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Exacta Bet of the Day for Saturday, August 17 at Del Mar
This Saturday at Del Mar is the biggest day of the meet – Pacific Classic Day .
Del Mar’s Saturday program features an 11-race card headlined by two Breeders’ Cup “Win & You’re In” races – the Pacific Classic (G1) and Del Mar Handicap (G2) ...
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How to Bet the 2019 Del Mar Oaks
by J. Keeler Johnson
Saturday’s $300,000 Del Mar Oaks (G1) might be held at Del Mar racetrack in California , but this hasn’t stopped out-of-state shippers from dominating recent renewals of the 1 1/8-mile turf test.
Generally speaking, East ...
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Take note of hot and cold jockeys/trainers at Saratoga
Racing at Saratoga is great , in part because the best horsemen are involved, well-meant horses are coming from everywhere, everyone is trying, and good prices and prime betting opportunities can be found day-by-day and race-by-race on good horses. ...
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How to Bet the 2019 Alabama Stakes
An outstanding field of nine sophomore fillies will go postward in the $600,000 Alabama Stakes (G1) at Saratoga on Saturday. The 1 1/14-miles feature attracted five standout graded stakes winners in what promises to be a most exciting affair.
A ...
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‘Zweig’ Memorials Present Glamour Groups From Hambletonian And ‘Oaks’; Colts Gunning For Greenshoe Again
This is the launch of the 2019 Breeders Crown Countdown (BCC), the exclusive blog that coordinates with our weekly preview harness blog at TwinSpires.com and the Hambletonian Society to find great wagering opportunities for "Crown"-eligible horse ...
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Sires Stakes Stampede; Gold Cup & Saucer Serves Pacers; Tioga’s Setting For Speed Show On Sunday
Amid a summer that continues to scorch and soak North America, a busy schedule of harness racing ensues this weekend. A host of sophomore and aged events cover the features. Our weekly addendum, TwinSpires’ horses-to-watch (H2W) list fills in the gap ...
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Hoosier Park Harness Race of the Week for August 14
The 11th Race at Hoosier Park on Wednesday is the second division of the $47,500 Indiana Sires Stakes for trotting three-year-old fillies. The 5th leg of the series attracted a field of eight, led by the streaking GRAND SWAN (#8) (7-5) . The bay fil ...
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Six runners who can challenge Maximum Security for division supremacy
Which 3-year-olds could make a run at Maximum Security for the championship title? Here are six challengers who shouldn’t be counted out of the mix.
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What is the secret to Bricks and Mortar's astonishing success?
What makes Bricks and Mortar such a formidable racehorse? Why is he repeatedly able to run down high-class horses in the shadow of the wire, with perfectly timed rallies to prevail over and over?
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Breeders' Cup Sprint Top 5: A 3-year-old moves to the top
Since we published our first Breeders’ Cup Sprint Top 5 in June, a lot has changed on the road to the championship showdown at Santa Anita.
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Dick Powell's Australian Pick of the Week for August 14
Race 6 at Sale (Australia A) on Wednesday night is a Class 1 handicap going six furlongs for older horses. Please note that all horses in the southern hemisphere had their birthday on August 1 so you will not see any more races for two-year-olds. The ...
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Ellis Park Spot Plays for Friday, August 16
Race 4
#4 Campaign Spy (2-1)
Pressed a hot pace over a one-turn mile at this level at Churchill last time out, and finished a very good second behind a legitimate winner, and his third the race prior was better than it looks on paper. No ...
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Saratoga Scouting Report: Kentucky Horses for Friday, August 16
With Churchill Downs coming off perhaps their strongest spring meet in history, the horses based in Kentucky should perform even better than they have in years past.
Chances are, in many cases, they won't get the respect they deserve. There is ...
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Arlington Trip Notes and Horses to Watch (August 8-11)
The following are trip notes for horses who had tough trips the week of August 8-11 at Arlington , and/or who figure to improve in their next races. Add these runners to your horses to watch list, and bet them back next time out if they land in a re ...
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Saratoga Scouting Report: Kentucky Horses for Wednesday, August 14 and Thursday, August 15
With Churchill Downs coming off perhaps their strongest spring meet in history, the horses based in Kentucky should perform even better than they have in years past.
