Tall Stack Stakes Purse $75.00 – For Three Year Olds 6 1/2 Furlongs – Dirt Belterra Park – May 8, 2026 Despite spotting the field a head start turning for home, Wizardly unleashed a late outside run to capture the… Read More ›
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Another Tight Sophomore Fight in The Peter Pan
The Peter Pan- Grade III1 1/8 Miles Dirt Graded Stake Purse $200.00 Three-Year-Olds. At AQU Since 2005, The Peter Pan has been the consolation prize for three-year-olds that, for whatever reason, couldn’t make the KYD. Mind you, $200.00 is… Read More ›
The Nerud Features Loaded Field of Experienced Sprinters
The Nerud – (Grade lll) Purse $175.00 – For Four Year Olds And Upward 6 Furlongs – Dirt Aqueduct – May 9, 2026 The 13th running of The Nerud brings together seven experienced sprinters in a race that has long… Read More ›
Nine Turf Speedsters Will Line Up for The Walker
The Walker $225.00 – For Three Year Olds 5 1/2 Furlongs – Turf Churchill Downs – May 9, 2026 The Walker has struggled- somewhat for an identity. It debuted in 2015 with a modest purse of $100.00 and it was… Read More ›
The Juvenile Season Gets Warmer as the First Stakes Races Challenge the Unbeaten Records
Royal Palm Juvenile Fillies GP Race #3 5f Turf Stake Purse $125.00 For Fillies Two Years Old. With every filly bar one ‘unbeaten’ there will be a lot of perfect records soiled in this race. We… Read More ›
Will a Star Be Born in Royal Palm Juvenile?
Two year old races are always unpredictable. Now, add to that the fact that a full field is running on the grass for the first time with only one race (if that, though there is actually one with two starts) to their name, then the Royal Palm Juvenile is a complete toss up.
Minnesota Heat Looks to Get Back on Track in Coin Collector
Coin Collector 4 1/2f on Dirt Purse $75.00 For Three Year Olds Foaled In WV. Charles Town Racetrack and Casino Chrles Town WV Minnesota Heat from The Sidley Stud took three months off after a mid-pack finish in a graded… Read More ›
Senorita Stakes Brings Sophomore Speedsters to SA
5/9/26 2 SA Senorita Stakes (GIII) $100.00 3yoF 61/2f Turf 122lbs +penalties Nine sprinting three-year-old ladies will answer the bell as we go six and a half furlongs on the lush… Read More ›
Nine 3yo’s in Long Branch at MTH
5/9/26 8 MTH The Long Branch BC $100.00 (plus NJ-bred incentive) 3yo 1m70yds Dirt 122lbs +penalties Sophomore gents are headed to the Jersey shore for a mile and seventy yard test in The… Read More ›
Ruffian Handicap Preview: Barossa Valley to Rebound
The Ruffian Handicap-G2 will be run on May 9, 2026, at AQU, Race #3, at 1 mile on dirt for fillies and mares four years old and upward, carrying a purse of $200.00. Recent winners include Alice Springs in 2024… Read More ›