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Tuesday’s “Lock” is at Northfield PARK on race 2 with the #1 HydropanenHenry -from 7 hole to rail, was 2nd last 2- Wins tonight-Kurt Sugg drives.
Last “Lock” was off the board and the pick record is at 1543 of 2437 wins with 433 seconds and 166 thirds. Thank you for your support of IdaBet.com!
Sha Tin Selections(Sunday, July 12, 2026) Race 1: #4 Golden Fortune, #12 Smart Beauty, #1 Beauty Missile, #11 Dragon SunriseRace 2: #11 Speedy Trident, #7 Double Bingo, #10 Exceed The Wish, #9 DracoRace 3: #13 Flying Sniper, #6 Grand Patch, #10 Voyage Boss, #2 Flash CurrentRace 4: #2 Rising Phoenix, #5 Lucky Man, #14 Fighting Machine, #1 Harold WinRace 5: #1 ...
read moreFriday’s “Lock” is at The Meadows on race 9 with the #5-Tsunami King-Class and speed here-Justin Irvine drives. Last “Lock” Was 3rd and the pick record is now at 1651 of 2609 wins with 452 Seconds and 184 thirds. Thank you for your support and play at IdaBet.com!
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Last year’s GI Kentucky Oaks victress Good Cheer (Medaglia d’Oro) got her 2026 campaign off to a winning start with a stylish victory in the Iowa Distaff Friday night at Prairie Meadows.
Winless since her victory in the aforementioned Spring marquee for fillies last season, Good Cheer was off the board in the GI Acorn and GI Cotillion Stakes, but did manage to squeeze in a runner-up effort in the GI Alabama Stakes in between those two starts. She went onto the sidelines after the September Grade I contest at Parx, and returned here as the overwhelming 1-5 favorite.
Breaking in good order and content to watch the frontrunner early on through an opening quarter in :23.14, she steadily inched closer to the front after the half-mile marker and briefly matched strides with Queen Azteca (Sharp Azteca) approaching the quarter pole. Clearing that rival entering the lane, Good Cheer pulled away from her competition in hand to win by five lengths. Queen Azteca was a clear second and Popperina (California Chrome) closed the trifecta in third.
The victress is a daughter of multiple Grade I winner Wedding Toast (Street Sense), whose elite-level wins both came at Belmont Park in the Ogden Phipps and Beldame Stakes. Good Cheer is a half-sister to Listed winner Ya Hayati (Dubawi {Ire}). Her younger juvenile half-sister by Medaglia d’Oro awaits in the wings as well as a 2026 Nyquist filly. This is the female family of multiple Grade I winner Congaree (Arazi) and his half-brother SW & GISP Sangaree (Awesome Again). Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
IOWA DISTAFF S., $98,000, Prairie Meadows, 7-10, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16m, 1:43.71, ft.
1–GOOD CHEER, 120, f, 4, Medaglia d’Oro–Wedding Toast (MGISW, $1,419,956), by Street Sense. O/B-Godolphin (KY); T-Brad H. Cox; J-Luis Saez. $60,000. Lifetime Record: GISW, 11-8-1-0, $1,948,230. *1/2 to Ya Hayati (Dubawi {Ire}), SW-UAE, $246,924.
2–Queen Azteca, 124, f, 4, Sharp Azteca–Princesa Helena, by Palace Malice. ($22,000 Ylg ’23 KEESEP; 30,000gns 2yo ’24 TATGBU; $675,000 RNA 4yo ’26 KEEAPR). O-Team Valor International; B-Three Chimneys Farm, LLC (KY); T-Rodolphe Brisset. $20,000.
3–Popperina, 120, m, 6, California Chrome–Blooming, by Graydar. O/B-BlackRidge Stables LLC (KY); T-Ron Moquett. $10,000.
Margins: 5, 1HF, 13 1/4. Odds: 0.20, 2.80, 46.30.
Also Ran: Starwood, Quiet I’m Not. Scratched: Miss Authentic.
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read moreShe’s not just a California girl. Mizumi (Justify) took her show on the road Friday night, and put in a workman-like effort to win the Iowa Oaks at Prairie Meadows.
A debut winner May 2 at Santa Anita Park, she turned around June 13 to collect her first black-type victory in the GIII Summertime Oaks. The betting public decided not to fix what isn’t broken and made her the 3-5 favorite against this shortened field.