Chances are, in many cases, they won't get the respect they deserve. There is ...
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Stakes action highlights weekend harness cards
While baseball fans may refer to August as the 'dog days of summer', harness racing fans are accustomed to seeing many of the best trotters and pacers exit major stakes on Hambletonian Day at the Meadowlands and then venture directly into other lucra ...
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Lather Up Leads $500 For A Buck Hoosier Superfecta; Bettor’s Wish Storms Northfield Feature; Midway Island Dukes Out Cup & Saucer Trial
Thursday, Aug. 8
Kentucky Sires Stakes (KYSS) for freshman colt-and-filly trotters were strewn across the program at The Red Mile. We were somewhat involved, though plagued by breakers and favorites.
In the colt divisions we were second with Le ...
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Saratoga Scouting Report: Kentucky Horses for Sunday, August 11
With Churchill Downs coming off perhaps their strongest spring meet in history, the horses based in Kentucky should perform even better than they have in years past.
Chances are, in many cases, they won’t get the respect they deserve. There is v ...
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Ellis Park Spot Plays for Sunday, August 11
Race 2 – SPLIT THE WICKETS (#2) (6-1)
In tight between horses in his June 23 run over the Churchill Downs turf, he made a slingshot move into an honest pace , rolled past the leaders and continued on. A very troubled trip cost him a fair crack a ...
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How to Bet Saturday’s Secretariat Stakes at Arlington
The Secretariat Stakes (G1) will be the first of Arlington’s three Grade 1 races run on the loaded Saturday, August 10 Arlington Million Day card . The Secretariat for three-year-olds has been shortened this year and will be run at one mile with a p ...
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How to Bet Saturday’s Bruce D. Memorial at Arlington
Saturday’s stakes action at Arlington kicks off on Arlington Million Day with one of the best betting races on the card, the $75,000 Bruce D. Memorial at one-mile on the all-weather main track for three-years-olds. The Bruce D. is the only of Arlin ...
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How to Bet the Arlington Million
The 37th running of the $1 million Arlington Million (G1) will be held on Saturday. A strong field of 10 will be showcased in the 1 1/4 miles turf event.
Trainer Chad Brown will saddle a pair, including the defending champion, as well as the top ...
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How to Bet Saturday’s Pucker Up Stakes at Arlington
The $100,000 Pucker Up (G3) is the last of five stakes races on the loaded 12-race Arlington Million card on Saturday, August 10, and is the anchor leg of the late multi-race All-Stakes bets such as the Pick 5 and Pick 4. The 1 1/8-mile turf race for ...
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How to Bet the Fourstardave Handicap
A well-matched field of 10, including a pair of sharp females, will go one mile on the Saratoga inner turf in Saturday’s $500,000 Fourstardave Handicap (G1). The grassy feature boasts a solid cast that lacks a confirmed standout, which will make fo ...
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How to Bet Saturday’s Beverly D. at Arlington
Race 9 on the Arlington Million card on Saturday, August 10, card will be the secondary-feature, the $600,000 Beverly D. Stakes (G1) for fillies and mares to be run at 1 3/16 miles on the turf. The race drew an eight-horse field topped by the count ...
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How to Bet the Saratoga Special
Eight two-year-old colts will speed 6 1/2 furlongs on the Saratoga main course on Saturday in the $200,000 Saratoga Special Stakes (G2). The race that was established in 1901 has historically produced impactful horses and sires, and two winners in ...
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Arlington Park’s Late Pick 4 on Arlington Million Day
The 50-cent Late Pick 4 kicks off in Race 9 at Arlington Park in the Beverly D. Stakes (G1) for fillies and mares going 1 3/16 miles.
FLEETING (#1) (5-2) is a three-year-old taking on older rivals for the first time. She has been in against th ...
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Swinging at the Early Pick 4 on Arlington Million Day
A trio of Grade-1 races led by the 37th running of the $1 million Arlington Million (G1) will headline the action at Arlington Park on Saturday. The monstrous day of racing features numerous betting options throughout the card, and I will take a cr ...
