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TwinSpires.com Convenes Bad Luck Board To Reward Smart Plays
Handicappers will meet weekly to compensate players who suffer bad beats at selected racetracks
[Press Release] LOUISVILLE, Ky. (March 4, 2019) – TwinSpries.com players who suffer unlucky outcomes will have a chance to get rewarded than ...
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Gulfstream upsets: Jaywalk to improve next time; Hidden Scroll undone by pace
Despite all the great racing we had last weekend, beginning with WINX winning her 31st straight race early Saturday morning, there were some shocking upsets as well. The fireworks began in race 12 at Gulfstream Park , the Davona Dale Stakes (G ...
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Hidden Scroll first to hit Bad Luck Board
He had set a very fast pace over a sloppy track and convincingly won his debut by 14 lengths in late January, but few would have predicted Hidden Scroll losing last Saturday's Fountain of Youth (G2) at Gulfstream Park in the manner that he did.
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Rosecroft and Pompano Park offer solid Sunday cards
Sunday afternoon may not have offered ideal racing conditions at several of the harness racing ovals throughout the land that offered live programs, but there was ample serious action for trotters and pacers alike at Rosecroft Raceway in Maryland, Po ...
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Trainer Profile: Jason Servis
Most every good trainer in the United States can take his or her game away from his or her home track. That's what makes good trainers good. They can train horses and win races anywhere. But, many trainers, most actually, become experts at a certain ...
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Kentucky Derby Pedigree Profile: Code of Honor
W.S. Farish’s homebred Code of Honor earned his first graded stakes win in the Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) at Gulfstream Park on Saturday.
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Thoroughbred History: Man o'War
One of the great things about thoroughbred racing is how it continually creates legends. In 2018, Justify became a legend by not only becoming the first horse to win the Kentucky Derby while not running as a 2-year-old since Apollo in 1882, he also w ...
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5 Takeaways from the Fountain of Youth Stakes
Shug McGaughey is a Hall of Famer for a Reason
A lot of folks were giving up on Code of Honor after he finished fourth in the Mucho Macho Man Stakes at Gulfstream two months ago, and even McGaughey seemed uncertain how to proceed ...
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Breaking Down the Turf Triple Crown: European Runners Expected
For the first time, the thoroughbred racing industry will run the Turf Triple Crown. Apprised of 3 turf races in each of the two 3-year-old divisions, male and female, the Turf Triple Crown should be an immediate success. What makes the Turf Triple C ...
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Win-Heavy Watch List Presents $22, $25 Toppers; Miami ‘Short’ Score; Hi-5 Help At Meadowlands
Favorites ruined some big possibilities but our horses-to-watch list (H2W) rolled out the winners with some smart prices. Here are the results of our successes and failures from the past week.
Thursday, Feb. 28
As Saratoga took the spotlight ...
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Meadowlands and Miami Valley harness take center stage on Saturday night
While Yonkers Raceway may have cancelled Saturday night's solid overnight card, harness racing fans had ample time to focus on productive overnight programs at the Meadowlands in New Jersey, Miami Valley in Ohio and Saratoga Raceway in New York. In ...
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Sophomores on display on Saturday afternoon
Today might have only been the first Saturday in March, but there were ample talented sophomores of both genders at Gulfstream Park in sunny, warm southern Florida earlier today that owners, trainers and fans looking ahead to the first Friday and Sat ...
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A look at the Fountain of Youth Day Late Pick 5
The late Pick 5 with a 15% takeout is one of the more attractive wagers on the stakes-laden Fountain of Youth Day card at Gulfstream Park on Saturday. Here's how I'll be playing the sequence.
Race 10 -- Maiden Special Weight
#2 HAUNT (6-1) , ...
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Fountain of Youth Day handicapping blog
Saturday’s $400,000 Fountain of Youth (G2) highlights a 14-race card at Gulfstream Park that includes nine graded stakes. A compelling field of 11 has been entered for the Kentucky Derby prep.
FREE Fountain of Youth PPs courtesy of Brisnet.co ...
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How to bet the 2019 Mac Diarmida Stakes
A field of 11 older horses will go 11 furlongs on the Gulfstream Park turf course in Saturday’s $200,000 Mac Diarmida Stakes (G2). The last of 14 races on the day, hopefully it can get started before the sun goes down.
