The Mint Million – Grade III1 Mile Turf Stake Purse $2,500.000 Open 3 Year Olds And Up. 1st Oh Brother Spankys Barn Gaffalione T A wet track muddied the waters a bit in this race but this six-year-old is a… Read More ›
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Turf Loving Neon Lightning Takes The Gun Runner at KD
The Gun Runner 1 Mile Turf Stake Purse $2,000.000 Three-Year-Olds. At KD 1st Neon Lightning Nakamura Stables 10-1 (HRP) 4-1 (SRF) Neon Lightning continued his love affair with turf in The Gun Runner with a smartly crafted victory staking… Read More ›
Sioux Arrival Is BC Bound After KD Turf Cup Win
Sioux Arrival has been close to a big win over his last few races, and was only defeated by a length in the Sword Dancer as he tried to pick up his “win and you’re in” victory for the BC Turf up at SAR. A month later, he now knows that he will be a part of the field in that race, as he pulls off a narrow win!
Just An Average Dead Heat in The Music City Stakes
Saturday was just the third running of the Music City Stakes, but we have now had a dead heat in two of those races for the win! In 2023, Mb Stables had one of the two winners, but this time around he would do even better as the dead heat is between his two entries: Creepy Ruler and Just Average!
Bay Another Man Leaves Field All Wet in Simpson Stakes
When we looked at the Simpson Stakes on Tuesday, it didn’t seem like rain was going to a problem, as the forecast then called for only a 32% chance of rain. Well, that chance would increase during the week, and on Saturday we were left with soft going.
It’s Wide Open in The Untapable Stakes as Mb Goes for Win Number Four
The Untapable StakesKD Race #2 6 1/2f Turf StakePurse $1,000.000 For Fillies Two Years Old. Like the colts’ version there hasn’t been much to come out of the 4 runnings of this race with the exception of Let Me Explain… Read More ›
KD Juvenile Offers Chance at a Career Purse
KD JuvenileKD Race #1 1m Turf StakePurse $1,000.000 For Two Year Olds. You only have to look at the four runnings of this race to see it is not turning out champions but rather those early types that tend to… Read More ›
Lady Hilltopper Champion; Ponzi Scheme Challenger: Ladies Marathon
Ladies Marathon- Grade III1 5/16 Miles Turf Stake Purse $2,000.000 Fillies And Mares Three-Year-Olds And Up. At KD Ladies Marathon came into being in 2022 as a $550.000 marathon with all the same restrictions as today. It was boosted up… Read More ›
BC Turf Spot Awaits KD Turf Cup Winner
The KD Turf Cup is another one of the massive purses that up for grabs at KD this weekend, but unlike many of the others, there is an additional perk for the winner of this race. This is a “win and you’re in” race for the BC Turf, the last such race for that specific BC event.
The Mint Million Looks to Make Someone Wealthy
The Mint Million – Grade III KD Race #5 1m Turf Graded StakePurse $2,500.000 For Three Year Olds And Upward. 1 Oh Brother Spankys Barn Gaffalione T 122 This six-year-old has been beautifully handled by the owner winning 9 races… Read More ›