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Three Double-Digit Winners At Hawthorne; Camluck Classic Conquered With Valued Favorite; Choices Strewn Across The Board

Mon May 28 2018TwinSpires Staff

Two days of the weekend holiday were jammed with features and horses to watch (H2W) and our contenders were busy finishing in all three payoff spots—four if you count those pesky superfecta finishers. Also, another week of sharp Hambletonian Trail fi ...
Royal Ascot on the horizon: Lady Aurelia, Yoshida tune up while European preps offer clues

Mon May 28 2018Kellie Reilly

If Memorial Day weekend marks the virtual beginning of summer, Royal Ascot isn’t far behind, and the meeting’s marquee events are beginning to take shape. American-based performers will be in the spotlight on the June 19 opener. Defending champion ...
Shapiro’s Memorial Day 2018 Spot Plays

Sun May 27 2018TwinSpires Staff

by Scott Shapiro Before anything, I just want to say a heartfelt thank you to all who have died while serving in the Armed Forces for the United States of America. With the Memorial Day holiday comes an extra day of racing to end the week. The ...
Keying Grecian Fire in the All American Stakes

Sat May 26 2018J. Keeler Johnson

Could handicapping Monday’s $100,000 All American Stakes (gr. III) on the Tapeta track at Golden Gate Fields be as simple as backing the horse trained by Jerry Hollendorfer? The Hall of Fame trainer has long dominated racing at Golden Gate Fie ...
A look at how Justify and his challengers are coming up to the 2018 Belmont Stakes

Sat May 26 2018Kellie Reilly

  With two weeks left to go until JUSTIFY puts his Triple Crown hopes to the test in the June 9 Belmont Stakes (G1), it’s time to take stock of how the field is shaping up. Unbeaten Kentucky Derby (G1) and Preakness (G1) hero Jus ...
Belmont's Memorial Day Card Packed With State-Bred Stakes Races

Fri May 25 2018J. Keeler Johnson

If you thought that the upcoming racing action on Saturday and Sunday at Belmont Park seemed a bit thin in terms of stakes races, you’re correct, but that’s because Belmont is saving most of the weekend action for Memorial Day. Six of the ten ...

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Highway Star, Holiday Disguise Face Off in Critical Eye Stakes

Fri May 25 2018J. Keeler Johnson

Monday’s $200,000 Critical Eye Stakes at Belmont Park might be restricted to New York-breds, but don’t let that distinction trick you into thinking that the race is among the less significant events on the holiday weekend. Actually, the one-mi ...
Diversify Faces State-Breds in Commentator Stakes

Fri May 25 2018J. Keeler Johnson

It’s not every day that you see a proven Grade 1 winner running in a race for state-breds, but such will be the case when Diversify runs in Monday’s $200,000 Commentator Stakes at Belmont Park . The one-mile Commentator is the ninth race on a ...
How to Bet the Gold Cup at Santa Anita

Fri May 25 2018Scott Shapiro

takes center stage on Saturday afternoon as “The Great Race Place” offers racing fans three graded stakes events headlined by the $500,000 Grade 1 Gold Cup. The fifth race on the nine-race card concludes the early Pick 5, and gets the late seque ...
Harness action heats up Memorial Day weekend

Fri May 25 2018Ted Black

While many Americans will head to the beach or simply to their backyards for cookouts this coming Memorial Day weekend, harness racing enthusiasts will have ample time to devour plenty of races in addition to burgers and hot dogs. Saturday evening t ...
Justify: The Latest Success Story for Baffert and Smith

Thu May 24 2018J. Keeler Johnson

Question: What do Justify, Arrogate, Abel Tasman, West Coast, Drefong, McKinzie, Mastery, and Mor Spirit all have in common? Answer: They all won Grade 1 races for trainer and jockey , arguably the most powerful trainer/jockey duo in U.S. racing ...
How to Bet the Arlington Classic

Thu May 24 2018TwinSpires Staff

By Dick Powell Beautiful Arlington Park will host the Arlington Classic (G3), a 1 1/16-mile turf race for 3yos. It will be followed on July 7 by the American Derby (G3) going 1 1/8 miles and the series culminates on August 11 with the Secretariat ...
How to Bet the Lone Star Park Handicap

Thu May 24 2018John Mucciolo

A trio of millionaires will lead a field of five to the starting gate in Sunday’s $200,000 Lone Star Park H. (G3). #1 MUBTAAHIJ – Bob Baffert trainee makes his first appearance since finishing a good third in the $10 million Dubai World Cup (UAE ...

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