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Exacta Bet of the Day for Saturday, August 10 at Arlington
Exacta Box of the day for Arlington
This Saturday at Arlington is the biggest day of the meet – Arlington Million Day.
Million Day at Arlington features a 12-race card headlined by a trio of Grade 1 grass stakes – the Arlington Million, Beve ...
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A longshot to consider on the Arlington Million undercard
Saturday's $150,000 guaranteed All-Stakes Pick 5 at Arlington includes all four graded turf stakes, but the sequence starts with $75,000 Bruce D. Memorial for three-year-olds at one mile on Polytrack.
While the main features have the potential o ...
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Ellis Park Spot Plays for Saturday, August 10
Race 7 – SISTA OF WAR (#1) (10-1)
Charlie Lopresti isn’t known as a trainer who wins races first out of the box, but this filly appears ready to run big in her debut. She’s by Declaration of War (War Front) out of the dam Sistas Stroll , a Grade ...
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Saratoga Scouting Report: Kentucky Horses for Saturday, August 10
With Churchill Downs coming off perhaps their strongest spring meet in history, the horses based in Kentucky should perform even better than they have in years past.
Chances are, in many cases, they won’t get the respect they deserve. There is v ...
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Arlington Trip Notes and Horses to Watch (August 1-4)
The following are trip notes for horses who had tough trips the week of August 1-4 at Arlington Park , and/or who figure to improve in their next races. Add these runners to your horses to watch list, and bet them back next time out if they land in ...
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2019 Secretariat international scouting reports: Never No More and Van Beethoven
With its distance trimmed to a flat mile, the character of the Secretariat (G1) has changed, but Aidan O’Brien ensured that the Arlington Million Day fixture is still attracting notable international representation.
The master of Ballydoyle has us ...
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Exacta box of the week: Arlington Million, August 10
These four horses will be valuable against a potentially vulnerable favorite in the Arlington Million on Saturday.
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Will Uni defeat males in the Fourstardave Handicap?
Don't be afraid to bet Uni just because she is taking on males at Arlington.
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How to play the Arlington Million Pick 4
The all-stakes Pick 4 at Arlington, which features three grade 1 events, will be in the spotlight Saturday.
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Valid Point offers value in 2019 Secretariat Stakes
Valid Point is stepping up sharply in class, but he can spring a mild surprise at a better price than his Chad Brown-trained stablemate.
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Lather Up In Dan Patch At Hoosier; Northfield’s ‘Milstein’ Hosts Bettor’s Wish; Grand Circuit Frosh Frenzy
We roll through August with many features for many divisions. This weekend there are two- and three-year-old state-bred stakes up and down the East Coast and in the Midwest the older pacers and some champion soph-colt pacers race after more six-digit ...
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Bricks and Mortar stands out in 2019 Arlington Million
A leading candidate for Horse of the Year honors will take center stage in Saturday’s $1 million Arlington Million (G1) at Arlington Park.
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Sistercharlie looks unstoppable in 2019 Beverly D. Stakes
The prestigious $600,000 Beverly D. Stakes (G1) at Arlington Park has been contested 29 times, and while it might be hard to believe, no filly or mare has ever won the race more than once.
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Halfway through Saratoga, which jockeys are riding strongest?
With four weeks down and four still to come at the 2019 Saratoga summer meet, a handful of jockeys have reaped most of the victories.
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Halfway through Saratoga, which trainers are excelling?
As we enter the fifth week of racing, now seems like the perfect time to review Statsmaster’s trainer statistics for the Saratoga meet and determine which trainers are excelling in certain conditions.
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2019 Beverly D. international scouting reports: Magic Wand, Fleeting, Awesometank
Aidan O’Brien, still in search of his first win in the Beverly D. (G1), could be double-handed as he tries to halt the Chad Brown winning streak. Brown has won four straight (and five overall) editions, and his defending champion Sistercharlie will ...
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Hoosier Park Harness Race of the Week for August 7
The 7th Race at Hoosier Park on Wednesday is a $20,000 claiming event for three and four-year-olds. Six will vie in the pacing event at one mile which carries a $9,500 purse. While the field is small, this appears to be one of the more competitive be ...
