Grade 3 Championship Qualifiers

Grade 3 Championships

Qualifiers week 1-2 review

We will focus on the dirt horses for this newsletter but we had a large number of highly competitive races to choose from from the first round of qualifiers.

Dirt Classic

Parks Racing has found themselves a nice horse in the form of Harley who caught the favored Double Stars' Double Trouble just on the line to win by a head.  The breeders cup juvenile classic winner Shandy owned by Ewing Farms turned up a disappointing third, perhaps a bit too far for this front runner to carry her speed.

Dirt Sprint

True Blue Stable took home the victory in this 6 furlong sprint over a slow track.  His horse Wizard sat just off the pace and then pounced on Strawberry Fields' Hollywood Nights who pressed the pace the entire way before getting the lead and the third pole.  The winner was chased home gamely by Shiraz who made a late charge but couldn't close the distance in time on this day.

Dirt Super Sprint

Dynamic Boy lived up to his name and put in a truly dynamic performance for West Coast Racing in a front running score that kept him 2 clear of the competition.  This was only the second race for this juvenile colt out of Mr. Greeley and he seems to have figured it out quickly.  We can look for this fine colt to be a major player in the super sprint series for seasons to come.