What makes this year’s Mac ...
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Fair Grounds Pick of the Week for March 2
Saturday's sixth race at Fair Grounds is a maiden special weight for three-year-old fillies at about one mile on the turf, and the likely strong favorite is #2 Amandrea, who ships in from Gulfstream for trainer Mike Maker after three consecutive thir ...
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Dover Downs offers another solid Thursday card
While many harness racing tracks offer their best programs on the weekend, Dover Downs has historically found its niche by hosting solid cards during the week as is the case each Thursday evening at the Delaware five-eighths mile oval. In the featur ...
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O'Brien Trio Embark on Derby Trail in Patton Stakes
Following a lengthy winter hiatus, the European Road to the Kentucky Derby will resume on March 1 with the one-mile Patton Stakes at Dundalk in Ireland.
Last year, the Patton marked the successful seasonal debut for Mendelssohn, a highly-re ...
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Bet America Radio Network: How To Bet Horse Racing Podcast--the Fountain of Youth Stakes
The Kentucky Derby Championship Series continues with the Fountain of Youth Stakes on Saturday at Gulfstream Park, and it's a doozy of a race with 11 Triple Crown hopefuls entered, including hot maiden Hidden Scroll making just the second start of hi ...
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Get 2-1 on Winx again: odds boost for Friday night’s Chipping Norton
After offering 2-1 on Winx to extend her winning streak in the February 16 Apollo (G2), TwinSpires.com is at it again ahead of Friday night’s Chipping Norton (G1) (post time of 11:40 p.m. EST).
The world’s top-ranked horse in training will be ...
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How to bet the 2019 Fountain of Youth Pick 3, 4 and 5
Gulfstream Park will host a tremendous day of racing on Saturday with the highlight being the Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) for three-year-olds. The weather is supposed to cooperate, and it better with seven races carded for the turf.
In the Pi ...
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How to bet the 2019 Davona Dale Stakes
The Davona Dale Stakes (G2) will be run at Gulfstream Park on Saturday for three-year-old fillies going one mile on the dirt. It is the seasonal debut for last year’s champion two-year-old filly JAYWALK (#1) (2-5) and it looks like she lays ove ...
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How to Bet the Fountain of Youth Day All-Stakes Pick 4
The Saturday, March 2 card at Gulfstream Park includes a $750,000-guaranteed all-stakes Pick 4 covering the final four races of the day, including the much-anticipated Fountain of Youth Stakes (gr. II) .
The sequence looks a bit chalky, b ...
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Why I'm Betting Hidden Scroll in the Fountain of Youth
Hidden Scroll surely benefited from racing on the lead over a sloppy, sealed track that was favoring speed, but the fractions he set were legitimate and he absolutely obliterated the field. Trained by Bill Mott, Hidden Scroll could well be any kind, ...
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Precieuse Gives Brown Strong Hand in Honey Fox Stakes
That was Precieuse’s most recent run, so she’ll be returning from another lengthy layoff on Saturday, but Brown does well with such runners, and the one-mile distance of the Honey Fox should be perfect for Precieuse. On paper, she appears to hold a c ...
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Why I'm Betting Longshot Kulin Rock in the Mac Diarmida
Sometimes, it seems like trainer Mike Maker is able to work miracles with little-known grass runners, turning them into graded stakes winners seemingly overnight.
His strategy tends to be simple, at least to the casual observer. It goes somethin ...
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Speed, Pace Figures Give Jaywalk Clear Advantage in Davona Dale Stakes
The main concern is whether Jaywalk will be ready to fire her best shot off a layoff—she’s hasn’t run since November 2—but her work tab at Palm Meadows looks solid, and it’s not like she’ll be facing a field of proven Grade 1 winners. And actually, t ...
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Extraordinary Exotic Action Afoot; Short List Triptych Teases; Meadowlands Hi-5 Offers Value Quintet
This week ends February, so March may come in like a lion. We hope it does for our readers, as we offer selected features with promise for all kinds of wagers.
And, as usual, opportunities for across-the-board and exotics action are presented at o ...
