By Jarrod Horak The road to Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby 2026 points race series continues with the Sunland Park Oaks and Sunland Park Derby at Sunland Park on Sunday, February 15. The $250,000 Sunland Park Oaks is for three-year-old fillies traveling one mile on the main track and it goes as the seventh race. […]
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Six year old gelding is a new horse since being claimed by Peter Eurton 3 starts back for $40K. On Saturday he was one of six in the Grade 3 Native Diver stakes and ran his third consecutive “game” race while fighting tooth and nail throughout the 9 furlongs on the main track. He came […]
Two year old filly for Andy Mathis made just her 2nd career start and first in Southern California in Friday’s opener, a 5/8 sprint on the main for Cal bred juvenile fillies. Bet down heavy late as the 6/5 choice in a field of 9, she hopped at the start leaving the gate to be […]
Four year old Cal bred gelding for Jeff Mullins couldn’t be any sharper than he is right now, as he beat an excellent Grade 3 type field in Sunday’s opener, a classified allowance race for older runners at ¾ on the sod. Off at 11/1 in spite of just winning three in a row, he […]
Four year old gelding for Jeff Mullins, whose last five races have been on the turf, tried the main track on Sunday in a 1st allowance condition sprint for Cal breds at six and a half furlongs. Off at 6/1 in a field of 9, he stalked the pace from the outside, took command at […]
Four year old filly for Neil Drysdale made start #2 in Sunday’s opener, but first since February of 2023. Off at 11/1 in a field of just six in this maiden claimer for older runners at a mile on the turf, she came out running under Maldonado and was 2nd into and out of the […]
Three year old gelding for Steve Knapp made his debut in the fifth on Saturday, a maiden special weight event at ¾ on the main for Cal breds. Off at 6/1 in a six horse field, he looked like Brickyard Ride the first quarter, zooming to the front from the four hole with quick early […]
Four year old filly for Doug O’Neill tried the Wishing Well stakes at six furlongs on the grass for older fillies and mares on Saturday and ran huge at 35/1. In a field of six, Maldonado sent her right to the front and she set fractions of 22.22 for the quarter and 44.73 for the […]
Two year old gelding for Neil Drysdale made his debut on Sunday in a maiden special weight event at 5/8 on the turf. Off at 25/1 in a field of 11, he made the running right from the get go breaking from the rail under Maldonado and contended for the lead from the inside with […]
Three year old filly for Phil D’Amato, who normally has a lot of early speed, missed the start in Saturday’s finale, a maiden special weight event at 5/8 on the turf for 3 and up. Off at 8/1 in a field of 10, she swerved out at the start from the four hole and impeded […]