6/7/25 5 SAR The True North (GIII) $400.000 4yo&Up 61/2f Dirt 123lbs I’m not sure which is more foolish… the weather or the number of dead-heats… three in this race alone, crazy. What isn’t crazy is Mb… Read More ›
STAKES ARTICLES
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Quiet Return Knocks Off Bad Debt in Battle of Prior KYD Winners
On any other day, a field of this stature would be the talk of the day, as the Grade 1 Metropolitan Handicap was loaded. On Saturday, it was simply part of the undercard, but with many horses who are ordinarily headliners running, a great race was expected.
Voltaire Grinds Out the Win in The Just A Game
The Just A Game – Grade I 1 Mile Inner Turf Stake Purse $500.000 Filly & Mare 4 Year Olds And Up. 1st Voltaire Threshold Lopez P Everything fell in place today for this five-year-old as she found her favored… Read More ›
Creepy Runner Has Party in The Acorn
The Acorn – Grade I 1 1/8 Mile Dirt Stake Purse $500.000 Filly 3 Year Olds. 1st Creepy Runner Party Mb Stables Velazquez J R It is now pretty clear that this filly who won the Ashland prior to her… Read More ›
American Generals Goes Gate to Wire In Manhattan Triumph
6/7/25 9 SAR The Manhattan (GI) $1,000.000 4yo&Up 13/16m Turf 123lbs The weather was dreary but American Generals kept his hot streak going, taking The Manhattan (GI) by a quarter length,… Read More ›
Rain Doesn’t Stop Exemplary from Winning The Jaipur
The big story of the Jaipur was not necessarily that Exemplary won the race, but all the scratches that took place before hand. A nine horse field was cut to five as just the little bit of virtual rain, downgrading the turf course to good, was enough to see four horses opt for alternatives.
Wasted Away Wins at SAR Again, This Time in The Phipps Stakes
Wasted Away likes it here at SAR, as last year’s KYO winner would finish second in the Acorn, before winning both the CCA Oaks and the Alabama right here at the Spa. Now, she was back on the track again that she has had much success on, and in a very close finish, she would hang on to get the win.
Lady Hilltopper Gets the Job Done in The NY at SAR
6/6/25 6 SAR The NY (GI) $750.000 4yo&Up F&M 13/16th m Turf 123lbs I hope Lady Hilltopper runs until she’s 113 years old… she’s a joy. Today… Read More ›
The BEL Brings Together the Best Three-Year-Olds for a Decider of the Ages
The BEL – Grade ISAR Race #2 1 1/4m Dirt Graded StakePurse $2,000.000 For Three Year Olds. This is perhaps not the most important BEL ever run, as there is no Howl To The Hound going for a first-ever HRP… Read More ›
TC Winners Galore in The Metropolitan Handicap
Next up on the SAR schedule on Saturday will be The Metropolitan Handicap, another race that awards an automatic spot into the BC in five months, this one for the Dirt Mile. This is a race that saw the great Alpha Ultimo capture three of the first four editions, and more recently saw So Profound go back to back in 2020 and 2021.