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Top Milers Prep for Royal Ascot in Lockinge Stakes
I suspect Lord Glitters will be overlooked a bit in the North American betting pool, considering his lone start on our side of the pond yielded a sixth-place finish in the 2018 Woodbine Mile (G1). But Lord Glitters was severely compromised by a slow ...
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How to Bet the 2019 Louisville Handicap
A year ago a Brazilian-bred Group 1 winner by the name of Vettori Kin scored his first and so far only victory in North America, rallying to a decisive 2 1/2-length victory in the 1 1/2-mile Louisville Handicap (G3) at Churchill Downs .
On ...
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How to Bet the Louisville Handicap with Soglio
A competitive field of seven will travel 1 1/2 miles on the Churchill Downs turf in Saturday’s feature, the $100,000 Louisville Handicap (G3). Ken and Sarah Ramsey’s SOGLIO (#3) (5-2) was assigned favoritism for the grassy marathon in advance o ...
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Meadowlands Hosts New Jersey Sires Stakes For Both Sexes, Betting Bargains Abound
Hambletonian and Hambletonian Oaks hopefuls (e) charge in New Jersey Sires Stakes (NJSS) divisions at the Meadowlands on Friday, May 17.
The colts are first with a field of seven. Though Greenshoe (e)will be the desired one by bettors, Ave Svanste ...
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Canterbury Free Picks for Saturday May 18th Race Card
Canterbury Park has an interesting card to play on Preakness Saturday
Minnesota-breds highlight the action Saturday at Canterbury Park, where a pair of long-standing $50,000 stakes for state-bred sprinters serve as the co-features. Unfortunatel ...
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Churchill Downs Pick of the Week for May 18
Saturday's sixth race at Churchill Downs is an entry-level allowance for three-year-old fillies at 1 1/16 miles on the turf, and the improving #1 DIVA DAY (8-1) looks like one who can take a step forward at a price.
Rallying to win her debut aft ...
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Meadowlands, Yonkers offer stakes action on Preakness Day
Not long after the Preakness Stakes goes official on Saturday - preferably without a lengthy inquiry - both the Meadowlands and Yonkers Raceway will give harness racing fans plenty of stakes action for sophomore and older pacers. In one of the earli ...
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Betting a Cold Exacta in the 2019 Selene Stakes
If anyone can challenge Bold Script, it’s probably trainer , who will send out #1 Souper Charlotte , #2 Power Gal and #3 Preferred Guest . From a handicapping perspective, the three fillies offer varying strengths and weaknesses. Souper Charlotte ...
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How to Bet the 2019 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
I know, I know. When we were handicapping the Kentucky Oaks (G1) at Churchill Downs two weeks ago, we all thought there was a ton of speed in the race, only to watch in disbelief as Serengeti Empress shook loose on an uncontested lead and won in gat ...
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Preakness Stakes Make the Case - Improbable & War of Will
On Saturday, Improbable should offer favorite’s odds. War of Will figures to go off second choice. There are reasons to like both horses to win the Second Jewel of the Triple Crown. There are also reasons to go against both. Check out the case for an ...
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2019 Preakness Stakes Free Picks
The Second Jewel of the Triple Crown takes place this Saturday on May 18. Last week, most horseplayers looked towards either War of Will or Improbable as their key horse. It made sense because those two horses ran decent enough in the Kentucky Derby ...
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Preakness: Two Contenders and a Question Mark
by Nicole Schiveley
When was the last time the Preakness Stakes (G1) was run with the absence of the Kentucky Derby’s (G1) top three finishers? It was 68 years ago, to be exact. That’s a long time in both horse years and human.
While the e ...
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Filly Frays Ensue; Sires Stakes Challenge Favorites As Division Remains Wide Open
Hambletonian Oaks hopefuls (e) race for berths in the Empire Breeders Classic (EBC) final next week at Vernon. They are on the Trail on Friday, May 17 in $12,500 elimination divisions.
The Meadowlands hosts colts and fillies in the launch of the New ...
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More Sophomores Get With The Programs At Yonkers, Rosecroft; Six Pack Returns In Graduate Trot Division
Both harness blogs blast off for bettors this weekend. Our features preview is Saturday-heavy as the eastern seaboard tracks sail into mid-May. Along with the highlighted affairs in this edition of our preview blog, sophomore trotters and bettors go ...
