5/31/2021 3 SA Shoemaker Mile (GI) [BC]$300.000 3yo&Up 1 m Turf 124lbs The tote board was lit up a bit in the Shoemaker Mile (GI) as Sccj Stables’ Ohtani got the job done by a nose, being dismissed by… Read More ›
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Space Commander and Tactical DH in The Gold Cup at SA
5/31/2021 2 SA The Gold Cup (GI)$300.000 3yo&Up 1 1/4m Dirt 124lbs We have a dead-heat in The Gold Cup (GI)… it seems to be the way around here right now. Regardless, the teletimer and photo showed that Space… Read More ›
Bonus BEL Coverage – The True North, The Bed o Roses Handicap and The BEL Gold Cup
6/4/21 FRIDAY AT BEL 3 BEL The True North (GII)$300.000 4yo&Up 6 1/2f Dirt 123lbs Sprinters get the Friday Stakes card kicked off as we look at a field of ten set to go six and a half furlongs… Read More ›
Late Pass Gives Intolerable the Win in Summertime Oaks
A good race took place Sunday evening in the Grade 2 Summertime Oaks, featuring several fillies that ran in the KYO. At the end of the race, the top three spots were filled by those who did, but it would be Intolerable picking up the win.
Dangerfield Demands Respect in Triple Bend Stakes Score
5/29/21 9 SA Triple Bend Stakes (GII) $200.000 4yo&Up 7f Dirt 123lbs +penalties The public seemed to be a bit confused when picking out a favorite in Saturday’s Triple Bend Stakes (GII), with a post time favorite of… Read More ›
Mb Stable is “Proud” in Winn Win
5/29/21 9 CD Winn (GIII) $125.000 3yo 1 1/16m Dirt 122lbs +penalties I guess this was the good part of the weekend from a handicapping standpoint, nailing both the winner and runner up… Proud Crown was sent off… Read More ›
Cobra Man is Lethal in The Pennie Ridge
5/29/21 1 BEL The Pennie Ridge (GII) $200.000 3yo 1 1/8m InTurf 122lbs +penalties The late scratch of Evergreen certainly changed the complexion of the Pennie Ridge (GII) but Arindel’s Cobra Man didn’t care who did or didn’t… Read More ›
Billy Joel Picks Up Where He Left Off in Whittingham Stakes
It was good to see Billy Joel, the reigning BC Turf champion, back on the track for the first time since the Pegasus World Cup Turf in late January. He entered the race on a three race winning streak, with all of those wins coming in Grade 1’s, so the only reason for there to have been any doubts about him would be a concern on his layoff.
Izzy Loves His Return to Sprinting to Take Aristides BC
Aristides BC6 Furlongs Dirt Stake Purse $125.000 Open 4 Year Olds And Up. 1st Izzy Mandelbaum YME Stable Van Dyke D There’s nothing like HRP for extremes and this horse came from a 12 furlong race to a six furlong… Read More ›
Rotten Apple Takes The Blame
The Blame1 1/8 Mile Dirt Stake Purse $125.000 Open 4 Year Olds And Up. 1st Rotten Apple Nakamura Stables Court J K A Nak one two in this, not a bad result when you consider this one’s last run was… Read More ›