Setting up shop in the back, Mizumi tracked the action in front of her as her competition took turns leading the race through fractions of :23.23, :46.93, and six panels in 1:11.15. Losing ground on the group as they swung through the bend, she was asked to rally at the quarter pole with Brooklyn Blonde (Gun Runner) to catch. Steadily closing ground to the outside of that one, Mizumi overhauled that stubborn foe inside the final sixteenth and kicked on to win by 1 1/4 lengths. Brooklyn Blonde was a clear second and Knickleanddime (Knicks Go) was third.
The victress is out of multiple stakes-placed Sweet Opportunity (Distorted Humor) and the fourth consecutive winning offspring for the mare. She has a pair of younger half-sisters in the wings–a yearling by Medaglia d’Oro and a 2026 Authentic. This is the female family of GSP Gold d’Oro (Medaglia d’Oro) and her son, GSW Strike Power (Speightstown). Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
IOWA OAKS, $213,750, Prairie Meadows, 7-10, 3yo, f, 1 1/16m, 1:43.54, ft.
1–MIZUMI, 122, f, 3, by Justify
1st Dam: Sweet Opportunity (MSP, $244,204), by Distorted Humor
2nd Dam: Sugar Canyon, by A.P. Indy
3rd Dam: Gold Canyon, by Mr. Prospector
O-Baoma Corp; B-Charles Chu (KY); T-Bob Baffert; J-Florent Geroux. $135,000. Lifetime Record: GSW, 3-3-0-0, $234,000.
2–Brooklyn Blonde, 116, f, 3, Gun Runner–Shenandoah Queen, by Henny Hughes. ($510,000 Ylg ’24 KEESEP). O-Sun-Kissed Stable and Flay, Bobby; B-Benson Farm (KY); T-Michael W. McCarthy. $45,000.
3–Knickleandime, 120, f, 3, Knicks Go–She’s Trouble, by Into Mischief. ($15,000 Ylg ’24 FTKOCT). O-Richard Bahde; B-Daniel Mallory & Torie Gladwell (KY); T-Randy L. Morse. $22,500.
Margins: 1 1/4, 6, 5HF. Odds: 0.60, 3.70, 8.00.
Also Ran: Shilling. Scratched: Go to Girl, Grace Is Free.
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read moreSha Tin Selections(Sunday, July 12, 2026) Race 1: #4 Golden Fortune, #12 Smart Beauty, #1 Beauty Missile, #11 Dragon SunriseRace 2: #11 Speedy Trident, #7 Double Bingo, #10 Exceed The Wish, #9 DracoRace 3: #13 Flying Sniper, #6 Grand Patch, #10 Voyage Boss, #2 Flash CurrentRace 4: #2 Rising Phoenix, #5 Lucky Man, #14 Fighting Machine, #1 Harold WinRace 5: #1 ...
read moreFriday’s “Lock” is at The Meadows on race 9 with the #5-Tsunami King-Class and speed here-Justin Irvine drives. Last “Lock” Was 3rd and the pick record is now at 1651 of 2609 wins with 452 Seconds and 184 thirds. Thank you for your support and play at IdaBet.com!
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Last year’s GI Kentucky Oaks victress Good Cheer (Medaglia d’Oro) got her 2026 campaign off to a winning start with a stylish victory in the Iowa Distaff Friday night at Prairie Meadows.
Winless since her victory in the aforementioned Spring marquee for fillies last season, Good Cheer was off the board in the GI Acorn and GI Cotillion Stakes, but did manage to squeeze in a runner-up effort in the GI Alabama Stakes in between those two starts. She went onto the sidelines after the September Grade I contest at Parx, and returned here as the overwhelming 1-5 favorite.
Breaking in good order and content to watch the frontrunner early on through an opening quarter in :23.14, she steadily inched closer to the front after the half-mile marker and briefly matched strides with Queen Azteca (Sharp Azteca) approaching the quarter pole. Clearing that rival entering the lane, Good Cheer pulled away from her competition in hand to win by five lengths. Queen Azteca was a clear second and Popperina (California Chrome) closed the trifecta in third.