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How to Bet the 2019 Pimlico Special
Even Cordmaker’s sprinting abilities have improved with maturity. He’s just a 4-year-old and still improving, which was made evident by his 4 1/4-length romp in a seven-furlong optional-claiming allowance race at Laurel last month. In a notable impro ...
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How To Bet Horse Racing Podcast: How To Bet Pimlico Race Course Preakness Stakes Week
Preakness Stakes week at Pimlico Race Course means more than just the Preakness race, as there is a bevy of added money action on both Friday and Saturday at Old Hilltop. To help you navigate these big days of racing, Ed DeRosa welcomes John Scheinm ...
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Radio Network How To Bet Horse Racing Podcast: Preliminary Thoughts on How To Bet the Preakness Stakes
Part of the Preakness Stakes handicapping puzzle is looking back at the Kentucky Derby, but with several "new shooter" contenders in this year's group there are more pieces than ever before to try to fit together.
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Exacta a good bet in the 2019 Preakness
Although the post-time favorite recently went on a long and unprecedented winning streak in the Kentucky Derby (G1) (2013-18), the Preakness (G1) is generally considered the more formful of the three Triple Crown events, at least with respect t ...
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Tonalist babies ready to make their mark on track
Spring marks the season when two-year-olds get their careers underway on the racetrack. It is among the most exciting times of the year for me as I attempt to scope out the future stars of tomorrow. And it’s also a time to shed light on the up-and-co ...
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Dick Powell's Australian Pick of the Week May 15
Race 5 at Hamilton (Australia A) on Wednesday night is a 5 1/2-furlong maiden race. The track is expected to be "Soft-6" so any form on less than firm ground will be of value.
#6 SANTELME FUEGO showed good speed before weakening at long odds in ...
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Preakness Stakes Make the Case – Alwaysmining & Win Win Win
This year’s Preakness Stakes figures to be more of a handicapping challenge than any Preakness since 2010. Lookin At Lucky beat Derby winner Super Saver that year. We could see something similar on Saturday with a second or third choice horse like Al ...
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Preakness Stakes Make the Case - Anothertwistafate & Owendale
The Preakness Stakes takes place this Saturday on May 18. Although neither Country House nor Maximum Security will run in the race, the field should be deep. That means a horse offering overlay odds could take it. Two possible overlay odds horses cou ...
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Lanier Stamps Synthetic Credentials With Hanshin Cup Triumph
With the sharp decrease in the number of synthetic racetracks in the U.S. over the last decade, there are few high-class options remaining for horses who excel on artificial surfaces.
But you can bet Lanier will make the most of those limited op ...
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2019 Preakness Stakes Jockey Assignments, Facts and Trends
Every year bettors handicapping the Kentucky Derby study a huge number of factors and trends that could affect the outcome of the race, placing greater emphasis than usual on things like history, pedigrees and jockey assignments.
The Preakne ...
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Hoosier Park Harness Race of the Week for May 15, 2019
The Hoosier Park Harness Race of the Week comes in Wednesday’s 12th race. A field of 10 trotters will vie in the non-winners of two contest which kicks off the closing Pick 3.
Don’t forget to get your GAIT INSURANCE before the Race of the Week ...
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Pedigree fun facts for 2019 Preakness
The dozen contenders expected in Saturday’s Preakness (G1) bring notable pedigrees into the Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown.
Although none is by a Preakness winner, three are grandsons of champions who’ve figuratively hoisted the Woodlawn Vase. ...
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Afleet Alex: Against All Odds
by NICOLE SCHIVELEY
A wise person once said, “Sometimes you have to be knocked down lower than you’ve ever been in order to stand taller than you were before.”
We see it in sports, when athletes faced with seemingly insurmountable adversity ov ...
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Projected cast for 2019 Preakness: How the Middle Jewel is shaping up
For the first time since 1951 , the principals from the Kentucky Derby (G1) are all absent from the Preakness (G1). But if the Middle Jewel doesn’t lend itself so much to a “rematch” story line, Saturday’s classic in Baltimore is giving a few Der ...
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Thoughts on Churchill Downs' $98,666 Late Pick 5 carryover
A $98,666 Late Pick 5 carryover has made the Mother's Day card at Churchill Downs on Sunday even more enticing. Here's how the sequence looks from this perspective.
