Thunder Road – Grade III1 Mile Turf Graded Stake Purse $100.000 Four-Year-Olds And Upward. At SA 1st Atomic Eclipse Spankys Barn 15-1 (HRP) 5-1 (SRF) Nine-year-old Atomic Eclipse, richest horse in the race, also proved himself the classiest horse… Read More ›
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The Southwind Blows in The Davis Stakes
The Davis Stakes [KYD] 1 1/16 Mile Dirt Stake Purse $250.000 Open 3 Year Olds. 1st Southwind Acber Farms Ortiz J L 1/2 1:41.67 In a race with only three lengths first to last it… Read More ›
Valley Center Gets Home in Busy Finish for The Suncoast Stakes
The Suncoast Stakes [KYO] 1 Mile 70 Yards Dirt Stake Purse $125.000 Filly 3 Year Olds. 1st Valley Center Nakamura Stables Castillo I nk 1:39.46 The key for this one today was being able to lay… Read More ›
Sinissipi Swinger Upsets Lewis Stakes at SA
Lewis Stakes – Grade III [KYD]1 Mile Dirt Graded Stake Purse $100.000 Three-Year-Olds. At SA 1st Sinissipi Swinger TwinTowersRacing 20-1 (HRP) 4-1 (SRF) Sinissipi Swinger made it three straight since being gelded, but I just refuse to give credit to that… Read More ›
Houseofidentity Brings Home Lukas Stakes
In a well balanced field of horses that know how to either win or hit the board in most of their races, it was tough to pick a winner for the Grade 2 Lukas Stakes. Any of these fillies and mares had the ability to rise to the occasion and grab the win, so it was not a surprise that only three lengths separated first from last at the end.
Deadmans Party Heads Seven Lasses in Valdale Stakes at TP
Valdale Stakes6 1/2 furlongs Dirt Stake Purse $250.000 Three-Year-Old Fillies. At TP. Valdale Stakes has an interesting history. It started in 2007 and existed until 2015 as a 1mile dirt race for a $50.000 purse. As a result, it didn’t… Read More ›
Eight-Year-Old Kidding Pick in Thunder Road at SA
Thunder Road – Grade III1 Mile Turf Graded Stake Purse $100.000 Four-Year-Olds And Upward. At SA Thunder Road. I hate this race. I just can’t tell which is which or what is what. Seven-year-olds, an eight-year-old, a nine-year-old! A four-year-old,… Read More ›
LAPN Matron Will Be a Battle
LAPN Matron $125.000 For F&M Four Years Old And Upwards Foaled in LA 5 Furlongs – Dirt Delta Downs – February 7, 2026 It is always nice to see State Bred races fill as it can sometimes be a struggle,… Read More ›
Bank Robber Poised for Runyon Stakes Triumph
The $135.000 Runyon Stakes takes place at Aqueduct on Friday, February 7, 2026, presenting a seven-furlong test on the main dirt track for three-year-old colts and geldings foaled in New York. As one of the important developmental stakes events for… Read More ›
Dame Magnifique Eyes East View Stakes Victory
The $135.000 East View Stakes takes place at Aqueduct on Friday, February 7, 2026, presenting a seven-furlong test on the main dirt track for three-year-old fillies foaled in New York. As one of the important developmental stakes events for New… Read More ›