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Potential Derby Contenders Line Up March 2 at Fair Grounds
Most handicappers this weekend will understandably be turning their attention to the stakes-packed Saturday card at Gulfstream Park, but players on the lookout for up-and-coming Kentucky Derby contenders are advised to check out the action at ...
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No Shortage of Derby Contenders Boasting Triple-Digit BRIS Speed Figures
Generally speaking, Beyer and BRIS speed figures are arranged on a similar scale. A young horse that posts a triple-digit number is a fast and probably stakes-caliber runner with a bright future.
But interestingly, the Beyer and BRIS speed figures ...
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Dick Powell’s Dubai Pick of the Week Feb. 27, 2019
This year’s Dubai International Racing Carnival has been a sea of royal blue. There has been as many as seven entrants in a race wearing the Godolphin Stable blue silks and their only distinguishing characteristic is what helmet cap the rider is we ...
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2019 Dubai World Cup Update: Thunder Snow Looks for Repeat
Because both Accelerate and City of Light retired after the Pegasus World Cup in January, this year's Dubai World Cup is without a sure-fire favorite. The American contingent, led by Yoshida, appears deep. However, no American horse is as accomplishe ...
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2019 Kentucky Derby Updated Top 5: Baffert's Got Three
Before you know it, the major preps for the Kentucky Derby will start taking place. We're in March already, which means the Grade 2 San Felipe, the prep for the Santa Anita Derby, takes place in a couple of weeks. By mid-March, we should have a good ...
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Keeler Johnson's Kentucky Derby Top 10: Things Are About to Get Serious
Fasten your seatbelts, ladies and gentlemen, because the Road to the Kentucky Derby is going to feature hectic, non-stop action from here on out.
After weeks (months?) without any significant changes in my Kentucky Derby Top 10, expect to se ...
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There was no model for Sir Barton
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Sir Barton’s most famous appearance as a four-year-old was in the $75,000 Kenilworth Park Gold Cup in Windsor, Ontario, a 1 1/4-mile match race between him and Man o’ War . Wagering reflected the ostensible mismatch as Man o’ War started ...
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Harness racing action continues to heat up on Sundays
On the night that harness racing enthusiasts finally learned who would be champion pacer, champion trotter and horse of the year for 2018, Miami Valley, Rosecroft Raceway and Pompano Park offered competitive overnight cards that featured quality anim ...
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Yonkers Bomb Pays $59; ‘Goudreau’ Gold At Cal-Expo With $14 Winner, $13 Place, Cold; Short-List Trio Strikes Twice At Miami
More undulating weather swept through the continent last week and the winter is far from over. Still, we are producing some great numbers in our selected features and our payouts in the horses-to-watch list are still paying out some high double-digit ...
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Sports Franchise Owners Who Have Raced Thoroughbreds
The owners of sports teams tend to have two things in common—they enjoy sports, and they have the wherewithal to pursue their passion.
Perhaps that’s why some have diversified their sporting interests to include racing horses . The list of peop ...
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Famous Sports Venues Near Thoroughbred Racetracks
Planning to visit a Thoroughbred racetrack or a major sports venue in the near future? Why not check two goals off your bucket list at the same time?
Major racetracks and sports stadiums are frequently located in close proximity to each other, so ...
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Memorable Racehorses Named After Famous Sports Figures
Syndergaard
The New York Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard made racing headlines in 2016 when a young Thoroughbred named Syndergaard burst onto the scene, winning the Funny Cide Stakes and finishing second in the Champagne Stakes (gr. I).
Tiger W ...
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Top Athletes Who Have Owned Racehorses
Joe Torre
The National Baseball Hall of Fame member Joe Torre has raced a number of top-class horses in partnership through the years, often under the well-chosen name Diamond Pride LLC. The Grade 1 winners Game On Dude and Sis City, plus the Ca ...
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How To Bet Horse Racing Podcast: How To Bet Using Workout Reports
With an "off" week on the Kentucky Derby trail, the How To Bet Horse Racing podcast shifts to some evergreen content as Ed DeRosa welcomes clocker Bruno DeJulio to the show.
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Fair Grounds Pick of the Week for February 24
Sunday's eighth race at Fair Grounds, an about one-mile turf maiden for three-year-olds, features the return to action of #5 EXCHEQUER (6-1) following a five-month absence.