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Taking a drop from stakes company into this $50,000 claimer is #6 FAR ...
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Hoosier’s $108 Winner Tops Week’s Wins; 43 Percent Watchers Hit The Board; H-Trail Favorites Hot
Another three-digit winner came through the horses-to-watch list (H2W), making this season the healthiest in our history of blogs to give out as many high-two and three-digit winners before June. This is the rundown for our weekend features:
Thurs ...
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Yonkers, Rosecroft and Harrington offer ample action
In the weekend between the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes there may little of note occurring in the thoroughbred racing world, but harness racing fans will have ample action over the next three nights at Yonkers Raceway in New York, Rosecrof ...
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How to Bet the Mamzelle Stakes
A baker’s dozen of sophomore fillies will travel five panels on the Churchill Downs lawn in Saturday’s $100,000 Mamzelle Stakes. Seven stakes winners are part of the field, which is led by three contestants from the barn of Wesley Ward.
IVA (# ...
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How to Bet the 2019 Man o’ War Stakes
The $700,000 Man o’ War Stakes (G1) will be run as Race 10 at Belmont Park on Saturday afternoon. Contested at 1 3/8 miles on the inner turf course, it attracted a field of nine, with three four-year-olds, five five-year-olds and one six-year-old. ...
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4 Racing Storylines to Follow in Summer 2019
With the Kentucky Derby complete and the spring racing season well underway, I’m already looking ahead to some of the great racing action we can expect to see this summer.
The 13 graded stakes races held at Churchill Downs on Derby week produc ...
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Reflections on My Up-and-Down Derby Week Handicapping
From a handicapping and wagering perspective, Kentucky Derby week at Churchill Downs was a mixed bag for me.
If I’m being honest, the week got off on the wrong foot when my confident top choice for the Derby— Omaha Beach —scratched from ...
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Belmont Spot Plays for May 11, 2019
Race 2 at Belmont Park on Saturday kicks off an early Pick 4.
Leg 1 is a maiden special weight dirt race going one mile for three-year-olds. Todd Pletcher looks strong in here with PRINCIPLED (#6) (5-2) , a son of Medaglia d’Oro who was a good ...
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The best of Hong Kong
The 2018-2019 Hong Kong racing season is winding down. This Saturday at Sha Tin, the Hong Kong Jockey Club will run its 71st day of races, meaning that there will be only 17 days of racing left. Usually, Hong Kong runs two days a week: Wednesday nigh ...
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How to Bet the 2019 Hanshin Stakes
A well-matched field of 11 will travel one mile at Arlington Park in the $100,000 Hanshin Cup Stakes (G3) on Saturday.
GITA’S LAD (#1) (10-1) – Scott Becker charge rides in on a three-race win streak in search of his first stakes win. The geld ...
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Churchill Downs Pick of the Week for May 11
Saturday's ninth race at Churchill Downs is a second-level allowance for older horses, which also carries a $62,500 claiming option. The race has attracted graded stakes winners Funny Duck and Hawaakom, as well as Solomini, who was disqualified from ...
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Why I'm Betting Channel Maker in the Man o' War Stakes
Three straight defeats have befallen #8 Channel Maker since he won the Joe Hirsch Turf Classic (G1) in gate-to-wire fashion at Belmont Park last fall. But perhaps a return to Belmont for Saturday’s $700,000 Man o’ War Stakes (G1) will trigg ...
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How to Bet the 2019 Hanshin Cup at Arlington Park
Every year the $100,000 Hanshin Cup Stakes (G3) at Arlington Park offers a great challenge for handicappers who like large, competitive fields.
Held over Arlington’s synthetic Polytrack course, the one-mile race typically attracts an unusual ...
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Ward Fillies Look Competitive in Mamzelle Stakes
If there’s a trainer in North America more successful than at conditioning young turf sprinters, I don’t know who it would be.
So it should come as no surprise Ward has prepared a trio of 3-year-old fillies to contest Saturday’s $100,000 Mamzell ...
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Fillies And Colts’ Sires Stakes Fields Thick With Possible Champion Competition
Hambletonian Oaks hopefuls (e) in Pennsylvania Sires Stakes (PASS) and PASS colts are loaded with eligible horses on the Trail this weekend.
