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How to bet the Hawthorne Spring Meeting
by NICOLLE NEULIST
After a two-month winter break, Thoroughbred racing in Chicago resumes on Friday, March 4, at Hawthorne. The cadence of the Windy City circuit remains: March and April at Hawthorne, May through September at Arlington, then bac ...
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Contest Newsletter 3/3/2017
Game, with a $35 entry fee and a $500 top prize! The game features the first 10 races from Palm Beach’s Matinee card, with a 1pm ET start. Plus, the $1,500 St. Patrick’s Invitational Game is now open for entry! Taking place on Saturday, March ...
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SOUTHLAND's March Preview of Five up & Coming Young Greyhounds to Watch
CBJ ROSE BUD - 2 starts - 1-0-1-0 - Grade D - A promising young pup who has a win and a third place effort in her only two starts. An
inside runner who has shown good early speed and looks to be full of potential, let's give her a closer look over ...
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Now it gets interesting as major prep races lie ahead for Kentucky Derby
By Dick Powell
Hard to believe that the Kentucky Derby (G1) will be run in only nine weeks. The prep season has been somewhat quiet with many trainers choosing only two races to get ready but things begin to heat up this Saturday and we should ha ...
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What Girvin's Risen Star Win Taught Us About the Kentucky Derby
Girvin wins the Risen Star Stakes (Amanda Hodges Weir/Hodges Photography)
Connecting the dots of what Girvin revealed to us about the Kentucky Derby picture by winning the Risen Star Stakes
by Alastair Bull
SETTING: The first of th ...
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Mucciolo’s Sophomore Spotlight: Fountain of Youth, Gotham & Battaglia Preview
Fountain of Youth (G2):
The $400,000 race appears to go through unbeaten IRISH WAR CRY and conditioner Graham Motion. An easy winner of the Holy Bull (G3) last time out, son of Curlin is equipped with a ton of speed and stamina and I simply don’t ...
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Four Tracks Host Harness Features, Power Plays As March Comes In Like A Lion
At March’s launch we are poised for the start of the “Levy” and Matchmaker series at Yonkers (March 17 and 18 th ), which will roll through the month and paves the way for the year’s stakes season. The overture to major divisional events is also at Y ...
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Fountain Of Youth Stakes Caps Stellar Gulfstream Park Card on Saturday
The two prior races on the card will highlight older grass runners. In the Grade II Mac Diarmida, Grade I winners Wake Forest and Twilight Eclipse will look to rekindle past glory, while Taghleeb arrives off consecutive wins over the course including ...
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DQ's All-American Double Dip
In January of 2016 the DQ Williams Kennel made their glorious return to bestbet Jacksonville and brought along with them a pair of All-American Greyhounds. Seldom Told and Need My Moneynow were already household names, but during their 2016 campaign ...
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Pompano Saturday Pickin’ from John Berry
Saturday, March 4, 2017 WELCOME TIM TETRICK AND DAVID MILLER RACE ONE (DOUBLE – 1-2, 1-5, 1-6, 5-2, 5-5, 5-6 / PICK-5 – 1,5 w 2,5,6 w 1,3,7 w 2,6 w 1,3,5) 5-A CROWN FOR LINDY…warrior has perfect post to try wiring act. Compares very ...
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SOUTHLAND Getting Ready for the Very Popular $25,000 HOUND MADNESS STAKES Which Starts Sunday, March 5
There will be 64 greyhounds taking to the track in their quest for the coveted title and as always it will feature some of the best runners in the country battling paw to paw in an exciting and entertaining format where the greyhounds can advance ...
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Top Notch Older Horses on Display at Dover and in Dubai
The opener is the ungraded, $150,000 Al Bastakiya for three-year-olds at the Preakness Stakes distance of one-mile and three-sixteenths, then the second is the Grade III, $200,000 Mahab Al Shimaal at six furlongs on the main track. Reynaldothewizard, ...
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Kentucky Derby BRIS Speed Rating Report February 28: Solid figure for Risen Star winner Girvin
The first of 16 races in the Championship segment of the Road to the Kentucky Derby series , the February 25 Risen Star (G2) at Fair Grounds produced a new contender in Girvin, who earned 50 points making his initial appearance in a qualifier.
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Catching up with the 2016 Fasig-Tipton Florida top sellers
In advance of Wednesday’s Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream Sale, let’s catch up with the Florida auction’s most expensive juvenile purchases from a year ago, now three-year-olds.
