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 G2 Read Stakes lost a little bit of its star power with the early-morning scratch of Iron… Read More ›
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Familiar Faces Meet in The Troy
Checking in with racing at the Spa on Friday, we will have the 17th running of the Troy, which is a Grade 3 race for older horses. Until 2020, three year olds were able to participate in this turf sprint, but that would change during that year and it has remained that way.
Shifu Tan Uses Closing Effort to Take Crosby at DMR
7/30/22 7 DMR Crosby Stakes (GI) [BC] $400.000 3yo&Up 6f Dirt 3yo 119 Older 124 It looks like the John Henry barn will be spending fall in Lexington… well, at least they have their ticket punched as Shifu… Read More ›
Carnoustie “Smokes” The Vanderbilt Field
7/30/22 6 SAR The Vanderbilt Hcp (GI) $350.000 3yo&Up 6f Dirt Hcp Weights My lack of handicapping ability rings true yet again as Smokey Stover’s Carnoustie held off the late… Read More ›
Angel Dust Best in Curlin
The Curlin – $135.000 Ungraded SAR – 1 1/8 Mile – Dirt For Three Years Olds July 29, 2022 After a slow start, Angel Dust (Arindel) overcame traffic to get to the wire a head in front of Shamo (Mb… Read More ›
Dominance Dominates In Stretch To Win MTH Oaks
With a name like Dominance, you better be good. Heading into the MTH Oaks, this filly had been successful, but had never taken on a stakes crowd before. It would be her fourth stake for Nakamura Stables, who claimed her for $65.000 at the start of the year and she would knock off a pretty good crowd in that stakes debut.
Afterburner Prevails In Quick Paced Bowling Green
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!
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 ›