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Belmont, Delaware Stakes, and a Return to Woodbine, July 10 2021
We’ve got some more graded stakes races from Belmont and Delaware on the schedule this weekend, and a return to Woodbine! I haven’t scheduled a Woodbine race in a while, so it will be interesting to see how the horses do on the poly surface. A tight schedule for this weekend, with the first race…
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Return of the Summer Spectacular! Week 1, Suburban and Princess Rooney, July 3, 2021.
We are back with the 2021 version of the Summer Spectacular. I expect the segment will run through the end of the Saratoga meet, ending the first weekend of September. There will be a lot of great races this segment, and some weekends off for a vacation for Cornelio. Let’s see what races we have…
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NY Stallion and Santa Anita Stakes Weekend, June 19 2021
It is the last week of the 2021 Triple Crown Challenge segment. I’ve found 6 races from a variety of tracks for this week. Next segment will probably start up in July when the Saratoga racing season opens. Let’s get to it! Race 1: New York Stallion Stakes Ava’s Grace – Graded stakes experience, dropping…
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Stakes Racing Weekend, June 12 2021
Not a lot of stakes races after the big Belmont Stakes weekend, but I was still able to find 6 for us to pick from. Let’s have a look. Race 1: Salvator Mile Stakes (G3) NY Traffic – Seems to be a class above the rest of the field. High percentage jockey/trainer, fast speed, last…
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Belmont Stakes Day, Friday June 5 2021
There’s so many stakes races today on the Belmont card it was hard to pick just 6 for the challenge. It’s going to be a very busy day on Long Island with the Belmont Stakes today and then the Bruins vs Islanders playoff series right afterwards. Add in the miserable cold Memorial Day weekend and…
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Memorial Day Stakes Races, May 29 2021
A light slate of races again this week, had to toss out the Charles Whittingham Stakes as it only had 4 entries and I was looking for a larger field. We’ve got races from Belmont, Churchill Downs, and Santa Anita up for this weekend. Race 1: Shawnee Stakes Envoutante – Looks to be the class…
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Night Racing at Churchill Downs and other Stakes Races, May 22 2021
Kind of a quiet week after the first 2 legs of the triple crown have concluded. We’ve got races from Santa Anita, Belmont and Churchill Downs for you this weekend. Let’s see what we’ve got. Race 1: Santa Maria Stakes (G2) As Time Goes By – Graded Stakes winner last time out, second to Swiss…
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Preakness Stakes Day, May 15, 2021
We made it to the Preakness. The second leg of the Triple Crown. Medina Spirit will go for the win along with 9 other challengers. All the races today are from Pimlico except the Louisville Stakes from Churchill Downs. Let’s get a look at the fields today. Race 1: Gallorette Stakes (G3) Mean Mary –…
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Graded Stakes at Belmont Park, May 8th 2021
Just before the start of the Kentucky Derby I said “I should probably put a win bet on Johnny Velazquez on Medina Spirit, he has a chance at messing up my bets.”. Did I? No. Let’s hope this week I bet the right horses. We’ve got 5 races from Belmont Park, and then head out…
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Kentucky Derby Weekend, May 1st 2021
The Super Bowl of horse racing starts off the first week of the 2021 Triple Crown Challenge. We’ve got 6 races for you to pick from this weekend. The first race is the Distaff Turf Mile at 1:14pm and the last is the Kentucky Derby, scheduled for 6:57pm. I skipped the Derby City Distaff as…