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A lot done, a lot left to do for Frosted in Horse of the Year race
In a season already overflowing with sterling performances from an embarrassingly rich assortment of superstars, Frosted has now provided two of them.
Eight weeks after showing the world how a Metropolitan H. (G1) could be won, shattering records ...
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Songbird's half-sister to sell at Fasig-Tipton Monday night
by TERESA GENARO
Last year, in the weeks heading to the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga sale of selected yearlings, an enormous banner, nearly a billboard, depicting American Pharoah decked the exterior of the Humphrey S. Finney sales pavilion across the ...
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Palm Beach Weekly Wrap Up 8/7/2016
That's all we have for this week. See you next time for the Wrap-Up!
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Stellar efforts highlight various weekend cards
Saturday's Hambletonian Day card at the Meadowlands enabled standardbred racing fans of horses of both gaits and genders and all ages to have a chance to see the best of the best compete and the results were not as chalky or predictable as many had s ...
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Top two-year-olds at Del Mar
by Scott Shapiro
Last year it was Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist, Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies winner Songbird and Preakness Stakes winner Exaggerator that topped the list of two-year-olds to hit the wire first at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club.
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Our Season’s Soph-Trot-Colt Choice, Marion Marauder, Wins Hambletonian; Shambala $19 Upset Beats ‘Miki’
We made our annual sojourn to New Jersey again this year to cover the parade of stakes surrounding the main events at the Meadowlands, the Hambletonian and the Hambletonian Oaks.
The headliners were the classic sophomore trots on Aug. 6. The $ ...
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Caren wires Wonder Where
Edited Press Release
Robert Marzilli's Caren made the lead and never looked back en route to a comfortable three-length score in Sunday's $190,993 Wonder Where Stakes , the third leg of the filly Triple Tiara, at Woodbine.
Trained by Mike De ...
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California Chrome, Dortmund work for Pacific Classic
Edited Press Release
2014 Horse of the Year California Chrome worked four furlongs in :47.80 at Los Alamitos and Dortmund five furlongs in :59.20 at Del Mar Sunday morning, leaving only one major work still ahead for two of the marquee runners t ...
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Arlington Million scouting report: Decorated Knight
Decorated Knight is a rapid improver with a glittering pedigree, and that makes him very intriguing in his first Grade/Group 1 test for Roger Charlton.
The Saleh al Homaizi and Imad al Sagar homebred is by Galileo (like Deauville and Mondialist ...
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Lady Eli breezes five furlongs ahead of Ballston Spa return
Edited Press Release
Trainer Chad Brown reported that undefeated Lady Eli is right on course for her expected return in the $400,000 Ballston Spa Stakes (G2) on August 27 at Saratoga following a five-furlong breeze Sunday morning.
Under regul ...
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Arlington Million scouting report: Deauville
Trainer Aidan O’Brien has won the Arlington Million (G1) twice, with Cape Blanco (2011) and Powerscourt (2005, correcting the record after his unfortunate disqualification in 2004). Both were older horses, making O’Brien’s placement of three-year-old ...
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Nyquist ruled out of Travers, still targeting BC Classic
Kentucky Derby (G1) champion Nyquist, who went from unbeaten to losing his past two in a row, will swerve the August 27 Travers (G1), Daily Racing Form ’s Jay Privman reported Sunday.
A tiring third in the May 21 Preakness (G1) and fourth in last ...
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Frosted in ‘excellent’ condition following Whitney triumph
Edited Press Release
A decade after guiding Invasor through a Horse of the Year campaign that would ultimately land him in racing's Hall of Fame, trainer Kiaran McLaughlin is enjoying a similar kind of ride with his current stable star.
Godol ...
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Arlington Million scouting report: Mondialiste
Mondialiste is already well known to North American fans, thanks to his rousing rally to plunder the Woodbine Mile (G1) and his fast-finishing second to Tepin in the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1).
Details of his prior career with Freddie Head, and his r ...
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Arlington Million scouting report: Tryster
Tryster aims to become the first Godolphin runner to pass the post first in the Arlington Million (G1). Godolphin’s Sulamani was famously awarded the victory upon Storming Home’s disqualification in the 2003 Million.
