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Ellis Park Spot Plays for Sunday, August 25
Race 4 – BLAME RO (#7) (7-2)
Compromised by an extreme outside post and a very wide run on the turn for home, this three-year-old son of Blame ran deceivingly well in the debut. Adding blinkers for the follow-up start, he set the pace before ev ...
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Scully’s Travers Day Handicapping Blog
My betting strategy for the 150 th running of the Travers Stakes involves two horses. Tacitus is the most likely winner on paper, a horse who appears on the verge of putting it all together with a major win, but he’s been his own worst enemy at time ...
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How to bet the Travers Day all-stakes Pick 4
If you enjoy playing multi-race wagers, you won’t want to miss out on the all-stakes Pick 4 on Saturday, August 22 at Saratoga .
The challenging sequence culminates with the $1.25 million Travers Stakes (G1) and figures to produce a hefty pay ...
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Dick Powell’s Top Picks for the 2019 Travers Stakes at Saratoga
The $1.25 million Travers Stakes (G1) will be run for the 150th time on Saturday at historic Saratoga Race Course. Amazingly, it will be run going 1 1/4 miles on the main track under sunny skies since the volatile weather that has been pelting the ar ...
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Saratoga Scouting Report: Kentucky Horses & Travers Day Stakes Selections for Saturday, August 24
With Churchill Downs coming off perhaps their strongest spring meet in history, the horses based in Kentucky should perform even better than they have in years past.
Chances are, in many cases, they won’t get the respect they deserve. There is v ...
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Ellis Park Spot Plays for Saturday, August 24
Race 3 – SEVEN NATION ARMY (#5) (5-2)
First or second in five of his last six starts and the one time he wasn’t, he has an excuse. Off slowly losing four lengths at the start of his June 23 allowance start at Churchill Downs , he rushed up in th ...
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How to bet the 2019 Travers Stakes
With division leader Maximum Security, champion 2-year-old Game Winner and classic winners Country House, War of Will and Sir Winston all absent from Saturday’s $1 million Travers Stakes (G1) at Saratoga, the Midsummer Derby is shaping up to be a strange race.
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How to Bet the 2019 Sword Dancer at Saratoga
Nine will travel 1 1/2 miles on the Saratoga inner turf course in Saturday’s $850,000 Sword Dancer Stakes (G1). The lucrative grassy endeavor is a “Win & You’re In” contest that offers a berth in the starting gate for the Breeders’ Cup Turf (G ...
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Exacta Bet of the Day for Saturday, August 24 at Saratoga
Exacta Box of the day for Saratoga
This Saturday at Saratoga is the biggest day of the biggest race meet of the summer season – Travers Day.
Saratoga’s Saturday program features a 13-race card headlined by “The Mid-Summer Derby,” the Travers ...
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How to Bet the 2019 Personal Ensign Stakes at Saratoga
A spectacular field showcasing some of the top fillies and mares in training will vie in Saturday’s $700,000 Personal Ensign Stakes (G1) at Saratoga . The nine-furlong affair attracted four Grade 1 heroines in what is the top race of the Distaff div ...
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Spot Plays for 2019 Travers Day at Saratoga
Spot Plays for Saratoga’s Travers Day card will begin in the 5TH Race on Saturday. Where else are you going to get three straight Grade 1s going seven furlongs?
Race 5 is the Forego Stakes (G1) for older horses going seven furlongs on a main tra ...
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Churchill Downs releases Road to the Kentucky Derby schedule
It’s that time of year again—the 2019-2020 Road to the Kentucky Derby will kick off with the $200,000 Iroquois Stakes (G3) on September 14, according to the official schedule released by Churchill Downs.
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Shancelot's speed stands out in H. Allen Jerkens Stakes
H. Allen Jerkens conditioned some fast horses during his Hall of Fame career, but I’m not sure any displayed as much raw speed as #1 Shancelot, who will be favored to win the $500,000 H. Allen Jerkens Stakes (G1) on Saturday at Saratoga.
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How to Bet the 2019 Ballerina Stakes at Saratoga
Seven fillies and mares will travel seven-eighths on the Saratoga main surface in Saturday’s $500,000 Ballerina Stakes (G1). The field is led by Grade 1 winners Separationofpowers and Mia Mischief, the one-two finishers of the 2018 Test Stakes (G1) ...
