9/4/2020 11 SAR The Dandy (GII) $375.000 3yo 1 1/8m Dirt 122lbs Coming into this years KYD, I thought Groovy would be a major player… perhaps the winner. Well, that didn’t work out but he sure is finding… Read More ›
STAKES ARTICLES
All the Stakes previews and reviews.
Twelve Are Hunting a DMR Futurity Win
This Labor Day we will have a chance to see some of the top juvenile horses in the game right now, all of which currently have big aspirations. It is the 18th running of the DMR Futurity, a race that has been won twice by the eventual KYD winner the following season.
Mb Stables Looks to Continue Impressive DMR Debutante Streak
We’ll see some of the best two year old fillies in virtual racing go at it in the 18th running of the DMR Debutante, but the bigger story will be: can Mb Stables really win this race five years in a row?
Field of Seven in DMR Derby
The field is set for the eighteenth running of the DMR Derby, a nine furlong turf event held at its namesake track, for three year olds. Out of all of that history, this will be the lowest purse that the race has run for, as it initially debuted at $300.000, peaked at $400.000, and ran for a while at $250.000.
The Woodward Now Runs as Handicap
For the first time in its virtual history, the Woodward is being run as a handicap. The real life comparison is also seeing this change this year, and the history of the real race has seen it be a handicap before.
The Hopeful Has the Right Title
The Hopeful – Grade I (P1)SAR Race #2 7f Dirt Graded StakePurse $250.000 For Two Year Olds. 1 Eagle Mountain Smokey Stover Castellano J J Smokey has come up with the sort of draw that you can only dream of… Read More ›
Fillies Look for Fame and Fortune in The Spinaway
9/6/2020 11 SAR The Spinaway (GI) $250.000 2yoF 7f Dirt 119lbs The babies aren’t so baby anymore as we are now in Sep and the 2yo fillies will… Read More ›
Super Derby Looks an Open Race
Super Derby – Grade IIILAD Race #11 1 1/16m Dirt Graded StakePurse $300.000 For Three Year Olds. 1 Stereotype Mb Stables Ryan S Broke his maiden at the fourth attempt and then ran way down the field in the Dominion… Read More ›
Princess Rooney Handicap is a Conundrum Mixed with a Puzzle
Princess Rooney Handicap – Grade II [BC]GP Race #5 6f Dirt Graded StakePurse $300.000 For Fillies And Mares Three Years Old And Upward. 1 Totally Baroque Aer Stables Court J K This four year old has certainly been around the… Read More ›
Full Field of Sophomores at the Spa for The Dandy
9/5/2020 11 SAR The Dandy (GII) $375.000 3yo 1 1/8m Dirt 122lbs The Spa always brings the best horses to up-state New York and you know the The Dandy (GII) comes… Read More ›