By past Godolphin star (and no ...
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SOUTHLAND preview - Monday, August 8
The results are in from the first week of August's kennel study and I've listed them below. I am going to be keeping up with 3 or 4 different Southland kennels each week this month and checking their results from several days each week. People have o ...
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Top Three-Year-Olds in Tonight's Golden State Derby Trials
Champion filly Walk Thru Crystal runs Sunday night at Los Alamitos Walk Thru Crystal, 2015 AQHA Champion 2-year-old filly, will run in the final trial for trainer Yanet Rodriguez. The well-bred filly captured both the Grade 1 Ed Burke Million ...
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Pre-entries released for Arlington Million, Beverly D., Secretariat, American St Leger
Exactly one week ahead of Arlington’s International Festival of Racing, pre-entries for the Arlington Million (G1), Beverly D. (G1), Secretariat (G1), and American St Leger (G3) were announced Saturday.
The 34th running of the Arlington Million ...
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28-1 Free Rose goes wire to wire in La Jolla
Trainer Richard Baltas already had a proper Del Mar Oaks (G1) contender in Mokat, the convincing winner of the local prep in the San Clemente (G2). Now he’s added the local stepping stone to the Del Mar Derby (G2) too, after Free Rose sprang a front- ...
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The Pizza Man works; Million rival Tryster takes first tour of Arlington
Edited press release
Midwest Thoroughbreds’ The Pizza Man stepped out at Arlington International Racecourse Saturday morning to put in his final work as he prepares an attempt at becoming the only back-to-back winner of the $1 million A ...
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In-foal Lady Lara blooms in De La Rose
Ben Sangster’s Lady Lara has been mixing it up exclusively in graded company for nearly two years, most recently finishing fourth in the June 11 Just a Game (G1). Bred and reportedly scanned in foal to Uncle Mo, the Irish-bred five-year-old was given ...
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Frosted much the best in Whitney
by Teresa Genaro
The sounds from the crowd at Saratoga Race Course late Saturday afternoon were the sorts of sounds that are often a reaction to bad news.
Gasps. Cries. Groans.
And for much of the Grade I, $1.25 million Whitney , the feroc ...
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Paola Queen stages 55-1 upset in Test
Coming into Saturday’s $500,000 Test Stakes (G1) at Saratoga, the best Grupo Seven C Stable’s Paola Queen had been able to do against stakes rivals was a second in the April 2 Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2) while making her black-type debut.
The Flat ...
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Celebrations abound for Champagne Room after Sorrento
When the field for the $200,000 Sorrento (G2) was coming up rather short earlier in the week, one could not blame trainer Peter Eurton for taking a shot with his maiden filly Champagne Room. Runner-up in her debut on opening weekend at Del Mar, the ...
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Guapaza gets the jump on Suffused in Waya
Don Alberto Stable’s Guapaza launched a perfectly timed move to prevail as the 7-2 favorite in Saturday’s $200,000 Waya (G3) at Saratoga.
Jockey Javier Castellano had her creep forward approaching the final turn, and that put her on the premises ...
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Staying in training an Innovative Idea for Groupie Doll winner
Innovative Idea always had a broodmare career waiting for her sooner or later, and thankfully for trainer Eoin Harty it’s going to come later for Godolphin’s homebred four-year-old Bernardini filly.
Innovative Idea notched her second consecutive s ...
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Lookin At Lee Wins Ellis Park Juvenile as Churchill two-year-old form continues to hold
The Churchill Downs two-year-olds have done well beyond the Twin Spires this summer, and that continued on Saturday at Ellis Park where Lookin At Lee won the $75,000 Ellis Park Juvenile .
Don Nelson’s Lookin At Lee made his career debut on June 1 ...
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Cupid makes short work of West Virginia Derby rivals
Rafael Bejarano kept Cupid well off the rail and the Bob Baffert-trained colt dominated Saturday’s $750,000 West Virginia Derby (G2) on the lead as the 3-2 favorite. A hard-fought winner of Indiana Derby (G2) in his previous outing, the gray son of ...
