5/25/26 11 LS Speightstown Sprint $100.00 (up to $15.00 for TX-bred) 3yo&Up 6f Dirt 3yo 116lbs older122lbs +penalties It’s no secret that Speightstown was one of my all-time favorites and I’ve been lucky enough to own a couple of his… Read More ›
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Clandestine Healer and Virtual Handyman Lock Horns in Crystal Water Stakes at SA
Crystal Water Stakes1 Mile Turf Stake Purse $100.00 Three-Year-Olds And Upward Foaled in CA. At SA Crystal Water Stakes has been around for quite some time. Sort of a cross section of owners here at HRP, even I won one… Read More ›
Star Vault Looks for First Win of Season in Sexton Mile
Sexton Mile – GIII $400.00 – For Three Year Olds And Upward 1 Mile – Dirt Lone Star Park – May 25, 2026 There is something pure and fair about a mile race. You need some speed, but you also… Read More ›
Eva v Two Past Champions in Valentine Stakes at SA
Valentine Stakes1 Mile Stake Purse $100.00 Fillies And Mares Three-Year-Old And Upward. At SA Valentine Stakes brings a nice match-up of fillies and mares at this time of year each spring… always a colourful array of track and horses…. Read More ›
Flop Looks to Rebound in Competitive Texas Derby Renewal
The 2026 Texas Derby at Lone Star Park will be run on May 25, 2026, at 1 1/16 miles on dirt for 3-year-olds with a purse of $300.00 plus Texas-bred supplements. Although still a relatively young stakes, the race has… Read More ›
Melair Stakes Ready for Breakthrough Winner
Melair Stakes Purse $125.00 – For Fillies Three Years Old Foaled In CA 1 1/16 Miles – Dirt Santa Anita Park – May 23, 2026 Santa Anita Park will feature many Cal-bred stakes this weekend, including the 18th edition of… Read More ›
Who Will Take Down Colors?
Colors – Grade three CD Race #4 6f Dirt Graded Stake Purse $250.000 For Fillies And Mares Four Years Old And Upward. 1 Journey East Serenity Stables McKee J 122 This… Read More ›
Seven Is Lucky Looks to Salute the Crowd on Memorial Day
Shoemaker Mile G1 1 Mile on Turf Purse $300.00 For Three Year Olds And Upward. Santa Anita Park Arcadia, Ca Seven Is Lucky from Mb Stables is clearly the class of the field and the one to hold off late… Read More ›
Seven Set to Line Up for The Gamely Stakes
The Gamely Stakes G1 1 1/8 on Turf Purse $300.00 For Fillies And Mares Three Years Old And Upward Santa Anita Park Arcadia, Ca The Gamely Stakes might have only drawn seven entrants, but it should be a good race… Read More ›
Evenly Matched Three-Year-Olds Clash in Snow Chief Stakes
Snow Chief Stakes Purse $125.00 – For Three Year Olds Foaled In CA 1 1/8 Miles – Turf Santa Anita Park – May 23, 2026 Three-Year-Old California-Breds get their time to shine on the turf this Saturday in the 19th… Read More ›