4/24/2026 5 KEE Bewitch (GIII) $350.00 4yo&Up F&M 11/2m Turf 123lbs The saddest part of spring… closing Friday at KEE. I know, I know… it’s off… Read More ›
STAKES ARTICLES
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Pennsylvania-Breds Look to Regain Form in McKenney Handicap
McKenney Handicap Purse $100.00 – For Three Year Olds And Upward Foaled In PA 6 Furlongs – Dirt Parx – April 22, 2026 Pennsylvania’s breeding program gets another moment in the spotlight this Wednesday, as a competitive field assembles for… Read More ›
Powerful Stretch Drive Gives Santa Maria to Spirit Storm
Santa Maria Stakes – GIII $100.00 For Fillies And Mares Four Years Old And Upward 1 1/16 Miles – Dirt Santa Anita Park – April 19, 2026 This writer got this race very right and very wrong as demonstrated by… Read More ›
Three in a Row for Sweating Bullets in Pep Stakes
Pep Stakes6 furlongs Dirt Stake Purse $20.00 Fillies Three-Years-Old. At FON 1st Sweating Bullets Panionios Racing 9-2 (HRP) *6-5 (SRF) Well, our review correctly predicted Sweating Bullets the winner but expected her to be the favourite which she was not…. Read More ›
Call Demi, Ghost is ON in Biogios Rose Win
4/19/2026 2 AQU The Biogios Rose $135.00 4yo&Up F&M Foaled in NY 1m Dirt 123lbs +penalties That’s what I said… The Biogios Rose looked like a one-horse race to me, and a three-length… Read More ›
Red Party Scores Hat Trick in Palisades Turf Sprint
Palisades Turf Sprint 5 1/2f on Turf Purse $300.00 For Three Year Olds Keenland Park Lexington, Kentucky Red Party from T Boy Racing came into this stakes race looking for the hat trick and when the race was declared official,… Read More ›
King Z Unbothered by Wet Conditions in Elkhorn
Elkhorn – (Grade ll) Purse $400.00 – For Four Year Olds And Upward 1 1/2 Miles – Turf Keeneland – April 18, 2026 The “good” turf was no problem for King Z as he got back to his winning ways… Read More ›
Charlie Jace Uses Speed to Secure Ali Win at KEE
4/18/26 5 KEE Ali (GIII) $350.000 4yo&Up 13/16th m Dirt 123lbs We got nuthin’ right in this one… Mb Stables‘ Charlie Jace proves the age-old statement of you just don’t bet against… Read More ›
Excogitator Targets Turf Breakthrough in American Stakes
On April 19, 2026, Santa Anita hosts the Grade III American Stakes at 1 mile on turf, a race that has evolved over time from longer configurations into a sharp, tactical mile test. The purse stands at $100.00, and recent… Read More ›
Santa Maria Attracts a Full Field Looking to Find Form
Santa Maria Stakes – GIII $100.00 For Fillies And Mares Four Years Old And Upward 1 1/16 Miles – Dirt Santa Anita Park – April 19, 2026 Even though the Santa Maria has gone from a GI to a GIII… Read More ›