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Copper seizes his chance to shine in Lure
Ken and Sarah Ramsey’s Shining Copper, who spent most of last year being used as a rabbit for stablemate Big Blue Kitten, earned an overdue first stakes win in a three-way thriller in Saturday’s $100,000 Lure S. at Saratoga. The Chad Brown trainee ...
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Lightstream, Lucky Bryan capable of profiting from speed duels
Working on the assumption Kareena and Off the Tracks will find the other's speed too much to handle, I prefer the closers Lewis Bay and Lightstream in Saturday's $500,000 Test at Saratoga (G1). And of those two, Lightstream will surely offer the be ...
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How to bet Pick 4s on Whitney and Groupie Doll days
Ellis Park and Saratoga Race Course both put together fantastic cards for two of their biggest days, and as competitive as the early races are at both venues, it's impossible not to look ahead at the riches that could await if you pick 4 to close out ...
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Pair of live turf horses for Pletcher
Todd Pletcher conditioned 2007 turf champion English Channel but is better known for main track success. And when it comes to the turf in New York, Chad Brown is the trainer to fear. He doesn’t have the numbers of a Brown, who will send out multiple ...
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Camelot Kitten wins another nail biter in Hall of Fame
Showing the tenacity that helped him prevail three other times in photo-finish situations, Camelot Kitten did it again Friday at Saratoga when narrowly edging Airoforce in the $200,000 National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame (G2) .
The 19-10 favo ...
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SOUTHLAND Kennel study recap as of Friday, August 5
For the month of August I am going to be keeping up with 4 different Southland kennels and checking their results from several days each week. People have often asked me if it pays off to keep up with the them and my answer is yes, it definitely can ...
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Songbird records first move since CCA Oaks triumph
Edited Press Release
Fox Hill Farm's undefeated champion Songbird took to Saratoga’s fast main track early Thursday morning for a five-furlong breeze, her first timed move since a dominating victory in the Coaching Club American Oaks (G1) on Jul ...
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Race Breakdown 2016 bestbet Sprint Classic
It’s the best night of the money for racing at bestbet Jacksonville, STAKES RACING TIME! This Saturday evening, August 6 th , we get the finals of the 2016 $20,000 bestbet Sprint Classic. Eight of the top sprint racing competitors at the racetrack wi ...
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Southern Sis rates top billing in Desert Vixen
Gulfstream Park features a pair of $200,000 stakes for Florida-bred juveniles on Saturday, the Dr. Fager and Desert Vixen divisions of the Florida Stallion Series. We’ll focus on the latter for fillies as probable odds-on favorite Three Rules towers ...
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My Top 5 Up and Coming Jockeys
In 2014, Gaffalione's mounts won 28 races. They earned $563,582. The next year, Gaffalione's mounts earned over $5.8 million. So far in 2016, Gafflione's mounts have earned over $2.9 million. Gaffalione doesn't have a graded stakes win in 2016. In 20 ...
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Shapiro: How to Bet the La Jolla Handicap
BY SCOTT SHAPIRO
Saturday’s co-feature at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club is the La Jolla H. (G3), a 1 1/16-mile race for three-year-olds conducted over the Jimmy Durante Turf Course.
The 2016 rendition of the La Jolla came up strong with severa ...
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Litfin: How to Bet the Whitney
by DAVE LITFIN
You don't need me to tell you Frosted is the horse to beat in Saturday's $1.25 million Whitney (G1), arguably the nation's biggest race for older males other than the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1).
In a field of six, Frosted is 3- ...
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Mucciolo: Lewis Bay set for Grade 1 breakthrough in Test
A fine 11-race card is set as Saratoga offers another big Saturday of racing, with the $1.25 million Whitney H. (G1) and Met Mile (G1) romper Frosted leading the way. However, my focus is two races earlier in the Test S. (G1), a seven-furlong affair ...
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Scully: Thomas Hill key to late Pick 4 at the Spa Friday
Quick Call won eight races at Saratoga over a four-year period (1987-90) and Thursday’s feature paid tribute to the noted “horse for the course.” Bug Juice didn’t contest the 5 ½-furlong turf sprint, squaring off against $25,000 claimers on the same ...