The $1.8 million sales topper, a Tapit colt subsequently named South Beach ...
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Ln Michaels Still Perfect
The third round of the 2017 $50,000 James J Patton Silver Cup is in the books and one greyhound has yet to surrender the lead or a win in qualifying. Ln Michaels from the Double J Kennel has won back to back to back races in the stakes and has offici ...
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Jockey Profile - Manuel Franco
Yelllow Agate, 2016 Grade 1 Frizette Stakes Notice how Manuel holds Yellow Agate in the fist quarter-mile of the 2016 Frizette Stakes? He just knows that the rest of the field is going much too quickly. Decisions like that are what makes great jo ...
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Tuesday Cards Offer a Blend of Youth and Age
The last three races on the Tuesday card at Yonkers is a three-way split non-winners of $7500 last five starts/optional $15,000 claimers. In the ninth, railbound The Spy, Titus Seelster (Mark MacDonald) from post two and Versado (Eric Abbatiello) fro ...
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SOUTHLAND is Represented Very Well on the Just Released All-American Greyhound Teams With 4 Talented Runners Chosen
2016 First Team All American
SELDOM TOLD - Captain - Jacksonville - repeat from last year
OAKS MADDY - Southland
OSHKOSH KID - Southland
BOC'S TONY ROMO - Southland
NEEDMYMONEYNOW - Jacksonville - repeat from la ...
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Round 3 of Patton Silver Cup Tonight!
The field has been trimmed down and only the best move on to the quarter-finals. The action will certainly be heated up as the remaining 32 greyhounds, 4 races, in the 2017 $50,000 James J Patton Silver Cup head to post and vie for those much-needed ...
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Double J and Raines Shine in Round 2
Both the Double J Kennel and the Lester Raines Kennel found their mojo in the second round of the 2017 $50,000 James J Patton Silver Cup. Each kennel won 3 round the rounds and that left a just a few scraps for the rest of the kennels to try and scor ...
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Early-week plays at Sam Houston
Sam Houston features a 10-race program on Monday and Tuesday and TwinSpires.com is offering a $25 bonus to players who wager at least $50 on both days. Be sure to “opt in” from the contests & promotions page to take advantage.
With only a ...
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Palm Beach Weekly Wrap Up 2-26-2017
After this Derby victory, this now sets up what should be one colossal $50,000 St Patrick's Day Invitational coming up on March 18th. Dean will try to become only the second greyhound in Palm Beach history to win the Big Three Triple Cro ...
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Older Pacers Make Their Case for the Levy
A five-year-old Rock N Roll Heaven stallion out of an Art Major mare, Soto has now won four of seven starts and earned nearly $70,000. Trained by Eric Ell for owners Kenny Wood, William Dittmar and Steve Iaquinta - the same connections of former cham ...
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Field favored at 5-1, McCraken top individual in Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 3
Upon the conclusion of Pool 3 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW) Sunday evening, the mutuel field of “All Other” three-year-olds proved most popular at 5-1 (with $33,029.72 in the gross win pool). That would yield a $12.40 payout for a $2 wage ...
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Unique Bella closes at even-money in Kentucky Oaks Future Wager
Star three-year-old filly Unique Bella was sure to be heavily favored in the season’s one and only Kentucky Oaks Future Wager (KOFW), but even an 8-5 morning line proved too high.
Bettors piled on, sending $21,718.72 of the $56,337.32 gross win po ...
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Contenders Strike With Trifectas, Exactas; $10 Winner Tops Pick-3 Legs; Power-Plays Power-Filled At Northfield
We were packed with action this weekend, starting at Saratoga on Feb. 23. We offered four contenders for the exotics, focusing on the superfecta. The race favorite (not included in our quartet) won. We had the second horse, Bye Bye Michelle ($3.00, $ ...
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Southland's IRON DOG CHALLENGE STAKES is in the Books
Finals order of finish
BARTS GIRL
BRASKA DALE
PJ I AINTMADATYOU
KELSOS KILLER
XKT JON SCHNABEL
KL'S FINN
BGR Z Z TOP
IRON DOG CHALLENGE Championship points total
XKT JON SCHNABEL - 43 points - ...
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How to bet the 2017 Risen Star and supporting stakes at Fair Grounds
The Risen Star Stakes not only kicks off the Kentucky Derby Championship Series but also anchors a 6-stakes card among 12 races today at Fair Grounds.
