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ROUND 2 of the Southland $25,000 HOUND MADNESS STAKES Set to Run Saturday, March 11
There are 5 rounds and then the finals between the remaining two greyhounds. I have listed the dates below and hope you can join us as we watch some of the best greyhounds in the country go paw to paw chasing after the championship. SE TALI SUNDANCE, ...
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Trying to beat favorites in San Felipe, Tampa Bay Derby
Heavy favorites have taken a beating over the last four races in the Road to the Kentucky Derby series , with Uncontested, Mo Town, El Areeb and Irish War Cry all failing to offer a serious challenge, and bettors will line up behind Mastery and Tapw ...
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Older Pacers Get Final Levy Preps Tomorrow Night
Then one race later in the ninth, a non-winners of $20,000 last five starts class for older pacers, P H Supercam (Jason Bartlett), a Levy regular and former final champion, seeks to regain his winning ways from post two for trainer Jeff Bamond, Jr. a ...
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Scully shakes up his Kentucky Derby Top 10 ahead of weekend preps
The Road to the Kentucky Derby is charging forward and James Scully is fired up with his Kentucky Derby Report . Scully breaks down the action each week before listing his top 20 for the Kentucky Derby .
We're paring it down even more, taking ...
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Mucciolo’s Sophomore Spotlight: San Felipe & Tampa Bay Derby Preview
San Felipe S. (G2):
A trio of the top West Coast-based sophomores will vie in the $400,000 San Felipe on Saturday at Santa Anita. ILIAD surely looked the part in rolling home a fine winner in a seasonal debut in the San Felipe (G2) on this oval a ...
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Six things to know for Tampa Bay Derby
After Saturday’s $350,000 Tampa Bay Derby (G2) lost its marquee attraction, McCraken, due to a reportedly minor ankle strain, the Kentucky Derby (G1) prep now has a very open look. That equates to a golden opportunity for the three-year-old who man ...
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How to wager on the 2017 Santa Anita Handicap
by SCOTT SHAPIRO
While the Pegasus World Cup at Gulfstream Park and the Dubai World Cup at Meydan now overshadow the Santa Anita Handicap, it still offers top older horses a shot at a $750,000 purse and a Grade 1 win at the American classic di ...
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Looking at early favorites to triumph in San Felipe, Tampa Bay Derby
Saturday's $400,000 San Felipe (G2) appears a three-horse race on paper, while the $350,000 Tampa Bay Derby (G2) looks slightly more contentious. That's the broad view ahead of this week's betting opportunities in the $25,000 Kentucky Derby D ...
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Five things to know for San Felipe
Saturday’s $400,000 San Felipe (G2) at Santa Anita is the first Southern California prep of the season to offer 50 Kentucky Derby (G1) points toward the winner. If the 1 1/16-mile contest is short on quantity, it’s long on quality, pitting three el ...
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Finals Preview for Patton Silver Cup
Its stake racing time again at bestbet Jacksonville and this time around we get the best sprinters in the riches race, the $50,000 James J Patton Silver Cup, to watch, wager, and win on. The finals will run in the 11th race on the card, and each entr ...
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Pompano Tuesday Pickin’ from John Berry
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 RACE ONE (DOUBLE - 1-2, 1-5, 1-7 / PICK-5 - 1 w 2,5,7 w 7 w 5,6 w 3,4,5) 1-STACHE...not much on paper lately but dips down a notch, drew well and can turn on afterburners in lane. 5-LUGAR...gets a bit of class relie ...
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Pompano Monday Pickin’ from John Berry
Monday, March 13, 2017 RACE ONE (DOUBLE - 1-4, 8-4 / PICK-5 - 1,8 w 4 w 1,2 w 3,6,10 w 3,4,5) 1-WILLIAMS WISH...showed a tad of gate speed in last, sat chilly, then unleashed great late kick. 8-THE LIFE OF PIE...got great handling in last f ...
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Three horses of interest on final Starlight Racing program
Tonight marks the final Starlight Racing program of the Fair Grounds meet, with a 1 st -race post at 6 p.m. (ET), and TwinSpires.com is offering players 50X points for losing win wagers. Be sure to “Opt In” and bet at least $10 or more to win on an ...