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How to Bet Ellis Park on Groupie Doll Stakes Day
If you never or rarely look at Ellis Park, then Saturday, August 6, is the day to give it a shot because the track has put together an excellent ten-race card to support its biggest race, the $100,000 Grade 3 Groupie Doll Stakes.
There is an avera ...
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Maryland-Breds Could Earn the Spotlight This Weekend
While the chase for Maryland-bred horse of the year among the thoroughbred ranks appears already secured by Cathryn Sophia, the chase for Maryland-bred horse of the year among the standardbreds could be partially determined by the action this weekend ...
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Canadian Triple Tiara showdown set for Wonder Where
Sunday’s C$250,000 Wonder Where Stakes at Woodbine is the final of the Canadian Triple Tiara for sophomore fillies, and the 1 1/4-mile turf event has drawn the top three from both of the previous legs – the June 12 Woodbine Oaks and July 10 Bison C ...
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Round Table won’t address stewards’ decision-making process
by Dick Powell
The Jockey Club will hold its annual Round Table Conference on Matters Pertaining to Racing a week from Sunday, August 14. Each year, well-meaning horse racing executives identify things wrong with horse racing in North America and ...
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Bob Le Beau triumphs in A. P. Smithwick Memorial Steeplechase
Edited Press Release
The Fields Stable's Bob Le Beau, content to lag behind the field for much of the 2 1/16-mile steeplechase event, closed with a rush to capture the $125,000 A. P. Smithwick Memorial Steeplechase (NSA-G1) at Saratoga on Thur ...
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American Cleopatra among a trio of impressive maiden winners at Del Mar
DEL MAR HORSES TO WATCH
Thursday (7/28):
John Sadler’s ACCELERATE did just that in the 4 th Race, stylishly breaking his maiden as he stretched out to two turns for the first time. A $380,000 colt, the son of Lookin at Lucky prompted a fa ...
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Meadowlands Menagerie Of Pacers And Trotters On Hambletonian Day In Star-Studded Program
August has, for years, offered an amazing introduction to the traditional second half of the harness-racing season. Jam-packed into one program on the first Saturday of the month, the Meadowlands waves the Grand Circuit flag and presents a slew of st ...
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The 91st Hambletonian—Classic Heats At The Meadowlands; Fillies Face Off In Contentious ‘Oaks’
Collecting 18 colts, the 91 st edition of the Hambletonian will feature two eliminations, with the top five from each out of the first heat progressing to the $1-million final, scheduled as race 13 on the Saturday, Aug. 6 program at the Meadowlands. ...
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Waya heads trio of turf stakes on Whitney undercard
There are a trio of turf stakes on the Whitney Stakes (G1) undercard Saturday at Saratoga, including the $200,000 Waya Stakes (G3) featuring a field of 10 going 1 1/2 miles on the inner turf.
Real Smart and Photo Call will face off for the secon ...
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Wavell Avenue too much for Shine Again rivals
Wavell Avenue dropped back into listed company and impressively recorded her first victory of 2016 in Wednesday’s $100,000 Shine Again at Saratoga, striding away to a 1 3/4-length decision. The 5-year-old mare overcame tighter quarters in upper str ...
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Monster Bea, Lucky Bryan could benefit from speed duel in La Jolla
One week after teaming up to defeat three-time champion Beholder in the Clement L. Hirsch (G1) with Stellar Wind, trainer John Sadler and jockey Victor Espinoza look to take down another Saturday feature at Del Mar with Lucky Bryan in the $150,000 ...
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Mother Goose rematch on tap for Test
Off the Tracks, Lewis Bay and Lightstream finished 1-2-3 in the July 2 Mother Goose Stakes (G1) at Belmont Park, and on Saturday all three will line up in the $500,000 Test Stakes (G1) going seven furlongs at Saratoga.
Off the Tracks led all the ...
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On-track acclaim hard to come by for most full siblings of Triple Crown winners
When American Cleopatra, a full sister to last year's Triple Crown winner American Pharoah, won her debut this past Sunday at Del Mar, there were collective cheers among most racing fans but probably a few scattered groans to go along with them.
