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Hambletonian Elims; Adios Final Rethought; Frosh-Trot Frenzy
Suddenly, harness racing is just like it was always at the beginning of every August. Even more. Lots of stakes activity, eliminations for the Hambletonian, frosh elims, sires stakes, Grand Circuit action, and the stream of live contenders on our hor ...
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Del Mar: The best value in the Shared Belief Stakes
Saturday’s Shared Belief S. at Del Mar looks like a tough race to bet, but not for the reasons you might think.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast July 30, 2020
It's Horseplayer Thursday and we're excited to welcome in longtime announcer, horseplayer, and author Greg "Boomer" Wry to talk about his career, fan education, helping Jason get his break, and more! ...
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Saratoga: How to bet the Coronation Cup
There are plenty of speedy fillies entered in Friday’s Coronation Cup S. at Saratoga, a 5 1/2-furlong turf dash for 3-year-olds.
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Australian racing picks for Ipswich and Ballarat
BetAmerica horseplayers have a smorgasbord of racing opportunities available from Down Under this evening.
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Australian harness racing: Redcliffe picks
Wednesday night, July 29, is Thursday afternoon, July 30, in Australia, and Queensland will host harness racing again from Redcliffe at 11:07 p.m. ET.
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How to bet the Coronation Cup Stakes
A strong field of sophomore fillies will go 5 1/2 furlongs on the Saratoga turf in Friday’s feature, the $100,000 Coronation Cup S.
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BetAmerica’s horse racing pick of the day: July 29, Saratoga
Weekday picks and plays for Thoroughbred racing.
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Horses to watch at Saratoga on July 30
New York-breds will be the primary focus on Thursday's card at Saratoga with half of the 10 races restricted to state-breds. That includes the featured $75,000 John Morrissey H. for older sprinters on the main track as well as a pair of allowances on the turf.
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Kristufek's Saratoga Scouting Report: July 30 Kentucky Horses
The Thursday Saratoga feature is the John Morrissey Handicap for New York-breds, where Funny Guy and Bankit are the deserving favorites.
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Shapiro on Saratoga's Late Pick 4 for July 30
The John Morrissey H. makes up the third leg of a late Pick 4 sequence that begins in Race 7 and includes three races for New York breds.
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Holland's North American free racing picks for July 29
Wednesday free picks from handicapper Tim Holland feature Saratoga, Indiana Grand and Canterbury Park!
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast July 29, 2020
Jason discusses some of the Saratoga Wednesday card and welcomes in Greg Wolf from FS1 to talk Saratoga, his career in broadcasting, the early days of TVG, and more! ...
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Spot Plays for Colonial Downs on July 29
Bettors who relish the summer months due to the abundance of turf racing won't want to miss the Colonial Downs meet that begins this week and runs through Sept. 2.
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Everything we know about UFC 252
With several bouts carrying major implications, from crossroad clashes to high stakes rematches, UFC 252 has all the ingredients to be the MMA card of the year.
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How to play the 2020 Sussex Stakes at Goodwood
Esthetically, the Sussex Stakes at Goodwood figures to be a fascinating watch. However, as a betting proposition, the race might prove too formful to yield any great surprises.
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BetAmerica’s horse racing pick of the day: July 28, Colonial Downs
Weekday picks and plays for Thoroughbred racing.
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Kristufek's Saratoga Scouting Report: Kentucky Horses for July 29
The Chad Brown-trained Devamani is the defined favorite in Wednesday’s featured race on turf. He looms as the one to beat, but others intrigue, including Just Howard, who spent his spring in Louisville.
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Holland's North American Free Racing Picks for July 28
Handicapper Tim Holland returns Tuesday for picks form Parx and Indiana Grand.
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Kentucky Derby Top 10: Pros and cons of the top contenders
Keeler Johnson shares his weekly list of Top 10 contenders for the 2020 Kentucky Derby.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast July 28, 2020
Jason discusses some wagering emails from listeners and then we welcome in trainer Greg Foley to talk about the Ellis Park meet, his Kentucky Derby contender Major Fed, his career, and much more! ...