The Steve Asmussen-trained gray was thought precocious enough to debut a ...
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Why I'm Betting Copper Town in the Hal's Hope Stakes
An unusual blend of horses is set to contest Saturday’s $100,000 Hal’s Hope Stakes (gr. III) at Gulfstream Park , and in my opinion, demanding a bit of a price in the wagering could be a wise idea.
Three of the nine entrants in this one-mile ...
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Betting the Exacta in the Buena Vista Stakes
From claim to fame—that’s been the story for #9 Vasilika , who will start as the favorite in Saturday’s $200,000 Buena Vista Stakes (gr. II) at Santa Anita .
Claimed by Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer just over one year ago, the five ...
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Doses Of Dynamics In Selected Features; Hot Field Poised For Cal-Expo’s Shelly Goudreau Final; Exalting Exotics
This week our focus on selected features continues, along with opportunities arising for across-the-board and exotics action from our H2W (horses-to-watch) list, currently holding a strong 50-percent hit rate.
We hope to continue our high-powered ...
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Sports Phrases That Originated With Horse Racing
Wire-to-Wire
When a participant in a competition leads from start to finish, they are said to have won in wire-to-wire fashion. Certainly this has long been an accurate description of horse races, where—in the old days—the finish line was marked ...
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Prominent Thoroughbred Racetracks That No Longer Exist
Jamaica
One of New York’s longest-running racetracks, Jamaica used to host the Wood Memorial Stakes and was a contemporary of Saratoga, Belmont Park, and Aqueduct until a decision was made to shutter the track in 1959 and focus more attention on ...
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Dick Powell’s Dubai Pick of the Week Feb. 20, 2019
Race 5 at Meydan on Thursday morning is the Zabeel Mile (G2) for older horses going one mile on the turf. The race will be run around one, wide left-hand turn and the field of nine seems pretty evenly matched. Unlike last week, only four of the runne ...
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Keeler Johnson's Kentucky Derby Top 10: Another Twist in the Trail
There might be a new name atop the 2019 Kentucky Derby qualification leaderboard, but the top six names in my remain unchanged.
That’s not to say that there aren’t some changes further down on my list. War of Will moved to the top of the q ...
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Dick Powell’s Australian Pick of the Week February 20, 2019
Race 7 at Australia A (Hawkesbury) Wednesday night is a benchmark 64 handicap race going around two right-hand turns. A field of 10 older horses are entered and the ground is expected to be “Good.”
FREE International Past Performances every day ...
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Jockey Profile: Junior Alvarado
On Feb. 18, Junior Alvarado won the Hollie Hughes Stakes aboard Bavaro. Trained by Linda Rice, the Freud sired gray horse went off the favorite in a field of 6. Alvarado immediately took Bavaro to the lead. The horse didn't look back, notching yet an ...
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Showing horse players some love for Valentine's Day
TwinSpires gives credits for close calls in Valentine’s Day Challenge
The TwinSpires.com Valentine’s Day Challenge offered players who opted in a bonus for hitting a straight 1-4 exacta or double at designated tracks on February 14.
When a few r ...
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Scheinman: Southwest Stakes Handicapping Analysis
If you like Steve Asmussen, you’re going to love the Grade 3, $500,000 Southwest on Presidents Day at Oaklawn Park . The Hall of Famer hogs five of the 11 slots in the starting gate with three expensive sales buys yet to justify their purchase pric ...
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Longer-priced horses to watch on Southwest Day at Oaklawn Park
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. -- An excellent and challenging 10-race card awaits fans both here at Oaklawn Park and around the country on this holiday Monday. The feature is the $500,000 Southwest (G3) for three-year-olds, a Road to the Kentucky Derby series ...
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Harness action heats up on Sunday
A trio of five-eighths mile harness racing ovals scarcely in close proximity to one another took center stage on Sunday afternoon and evening as Miami Valley Raceway, Rosecroft Raceway and Pompano Park offered a bevy of solid overnight events for tro ...
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How to bet the 2019 Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn Park
Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen has won the $500,000 Southwest (G3) on two prior occasions and is taking a serious swing at winning a third with five of the 11 runners in Monday's renewal over 1 1/16 miles at Oaklawn Park .
One day after seve ...