The PASS for the fillies begins the parade at Philly on May 10. Four divisions lift off on the afternoon c ...
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Why I'm Betting Intrepid Heart in the Peter Pan Stakes
While he’s unlikely to offer much wagering value, I would be surprised if #1 Intrepid Heart is defeated in Saturday’s $300,000 Peter Pan Stakes (G3) at Belmont Park .
Everything about this well-bred son of Tapit has caught my eye. Sold for ...
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Sophomore All Stars Meet At Pocono; Older Pacers Push At Meadowlands; Hoosier Features Insured
Again this week we have numerous fronts to attack on both blogs. Hoosier action offers Gait Insurance this week. Get your win bet refunded if your horse breaks stride and loses. We will refund your wager if your horse breaks stride at any time during ...
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When and Where to Watch the 2019 Preakness Stakes
The 144th running of the $1.5 million Preakness Stakes (G1) is coming up May 18 at Pimlico , and considering the drama and controversy that surrounded the outcome of the Kentucky Derby , there’s no telling what the action in Baltimore migh ...
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Keeler Johnson's Preakness Stakes Top 5
Most years you can expect the Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico to be won by a tried-and-true Triple Crown contender who ran in the Kentucky Derby (G1) two weeks prior.
The stats are impressive: 31 of the last 35 Preakness winners exite ...
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Which Horses Will Run in the 2019 Preakness Stakes?
Newcomers to the Triple Crown scene will likely outnumber the Derby veterans in the Preakness. Three horses have earned free berths to the Preakness by virtue of winning stakes races across the country. They are Alwaysmining , an easy winner of the ...
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Hoosier Park Harness Race of the Week for May 8, 2019
Race 5 at Hoosier Park on Wednesday is a $30,000-40,000 claiming handicap for pacers going one mile. Eight will go postward in the contest and will be chasing after a $16,000 purse.
Don’t forget to get your GAIT INSURANCE before the Race of th ...
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Patience Pays Off, She's a Julie Wins La Troienne
She wasn’t the favorite—three rivals started at shorter prices—but when push came to shove, She’s a Julie was indisputably the best filly in the $500,000 La Troienne Stakes (G1) on Kentucky Oaks Day at Churchill Downs .
She’s a Julie is a p ...
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Dick Powell's Australian Pick of the Week May 8
Race 2 at Hawkesbury (Australia A) on Wednesday night is a 1 1/8-mile maiden race. The track is expected to be "Soft-5," which is pretty neutral ground.
#9 SAVIGNE rallied for third first up off a brief rest against maiden company then came back ...
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Five Takeaways from the 2019 Kentucky Derby
…except maybe for Game Winner
Although he never threatened to win, you can argue Game Winner ran just as well as Maximum Security. Compromised by bumping at the start , Game Winner trailed the field by nearly 20 lengths early on a ...
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An early look at the 2019 Preakness "new shooters"
As has become more often the case in recent years, "new shooters" will outnumber Kentucky Derby (G1) participants when the field for the $1.5 million Preakness (G1) takes to the track at Pimlico on May 18.
Following the defections of Derby ...
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Fillies Forge At Yonkers In New York Sires Stakes Episodes
The Hambletonian Oaks’ fields (including elims a week before the final) cannot host all of the glamour-girl trotters successfully involved in the New York Sires Stakes (NYSS) events at Yonkers on May 7 because in the three lucrative splits there are ...
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2019 Kentucky Derby Horse-by-Horse Trip Notes
Maximum Security broke cleanly from the gate and won the rush to the first turn through a :22.31 quarter-mile, the ninth-fastest in Derby history. He slowed down the pace dramatically during the third quarter-mile, causing the field to bunch up not ...
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Frontrunning Tactics Pays Off for Serengeti Empress in Kentucky Oaks
Serengeti Empress’s upset victory represented a masterful training job from Tom Amoss, who prepared the brilliant but inconsistent filly for a career-best effort just six weeks after she bled and was eased during the Fair Grounds Oaks (G2). The Kentu ...
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Mia Mischief Wins Humana Distaff with Rapid Mid-Race Move
Mia Mischief has always shown talent, but on racing’s biggest days she’s had trouble delivering on her potential.
