Bayakoa Stakes

The FanDuel Racing Turf Festival concludes Sunday afternoon with a trio of graded events at Del Mar, topped by an intriguing renewal of the GI Matriarch Stakes over a mile. Ag Bullet (Twirling Candy) made the majority of the running in this event 12 months ago, yielding grudgingly to finish a length behind Sacred Wish (Not This Time) in third. That effort came on the back of a near-miss third in the GI Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint, and the grey is arguably in the same sort of form, having run...

Eight races with purses and awards totaling more than $1.5 million will be offered as part of the Breeders' Cup undercard weekend according to an announcement Tuesday from Breeders' Cup Limited and Del Mar Thoroughbred Club. In addition to travel incentives, owners and trainers of contenders participating in the undercard races will receive race day seating, parking, and a range of other premium benefits. Five undercard races on the Nov. 1 program bolster Future Stars Friday, highlighted by the $200,000 Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Stakes for 2-year-olds at 1 mile on...

Dual champion Monomoy Girl (Tapizar) makes her highly anticipated seasonal debut--albeit two weeks later than planned--Saturday in the delayed GIII Bayakoa S. at Oaklawn. Named champion 3-year-old filly after a sensational 2018 season, the chestnut was a perfect four-for-four last term after spending all of 2019 on the sidelines due to colic and a hamstring injury. Returning from an 18-month layoff at Churchill May 16, Monomoy Girl scored a decisive victory in a sloppy optional claimer and captured Belmont's GII Ruffian S. next out July 11. A facile winner of...