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Sunday spot plays at Oaklawn Park
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. -- Cool, overcast, but mainly dry are the forecasted conditions here at Oaklawn Park this afternoon and for tomorrow's Southwest Day program. Here are some horses of interest on Sunday's nine-race card.
Race 4
This Arkansas- ...
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Yonkers and Meadowlands offer solid Saturday night cards
On the same evening that Laurel Park hosted its Winter Racing Carnival featuring a pair of lucrative graded stakes, both Yonkers Raceway and the Meadowlands had solid programs highlighted by a bevy of overnight events. In one of the early races on t ...
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Features Winner At Yonkers Pays $17; Northfield H2W Topper Returns $37; Power Plays Contenders Fill Exotics
Cold and warm, one day after another, the rotating weather conditions were much like the action we suggested through the week. Our selected features’ contenders were alive and our payouts there and in the horses-to-watch list were acceptable. Here ar ...
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Spot Plays for Southwest Stakes Day at Oaklawn Park
High-class Monday racing action isn’t common, but Oaklawn Park is making an exception by scheduling three graded stakes races for February 18, Presidents’ Day.
It’s a fun card with a lot of options, so let’s go through the fields and look for ...
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How to Bet the Southwest Stakes
When I started handicapping the $500,000 Southwest Stakes (gr. III) on Presidents’ Day at Oaklawn Park , I initially began by trying to separate the six runners coming out of last month’s Smarty Jones Stakes.
I took note of the fact that #1 ...
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Kentucky Derby, Oaks Candidates Face Off in Japan's Hyacinth Stakes
Assuming that Derma Louvre runs well, plans call for him to head to Dubai for the March 30 UAE Derby (UAE-II), where he would face international competition for the first time and further his quest to qualify for the Kentucky Derby. If all goes well, ...
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Hong Kong stars out in force at Sha Tin Sunday
Reigning Hong Kong Horse of the Year Beauty Generation bids to defend his crown in the Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup (G1) at Sha Tin Sunday. The first of three marquee events on the program, the Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup is carded as the 6TH race, ...
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Handicapping Risen Star Day at Fair Grounds
The $400,000 Risen Star (G2) kicks off the Championship portion of the Road to the Kentucky Derby series and highlights a dynamite 12-race at Fair Grounds that includes six stakes. A full field of 14 is set and the Risen Star anchors a highly-compe ...
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Five things to know for Kentucky Derby preps: Risen Star, El Camino Real, Hyacinth, Southwest
Presidents’ Day weekend features four scoring races on the Road to the Kentucky Derby , chief among them Saturday’s $400,000 Risen Star (G2) at Fair Grounds .
The Risen Star is the first race of the Kentucky Derby “Championship Season” offerin ...
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How to bet the Pick 3, Pick 4 and Black Gold Pick 5 on Risen Star Day
Fair Grounds will host a spectacular day of racing on Saturday, which will be highlighted by the $400,000 Risen Star Stakes (G2) for three-year-olds going 1 1/16 miles on the main track. Fifty Kentucky Derby eligibility points will go to the win ...
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How to bet the 2019 El Camino Real Derby
Thirteen sophomore males have been entered in the $100,000 El Camino Real Derby going 1 1/8 miles at Golden Gate Fields on Saturday. Eight are colts and five have already been gelded but it is an interesting group of horses with some terrific pedig ...
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Radio Network How To Bet Horse Racing Podcast: The Risen Star Stakes
The How To Bet Horse Racing podcast moves to the Radio Network. This week, host Ed DeRosa talks to analyst Scott Shapiro about the Risen Star Stakes, the first Kentucky Derby Championship Series part 1 race of the 2019 season. ...
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How to bet the Rachel Alexandra-Risen Star Double
This is the final weekend in February to take advantage of TwinSpires.com 's Derby Prep Double Bonus offer. Opt in and earn a 20% bonus on your gross winnings (up to $100 per day) when you cash a Double that includes any of this weekend's three ...
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Friday spot plays at Fair Grounds
A pair of Kentucky Derby and Oaks preps, the $400,000 Risen Star (G2) and $200,000 Rachel Alexandra (G2), highlight a strong 12-race program at Fair Grounds on Saturday. But before diving into Saturday’s action, let’s try to build the bankroll with a ...
