4/21/2024 12 SA Santa Maria Stakes (GII) $200.000 4yo&Up F&M 1 1/16m Dirt 123lbs +penalties Sunday’s Santa Maria Stakes (GII) took longer to load the field than it did to determine a winner… Mo Mentum Farm’s Appreciate… Read More ›
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Night Rider is “Stellar” in The Plenty of Grace Photo Win
4/21/2024 2 AQU The Plenty of Grace $150.000 4yo&Up F&M 1m InTurf 123lbs +penalties It took a photo to figure-out Sunday’s The Plenty of Grace at AQU as Night Rider Stables’ Stellar Agent took this one-mile inner… Read More ›
It’s All in the Game as Spanky Takes Elkhorn
Elkhorn – Grade II1 1/2 Mile Turf Stake Purse $350.000 Open 4 Year Olds And Up. 1st House Of Games Spankys Barn Saez L For some reason the AI decided that it wasn’t going to chase front runners today at… Read More ›
There’s a German Invasion in Ali
Ali – Grade III1 3/16 Mile Dirt Stake Purse $300.000 Open 4 Year Olds And Up. 1st Berlin The Sidley Stud Jimenez A It has to be said after four furlongs and a fairly average pace and the bulk of… Read More ›
Wet Ground Changes Race as Two Winners Celebrate The Dangers Hour
The Dangers Hour1 Mile Inner Turf Stake Purse $150.000 Open 4 Year Olds And Up. 1st= Buffalo G Nakamura Stables Luzzi L J Well, this seven-year-old needed something to slow the younger horses down and he got it in the… Read More ›
Riggins Racing Celebrates Again in Californian Stakes
When Noble Faerie is on, he can run with just about anyone. This is something that he shown throughout his career, including his strong three year old campaign. He can also be inconsistent, and that makes it hard to throw a lot of support behind him.
Mb Stables Goes 1-2-3 in OP Handicap
The purse for the OP Handicap was increased to $1,250.000 and Mb Stables decided that he did not want to share that with anyone, except for the fourth place portion. It was a great race for the trainer, as his three entries competed a 1-2-3 finish with Lion Lake leading the way and beating his stablemates by a quarter length.
An Interesting Field Circles for The Dangers Hour
The Dangers HourAQU Race #2 1m InTurf StakePurse $150.000 (plus up to $22.50 for NY-breds) For Four Year Olds And Upward. 1 Cage Rage Maxmillion Farm Carmouche K 123 — The turf king looks like they have worked their magic… Read More ›
Present Tense Just Too Strong, Takes Doubledogdare at KEE
4/19/2024 1 KEE Doubledogdare Stakes (GIII) $300.000 4yo&Up F&M 1 1/16m Dirt 123lbs The Green Card hands out the winner, but it looks like even grandma had her retirement on the winner… they say that placement is a… Read More ›
Santa Maria Lands Six Starters for Sunday Stakes
4/21/2024 12 SA Santa Maria Stakes (GII) $200.000 4yo&Up F&M 1 1/16m Dirt 123lbs +penalties Left coast and Sunday Stakes Action… always good stuff. We look at the field for the Santa Maria Stakes (GII)… Read More ›