ONT Derby G3 $150.0001 1/8 Miles Dirt for 3 Year OldsWoodbine October 18, 2025 Stalking seems to have been the tactic of choice in the 2025 ONT Derby. Checkered was sent from post seven and set a fast pace with… Read More ›
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Mind Trip Captures Sands Point
Sheffler Stables’ Mind Trip delivered a polished performance to secure the Grade II Sands Point on the Aqueduct Inner Turf, finishing the 1 ⅛-mile test in 1:45.70 under Joel Rosario. Bred for this kind of assignment and steadily campaigned through… Read More ›
Spy Hope Tags Them All Late in Susan Stakes
The FL Sire Stakes – Susan (Fillies Two Years Old Foaled In Florida) -Gulfstream Park Hallandale Beach, Florida Always dangerous when a trainer has a hidden entry in a race because many times the betting public goes one way and… Read More ›
Gator Bites Hard in The Affirmed
The FL Sire Stakes – Affirmed $200,000 (Two Year Olds Foaled In Florida) -Gulfstream ParkHallandale Beach, Florida As stated in the preview this one looked wide open and Wally Gator from Bigking stables passed his acid test with a nice… Read More ›
Thousand Hours Is Back to Winning Form in Raven Run
There was much to like about Thousand Hours at the start of the year when she went on a three race winning streak that included two prep races for the KYO. Though she did run in that and later ran third in the Acorn, she had not been as strong more recently.
Aggravated Jung Takes It Out on Field in Perryville Stretch for the Win
Aggravated Jung came into the Perryville sitting 19th on the leaderboard for the BC Sprint, seemingly out of the big race in a couple of weeks. All hope was not officially lost, and in the Perryville he would take care of business, grabbing a big win but also enough points to move him up to ninth for the BC Sprint.
Light Field Gives an Opportunity in The Nobel Damsel
The Noble DamselAQU Race #5 1m InTurf StakePurse $150.000 (plus up to $22.500 for NY-breds) For Fillies And Mares Three Years Old And Upward. 1 Spaceship Force Nakamura Stables Silvera Ru 124 — She seems to be coming to herself… Read More ›
Autumn Days Looks to Be a Speed Battle
Autumn DaysAQU Race #6 6f Turf StakePurse $150.000 (plus up to $22.500 for NY-breds) For Fillies And Mares Three Years Old And Upward. 1 Double Zee TwinTowersRacing Silvera Ru 124 — A decent sort and drawn well she finds a… Read More ›
Sands Point Stakes Preview — Mind Trip Seeks to Cement Her Turf Dominance
The Sands Point Stakes (Grade II), set for October 18, 2025, at Aqueduct Racetrack, brings together some of the most talented three-year-old fillies in training. Contested over 1⅛ miles on the Inner Turf for a purse of $200.000. The 2025… Read More ›
Eight Clash in WO ONT Derby
ONT Derby G3 1 1/8 Miles Dirt Woodbine – – $150.000 3 Year Olds As the racing year winds down the ONT Derby provides one of the last chances for 3-year-olds to battle it out amongst their own age group… Read More ›