9/5/22 9 SAR The Hopeful (GI) $300.000 2yo 7f Dirt 119lbs Mb Stables ruled the roost in the ’22 SAR Meet, knocking down the most wins, most cash… most everything! And it was all because… Read More ›
STAKES ARTICLES
All the Stakes previews and reviews.
Charleys Latte Clears The Field In JC Gold Cup Triumph
9/2/22 8 SAR The JC Gold Cup (GI) [BC] $1,250.000 3yo&Up 1 1/4 Dirt 124lbs These older handicap types sure do like beating up on each other, but I think Charleys Latte is primed for… Read More ›
Neither Weight Nor Rain Can Slow Banshee Star In Baruch Handicap
If everyone was at an even weight in the Baruch Handicap, there would have been no questioning whether or not Banshee Star would be the one to beat. But, even with carrying 4-5 pounds more than everyone else, bettors as well as us here in the SRF still had plenty of confidence in him to get the job done.
The VA Derby Will Sort Out A Web Of Form and Give Someone A Nice Mid Week Pay Day
VA Derby – Grade IIICNL Race #1 1 1/8m Turf Graded StakePurse $300.000 For Three Year Olds. With Arindel and Mb Stables going head to head at SAR it leaves this very nice mid week prize to the other top… Read More ›
Cheyenne Lame Foot Gets it Done in KD Juvenile
KD Juvenile – $500.000 PurseKD – For Two Years OldOne Mile – TurfSeptember 3, 2002 The KD Juvenile turned out to be a thriller. Two evenly matched juveniles came from off the pace to put on a show in the… Read More ›
La Terrifiant Does it Again in The Flower Bowl
The 20th Running of The Flower Bowl-G2 Saturday, September 3, 2022 SAR Race #10 $600.000 F&M 4+ 123 Lbs 13/8 Inner Turf G1 BC F&M TURF AUTO-QUALIFIER Course Record-2:10.95 (Mean Street-2016) Stakes Record-2:12.20 (Zalinda-2021) La Terrifiant qualified for her 6th consecutive… Read More ›
Hawkes Bay Best in Tight Prioress Finish
9/2/22 8 SAR The Prioress (GII) $250.000 3yoF 6f Dirt 122lbs My odds were close, my selections in The Prioress (GII)… not so much. When the dust cleared in this one, it was a full-field… Read More ›
Four Years Later, Combat Wombat Wins Pacific Classic Again
In 2018, a three year old horse by the name of Combat Wombat was making his fourth career start in the Pacific Classic. He had been impressive right from the start of his career, so it wasn’t something that was considered an upset. Now, four years later, with most of the 2018 field either deactivated or serving as sires, Combat Wombat was back in the Pacific Classic.
Elite Fire Best in Saranac
Saranac – Grade 3 – $200.000 PurseKD – For Three Years OldOne Mile and a Sixteenth – InTurf9/3/2022 It was a high voltage win for Elite Fire. After getting off to a slow start, the three-year-old gelding proved the race… Read More ›
Queen Rumble Comes from Clouds to Win KD Juvenile Fillies
KD Juvenile Fillies- $500.000 PurseKD – For Fillies Two Years OldOne Mile – TurfSeptember 3, 2022 It’s always thrilling to watch a closer get it done – unless you’re the connections. Mb Stables must have had a few anxious seconds… Read More ›