5/27/24 14 LS TX Derby $300.000 3yo 1 1/16m Dirt 120lbs The Green Card swings and misses, and I was right about grabbing something to eat/drink as TwinTowersRacing pulls the… Read More ›
STAKES ARTICLES
All the Stakes previews and reviews.
You Can’t Ignore Tucker in Santa Margarita
Santa Margarita – Grade II1 1/8 Mile Dirt Stake Purse $200.000 Filly & Mare 3 Year Olds And Up. 1st Ignore Tucker Fractious Smith M E Everything went right for this one today as the sprinter found herself in the… Read More ›
Who Will Be a Wonder Again?
The Wonder Again – Grade IIAQU Race #2 1 1/8m InTurf Graded StakePurse $200.000 For Fillies Three Years Old. 1 Barossa Valley Mo Mentum Farm Gomez J A 122 — Ran up a nice stretch winning four in a row… Read More ›
Back On Grass, Chaparral Cowboy Prevails in The Pennine Ridge
The last time that Chaparral Cowboy was on the turf, he won the Grade 3 De Mille Stakes at DMR, but after that, he would run on the main track for three straight races. He did not get positive results on the dirt, so it was back to the turf. It turns out that the colt couldn’t have been happier to be back on this surface, as he went on to win the Pennine Ridge.
Painville Looks Game for The Gamely Stakes
Female turf horses will get their chance to shine at SA as well, as the Grade 1 Gamely Stakes brings together a field of six for a purse of $300.000. Like we saw with the Shoemaker Mile, this unfortunately represents a purse reduction, as it had been at $400.000 the last two years.
Only Five Go in Santa Margarita but Still Hard to Find Winner
Santa Margarita – Grade IISA Race #3 1 1/8m Dirt Graded StakePurse $200.000 For Fillies And Mares Three Years Old And Upward. 1 Oceanus Wood Duck Stables Maldonado E 124 — Another one that the stable had been sprinting but… Read More ›
Seven Look to Find Their Way in The Shoemaker Mile
When we get to talking about the BC this fall, you can guarantee that there will be mentions of the Shoemaker Mile, a race that always boasts a great field and this year will be no exception. It doesn’t matter that the gate will not be full to capacity, as some of the top horses in this division have made their way to SA as a part of the field of seven.
Weather May Decide The Gold Cup
The Gold Cup – Grade ISA Race #3 1 1/4m Dirt Graded StakePurse $300.000 For Three Year Olds And Upward. 1 Hiei Fractious Franco M 124 — He was one of my big tips for the KYD last year. The… Read More ›
Balanced Field in The Pennine Ridge
On Saturday at AQU, we will have the tenth running of the Grade 2 Pennine Ridge, which is for three year olds on the inner turf and it moves here from BEL. It took a year for the race to receive graded status, and it would become a Grade 2 in 2020. The purse has been constant at $200.000 since inception.
Can Mb Stay Hot and Land Sexton Mile at LS?
5/27/24 15 LS Sexton Mile (GIII) $400.000 3yo 1 1/16m Dirt 120lbs Another LS stakes, another small field… five combatants will be loaded into the gate for the Sexton Mile, over the LS… Read More ›
