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 ›
STAKES ARTICLES
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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 ›
Commander Wellesley Follows Orders to Perfection in King Edward BC Stakes
The 16th Running of the G2 King Edward BC Stakes August 15, 2021 13:40 WO Race #2 $175.000 1-Mile Turf 3YO+ 119/123 Lbs (Plus Penalties) Track Record-1:31.72 (Cleveland Browns-2012) Stakes Record-1:32.00 (Trading Punches-2010) Commander Wellesley had gotten close on numerous occasions. … Read More ›
Kings Poker Takes Bruce D Stakes and Emerges as BC Hope
Bruce D Stakes – Grade I1 Mile Turf Stake Purse $300.000 Open 3 Year Olds. With no graded stakes winners in the field this was just about as weak as an August grade one could get on paper. However with… Read More ›
You Cant Catch Me at 3000/1 lives right up to her name in the Pucker Up
Pucker Up Stakes – Grade III1 1/8 Mile Turf Stake Purse $100.000 Filly 3 Year Olds. The day at AP kicked off with the Pucker Up Stakes and a 3000/1 winner in a 5 horse field. Only at HRP ay… Read More ›
Three Straight for John Henry in The Former AP Million
John Henry didn’t bring Dead Madness to run in the rebranded AP Million, so we couldn’t see that one try to win the race three years ago, but that didn’t mean the trainer couldn’t accomplish the feat. This year, John Henry brought Winter Solstice to this race, a horse that had won three of his last five races but needed to rebound after a tough outing.
Insist Always Closes, Takes The Fourstardave Handicap at SAR
8/14/21 7 SAR The Fourstardave Handicap (GI) [BC] $500.000 3yo&Up 1m InTurf Hcp Weights The Green Card laid down a nice $124.60 exacta for you in this one… and Mb keyed that thing! Coming from well off of… Read More ›
It’s a 1-2 Finish for Mb Stables in The SAR Special
Another two year old graded stake, another win for Mb Stables. After winning the two big fillies races that were run last week with Paris Pinnacle Party and Incendiary, there would be no let up in the SAR Special. In this race, Mb Stables would take home the top two spots, as Hilarity gets the win while being followed by Statuesque.