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Why I'm betting Come Dancing in the Ballerina Stakes
Several accomplished female sprinters will square off in Saturday’s $500,000 Ballerina Stakes (G1) at Saratoga, but they’re all running for second behind the lightly raced 5-year-old #2 Come Dancing.
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Grand Circuit Rolls Into Canada; Filly And Mare Trotters Battle For Berths; Frosh-Fillies Chasing Cash; Gimpanzee Returns!
The Grand Circuit goes north, offering elims and stakes on a busy Aug. 24, while Yonkers sets up for next week’s soph classics, the Messenger. Lots of state-bred action starts the week and TwinSpires’ horses-to-watch (H2W) list again offers a cast of ...
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Soph Colts Highlighted; Speedy Subjects Line Up At Meadows For Lucrative Sires-Stakes Battles; Yonkers Offers One Of Two Messenger Elims To Bet
Welcome to the 2019 Breeders Crown Countdown (BCC), the exclusive blog that coordinates with our weekly preview harness blog at TwinSpires.com and the Hambletonian Society to find great wagering opportunities for "Crown"-eligible horses and their ...
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Enable, Magical meet again in Yorkshire Oaks
Bettors looking to play the Yorkshire Oaks probably shouldn’t invest heavily in trying to beat Enable. All form points to Enable as a near-certain winner, with Magical a clear runner-up, though these two will so thoroughly dominate the wagering that ...
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Older pacers take center stage
While much of the attention this weekend will be on the Grade I Travers Stakes for three-year-olds at Saratoga Race Course and the eliminations for the Grade I Messenger Stakes for three-year-old pacers at Yonkers Raceway, many of the sport's best ol ...
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Dick Powell’s Australian Pick of the Week for August 21
Race 2 at Hawkesbury (Australia A) on Wednesday night is a maiden for three-year-olds going five furlongs. Please note that all horses in the Southern Hemisphere had their birthday on August 1 so you will not see any more races for two-year-olds. The ...
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Ellis Park Spot Plays for Friday, August 23
Race 4 – #4 ISLAND LOVE (9-2)
By City Zip out of the stakes-placed Empire Maker mare Bahama Bound, this Victoria Oliver debuter has turf influences in the pedigree. She has some sneaky fast works and James Graham, one down to Corey Lanerie in th ...
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Arlington Trip Notes and Horses to Watch (August 15-18)
The following are trip notes for horses who had tough trips the week of August 15-18 at Arlington , and/or who figure to improve in their next races. Add these runners to your horses to watch list, and bet them back next time out if they land in ...
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Prince Earl, back from layoff, enters Breeders' Cup Mile picture
Old Bones Racing Stable and Todd Marshall's Prince Earl returned from a layoff exceeding eight months to capture the $200,000 Del Mar Mile (G2) on Sunday. The four-year-old was three-parts clear under the wire when clocking eight panels in 1:33. ...
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Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Top 10: Sistercharlie still on top
Although we’re still 2 1/2 months away from the 2019 Breeders’ Cup at Santa Anita, a clear favorite has already emerged for the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1).
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Tacitus and company can make the most of a Travers lacking star power
The disappointing racing season in the three-year-old division will continue this weekend at Saratoga with the meet’s signature race, the Travers Stakes (G1), drawing a sub-par field for its 2019 running that will include almost none of this year ...
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Saratoga Scouting Report: Kentucky horses for August 21-23
With Churchill Downs coming off perhaps their strongest spring meet in history, the horses based in Kentucky should perform even better than they have in years past.
Chances are, in many cases, they won't get the respect they deserve. There is ...
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Bet-Backs Bountiful: Greenshoe, Bettor’s Wish, Swandre The Giant Soar; Powerful Place Prices Ignite $87, $47 Exactas
Monday, Aug. 12
The second Gold Cup & Saucer trial at Charlottestown was won by a 15-1 shot. Our choice, Lisburn (26-1) was fourth, making the final.
Thursday, Aug. 15
Indiana Sires Stakes (INSS) for soph-colt trotters presented Hambo-el ...
