The betting public did not show much love to Gutter Black, making her a 21/1 longshot, but we thought otherwise and made her our pick to win! She would step up, narrowly, in a photo with her stablemate Barossa Valley, and paid $44.10 with the victory.
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Gold Vault and Buffalo G Do Battle in San Marcos Stakes
San Marcos Stakes – Grade III 1 1/4 Mile Turf Graded Stake Purse $100.000 Four-Year-Olds And Upward. At SA San Marcos Stakes looks to be a battle between The Sidley Stud’s Gold Vault and Nakamura Stables’ Buffalo G with the… Read More ›
Art Of Boom Targets SUN Derby Victory in Kentucky Derby Prep
The $500.000 SUN Derby takes center stage at Sunland Park on Sunday, February 15, 2026, presenting a 1 1/16-mile test on the main dirt track for three-year-old colts and geldings seeking valuable Kentucky Derby qualifying points. As one of the… Read More ›
Western Espresso Poised for SUN Oaks Triumph in Kentucky Oaks Prep
The $250.000 SUN Oaks takes place at Sunland Park on Sunday, February 15, 2026, presenting a one-mile test on the main dirt track for three-year-old fillies seeking valuable Kentucky Oaks qualifying points. As one of the important developmental stakes events… Read More ›
Only Way Is Up Gets Top Billing for Palos Verdes Assignment
Palos Verdes Stakes 6f Dirt Grade 3 Purse $100.000 For Four Year Olds And Upward. Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, Ca Only Way Is Up from The Sidley Stud makes his 2026 debut on the drop to a grade 3 after… Read More ›
Seven Is Lucky Heads-Up FG Stakes Field
FG Stakes – GIII $175.000 For Four Year Olds And Upwards 1 1/8 Miles – Turf Fair Grounds – February 14, 2026 Seven horses and six owner/trainers will gather together for the twenty-first running of the FG Stakes at the… Read More ›
Painted Ice Should Make Derby Trail Slippery in Risen Star Stakes
Risen Star Stakes – Grade II [KYD]1 1/8 Mile Dirt Graded Stake Purse $500.000 Three-Year-Olds. At FG Risen Star Stakes has three starters that already have their ticket to the KYD, and those three take up three of the top… Read More ›
Five Head to the Gate in Say Florida Sandy
Say Florida Sandy $135.000 For Four Year Olds and Upward Foaled In NY 7 Furlongs – Dirt Aqueduct – February 14, 2026 The ninth running of the Say Florida Sandy brings five NY Breds to the starting gate to compete… Read More ›
Time to Be a Skeptic in The Dust Commander Stakes
The Dust Commander Stakes 1/16th on Dirt for Four year olds and upward Turfway Park, Florence KY Skeptic from Pablo Racing Inc comes out of a grade three win while traversing a mile and an eighth and doing it with… Read More ›
Looking For One To Love In Saturday’s Royal Delta
Last year, Wavy Girl picked up the first win of her five year old season here in the Royal Delta, and it would be a successful season that saw her end up in the BC Distaff for the third straight year. She’ll be looking to repeat that performance, which is something that no other prior winner of the race has accomplished.