We would be left with only five horses for the Grade 2 Ballston with the scratches of both Classic Princess and La Terrifiant, but there would still be plenty of quality left in the race. We would have a close finish between two horses that also ran against one another here in the Diana last month.
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Oleg Shows His Good Side in CT Classic Win
A field of nine took to the bullring at CT for the annual CT Classic, looking for the winner’s share of the $1,000.000 purse. Among them was Oleg, one of those horses that if he could ever be consistent, could be up there with some of the greats in the game right now.
The Ballerina Is as Wide Open as a West Virginia Screen Door
8/28/22 7 SAR The Ballerina (GI) [BC] $600.000 4yo&Up F&M 7f Dirt 3yo 119lbs Older 124lbs Sunday Stakes at SAR… and it’s of the sprinting matron variety, as we look at the field for the Ballerina (GI). This… Read More ›
Ewa Beach Looks to Repeat in The Ballston
It’s Travers Day at SAR! While that race will be the highlight of the day, it also means that there are plenty of exciting races on the undercard. One of them is the Grade 2 Ballston, which is for older females and is run on the grass.
Aladdins Genie Hopes to Grant Mb Stables His Jerkens Memorial Wish
As we move closer to the running of the Travers, we’ll get an opportunity to enjoy some three year old sprinters in the 20th running of the Jerkens Memorial, which is formerly known as the Kings Bishop. This is a race that will typically draw a full field, and this year will be no exception as there are twelve that will be going to post.
The Seeking The Ante Draws Competitive Field of Eight
The 9th Running of The Seeking The Ante Friday, August 26, 2022 SAR Race #7 $200.000 6.5 Furlongs NY-Bred 2YO Fillies 119 Lbs (plus penalties) Track Record-1:14.80 (Grande Greek-2021) Stakes Record-1:15.63 (Bite The Bullett-2019) #1 Sneaky Decision (Nakamura Stables/J.A. Garcia… Read More ›
Classy Ladies Go for a Nice Purse in The Personal Ensign
8/27/22 7 SAR The Personal Ensign (GI) $600.000 4yo&Up F&M 1 1/8m Dirt 123lbs It’s a huge weekend of stakes racing at The Spa and we look at the field for The Personal Ensign (GI), bring the handicap… Read More ›
Twelve Set for The Travers
8/27/22 10 SAR The Travers (GI) $1,250.000 3yo 1 1/4m Dirt 122lbs You can have all of the xxx Derbys that you want… I’ll take The Travers (GI), every single time. Does it getting any bigger at SAR? … Read More ›
Big Weekend Starts Friday with CT Classic
This Friday, the annual CT Classic will take place at everyone’s favorite bullring of a race track. It will be the 13th time that the race has been run within the game, and the best news is that the $1,000.000 purse has been restored after being dropped to $800.000 last year.
Crypto Best in Jones Stakes
Jones Stakes – Grade 3 – $300.000 1 1/16 Mile – Dirt – PRX For Three Year Olds August 23, 2022 After changing hands for $175.000 in May, Crypto repaid his new connections with two big wins, this one… Read More ›