DMR Derby – Grade IIDMR Race #11 1 1/8m Turf Graded StakePurse $250.000 For Three Year Olds. There are no real stand out winners of this race over the years and whilst it is always competitive it is seen as… Read More ›
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The Flower Bowl Draws Nine “Win and You’re In” Hopefuls to SAR
The 19th Running of The Flower Bowl-G1 September 4, 2021 16:30 SAR Race #11 $600.000 13/8 Turf 4YO+ Filles and Mares 123 Lbs Track Record-2:10.95 (Mean Street-2016) Stakes Record-N/A 1st Running at 13/8 The 19th running of The Flower Bowl-G1 takes… Read More ›
Wet Weather Doesn’t Stop Hot Day of Racing At CNL
8/31/21 1 CNL Kittens Joy Stakes $100.000 2yo 1 1/16m Turf 118lbs +penalties I’m one-for-one here in New Kent as High Time sat chilly in the opening part of Tuesday’s Kittens Joy Stakes, on a soggy evening at… Read More ›
Gate is Loaded for The JC Gold Cup at The Spa
9/4/2021 12 SAR The JC Gold Cup (GI) [BC] $1,000.000 3yo&Up 1 1/4m Dirt 3yo 120lbs Older 124lbs Back to school, pool closing… it’s end of summer and almost time to pack-up and leave The Spa, but not before… Read More ›
Big Day of Stakes Races at CNL, Including VA Derby
BONUS COVERAGE 8/31/21 1 CNL Kittens Joy Stakes $100.000 2yo 1 1/16m Turf 118lbs +penalties We kick off a big Tuesday card here in The Old Dominion and look at the field of seven freshmen ready to go… Read More ›
Tko Knocks Them Out in Stakes Record Time in Jerkens Memorial
The 19th Running of the G1 Jerkens Memorial August 28, 2021 15:20 SAR Race #8 $500.000 7 Furlongs 3YOs 122 Lbs Track Record-1:20.24 (Another BomBay-2004) Stakes Record-1:21.24 (Tko-2021) Tko was the first of three G1 winners on the SAR card… Read More ›
Ewa Beach Holds Off Why You Do That and My Girl Makita in Determined Ballston Score
The 18th Running of the G2 Ballston August 28, 2021 14:40 SAR Race #6 $400.000 1 1/16 Turf 4YO+ Filles and Mares 123 Lbs Track Record-1:38.91 (Pago Lass-2012) Stakes Record-1:39.34 (Sesquipedalian-2012) Ewa Beach got her preferred firm ground and took advantage of… Read More ›
Maxmillion Farm Celebrates a Stallsome Sword Dancer Win
Stallsome has had a successful career running long on the grass, and is likely in the right barn to continue to do so, but coming off a disappointing race in the Bowling Green, there were not many who believed he would win the Sword Dancer. He was only picked a couple times in the “Pick ‘em”, and went off at 15/1, the second longest shot on the board.
Dead Heat in The Personal Ensign
The obligatory weekend big race dead heat occurred in The Personal Ensign this week, as Drink Me Pretty and Miss Steel Mazula could not be separated after nine furlongs. It was a race that did not have a huge favorite, but Drink Me Pretty was among the top choices with Miss Steel Mazula being a little more of a longshot.
Winchester Foregoes Routes to Win The Forego
Fractious picked up Winchester in private sales in April for $250.000, but the horse had not given him much to be excited about. There was a fourth place run in the MTH Cup, but other than that, Winchester had not stepped up. That would all change in the Forego, as he would run under a mile for the first time since November 2019, and that proved to be the answer to getting him back in the winners circle.