The Matriarch – Grade IDMR Race #7 1m Turf Graded StakePurse $300.000 For Fillies And Mares Three Years Old And Upward. 1 Lady Hilltopper Black N Gold Stable Velazquez J R 124After finally getting her BC win this brilliant mare… Read More ›
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There Will Be No Holding Back in Clark
The Grade 2 Clark will be run at CD on Friday, and the silks of Royalty Stables will be on full display as the trainer starts nearly half of the field, with three of eight runners. It’s a very capable group, with two of them having run in the BC earlier this month, but the other trainers are looking to take home the top prize for themselves.
Wide Open Scramble in The FL Sire Stakes – In Reality
The FL Sire Stakes – In RealityPurse $300.00 For Two Year Olds Foaled In FL.-Gulfstream Park Hallandale Beach, Florida Superior Palace from Mb Stables comes into this wide open two-year-old scramble looking like the horse to beat. “Palace” has routed… Read More ›
Woman On The Moon Gets Top Billing in Princess Elizabeth Stakes
Princess Elizabeth StakesPurse $250.00 For Fillies Two Years Old Foaled In Canada.-Woodbine Racetrack Ontario, Canada Woman On The Moon from Arindel drops out of back-to-back grade one efforts to take on State Breds. Although not a dominate force yet, the… Read More ›
She Is Into It Primed for Golden Rod Glory
The $400.000 Golden Rod Stakes (Grade II) headlines the Churchill Downs card on November 29, 2025, presenting a 1 1/16-mile test on the main dirt track exclusively for two-year-old fillies. As a Grade II event, this prestigious race serves as… Read More ›
Flop Looks to Continue Winning Ways in Coronation Futurity
The $250.000 Coronation Futurity takes center stage at Woodbine on November 29, 2025, presenting a 1 1/8-mile test on the main dirt track exclusively for two-year-old colts and geldings foaled in Canada. As a State Bred event, this prestigious race… Read More ›
Rain Rattle Looks to Return to Winning Ways in Mrs Revere
Six fillies are scheduled to take part in Friday’s running of the Grade 2 Mrs Revere, sending them a little more than a mile on the turf for a $300.000 purse. This is the 22nd time that the race has been run, and has been won in the past by the likes of Halfbaked and Millionaire Heiress.
Asgar Drops a Dime on Clarendon Rivals
Clarendon Stakes$150.000 Two Year Olds Foaled in ONSix Furlongs DirtWoodbine November 23, 2025 Asgar had only one horse in the race. The other two owners had two each, but numbers did not matter as Twizt On A Dime built upon… Read More ›
Happy Dancer Smashes Red Carpet
Red Carpet Stakes GIII$100.000 Fillies And Mares Three Years Old And Upward1 3/8 Miles TurfDel Mar November 23, 2025 Wow! Happy Dancer exploded to destroy the Red Carpet field and I should have seen it coming. She had been on… Read More ›
Be Thankful for a Strong Falls City Stakes Field
The field for Thanksgiving’s Fall City Stakes may be small, but there is no shortage of talent in the ones that are heading to the starting for the race. This race first appeared on the schedule in 2003 as a Grade 2, and held that designation through 2021.