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Super Saturday wrap, II: Turf prep winners on upswing but internationals tough on Dubai World Cup night
Continued from Part 1 on the Super Saturday dirt preps
The biggest upset of Super Saturday came in the first turf race, the Dubai City of Gold (G2), the stepping stone to the Dubai Sheema Classic (G1) . Postponed made history last year by be ...
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Super Saturday wrap, I: Dirt prep winners worth opposing on Dubai World Cup night
As a general rule, winners on Super Saturday usually don’t repeat the feat in their respective races on Dubai World Cup night at Meydan. The exceptions fall into two categories – either obvious standouts, or horses peaking at the absolutely perfect t ...
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Remington Park Kicks Off 2017 Quarter Horse Meet on Friday
The highly competitive jockey colony will include G. R. Carter, Jr., the sport's all-time rider by wins; 2015 AQHA Champion jockey, Ricky Ramirez, veterans Larry Payne, Russel Hadley, Cody Smith, Berkley Packer and young talents, Ivan Carnero, Omar ...
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Pompano Sunday Pickin’ from John Berry
Sunday, March 12, 2017 RACE ONE (DOUBLE – 1-6, 3-6 / PICK-5 - 1,3 w 6 w 2,4,7,9 w 1,3 w 2,6) 1-PART TIME…dips down to very amiable situation & drew well. Should be cozily close to strike in the lane. 3-NORTHERN COMPANION…should be tight ...
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Spotlight on Mastery in San Felipe; Arrogate training splendidly toward Dubai
By Dick Powell
It might be March 9 when this column is published but somehow, I don’t think we’ve seen the 2017 Kentucky Derby (G1) winner. At least, not yet. Last weekend did not help.
In New York, heavily favored EL AREEB (Exchange R ...
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This Week in the BARN
We had a fun week of shows on the Radio Network this week including speaking with a couple of trainers who have horses on the Derby trail.
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Power Plays, Fiery Features For Profit On The Precipice Of Season’s Big Series
This week we present the last parade of personal features and exotic Power Plays because our official stakes-and-series features begin next week with “Levy” and Matchmaker series at Yonkers (March 17 and 18 th ).
The Power Plays concept will a ...
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Dover Downs and Yonkers Offer Plenty Next Two Nights
Then two races later in the $27,500 Delaware Special, Emeritus Maximus (Yannick Gingras) will seek to continue his razor sharp form and third straight score in this class. Trained by Kyle Moore, Emeritus Maximus has won consecutive editions of the De ...
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Contest Newsletter 3/10/2017
$3,250 “BIG CAP” CONTESTS
THIS SATURDAY FROM SANTA ANITA
The weekend’s biggest Thoroughbred racing action is happening at Santa Anita, which has a stakes packed
Saturday race card featuring the Santa Anita Handicap (“Big” Cap) and the ...
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Pompano Saturday Pickin’ from John Berry
Saturday, March 11, 2017 RACE ONE (DOUBLE – 3-3, 3-4, 3-6, 7-3, 7-4, 7-6 / PICK-5 – 3,7 w 3,4,6 w 2,3 w 1,8 w 5) 7-GARLANDSANDPEARLS…will be on his motorbike when Hummer leaves. Compares very well against foes. 3-ZORWIJK ...
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Kentucky Derby BRIS Speed Rating Report March 7: Gunnevera, J Boys Echo earn big numbers as favorites tumble
It was a tough weekend for favorites, with Irish War Cry and El Areeb relinquishing their status as top Kentucky Derby contenders via flops in the Fountain of Youth (G2) and Gotham (G3), respectively. Gunnevera and J Boys Echo emerged from the carn ...
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Mucciolo’s Sophomore Spotlight Recap: Fountain of Youth, Gotham & John Battaglia Memorial
Fountain of Youth (G2):
Peacock Racing Stables’ GUNNEVARA was arguably the most impressive winner of the early prep season with a powerful last-to-first move over what I thought was a pretty decent field at Gulfstream Park. Trained by Antonio San ...
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Pompano Wednesday Pickin’ from John Berry
Wednesday, March 8, 2017 RACE ONE (DOUBLE – 3-1, 4-1, 8-1, 3-5, 4-5, 8-5 / PICK-5 - 3,4,8 w 1,5 w 3,4 w 7,8,10 w 2,4) 4-CAITLIN’S ROMANCE…pulled 5/16s out in last & showed excellent pace right to the finish. Sharp form now. 8-ROCKIN DES ...