As part of that stakes six pack in which five of the added-money events are graded, TwinSpire ...
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Local Hero, Honorable Duty among stakes plays at Fair Grounds
Fair Grounds will offer six stakes races Saturday, including the $400,000 Risen Star (G2) and $200,000 Rachel Alexandra (G2) for Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks hopefuls, and players at TwinSpires.com have the opportunity to split 3 million TSC E ...
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Older Pacers Have One Final Audition for Levy Series
Saturday's first four races are non-winners of $15,000 last five starts classes for older pacers and at least one horse in each split should be headed to the Levy. In the opener, American Rage will attempt to solidify his case, while both Statesman N ...
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What the Kentucky Derby Picture Looks Like Entering Championship Season
What does the Kentucky Derby points picture look like as we enter the Championship Prep Season?
by Alastair Bull
The preps are all done. Now is when the serious championship qualification races for the Kentucky Derby begin.
Barring the l ...
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7 Surprising Stats About Kentucky Derby Betting
Apparently technology and all the so-called advantages it presents (predictive algorithms, easier access to data, etc) means squat when it comes to picking winners in the Kentucky Derby. Or at least that was the case last year. Looking at the average ...
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After recent upset, Elate might be worth taking in Kentucky Oaks Future Wager (KOFW)
The one and only Kentucky Oaks Future Wager (KOFW) of the year runs through Sunday evening at 6 p.m. (EST), and the general consensus regarding the Oaks picture is that Unique Bella would be an overwhelming favorite to win it if it were held tomorr ...
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Seven things to know for Risen Star
Saturday’s $400,000 Risen Star (G2) at Fair Grounds is the first of this year’s contests to offer a total of 85 points toward the Kentucky Derby (G1) (not counting the prep race in Japan, with different points rules). The increased point total, on a ...
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Siding with an up-and-comer in Risen Star for the Kentucky Derby Dream Bet
After nondescript third- and fourth-place finishes in our $25,000 Kentucky Derby Dream Bet selections last weekend, I'm looking for better results in Saturday's $400,000 Risen Star (G2) at Fair Grounds.
If you still have not qualified for the ...
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2017 Palm Beach Derby Final Preview
Prediction
1-2-5-7
I've picked Janice Dean from the beginning and I'm sticking with her. I've thought all along this greyhound has something magical going for her this season and the HMM Championship & Fox News story only stren ...
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1999 Kentucky Derby Winner Charismatic Passes Away
1999 Kentucky Derby
What do jockeys always say? If they don't save ground around the first turn, they try and save ground around the second turn? Not Chris Antley in the 1999 Kentucky Derby. He didn't try to get fancy on Charismatic. Inste ...
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FINALS of the SOUTHLAND $20,000 IRON DOG CHALLENGE STAKES runs Friday, February 24
FINALS - Race 2 - 703 yards - Grade SAA BRASKA DALE - 1 box - 20 points
BARTS GIRL - 2 box - 21 points
BGR Z Z TOP - 3 box - 12 points
KL'S FINN - 4 box - 8 points
5 box - No Greyhound
XKT JON SCHNABEL - 6 box - 40 points
PJ IAINTMADATYOU - 7 ...
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Trials for the Mardi Gras Futurity Saturday at Louisiana Downs
RDD Lajollanfastdash won the 2016 Mardi Gras Futurity and had success in Louisiana throughout the year racetrack yet. However, a select few showed promise in their schooling races earlier this month. These include Jrs Natural Runaway (race 2 ...
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Contest Newsletter 2/24/2017
Our Saturday contests at Gulfstream Park have been gaining popularity so we’re boosting the prize pool on our Handcuff contest to $1,250! The entry fee is $35 and the contest is limited to 40 players. The top prize is $600! Plus, don’t mi ...
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Scouting Report for Pool 3 of Kentucky Derby Future Wager
Pool 3 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager begins its three-day run on Friday at noon (ET) and closes Sunday at 6 p.m.
Brisnet.com has Ultimate Past Performances for Pool 3 and the 2017 Triple Crown nominations .
Here are my thoughts on the ...
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It's a Great Time of Year at the Fair Grounds
Brian Hernandez joins the BARN Everyone have a great weekend of racing at the Fair Grounds! ...
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Oaklawn's terrific 3-year-old stakes program, Winx goes for 15 straight
By Dick Powell
Oaklawn Park has a great program for 3YOs to get ready for Triple Crown races. It began with the $150,000 Smarty Jones Stakes on January 21 going a two-turn mile. Then, they raise the ante with the $500,000 Southwest Stakes at 1 1/ ...
