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Betting Regional Class Advantages, Part 1

Sun Nov 25 2018J. Keeler Johnson

While the old saying “a good horse can come from anywhere” is certainly true, it’s also true that good horses are more likely to come from some places than others. A great example comes from California, where a greater emphasis is placed on dirt r ...
Signalman Digs Deep in Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes

Sun Nov 25 2018J. Keeler Johnson

You can argue that luck played a significant role in allowing Signalman to reach the wire first in Saturday’s $200,000 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (gr. II) at Churchill Downs . But luck merely put Signalman in the position to win, and it was un ...
Captain Crunch Devours Frosh Pacers With Delicious Price; Shartin N Soars In The Slop; McWicked With Ease

Sun Nov 25 2018TwinSpires Staff

  Stakes season ends but harness racing never ends. Here are the results and some brief notes on our successes and failures from the last stakes weekend of 2018. Saturday, Nov. 24 The Meadowlands was a mushy mess for the special ...
Meadowlands, Yonkers offer solid Saturday night cards

Sun Nov 25 2018Ted Black

A series of steady rains may have left the racing surfaces at both the Meadowlands and Yonkers Raceway sloppy, but they could not dampen the enthusiasm surrounding both cards. In one of the early races on the Meadowlands program, Emoticon Hanover (D ...
Filly Make Happy Earns Derby Qualification Points in Cattleya Sho

Sat Nov 24 2018J. Keeler Johnson

Nevertheless, Make Happy’s victory in the Cattleya Sho brought her record to a perfect 2-for-2; she had previously won a one-mile newcomers race at Tokyo by a staggering ten lengths. Sold for $650,000 earlier this year and now racing for owner Kazuko ...
Restless Rider the key in Fleur de Lis Pick 4 and Churchill's late Pick 4

Sat Nov 24 2018Vance Hanson

Saturday's Golden Rod (G2) and Kentucky Jockey Club (G2) at Churchill Downs are part of the inaugural Fleur de Lis Pick 4 and Churchill's own Late Pick 4, both of which are intriguing sequences. Here's how we'll be playing both wagers, starting wi ...

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How to Bet the 2018 Kentucky Jockey Club

Sat Nov 24 2018TwinSpires Staff

by SCOTT SHAPIRO The final graded stakes event of the year in Kentucky drew a full field of two-year-olds in search of 10 “Road to the Kentucky Derby ” leaderboard points to the winner. The Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (G2) attracted the sec ...
What constitutes a race foul needs to be more properly defined

Fri Nov 23 2018TwinSpires Staff

by DICK POWELL The newly-minted Thoroughbred Idea Foundation (TIF) came out with their second report titled "Changing the Rules." It recommends that North American racing adopt the International Horse Racing Federation's Category 1 interference ...
Bessarabian Stakes Offers Rematch of Ontario Fashion Stakes Rivals

Fri Nov 23 2018J. Keeler Johnson

If the field for Sunday’s $175,000 Bessarabian Stakes (gr. II) at Woodbine seems a bit familiar, that’s because the seven-furlong all-weather sprint is essentially a rematch of last month’s Ontario Fashion Stakes (gr. III) over the same track. ...
2019 Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager Pool: Who Offers the Best Value?

Thu Nov 22 2018J. Keeler Johnson

If you’re planning to play Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 1 this weekend—and let’s face it, if you’re a Derby fan, how can you skip it?—you might also want to take a look at the lesser-known Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager Pool that will ...
2019 Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 1: Three Longshots to Consider

Thu Nov 22 2018J. Keeler Johnson

On a busy weekend with two Kentucky Derby prep races in the United States and Japan, bettors will have an opportunity to lock in early value on some of the top Derby contenders thanks to Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 1. This special wageri ...
Taking a swing at the Fleur de Lis Pick 4

Thu Nov 22 2018TwinSpires Staff

by JOHN MUCCIOLO The inaugural “Fleur De Lis Pick 4” will be held on Saturday. This cross-track wager will feature a pair of races from both Churchill Downs and Fair Grounds , with a pair of graded races in the sequence. I feel as though th ...
How to Bet the 2018 Clark Handicap

Thu Nov 22 2018TwinSpires Staff

by SCOTT SHAPIRO The Clark Handicap (G1) headlines a strong 12-race card on the final Friday of live racing in 2018 at historic Churchill Downs . The $500,000 event conducted at 1 1/8 miles drew a field of eight headlined by the runner-up in the ...

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