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Round 1 of the 2017 Southland $25,000 HOUND MADNESS STAKES is in the Books
Round 1 - Sunday, March 5 - field of 64
Round 2 - Saturday, March 11 - field of 32
Round 3 - Friday, March 17 - field of 16
Round 4 - Wednesday, March 22 - field of 8
Round 5 - Sunday, March 26 - field of 4 FINALS - Friday, March 31 - ...
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My Kentucky Oaks Top 3
So far, Unique Bella has been awe-inspiring. Already the Jerry Hollendorfer trained, Mike Smith ridden, daughter of Tapit is garnering the same press that Songbird garnered as a three-year-old last season. I'm not sold on Unique Bella being as fantas ...
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Palm Beach Weekly Wrap Up 3-5-2017
That's all we have for this week. We'll see you next time for the Wrap Up!
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Older Horses Once Again Take Center Stage
In the featured $50,000 Open Handicap, Caviart Luca (George Brennan) continued his newfound winning ways when he overcame post seven to lead throughout in 1:52.1. A six-year-old Somebeachsomewhere gelding trained by Ron Burke, Caviart Luca recorded h ...
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Farrell, Unique Bella duking it out atop the Kentucky Oaks Leaderboard
Following two weeks’ worth of Kentucky Oaks (G1) action, Farrell and Unique Bella have established their dominance in the three-year-old filly division. As the prep season continues to heat up, these two will take vastly different paths to their show ...
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Power Plays Triple For $124, Exacta $31; Five Exactas With Favorites Atop, $40, $39, $32, $30 And $7
Our Power Plays race at Saratoga on Thursday, March 2 was the most productive of our personal features this weekend (through Saturday, March 4) with three out of four, presenting the exacta and trifecta. The favorite, Moonlight Spin ($3.30, $2.40, $2 ...
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Unique Bella does what's needed in Santa Ysabel
Story and photos by Scott Shapiro
It was not just another stroll in the park, but the Kentucky Oaks favorite found the winners’ circle yet again.
Saturday afternoon’s Santa Ysabel Stakes looked like a one-horse race on paper, but instead was ...
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J Boys Echo's, Romans' feet are in New York, but mind are on Kentucky
by TERESA GENARO
For J Boys Echo, the wins have come in New York...but his trainer's heart is in Kentucky.
Wearing a light jacket in the freezing Aqueduct winner's circle, Dale Romans didn't need a lot to warm him up after his colt ...
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SOUTHLAND's $25,000 HOUND MADNESS STAKES Gets Underway Sunday, March 5
Round 1 - Sunday, March 5 - field of 64
Round 2 - Saturday, March 11 - field of 32
Round 3 - Friday, March 17 - field of 16
Round 4 - Wednesday, March 22 - field of 8
Round 5 - Sunday, March 26 - field of 4 FINALS - Friday, March 31 - ...
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Betting Fountain of Youth on $100 budget
Saturday’s $400,000 Fountain of Youth (G2) at Gulfstream Park has major Kentucky Derby implications and I’m siding with #8 Irish War Cry . The Graham Motion-trained Curlin colt returned a $10.80 win mutuel winning the February 4 Holy Bull (G2) as th ...
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Older Pacers Take Center Stage at Three Tracks
Provocativeprince N (Jordan Stratton) has been ultra impressive in winning three of four starts for trainer Peter Tritton and owner Harry von Knoblauch - the same connections of 2016 Levy hero Bit Of A Legend N - and doing so primarily from off the p ...
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Digging into Super Saturday: the countdown to Dubai World Cup night
Meydan’s Super Saturday program (starting at 7 a.m. EST) is a bit like the Roman god Janus. Facing in two directions simultaneously, it serves as the official conclusion of the Dubai Carnival season, and offers pointers to the Dubai World Cup (G1) th ...
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Quarter Horse Jockey Damian Martinez Leads at Louisiana Downs
The native of Mexico just won his 300 th career race and has 19 stakes wins to date. His most accomplished stakes winner was 2015 AQHA world champion, JRC Callas First, who won ten stakes. Martinez also won the 2016 Texas Classic Futurity at Lone ...