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Highlighting juvenile prospects in Ellis Park Sunday stakes
A pair of $100,000 stakes races for two-year-olds will take place at Ellis Park on Sunday. The Juvenile for the boys attracted seven and boasts a few interesting youngsters for now, and potentially, the future.
Night Time (#1) (5-1) drew the ...
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Saratoga Scouting Report: Kentucky Horses for Sunday, August 18
With Churchill Downs coming off perhaps their strongest spring meet in history, the horses based in Kentucky should perform even better than they have in years past.
Chances are, in many cases, they won’t get the respect they deserve. There is v ...
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Ellis Park Pick 3 plays for Sunday, August 18
A strong 10-race card will be hosted by Ellis Park on Sunday with a pair of stakes events for juveniles on tap. The co-features are the $100,000 Ellis Park Juvenile and $100,000 Ellis Park Debutante. While I will cover those races with more detail ...
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Quip the key in all-stakes Del Mar Pick 3
Unfortunately, there is no all-graded stakes Pick 4 on the latter half of Saturday's Del Mar program. Instead, we'll concentrate on the Pick 3 that runs from the Torrey Pines (G3) through the Pacific Classic (G1) and look to beat seemingly vulnerable ...
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Handicapping Saturday’s cross-country Pick 5
Five graded stakes races from Saratoga and Del Mar comprise today’s cross-country Pick 5 wager. Here are my thoughts on the sequence and a couple of tickets I will play:
Leg 1, Lake Placid (Race 9 Saratoga)
After showing solid class while sti ...
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Promising Two-Year-Olds take center stage at Ellis Park
The Road to both the 2020 Kentucky Derby (G1) and Kentucky Oaks (G1) doesn’t officially begin until September 14 at Churchill Downs , but Sunday’s pair of juvenile stakes at Ellis Park do serve as a direct entrance ramp to the journey that is ab ...
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Saratoga Scouting Report: Kentucky Horses for Saturday, August 17
With Churchill Downs coming off perhaps their strongest spring meet in history, the horses based in Kentucky should perform even better than they have in years past.
Chances are, in many cases, they won’t get the respect they deserve. There is v ...
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Ellis Park Spot Plays for Saturday, August 17
In a battle with current leaders James Graham, Tyler Baze and Miguel Mena for the Ellis Park riding title , Corey Lanerie could make a bold move on Saturday.
Lanerie is absolutely loaded with live mounts, several of which I picked to win. Let’s f ...
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Letmeno steps up in TwinSpires Ellis Park Juvenile Stakes
Trainer Ian Wilkes isn’t known for sending out ready-to-win first-time starters, which is why his 2-year-old #2 Letmeno looms as an intriguing contender in Saturday’s $100,000 TwinSpires Ellis Park Juvenile Stakes at Ellis Park.
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Pacific Classic one of several Del Mar BC preps Saturday
It will be a classic East vs. West story when Del Mar hosts an exciting afternoon of Breeders’ Cup prep races Saturday.
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Avie's Flatter can take the spotlight in Breeders' Stakes
The third time might be the charm for #7 Avie’s Flatter in the $400,000 Breeders’ Stakes at Woodbine , the final leg of the Canadian Triple Crown.
Avie’s Flatter performed admirably without a victory in the first two legs of the challenging ...
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Why I'm betting Varenka in the Lake Placid Stakes
Handicappers have grown accustomed to watching trainer Chad Brown dominate North America’s major turf races for fillies and mares. But victory might not be a certainty for Brown’s fillies in Saturday’s $200,000 Lake Placid Stakes (G2) at Saratoga.
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TwinSpires to sponsor Sunday's Ellis Park Juvenile and Ellis Park Debutante
TwinSpires, the industry leader in online and mobile wagering on horse racing, has become the title sponsor of Ellis Park's pair of 2-year-old stakes.
The $100,000 TwinSpires Ellis Park Juvenile and $100,000 TwinSpires Ellis Park Debutante, will b ...
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Why Point of Honor won't lose the Alabama Stakes
A mile and a quarter is a distance fillies and mares rarely run on dirt in North America, which makes the $600,000 Alabama Stakes (G1) at Saratoga an intriguing handicapping challenge.