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What Winx has in common with Zenyatta and Phar Lap
When champion racemare Zenyatta retired, it’s doubtful anyone would have expected her sire Street Cry to produce another mare as good as she was.
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Seven Features, Power Plays—Pick 3s, Superfectas—On Weekend Harness Agenda
The short month of February addresses its final weekend, so along come more personally chosen harness-race features and our H2W (horses-to-watch) list horses. The beginning of the season’s industry-fueled features looms boldly with the coming of Marc ...
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Dubai Carnival beads: course records for Ertijaal, Championship; breakthrough for Zarak
On a night when the turf took center stage, Ertijaal served blistering notice to his prospective Al Quoz Sprint (G1) rivals. Sheikh Hamdan’s homebred not only broke the course record in last Thursday’s Meydan Sprint (G3), but did so in a way sugges ...
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Dover Downs and Charles Town Feature Veterans on Thursday
While the Thursday cards at Charles Town often leave little to the imagination, tomorrow's program features the continued return of durable aged mare Cherokee Blessing. A nine-year-old homebred daughter of Select Session trained by David Hussey for t ...
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Mucciolo’s Sophomore Spotlight Recap: Southwest & El Camino Real Derby
Southwest S. (G3):
ONE LINER kept the unbeaten streak alive to begin his career with a fairly convincing tally for conditioner Todd Pletcher. The son of Into Mischief broke best from his 10 post and was always in a nice spot to the top of the lan ...
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Another three to follow on Winsurance Wednesday at Delta Downs
Our first foray of the year into a Wednesday night program at Delta Downs last week proved successful literally in the final jump. First Prize Yankee got his head up in the final strides to win the fifth race and paid $16.40 , more than making up f ...
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Pompano Saturday Pickin’ from John Berry
Saturday, February 25, 2017 RACE ONE (DOUBLE – 2-2, 3-2, 5-2 / PICK-5 – 2,3,5 w 2 w 1,3,4 w 1,8 w 5) 2-PRINCESS DELCINE…showed good speed at both ends of the mile & was gaining stoutly late. Giving hints. 3-DANDY’S DUDUDIDUDU…”s ...
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Dubai Racing Carnival – Meydan Overview, Week 8
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Bombs Away in Round 1 of JJPSC
Talk about making it interesting from the start! The 2017 edition of the $50,000 James J Patton Silver Cup was just that in round 1. Of the 8 races, only one was won by the favorite. The other 7 trips were won by greyhound that were not supposed to w ...
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Connecting the Kentucky Derby Dots: One Liner's Southwest Stakes
One Liner wins the Southwest Stakes (Coady Photo/Oaklawn Park)
by Alastair Bull
Connecting the dots of what One Liner taught us about the Kentucky Derby picture with winning the Southwest Stakes
SETTTING: Uncontested was strong ...
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Kentucky Derby BRIS Speed Rating Report February 21: One Liner lands good number trying two turns in Southwest
One Liner jumped into the Kentucky Derby conversation with a convincing victory in the February 20 Southwest (G3) at Oaklawn Park. The up-and-coming colt received a commendable 101 BRIS Speed rating, the fourth-best number in a qualifying race this ...
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Good Blend of Young and Old at Two Five-eighths Mile Ovals
Then in the split, non-winners of $9001 last six starts class for older pacers, Go Collect N (Corey Callahan) prevailed as the 4-5 favorite in 1:51.2 for trainer Dylan Davis and Sentencing Memo (Russell Foster) scored in 1:51 in the other half for tr ...
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Kentucky Derby Contender Epicharis may find Thunder Snow in the UAE Derby
Epicharis wins the Hyacinth Stakes (Japan Racing Association Photo)
by Alastair Bull
Unbeaten Japanese colt Epicharis may not have earned his place in the Kentucky Derby field as easily as some thought he might, but he showed enough to sugge ...
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Round 1 of Patton Silver Cup Tonight
The most prestigious and valuable stakes race of the year is upon us here at bestbet Jacksonville. Of course, I am talking about the 2017 edition of the $50,000 James J Patton Silver Cup, and this time around we have 64 of the best sprinters at the ...
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To key or not to key: Gun Runner and Monday's Oaklawn Late Pick 5
Monday's Late Pick 5 at Oaklawn could be infused with a lot of favorites, but I think a few of the more logical ones in the sequence have some chance of being toppled.