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Kentucky Derby Roundup: July 27, 2020
Let's take a look at what the Kentucky Derby contenders are up to as we approach the home stretch, with August being the final month leading up to the First Saturday in September.
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BetAmerica’s horse racing pick of the day: July 27, Del Mar
Weekday picks and plays for Thoroughbred racing.
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Kentucky Derby party betting game: Horse Auction Pools in 3 easy steps
If you're organizing a Kentucky Derby party for your friends and family, by playing a simple Kentucky Derby betting game you can give everyone a rooting interest in the outcome.
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Holland's North American Racing Picks for July 27
A new week starts in the racing world with free picks from handicapper Tim Holland. Today, Tim looks at Delaware Park, Lone Star Park and Del Mar. Note that Colonial Down has canceled for the day.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast July 27, 2020
We look back at Maximum Security's return in the San Diego, Volatile winning the Vanderbilt, and much more! ...
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Kristufek's Saratoga Scouting Report: July 26 Kentucky Horses
Sunday’s featured Bernard Baruch (G2) drew a compact field of just six, and of course Chad Brown has two of them in Good Governance (GB) and Olympico.
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Holland's North America Racing Picks for July 26
Lone Star Park
Race 4
#5 Glorious Rose (8-1) made some progress after being bumped at the start when fourth in her debut over 5 1/2 furlongs here last month. Trainer Von Hemel wins with 15% of his second-time starters and daughter of Sky ...
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‘Papi’ Pounces; ‘Fire’ Blazes; Adios Field Set
Here is the complete weekly report on hits and misses as presented by the TwinSpires Harness Preview Blog. Thursday, July 23 Indiana Sires Stakes (INSS) for frosh-colt pacers at Hoosier gathered four divisions, three won by the public choices and ...
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Saratoga: The best way to bet the Bernard Baruch
Trainer Chad Brown is so dominant with turf horses, handicappers have a tendency to look favorably upon any horse he enters in a graded stakes race on grass.
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Del Mar: How to bet the Eddie Read
The horses entered in Sunday’s Eddie Read (G2) at Del Mar are classy runners but infrequent winners. Perhaps it's time to play outside the box with a longshot.
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How to bet the Eddie Read Stakes
A very competitive field of seven will travel nine furlongs on the Del Mar turf in Sunday’s $200,000 Eddie Read (G2).
Eddie Read Analysis
The pace will be controlled by #6 Neptune’s Storm , who figures to establish an honest early temp ...
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Spot Plays for the San Clemente, San Diego
Of the two boutique summer meets, Del Mar arguably is hosting the more interesting of the graded stakes on Saturday -- from a betting perspective that is. Here are horses I'll be eyeing in their two features.
Race 8 -- San Clemente Stakes (G2 ...
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Holland's North America Racing Picks for July 25
Del Mar
Race 9
Trainer Gaines wins with 22% of her runners second time off a layoff and saddles #4 Over Attracted (15-1) , who closed from just off the pace to finish second at this distance at Santa Anita last month in her first start si ...
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2020 Kentucky Derby News & Notes
The Kentucky Derby news and notes offers all of our Derby news coverage cultivated in one place! Bookmark and stay up to date.
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Saratoga: The best way to bet the Ballston Spa
This is hardly a creative opinion, but it’s hard to envision a scenario where Sistercharlie loses Saturday’s Ballston Spa (G2) at Saratoga.
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Woodbine: Spot plays for the Marine, Selene
Potential contenders for the postponed Queen's Plate S. will face off in Saturday's Marine (G3) and Selene (G3) at Woodbine.
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How to bet the Bernard Baruch Handicap
A small, but talented, field of six will contest Sunday’s $150,000 Bernard Baruch (G2) on the Saratoga inner turf.
Bernard Baruch Analysis
#6 Halladay draws outside and will take the lead in the early stages, with #3 Somelikeithotbro ...
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Del Mar: The best way to bet the San Clemente
Saturday’s San Clemente (G2) at Del Mar is shaping up to be a classic East-versus-West battle, and while the West Coast participants hold a home-court advantage, my money will be riding on an East Coast raider.
