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Shapiro’s Pick 4 analysis for Springboard Mile Day

Sat Dec 16 2017TwinSpires Staff

Adore finished third in the 2016 Fair Grounds Oaks (c) Amanda Hodges Weir/Hodges Photography by Scott Shapiro One of the stronger cards on this mid-December weekend of 2017 takes place on Sunday at Remington Park. The Oklahoma City venue of ...
Two solid-looking singles in Saturday's Late Pick 4 at Gulfstream

Sat Dec 16 2017Vance Hanson

Saturday's Late Pick 4 at Gulfstream includes a trio of graded stakes plus a two-year-old maiden on the turf. Here's how I'll be playing it. Race 8 -- My Charmer (G3) -- Grade 2 winner #5 ON LEAVE (7-5) is a solid single given her form against ...
Handicapping maiden races at Fair Grounds Saturday

Sat Dec 16 2017TwinSpires Staff

by Dick Powell I like maiden races and Fair Grounds finished up its Saturday race card with three of them. The last will be race 13 with a post time of 8:05 p.m. (ET) so it will an early evening diversion. Sidebar: I know lots of people love ...
Recent claimer appealing in Diliberto Memorial

Sat Dec 16 2017James Scully

Six stakes will be offered on the Santa Super Saturday program at Fair Grounds and I will focus upon the $75,000 Buddy Diliberto Memorial. Contested over 1 1/16 miles on the turf, the race drew nine runners including the uncoupled Mike Maker pair of ...
Shapiro: California shippers in Springboard Mile

Fri Dec 15 2017TwinSpires Staff

Combatant broke his maiden at Churchill Downs on October 29 for trainer Steve Asmussen (Churchill Downs/Coady Photography) by Scott Shapiro The focus of the early Triple Crown prep season shifts to Remington Park in Oklahoma this Sunday as t ...
Stoney Bennett Stands Out in New York Stallion Series Stakes

Fri Dec 15 2017J. Keeler Johnson

If you plan to play the Sunday card at Aqueduct this weekend, finding the winner in the $150,000 New York Stallion Series Stakes (Great White Way Division) is going to be important. After all, the six-furlong race for New York-bred two-year-olds ...

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Mucciolo: Gulfstream graded plays

Fri Dec 15 2017John Mucciolo

A handful of Grade 3 races will be held on a fantastic Saturday card at Gulfstream Park and I will take aim at the big races. Rampart S. Seven fillies and mares will go one mile on the dirt in the first graded race and I give the slightest of ...
Kentucky Derby Pedigree Profile: Catholic Boy

Fri Dec 15 2017TwinSpires Staff

Catholic Boy; winner of the Remsen by Alastair Bull It’s not that easy for horses to switch between turf and dirt at the highest level. The switch from turf to dirt is particularly difficult in North America, as the best horses are usually ai ...
Youth can trump experience in Carlos Pellegrini, the 'South American Arc'

Fri Dec 15 2017Vance Hanson

For the first time since 2014, wagering on the Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini (G1) will be available to U.S. bettors on Saturday. Run over 1 1/2 miles on turf at San Isidro outside Buenos Aires, Argentina, the Pellegrini has long been considered So ...
Danon Premium favored in Asahi Hai Futurity

Fri Dec 15 2017Alastair Bull

Unbeaten colt Danon Premium could give trainer Mitsumasa Nakauchida his first grade one victory when he contests the Asahi Hai Futurity (G1) for 2-year-olds at Hanshin racecourse Dec. 17. One of two colts in the field by champion sire Deep Impact, D ...
Keying Tower of London in the Asahi Hai Futurity

Fri Dec 15 2017J. Keeler Johnson

With a purse of ¥134 million (more than $1.2 million) and Group 1 status, the Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes at Hanshin racecourse has historically been the championship race for two-year-olds in . The 1,600-meter (about one mile) race will be conteste ...
Pure Silver, Miss Hot Stones Face Off in New York Stallion Series

Thu Dec 14 2017J. Keeler Johnson

As the old saying goes, a good horse can come from anywhere, and with the quality and talent of New York-bred Thoroughbreds rising to great heights in recent years, it could pay to keep an eye on the $150,000 New York Stallion Series Stakes (Fifth A ...
Harlan's Holiday Stakes Tops Saturday Racing Action at Gulfstream

Thu Dec 14 2017J. Keeler Johnson

The Gulfstream Park Championship Meet showcases top-notch racing all winter long, and the upcoming December 16th card—featuring five graded stakes races—is no exception. The first stakes on the card is the $100,000 Rampart Stakes (gr. III) at ...

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