Pharoah Stakes – Grade I [BC] [KYD]1 1/16 Mile Dirt Stake Purse $300.000 Open 2 Year Olds. With just four lengths from first to last it is hard to say any horse in this race wont go on to become… Read More ›
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Too Scared To Party Is Too Tough To Beat in Rodeo at SA
9/26/2020 11 SA Rodeo Drive Stakes (GI) [BC] $300.000 3yoF&Up 1 1/4m Turf 3yo 12lbs Older 124lbs I thought this would be a chalky race and Too Scared To Party came through for Smokey Stover with a narrow victory… Read More ›
Grond Gets Trip in Gallant Bob Stakes
Gallant Bob Stakes – Grade II6 Furlongs Dirt Stake Purse $300.000 Open 3 Year Olds And Up. With just two lengths covering the whole field first to last this was another of those races that seemed hard to assess and… Read More ›
Night Mare Racing Was “Here To Win” PA Derby
9/26/2020 5 PRX PA Derby (GI) $1,000.000 3yo 1 1/8m Dirt 122lbs If you look at the payouts, we had long-shots galore, yet a 9/2 horse was second… more fun and games at SRF. … Read More ›
Pocono Fashion Feels at Home in Cotillion Stakes
Pocono Fashion may have been bred in New York, but it is only fitting that she would win the biggest race of her career not too far away from the Pocono Mountains here at PRX in the 13th running of the Grade 1 Cotillion Stakes.
Big Day of Racing in OK
9/27/2020OK Derby (GIII) & OK Oaks (GIII) — Bonus Coverage 1 RP OK Oaks (GIII)$100.000 3yoF 1 1/16m Dirt 122lbs +penalties Well, it wasn’t on the SRF Schedule, but who can let these two graded races go… Read More ›
Gran Z Steals the Show in Awesome Again Stakes
In the 18th running of the Grade 1 Awesome Again Stakes, Gran Z was not seen as one of the top threats to win the race, though he still was the fourth most frequently picked horse in the pick ‘em. At odds just over 8/1, he would still be a very good wager for anyone who wanted to support him.
Carnoustie Impresses Again in The Vosburgh
Last month in the mud at SAR, Carnoustie opened my eyes in the way that he won the Grade 2 Amsterdam. The win was his third in four starts, but according to the odds board, there were still some people who were not impressed.
Splash Mountain and Tactical Meet Again in Awesome Again Stakes
We don’t get a chance to see many rivalries play out for a long time within the game, but perhaps that is developing between Splash Mountain and Tactical, two horses who’s combined earnings get near $10,000.000.
Is There Anything That Can Finish Like Zenyatta in Zenyatta Stakes?
Zenyatta Stakes – Grade II [BC]SA Race #6 1 1/16m Dirt Graded StakePurse $200.000 For Fillies And Mares Three Years Old And Upward. It gives me great pleasure to take on the write up for this race because Zenyatta was… Read More ›