8/22/2020 9 DMR DMR Handicap (GII) [BC] $200.000 3yo&Up 1 3/8m Turf HCP Weights The gate will be full where the surf meets the turf, and we look at the field for the 2020 running of the DMR Hcp… Read More ›
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Too Scared to Party? Not Smokey Stover After SAR Oaks Win
Smokey Stover is not one that is too scared to party. He is also not one that is afraid to make a sizable payment for a horse that he likes. Just two weeks ago, he put down $900.000 on a talented, though still up and coming filly. Now, he has recovered almost half of that in the SAR Oaks with Too Scared To Party.
Iron Nation Impresses in SAR Derby
The SAR Derby is an exciting race that was created last year to give us an opportunity to see some of the top three year old turf horses in the game. They don’t get as much publicity as the dirt stars, especially at this age, but they are certainly just as talented at their trade.
Mb Can Not Get “Enough”, Takes Beverly D
8/15/202 3 AP Beverly D (GI) $600.000 3yo&Up F&M 1 3/16m Turf 3yo 120lbs Older 124lbs Scotty from Miata Farms didn’t have time to send me his picks for this weekend, but he used this race to win… Read More ›
Zombie City by Two in Bold Venture Stakes
8/15/2020 2 WO Bold Venture Stakes (GIII) $125.000 3yo&Up 6 1/2f Dirt 3yo 119 Older 123 Winner’s know how to win… that may be the story line for the 2020 Bold Venture Stakes (GIII) as Zombie City, trained… Read More ›
Mb Stables Continues Another Big Weekend, Takes Secretariat Stakes with Bold Express
8/15/202 2 AP Secretariat Stakes (GI) $500.000 3yo 1m Turf 121lbs Scratches changed the complexion of the Secretariat Stakes (GI) with both Grandstand Jockey and my top choice Kimura declaring from this big turf race. In the… Read More ›
Mb Stables Conquers The Alabama with Precise Performance
Before the race began, the complexion of the event would change with the scratch of Odd Trek. It is unclear why D J C Racing Stables chose to do this, but with the expected favorite out of the race, the chances of the rest of the field got much greater.
What Do a Duck, a Goblin and Some Puckering Up Have in Common?
Pucker Up Stakes – Grade III1 1/8 Mile Turf Stake Purse $150.000 Filly 3 Year Olds. This race really set the trend for the day with all the stakes races throwing up very similar looking races where we as writers… Read More ›
Old Champ Dead Madness Digs in Deep to Score in AP Million
AP Million – Grade I [BC]1 1/4 Mile Turf Stake Purse $1,000.000 Open 3 Year Olds And Up. There seemed to be a trend to the racing at AP today and it followed through the day and into the AP… Read More ›
Who Will Get Credit for a SAR Oaks Win?
Last year marked the first time that the SAR Oaks was run, providing an excellent opportunity for three year old fillies who are just beginning to show that they belong as top contenders for the BC Fillies and Mares Turf later in the year.