July 25, 2015 The Grade III Royal North is a key race for the F&M turf sprinters, especially now with the KD Ladies Sprint looming on the horizon, and that is probably why a massive field of 11 has been… Read More ›
STAKES ARTICLES
All the Stakes previews and reviews.
Attraction Looks Attractive in Very Tough Diana
July 24, 2015 Some will say it is the Yellow Ribbon. Others will say it is the Beverly D. And a few might even suggest the Flower Bowl. But for my money, the most important race for fillies and mares… Read More ›
Primera Fajita Dominates in Mud
As the horses pulled up into the starting gate on the opening day at Saratoga the skies had opened up and has poured down rain causing the main track to be muddy. As the gates opened up there was one… Read More ›
Toronto Cup Stake Draws Small Field of Four Sophomores
Toronto Cup Stakes, Purse $125.000, Ungraded, A Mile and 1/8th , Turf for 3 year olds Today at WO there are a couple of nice stakes races, and this is the undercard one to a Grade 3 turf sprint that… Read More ›
Black Bombay for Fleet Treat Stakes
Black Bombay could carry on the winning sequence by taking The Fleet Treat Stakes having won her last two starts over further distances so the drop down to seven furlongs should be no problem with her main rivals looking to… Read More ›
DMR Trials Winner Taking A Shot in Rio Grande Senor Futurity
Rio Grande Senor Futurity, Purse $175.000, Ungraded, 5 an 1/2 Furlongs, Dirt for Males 2 This is a nice big weekend for NM bred horses with a group of stakes races at RUI. In back to back days it looks… Read More ›
Maggie Hart a Slight Favorite for ONT Matron Stakes
ONT Matron Stakes (Grade 3) – $150.000 Purse WO- For Fillies and Mares Three Years Old and Upward One Mile and One Sixteenth on the Dirt July 25, 2015 This weekend, we will have the ninth running of the ONT… Read More ›
CCA Oaks Lines Up as Real Filly’s Championship
CCA Oaks RACE DATE TIME DEADLINE TRACK RACE ## DISTANCE SURFACE RACE TYPE 7/26/2015 15:20 7/22/2015 3:00 SAR Race #8 1 1/8m Dirt Graded Stake Purse $300.000 For Fillies Three Years Old. 1 Behrens Bride, trained… Read More ›
Ten Eager Juvenile Fillies Line Up to Do Battle in Schurlerville
The Schurlerville, Purse $150.000, Grade 3, 6 Furlongs, Dirt for Fillies 2 On opening day at Saratoga there is always going to be great racing and this nice race for 2 year old fillies is no exception. To me this… Read More ›
Protection is Bulletproof in Duchess Victory
July 22, 2015 Seven-furlongs is always a tricky distance for horses, and some just seem to excel at it, and the addition of that extra furlong proved perfect for Protection on Sunday in the Duchess Stakes at WO, as she… Read More ›
