Mineshaft Stakes – Grade III 1 1/16 Mile Dirt Stake Purse $250.000 Open 4 Year Olds And Up. 1st Diametric Mb Stables Velazquez J R 1 1:40.35 Horse and trainer wanted the lead here and they… Read More ›
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Buffalo G Beats Mixed Bag in San Marcos Stakes at SA
San Marcos Stakes – Grade III1 1/4 Mile Turf Graded Stake Purse $100.000 Four-Year-Olds And Upward. At SA 1st Buffalo G Nakamura Stables *3-1 (HRP) 9-5 (SRF) Goes to show just how very hard a Grade I, $1,000.000… Read More ›
Bold Intruder Surprises in Risen Star Stakes at FG
Risen Star Stakes – Grade II [KYD]1 1/8 Mile Dirt Graded Stake Purse $500.000 Three-Year-Olds. At FG 1st Bold Intruder The Sidley Stud 12-1 (HRP) 12-1 (SRF) Bold Intruder had never raced in a Graded stakes race before… Read More ›
Gutter Black Catches Stablemate to Win Royal Delta
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.
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 ›