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Thoughts on Saturday's Late Pick 5 at Gulfstream
A plethora of stakes, graded and otherwise (how about that Sand Springs, which has two Grade 1 winners), make Saturday's marathon 13-race Fountain of Youth Day card at Gulfstream Park attractive on a lot of fronts. The all-stakes Late Pick 5, espec ...
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Five things to know for Gotham
The New York road to the Kentucky Derby (G1) continues with Saturday’s $300,000 Gotham (G3) at Aqueduct , the penultimate in the series that concludes with the $750,000 Wood Memorial (G1) on April 8.
Although the Gotham is contested at the same 1 ...
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Favorite looks too tough in Gotham, beatable in Fountain of Youth
This week's two Kentucky Derby preps, the $300,000 Gotham (G3) and $400,000 Fountain of Youth (G2) , appear to have a solid favorites in El Areeb and Irish War Cry. Thus, it could be chalky results for this week's $25,000 Kentucky Dream Bet . ...
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Six things to know for Fountain of Youth
Saturday’s $400,000 Fountain of Youth (G2) is the middle leg of Gulfstream Park’s graded preps on the road to the Kentucky Derby (G1), which begins with the February 4 Holy Bull (G2) and culminates in the $1 million Florida Derby (G1) on April 1.
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Pompano Tuesday Pickin’ from John Berry
Tuesday, March 7, 2017 RACE ONE (DOUBLE - 2-3, 2-6, 7-3, 7-6 / PICK-5 - 2,7 w 3,6 w 2,7 w 4 w 4) 7-CHEEKY LITTLE MINX...post hurt chances in last. Has huge brushing power. Can benefit off quick panels. 2-OLD OAK...finally got elusiv ...
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Pompano Monday Pickin’ from John Berry
Monday, March 6, 2017 RACE ONE (DOUBLE - 3-7, 4-7 / PICK-5 - 3,4 w 7 w 2,3 w 2,4,8 w 6) 4-RICOS REVENGE...gave a bit of a hint in last showing nice pace on backstretch--:29.1. Can upset! 3-HOOSIER HAWK...pulled half way through mile ...
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Dubai Racing Carnival – Meydan Overview, Week 9
Postponed is arguably the star attraction on the whole card as he preps again for the Dubai Sheema Classic in the Dubai City Of Gold, the six-year-old looking in good form as he breezed clear of his work companion King Bolete on Wednesday morning. ...
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Palm Beach Top 10 Rankings February 2017
*O Ya Maybelline*
Honorable Mention
PJ Smoke Em Out, Barts Wanna Bet, Kb's Katana, Atascocita Camry, Marsha Ambrosius, Kelly Green, Atascocita Blah, Barts RealSmooth, Hilco Diva, Par Mallie, High Noon Vortex, Tnt Ole Red, O Ya Maybel ...
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Dubai Carnival beads: Mubtaahij’s mission, Romance of Godolphin
Between Monday’s welcome news about Arrogate’s Dubai World Cup (G1) venture , and looking forward to the upcoming Super Saturday card at Meydan , our weekly wrap of the Carnival action is easily overshadowed. But the final Carnival Thursday program ...
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Tapwrit joins Scully’s Kentucky Derby top 10
The Road to the Kentucky Derby is charging forward and James Scully is fired up with his Kentucky Derby Report . Scully breaks down the action each week before listing his top 20 for the Kentucky Derby .
We’re paring it down even more, taking ...
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Pompano Sunday Pickin’ from John Berry
Sunday, March 5, 2017 RACE ONE (DOUBLE – 6-1, 6-2 / PICK-5 - 6 w 1,2 w 3,6,7 w 5,8 w 2,5) 6-SANTANA BEACH…made quarter move to the top in last & cut sizzling panels & couldn’t last. Dips down! 2-CARMENS BEST…pulled turn two ...
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TETRICK, MILLER HEADLINE SATURDAY PRO-AM POMPANO EVENT
Miller may have the upper hand in the first event on Saturday night. Though he, himself, has drawn the outside post with the trotter Garlandsandpearls, his teammate, Dein Spriggs, has drawn the coveted five post with A Crown For Lindy, a 52 time ...
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Semi-Finals of Patton Silver Cup
All the marbles are on the table for the semi-finals as everyone will be competing for a shot at the big dance, the 2017 $50,000 James J Patton Silver Cup Finals, on Saturday evening March 11 th at bestbet Jacksonville. Only the top 24 greyhounds re ...
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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.
International
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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