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How to Bet the 2019 Pacific Classic
by J. Keeler Johnson
Saturday’s renewal of the $1 million Pacific Classic (G1) at Del Mar might not be the strongest in recent memory, but this 1 1/4-mile “Win & You’re In” qualifier for the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) is still shaping up ...
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Brown duo flex muscles in Breeders’ Cup Turf divisions
Defending Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1) heroine Sistercharlie exuded her considerable class yet again when dominating her competition in the Beverly D. S. (G1) for the second straight season on August 10.
Trained by Chad Brown, th ...
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How to Bet the 2019 Del Mar Handicap
by J. Keeler Johnson
There are several classy, accomplished horses entered in Saturday’s $250,000 Del Mar Handicap (G2) at Del Mar, all of them vying for a “Win & You’re In” berth to the 2019 Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) .
Some bettors will be ...
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Exacta Bet of the Day for Saturday, August 17 at Del Mar
This Saturday at Del Mar is the biggest day of the meet – Pacific Classic Day .
Del Mar’s Saturday program features an 11-race card headlined by two Breeders’ Cup “Win & You’re In” races – the Pacific Classic (G1) and Del Mar Handicap (G2) ...
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How to Bet the 2019 Del Mar Oaks
by J. Keeler Johnson
Saturday’s $300,000 Del Mar Oaks (G1) might be held at Del Mar racetrack in California , but this hasn’t stopped out-of-state shippers from dominating recent renewals of the 1 1/8-mile turf test.
Generally speaking, East ...
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Take note of hot and cold jockeys/trainers at Saratoga
Racing at Saratoga is great , in part because the best horsemen are involved, well-meant horses are coming from everywhere, everyone is trying, and good prices and prime betting opportunities can be found day-by-day and race-by-race on good horses. ...
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How to Bet the 2019 Alabama Stakes
An outstanding field of nine sophomore fillies will go postward in the $600,000 Alabama Stakes (G1) at Saratoga on Saturday. The 1 1/14-miles feature attracted five standout graded stakes winners in what promises to be a most exciting affair.
A ...
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‘Zweig’ Memorials Present Glamour Groups From Hambletonian And ‘Oaks’; Colts Gunning For Greenshoe Again
This is the launch of the 2019 Breeders Crown Countdown (BCC), the exclusive blog that coordinates with our weekly preview harness blog at TwinSpires.com and the Hambletonian Society to find great wagering opportunities for "Crown"-eligible horse ...
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Sires Stakes Stampede; Gold Cup & Saucer Serves Pacers; Tioga’s Setting For Speed Show On Sunday
Amid a summer that continues to scorch and soak North America, a busy schedule of harness racing ensues this weekend. A host of sophomore and aged events cover the features. Our weekly addendum, TwinSpires’ horses-to-watch (H2W) list fills in the gap ...
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Hoosier Park Harness Race of the Week for August 14
The 11th Race at Hoosier Park on Wednesday is the second division of the $47,500 Indiana Sires Stakes for trotting three-year-old fillies. The 5th leg of the series attracted a field of eight, led by the streaking GRAND SWAN (#8) (7-5) . The bay fil ...
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Six runners who can challenge Maximum Security for division supremacy
Which 3-year-olds could make a run at Maximum Security for the championship title? Here are six challengers who shouldn’t be counted out of the mix.
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What is the secret to Bricks and Mortar's astonishing success?
What makes Bricks and Mortar such a formidable racehorse? Why is he repeatedly able to run down high-class horses in the shadow of the wire, with perfectly timed rallies to prevail over and over?
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Breeders' Cup Sprint Top 5: A 3-year-old moves to the top
Since we published our first Breeders’ Cup Sprint Top 5 in June, a lot has changed on the road to the championship showdown at Santa Anita.
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Dick Powell's Australian Pick of the Week for August 14
Race 6 at Sale (Australia A) on Wednesday night is a Class 1 handicap going six furlongs for older horses. Please note that all horses in the southern hemisphere had their birthday on August 1 so you will not see any more races for two-year-olds. The ...
