Bold Venture Stakes – Grade III6 1/2 Furlongs Dirt Stake Purse $150.000 Open 3 Year Olds And Up. There would be a dead heat in this race and just five lengths first to last so there were certainly no surprises… Read More ›
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Soliloquy Sunset Finds the Nak in The Alabama
The Alabama – Grade ISAR Race #5 1 1/4m Dirt Graded StakePurse $600.000 For Fillies Three Years Old. There is a comparison here that really sums up just how these top races are going these days at HRP. Let’s look… Read More ›
Sweet Caviar Lights Up the Board in The King’s Plate
Some of the best Canadian born three year olds took to the track on Saturday in hopes of taking the top share of the $1,000.000 purse that was offered in the annual King’s Plate. Mo Mentum Farm and Mb Stables entered six of the eleven horses, but the trophy is going home with Asgar, as longshot Sweet Caviar picked up the biggest win of his career.
Schopenhauer Gets MTH Redemption in The Iselin Stakes
Last month, Schopenhauer ran here in the MTH Cup, fresh off a great win in the Grade 2 Eclipse Stakes, and even though he did still go off as a longshot, he seemed to have a great shot. He would not run well, but returned to MTH in hopes of getting redemption in the Iselin Stakes.
King Edward BC Stakes May Provide a Big Payout
King Edward BC Stakes – Grade IIWO Race #4 1m Turf Graded StakePurse $200.000 For Three-Year-Olds And Upward. 1 Giannis Riggins Racing Velazquez J R 123 — On the face of it this six-year-old’s form may be slipping but his… Read More ›
It’s a Toss Up for Bold Venture Stakes
Bold Venture Stakes – Grade IIIWO Race #1 6 1/2f Dirt Graded StakePurse $150.000 For Three-Year-Olds And Upward. 1 Bayside Bomber Nakamura Stables Gaskin D Z 123 — Five years old seems to be an age when some horses at… Read More ›
Ponzi Scheme Defends Title in Taylor Stakes at WO
The grade one Taylor Stakes at WO Saturday will be run at 1 1/4-miles on turf as a grade one stakes for a $750.000 purse for three-year-old and upward fillies and mares. The history of the race has had its… Read More ›
Mo Mentum Farm Looks for Another Kings Plate Win
Mo Mentum Farm’s commitment to breeding in Canada has made him a dominant trainer in the King’s Plate, as he has won the race in three of the last four years, and four times overall. He’ll be looking to continue that stranglehold on the race, as he brings three to the starting gate.
Seven Looks to Seize Their Opportunity in DMR Oaks
Out west on Saturday, we will have the 22nd running of the DMR Oaks, which is a Grade 1 for three year old fillies on the turf. The race has been a Grade 1 since its inception here, and has seen it’s purse range between $250.000 and $400.000 in that time, though the present $300.000 is the most common amount.
Distant Breeze Looks to Stay Hot in The Iselin Stakes
A small but strong field will be taking part in the Grade 3 Iselin Stakes, run at a mile and a sixteenth on the main track at MTH. The race first appeared on the schedule in 2006, and saw it’s purse fluctuate in the early days before settling in at $250.000 in 2022.