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Hit It Rich Gets Up Late to Win Orchid Stakes

Hit It Rich Gets Up Late to Win Orchid Stakes

It was close, but Hit It Rich prevailed in the $150,000 Orchid Stakes (gr. IIIT) March 31 at South Florida's Gulfstream Park. The 5-year-old daughter of Smart Strike got up late to defeat Aqsaam by a half-length.

 Saturday, March 31, 2012
Keertana Should be Tough in Orchid Stakes

Keertana Should be Tough in Orchid Stakes

Five-time graded stakes winner Keertana was a close second in her most recent start and will likely be favored to break through this time when she leads a field of nine fillies and mares in the $150,000 Orchid (gr. III).

 Wednesday, March 28, 2012
La Luna de Miel Shines Brightest in Orchid

La Luna de Miel Shines Brightest in Orchid

German-bred filly La Luna de Miel, making just her second start in the United States, collared Giants Play at the sixteenth pole and held on to win the $150,000 Orchid Stakes (gr. IIIT) on the Gulfstream Park grass March 20.

 Sunday, March 20, 2011
Clement Eyes Seventh Orchid Victory

Clement Eyes Seventh Orchid Victory

Christophe Clement has won the Orchid Stakes (gr. IIIT) six times dating back to 1994 and on March 20 he will have another solid chance when sending out a trio of contenders in the 1 1/2-mile turf event at Gulfstream Park.

 Friday, March 18, 2011
Speak Easy Gal Gets Last Word in Orchid

Speak Easy Gal Gets Last Word in Orchid

Front-running Speak Easy Gal stretched her speed farther than she ever has before when she held off Lady Shakespeare by a head to capture the $150,000 Orchid Stakes (gr. IIIT) on the Gulfstream Park turf March 28.

 Sunday, March 28, 2010
Mott, Swettenham Eye Orchid Stakes Repeat

Mott, Swettenham Eye Orchid Stakes Repeat

Trainer Bill Mott sent out Swettenham Stud's Dress Rehearsal to capture the $150,000 Orchid Stakes at Gulfstream Park last year and will have the likely favorite in 2010 with another runner, Changing Skies, for the same owner

 Thursday, March 25, 2010
Dress Rehearsal Gets it Right in Orchid

Dress Rehearsal Gets it Right in Orchid

Dress Rehearsal, a steadily improving Irish-bred filly trained by Bill Mott, turned the tables on prohibitive favorite Criticism to win the $150,000 Orchid Stakes (gr. IIIT) on the Gulfstream Park turf course March 22.

 Sunday, March 22, 2009
Foreign Invaders Have Edge in Orchid

Foreign Invaders Have Edge in Orchid

Darley Stable's homebred Criticism, winner of consecutive graded stakes and a half-length from being undefeated since coming to the United States, tops a field of eight fillies and mares in the $150,000 Orchid Stakes (gr. IIIT) March 22 on the Gulfstream Park turf.

 Thursday, March 19, 2009