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Ellis Park Spot Plays for Friday, August 16
Race 4
#4 Campaign Spy (2-1)
Pressed a hot pace over a one-turn mile at this level at Churchill last time out, and finished a very good second behind a legitimate winner, and his third the race prior was better than it looks on paper. No ...
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Saratoga Scouting Report: Kentucky Horses for Friday, August 16
With Churchill Downs coming off perhaps their strongest spring meet in history, the horses based in Kentucky should perform even better than they have in years past.
Chances are, in many cases, they won't get the respect they deserve. There is ...
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Arlington Trip Notes and Horses to Watch (August 8-11)
The following are trip notes for horses who had tough trips the week of August 8-11 at Arlington , and/or who figure to improve in their next races. Add these runners to your horses to watch list, and bet them back next time out if they land in a re ...
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Saratoga Scouting Report: Kentucky Horses for Wednesday, August 14 and Thursday, August 15
With Churchill Downs coming off perhaps their strongest spring meet in history, the horses based in Kentucky should perform even better than they have in years past.
Chances are, in many cases, they won't get the respect they deserve. There is ...
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Stakes action highlights weekend harness cards
While baseball fans may refer to August as the 'dog days of summer', harness racing fans are accustomed to seeing many of the best trotters and pacers exit major stakes on Hambletonian Day at the Meadowlands and then venture directly into other lucra ...
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Lather Up Leads $500 For A Buck Hoosier Superfecta; Bettor’s Wish Storms Northfield Feature; Midway Island Dukes Out Cup & Saucer Trial
Thursday, Aug. 8
Kentucky Sires Stakes (KYSS) for freshman colt-and-filly trotters were strewn across the program at The Red Mile. We were somewhat involved, though plagued by breakers and favorites.
In the colt divisions we were second with Le ...
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Saratoga Scouting Report: Kentucky Horses for Sunday, August 11
With Churchill Downs coming off perhaps their strongest spring meet in history, the horses based in Kentucky should perform even better than they have in years past.
Chances are, in many cases, they won’t get the respect they deserve. There is v ...
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Ellis Park Spot Plays for Sunday, August 11
Race 2 – SPLIT THE WICKETS (#2) (6-1)
In tight between horses in his June 23 run over the Churchill Downs turf, he made a slingshot move into an honest pace , rolled past the leaders and continued on. A very troubled trip cost him a fair crack a ...
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How to Bet Saturday’s Secretariat Stakes at Arlington
The Secretariat Stakes (G1) will be the first of Arlington’s three Grade 1 races run on the loaded Saturday, August 10 Arlington Million Day card . The Secretariat for three-year-olds has been shortened this year and will be run at one mile with a p ...
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How to Bet Saturday’s Bruce D. Memorial at Arlington
Saturday’s stakes action at Arlington kicks off on Arlington Million Day with one of the best betting races on the card, the $75,000 Bruce D. Memorial at one-mile on the all-weather main track for three-years-olds. The Bruce D. is the only of Arlin ...
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How to Bet the Arlington Million
The 37th running of the $1 million Arlington Million (G1) will be held on Saturday. A strong field of 10 will be showcased in the 1 1/4 miles turf event.
Trainer Chad Brown will saddle a pair, including the defending champion, as well as the top ...
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How to Bet Saturday’s Pucker Up Stakes at Arlington
The $100,000 Pucker Up (G3) is the last of five stakes races on the loaded 12-race Arlington Million card on Saturday, August 10, and is the anchor leg of the late multi-race All-Stakes bets such as the Pick 5 and Pick 4. The 1 1/8-mile turf race for ...
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How to Bet the Fourstardave Handicap
A well-matched field of 10, including a pair of sharp females, will go one mile on the Saratoga inner turf in Saturday’s $500,000 Fourstardave Handicap (G1). The grassy feature boasts a solid cast that lacks a confirmed standout, which will make fo ...
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How to Bet Saturday’s Beverly D. at Arlington
Race 9 on the Arlington Million card on Saturday, August 10, card will be the secondary-feature, the $600,000 Beverly D. Stakes (G1) for fillies and mares to be run at 1 3/16 miles on the turf. The race drew an eight-horse field topped by the count ...
