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Remembering Hall of Famer Bimelech

April 4, 2020 0

Had Keeneland’s spring meet gone forward, we might have seen unbeaten Maxfield launch his comeback in the Blue Grass (G2). Instead I’m finding refuge in the past, and a perusal of the Blue Grass honor roll led me to back to Hall of Famer Bimelech (1940). […]

Harvey’s Lil Goil early favorite in Busanda

January 31, 2020 0

Harvey’s Lil Goil and Persisto, daughters of Kentucky Derby (G1) winners American Pharoah and Orb, respectively, both figure to get backing in Sunday’s $100,000 Busanda at Aqueduct, 1 1/8-mile Road to the Kentucky Oaks prep. […]

Always Shopping bags maiden win in Busanda

February 3, 2019 0

Repole Stable’s homebred Always Shopping benefited from the stretch-out to two turns to break her maiden in Sunday’s $101,000 Busanda S., a Kentucky Oaks (G1) scoring race at Aqueduct. Trained by Todd Pletcher and ridden […]

Eleven Kentucky Oaks prospects entered in Busanda

February 1, 2019 0

Eleven three-year-old fillies will take a swing at earning Kentucky Oaks (G1) qualifying point Sunday in the $100,000 Busanda at Aqueduct. As part of the Road to the Kentucky Oaks series, the Busanda offers points […]

Midnight Disguise draws off for Busanda win

January 25, 2018 0

Drs. William B. Wilmot and Joan M. Taylor’s homebred Midnight Disguise was the 5-2 second choice in Thursday’s $100,000 Busanda Stakes at Aqueduct, but ran like a favorite when drawing off in the stretch to […]

Field of six entered for Busanda

January 21, 2018 0

Six sophomore fillies were entered in the $100,000 Busanda Stakes going 1 1/16 miles on Thursday at Aqueduct. The race is part of the Road to the Kentucky Oaks series of points races and offers […]

Lockdown captures Busanda

January 15, 2017 0

Juddmonte Farms’ homebred Lockdown captured her stakes debut when taking the $98,000 Busanda Stakes at Aqueduct by 2 1/2 lengths on Sunday. The Bill Mott-trained daughter of First Defence tracked 3-5 pacesetter Libby’s Tail through […]

Five entered in Busanda

January 13, 2017 0

Five fillies will try their luck in Sunday’s $100,000 Busanda Stakes at Aqueduct, and all but one is exiting a maiden win. That one is 6-5 morning-line favorite Libby’s Tail, who broke her maiden at […]