P ...
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Big Payouts in 2016 Quarter Horse Futurities
WAtergirl B scored at a price in the Lee Berwick Futurity at Delta Downs Just last weekend Miss Alluring Menace ($44.60) won the $433,050 TQHA Sale Futurity at Retama Park . She was the eighth-fastest qualifier in trials, and was still a maide ...
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Palm Beach Top 10 Rankings July 2016
*"The Impatient Greyhound" JohnnyCantWait*
Honorable Mention
Go Bon Kickstart, Blu Too Ataree, Hi Noon Grace, Ice Buster, Amf Ex Queen, JS Tim Tation, Se's Cool Kate, JohnnyCantWait, O Ya Maybelline, Nb's KissGoodbye, Fraulein Mor ...
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Meadowlands hosts Hambletonian Day on Saturday
While thoroughbred racing fans have already witnessed the top three-year-old colts compete in the annual Triple Crown series, harness racing enthusiasts will get to experience the start of the Triple Crown for both trotters and pacers this Saturday a ...
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Frosted early 3-5 choice in Whitney field of six
Frosted , who turned in one of the performances of the year winning the Metropolitan H. (G1) by 14 1/4 lengths and earning a 109 BRIS Speed rating, was installed the 3-5 morning line favorite for Saturday's $1.25 million Whitney (G1) when post posi ...
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SOUTHLAND preview - Wednesday, August 3
As those of you that read the MoneyMaker Mike's Southland blog will know in July I picked 3 greyhounds on different days during the month that I felt had a good chance of winning and of the 26 picks that I gave out this past month, 10 of the choice ...
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Cupid, Mo Tom top draws in West Virginia Derby
Last-out stakes winners Cupid and Mo Tom highlight a nine-horse field in Saturday’s $750,000 West Virginia Derby (G2) . The 1 1/8-mile race drew a field of 12 and serves as the centerpiece of a nine-race, all-stakes program at Mountaineer.
Wi ...
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Camelot Kitten looks to resume winning ways in Hall of Fame
Camelot Kitten came up a bit short in last month's Belmont Derby (G1) which came on the heels of narrow victories in the American Turf (G2) and Pennine Ridge (G3). On Friday, Ken and Sarah Ramsey's fine homebred three-year-old cuts back to 1 1/16 mi ...
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Bios 2016 bestbet Sprint Classic
Hey Hey Daddy – (66 Points)
OP Career Totals (41/18-9-4-3)
Bk – F August 2013 Tmc’s Remedy – Need A Date
Owned By – Tina Williams
Runs for the DQ Williams Kennel
Trained by Craig Edwards Many thought that the DQ Williams Kennel might have t ...
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Violette mulling whether Samraat should join Upstart in Whitney
Edited press release
With Upstart already confirmed for Saturday’s $1.25 million Whitney (G1), trainer Rick Violette Jr. continues to mull the inclusion of multiple Grade 3 winner Samraat in the 1 1/8-mile Saratoga classic.
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Three-Year-Old Top 5 Rankings
The Derby winner was compromised by the pace. There was also a moment as they went around the turn when it looked like Nyquist might pull away from American Freedom. But, then, American Freedom is the horse that went on with it. If Nyquist had been t ...
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Bob Le Beau seeks third Grade 1 win in A.P. Smithwick
Bob Le Beau , a two-time Grade 1 winner last season and runner-up in Eclipse Award balloting for champion steeplechaser, makes his first start of the season over hurdles Thursday in the $125,000 A.P. Smithwick Memorial (G1) at Saratoga.
Trained ...
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Lady Eli breezes in company with Sea Calisi
Edited press release
Lady Eli, the undefeated dark bay filly for trainer Chad Brown, breezed on Monday morning in company with Sea Calisi on Saratoga's training track. The 2014 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1) champion cloc ...
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Exaggerator, Stellar Wind shake things up in divisonal title races
As recently as a few days ago the three-year-old championship had the look of a horse race while the older female division had a firm leader whose chances of being toppled appeared rather long. By Sunday evening, the roles had been surprisingly rever ...