But everything changed on Kentucky Derby Day, when Mia Mischief delivered a dominant victory in the $500,000 Humana Distaff (G1) ...
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Watch Out, Roy H: Mitole Impresses in Churchill Downs Stakes
It’s safe to say the transformation of Mitole from a promising youngster into one of the nation’s leading sprinters was rendered complete during the $500,000 Churchill Downs Stakes (G1) on Kentucky Derby Day at Churchill Downs .
In the span ...
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Bricks and Mortar: A Horse of the Year Candidate?
In a year when several prominent racing divisions lack standout leaders, the older turf horse Bricks and Mortar has thrown his hat in the ring for Horse of the Year consideration.
The talented 5-year-old enhanced his budding reputation with a po ...
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2019 Kentucky Derby leaves series of what-might-have-beens
The wild conclusion to Saturday’s 145th Kentucky Derby (G1) typified the whole trail – plot twists that left the three-year-old picture as sloppy as the Churchill Downs track.
The disqualification of a daylight winner in Maximum Security, and ...
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Circumstances of Derby DQ less satisfactory than decision itself
There was also much to be unsatisfied about in regards to who and who didn't lodge a foul claim. The connections of War of Will , the horse most immediately impacted by Maximum Security's errant ways, said Sunday that they chose not to lodge an obje ...
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Dick Powell: The stewards got it right
After an interminable review by the stewards in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby (G1) , they got it right.
It was a long and circuitous path to get there but MAXIMUM SECURITY was disqualified and placed 17th, behind LONG RANGE TODDY , and I agree ...
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Meadowlands, Pocono Downs, Rosecroft and Yonkers offer solid Saturday cards
In the wake of the controversial finish and subsequent disqualification in the Kentucky Derby, harness racing fans had ample action to consume at The Meadowlands, Pocono Downs, Rosecroft Raceway and Yonkers Raceway. Then just before the midway point ...
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Soph Winners Light On Prices; H-Trail Launch Favors Public; Big-Board Place Prices; $20 Score Top Win
This is the rundown for our weekend features:
Friday, May 3
At Philly in the afternoon, we scored lightly in one of two Pennsylvania Sires Stakes (PASS) for soph-colt pacers with Philly Hanover ($3.20, $2.10, $2.10 ok). The big favorite won t ...
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2019 Kentucky Oaks/Kentucky Derby Double Will Pays
The frontrunning 13-1 upset by #13 Serengeti Empress in the Kentucky Oaks (G1) at Churchill Downs has produced some eye-catching potential payoffs in the Kentucky Oaks/Kentucky Derby Double .
Bettors who successfully picked Serengeti Empr ...
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2019 Kentucky Derby Day: Scratches and an Early Pick 5 Play
Happy Kentucky Derby Day!
Conditions at Churchill Downs are officially fast and firm for the start of the 14-race Derby Day card, which kicks off at 10:30 p.m. ET. But there’s a strong chance of rain in the afternoon, so keep an eye on the weath ...
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Nicole Schiveley's Kentucky Derby 2019 Analysis
The road to the Kentucky Derby (G1) usually finds me head over heels in love with one contender, and I rarely sway away. This year has been the exception. For the first time in years I have not found a standout.
This has made my job more interesti ...
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How to Bet the Oaks/Turf Classic/Derby Pick 3
There are a handful of interesting multi-day bets on the agenda at Churchill Downs , each one pairing races on Kentucky Oaks Day with races on Kentucky Derby Day .
Yesterday I shared my wagering strategy for the popular Oaks/Derby Double , ...
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Dettori might still be on the horse to beat in 2000 Guineas
Not only is the first leg of the U.S. Triple Crown on Saturday, but so is the English equivalent. The 2000 Guineas, over a straight mile at Newmarket for colts only, has a field of 19 at this writing. Unfortunately, the size of the field is perhaps ...
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2019 Kentucky Oaks: Main Track Should Be Fast and Fair
Overnight and early morning rainfall threatened to leave Churchill Downs wet and soggy for Kentucky Oaks Day , but after watching the first seven races on the card, it seems evident the rain will have no meaningful impact on the Oaks itself. ...