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How to Bet the Saratoga Special
Eight two-year-old colts will speed 6 1/2 furlongs on the Saratoga main course on Saturday in the $200,000 Saratoga Special Stakes (G2). The race that was established in 1901 has historically produced impactful horses and sires, and two winners in ...
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Arlington Park’s Late Pick 4 on Arlington Million Day
The 50-cent Late Pick 4 kicks off in Race 9 at Arlington Park in the Beverly D. Stakes (G1) for fillies and mares going 1 3/16 miles.
FLEETING (#1) (5-2) is a three-year-old taking on older rivals for the first time. She has been in against th ...
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Swinging at the Early Pick 4 on Arlington Million Day
A trio of Grade-1 races led by the 37th running of the $1 million Arlington Million (G1) will headline the action at Arlington Park on Saturday. The monstrous day of racing features numerous betting options throughout the card, and I will take a cr ...
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Exacta Bet of the Day for Saturday, August 10 at Arlington
Exacta Box of the day for Arlington
This Saturday at Arlington is the biggest day of the meet – Arlington Million Day.
Million Day at Arlington features a 12-race card headlined by a trio of Grade 1 grass stakes – the Arlington Million, Beve ...
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A longshot to consider on the Arlington Million undercard
Saturday's $150,000 guaranteed All-Stakes Pick 5 at Arlington includes all four graded turf stakes, but the sequence starts with $75,000 Bruce D. Memorial for three-year-olds at one mile on Polytrack.
While the main features have the potential o ...
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Ellis Park Spot Plays for Saturday, August 10
Race 7 – SISTA OF WAR (#1) (10-1)
Charlie Lopresti isn’t known as a trainer who wins races first out of the box, but this filly appears ready to run big in her debut. She’s by Declaration of War (War Front) out of the dam Sistas Stroll , a Grade ...
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Saratoga Scouting Report: Kentucky Horses for Saturday, August 10
With Churchill Downs coming off perhaps their strongest spring meet in history, the horses based in Kentucky should perform even better than they have in years past.
Chances are, in many cases, they won’t get the respect they deserve. There is v ...
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Arlington Trip Notes and Horses to Watch (August 1-4)
The following are trip notes for horses who had tough trips the week of August 1-4 at Arlington Park , and/or who figure to improve in their next races. Add these runners to your horses to watch list, and bet them back next time out if they land in ...
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2019 Secretariat international scouting reports: Never No More and Van Beethoven
With its distance trimmed to a flat mile, the character of the Secretariat (G1) has changed, but Aidan O’Brien ensured that the Arlington Million Day fixture is still attracting notable international representation.
The master of Ballydoyle has us ...
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Exacta box of the week: Arlington Million, August 10
These four horses will be valuable against a potentially vulnerable favorite in the Arlington Million on Saturday.
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Will Uni defeat males in the Fourstardave Handicap?
Don't be afraid to bet Uni just because she is taking on males at Arlington.
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How to play the Arlington Million Pick 4
The all-stakes Pick 4 at Arlington, which features three grade 1 events, will be in the spotlight Saturday.
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Valid Point offers value in 2019 Secretariat Stakes
Valid Point is stepping up sharply in class, but he can spring a mild surprise at a better price than his Chad Brown-trained stablemate.
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Lather Up In Dan Patch At Hoosier; Northfield’s ‘Milstein’ Hosts Bettor’s Wish; Grand Circuit Frosh Frenzy
We roll through August with many features for many divisions. This weekend there are two- and three-year-old state-bred stakes up and down the East Coast and in the Midwest the older pacers and some champion soph-colt pacers race after more six-digit ...
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Bricks and Mortar stands out in 2019 Arlington Million
A leading candidate for Horse of the Year honors will take center stage in Saturday’s $1 million Arlington Million (G1) at Arlington Park.
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Sistercharlie looks unstoppable in 2019 Beverly D. Stakes
The prestigious $600,000 Beverly D. Stakes (G1) at Arlington Park has been contested 29 times, and while it might be hard to believe, no filly or mare has ever won the race more than once.
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Halfway through Saratoga, which jockeys are riding strongest?
With four weeks down and four still to come at the 2019 Saratoga summer meet, a handful of jockeys have reaped most of the victories.
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Halfway through Saratoga, which trainers are excelling?
