Last year, the Alexandra Stakes ran with only six entrants but had five fillies join the companion race at FG, the Risen Star. This is something that drew a lot of discussion at the time as fillies had significant success against males due in part to their weight allowance. This year, things are much more normal, with no fillies in the Risen Star and a full field in the Alexandra Stakes.
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Mb Stables Top Twelve Derby Dozen
Here is this weeks Top Derby Dozen from MB Stables. This week saw little change in the overall top twelve with only some minor shuffling. However we did see a 12th place tie with a couple of new comers onto… Read More ›
Full Thundaga Back Home at TAM For The Turf Dash
Taking place this Saturday, The Turf Dash is pretty much exactly what it’s name suggests. It will run at TAM for the 18th time, first appearing on the schedule in 2005 and being held every year other than 2019.
There’s No Doubt That The Fritchie Stakes Field Is Strong
This time of year, the races that will grab your attention right away are the preps for the KYD or the KYO, or Grade 1’s with high purses. Hopefully that will not keep anyone from checking out a fascinating edition of The Grade 3 Fritchie Stakes at LRL on Saturday, as all but two runners in the field were runners in a BC race just a few months ago.
The General George Stakes Lines Up to Be an Early Test for the BC Hopefuls
The General George Stakes – Grade III (P2) LRL Race #16 7f Dirt Graded StakePurse $250.000 For Four Year Olds And Upward. 1 Electric Angelos Stable Toledo Je 124 — This is a good field and this five-year-old is right in… Read More ›
Sinister City Best in Lady of Shamrock Stakes
Lady of Shamrock Stakes – $100.000 SA – 1 Mile – Turf For Fillies Three Years Old February 12, 2023 Sinister City came from well off the pace to win by half a length in the Shamrock. She sat toward… Read More ›
Retrospect Takes The Broadway
The Broadway – $100.000 AQU – 7 Furlongs – Dirt For Fillies and Mares Four Years Old and Upward foaled in NY February 21, 2023 After a string of second and third place finishes in stakes and graded company, Mb… Read More ›
Hamilton Library Captures Davis Stakes with Powerful Stretch Effort
A field of twelve got together for the running of the Davis Stakes, hoping to pick up the valuable KYD points that are associated with it, and they would prove that this time of year this KYD chase can still be quite unpredictable.
Lindt Gives Hippyheart a Big Win in The Suncoast Stakes
Eleven fillies made their way to TAM for the Suncoast on Saturday, with most of them being quite inexperienced in running at the stake level, or having success within it. The highest earner coming into the race was Lindt, who had made $119.900 in her career thus far.