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How to bet the Ballston Spa Stakes
A field of six, with one being a main-track only entrant, will run 1 1/16 miles on the inner turf at Saratoga in Saturday’s $200,000 Ballston Spa (G2).
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Saratoga: The best way to bet the Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Ten years ago, trainer Steve Asmussen won Saratoga’s Alfred G. Vanderbilt H. (G1) with a sensational sprinter named Majesticperfection. Can he return to the Vanderbilt winner's circle with Volatile?
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Scully: Handicapping the July 25 Cross Country Pick 5
Saturday’s Cross Country Pick 5 features races from Saratoga, Woodbine, and Monmouth Park. The wager is a 50-cent minimum and post time for the first leg, Woodbine’s 9TH race, is 5:26 p.m. EDT.
Here is how I am playing it:
Leg 1 – Woodbine ...
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Del Mar: How to bet the San Diego Handicap
It's easy to understand why Maximum Security is favored to win Saturday's San Diego H. (G2), but the colt is facing several new challenges.
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Australian racing picks for Rosehill and Beaudesert
BetAmerica horseplayers have four Aussie Thoroughbred meetings to enjoy tonight, including Rosehill, Doomben, Beaudesert, and Gosford.
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Shapiro's Saturday bankroll builder for Vanderbilt Day at Saratoga
The return of Sistercharlie headlines an early Pick 4 sequence on Saturday afternoon in upstate New York.
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BetAmerica’s horse racing pick of the day: July 24, Saratoga
Weekday picks and plays for Thoroughbred racing.
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Betting a cold trifecta in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth
The key to handicapping Saturday’s King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (G1) at Ascot in England is theoretically complicated—in order to make a meaningful profit, we’ll have to predict the exact order of finish without a miss.
Normally such a t ...
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How to bet the Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap
A compact field of five will travel six furlongs on the Saratoga dirt in Saturday’s $250,000 Alfred G. Vanderbilt (G1).
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Arlington Park spot plays: Betting Larry Rivelli opening week
Racing has returned to Arlington Park this week, and you can bet handicappers will be keen to play pretty much any horse trained by Larry Rivelli.
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Ascot spot plays: Playing Dettori and Gosden on Saturday
A fantastic day of racing will take place around the globe Saturday, and internationally minded handicappers can enjoy a steady stream of high-class competition all day long.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast July 24, 2020
We look ahead to the weekend of racing including the San Diego card at Del Mar and the Vanderbilt at Saratoga. The Jury joins the show to talk about superstitions at the track. ...
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Australian racing picks for Canberra and Ipswich
The nation’s capital, Canberra, hosts a competitive eight-race card this evening, one of three Thoroughbred meetings available for BetAmerica horseplayers interested in racing from Down Under.
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Derby Remix: Country Grammer throws down
"Small Town Throwdown" screams young, brash, and ready to fight, just like Country Grammer.
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Tackling the trifecta in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth
Superstar mare Enable leads a small field for Saturday's King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (G1) at Ascot, and betting the trifecta will be key to generating a solid return on investment.
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Arlington Park: Opening-week maiden special weight spot plays
Arlington Park opens for racing this week, and the first Saturday of the meet looks appealing with a trio of maiden special weights among the highlights of an eight-race card.
To celebrate the occasion, let’s tackle the action with three spot pl ...
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Kristufek's Saratoga Scouting Report July 24: Kentucky Horses
The Quick Call (G3) for 3-year-old turf sprinters highlights the Friday card, and the likely odds-on favorite Jack and Noah (Fr) looks like a potential free space.
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Two-year-olds starting to emerge in this unorthodox season
America’s 2-year-old program has changed over the years. Young horses are rarely pushed early and like their elders, they race infrequently. A good example is the historic Saratoga race meet . When it was contested over four weeks, there were horses ...
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BetAmerica’s horse racing pick of the day: July 23, Saratoga
Weekday picks and plays for Thoroughbred racing.
