The Test – Grade I7 Furlongs Dirt Stake Purse $500.000 Filly 3 Year Olds. 1st Lady Lara Night Mare Racing Geroux F As expected, the early pace was so breakneck that even the on-pace runners had trouble keeping up which… Read More ›
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Drinkin, Creepin, Winnin in The Troy
Drinkin Creepin continued his winning ways on Saturday by capturing the Grade 3 Troy, making him 7-for-7 on the year. He’s unquestionably the best turf sprinter in the game, and while “horse of the year” is not likely to go to a turf sprinter, let’s give him his due. He’s an incredible horse who is thoroughly dominant right now.
Diamond Haggis Toughs It Out in The National Museum
The National Museum of Racing – Grade II1 Mile Inner Turf Stake Purse $500.000 Open 3 Year Olds. 1st Diamond Haggis Fractious Prat F The price of 10/1 was pretty generous considering this one’s recent form but he didn’t know… Read More ›
Let Me Explain Marches on in SAR Oaks
SAR Oaks – Grade II1 3/16 Mile Turf Stake Purse $400.000 Filly 3 Year Olds. 1st Let Me Explain Mb Stables Velazquez J R As expected, she went to the lead and pretty much had the race won by halfway…. Read More ›
All the KD Preview Races From ELP
It’s a big weekend at ELP with the KD Preview races featuring small fields and big purses. It kicks off with the KD Preview Turf Mile for three’s and up and features a field of five for the $250.000 prize… Read More ›
Will It Be a Wonderful World in Pucker Up Stakes?
Pucker Up Stakes – Grade IIIELP Race #9 1 1/8m Turf Graded StakePurse $400.000 For Fillies Three Years Old. 1 Wonderful World Smokey Stover Corrales G 122 — After a grade one win as a two-year-old and a fair run… Read More ›
Purse Money At MNR Can Only Mean The WV Derby
There’s purse money to be won on Sunday at MNR as the 21st running of the WV Derby. This was a free race from 2003-2011, but would get the fields it deserved beginning in 2012 when Vouvray beat the boys to get the win.
It’s Whitney Weekend at The Spa
There are many big races going on this weekend, but none are bigger than the Grade 1 Whitney, taking place at SAR on Saturday. The race offers a ticket to the BC Classic with a cool $1,000.000 purse to be split amongst it’s top finishers. It’s one of those races that we all look forward to every year, and it has been won in the past by some truly great virtual horses.
SAR Derby Looks to Be at Rearrangers Mercy
SAR Derby – Grade ISAR Race #9 1 3/16m Turf Graded StakePurse $600.000 For Three-Year-Olds. 1 Rearranger Mb Stables Franco M 122 — One turf run, one grade one win, enough said. For eight races this three-year-old ran on the… Read More ›
The Test Will Live Up to Its Name as Eleven Do Battle
The Test – Grade ISAR Race #8 7f Dirt Graded StakePurse $500.000 For Fillies Three Years Old. 1 Altered State Mb Stables Franco M 122 — The trip is a key factor here as seven furlongs can be a specialist… Read More ›
