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  • CD Brings an Even Field of Sprinters

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    CD – Grade ICD Race #11 7f Dirt Graded StakePurse $750.000 For Four Year Olds And Upward. 1 Papa Nature Night Rider Stables Jaramillo E Like most horses in this stable the trainer doesn’t like to give up on a… Read More ›

  • American Turf Result May Depend on the Weather

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    American Turf – Grade IICD Race #10 1 1/16m Turf Graded StakePurse $500.000 For Three Year Olds. Another one of ‘those’ races where we see true turf horses taking on failed KYD types and a few that are good looking… Read More ›

  • Mb Looks to Mop Up the KYD Consolation Stakes

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    Day Mile Stakes – Grade IICD Race #7 1m Dirt Graded StakePurse $500.000 For Three Year Olds. This race has always been the second division for the KYD and we have a few here that were either a little unlucky… Read More ›

  • Gate Loaded for KY Oaks

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    KY Oaks – Grade 1 – $1,250.000 CD – 1 1/8 Mile – Dirt For Fillies Three Years Old May 5, 2023 STAKES RECORD 2016 Wicked Heat 1:47.98 These fillies have been trading blows all year. The Alexandra saw Niagra… Read More ›

  • 2023 KYD – Weather, Picks and more, OH MY!

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    In the video below, I believe I make mention of “wolfie” – and should explain that someone was in the office with me, and we referred to Howl Of The Hound as “wolfie” as his “bite was too much for… Read More ›

  • Maxmillion Farm Is Loaded Up for Forester Turf Classic

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    As everyone waits in anticipation of the KYD, there will be plenty of excitement in store in the race that immediately precedes it. That would be the 20th running of the Forester Turf Classic, which gives older turf horses a chance to run for a large purse. Plenty of great horses have previously won this race, such as Charming Behrens, Spanish Showboat, and Banshee Star.

  • Several That Just Missed Out on KYO Head to Eight Belles

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    The Eight Bellies is a good example of a race that has grown through time. When it first appeared on the schedule, it was a Grade 3, but only offered a $100.000 purse. It stayed around that level for around a decade before gradually increasing to $300.000. Then, last year, it would get another increase, up to its current level of $500.000, making it one of the highlights of KYO day on Friday.

  • Get Out Your Hats, Ladies, It’s Time for The KYD!

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    5/6/2023   14   The KYD    (GI)      $3,000.000    3YO      1 1/4m  Dirt     126lbs  Preference to TC-KYD Qualifications Talk about Yin and Yang… I always try to use a musical theme to my write-ups for big races, like the… Read More ›

  • Jakarta Wins San Francisco Mile

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    San Francisco Mile – Grade 3 – $250.000 GG – 1 Mile – Turf For Three Year Olds And Upward April 29, 2023 Jakarta and Qtr Tank Of Gas came out of the gate swinging. They ran head-to-head, swapping leads… Read More ›

  • There’s Plenty of Quality in Alysheba

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    The big weekend is upon us at CD, and while the KYO and the KYD are the true highlights of these two dates, there are plenty of exciting races being held on the undercard both on Friday and on Saturday with high purses of their own that trainers look to win. Here, we will look at the Alysheba, which is for older horses on the main track, taking them a little more than a mile.