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Numerous stakes highlight Laurel Park Winter Carnival of Racing
With the promise of brief, mild snow showers throughout the Mid-Atlantic region looming on Saturday afternoon, Laurel Park will host five open stakes during its Winter Carnival of Racing that could have a genuine winter feel well before and after pos ...
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Stakes value plays for Risen Star Day at Fair Grounds
The $400,000 Risen Star Stakes (G2) headlines a huge day of racing at Fair Grounds on Saturday. A total of six stakes events, four of which are graded, will be contested.
I think each of the black-type races is ultra-competitive with live pric ...
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Spot Plays for Risen Star Day at Fair Grounds
Planning to watch and wager on the Risen Star Stakes (gr. II) this Saturday at Fair Grounds ? Don’t forget to check out the other appealing races on the card!
I’ve already shared my thoughts on the Risen Star, but that’s just one of the dozen ...
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Why I'm Betting Eagle Song in the El Camino Real Derby
The last few years have certainly been tough sledding for local runners in the $100,000 El Camino Real Derby at Golden Gate Fields .
Not even their proven experience over a synthetic Tapeta track unique to California has been enough to give t ...
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Beau Recall is the Pick 4 single at Fair Grounds on Risen Star Day
Fair Grounds plays host to a superb 12-race card on Saturday, offering six stakes races led by the $400,000 Risen Star S. (G2) . A trio of Pick 4 wagers is offered on the day and I am focusing on the middle one that could come back with a very heal ...
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Get 2-1 for Winx to win Friday night’s Apollo
Love Winx but not at a prohibitive odds-on price? TwinSpires.com is offering to pay out 2-1 if the world’s top-ranked horse extends her lengthy winning streak in Friday night’s Apollo (G2). Post time for the Apollo, the 6TH at Randwick (Australia ...
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Fiery Features Afoot On Stormy Weekend; Power Plays Pit Punters Against The Odds
Now the west and east in North America have each been granted winter storms of their own. One is named Maya and the other is named Nadia (the latter sans the “Lobell” family name). We focus on the names of our suggested contenders, which this season ...
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Dick Powell’s Dubai Pick of the Week Feb. 13, 2019
Race 7 at Meydan on Thursday morning is a handicap turf race going 1 1/2 miles for older horses. It will be run around one lap of the expansive turf course and looks like it will be a sea of blue to watch since Godolphin has seven runners entered. Th ...
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Dick Powell’s Australian Pick of the Week Feb. 13, 2019
Race 7 at Australia A (Wagga) Wednesday night is an open handicap going seven furlongs around a right-hand turn. A field of 11 older horses are entered and the ground is expected to be good.
FREE International Past Performances every day at Bri ...
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Is War of Will Vulnerable in the Risen Star?
If horses always ran to form and everyone always received a perfect trip, handicapping races would be easy.
Certainly handicapping Saturday’s $400,000 Risen Star Stakes (gr. II) at Fair Grounds would offer no meaningful challenge. After all, d ...
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2019 Kentucky Derby: Eight Unraced Nominees to Remember
It seems hard to believe, but last year at this time, Triple Crown winner Justify was still a week away from his career debut.
Perhaps emboldened by the extraordinary success of the colt who shattered the “Apollo Curse,” seventy unraced horses h ...
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Derby, Oaks Contenders Face Off on Saturday at Fair Grounds
Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks contenders will shine at Fair Grounds on February 16, a busy day of racing that includes four graded stakes races at the New Orleans racetrack.
The highlight of the day is unquestionably the $400,000 R ...
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San Vicente runner-up Dessman a colt that will be heard from
The San Vicente (G2) was run on Sunday afternoon on a wet, sealed track at Santa Anita. The sprint distance means that most of the horses pointed for the Kentucky Derby (G1) skip the race, but when you are Bob Baffert and have so many good three ...
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Sharp scores highlight trio of Sunday cards
Harness racing enthusiasts had plenty of action to follow on Sunday afternoon and evening as Miami Valley, Rosecroft and Pompano Park each had something to offer. Just before the midway point of the Sunday card at Miami Valley, Hominy Hill (Trace Te ...
