The 14th Running of The Matchmaker G3 July 17, 2021 13:15 MTH Race #4 $150.000 11/8 Turf 3YO 119 Lbs 4+ 124 Lbs (+penalties) Track Record-1:44.88 (Danzing Lil Pirate-2016) Stakes Record-1:45.67 (Rock Warrior-2015) Five fillies and mares have signed-on for… Read More ›
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Orange Chicken, Knockout Lead Eleven Juveniles for The Sanford at SAR
The 18th Running of The Sanford G3 July 17, 2021 15:20 SAR Race #8 $150.000 6 Furlongs Dirt 2YOs 118 Lbs (+penalties) Track Record-1:07.92 (Magni-2004) Stakes Record-1:09.19 (Symboli Rudolf-2015) Let’s go to the Spa! Saturday’s graded stakes action invades upstate… Read More ›
Elijah G Takes The Quick Call with Quick Inside Move Down the Lane
7/15/21 8 SAR The Quick Call (GIII) $120.000 3yo 5 1/2f Turf 122lbs My picks here were just a bit outside… ok, way outside. In the end, a familiar face was picking up… Read More ›
It is All About Billy Joel in The United Nations Stakes
The United Nations Stakes – Grade I MTH Race #10 1 3/8m Turf Graded StakePurse $500.000 For Three Year Olds And Upward. 1 Winter Solstice John Henry Bridgmohan S X This six year… Read More ›
The Pitcher Stakes Draws Grade One Form into a Grade Three for a Good Looking Contest
The Pitcher Stakes – Grade IIIMTH Race #8 1 1/16m Dirt Graded StakePurse $250.000 For Fillies And Mares Three Years Old And Upward. 1 Charming Moon Night Rider Stables Elliott S… Read More ›
Full Field Friday for The Forbidden Apple
The starting gate will be full for the seventh running of The Forbidden Apple, a Grade 3 event for older horses on the inner turf. This is a race that was initially held at BEL, and would be at that track for four years before moving upstate in 2020.
The DEL Handicap Goes the Fashionable Way
DEL Handicap – Grade II1 1/4 Mile Dirt Stake Purse $400.000 Filly & Mare 3 Year Olds And Up. 1st Fashionable Mb Stables Saez G This was a very nice performance with 120Lbs on her back, the only mystery is… Read More ›
It Feels Like May in July – Time for The Haskell
7/17/21 11 MTH The Haskell (GI) [BC] $1,000.000 3yo 1 1/8m Dirt 123lbs It’s summer-time on the Jersey shore and man o’ man did we get a nice group of horses for the 2021 Haskell… Read More ›
San Diego Handicap Looks Like an Interesting Affair
7/17/21 8 DMR San Diego Hcp (GII) $250.000 3yo&Up 1 1/16m Dirt Hcp Weights Out to SoCal and the House That Durante Built for the San Diego Hcp (GII), a mile and a sixteenth main track stakes for three… Read More ›
Top Turf Stars Show Up for The Diana
The Diana is a great race held at SAR for older females, sending them nine furlongs over the turf course, so it should come as no surprise that this Grade 1 stake has seen some great winners in the past. Twice has a horse won this race in back to back years, with Miz Liz doing so in 2009 and 2010, and then A Little Oblivion accomplishing the feat in 2011 and 2012.