Race 6: I'm going to sink or swim in this first leg going three-deep while le ...
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Palm Beach Weekly Wrap Up 2-20-2017
*Wicked Twista*
Derby Finalists Announced
After four rounds of intense tournament action, the eight Finalists for the 86th running of the $50,000 James W. Paul 3/8th Mile Derby were announced on Sunday. They include:
Fraulei ...
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How to bet the 2017 Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn Park
Playing the role of Racing Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert in this year’s Southwest Stakes (click for FREE Brisnet.com Ultimate Past Performances) is multiple Eclipse Award-winning trainer Todd Pletcher, who ships in the lightly raced One Lin ...
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Chance of mud could bring about some Dust in Southwest
First, a tip of the hat to those that might have backed Zakaroff to the tune of $99.60 in Saturday's El Camino Real Derby (G3), a separator in the $25,000 Kentucky Derby Dream Wager if there ever was one. He went off around five times the price as ...
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Pressured pace would benefit Lookin at Lee in Southwest
Plenty of attention will be focused upon Oaklawn Park’s 10-race Presidents Day program. The highlights include a Kentucky Derby qualifier, the $500,000 Southwest (G3), and the return of Gun Runner in the $500,000 Razorback (G3).
The 1 1/16-mile S ...
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Round 3 of the SOUTHLAND $20,000 IRON DOG CHALLENGE Stakes is in the Books as the FINALS Will Be Run on Friday, February 24
As they entered the far turn, Braska Dale began his move to the front and by the top of the stretch had taken a slight lead. It wasn't over just yet as Xkt Jon Schnabel seemed to kick in a higher gear and came back at the leader one more time but jus ...
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Kentucky Derby Top 5 Update
Iliad
Also sired by Ghostzapper, Iliad is trained by two-time Derby winner Doug O'Neil. What I love about Iliad's San Vicente win, where he beat highly-regarded Batte of Midway, is how he relaxed while running a half-mile in :44.08. Sure ...
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Los Al Winter Championship Set for Sunday Night
Zoomin for Spuds is one of the top contenders in the Los Alamitos Winter Championship 2016 Champion of Champions victor Zoomin For Spuds posted the third-fastest qualifying time and is the pride and joy of his 84-year-old owner and breeder, Jim ...
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Slammin’ Meadows Score With $115 Winner; Low-Grade Wins Follow In Exactas And Power-Plays
It’s early in the season but we have a candidate for TwinSpires Harness Player Horse of the Year (the highest win paying horse within a year’s worth of this blog). In this week’s horses-to-watch list (H2W), second-time entry Mars Man soared to victor ...
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Three Older Pacers Impress on Saturday Night
Provocativeprince N appears to be the second coming of Bit Of A Legend N, another talented Tritton trainee who emerged on the scene last spring by dominating the George Morton Levy Memorial Series. Bit Of A Legend N finished third in his seasonal deb ...
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Epicharis ready to bloom in Hyacinth
As tempting as it may be to oppose the favorite in a 15-horse field, Epicharis looks too tough in tonight’s Hyacinth S. at Tokyo (12:25 a.m. EST), the second and final points race on the “Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby.” For that reason, if you’ve ...
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Mucciolo’s Sophomore Spotlight: El Camino Real Derby & Southwest Preview
El Camino Real Derby (G3):
Seven sophomores will go to post in this All-Weather event at Golden Gate on Saturday. SHEER FLATTERY, who was third in the Robert B Lewis S. (G3) at Santa Anita in his latest offering, is the top draw but the $100,000 ...
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Several Older Pacers Set to Make Their Seasonal Debuts on Saturday
Then two races later in the featured $50,000 Open Handicap, all eyes will be focused on Bit Of A Legend N (Stratton) who makes his seasonal debut for Tritton. A genuine wonder from down under last year when he dominated the George Morton Levy Memoria ...
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Backing a General on Gulfstream Park's President's Day program
A day devoted to starter allowance stakes referenced in name to some of the nation's former chief executives, Gulfstream Park's President's Day program on Monday has plenty of intriguing betting options.
The 10th race, the $60,000 Sage of Monticel ...
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Pompano Tuesday Pickin’ from John Berry
Tuesday, February 21, 2017 RACE ONE (DOUBLE - 2-3, 2-5, 5-3, 5-5 / PICK-5 - 2,5 w 2,5 w 3,4,6 w 5,7 w 1,5)
2-DABUNKA...was all over the racetrack in last & still finished second. Will be aggressively handled. 5-SAUCY BROWN...s ...