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How to bet the San Clemente Stakes
A big field of 11 sophomore fillies will run one mile on the Del Mar turf in Saturday’s $150,000 San Clemente Stakes (G2).
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Holland's North America Racing Picks for July 23
Canterbury
Race 6
Larry Sterling claimed #6 Izzy in a Tizzy (7-2) when the son of Tiznow finished second facing easier over the track and distance in his latest last month in his first start since his debut in February. Son of Tiznow cos ...
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast 7/23/20
It's Horseplayer Thursday and we're excited to welcome in Kenny Peck from the Daily Racing Form to talk Monmouth Park, handicapping, finding long shots, and more! ...
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Kristufek's Saratoga Scouting Report: Kentucky Horses for July 23
Stakes caliber sprinters are set to match strides in Thursday’s featured 9TH race at Saratoga . Honest Mischief, who ran into a buzz saw in Volatile last out at Churchill , looms as the horse to beat, but there’s another in there I think might be c ...
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Harness racing: A break from the U.S. heat at Redcliffe
Let's take a look at the Redcliffe program for Thursday, which begins at 10:52 p.m. ET Wednesday night.
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BetAmerica’s horse racing pick of the day: July 22, Saratoga
Weekday picks and plays for Thoroughbred racing.
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How to bet the San Diego Handicap
The return of champion Maximum Security highlights the six-horse field in Saturday’s $150,000 San Diego H. (G2) at Del Mar . In total, a trio of Grade 1 winners will tussle in a very competitive event.
San Diego Analysis
The early tempo ...
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Opening-day spot plays at Arlington
Arlington begins its 30-day meeting Thursday, and here are a couple of picks for the opening program.
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How to bet the A. P. Smithwick Memorial Steeplechase Stakes
The opener on a fine Thursday of racing at Saratoga features nine contenders going postward in the $100,000 A. P. Smithwick Memorial Steeplechase.
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Shapiro’s July 23 Late Pick 4 at Saratoga
The sequence commences with a 6 1/2-furlong dash over the main track and concludes with a conditional claimer over the same configuration.
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Breeders' Cup odds reveal top talent and betting confidence
Authentic’s Haskell Stakes victory Saturday may have eroded his faith among Kentucky Derby futures bettors. But he gained new Breeders' Cup ground in early wagering.
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Holland's North American Free Racing Picks for July 22
Canterbury Park
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#5 Richiesgotswagger (5-1) was not a factor after a poor start when unplaced at Oaklawn in April. Son of Benny the Bull has won six of 18 career starts and trainer Robertson wins with 14% of his runners that have n ...
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast July 22, 2020
We talk about the Saratoga Wednesday card and answer some horseplaying emails from listeners. Then Jason welcomes in his boss at Colonial Downs Jill Byrne to talk about the upcoming season and more! ...
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Adios Elims Thrice; PA-Packed For Pace; Hambo Hopefuls On Brink
The weekend agendas are expanding as all divisions emerge from the harness hiatus. The Adios eliminations and sires stakes are on the dockets. And, of course, there are our live contenders on our horses-to-watch list (H2W). They are available for all ...
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Finding holes in the current Kentucky Derby Top 20
Emphasizing the negatives, rather than the positives or an equal balance of the two, is not a bad way to dissect a race.
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BetAmerica’s horse racing pick of the day: July 21, Canterbury Park
BetAmerica handicapper Keeler Johnson offers his weekday picks and plays for Thoroughbred horse racing.
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Kentucky Derby contender profile - Country Grammer
Thanks to the postponement of the Kentucky Derby, the late-maturing Country Grammer has a chance to vie for victory in the Run for the Roses.
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The ultimate guide to sports clichés
Clichés are used regularly by players, coaches, and even general managers in press conferences and post-game interviews. They may seem banal, but there’s real meaning lurking beneath the surface of each one of these dusty old platitudes.
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Kristufek's Saratoga Scouting Report: Kentucky Horses for July 22
It’s the start of a new racing week at Saratoga, with several New York-bred races on the docket, including the featured Lubash, scheduled for 1 1/16 miles on grass.