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How to Bet the Kentucky Oaks Pick 4
Good luck to anyone playing the stakes-packed Pick 4 ending with the $1.25 million Kentucky Oaks (G1) at Churchill Downs this afternoon. It might require a big budget to hit.
The sequence is filled with deep and competitive races, starting ...
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Kentucky Oaks Day: A Pick 3 Play for the Eight Belles Stakes
The graded stakes action on Kentucky Oaks Day at Churchill Downs kicks off in the fifth race, the $250,000 Eight Belles Stakes (G2) for three-year-old fillies.
The seven-furlong sprint is also the first leg of a Pick 3 that includes th ...
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2019 Kentucky Oaks Day: Scratches, Changes and Course Conditions
Happy Kentucky Oaks Day!
I hope you’re ready for an action-packed day of racing at Churchill Downs. The 13-race Friday card kicks off early at 10:30 a.m. ET and includes six graded stakes races. One of the topics everyone is discussing is how the ...
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Thoughts on the Kentucky Oaks Day Late Pick 5
As this is being written, rain is forecast throughout Kentucky Oaks morning before tapering off in the afternoon. That doesn't mean the quick-drying Churchill surface will be anywhere close to fast by post time for the Oaks, but at least there's a ch ...
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Harness action spans day and night on Saturday
While millions of thoroughbred racing fans across the country will be focused on the latest renewal of the Grade I, $3 million Kentucky Derby on Saturday evening, harness racing enthusiasts will get their fill of stakes action beginning in the aftern ...
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How to Bet the 2019 Kentucky Oaks/Kentucky Derby Double
Do you think you’ve identified the most likely winners of the 2019 Kentucky Oaks (G1) and Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs ? Then why don’t you combine your opinions and play the popular Oaks/Derby Double?
This specialty bet pairs ...
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Kentucky Derby kicks off Triple Crown trail on Saturday
This coming Saturday afternoon millions of novice and serious horse racing fans alike will gather at home, race tracks or simulcast outlets to watch the 145th edition of the Grade I, $3 million Kentucky Derby, the famed "Run for the roses" known as A ...
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How to Bet the 2019 Old Forester Turf Classic
Bricks and Mortar was all-out to win the March 23 Muniz Memorial Handicap (G2) at Fair Grounds by a nose, and some handicappers might view him as vulnerable off that effort. But Bricks and Mortar was conceded nine pounds to the runner-up, who waltzed ...
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How to Bet the Kentucky Derby on Different Budgets
Last year’s “How to bet the Kentucky Derby on Different Budgets” was well received, so I figured I would run it back for the 2019 Run for the Roses.
After much deliberation I have landed on 2-year-old champion #16 Game Winner as my key horse an ...
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Spot Plays for 2019 Kentucky Derby Day
A smashing 14-race card will take place at Churchill Downs on Saturday which is headlined by the 145th running of the $3 million Kentucky Derby (G1) . As was done with the Oaks card , I have tabbed some long shot runners who figure to show improv ...
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How to Bet the 2019 Kentucky Derby
Now I have to regroup, starting with a revision of my fair odds line. The biggest change involves Maximum Security. I’ve slashed his odds from 10-1 to 5-1, making him a clear-cut overlay compared to his morning-line price. My suddenly optimistic vie ...
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Spot Plays for 2019 Kentucky Oaks Day
An excellent 13-race card will be hosted by Churchill Downs on Friday, led by the $1.25 million Kentucky Oaks (G1) . With the expectation of a wet surface, I have tabbed a few long shot contenders who will move forward on a moisture-laden main str ...
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How to Bet the Lucrative Derby Day Allowance Races
Kentucky Derby Day at Churchill Downs is packed with high-class graded stakes races, but the 14-race card also includes four lucrative optional-claiming allowances races offering six-figure purses.
With that kind of money at stake, the rac ...
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Stars Return In Lucrative Soph Sires Stakes; Harness Action Aplenty On Kentucky Derby Day; Five Tracks Offer Top Events
Though the pari-mutuels wagering world focuses on Churchill Downs and TwinSpires on the first Saturday in May for the Kentucky Derby, the event simulcast at tracks for every breed. Harness meets participating in the broadcast and wagering of the “wor ...
