Lunar Victory heads to CD on Saturday in hopes of repeating as the winner of the Grade 3 Blame. If he does so, he will accomplish the feat for two different trainers and he does seem to be the one to beat in here. It’s a field of six, and the other five have different plans as they look to be the ones to grab the win.
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Strong Field of Nine for The Shawnee
A field of nine older females have made their way to CD to take part in the sixth running of the Grade 3 Shawnee, which will send them a mile and a sixteenth around the main track. As time has gone on, the race has seen gradual purse increases and has settled into the $275.000 amount now for the second year.
All Eyes on PEN on Friday for PEN Mile
There are many, many races that get held at PEN over the course of a year, but none will be bigger than the PEN Mile, which awards a $400.000 purse and attracts some of the best three year old turf horses out there.
Seven Sophomores to the CD Sod for The Audubon
5/31/2025 8 CD The Audubon $275.000 3yo 11/8th m Turf 122lbs Every once in a while, you get one of those races… I think we’ve arrived. … Read More ›
Six Pack of Turf Gents Set for Arlington Stakes at CD
5/31/2025 8 CD Arlington Stakes (GIII) $275.000 4yo&Up 11/16th m Turf 122lbs It’s not in Chicago… it’s not a million… sheesh… but here’s the field for the Arlington Stakes, a… Read More ›
Aristides BC Draws Seven Speedsters to CD Main Track
5/31/2025 6 CD Aristides BC $275.000 4yo&Up 6f Dirt 122lbs It’s a big day of racing here in Louisville, and high-end sprinters… Read More ›
Nazca Lines Fires Late to Take Winning Colors at CD
5/26/2025 1 CD Winning Colors (GIII) $250.000 4yo&Up F&M 6f Dirt 122lbs Neither The Card nor I were even close in… Read More ›
Distant Breeze Wires Sexton Mile
5/26/2025 16 LS Sexton Mile (GIII) $400.000 3yo&Up 1m Dirt 3yo 116lbs Older 122lbs Not that it paid much, but we nailed this one down… The Sidley Stud gets the job done as Distant Breeze… Read More ›
Lonestar Annie Has No Issue Stepping Up in The Gamely Stakes
In a field that featured the likes of Painville and Techfluence High, it was easy to look past Lonestar Annie. The five year old mare was making just her second start on the grass, and even though she had a strong work in preparation of the race, others were simply going to be more appealing.
Jakarta Gets His Second Shoemaker Mile Victory
This year’s Shoemaker Mile would see a head to head battle between the last two winners of race as Jakarta (2023) and Electric Blue (2024) looked to win it again while taking on four others. After running a mile on the turf, it would be Jakarta going wire to wire, just like he did two years ago.