The Dust Commander Stakes 1/16th on Dirt for Four year olds and upward Turfway Park, Florence KY The Stranger from Jerry Garcia Racing got hammered late and flew out of the gate in good order Saturday, unlike his last start,… Read More ›
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Tranect Prevails in Alexandra Stakes
Alexandra Stakes – Grade II [KYO] 1 1/16 Mile Dirt Stake Purse $300.00 Filly 3 Year Olds. 1st Tranect Acber Farms Lopez P 15.10 1/4 1:41.62 Whatever it was that convinced this trainer to… Read More ›
Diametric Is Too Strong in Mineshaft Stakes
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 ›
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 ›