6/4/22 1 BEL The Pennie Ridge (GII) $200.000 3yo 1 1/8m InTurf 122lbs +penalties The Empire State is the venue as we go to BEL for The Pennie Ridge (GII) a mile and an eighth turf stakes for… Read More ›
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Creepy Risk, Sly Prayers Look to Settle Their Score in Friday’s G2 PEN Mile
The 9th Running of the G2 PEN Mile June 3, 2022 $400.000 1-Mile Turf 3YOs 122 Lbs PEN Race #19 Post Time 23:00 Track Record-1:32.47 (Fireflying-2022) Stakes Record-1:32.71 (Clockwork Chai-2017) The weekend’s graded stakes action kicks off late Friday night… Read More ›
Maxmillion Farm Looks “Gran” in Sexton Mile Win
5/30/22 9 LS Sexton Mile (GII) $400.000 3yo&Up 1m Dirt 3yo 116 lbs Older 122lbs It was chalky, but nailed it! Gran Z keeps Maxmillion Farm’s hot hand going, closing from well off of the pace and getting up… Read More ›
Cold Weather Rider Proves That Age Is No Barrier In The Shoemaker
Shoemaker Mile – Grade I [BC]1 Mile Turf Stake Purse $500.000 Open 3 Year Olds And Up. 1st Cold Weather Rider Night Rider Stables Cedillo A Well it has to be said i was worried about the deep… Read More ›
Proud Eights Does It Again In The Gamely Stakes
Last year, Proud Eights would top a field of seven in The Gamely Stakes. She would be back for more this time around, hoping to become the second horse to win the stake two times. Miz Liz was the one who did before, coming in 2010 and 2011.
Sports Page Heating Up, Wins Gold Cup
Is Sports Page finally finding that level of consistency that could make him one of the greats in the game? At times, we have seen it, but not often enough. In 2022, he has gotten off to a good start, winning an optional claimer and running second in the OP Handicap.
Jokerjoes “Thunders” Home For Eclipse Win
5/29/22 6 WO Eclipse Stakes (GII) $175.000 4yo&Up 1 1/16th Dirt 122lbs +penalties Jokerjoes gets his first Grade 2 win as Thundering Speed noses out Eclipse My Knowledge for the victory in the Eclipse Stakes (GII). It was a… Read More ›
Audioslave Shows “Original Fire” in Triple Bend Win
5/29/22 4 SA Triple Bend Stakes (GII) $200.000 4yo&Up 7f Dirt 123lbs +penalties If you threw the favorite out, we gave you a nice exacta in this one… this was a battle of necks as Audioslave, owned by Alydar… Read More ›
King Ranch Reigns In Wild Daytona Stakes Finish
It would be a thrilling finish at the Daytona Stakes as eight of the eleven horses in the field finished within a length of each other at the wire. This includes an exceptionally tight five way photo for win, and when the dust settled, it would be King Ranch getting the headbob over Shelbags to give trainer South Shore Stables their first win in the race.
Lady Hilltopper Gets The Top Spot In Honeymoon Stakes
The Honeymoon Stakes was a hard race to find a horse to like since the story for most of these fillies was more about using this race as a springboard for their career as opposed to what they had done already. If you wanted to beat the favorite, this may have been a good race to play the odds board and pick your longshot.