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Price horse brewing in El Camino Real Derby for Kentucky Derby Dream Bet
The highest payout in the four Kentucky Derby (G1) preps covered by the $25,000 Kentucky Derby Dream Bet thus far has been $10.60, while the other three were won by favorites or near-favorites.
If by chance you consistently bet against the chal ...
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Pompano Monday Pickin’ from John Berry
Monday, February 20, 2017 RACE ONE (DOUBLE - 2-1 / PICK-5 - 2 w 1 w 6,7 w 1,5 w 7)
2-FEDERAL DEPUTY...last 5 starts 5-5-5-5-5. Probably trotted 20 extra yards in last. Held decently. 1-WHAT ABOUT BRIAN...veteran hasn’t won in many ...
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Michigan flair to Kentucky Derby Dream Bet selection in El Camino Real Derby
The first four races in Round 1 of the $25,000 Kentucky Derby Dream Bet are in the books but there is still plenty of time to qualify for Round 2 by cashing a $5 Win bet on one of the remaining 12 contest races. Be sure to click “Opt In” (from the ...
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Good Horses on Display Morning Through Night
At Dover Downs on Thursday evening, serious harness racing fans were treated to a bevy of stellar performances from pacers young and old. In two of the early races on the card, Cloud Speed (Art Stafford, Jr.) maintained his winning ways when he rall ...
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Seeking a share of Friday’s $500 betting bonus at Aqueduct
Hitting an exacta or trifecta at Aqueduct on Friday can earn TwinSpires.com players a share of a $500 betting bonus . Be sure to “Opt In” for eligibility and players who wager at least $50 in exacta or trifectas, and hit at least once, will receive ...
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Round 3 of the $20,000 IRON DOG CHALLENGE Highlights Friday's Greyhound Program at SOUTHLAND
Friday evening - Race 11 - 703 yards - Grade SAA XKT JON SCHNABEL - box 1 - finished 4th, 1st & 1st in the previous rounds.
PJ IAINTMADATYOU - box 2 - finished 2nd, 7th & 6th in the previous rounds.
TNT YUKON GOLD - box 3 - finishe ...
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Contest Newsletter 2/17/2017
of the bigger
prize pools happening this Sunday in the contest lobby!
$1,000 Palm Beach Handcuff ($35 Entry)
$750 Gulfstream Handcuff ($35 Entry)
$750 Santa Anita Handcuff ($35 Entry)
$500 Pompano Live Play ($35 Ent ...
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Pompano Sunday Pickin’ from John Berry
Sunday, February 19, 2017 RACE ONE (DOUBLE – 7-2, 7-3, 7-6 / PICK-5 - 7 w 2,3,6 w 1,6,7 w 4 w 2,5,6,7)
7-CHEEKY LITTLE MINX…has big brushing power. Left a bit last start and still was stoutly closing late. Edge. 8-TICK TOK TAG…will ...
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Comparing Aqueduct to Gulfstream Park
by Dick Powell
Years ago, I used to work for Fair Grounds Race Course. As a big player in the simulcast market, we had the advantage of good weather and a turf course. When bad weather would hit the Northeast, we would benefit. In fact one year, A ...
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Pick-3 Action, Superfecta Power Plays Poised To Profit
We press on this February, hopeful Mother Nature doesn’t cancel track programs bettors can take advantage of our personally chosen harness-race features and our H2W (horses-to-watch) list horses. Last week we hoped to being on a Thursday but our Twin ...
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Mucciolo's Sophomore Spotlight Recap: Sam Davis & San Vicente
Sam F. Davis (G3):
The unbeaten MCCRACKEN did nothing to lose luster with a powerful 1 ½-length score under the guidance of Brian Hernandez. The Ian Wilkes trainee got off slowly once again and was unhurried in the opening stages of this 1 1/16 m ...
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West Texas Maturity Trials at Sunland Park on Friday, February 17
Defending champion, Once Over, will run in trials Friday for the West Texas Maturity as their premier. Thoroughbred event, the $800,00 Sunland Derby, a prep race for the Grade 1, Kentucky Derby. Sunland Park recently announced a schedu ...
