In this year’s running of the Grade 1 Hirsch Stakes, we will have a showdown between the last two winners of the race as 2024 winner Decimas Queen battles it out against 2025 winner Present Tense while six others look to steal the headlines and grab the coveted BC Distaff spot that is up for grabs for the race winner.
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Beverly D Preview: Categorical Destiny Arrives at CNL in Peak Form
The Beverly D-G2 will be contested on Saturday, August 1, 2026, at Colonial Downs as Race #2, a 1 3/16-mile turf event for fillies and mares three years old and upward carrying a purse of $500.000. The race was formerly… Read More ›
The Amsterdam Preview: London Brings a Winning Surge to Saratoga
The Amsterdam-G2 will be run on Friday, July 31, 2026, at Saratoga as Race #3, a 6 1/2-furlong dirt contest for three-year-olds carrying a purse of $250.000. The race has been won five times by Mb Stables, including the 2025… Read More ›
Bold Intruder Heads 6-Horse Field for Secretariat Stakes at CNL
Secretariat Stakes – Grade II 1 1/16 Mile Turf Graded Stake Purse $500.00 Three-Year-Olds. At CNL Secretariat Stakes was a stakes race back in the wild west years of HRP where the groundbreaking trainers roamed the grounds and legendary… Read More ›
Overflow Field of Promising Two-Year-Olds Set to Clash in The SAR Special
The SAR Special – GII $250.00 For Two Year Olds 6 1/2 Furlongs – Dirt Saratoga Race Course – August 1, 2026 Graded two year old stakes at Saratoga in the summer draws all the bluebloods and hopefuls. It should…. Read More ›
Who Will Taste Sweet Nectar in The Hummingbird?
The Hummingbird ELP Race #8 5 1/2f Turf Stake Purse $250.00 For Fillies And Mares Three Years Old And Upward. 1. McCaskill — Royalty Stables Race Performance McCaskill enters this race in peak form. Her… Read More ›
The Green River Island Returns to Ellis Park After Nine-Year Hiatus
The Green River Island Purse $300.00 – For Three Year Olds And Upward 1 1/16 Miles – Turf Ellis Park – August 2, 2026 After nine long years, the Guilliams Handicap has been rebranded to The Green River Island and… Read More ›
November Storm Looks to Overpower The Glen Falls at SAR
The Glen Falls – Grade II 1 1/2 Mile InTurf Graded Stake Purse $250.00 Fillies And Mares Four-Year-Olds-And-Upward. At SAR The Glen Falls looks to be the property of November Storm just on class. The level of racing and… Read More ›
Seven Is Lucky Puts His Win Streak on the Line in AP Million Stakes
AP Million Stakes 1 1/4 on Turf Grade 1Purse $1,000.00 For Three Year Olds And UpwardColonial Downs Racetrack New Kent, VA -Summer racing in Virginia kicks into high gear on Saturday as Colonial Downs takes center stage hosting the Grade… Read More ›
Dismantle Takes Charge in Fleet Treat Stakes
Dismantle seized control from the opening call and refused to surrender it, giving Mb Stables and jockey Maldonado E a determined victory in the Fleet Treat Stakes. Sent away at 7/2, the gray filly led throughout the seven-furlong contest and… Read More ›