The 11th Running of the G3 Jones Stakes August 21, 2021 20:00 PRX Race #3 $300.000 1 1/16 Mile 3YOs 122 Lbs Track Record-1:40.41 (Frootie Moon-2012) Stakes Record-1:41.14 (Heretowinthisfight-2020) Ricki Tikki Tavi, racing in the silks of La Canada Racehorses, made it… Read More ›
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Friday Night Stakes Action at CT Brings Classy Field for CT Oaks
8/27/21 6 CT CT Oaks (GIII) $400.000 3yo F 7f Dirt 119lbs Up to the eastern panhandle of WV and where I cut my teeth on the horse racing thing, and we look at the field for the… Read More ›
CT Classic May Not Be Best Field Ever, But it Will Produce an Intriguing Race
CT Classic – Grade IICT Race #7 1 1/8m Dirt Graded StakePurse $800.000 For Three Year Olds And Upward. The annual Greyhound race at the bullring CT track brings its usual mix of hope and talent. Interestingly this hasn’t been… Read More ›
Contradiction Running for $300.000, BC Points, and Maybe His Life in Jones Stakes
The 11th Running of the G3 Jones Stakes August 21, 2021 20:00 PRX Race #3 $300.000 1 1/16 Mile 3YOs 122 Lbs Track Record-1:40.41 (Frootie Moon-2012) Stakes Record-1:41.14 (Heretowinthisfight-2020) Not sure if I made the mistake of posting an incomplete… Read More ›
Twisted Express Runs Down Amalfi to Claim DMR Oaks
The 18th Running of the G1 DMR Oaks August 21, 2021 19:20 DMR Race #8 $300.000 11/8 Mile Turf 3YO Fillies 122 Lbs Track Record-1:44.48 (Snippets-2009) Stakes Record-1:45.34 (Funky Music-2011) It is not very often that the term “first winner” can be… Read More ›
Cold Weather Rider Warms Up the Day for Night Rider Stables, Takes Highlander
8/22/21 4 WO Highlander (GI) $350.000 3yo&Up 6f Turf 3yo 119 lbs Older 123 lbs We knew the Highlander (GI) would be about speed, but a late closing kick was actually the ticket to the win. Cold Weather Rider,… Read More ›
Here Z Comes Nails Win On Wire, Takes Dance Smartly at WO
8/22/21 3 WO Dance Smartly Stakes (GII) $175.000 3yo&Up F&M 1 1/4m Turf 3yo 119 lbs Older 123 lbs +penalties This weekend was about as big as it gets here in Toronto, and it took a photograph to separate… Read More ›
La Terrifiant Beats All the Boys to Take DMR Mile
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) La Terrifiant spent the first 39 races… Read More ›
Never Met Me Earns Automatic Birth to BC Turf for Win in DMR Handicap
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) Never Met Me made it three consecutive scores in the $300.000 G2 DMR Handicap… Read More ›
Freddo Cappuccino Sets Queens Plate Record In Win
At a time of year when most talented three year olds are showing their talents in TC prep races, and potentially the TC themselves, Freddo Cappuccino sat idle in a barn. He raced once as a two year old, at GRP in September, and would not be seen again on the track until the beginning of June. Since then, he’s been able to race, and show what he is capable of doing, and what he is capable of is winning the Queens Plate.