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California Chrome Certain Pacific Classic Favorite Following Beholder Loss
by SCOTT SHAPIRO
After a pair of heart stopping battles to the wire each of the last two weeks at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, the outlook for the meet’s premier event—the $1-million Grade 1 Pacific Classic on August 20—is a bit murky.
The G ...
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Nyquist being compromised by inside posts similar to California Chrome
The similarities are striking. California Chrome sustained the first defeat of his 3-year-old season after breaking from post 2 in the Belmont Stakes (G1) and came back to run poorly in the Pennsylvania Derby (G2) from post 1. Nyquist has followed th ...
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Palm Beach Weekly Wrap Up 7/31/2016
That's all we have for this week. See you next time for the Wrap-Up! Follow me on Twitter : @JasonPalmBeach
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The Beauty Of Low Buy-In Single Track Contests
There are many types of contests to choose from at TwinSpires and sometimes it can be a challenge to get the most value out of the contests you are playing in.
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Lord Nelson has too much firepower for Bing Crosby foes
Spendthrift Farms’ Lord Nelson continued his ascendancy in the sprint division with a near track-record conquest of Sunday’s $301,035 Bing Crosby (G1) at Del Mar, a “Win and You’re In” for the Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1).
The even-money favorite off ...
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American Cleopatra rolls in debut, one-ups brother Pharoah
Being a full sister to a champion brings the burden of high hopes – all the more so when your older brother is American Pharoah, the first U.S. Triple Crown winner in 37 years. It’s often tough to live up to that kind of pedigree. But the beautifully ...
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Who's the champ?
by Ron Flatter
It may not be as important as Clinton vs. Trump. But debate season has already come to full flower with the argument over who is the best 3-year-old racing in America.
Asked if he would make a case for Exaggerator, his jockey Ke ...
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Looking to Travers to clarify three-old-male division
by TERESA GENARO
In a year that has seen three different winners of the Triple Crown, one looks to the second half of the year to see which of the three-year-old males will emerge to claim end-of-year honors. We’ve been in this position four time ...
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Exaggerator sails to victory in Haskell 2016
Trainer Keith Desormeaux decided to bypass on Saratoga’s Jim Dandy Stakes (G2) with Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Exaggerator and instead send him to Monmouth Park for the $1,015,000 million Haskell Invitational (G1) on Sunday.
The move paid divi ...
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Lady Shipman back in business in Royal North
After a disappointing fifth as the 1-2 favorite versus males in the July 3 Highlander (G2), Lady Shipman was still a “lady in waiting” when it came to a graded win. But the speedster went right back for another crack at Woodbine in Sunday’s $157,300 ...
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Genre outduels stablemate for Molly Pitcher win
Cheyenne Stables LLC’s Genre rallied back on the inside of fellow Todd Pletcher stablemate Eskenformoney in Sunday’s $98,000 Molly Pitcher Stakes (G3) to score a neck win with jockey Paco Lopez aboard.
The duo hooked up in the lane after 9-5 fav ...
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Blacktype, Itsonlyactingdad score breakthroughs on Monmouth turf
On a soggy Haskell Day that saw all the turf races other than the Grade 3s transferred to dirt, it was somehow fitting that French-bred Blacktype earned his first career stakes credit in the $158,500 Oceanport (G3) . Under a well-timed ride by Joe B ...
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Bradester romps in the mud for second straight Monmouth Cup score
Joseph W. Sutton’s Bradester pulled off an effortless title defense in Sunday’s $200,000 Monmouth Cup (G2) on Haskell 2016 Day, cruising home over the sloppy, sealed track in geared down fashion to win by 2 1/2 lengths under Joe Bravo.
The six-y ...
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Curalina splashes home in Shuvee victory
Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners’ Curalina sailed home a 9 1/4-length winner of the $190,000 Shuvee Handicap (G2) at Saratoga on Sunday.
The Curlin filly stalked 4-5 second choice Carrumba, who set splits of :24.28, :48.59 and 1:12.75, throughout t ...
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Jim Dandy rematch likely in Travers
Edited press release
Jim Dandy (G2) winner Laoban has emerged from his breakthrough maiden victory in good order, trainer Eric Guillot reported Sunday morning.
