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The Derby Decimal Classifications: May 12
A by-the-numbers review of the latest news and developments on the Road to the 2020 Kentucky Derby.
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BetAmerica’s horse racing pick of the day: May 12, Fonner Park
Weekday picks and plays for Thoroughbred racing.
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5 sports documentaries to watch other than The Last Dance
The Last Dance isn’t the only sports documentary available. Here are five more intriguing films to help you pass the time until North America’s pro sports leagues return to action.
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Australian Spot Plays for Warwick Farm May 12
Free expert betting picks for Australian racing at Warwick Farm on Tuesday night.
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Hong Kong Spot Plays: First-time starter offers appeal
Free picks for betting Hong Kong International Racing at Happy Valley by Keeler Johnson.
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Japan's Almond Eye Spy's the Victoria Mile
Almond Eye returns in a big betting weekend in Japan. Ron Flatter leads us through the expected spectacle and anticipated return.
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Holland's North American Picks for May 12
Free picks for betting at Will Rogers Downs and Fonner Park on May 12, 2020 by Tim Holland.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast May 12, 2020
Jason does some story time talking Seinfeld and baseball and his connection to a famous scene in the show. Then we welcome in Erich Zimny from Charles Town to talk about the track's reopening, racing without gaming, marketing Charles Town, and more! ...
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Churchill Downs Spring Meet kicks off Saturday
Churchill Downs racing returns and here is what to expect from the spring racing schedule.
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Bellafina highlights Santa Anita restart
Santa Anita anticipates a much welcomed restart to racing with a Pick 6 Jackpot carryover.
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Racing resumes at Golden Gate with mandatory Pick 6 dispersal
Racing resumes at Golden Gate Fields and kicks their return in high gear with a Pick 6 Jackpot!
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Under-the-radar Kentucky Derby contenders, volume 15
A weekly look at under the radar 3-year-olds who could step up and make an impact on the Road to the 2020 Kentucky Derby:
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Nighttime Thoroughbred action returns as Charles Town reopens
Racing will be held on a Thursday through Saturday basis for the time being. Bettors should be aware that that for now only horses stabled in West Virginia, or West Virginia-breds, will be allowed to race at Charles Town.
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Australian racing picks for Taree and Sale
It’s a return to country and provincial racing tonight after a weekend of Group 1 racing that saw the emergence of a new Melbourne Cup favorite!
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BetAmerica’s horse racing pick of the day: May 11, Will Rogers
Weekday picks and plays for Thoroughbred racing.
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Holland's North American Picks for May 11
Free expert picks for betting horse racing at Will Rogers Downs and Fonner Park on May 11, 2020.
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Kentucky Derby Roundup: May 11, 2020
What new races were added to the Road to the Kentucky Derby and what points are they worth? How did contender workouts go?
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Kentucky Oaks Roundup: May 11, 2020
Which races have been officially added to the Road to the Kentucky Oaks and what big name has been sidelined for now?
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast May 11, 2020
We look back at the weekend in racing including another pick 6 force out at Gulfstream Park, Halladay scoring impressively, and more! ...
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The 2020 Harness Season: A What’s What In May
The standardbred industry is currently flooding media with press releases about raceways opening to jump-start the 2020 season. We have put such information into briefs, offering an oversight of harness racing’s hopes to reopen and an updated list a ...
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Kentucky Derby Maiden Watch: Grainger County shows tenacity in Gulfstream debut
A weekly series analyzing recent maiden winners poised to join the Road to the Kentucky Derby. Grainger County and the unexpected Talako take their maidens.
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Satono Impresa can ‘resist’ favorite in tonight’s NHK Mile Cup at Tokyo
Up-and-coming colt is likely to go off at a slightly better price than the filly and finish stronger as well.
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Tokyo Racecourse: Spot plays for NHK Mile Cup day
The spring racing season continues in Japan on Sunday with a dozen races at Tokyo Racecourse, including the NHK Mile Cup (G1) and Brilliant S.
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Holland's Gulfstream Racing Picks for May 10
With a solid week of racing wrapping up, Handicapper Tim Holland analyizes Gulfstream Park this Sunday and gives his expert picks to you.
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Three more reasons to support Hawkish in Sunshine Forever
Hawkish has all the key factors - proven talent, ability to run well off the layoff, and a recent bullet work for Jimmy Toner.
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Holland's North American Racing Picks for May 9
Handicapper Tim Holland takes on the racing cards at Gulfstream Park and Tampa Bay Downs on Saturday, and his picks have been doing well of late.
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Australian racing picks for Royal Randwick
There are four quality Aussie meetings available for BetAmerica horseplayers tonight, starting with the Queensland meeting at Doomben, which kicks off at 9:20 p.m. ET.
