Kelso Handicap – Grade 2 – $300.000 For Three Year Olds And Upward AQU – Dirt – 1 Mile Higher Drift stalked the pace, took the lead from Twilight Flame and fended off a late run from Ricki Tikki Tavi… Read More ›
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Upon Impact Pulls into Station
Station1 Mile Turf Stake Purse $300.000 Open 3 Year Olds. 1st Upon Impact Broken Spoke Stables Elliott S This colt only broke his maiden in January but since then has been on an upward trend on their improvement curve culminating… Read More ›
It’s Still Summer in Goldikova Stakes
Goldikova Stakes – Grade II1 Mile Turf Stake Purse $200.000 Filly & Mare 3 Year Olds And Up. 1st Summers Day Maxmillion Farm Van Dyke D I have said it time and time again, if its a turf route and… Read More ›
Twin Towers Gets “Grusome” Before Halloween, Takes Rags To Riches
10/30/22 10 CD Rags To Riches $200.000 2YO F 1 1/16m Dirt 120lbs + Penalties We had a bit of an upset in Sundays Rags To Riches at CD. Twin TowersRacing’s Beautifully Grusome, dismissed at 13/1… Read More ›
Smokey Stover Take Empire Distaff With Surrey
10/30/22 11 AQU The Empire Distaff $250.000 3yo&Up F&M Foaled In NY 1 1/8m Dirt 3yo 121lbs Older 124lbs It got a bit chalky in the Empire Distaff as the betting public sent off three horses between… Read More ›
Arindel Uses “Force” To Take Empire Classic
10/30/22 5 AQU The Empire Classic $250.000 3yo&Up Foaled In NY 1 1/8m Dirt 3yo 121lbs Older 124lbs Seems my handicapping hat was on right this weekend… nailed the exacta in Saturday’s Empire Classic, and the Green… Read More ›
Black Card Is Ace in Twilight Derby
Black Card came into the Twilight Derby looked like one of the top choices, but was still searching for his first stake win after a couple of close calls earlier this year. At SA on Saturday, he would pick that up, winning by half a length.
The Fayette Ends in a Dead Heat
There is no denying that Figured The Storm has figured out how to be a great race horse this year, coming into The Fayette with five wins in ten starts as a four year old. Make that six of eleven, but he will share that win First Sargeant, who had commanded two wins in eight starts in 2022 before this race.
Eight Line Up in Kelso Handicap
Kelso Handicap – Grade 2 – $300.000 AQU – Mile – Dirt For Three Year Olds And Upwards 1 Owens (Nakamura Stables) Claimed last start for $45.000 in race he won by two lengths. As impressive as that might have… Read More ›
Venture In Belief Holds Off Scalp to Win Valley View
While the Valley View seemed to be an evenly matched race on paper, it would end up as a two horse race at the end. Both Venture In Belief and Scalp would be the class of the field and would have a good battle amongst themselves before Venture In Belief prevailed at the wire by a beck for Night Rider Stables.