Smooth With a Kick

Thankful prevails in $100K Ladies Handicap

OZONE PARK, NY – Bass Stables’ Thankful overtook Miss Marissa late in the lane to capture Sunday’s $100,000 Ladies Handicap at Aqueduct Racetrack. Trained by Todd Pletcher, Thankful entered the 9-furlong test for fillies and mares…

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Ladies Handicap Preview: Lucky Move Steps Back Up

OZONE PARK, NY – After back-to-back state-bred stakes scores, Ten Strike Racing’s Lucky Move steps back up to face open company in Sunday’s $100,000 Ladies Handicap at Aqueduct. The Ladies Handicap is a 1 1/8-mile dirt route restricted to fillies and mares ages 4 and up. This year’s edition is the… Read More

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Envoutante Wires Falls City

LOUISVILLE, KY – Walking L Thoroughbreds and Three Chimneys Farm’s Envoutante made every pole a winning one as she wired Thursday’s $200,000 Falls City Handicap (G2) at Churchill Downs. Breaking well from the rail as the 5/2 second choice under Brian Hernandez Jr., Envoutante went straight to the front and ran unopposed… Read More

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Falls City Preview: Pair of Sophomores Favored Over Elders

LOUISVILLE, KY – A pair of sophomores, Bonny South and Envoutante, are the top favorites as they face several older rivals in Thursday’s $200,000 Falls City Handicap (G2) at Churchill Downs. The Falls City is a 1 1/8-mile dirt route open to fillies and mares ages 3 and up. This year’s… 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