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Silverbulletday, Other Fair Grounds Stakes Drawn Deep Fields

Wed Jan 10 2018J. Keeler Johnson

If you’re planning to play the races this Saturday, you won’t want to miss the fantastic card at Fair Grounds that includes large fields and six stakes races. Among the highlights are the Lecomte Stakes (gr. III) and the Colonel E. R. Bradley ...
Keying the Favorites in the Lecomte Stakes

Wed Jan 10 2018J. Keeler Johnson

Fair Grounds’ Road to the Kentucky Derby will kick off this Saturday with the $200,000 Lecomte Stakes (gr. III) at 8.5 furlongs, and although the race attracted fifteen entrants, narrowing down the field might be easier than it appears at first gl ...
Seven things to know for 2018 Dubai World Cup Carnival

Wed Jan 10 2018Kellie Reilly

It’s time for the Dubai World Cup Carnival to roll on at Meydan! The next eight Thursdays, along with a couple of Carnival Saturday cards, will set the stage for the March 31 Dubai World Cup extravaganza. After outlining the prospective internati ...
Looking for a Longshot in the Colonel E. R. Bradley Handicap

Wed Jan 10 2018J. Keeler Johnson

If you’re looking to wager on a wide-open and competitive race this weekend, look no further than the $125,000 Colonel E. R. Bradley Handicap on Saturday at Fair Grounds . The 8.5-furlong turf race has drawn ten starters, and it’s a race where it ...
Betting Longshots to Turn the Tables on Favorites

Tue Jan 09 2018J. Keeler Johnson

When Horse A beats Horse B in decisive fashion, it’s natural for bettors to assume that the result will be the same should Horse A and Horse B meet again a few weeks later. While this is frequently the case, there are occasions when Horse B is abl ...
Kentucky Derby Pedigree Profile: McKinzie

Tue Jan 09 2018TwinSpires Staff

McKinzie; winner of the Los Alamitos Futurity and Sham S. by Alastair Bull McKinzie may be a little lucky to remain unbeaten after three starts, but there’s no doubt he’s a serious Kentucky Derby contender. An impressive winner of his de ...

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Short price on Mask a bargain in retrospect

Tue Jan 09 2018TwinSpires Staff

by DICK POWELL It's Chad Brown's world and we just live in it. Expected to win his second straight Eclipse Award as leading trainer of 2017, he is off to a solid start in 2018 with three wins in eight starts through eight days of racing. &nbs ...
Keeler Johnson's Kentucky Derby Top 10 - 1/9/18

Tue Jan 09 2018J. Keeler Johnson

It’s not every day that you see a horse win a stakes races as easily as Mask won the Mucho Macho Man Stakes on Saturday at Gulfstream Park. Trained by Chad Brown, the son of Tapit entered the one-mile race with just one run under his belt, that be ...
2018 Pegasus World Cup Updated Top 5 Contenders

Mon Jan 08 2018D.S. Williamson

With about 19 days away, the field for the 2018 Pegasus World Cup has begun to take shape. The last I heard is that 11 of the 12 spots have been sold. Gun Runner, the 2017 BC Classic winner and top-rated horse in the world, will be a heavy favorite n ...
The Pegasus World Cup: Where Are They Now?

Mon Jan 08 2018TwinSpires Staff

Find out what the innagural 2017 Pegasus World Cup runners have done since their start at Gulfstream Park by Alastair Bull The Pegasus World Cup was a huge hit in its first running, attracting a top field including Arrogate and California C ...
McKinzie Shows Improvement in the Sham Stakes

Sun Jan 07 2018J. Keeler Johnson

In a move that caught everyone by surprise, trainer Bob Baffert elected to run his Grade 1 winner McKinzie in the $100,000 Sham Stakes (gr. III) at Santa Anita on January 6th, the first Kentucky Derby prep race of 2018 . The move was unexpected ...
Storm Scourges Schedule; Cal-Expo Rules Weekend With $36 Winner Topping $73 Cold Exacta

Sun Jan 07 2018TwinSpires Staff

Normal 0 As we explained in our blog addendum, neither man nor beast was able to carry on with the normal tasks of racing in Winter Storm Grayson. We adapted with late reviews of Cal-Expo harness on Jan. 5 and Jan. 6 as every ra ...
The Great Jack Van Berg Passes Away at 81

Sat Jan 06 2018D.S. Williamson

Berg ever trained. Alysheba finished his career with 11 wins, 8 second place, and 2 third place finishes from 26 starts. He earned an incredible $6,679,242 during his career. That amount translates to $13,973,854 in 2017 dollars. American Pharoah e ...

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