Saturday would end up being a good day for Fractious as the trainer picked up wins in both the TAM Derby, and here in The Gotham. In this race, it would be a horse that he picked up in private sales last September, named Plan To Wheel, who picked up the win.
STAKES ARTICLES
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Exciting San Carlos Stakes Ends in DH
3/6/21 7 SA San Carlos Stakes (GII) $200.000 4yo&Up 7f Dirt 123lbs +penalties It wouldn’t be a weekend of stakes races without the obligatory dead-heat and we got one in the San Carlos Stakes (GII) as… Read More ›
Fractious Knocks Out The TAM Derby with Tko
3/6/21 14 TAM The TAM Derby (GII) [KYD] $400.000 3yo 1 1/16m Dirt 120lbs What a difference a couple of weeks makes… to see a longtime trainer ready to pitch in the towel, it was alarming. … Read More ›
Chances Are The FL Oaks Will Be Another for the Champ
The FL Oaks – Grade IIITAM Race #10 1 1/16m Turf Graded StakePurse $200.000 For Fillies Three Years Old. 1 Fangs Of The Storm Arindel Davis D This isn’t the hottest race i have seen recently so there are a… Read More ›
The Hillsborough Stakes Looks Like it Will Go to the Wire
The Hillsborough Stakes – Grade II3:00 TAM Race #11 1 1/8m Turf Graded StakePurse $225.000 For Fillies And Mares Four Years Old And Upward. 1 Concordia Nakamura Stables Gallardo A A This stable has been producing and training horses to… Read More ›
Sprinters Go Seven in San Carlos Stakes at SA
3/6/21 7 SA San Carlos Stakes (GII) $200.000 4yo&Up 7f Dirt 123lbs +penalties The big sprinters will be headed to the gate on Saturday evening and we look at the field for the San Carlos Stakes… Read More ›
The Gotham Should Suit Pocantico Well
This is going to be a great weekend for the KYD Chase. Three 50-point races are scheduled for Saturday, so when the dust settles after this weekend, we can really start to look at that KYD point-board to get an idea of who seems to be safe and who is going to need some late-March or April heroics.
It All Starts Getting Serious for KYO Fillies as They Face Off in The HoneyBee
The Honeybee – Grade III [KYO]OP Race #1 1 1/16m Dirt Graded StakePurse $300.000 For Fillies Three Years Old. 1 Lucky Insist Rock Creek Smith M E Gets the ace box so with a good start should be able to… Read More ›
Achilles Looks for Third Straight SA Handicap Win
For the last two years, Achilles has picked up the victory in the SA Handicap for trainer Diablo Diablo. On Saturday, this gelding looks to accomplish a very rare feat in this game, which would be to win a stake three years running. If he does, it would be in the silks of Mb Stables, but would not make the achievement any less.
Strong Field for Kilroe Mile
There’s excitement out west for turf stars on Saturday, as the Grade 1 Kilroe Mile brings together a nice assortment of horses that ran in either the BC Mile or BC Turf contending with others who are certainly capable of knocking them off.