The 16th Running of the G2 DMR Mile August 21, 2021 19:40 DMR Race #9 $300.000 1–Mile Turf 3YO+ 120/124 Lbs F&M 115/119 Lbs Track Record-1:32.22 (Bound For Victory/Crazy Gnarls-2012) Track/Stakes Record-1:32.22 (Crazy Gnarls-2012) The third graded stakes on a loaded… Read More ›
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Turf Sprint Action Should Be Hot in Highlander at WO
8/22/21 4 WO Highlander (GI) $350.000 3yo&Up 6f Turf 3yo 119 lbs Older 123 lbs We go north of the border on Sunday and look at the sod sprinters that will be going for a nice purse in the… Read More ›
Pacific Classic Brings Great Field to DMR
8/21/21 11 DMR Pacific Classic (GI) [BC] $1,000.000 3yo&Up 1 1/4m Dirt 3yo 120 lbs Older 124 lbs You know my line… big races, big purses, big horses, and the Pacific Classic (GI) checks all of the boxes. We… Read More ›
BC Turf Spot and $300.000 on the Line in DMR Handicap on Saturday
The 18th Running of the G2 DMR Handicap August 21, 2021 20:00 DMR Race #10 $300.000 13/8 Mile Turf 3YO+ Handicap Weights Track Record-2:10.87 (Fire-2012) Stakes Record-2:11.25 (Momentus-2020) An automatic birth to the G1 BC Turf will be on the line in… Read More ›
Naples Looks to Emerge as the Three-Year-Old Challenger for the BC
The Alabama – Grade ISAR Race #8 1 1/4m Dirt Graded StakePurse $600.000 For Fillies Three Years Old. The three year olds in general seem to be a little behind their domination of previous years but as we approach the… Read More ›
Lordess Gets-Up in the Final Strides of the $125.000 Groupie Doll at ELP
The 18th Running of the Groupie Doll August 15, 2021 16:10 ELP Race #8 $125.000 1-Mile Dirt 3YO+ F&M 120/124 Lbs (Plus Penalties) Track Record-1:33.87 (Hollywood Revolution-2021) Stakes Record-1:34.82 (Night School-2018) Back in January of 2020 Lordess claimed the $150.000 Silverbulletday… Read More ›
Electric Powers His Way to Daylight Victory in ELP Derby
The 3rd Running of the ELP Derby August 15, 2021 17:10 ELP Race #11 $200.000 11/8 Dirt 3YO 122 Lbs (Plus Penalties) Track Record-1:47.84 (Sannys On Fire-2015) Stakes Record-1:47.90 (Electric-2021) After several near-misses in conditioned ALW races, and for the first… Read More ›
Uranus Runs Rings Around Them in ELP Juvenile
8/15/21 6 ELP ELP Juvenile $125.000 2yo 7f Dirt 120lbs +penalties Smokey Stover flexed his 2yo muscle here at ELP, taking both the Juv and the Debutante, and Uranus was in another universe, stalking the pace, then kicking clear… Read More ›
Three Straight For Ginger Sand After Longacres Mile
Ginger Sand came into the Longacres Mile hot, with wins in his last two races, and that earned him the chance to make his graded stakes debut. He had been working well, and drew one of the better jockeys at EMD, so he seemed like a pretty good bet.
DH In ELP Debutante Makes Twice The Fun
8/15/21 6 ELP ELP Debutante $125.000 2yoF 7f Dirt 120lbs +penalties The Green Card hands out another cold exacta in the ELP Debutante, this time you get paid two ways if you boxed it, and I know… Read More ›