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Dick Powell's Australian Pick of the Week for August 7
Race 1 at Kempsey (Australia A) on Wednesday night is a benchmark 58 handicap going just over 1 3/16 miles. The track is expected to be "Good 4" so we will lean towards those that have some success or at least experience over firmer ground.
F ...
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Ellis Park Spot Plays for Friday, August 9
Race 1
#7 New Colossus (3-1)
Loaded with talent, he somehow has only managed one win from eight career starts and we haven't seen him since February. This will be his first try on turf, but by Curling out of a More Than Ready mare, dashing on ...
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2019 Arlington Million international scouting reports: Magic Wand, Hunting Horn, Intellogent, Pivoine
Four European shippers are entered in the Arlington Million (G1)
Four European shippers are entered in Saturday’s 37th running of the Arlington Million (G1) – Aidan O’Brien’s Magic Wand, who is cross-entered to the Beverly D. (G1), and st ...
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Saratoga Scouting Report: Kentucky Horses for Friday, August 9
With Churchill Downs coming off perhaps their strongest spring meet in history, the horses based in Kentucky should perform even better than they have in years past.
Chances are, in many cases, they won't get the respect they deserve. There is ...
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Breeders' Cup Juvenile Top 5: A moment to shine
The summer race meets at Saratoga and Del Mar have been underway for a few weeks now, and we’ve already seen some eye-catching performances from promising 2-year-olds.
But arguably the most impressive juvenile winner so far in 2019 made hi ...
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Saratoga Scouting Report: Kentucky horses for Wednesday, August 7 and Thursday, August 8
With Churchill Downs coming off perhaps their strongest spring meet in history, the horses based in Kentucky should perform even better than they have in years past.
Chances are, in many cases, they won't get the respect they deserve. There is ...
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McKinzie surges to top of Breeders’ Cup Classic division
Watson, Weitman and Pegram’s McKinzie moved to the fore in early stretch and powered home a convincing 1 3/4-length winner of the $980,000 Whitney S. (G1) at Saratoga on Saturday. The sensational son of Street Sense earned an automatic berth to ...
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Hambletonian Afterthoughts: There Is No ‘Gimp’ In Gimpanzee; Follow The Bet-Backs
It was this reporter’s 30 th year of Hambletonian-day coverage and though I did not cash a winning ticket in the event, I continue to study the final heat to extract bet-backs; they will be sprinkled in races throughout the next month or so.
All ...
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Hambletonian Harangue; Stakes Frothing With Favorites At Meadowlands; Place Prices For Profits, Wins Tank
HAMBLETONIAN TRAIL
The Hambletonian elims and final results. It was an opportunistic win by a colt we kept cool about all season—Forbidden Trade. The Canadian son of the magnificent sire Kadabra, won the final at 15-1. It was the first colt by Ka ...
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2019 Arlington Million, Beverly D., Secretariat pre-entries: Can O'Brien prevent a Brown sweep?
Horse of the Year candidate Bricks and Mortar remains the one to beat in next Saturday’s Arlington Million (G1). That long-range forecast was reinforced by the pre-entries submitted Friday for all three Grade 1s on Million Day.
The anchor of ...
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Saratoga Scouting Report: Kentucky Horses for Sunday, August 4
With Churchill Downs coming off perhaps their strongest spring meet in history, the horses based in Kentucky should perform even better than they have in years past.
Chances are, in many cases, they won’t get the respect they deserve. There is v ...
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Saratoga Stakes Spot Plays for Sunday, August 4
Sunday rounds out a remarkable weekend of racing and wagering at Saratoga with another high-quality 11-race card. Sunday’s races at The Spa are headlined by four stakes races including two graded stakes plus another race worth $1 million. Here are ...
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How to Bet the Saratoga Derby Invitational on Sunday
An excellent field of 11 three-year-olds will run 1 3/16 miles on the outer turf at Saratoga on Sunday in the inaugural $1 million Saratoga Derby Invitational. The top-five finishers of the recent Belmont Derby Invitational (G1) will line up once a ...