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Holland's North American Free Racing Picks for July 21
Handicapper Tim Holland brings us free racing picks from Indiana Grand, Parx Racing and Canterbury Park for July 21.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast July 21, 2020
We're happy to welcome back Billy Koch from Little Red Feather Racing to talk Del Mar, Southern California racing, some of their horses, and more! ...
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Kentucky Derby Roundup: July 20, 2020
Stay up to speed on the past week's latest Road to the Kentucky Derby with news and developments. Featuring the Peter Pan Stakes, CCA Oaks and Haskell Stakes.
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Kentucky Derby Top 10: Authentic flatters Honor A. P.
Keeler Johnson shares his weekly list of Top 10 contenders for the 2020 Kentucky Derby. Today he looks at Honor A. P.
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BetAmerica’s horse racing pick of the day: July 20, Delaware Park
BetAmerica handicapper Keeler Johnson offers his weekday picks and plays for Thoroughbred horse racing.
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Tiz the Law favored again in Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 6; Gamine tops Oaks Pool 2
Tiz the Law tops Pool 6 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager and Gamine has risen unraced to the favorite in the Kentucky Oaks Future Wager.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast July 20, 2020
Jason discusses his trip across the USA and looks back at Haskell weekend at Monmouth as well as the CCA Oaks program at Saratoga. ...
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Kentucky Derby Pedigree Profile: Country Grammer
Country Grammer is a son of 2014 Belmont Stakes (G1) winner, Tonalist, who first emerged as a high-class runner late in the spring of his 3-year-old season . In retrospect, Tonalist’s upset victory in the 1 1/2-mile “Test of the Champion” shouldn’t ...
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Gimpanzee Tanks Foes; Top Winners $41, $39; M-Pace Chalk Heavy
Here is the complete weekly report on hits and misses as presented by the TwinSpires Harness Preview Blog. Thursday, July 16 Indiana Sires Stakes’ only episode on the program was a $60k mile for soph-colt trotters. Our first choice, Emma Town Bud, ...
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Holland's North American Racing Picks for July 19
Ruidoso Downs
Race 7
Trainer Gonzalez wins with 20% of his runners that have not raced for 90+ days and saddles #2 Manoso (6-1) , who has not been seen since fading to finish fourth at Sunland in March. Recent works include a quick 3-furl ...
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Saratoga Scouting Report July 19: Kentucky Horses
Saratoga will feature a 10-race program Sunday, with the $150,000 Lake Placid (G2) for 3-year-old turf fillies the main event.
As the racing analyst at Churchill Downs , it’s my job to provide information you can’t necessarily read in the past ...
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Saratoga: How to bet the Lake Placid
Eight sophomore fillies with an affinity for grass will head to the Saratoga starting gate for the $150,000 Lake Placid (G2) on Sunday afternoon.
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Woodbine: Spot plays for Trillium, Royal North Stakes
While Saratoga and Monmouth Park are attracting most of the attention this weekend, Woodbine in Canada also has a solid slate of races schedule on the agenda.
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Holland's North America Racing Picks for July 18
Monmouth Park and Saratoga are in the spotlight Saturday, and handicapper Tim Holland has multiple picks for both venues.
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Scully: Handicapping the July 18 Cross Country Pick 5
Three graded stakes from Monmouth Park, including the $1 million Haskell (G1), are part of Saturday’s Cross Country Pick 5.
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Monmouth Park: Graded stakes spot plays for Haskell Day
Think the Haskell (G1) is the only major race at Monmouth Park on Saturday? Think again!
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Derby Remix: Art Collector looking fine
Art Collector has made his mark on a unique, one-of-a-kind Derby Trail.
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Playing longshots in the Kentucky Derby, Oaks future wagers
Seven weeks out from the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks, bettors will have an opportunity to lock in appealing prices on their favorite contenders through a pair of future wager pools.
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Shapiro's Saturday bankroll builder at Saratoga
The early Pick 4 on Saturday at Saratoga includes the return of Decorated Invader in the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Stakes.
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