The final weekend of racing at BEL for the summer gives us plenty of reason to be excited before high end action resumes in New York at SAR. Part of the Saturday card is the 19th running of the Suburban, which is a ten furlong race held on the main track.
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Increased Purse Means Stronger Field in The Manila
This Friday at BEL, the featured race of the day will be the ninth running of The Manila, a nice Grade 3 event for three years on the turf, and it will be the biggest of this race that we have ever seen. That is because of the purse increase, as in the past the stake only had a $100.000 purse associated with it.
“Shining” Group Goes to the Post for DEL Hcp
7/8/23 2 DEL DEL Hcp (GII) $500.000 F&M 3yo&Up 1 3/16th Dirt Hcp Weights We head out to the beautiful Oaks again and take a look at the field… Read More ›
Fake Sunset Wins the Battle of the Noses and Necks in Debutante
‘Debutante6 Furlongs Dirt Stake Purse $225.000 Filly 2 Year Olds. With less than two-tenths of a second covering the first six and only 1.2 seconds covering every runner, this indeed was a race that was as close as expected considering… Read More ›
Catawba Best in RGD
RGD – Grade 3 – $250.000 DEL – 1 3/8 Mile – Turf Fillies And Mares Three Years Old And Upward July 1, 2023 Catawba broke alertly and stalked the leader, Sin City Girlz before taking control in the stretch… Read More ›
EPR the Main Prize in Heavily Contested Bashford Manor
The 21st Running of the Bashford Manor Monday, July 3, 2023 CD Race #5 $225.000 2YOs 119 Lbs (plus penalties) 6 Furlongs #1 Awad (D J C Racing Stables/J.R. Velazquez 119): Broke the maiden for a $50.000 tag in late… Read More ›
Eight in the Gate for The Hanshin
The Hanshin – $275.000 CD – 1 Mile – Dirt For Four Year Olds And Upward July 3, 2023 1 Hint Of Sugar (Arindel) This five-year-old gelding hasn’t finished off the board in five starts so far this year, four… Read More ›
Muddy Buddy Holds Off Lucky Star, Hands Mb DEL Oaks Win #3
7/1/23 2 DEL DEL Oaks (GIII) $300.000 4yo&Up 1 1/16th Dirt 122lbs
Lets Celebrate Earns His BC Classic Spot with Foster Victory
The BC Classic is still about four months away, but after the running of the Foster, we know that Lets Celebrate will be there, as the gelding from Riggins Racing came from behind, as he so typically does, to get the win in this Grade 1.
Things Start to Heat Up for the Juvenile Fillies as Maiden Winners Look to Become Stakes Winners
DebutanteCD Race #8 6f Dirt StakePurse $225.000 For Fillies Two Years Old. These early two year old races have become a race between the big-ticket maiden winners with nothing else getting a look in so once again we have to… Read More ›