The Bowling Green will go down as a memorable race, not because of the winner, but because of the way the pacesetters turned on the afterburners at the start of the race. The ultimate winner, Afterburner, did not want any part of the what they were doing on the front end and it would be the right call!
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The Outside Has It In The Amsterdam
The Amsterdam – Grade II6 1/2 Furlongs Dirt Stake Purse $200.000 Open 3 Year Olds. 1st Iron Mine Fractious Silvera Ru It usually takes a crazy fast early pace to see the three wide gates fill the first three spots… Read More ›
Hard Discretion Wears Down Funny Cide to Take G2 San Diego Handicap
The 20th Running of the G2 San Diego Handicap Saturday, July 30, 2022 DMR Race #6 $300.000 3+ Handicap Weights 11/16 Track/Stakes Record-1:39.81 (Fab Four-2012) Hard Discretion had to tote more weight than his seven rivals but he proved the… Read More ›
Individuation Starts Slow, Finishes Fast in The Dandy-G2 Victory
The 19th Running of The Dandy-G2 Saturday, July 30, 2022 SAR Race #7 $600.000 3YOs 122 Lbs 11/8 Track Record-1:46.34 (Jesse James-2012) Stakes Record-1:46.71 (Grady-2005) Saturday’s G2 Dandy could not have started much worse for Individuation as he spun his… Read More ›
The Money Truck fills up in The Birdstone
The Birdstone1 1/2 Mile Dirt Stake Purse $200.000 Open 4 Year Olds And Up. 1st Money Truck Invicta Group Llc Prat F The best horse in the race is the best horse in the race, its an adage i have… Read More ›
Theres No Doubt Wires the Field in Fleet Treat Stakes
The Fleet Treat – $175.000 Ungraded DMR – 7 Furlongs – Dirt For Fillies Three Years Old Foaled in CA July 28, 2022 There was some doubt at the end of the Fleet Treat when Return To Sender came within… Read More ›
We Could See A Couple Going Dutch In The Amsterdam
The Amsterdam – Grade IISAR Race #7 6 1/2f Dirt Graded StakePurse $200.000 For Three Year Olds. 1 No More Rattle Bigchief Stables Ferrer J C Only once in nine starts has this horse even had a sniff of the… Read More ›
No Clear Favorite in Curlin
The Curlin – $135.000 Ungraded SAR – 1 1/8 Mile – Dirt Three Years Old July 29, 2022 There may be no clear favorite in this race, but there are a few that deserve mention. Angel Dust (Arindel) took three… Read More ›
Droopy Tries to Beat Elders for a 2nd Time in G2 Read Stakes
The 19th Running of the Read Stakes-G2 Sunday, July 31, 2022 DMR Race #6 $250.000 3+ 119/124 Lbs 11/8 (T) Track/Stakes Record-1:44.48 (Snippets-2009) The Sunday showpiece at DMR will be the 19th running of the G2 Read Stakes. The 9-furlong,… Read More ›
Billy Joel Hopes To Stay Hot In Bowling Green
On the last day of July, a full field of twelve will head to the starting gate for the 17th running of the Bowling Green, which sends older turf horses around the inner course for eleven furlongs. The details of the race have varied throughout time, with the race being held at BEL from 2004 until 2014.