The victress is a daughter of multiple Grade I winner Wedding Toast (Street Sense), whose elite-level wins both came at Belmont Park in the Ogden Phipps and Beldame Stakes. Good Cheer is a half-sister to Listed winner Ya Hayati (Dubawi {Ire}). Her younger juvenile half-sister by Medaglia d’Oro awaits in the wings as well as a 2026 Nyquist filly. This is the female family of multiple Grade I winner Congaree (Arazi) and his half-brother SW & GISP Sangaree (Awesome Again). Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
IOWA DISTAFF S., $98,000, Prairie Meadows, 7-10, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16m, 1:43.71, ft.
1–GOOD CHEER, 120, f, 4, Medaglia d’Oro–Wedding Toast (MGISW, $1,419,956), by Street Sense. O/B-Godolphin (KY); T-Brad H. Cox; J-Luis Saez. $60,000. Lifetime Record: GISW, 11-8-1-0, $1,948,230. *1/2 to Ya Hayati (Dubawi {Ire}), SW-UAE, $246,924.
2–Queen Azteca, 124, f, 4, Sharp Azteca–Princesa Helena, by Palace Malice. ($22,000 Ylg ’23 KEESEP; 30,000gns 2yo ’24 TATGBU; $675,000 RNA 4yo ’26 KEEAPR). O-Team Valor International; B-Three Chimneys Farm, LLC (KY); T-Rodolphe Brisset. $20,000.
3–Popperina, 120, m, 6, California Chrome–Blooming, by Graydar. O/B-BlackRidge Stables LLC (KY); T-Ron Moquett. $10,000.
Margins: 5, 1HF, 13 1/4. Odds: 0.20, 2.80, 46.30.
Also Ran: Starwood, Quiet I’m Not. Scratched: Miss Authentic.
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read moreShe’s not just a California girl. Mizumi (Justify) took her show on the road Friday night, and put in a workman-like effort to win the Iowa Oaks at Prairie Meadows.
A debut winner May 2 at Santa Anita Park, she turned around June 13 to collect her first black-type victory in the GIII Summertime Oaks. The betting public decided not to fix what isn’t broken and made her the 3-5 favorite against this shortened field.
Setting up shop in the back, Mizumi tracked the action in front of her as her competition took turns leading the race through fractions of :23.23, :46.93, and six panels in 1:11.15. Losing ground on the group as they swung through the bend, she was asked to rally at the quarter pole with Brooklyn Blonde (Gun Runner) to catch. Steadily closing ground to the outside of that one, Mizumi overhauled that stubborn foe inside the final sixteenth and kicked on to win by 1 1/4 lengths. Brooklyn Blonde was a clear second and Knickleanddime (Knicks Go) was third.
The victress is out of multiple stakes-placed Sweet Opportunity (Distorted Humor) and the fourth consecutive winning offspring for the mare. She has a pair of younger half-sisters in the wings–a yearling by Medaglia d’Oro and a 2026 Authentic. This is the female family of GSP Gold d’Oro (Medaglia d’Oro) and her son, GSW Strike Power (Speightstown). Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
IOWA OAKS, $213,750, Prairie Meadows, 7-10, 3yo, f, 1 1/16m, 1:43.54, ft.
1–MIZUMI, 122, f, 3, by Justify
1st Dam: Sweet Opportunity (MSP, $244,204), by Distorted Humor
2nd Dam: Sugar Canyon, by A.P. Indy
3rd Dam: Gold Canyon, by Mr. Prospector
O-Baoma Corp; B-Charles Chu (KY); T-Bob Baffert; J-Florent Geroux. $135,000. Lifetime Record: GSW, 3-3-0-0, $234,000.
2–Brooklyn Blonde, 116, f, 3, Gun Runner–Shenandoah Queen, by Henny Hughes. ($510,000 Ylg ’24 KEESEP). O-Sun-Kissed Stable and Flay, Bobby; B-Benson Farm (KY); T-Michael W. McCarthy. $45,000.
3–Knickleandime, 120, f, 3, Knicks Go–She’s Trouble, by Into Mischief. ($15,000 Ylg ’24 FTKOCT). O-Richard Bahde; B-Daniel Mallory & Torie Gladwell (KY); T-Randy L. Morse. $22,500.
Margins: 1 1/4, 6, 5HF. Odds: 0.60, 3.70, 8.00.
Also Ran: Shilling. Scratched: Go to Girl, Grace Is Free.
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