price in The Alabama
The Alabama – Grade I SAR Race #7 1 1/4m Dirt Graded StakePurse $600.000 For Fillies Three Years Old. 1 Wrong Farm Winning Link Stables Gaffalione T 122 — There must be a good story behind this one’s name but… Read More ›
Crumbler Easily Wins ELP Derby
Team 7 Illusions had his name all over the racing form for the ELP Derby, as the breeder of four out of the seven runners, but only one of them was running for him in the race.
Lady Hilltopper Supreme in Beverly D
Beverly D – Grade II [BC]1 3/16 Mile Turf Stake Purse $500.000 Filly & Mare 3 Year Olds And Up. 1st Lady Hilltopper Black N Gold Stable Pennington F When this filly gets it right, she may be one of… Read More ›
Grand Opening Gives His Trainer a Million Reasons to Celebrate
AP Million – Grade I1 1/4 Mile Turf Stake Purse $1,000.000 Open 3 Year Olds And Up. 1st Grand Opening Riggins Racing Hernandez R M Well placed throughout, the race favorite took an age to get his nose in front… Read More ›
Virtual Handyman Puts His Homework To Good Use in Secretariat Stakes
Secretariat Stakes – Grade II1 Mile Turf Stake Purse $500.000 Open 3 Year Olds. 1st Virtual Handyman Riggins Racing Alvarado F T It was the 1.34- and 3-mile work that gave this performance away remembering that a month ago he… Read More ›
Bridesmaid No More: Hawaiian Lord Wins The Fourstardave Handicap
Hawaiian Lord has had a thing for finished second throughout his career, and while he looked very appealing in this race, it was hard to pick him to win, so I went for his seventeenth runner up finish. He would be involved in a photo finish at the wire here, because for a moment, he had to tease his trainer that he may have been second again.
Cycle Breaker Cruises to Easy Win in Bison City Stakes
While the Bison City Stakes has a bit of prestige up north, the actual field for the race could have been better, and when our pre-race pick to win, Rubimaulu was scratched, the race got a little less exciting on paper.
No Clear Favorites in ELP Derby
This Sunday at ELP, we will have the sixth running of the ELP Derby, an ungraded stake for three year olds that has seen its purse gradually increase over the years after debuting initially at $75.000.
Can Albaquirky Overcome Massive Weight Disadvantage in Fourstardave?
All eyes will be on the Fourstardave Handicap on Saturday, as it is the first “win and you’re in” race for the BC Mile while offering a pretty nice $500.000 purse along the way. That purse amount has been fairly consistent since 2012, and it has attracted a strong field of eleven.