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Jockeys and trainers to watch at Churchill Downs
Better late than never, the Churchill Downs spring meet will kick off on May 16, with six weeks of racing action.
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NHK Mile Cup preview
This weekend, Resistencia has her chance to take on the boys and figures to be the favorite for the running of the $2.1 million NHK Mile Cup.
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Shapiro's Late Pick 4 at Gulfstream on May 9
Gulfstream Park takes center stage this Saturday afternoon with a 12-race card that includes the return of 2019 Preakness (G1) winner War of Will.
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What to watch for during the Spring Meet at Churchill Downs
The 146th spring meeting at Churchill Downs will get underway on Saturday, May 16 and run through Saturday, June 27.
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are some things that I observed last spring:
Dirt Racing
There were 288 races on the main oval during the 3 ...
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Tampa Bay Downs pick of the day for May 8
Ideal conditions are expected at Tampa Bay Downs on Friday, and Race 5 brings together seven fillies and mares for an optional-claiming allowance event at 5 furlongs on turf.
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BetAmerica’s horse racing pick of the day: May 8, Gulfstream Park
Weekday picks and plays for Thoroughbred racing.
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Keeler Johnson’s Freeplay Game Selections: May 9, 2020
Test your handicapping acumen with daily Freeplay games on TwinSpires! These free-to-play handicapping contests challenge you to pit your abilities against fellow horseplayers.
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All in with Paranoia at Gulfstream
Social Paranoia will make his second start of the 2020 in Saturday’s $75,000 Sunshine Forever S. at Gulfstream Park, and I’m expecting a big effort.
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Derby Remix: Baffert's big day in Arkansas
With last Saturday's Arkansas Derby split into two divisions, Bob Baffert managed a strong tag team.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast May 8, 2020
We welcome in the Jury to talk about which tracks they're most excited about opening back up this spring and summer. Then Jason takes a look at the late Pick 5 for Saturday at Gulfstream Park. ...
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Horses to watch for during the Spring Meet at Churchill Downs
The much-anticipated spring meeting at Churchill Downs will commence on Saturday, May 16, and run through June 27, hosting an arangment of notable horses.
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Australian racing picks for Gold Coast and Goulburn
With only one U.S. Thoroughbred meeting today, thank goodness for Australian racing tonight! There’s four Aussie Thoroughbred meetings and two harness meetings available for BetAmerica horseplayers tonight.
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Holland's North American Picks for May 8
Handicapper Tim Holland likes the betting fare at Gulfstream Park and Tampa Bay Downs on Friday, and his picks have been doing well of late.
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How to bet the Sunshine Forever Stakes
Classic winner War of Will headlines an excellent field of 12 in Saturday’s $75,000 Sunshine Forever S. at Gulfstream Park.
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Shapiro's Friday Late Pick 4 at Gulfstream
Handicappers that do their best work on the lawn will love the Late Pick 4 on Friday afternoon in South Florida with three races over grass and a competitive optional claimer.
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BetAmerica’s horse racing pick of the day: May 7, Gulfstream Park
Weekday picks and plays for Thoroughbred racing.
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What We’re Watching When Racing Returns
How close are we to wagering on harness racing again? Speculation abounds,
though no tracks have committed to opening, as of this posting, on any specific
dates.
You may have read some posts around the Internet during this pandemic where
public h ...
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast May 7, 2020
It's Horseplayer Thursday and we're happy to welcome in Dave Valento from Track Phantom to talk about playing the races, battling 'tilt', approaches to betting, and more! ...
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Holland's Gulfstream Picks for May 7
Handicapper Tim Holland takes an exclusive look at Gulfstream Park's racing card and provides his expert picks for Thursday, May 7.
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Australian racing picks for Kembla Grange and Werribee
There’s plenty of Australian racing tonight with four thoroughbred meetings and two harness meetings for BetAmerica players to get involved with from Down Under.
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Pick 3 play at Gulfstream Thursday
Fast and firm conditions are expected for Thursday’s card at Gulfstream Park, and I will try to build the bankroll by connecting on a Pick 3 sequence.
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Australian harness racing picks for Redcliffe
Australian harness racing is on target at BetAmerica tonight, May 6, at 11 p.m. ET, which is Thursday afternoon, May 7, at Redcliffe Harness Racing Club in Queensland.
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Everything you need to know about South Korea's KBO League
Major League Baseball is still on hiatus, but fans of the sport can get their fix thanks to the return of the KBO League. South Korea’s top professional alliance kicked off its 2020 season on Tuesday with a full slate of games featuring all 10 teams.
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BetAmerica’s horse racing pick of the day: May 6, Tampa Bay
Weekday picks and plays for Thoroughbred racing.
