It was a big win for Bear Head on Saturday, as the gelding delivered an impressive effort in a three length victory. This was just his second start for Maxmillion Farm after the trainer picked him up in private sales, and he made the most of it!
STAKES ARTICLES
All the Stakes previews and reviews.
Dead Heat in Beverly D
Forty percent of the field in the Beverly D can call themselves a winner, as a mile and three sixteenths was not enough to separate Lille and Lady Hilltopper, as the two of them finish in a dead heat in this five horse field. The result joins together the longshot on the board, Lille, and the post time favorite and 2024 winner Lady Hilltopper.
Grand Opening Defends AP Million Crown Against King Z and Others
AP Million (Grade 1)- $1,000.000 PurseCNL- For Three Year Olds and UpwardOne Mile and One Quarter on the TurfAugust 9, 2025 Formerly the most exciting race on the AP schedule, the AP Million has made its way to CNL and… Read More ›
Just Five Contenders for ELP Derby
ELP DerbyELP Race #12 1m Dirt StakePurse $300.000 For Three Year Olds. A disappointing turn out for this race considering but maybe a sign of the times at HRP as just five three-year-olds race for a prize of $300.000. Here… Read More ›
Lady Hilltopper Makes Her Return to Beverly D
The Beverly D is another one of those races that was regularly contested at AP, but had to find a new home after the closure of that track. Fortunately, CNL stepped up to allow this race to continue on.
Painville Looks to Get Back on the Right Path
The Ballston – Grade IISAR Race #5 1 1/16m InTurf Graded StakePurse $300.000 For Fillies And Mares Four Years Old And Upward. 1 Beach Towel Winning Link Stables Corrales G 123 — As so often happens at HRP, a horse… Read More ›
Secretariat Stakes Draws Six on Saturday
CNL will get its chance to host several good races this Saturday, and here we will look at the running of the Grade 2 Secretariat Stakes, which is for three year olds on the turf course. This is a race that formerly had been contested at AP, but moved to CD for 2022 and then here to CNL in 2023.
Present Tense Turns Back the Clock in Hirsch Stakes
Hirsch Stakes – Grade I [BC]1 1/16 Mile Dirt Stake Purse $400.000 Filly & Mare 3 Year Olds And Up. 1st Present Tense Mb Stables Ortiz J L In the end it was this wonderful mare’s class that got her… Read More ›
Dupixiet Passes The Test
The Test – Grade I7 Furlongs Dirt Stake Purse $500.000 Filly 3 Year Olds. 1st Dupixent Night Rider Stables Ortiz I Jr Went to the front at just an average pace for HRP and that was enough to see her… Read More ›
Dead Heats Again, Does Racing Get Any More Exciting Than It Does at HRP?
SAR Derby – Grade I1 3/16 Mile Turf Stake Purse $750.000 Open 3 Year Olds. Another stakes race and another dead heat in what has become an almost laughable situation where it is almost unusual not see to a dead… Read More ›