Busanda win puts Gin Gin in Kentucky Oaks mix
Calumet Farm won the Kentucky Oaks (G1) five times during the stable’s heyday in the 1940s and 1950s, and again in 1979 with the Hall of Fame filly Davona Dale. Multiple owner and silk color […]
Busanda Stakes
Shimmering Allure looks to enhance Oaks prospects in Busanda
Shimmering Allure will enjoy a bit of a class advantage going into Saturday’s $100,000 Busanda S., a Road to the Kentucky Oaks series race contested over 1 1/8 miles at Aqueduct. […]
Occult overpowers rivals in Busanda
Chad Brown has a contender on the Kentucky Oaks (G1) trail after Occult dominated Saturday’s $97,000 Busanda S. at Aqueduct. […]
Aniston among two leading Busanda contenders for Pletcher
Trainer Todd Pletcher won the 2021 Kentucky Oaks (G1) with Malathaat and already has a serious contender for this year’s Oaks with that retired champion’s full sister, Demoiselle (G2) heroine Julia Shining. But the Hall […]
Magic Circle enhances Kentucky Oaks credentials with Busanda triumph
It took four attempts, but Magic Circle finally secured the first stakes win of her young career, posting a dominant victory in Sunday’s Busanda S. […]
Magic Circle, Morning Matcha vie for Oaks points in Busanda
Magic Circle and Morning Matcha, both exiting respectable stakes placings, highlight six three-year-old fillies in Sunday’s $100,000 Busanda S. at Aqueduct. The 1 1/8-mile race will award 17 points (10-4-2-1) as a Road to the […]
The Grass Is Blue joins Kentucky Oaks trail with Busanda victory
Kentucky is nicknamed the “Bluegrass State” after the Kentucky bluegrass that grows in pastures throughout the state’s fabled Thoroughbred farms. So it will only be fitting if the improving Kentucky-bred filly The Grass Is Blue […]
The Grass Is Blue takes on Pletcher duo in Busanda
With just five fillies entered in Sunday’s $100,000 Busanda Stakes at Aqueduct, all but one will earn points toward the Kentucky Oaks (G1). And if there’s a scratch, the remaining runners can score points by […]
Upcoming Stakes for January 31 – February 6
There are three Road to the Kentucky Derby points races this weekend, as well as a trio on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks. Gulfstream Park, Aqueduct and Santa Anita Park each play host to […]