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Shapiro's Thursday Pick 4 at Gulfstream
Racing reconvenes in Hallandale Beach on Thursday with an 11-race card that as always includes a late Pick 4 over the final four races.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast May 6, 2020
We welcome in trainer Kenny McPeek to talk about his big Fantasy Stakes win with Swiss Skydiver. Then Jason does another segment of "Races I Love" talking about the 2005 American Oaks from Hollywood Park. ...
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Holland's North American Racing Picks for May 6
Peppering in the racing of Tampa Bay Downs as we continue with Fonner Park and Will Rogers Downs picks for Wed., May 6.
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Australian racing picks for Warrnambool and Canterbury
It was a thrilling first day of the Warrnambool carnival, and there’s more to come tonight! Now that the jumps racing is out of the way, it’s back to a full card of flat racing tonight, including the Listed Wangoom Handicap and the Listed Warrnambool Cup.
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The Derby Decimal Classifications: May 5
A by-the-numbers review of the latest news and developments on the Road to the 2020 Kentucky Derby.
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How Oaklawn trainers fared at Churchill Downs spring meet in 2019
With Oaklawn Park closing for the spring season, let us analyze how trainers that move their talent to Churchill Downs fare.
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BetAmerica’s horse racing pick of the day: May 5, Fonner Park
Weekday picks and plays for Thoroughbred racing.
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Hong Kong Spot Plays: Be Ready for Victory
The racing continues in Hong Kong and we have a few enticing bets to offer. See how to structure your tickets at Happy Valley Wed. evening.
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Holland's North American Racing Picks for May 5
Below are betting picks for May 5 horse racing at Fonner Park and Will Rogers Downs.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast May 5, 2020
We're excited to welcome in Fonner Park Announcer Steve Anderson to talk about Fonner being in the spotlight, Nebraska racing, becoming an announcer, and more! ...
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Glancing At Glamour-Boy Trotters Of 2020
In this TwinSpires harness blog installment, we predict some sophomore trotting
colts that have the talent to challenge obvious headliners from last season’s
freshman champs.
In 2020, as of this writing, there are no commitments for major st ...
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Under-the-radar Kentucky Derby contenders, volume 14
A weekly look at under the radar 3-year-olds who could step up and make an impact on the Road to the 2020 Kentucky Derby.
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Kentucky Derby Roundup: May 4, 2020
Stay up to speed on the Road to the Kentucky Derby with a weekly roundup of all the latest news and developments.
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Kentucky Oaks Roundup: May 4, 2020
Stay up to speed on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks with a weekly roundup of all the latest news and developments.
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Australian racing picks for Warrnambool and Hawkesbury
One of the most iconic racing events in Australia gets underway tonight, when Warrnambool commences its annual carnival. Tonight’s card will be entirely devoted to racing over the jumps.
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Baffert's Derby beasts: Why Charlatan might have an edge over Nadal
If all three of Baffert’s leading hopes make it to the starting gate, however, it’s a curious fact that he hasn’t won the Derby when he’s had three starters (1999, 2006, 2019).
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Kentucky Derby contender profile: Charlatan
Speed and stamina are two requisites for a champion Thoroughbred. And how can you beat a horse who seems to possess a perfect blend of both traits?
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What to expect at the upcoming Churchill Downs spring meet
Churchill Downs has released the first condition book covering the first 13 days through June 5. Receiving permission to belatedly commence its 2020 spring meet on May 16.
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Australian Pick 3 for Canterbury on May 5
Bet a Pick 3 sequence kicking off at midnight at Canterbury ("Australia C"). The card begins 10:50 p.m. ET. At this writing, the course condition is "Soft 5."
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Harness racing: Following horses for profit
There are great benefits for bettors who follow horses for a race or two, after they looked good but lost.
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BetAmerica’s horse racing pick of the day: May 4, Will Rogers
Weekday picks and plays for Thoroughbred racing.
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Holland's North American Racing Picks for Apr. 4
Racing continues during the first full week of May in 2020! Handicapper Tim Holland has found some interesting plays for Monday at Will Rogers Downs and Fonner Park.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast May 4, 2020
We look back at the huge Saturday card from Oaklawn Park including Baffert again dominating, some interesting undercard races, and more. ...
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Kentucky Derby Maiden Watch: Nick Zito returns to the spotlight with Hunt the Front
A weekly series analyzing recent maiden winners poised to join the Road to the Kentucky Derby. Hunt the Front brings Zick Nito back onto the Derby trail.
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Can Azeri’s son shake up tonight’s Tenno Sho at Kyoto?
Saturday night’s Tenno Sho (Spring) pits defending champion #14 Fierement against surging challenger #7 You Can Smile and veteran #8 Kiseki.
