2/1/2025 9 SA Lewis Stakes (GIII) [KYD] $200.000 1 Mile Dirt 3yo 121lbs +penalties We continue to miss, and if there is any consolation, I don’t think a lot of people had this… Read More ›
STAKES ARTICLES
All the Stakes previews and reviews.
Wide and Late, Boss Spearman Takes the Spoils and the TC Points
The Withers – Grade III (P3) [KYD]1 1/8 Mile Dirt Stake Purse $250.000 Open 3-Year-Olds. 1st Boss Spearman Wood Duck Stables Saez L The new owner/trainer of this one must be giving themselves a huge and well-deserved pat on the… Read More ›
The Maiden Purrs to Victory in The Kittens Joy
The Kittens Joy1 1/16 Mile Turf Stake Purse $150.000 Open 3-Year-Olds. 1st Smokin Access Red Fox Farms Berrios Hector Well, as unlikely as a once-raced maiden who had only ever run over five furlongs winning this competitive stakes race and… Read More ›
Who’s a Mr Cockypants Then!
The Swale Stakes7 Furlongs Dirt Stake Purse $150.000 Open 3 Year Olds. 1st Mr Cockypants La Canada Racehorses Husbands M J He lived up to his name with a half-length win here and has the look of one of those… Read More ›
Lady Sammyantha Keeps Rolling, Wins Santa Monica Stakes
Santa Monica Stakes (Grade 2)- $200.000 PurseSA- For Fillies and Mares Four Years Old and UpwardSeven Furlongs on the DirtFebruary 1, 2025 It’s a new year for Lady Sammyantha, but it would start off as it was simply a continuation… Read More ›
Showable Set Edges Rastaban in TAM Stakes Turf Battle
2/1/2025 9 TAM The TAM Stakes (GIII) $175.000 11/16th Mile Turf 4yo&Up 122lbs +penalties Once again, the TAM jockey colony was raided for out-of-town stakes, the C/D guys got the rides and that’s just a shame. … Read More ›
Red Fox Farms Nails Down First Graded Win in Holy Bull “Surge”
2/1/2025 9 GP The Holy Bull Stakes (GIII) [KYD] $250.000 11/16 Mile Dirt 3yo 121lbs It looks like the theme of this weekend’s handicapping will be in honor of Bob Uecker… “just a… Read More ›
Tactical Spin Defies the Odds to Win The Forward Gal Stakes
We picked Tactical Spin to win the Forward Gal Stakes, but were apparently in the minority, as she went off as a surprising 30/1 longshot, and was indeed the longest shot on the board. She would pay $62.30 to win, and we’re not really sure why she was not bet more.
GP Is Ruths House in Sweetest Chant
The way they were entered into the gate is the way that they would finish in the Sweetest Chant, as the six horses finished in perfect number order. That’s great news for Ruths House, as the TwinTowersRacing filly hit it out of the park to won by a length with a wire to wire performance.
They Could Purrrr Along in Front in The Kittens Joys
The Kittens Joy GP Race #4 1 1/16m Turf StakePurse $150.00 For Three Year Olds. 1 Spin Zone Mb Stables Velazquez J R 123 — I don’t often see this trainer with an entry carrying a penalty, but they must… Read More ›
