Phoenix Gold Cup Handicap – $100.000 TUP – 6 Furlongs – Dirt For Three Year Olds And Upward March 11, 2023 Championship Rounds tracked the pace and took control midway through the six-furlong contest, fending off a late run by… Read More ›
STAKES ARTICLES
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Sinister City Wins The FL Oaks, Extends Win Streak to Four
The FL Oaks – Grade 3 TAM – 1 1/16 mile – Turf For Fillies Three Years Old March 11, 2023 Freakshow’s brilliant three-year-old filly did it again in the FL Oaks. Sinister City has won coming off the pace… Read More ›
Starting Over Takes Correction Stakes
The Correction – $100.000 AQU – 6 Furlongs – Dirt For Fillies And Mares Four Years Old And Upward March 11, 2023 Starting Over did just that in the Correction. She hadn’t had a win since the Fritchie Stakes (Grade… Read More ›
Zalinda Pulls Away to Take The Hillsborough Stakes
3/11/23 15 TAM The Hillsborough Stakes (GII) $225.000 4yo&UP F&M 1 1/8m Turf 122lbs +penalties Well, we both had Zalinda in the mix and the ol’ gray mare is exactly what we expected… tough as nails. The… Read More ›
Dead-heats Galore in Fitzsimmons Mile Handicap
3/11/23 10 TUP Fitzsimmons Mile Hcp $100.000 3yo&UP 1 1/16thm Turf Hcp Weights Would it be a weekend of stakes racing without a handful of dead-heats? Of course not, and we had one for the win and… Read More ›
Outside Trip Doesn’t Spoil Matamata’s Day in The Azeri
Smokey Stover was not messing around when it came to entering horses for The Azeri. All three of his horses seemed to have a great chance to win the race, including the legendary Z Command and the ultimate post time favorite, Third Gear. His third entry, Matamata, had just as much potential and came into the race on a stretch of three victories in four starts.
Silver Jazzmin Holds Off the Storm in The Hurricane Bertie
There were not a lot of people who believed that Silver Jazzmin would get the job done in the Hurricane Bertie, as she was made a 19/1 longshot in the field. We can’t say that we were any different, as she was not among our picks for the race.
Point Of Honor Goes Wire to Wire in Captiva Island
Trippi Sprinkle came into the Captiva Island looking to win her third straight Captiva Island, but it would be another horse looking to win three in a row, Point Of Honor, that would get the job done. Point Of Honor came into the race not only with wins in her last two starts, but with five victories in her last eight races.
Nice Group of Seven Fillies Go to Post in FL Oaks
The FL Oaks – Grade 3 TAM – 1 1/16 mile – Turf For Fillies Three Years Old March 11, 2023 This race was originally run on dirt but moved over to turf in 2011 and has drawn some… Read More ›
Phoenix Gold Cup Draws Full Field of Twelve
1 Donegal Dreamer (Santan Stables) Interesting five-year-old. Seems very ordinary, maybe a little below average, then he goes and wins the Harris Stakes at FNO in CA-bred company, then finished eighth in the Ft Bliss last out. He won a… Read More ›