Tenacious Stakes 1 1/16th on Dirt Purse $100.000 (plus up to $15,000 for LA-Breds) For Three Year Olds And Upward. New Orleans, LA Nimbus Two Thousand from BigChief Stables was overlooked at the windows but proved the betting public wrong with… Read More ›
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Classic Look Makes It Look Easy in Harlan
Ever since this summer, Classic Look has developed from a good horse into a great one, making the most of the ungraded stakes that he had competed in. On Saturday, trainer Nakamura Stables gave the gelding his first chance to run in a graded race. Classic Look would make the most of the opportunity, with an impressive wire to wire win.
The Suwannee River Freezes as the Ice Girl Cometh
The Suwannee River1 Mile Inner Turf Stake Purse $150.000 Filly & Mare 3 Year Olds And Up. 1st Ice Girl Spb Racing Ruiz Jo Well, it is that time of year when form begins to ebb and sway and, in… Read More ›
Operation Mongoose Thwarts Upset Bid in Janus
Last month, Operation Mongoose took on some of the best in the BC Mile, but he has also been a very good sprinter as evidenced by his victory in the Grade 2 Nearctic in October. In the Janus, he would take care of business while going five furlongs, catching massive longshot Superbush just in time.
Gun Runner Entices Eleven with Coveted Derby Points
Gun Runner$100.000 For Two Year Olds1 1/16 Miles – DirtFairgrounds – December 20, 2025 As we come to the end of the 2025 season the Gun Runner offers the final opportunity in 2025 for two-year-olds to gain points to qualify… Read More ›
All Eyes on Fried Chicken for Harlan
Saturday’s action at GP will include the thirteenth running of the Harlan, a Grade 3 on the main track that goes a mile and a sixteenth. The race debuted on the schedule in 2011, but only would begin being held every year once it gained graded status in 2016.
Chase The Money All Set to Chase Them All Down in The Sugar Swirl
The Sugar Swirl 6f Dirt Stakes Purse $125.000 For Fillies And Mares Three Years Old And Upward. -Gulfstream Park Hallandale Beach, Florida Chase The Money from Avenue Z is a five-year-old mare who looks to have found the perfect spot. “Money”… Read More ›
Who Can Take a Trip Up The Suwannee River and Come Home with the Catch?
The Suwannee River GP Race #6 1m InTurf StakePurse $150.000 For Fillies And Mares Three Years Old And Upward. 1 Club Card Alydar Stables Maragh Ro 123 — The five-year-old took a while to add career win number eight to… Read More ›
KY Oaks Points on Tap in Untappable
Untappable $100.000 Two Year Old Fillies1 Mile & 70 Yards – DirtFairgrounds – 12/20/25 When a $100.000 purse draws an overload field of thirteen you know something else must be on offer. I’m no conspiracy theorist (I actually am!) but… Read More ›
Field Quality in Janus Far Exceeds Its Purse Level
The Janus may “only” be a $125.000 ungraded stake, but that has not stopped four horses that ran in BC races last month from participating in it. That’s partially due to limited opportunities for turf sprinters this time of year, but it does give this race a feel of one that should go for double the purse.