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Ellis Park Spot Plays for Late Pick 5 wager on Kentucky Downs Preview Day
The 50-cent “All-Turf Stakes” Late Pick 5 wager at Ellis Park on Sunday’s Kentucky Downs Preview Day offers a wonderful wagering opportunity. Based on the forecast, the turf should be super firm, and thus forward, particularly in the sprint races.
...
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Thoughts on the 20-cent, multi-day, all-stakes Pick 6 at Saratoga
A multi-day, all-stakes Pick 6, a concept spawned on Kentucky Derby weekend this past spring, makes another appearance on Saturday and Sunday at Saratoga. With a 15% takeout, 20-cent minimum, and a mandatory payout, it's one of the more attractive ...
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How to Bet Saturday’s Sorrento Stakes at Del Mar
Saturday’s secondary feature race at Del Mar is the $200,000 Sorrento Stakes (G2) for two-year-old fillies going six furlongs on the main track. The six-horse field is led by morning-line favorite Amalfi Princess (#3) (8-5) , a fast and impressive ...
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How to bet the 2019 Saratoga Derby
According to data from Trakus, ground loss on the turns caused Social Paranoia to run five lengths farther than Henley’s Joy and a length farther than Rockemperor. Taking all of these facts together, I believe Social Paranoia ran clearly the best rac ...
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Saratoga Scouting Report: Kentucky Horses for Saturday, August 3
With Churchill Downs coming off perhaps their strongest spring meet in history, the horses based in Kentucky should perform even better than they have in years past.
Chances are, in many cases, they won’t get the respect they deserve. There is v ...
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Exacta Bet of the Day for Saturday, August 3 at Saratoga
Four-horse Exacta Bet of the Day at Saratoga for Saturday, August 3
This Saturday at Saratoga is a loaded card headlined by five stakes races, including the $500,000 Test Stakes (G1) and featured $1 million Whitney Stakes (G1). With so much goi ...
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Saratoga Stakes Spot Plays for Saturday, August 3
This Saturday, August 3, is the first of the traditional truly headline Saturdays of the Spa meet. This weekend’s Saratoga stakes action will headlined by the Grade 1 co-featured runnings of the $500,000 Test and $1 million Whitney.
But that’s n ...
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Hambletonian Day on tap this Saturday at the Meadowlands
This Saturday afternoon novice and serious harness racing enthusiasts alike will focus their attention on the Meadowlands as the famed one-mile oval in northern New Jersey hosts the Grade I, $1 million Hambletonian on a stakes-filled card that has at ...
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Looking for an early score on the Whitney Stakes undercard at Saratoga
The historic $1 million Whitney Stakes (G1) headlines a massive day of racing at Saratoga on Saturday. A total of four additional stakes races are on tap, with two of those coming in the graded form and led by the $500,000 Test Stakes (G1) for sop ...
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Arlington Trip Notes and Horses to Watch (July 25-28)
The following are trip notes for horses who had tough trips the week of July 25-28 at Arlington Park , and/or who figure to improve in their next races. Add these runners to your horses to watch list, and bet them back next time out if they land in ...
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Ellis Park Spot Plays for Friday, August 2
Race 5 – GREELEY AND BEN (#3) (6-1 ML)
A sneaky good performer on dirt his entire career, he tried two turns on turf against a formidable field last out and didn’t disgrace himself. Off four lengths slow, he was hung in a stalking position three- ...
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Saratoga Stakes Spot Plays for Friday, August 2
Friday’s 10-race card at Saratoga features three stakes features worth a total of over $1 million capped off by the new $750,000 Saratoga Oaks Invitational. All three races – races 7 thru 9 – are bettable events individually, and they can also be ...
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How to Bet the 2019 Whitney Stakes
Five millionaires will lead a superb field of eight postward in the $1 million Whitney Stakes (G1) at Saratoga on Saturday. The 1 1/8-mile test is the early race of the year for handicap runners, and the winner gets a free pass to the $6 million B ...
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A longshot to consider in the West Virginia Derby
I don’t think we’ve seen the best of Grumps Little Tots. In a field packed with late runners, I think he has enough speed to secure a more forwardly placed position than usual. A ground-saving trip from post 2 should be in the offing, and outside of ...
