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How to Bet the Double

Fri Jul 20 2018J. Keeler Johnson

We’ll explain the terminology, introduce you to the different types of bets, and provide tips on how to effectively structure your tickets.
Opening-Day Plays at Saratoga

Fri Jul 20 2018James Scully

Saratoga’s opener features a pair of stakes races and I’ll focus upon a runner from the Schuylerville (G3) for multi-race wagers, #2 Nonna Madeline . Todd Pletcher won 15 2-year-old races at the Spa last year and Nonna Madeline adds John Velazquez o ...
A Pair of Turf Stakes Races Headline Sunday Card at Del Mar

Fri Jul 20 2018Scott Shapiro

The first week of the Del Mar Summer meeting concludes with a pair of two-turn stakes races run over the Jimmy Durante Turf Course. The feature is the Grade 2 Eddie Read is for three-year-olds and upward and is conducted at a mile and an eighth. ...
Del Mar 2yos Analysis for July 20-22, 2018

Fri Jul 20 2018J. Keeler Johnson

The Del Mar summer meet kicked off on Wednesday, which means it’s time to start watching the track’s many high-class races for two-year-olds in search of 2019 Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks contenders. We’ve already seen one promisin ...
Itsinthepost, Hunt Square Off in Eddie Read Stakes

Fri Jul 20 2018J. Keeler Johnson

If you like grass racing and large, competitive fields, then you won’t want to miss the $250,000 Eddie Read Stakes (gr. II) on Sunday at Del Mar . Held at nine furlongs, the Eddie Read has attracted eleven starters that pretty much represent a ...
Powell's Saratoga Diary: Going 'Wild' for Opening Day

Thu Jul 19 2018TwinSpires Staff

by DICK POWELL It took longer than expected but I am officially excited about Friday’s Opening Day of the Saratoga Race Course. We all look forward to the start of the meet but we know how much work is involved to have a chance. I know; it’s not ...

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Vettori Kin Ships In for Woodbine's Nijinsky Stakes

Thu Jul 19 2018J. Keeler Johnson

Although the attention of most racing fans this weekend will be focused on Del Mar and Saratoga , it could also pay to keep an eye on what transpires in Sunday’s $175,000 Nijinsky Stakes (gr. II) at Woodbine . The 1 ½-mile turf race coul ...
Early Pick 4 the focus on Saratoga’s Opening Day

Thu Jul 19 2018John Mucciolo

The much-anticipated meeting at Saratoga Race Course kicks off on Friday with a 10-race card, including a pair of Grade 3 affairs. I will try and get off on the right foot by tackling the early Pick-4. I have long been a believer that many conditi ...
Saratoga 2yos Analysis

Thu Jul 19 2018J. Keeler Johnson

Get ready! The much-anticipated Saratoga meet opens on Friday, and with the opening of Saratoga comes another fantastic summer of top-notch two-year-old racing. Will we see the 2018 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (gr. I) winner in action? Or the 201 ...
Del Mar Late Pick 4 Analysis- Saturday July 21st

Thu Jul 19 2018Scott Shapiro

The first Saturday afternoon late Pick 4 of the 2018 Del Mar summer meeting is a good one. The four-race sequence that commences in Race 7 and concludes with the finale in Race 10 gets rolling with the Grade 2 San Diego Handicap followed by an ex ...
How to Bet the Sanford Stakes

Thu Jul 19 2018J. Keeler Johnson

Question: Which trainer has enjoyed the most success in two-year-old races at Saratoga over the last few years? The answer, as you might expect, is Todd Pletcher. With his annual arsenal of well-bred young runners, Pletcher has been the leadin ...
Meadows Holds Adios Elims; Saratoga Stakes-Heavy Saturday; Freshman Frolic With Full Agenda

Thu Jul 19 2018TwinSpires Staff

  Post-Meadowlands Pace weekend has a Saturday-heavy race menu for features. However, the action begins, as usual with this blog, on Thursday. Our TwinSpires exclusive harness feature, Freshman Frolic, begins July 19 and is jam-packed with be ...
Sires Stakes Gathers Colts and Fillies In Two States; Grand Circuit Groups At Meadowlands

Thu Jul 19 2018TwinSpires Staff

  With one week until final preparations for the Hambletonian and Hambletonian Oaks, hopeful colts and fillies go in several Hambletonian Trial events this weekend including fillies in two divisions of the $121,500 New York Sires Stakes (NYSS ...

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