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Pompano Saturday Pickin’ from John Berry
Saturday, February 18, 2017 RACE ONE (DOUBLE – 3-2, 3-3, 3-4 / PICK-5 – 3 w 2,3,4 w 4,6 w 6 w 2,4,7)
3-BARBIES KORVETT…takes nice dip here after showing :28.2 backside trot. Rugged mare in very good spot. 2-A CROWN FOR LINDY…drew well ...
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Dubai Racing Carnival – Meydan Overview, Week 7
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Dover Downs Worth Watching Early and Often on Wednesday
Then the feature on the Wednesday live racing card at Dover is the $30,000 Open for trotters. I Like My Boss, a former dominant sort here, has the rail and seeks his second win in seven starts this year, while I'm So Striking seeks her second tally i ...
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Dubai Carnival beads: Thunder-ous night for Godolphin
Godolphin’s Thunder Snow didn’t take long to answer the dirt question in last Saturday’s UAE 2000 Guineas (G3). As soon as the Saeed bin Suroor colt broke alertly, showed his typical early foot to track the pace, and traveled smartly, the outcome ...
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Three to follow on Winsurance Wednesday at Delta Downs
Playing Delta Downs on Wednesday evenings has become more favorable this year with the 15% Rolling Double Bonus and the 30X Wednesday Winsurance promotions offered by TwinSpires.com .
Opting in to both promotions allows players to get a 15% bonus ...
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Kentucky Derby BRIS Speed Rating Report February 14: McCraken’s numbers improve in Sam Davis victory
McCraken went 3-for-3 last year, including a convincing win in the Kentucky Jockey Club (G2) at Churchill Downs to establish himself as a top contender for the 2017 Kentucky Derby on May 6, but the Ghostzapper colt was still lacking from a BRIS Sp ...
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Dubai Carnival beads: Guineas joy for Saudi, treble for de Vries
Saudi shippers face a substantial class hike when venturing onto the international stage at the Dubai Carnival – all the more so for a race like the UAE 1000 Guineas that draws the leading members of the division at Meydan. For that reason, Nashmiah ...
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Connecting the Dots: What the Sam F Davis Taught Us About the Kentucky Derby Picture
McCraken wins the Sam F. Davis Stakes (SV Photography)
by Alastair Bull
Reading between the lines of the Sam F. Davis Stakes.
SETTTING: Most eyes in the Sam F. Davis Stakes (G3) were on the highly-rated classic prospect McCra ...
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Tritton Trainees Could Have Another Banner Year
Then after a brief respite and one qualifier, Provocativeprince N returned to the scene last Friday evening and won handily in 1:52.3 as the 4-5 favorite. This Saturday he will start from post two in a tougher non-winners of $25,001 last five starts ...
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Palm Beach Weekly Wrap Up 2-12-2017
What's next for Ethel? She is now on her way to owner Monte Jacobs' Farm in Claflin, Kansas where she will be preparing for her new life as a future mama. The "Blue Bomber" was a tremendous athlete and a thrill to cover fo ...
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The Great Royal Delta
2012 Beldame Invitational It's Tricky went off at 6/5. Royal Delta went off at 4/5. The reason that I love this race is because Royal Delta showed that she didn't have to come from the clouds. Her versatility was on full display when beating rival I ...
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Unique Bella soars to early Kentucky Oaks favoritism
The Road to the Kentucky Oaks wrapped up the Prep Season portion of its points races on Saturday when Chanel’s Legacy captured the Martha Washington Stakes at Oaklawn Park.
However, UNIQUE BELLA ruled the week with her 8 3/4-length romp in las ...
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Productive Power Plays Produce Exactas With Winners, Huge Place, Show Prices At Northfield, Miami
We started the week off with tweets for spot plays at Pompano on Feb. 8. In Race 3 we were second to the favorite for a $64.00 exacta with River Rising ($9.80, $3.60). He went off at 25-1. Our second choice, Fast Bill in Race 8, scratched and our thi ...
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February's Five Up & Coming Greyhounds to Watch for at Southland
potential to be Southland stars. As many of our regular readers probably know, the only requirement that I use in selecting the 5 up and coming young greyhounds to watch each month is that they have had no more then 10 official starts prior to bein ...
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Fair Grounds Race Course Profile
Grade 2 Fairgrounds Oaks, Rachel Alexandra, 2009 Although Rachel Alexandra went off at 30 cents on the dollar to win the Grade 2 Fairground Oaks in 2009, The FG Oaks was only her second race after upsetting Dream Empress and Sara Louise in the Gol ...
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