The Wood Memorial – Grade II [KYD] AQU Race #6 1 1/8m Dirt Graded StakePurse $750.000 For Three Year Olds. 1 Canine Rule Alydar Stables Castellano J J Took his maiden at the end of last year… Read More ›
STAKES ARTICLES
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Can the Jockey Win The Carter Handicap from the Grandstand?
The Carter Handicap – Grade IAQU Race #5 7f Dirt Graded StakePurse $300.000 For Four Year Olds And Upward. 1 Ferrari Pininfarina Night Rider Stables Castellano J J This is one of Night Riders many claims and… Read More ›
Full Field Goes to War on KEE Turf in Transylvania Stakes
4/2/21 BONUS KEENELAND COVERAGE 2 KEE Transylvania Stakes (GIII) $150.000 3yo 1 1/16m Turf 120lbs +penalties One of my favorite races as it was the first stakes race I ever saw live at KEE… back in the days of no… Read More ›
Sophomore Turf Sprinters Open KEE Spring Stakes Schedule
4/2/21 BONUS KEENELAND COVERAGE 1 KEE Palisades Turf Sprint $100.000 3yo 5f Turf 120lbs Opening day at KEE… and the first race on the program. If you thought the SRF would skip this one, you were wrong. We have… Read More ›
Who Can Take Top Billing in The Gazelle?
The Gazelle – Grade III [KYO]AQU Race #4 1 1/8m Dirt Graded StakePurse $250.000 For Fillies Three Years Old. 1 Dem Say Night Rider Stables Cancel E Comes here for a crack after two good runs… Read More ›
Talented Field of Ten for SA Oaks
4/3/21 13 SA SA Oaks (GII) [KYO] $400.000 3yoF 1 1/16th Dirt 122lbs It’s out to Arcadia and beautiful SA for the SA Oaks (GII) on what is always a huge day of racing here in SoCal. You know… Read More ›
The Fantasy Could Get a Little “Crazy”
4/3/21 1 OP The Fantasy (GIII) [KYO] $600.000 3yoF 1 1/16th Dirt 122lbs Maybe we should stop by Daly’s place since we are in ARK… in the meantime, we look at the field for The Fantasy (GIII) a mile… Read More ›
Three Year Old Fillies Do Battle in Wide Open Beaumont on KEE Opening Day
4/2/21 BONUS KEENELAND COVERAGE 3 KEE Beaumont (GIII) [KYO] $150.000 3yoF 7f Dirt 120lbs +penalties Spring in Lexington… ain’t no place finer. So we head over to KEE and look at the field for the Beaumont (GIII) with ramifications… Read More ›
Smooth Rail Trip for Viking Belle Vb in Bourbonette Oaks
Smokey Stover made a big investment with Viking Belle Vb, picking her up about a week after she won an allowance, for $250.000 in private sales. She had not run in anything greater than that up to that point, so there is a level of risk with such a purchase. After the Bourbonette Oaks, that is a chance that is now seeing its reward.
Dog Days In March? Howl Of The Hound Takes SUN Derby And Stays Perfect
3/27/21 10 SUN SUN Derby (GIII) $700.000 3yo 1 1/8m Dirt 120lbs The size of the field for Saturday’s SUN Derby (GIII) may have been a surprise… the winner, not so much. Mb Stables’ Howl Of The Hound,… Read More ›