As we enter the fifth week of racing, now seems like the perfect time to review Statsmaster’s trainer statistics for the Saratoga meet and determine which trainers are excelling in certain conditions.
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2019 Beverly D. international scouting reports: Magic Wand, Fleeting, Awesometank
Aidan O’Brien, still in search of his first win in the Beverly D. (G1), could be double-handed as he tries to halt the Chad Brown winning streak. Brown has won four straight (and five overall) editions, and his defending champion Sistercharlie will ...
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Hoosier Park Harness Race of the Week for August 7
The 7th Race at Hoosier Park on Wednesday is a $20,000 claiming event for three and four-year-olds. Six will vie in the pacing event at one mile which carries a $9,500 purse. While the field is small, this appears to be one of the more competitive be ...
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Dick Powell's Australian Pick of the Week for August 7
Race 1 at Kempsey (Australia A) on Wednesday night is a benchmark 58 handicap going just over 1 3/16 miles. The track is expected to be "Good 4" so we will lean towards those that have some success or at least experience over firmer ground.
F ...
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Ellis Park Spot Plays for Friday, August 9
Race 1
#7 New Colossus (3-1)
Loaded with talent, he somehow has only managed one win from eight career starts and we haven't seen him since February. This will be his first try on turf, but by Curling out of a More Than Ready mare, dashing on ...
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2019 Arlington Million international scouting reports: Magic Wand, Hunting Horn, Intellogent, Pivoine
Four European shippers are entered in the Arlington Million (G1)
Four European shippers are entered in Saturday’s 37th running of the Arlington Million (G1) – Aidan O’Brien’s Magic Wand, who is cross-entered to the Beverly D. (G1), and st ...
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Saratoga Scouting Report: Kentucky Horses for Friday, August 9
With Churchill Downs coming off perhaps their strongest spring meet in history, the horses based in Kentucky should perform even better than they have in years past.
Chances are, in many cases, they won't get the respect they deserve. There is ...
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Breeders' Cup Juvenile Top 5: A moment to shine
The summer race meets at Saratoga and Del Mar have been underway for a few weeks now, and we’ve already seen some eye-catching performances from promising 2-year-olds.
But arguably the most impressive juvenile winner so far in 2019 made hi ...
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Saratoga Scouting Report: Kentucky horses for Wednesday, August 7 and Thursday, August 8
With Churchill Downs coming off perhaps their strongest spring meet in history, the horses based in Kentucky should perform even better than they have in years past.
Chances are, in many cases, they won't get the respect they deserve. There is ...
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McKinzie surges to top of Breeders’ Cup Classic division
Watson, Weitman and Pegram’s McKinzie moved to the fore in early stretch and powered home a convincing 1 3/4-length winner of the $980,000 Whitney S. (G1) at Saratoga on Saturday. The sensational son of Street Sense earned an automatic berth to ...
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Hambletonian Afterthoughts: There Is No ‘Gimp’ In Gimpanzee; Follow The Bet-Backs
It was this reporter’s 30 th year of Hambletonian-day coverage and though I did not cash a winning ticket in the event, I continue to study the final heat to extract bet-backs; they will be sprinkled in races throughout the next month or so.
All ...
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Hambletonian Harangue; Stakes Frothing With Favorites At Meadowlands; Place Prices For Profits, Wins Tank
HAMBLETONIAN TRAIL
The Hambletonian elims and final results. It was an opportunistic win by a colt we kept cool about all season—Forbidden Trade. The Canadian son of the magnificent sire Kadabra, won the final at 15-1. It was the first colt by Ka ...
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2019 Arlington Million, Beverly D., Secretariat pre-entries: Can O'Brien prevent a Brown sweep?
Horse of the Year candidate Bricks and Mortar remains the one to beat in next Saturday’s Arlington Million (G1). That long-range forecast was reinforced by the pre-entries submitted Friday for all three Grade 1s on Million Day.
The anchor of ...
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Saratoga Scouting Report: Kentucky Horses for Sunday, August 4
With Churchill Downs coming off perhaps their strongest spring meet in history, the horses based in Kentucky should perform even better than they have in years past.
Chances are, in many cases, they won’t get the respect they deserve. There is v ...
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