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Looking for a longshot in the Test Stakes
There are plenty of accomplished fillies to choose from in Saturday’s $500,000 Test Stakes (G1) at Saratoga . The only problem? They all share similar running styles.
There’s the frontrunning #1 Serengeti Empress , winner of the 1 1/8-mile K ...
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Why I'm betting Preservationist in the Whitney Stakes
Preservationist’s tactical speed should be a major asset in the Whitney, a race that has been won by the pacesetter in five of the last six years. Few of his rivals have shown any serious interest in racing on the lead, so Preservationist should sit ...
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Grand Circuit Stakes—Divisions’ Star-Studded Dynamos Assemble At The Meadowlands
The Meadowlands’ closing program on the first weekend of August is, definitively an august event. Saturday, Aug. 3 presents a parade of star pacers and trotters creating traffic on two turns—and doing so for lots of money. TwinSpires’ bettors are off ...
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Hambletonian And Hambletonian Oaks Present Exceptional Engagements In The Ultimate Roundups At The Meadowlands
THE 2019 HAMBLETONIAN OAKS
The fillies have been cast for the Hambletonian Oaks Final on Aug. 3 at the Meadowlands. Our suggested contenders follow our analysis, per filly (in alphabetic order; check your program for post positions).
Asiago
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Sprinters flaunt their speed in weekend dashes
We witnessed trio of ultra-impressive performances over the past weekend by horses who are sure to have a major impact in November’s $2 million Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) .
Defending champ Imperial Hint was one of six who contested the Alfred ...
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Hoosier Park Harness Race of the Week July 31
Eight pacing fillies will travel one mile at Hoosier Park on Wednesday in Leg 2 of the $36,000 Indiana Sires Stakes.
Don’t forget to get your GAIT INSURANCE before the Race of the Week! Your $5 WIN BET will be refunded if your horse breaks str ...
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Dick Powell's Australian Pick of the Week for July 31
Race 7 at Hawkesbury (Australia A) on Wednesday night is a class 1 handicap going 5 1/2 furlongs. The track is expected to be "Good 4" so we will lean towards those that have some success or at least experience over firmer ground.
FREE Intern ...
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Saratoga Scouting Report: Kentucky Horses for Friday, August 2
With Churchill Downs coming off perhaps their strongest spring meet in history, the horses based in Kentucky should perform even better than they have in years past. Chances are, in many cases, they won't get the respect they deserve. There is val ...
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Step-by-step: Building an exacta ticket
As one of the oldest exotic wagers in horse racing, the exacta is practically as recognizable as the traditional win/place/show wagers the sport has long been known for.
The exacta requires bettors to select the top two finishers of a race ...
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Thoughts on the $75,727 Pick 6 Carryover at Saratoga
The good news is that there's a $75,727 carryover in the $2 Pick 6 when racing resumes Wednesday afternoon at Saratoga . The bad news is that forecasted rain could wreak havoc on the sequence with four of the six races scheduled for the turf.
The ...
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Saratoga Scouting Report: Kentucky Horses for Wednesday, July 31 and Thursday, August 1
With Churchill Downs coming off perhaps their strongest spring meet in history, the horses based in Kentucky should perform even better than they have in years past. Chances are, in many cases, they won't get the respect they deserve. There is val ...
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Handicapping Insights: Racetracks, not horses, often set the records
Both horses were brilliant and even with the rock-hard main track I can't take anything away from them. But the final times were dramatically affected...
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Step-by-Step: Building a Pick 3 ticket
Constructing a Pick 3 ticket should be an easy task. The wager is straightforward and simple—pick the winners of three straight races and reap a nice reward.
But to play the Pick 3 effectively involves a little more forethought and strategy. W ...
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How to bet the 2019 Saratoga Oaks
It’s unclear whether Coral Beach or Olendon have the ability to challenge Concrete Rose with clean runs, but they didn’t get a chance to show their best in the Belmont Oaks. Olendon in particular might be capable of a much better run, since her previ ...
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Breeders' Cup Classic Top 10: Maximum Security moves up
Slowly but surely the top contenders for the Nov. 2 Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) at Santa Anita are sorting themselves out.
