Indian Summer [BC]5 1/2 Furlongs Turf Stake Purse $150.000 Open 2 Year Olds. 1st Darth Charley Diablo Diablo Stein J What a difference the draw makes here at HRP, promoted to the lead by the wide gate speed push in… Read More ›
STAKES ARTICLES
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Forever Phooey Takes The Beldame for Younger Generation
The Beldame – Grade II1 1/8 Mile Dirt Stake Purse $225.000 Filly & Mare 3 Year Olds And Up. 1st Forever Phooey Party Night Rider Stables Alvarado J This stable has never been afraid to throw a horse in a… Read More ›
Fourth Time The Charm for Going Gone in Shadwell Turf Mile
In 2020, Going Gone entered the starting gate for the Shadwell Turf Mile for the fourth year in a row. The prior three races were 7th, 9th, and 8th, so even though this gelding has otherwise been successful in his career, you’d be forgiven if you looked past him.
Repeat Performance for La Terrifiant in First Lady
History was made in the First Lady on Saturday as La Terrifiant was re-elected as the race’s winner, becoming the first ever horse to win this race two years in a row. Last year, she won the BC Fillies and Mares Turf a month after winning this race, so trainer Our Athletes will be hoping that history repeats itself.
Tenrikyo Takes Spinster
10/4/2020 7 KEE Spinster (GI) [BC] $400.000 3yo&Up F&M 1 1/8m Dirt 3yo 121lbs Older 124lbs Tenrikyo scored her second graded win of the year, and probably at the best time of the year, taking the Spinster… Read More ›
Gate Should Be Full at KEE for Jessamine
10/7/2020 5 KEE Jessamine (GII) [BC] $150.000 2yoF 1 1/16m Turf 2yo 122lbs One of my favorite races and a race that I’ve been lucky enough to see a few times in RL, there is nothing like fall… Read More ›
Mb Stables Takes TC of America with Reprecussions
10/3/2020 7 KEE TC of America (GII) [BC] $200.000 3yo&Up F&M 6f Dirt 3yo 121lbs Older 124lbs If not for Grayte Crack finding her old form, Mb Stables would have grabbed the money and run… I mean, he… Read More ›
Brave Companion Lives Up to His Name from Wide Gate in Breeders Futurity
Breeders Futurity – Grade I [BC] [KYD]1 1/16 Mile Dirt Stake Purse $400.000 Open 2 Year Olds. 1st Brave Companion Nakamura Stables Franco G I got a bit wrong in this race when i reviewed it but there were a… Read More ›
Prime Illusion Takes to Bullring at HST and Wins The Ballerina BC
The Ballerina BC – GIII 10/3/20 HST Race 1 1 1/8M – Dirt Purse $100.000 Three Year Olds and Up Fillies and Mares 1st Prime Illusion, trained by Nakamura Stables First ever graded stakes win for this horse here as… Read More ›
Two-Year-Old Turf Fillies Look for Black Type in The Miss Grillo
10/4/2020 Bonus Coverage 2 BEL The Miss Grillo (GII) $150.000 2yoF 1 1/16m Turf 119lbs +penalties Two year old fillies will be going a miles and a sixteenth, trying to push their way up the crowded ladder of greatness,… Read More ›