11/23/2024 9 FG Ferguson Memorial Stakes $100.000 2yoF Foaled In LA 6f Dirt 121lbs +penalties I can tell that winter is setting in when we head down to New Orleans for stakes race action… and here we… Read More ›
STAKES ARTICLES
All the Stakes previews and reviews.
Eleven To Take Part in the Thunder Rumble
This weekend is full of statebred stakes throughout the virtual racing world, and AQU is no exception as a pair of NY Stallion Series races will run on Saturday. One of them is the Thunder Rumble, which is a seven furlong race on the main track. It runs for the 16th time, with past winners being New York Yankees, undoubtedly a popular horse here that day in 2011, as well as Sexy Back in 2021.
Winned Looks for CD Redemption in Commonwealth Turf
Six horses will be heading to the starting gate for the 15th running of the Commonwealth Turf, a race for three years olds on the turf at a mile and a sixteenth. It was first run in 2005, but has not been contested every year, and it was not until 2022 where we saw a significant purse increase for the race.
Chilukki Brings Six Ladies to CD
11/23/2024 4 CD Chilukki (GIII) $300.000 3yo&Up F&M 1m Dirt 3yo 122lbs Older 124lbs It’s down to Louisville and a six-pack of ladies set to go a flat mile on the famed CD oval in the Chilukki (GII). … Read More ›
Threshold Takes Tepin with Late Charge
11/17/2024 3 AQU The Tepin $135.000 2yoF 1m InTurf Weight 120lbs It isn’t often that I pull for a horse because of the name, but today… The Tepin… it’s one of those rare times that I… Read More ›
Tepin Draws Lucky-7 to AQU Lawn
11/17/2024 3 AQU The Tepin $135.000 2yoF 1m InTurf Weight 120lbs Sunday Stakes Action in Gotham City… that’s the idea, as seven freshmen ladies line up to go a mile on the Mellon… Read More ›
The Ace Gate Plays the Ace for a Win in CC Emerald
CC Emerald 1 1/16 Mile Turf Stake Purse $175.000 Open 3 Year Olds And Up. Well, the claiming championships were certainly exciting for the viewers but not so much fun for the punters as the results seem to take on… Read More ›
The Jewels Go To The Bay
CC Jewel 1 1/8 Mile Dirt Stake Purse $200.000 Open 3 Year Olds And Up. 1st Moytoy Bay D J C Racing Stables Geroux F 1:47.63 This horse has been so consistent this season that there is no doubt that… Read More ›
Pretty Boy Takes The Central Park
The Central Park1 Mile Inner Turf Stake Purse $150.000 Open 2 Year Olds. 1st Pretty Boy Floyd Big Jd Racing Carmouche K 1:33.40 It was the recent mile work of this gelding that made him a big chance here rather… Read More ›
Rubis Lights Up the Board in CC Canterbury
Not many people gave Rubis a chance to win the CC Canterbury, as the Mental Bloch Racing gelding was the longest shot on the board at 36/1. You could understand that, though, since he was being moved from the dirt and the turf, and bettors did not have any recent turf works to go by.