The Haskell Invitational (G1) and the Jim Dandy Stakes (G2) served to clarify aspects of the 3-year-old division, whi ...
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Thoughts on Wednesday's card at the Goodwood Festival
A nationwide American television audience will be treated to another premier English racing fixture this week when NBC Sports Network (NBCSN), which has given prominent coverage to Royal Ascot in recent years, broadcasts two hours of action from Da ...
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Ellis Park Spot Plays for Monday, July 29
Race 2 – ETERNAL FORCE (#6) (10-1)
Ran better than he has in months last out, finishing second at 23-1. Hung three-wide while pressing into a fast pace, he was pushed out six-wide on the turn. He tried the leader but could not get by late. The wi ...
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Public Pounces Perfectly In Adios; Fit Frosh Trotters Short On Prices; Hambo Sets Up Challenges For Fillies And Colts; $25 Top Winner For Week
Thursday, July 25
Hoosier’s Indiana Sires Stakes (INSS) for soph-colt trotters came in two divisions. An 11-1 shot took the first half, with our contender, Smooth Aceleration ($4.80) picking up the third spot.
The second half of the INSS duo wa ...
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Ellis Park Spot Plays for Sunday, July 28
Race 2 – DARK ARDEN (#7) (4-1)
Hasn’t won since 2017 and he’s had more downs than ups, but he did show signs of life two starts back when finishing a determined second in the slop. He failed to threaten in the follow-up start but that field was m ...
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How to Bet the Clement L. Hirsch Stakes
Seven distaffers will travel 1 1/16 miles on the Del Mar dirt on Saturday in the $300,000 Clement L. Hirsch S. (G1). A trio of Grade 1 vixens lead the way in the Sunday feature, in what looks like a very competitive affair.
Here is the cast:
L ...
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How to Bet Sunday’s Nijinsky at Woodbine
Sunday’s featured race at Woodbine is the Nijinsky (G2), a $175,000 turf affair going 1 1/2 miles with a field of eight. The favorite is the speedy multiple graded stakes-winning front-runner Tiz a Slam and whether or not he’s beatable seems like it ...
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Saratoga Scouting Report: Kentucky Horses for Sunday, July 28
With Churchill Downs coming off perhaps their strongest spring meet in history, the horses based in Kentucky should perform even better than they have in years past. Chances are, in many cases, they won't get the respect they deserve. There is val ...
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Ellis Park Spot Plays for Saturday, July 27
Race 2
#6 Hitch (5-1)
After knocking on the door against legitimate competition at both Keeneland and Churchill this sophomore son of Tapit broke through with a maiden breaker last time out under the Twin Spires. With a perfect, pressing trip ...
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Why I'm betting Shancelot in the Amsterdam Stakes
“The best horse I’ve ever trained.”
Those were the words trainer Jorge Navarro used to describe #12 Shancelot after the son of Shanghai Bobby dominated a June 23 six-furlong optional-claiming race at Monmouth Park by 6 1/4 lengths. Now Navarro’s ...
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A longshot to consider in the Bowling Green Stakes
New York turf races are known for their lack of pace, but the minimal speed entered in Saturday’s $250,000 Bowling Green Stakes (G2) at Saratoga is truly extraordinary.
Just check out the Brisnet past performances for this 1 3/8-mile race. A ...
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Powell's Handicapping Insights: It's Hot All Over
Horse racing is an outdoor, entertainment business. Like the Saratoga County Fair, located a few mile away from Saratoga Race Course, its success often comes down to the weather. For three straight years, Saratoga benefited from sunny, dry weather. I ...
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How to bet the Bowling Green Stakes at Saratoga
Race 10 on Saratoga 's loaded Saturday card will be the $250,000 Bowling Green (G2) over 1 3/8 miles on the inner turf course. The race drew a wide-open and evenly-matched 13-horse field, and any number of logical contenders could emerge with the v ...
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How to bet the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot
Saturday's King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (G1) at Ascot, a Breeders' Cup challenge race for the Turf (G1), is the great summer highlight of English racing, and it lives up to its historic standards this year with an outstanding field that inclu ...
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