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Dexter Cup, Lady Suffolk Open 2019 Glamour Series
May 4 marks the start of the 2019 season and this exclusive blog for three-year-old colt and filly trotters. Members of the two divisions that are eligible for the sport’s premier events—The Hambletonian and Hambletonian Oaks—start their campaign to ...
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Radio Network How To Bet the 2019 Kentucky Derby Podcast
No Omaha Beach? No problem for Ed DeRosa and Scott Shapiro, who discuss how they're betting America's most famous horse race, the Kentucky Derby.
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How to Bet the Quality Derby Week Maiden Races at Churchill Downs
The Kentucky Derby , Kentucky Oaks and 11 other graded stakes races are the obvious highlights at Churchill Downs this week, but racing’s future will also be on display in a series of quality maiden special weight races.
Across Friday a ...
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Want to make the trainer of a horse in the Kentucky Derby think really hard?
The fourteen post saw a significant number of early trouble comments and I have to think the positioning of that outside gate – if a horse ran straight from the aux gate he’d hit the rail before the first turn – is the reason why. It’s interest ...
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Final Kentucky Oaks works round-up: Notes and quotes from coast-to-coast
A total of 13 sophomore fillies put in their final major morning preparations over the past week in advance of Friday’s $1.25 million Kentucky Oaks (G1) at Churchill Downs . Grade 2 princess Positive Spirit previously drilled a bullet four pan ...
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How is Keeler Johnson Playing the 2019 Kentucky Derby?
While I’m still plotting out my wagering strategy for the 2019 Kentucky Derby , I’ve essentially nailed down my overall opinions of each horse and have determined whether I’ll be using them on my tickets.
The Tuesday morning post position draw ...
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Dick Powell’s Australian Pick of the Week May 1
Race 3 at Warrnambool (Australia A) on Wednesday night is a seven-furlong benchmark 78 handicap for fillies and mares. The track is expected to be “Soft-7,” so horses with wet-track form should be noted.
CASA DE LAGO (#1) (15-2) is a four-year-o ...
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Hoosier Park Harness Race of the Week for May 1, 2019
RACE 7 at Hoosier Park on Wednesday attracted a field of eight for a one-mile trotting event. “The Death Star” is a conditioned race for now-winners of four and looks like a very good betting opportunity.
Don’t forget to get your GAIT INSURANCE ...
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What to take away from Kentucky Derby contender works with clocker Gary Young
The special Kentucky Derby editions of Turf Talk features exclusive analysis with highly respected clocker Gary Young. Analysts Scott Shapiro and Ed DeRosa discuss with Gary how Kentucky Derby contenders look as they prepare for the First Saturday in ...
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Kentucky Derby: Who’s Hot, Who's Not with Nicolle Neulist
We know who the favorites are going to be: Bellafina in the Oaks and Omaha Beach in the Derby. But maybe you don't like to bet chalk or you’re working out who to play in exotics. Either way, you’re going to want to know who’s coming into the races ho ...
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What are the 2019 Kentucky Derby Odds?
Unlike last year, when I listed six horses as overlays or fair value in the Kentucky Derby , just two horses strike me as offering value this year: Omaha Beach and Maximum Security . This is partly because I hold a very positive view of Omaha Bea ...
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Winners and Losers at the 2019 Kentucky Derby Post Position Draw
Who drew well and who drew poorly when post positions for the 2019 Kentucky Derby (G1) were assigned Tuesday morning?
Three of the 20 horses received highly favorable post positions, while three others were compromised by their assignments. W ...
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Who is Running in the 2019 Kentucky Derby?
Omaha Beach was shaping up to be the favorite for the 2019 Kentucky Derby (G1) , even beforethe Tuesday morning post position draw at Churchill Downs , but when the talented colt drew favorably in post position #12, his status as favorite wa ...
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2019 Kentucky Derby Jockey Assignments, Facts and Trends
It is often said that jockeys are unable to make horses run beyond their abilities, but the difference between victory and defeat can come down to the skills of a rider in saving ground, timing moves correctly and riding hard to the finish line.
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Churchill Downs Pick of the Week for May 1
Kentucky Derby week continues Wednesday with a 10-race card at Churchill Downs, and it's the finale that appears a highly competitive wagering event.
A six-furlong, $30,000 maiden claimer for 3-year-olds and up, #6 GRAYSSHOOTINGSTAR (10-1 ) is a ...
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