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Keeler Johnson's Kentucky Derby Top 10: Network Effect Rejoins the List
Last week was relatively quiet on the Road to the Kentucky Derby , so there hasn’t been much change to my Kentucky Derby Top 10.
I guess that’s to be expected since half the horses on my list haven’t even run yet this year. That includes Netwo ...
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Kentucky Derby Pedigree Profile: Well Defined
Stonehedge, LLC’s Well Defined broke best and led at every call in a gate-to-wire tally in the Sam F. Davis S. (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs on Saturday. The gelded Florida-bred picked up 10 points on the Road to the Kentucky Derby following his im ...
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Sparky Ville Wears Down Dessman in San Vicente Stakes
“Going into the far turn, I was in tight, but I had to wait because I thought those horses were moving a little early,” Joel Rosario told Santa Anita publicity after the race. “When we left the quarter pole, I asked him and he really picked it up. I ...
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Two Triple Crown nominees to keep an eye on ahead of the Kentucky Derby
A little over a year ago in this space I compiled a list of six horses to watch in advance of the 2018 Kentucky Derby (G1) . The group was comprised of recent Triple Crown nominees with little-to-no stakes experience who seemingly possessed plent ...
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Rosecroft, Pompano and Northfield offer solid Sunday cards
One week after the New England Patriots upended the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl 53, many harness racing enthusiasts were focused on the Sunday cards that unfolded at Rosecroft Raceway in Maryland, Pompano Park in Florida and Northfield Park near C ...
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Mutuel field tops Pool 2 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager, Game Winner favored among individual interests
The mutuel field (#24) topped the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW) when Pool 2 closed on Sunday at 6 p.m. (ET). The field, which includes "All Other 3-Year-Olds" not listed as individual selections, closed at its morning-line odds of 5-2 .
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Well Defined Sprints Away From Rivals in Sam F. Davis Stakes
The $250,000 Sam F. Davis Stakes (gr. III) at Tampa Bay Downs was supposed to feature a fast pace and a speed duel between a few of the prominent front-runners in the field. But Well Defined simply laughed at that notion, waltzing along on an un ...
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Super Score At Monticello pays $81; Cal-Expo Produces $39 Winner; Watch List Pays 54 Percent Across The Board
It was one of those great weeks for our suggested contenders, with solid numbers, a continuance of early-season high two-digit winners and across-the-board gems from our selected features, Power Plays and horses-to-watch (H2W) list. Let’s go over our ...
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Mandatory payout sparks interest in Gulfstream Rainbow 6
Saturday's mandatory payout of the Rainbow 6 at Gulfstream Park will attract a huge final pool if not huge win mutuels during the sequence. It's the best time to get involved with this jackpot wager, especially at a 20-cent minimum. Here's how my tic ...
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How to Bet the San Vicente Stakes
Trainer Bob Baffert has won the San Vicente Stakes (gr. II) at Santa Anita on nine occasions, and since he’ll be sending out two of the five starters in Sunday’s renewal of the seven-furlong sprint, it stands to reason that he’ll have a strong ...
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Trainer Profile: Danny Gargan Could Have His Best Year Ever
Danny Gargan first saddled a horse in 1997. That year, he only saddled 5 runners. Of the 5 horses, he got a second place and 3 third place finishers. Gargan didn't resume training until 2013. From 2013 on, he's been one of the more understated but hi ...
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Kentucky Derby Pedigree Profile: Mind Control
Red Oak Stable and Madaket Stable’s Mind Control led at every call en route to a 1 1/2-length victory in the Jerome Stakes at Aqueduct on January 1. The bay sophomore picked up 10 points on the Road to the Kentucky Derby in securing his secon ...
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Fair Grounds Pick of the Week for February 9
Saturday's sixth race at Fair Grounds, a six-furlong maiden special weight for three-year-olds, could be the spot where #2 CHESS CHIEF (6-1) finally breaks through.
After a solid debut fourth at Churchill Downs in September when he was beaten ...
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Playing the Tampa Bay Downs Late Pick 5 on 2019 Sam F. Davis Day
by Nicolle Neulist
Saturday's card at Tampa Bay Downs features four stakes. Though there is no All-Stakes Pick 4, the late Pick 5 features all four stakes races, plus an open $16,000 claiming turf contest going a mile to end the day. The Late P ...
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