Amy’s Challenge

Kimari Still Queen of the Oaklawn Slop After Spring Fever

HOT SPRINGS, AR – Just as she did in last year’s Purple Martin Stakes, Ten Broeck Farm’s Kimari reasserted herself as queen of the Oaklawn Park slop after soundly winning Saturday’s $200,000 Spring Fever Stakes.…

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Frank’s Rockette Wears Down Amy’s Challenge in American Beauty

HOT SPRINGS, AR – A battle between fleet-footed females saw Frank’s Rockette wear down the 2019 race champion Amy’s Challenge to win Saturday’s $150,000 American Beauty Stakes at Oaklawn Park. Frank’s Rockette broke well from post 7 under Florent Geroux as the 3/5 favorite and sat just outside of Amy’s Challenge through… Read More

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Amy’s Challenge Easy Winner of McConnell Springs

LEXINGTON, KY – Novogratz Racing Stables’ Amy’s Challenge presented far too great a challenge to her rivals, winning easily in Friday’s $150,000 McConnell Springs Stakes at Keeneland. Plenty of late money plummeted Amy’s Challenge down to 5/2 favoritism as she broke from post 2 under Jose Lezcano, and though Headland and Harmless led initially,… Read More

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Laurel Park Stakes Recaps

LAUREL, MD – Laurel Park held four $100,000 stakes races on Saturday. Below are replays for each event. Twixt Stakes Wicked Awesome returned $7 to win, $3.60 to place, and $2.10 to show. Artful Splatter brought back $6.20 to place and $2.40 to show, while Smooth With a Kick paid $2.10 to… Read More

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Game Guarana Gifts Brown With 100th G1 Score in Madison

LEXINGTON, KY – An ultra-game Guarana fought back along the rail in the final stages to give trainer Chad Brown his 100th career Grade 1 victory in Saturday’s $250,000 Madison Stakes at Keeneland. Breaking from post 5 under Jose Ortiz as the 1/2 favorite, Guarana cleared her inner foes and held… Read More

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Mia Mischief Mighty in Carousel

HOT SPRINGS, AR – Stonestreet Stables’ Mia Mischief avenged her defeat in last year’s running with a mighty powerful performance in the stretch to win Saturday’s $125,000 Carousel Stakes at Oaklawn Park. Breaking smartly from the far outside post 8 as the 3/2 second choice under Ricardo Santana, Jr., Mia Mischief… Read More

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Carousel Stakes Preview: Bellafina Making 2020 Debut

HOT SPRINGS, AR – Kaleem Shah’s multiple Grade 1-winning filly Bellafina is set to make her 2020 debut in this Saturday’s 6-furlong $125,000 Carousel Stakes, but seven others – including three stakes winners – will not make it easy for her. Bellafina represents the class of the field, having won six… Read More

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Midnight Fever Upsets Spring Fever

HOT SPRINGS, AR – Carl R. Moore Management’s Midnight Fever hit the front in the stretch and held off a strong challenge late to win Saturday’s $125,000 Spring Fever Stakes at Oaklawn Park. Breaking from post 5 under Martin Garcia as the 8/1 fourth choice in the field of six, Midnight… Read More

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Special Relativity romps in American Beauty

HOT SPRINGS, AR – M and M Racing’s Special Relativity sat back and allowed her six foes to tucker out, then split them en route to a romping score in Saturday’s $125,000 American Beauty Stakes at Oaklawn Park. Breaking from post 5 under Orlando Mojica at 6/1 odds, Special Relativity allowed herself… Read More

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Mia Mischief Masterful In Humana Distaff

LOUISVILLE, KY – Trainer Steve Asmussen’s Mia Mischief returned to the site of her only other graded stakes score in tremendous fashion on Saturday, putting forth a masterful performance to win the Humana Distaff Stakes (G1) at Churchill Downs. Breakig from post 3 at 11/1 odds under Ricardo Santana, Jr., Mia Mischief was… Read More