STAKES ARTICLES

All the Stakes previews and reviews.

Who’ll Be the Biggest Menace in Princess Rooney?

Saturday’s card at GP will feature the Grade 3 Princess Rooney, which is a “win and you’re in” for the BC Fillies and Mares Sprint. This race has seen better days in regards to its purse, as in 2005, it was run for $500.000. It was at that level for a little while, ultimately reaching its low point of $200.000 in 2023.

It’s PA Derby Time at PRX!

Many of the top three year olds in our virtual racing world have made their way to PRX for Saturday’s running of the prestigious PA Derby. This is a common stopover this time of year with the BC Classic a race that all of these trainers hope is in the future for their horse in about six weeks.

Be Royal Reigns Over Pocahontas

Last month in the Sorority Stakes at MTH, Ukraine Be Free and Be Royal finished 1-2, with the former winning by two lengths. They would go head to head again in the Pocahontas, and would take the top two spots once again, but this time it would was Be Royal grabbing the victory!