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Scouting a couple of Gulfstream plays on Sunday
Fast and firm conditions are expected for Sunday’s 12-race card at Gulfstream Park , and I am interested in playing a couple of horses in turf races.
In race 5, #12 Poppy’s Destiny will make his second start back from a lengthy layoff and fir ...
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Holland's North American Spot Plays for May 3
Tim Holland rounds out a jam packed weekend of racing with his spot plays for Sunday, May 3. Tracks featured include Gulfstream Park and Tampa Bay Downs.
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Oaklawn spot plays on Arkansas Derby Day
Oaklawn Park will close Saturday with a 14-race card filled with wagering opportunities. The $500,000 Arkansas Derby (G1), which remains a major prep for the Kentucky Derby on Sept. 4, has been split into divisions, and Hall of Famer and five-time Kentucky Derby winner Bob Baffert has the favorites in both.
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Weekend Watch: 1978 Triple Crown — Affirmed vs. Alydar
Our Weekend Watch feature touches on the most significant moments in sports history, and luckily for us in this modern age, many of them are viewable online, in their entirety.
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How to throw a virtual Kentucky Derby party
On May 2, Churchill Downs will host a "Kentucky Derby at Home" party.
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Holland's North American Spot Plays for May 2
Oaklawn Park
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Maidens going 6-furlongs include #10 Bonus Baby (6-1) ,
a debuting daughter of decent first out sire Flatter, who is out of a mare by
Giant’s Causeway. Chestnut’s works include a sharp 4-furlong move in :48 from
the ...
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Hanson's mid-card Pick 4 on Arkansas Derby Day
A packed day of racing comes to Oaklawn Park on Saturday. Before the stakes action heats up, a little mid-card Pick 4 action is in order.
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Australian racing picks for Randwick
It’s the biggest night of the week for Australian racing, and BetAmerica horseplayers can feast on four quality venues, including Randwick, Newcastle, Doomben and Ascot.
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Australian Racing Preview for May 1
Think there’s a few at big odds that can play a part in their individual races tonight at both the Kensington circuit in Sydney and Doomben in Brisbane.
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Derby Remix: The Triple Crown victors
This week we will look at each Triple Crown winner and remix their story in song.
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Oaklawn Park pick of the day for May 1
Friday is the penultimate day of the 2020 Oaklawn Park meet, and the $400,000 Fantasy Stakes (G3) highlights a dynamite 10-race program.
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Scully’s Late Pick 3 play at Oaklawn Park Saturday
I will focus on the late Pick 3, which kicks off with the Oaklawn Handicap and includes the second division of the Arkansas Derby.
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Shapiro's Pick 5 for Arkansas Derby Day
What a card the racing office at Oaklawn Park has assembled for Arkansas Derby Day on Saturday. There are 14 races and a plethora of wagering opportunities.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast--Arkansas Derby Day Preview
Jason looks at all 14 races on the Arkansas Derby card at Oaklawn Park for Saturday May 2nd. ...
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Why hasn't a filly won the Triple Crown?
Over the past century and a half, only 11 fillies have placed first in one of the Triple Crown races.
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Australian racing picks for the Gold Coast
There will be a nice transition from U.S. to Australian racing tonight, with Remington Park still running when all four Aussie Thoroughbred meetings kick off.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast May 1, 2020
It's Friday and we're welcoming in our Jury to talk about the three big stakes races coming up at Oaklawn Park on Saturday. ...
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Holland's North America Spot Plays for May 1
Tim Holland brings his expert analysis to North American Thoroughbred racing on May 1st. Tracks covered include Gulfstream, Oaklawn, and Tampa Bay.
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Betting on Baffert in the Arkansas Derby(s)
On Saturday at Oaklawn Park, a total of 22 talented 3-year-old Thoroughbreds will vie for Kentucky Derby qualification points in two divisions of the Arkansas Derby (G1).
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Shapiro's Fantasy Stakes Day Pick 4
The sequence slated for the final four races on Friday afternoon in Hot Springs includes three stakes events and is headlined by the $400,000 Fantasy (G2) at 1 1/16 miles.
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Thoughts on the Fantasy Stakes Day late Pick 5
The penultimate day of the 2020 Oaklawn Park meet on Friday is headlined by the Fantasy (G3) and capped off with a Late Pick 5.
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Gulfstream Park pick of the day for April 30
Horse players could face a wet or drying out track at Gulfstream Park Thursday, with precipitation expected in the a.m. and the possibility of afternoon showers. Eleven races are carded.
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BetAmerica’s horse racing pick of the day: April 30, Oaklawn Park
Weekday picks and plays for Thoroughbred racing.
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