"Everything's good. He ate up almost everything - he left a little bit which is no ...
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Haskell News & Notes
Haskell 2016 has finally arrived and this year’s edition is proving to be just as exciting as last year’s run up to American Pharoah’s triumph in his first start back since sweeping the Triple Crown.
A half-dozen runners will line up in Sunday’s $ ...
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Saratoga debut romper Theory bound for Hopeful
Edited press release
The highlight for trainer Todd Pletcher on Saturday proved to be Theory, a poorly kept secret who won his six-furlong debut in a brisk 1:09.60. Theory is the second winner - and the first colt - for freshman sire Gemologist, ...
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Haskell 2016 is shadowed by more than clouds
by Ron Flatter
Summertime racing has to find its way back to normal after the Year of the Pharoah.
The Triple Crown that so many said was just the tonic racing needed now casts a big shadow over races like today’s Grade 1 $1 million Haskell In ...
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Frosh Tops Again At $34; Public Pounces Adios Pace; Longshots Shake ‘Oaks’ Elims; $43 Triple Tagged In Five-Horse Feature
On Twitter last Wednesday, July 27, we offered three spot plays at Running Aces, striking with Edith Keeler ($13.80, $5.00, $3.40) who we included in a probable triple but who also appeared on the horses-to-watch (H2W) list—see results below. The oth ...
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Stellar Wind ekes out Clement L. Hirsch victory over Beholder
It was tight, very tight, in the stretch run of Saturday’s $300,000 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes (G1) at Del Mar but, in the end, Stellar Wind finally got the best of fellow champion Beholder to give trainer John Sadler a very nice 60th birthday presen ...
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Laoban breaks maiden with 27-1 upset in Jim Dandy
McCormick Racing LLC and Southern Equine Stable LLC’s Laoban is no stranger to facing stakes company, having done so in his past five starts, but had never visited the winner’s circle in seven total career starts.
That changed on Saturday when the ...
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A. P. Indian chief among Vanderbilt field; Mind Your Biscuits rallies in Amsterdam
A. P. Indian made only five starts in his first three seasons of racing, but has blossomed with better health the past two years. On Saturday, the six-year-old gelding reached the top of his profession, scoring his first Grade 1 win in the $350,000 ...
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Flintshire easily escapes trap in Bowling Green
Juddmonte Farms’ homebred Flintshire had such an overwhelming class edge in Saturday’s $237,500 Bowling Green (G2) that not even a tactical gremlin could trip him up at Saratoga. Relegated to last in the quartet when bottled up turning for home, jo ...
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SOUTHLAND preview - Sunday, July 31
For Sunday's twilight greyhound racing action at Southland, I've selected 3 greyhounds that I think have the good possibility of getting a win and I've listed them below. To this point, of the 24 picks I've given so far in July, 9 of the choices have ...
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Effinex tops Whitney worktab
Edited press release
Tri-Bone Stable's Effinex was on the main track for his first post-Suburban (G2) workout, going five furlongs in 1:00.65 under exercise rider Kelvin Pahal. The son of Mineshaft remains on target for next Saturday's ...
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Haskell contenders put in final preparations for Sunday’s event
Edited Press Release
With just 24 hours to go until Monmouth Park’s signature event, the $1 million Haskell Invitational (G1), the competitors made their final trips to the track Saturday morning.
In post position order:
Nyquist – Re ...
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Minding shrugs off trouble to capture sixth Group 1 in Nassau
Edited press release
Star filly Minding, the world's joint best-three-year-old filly beforehand, secured her sixth Group 1 success in Saturday’s Nassau Stakes, the feature race on day five of the Goodwood Festival and Europe's richest race for f ...
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Hanson: Destin the Jim Dandy key to conclude Pick 3
He might have out-finished him in the Kentucky Derby (G1), but Mohaymen is potentially more vulnerable to Destin in today's Jim Dandy (G2) for the same reasons the opposite was true at Churchill Downs.
Destin entered the Run for the Roses off two ...
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Adios Final
Tomorrow afternoon the Meadows near Pittsburgh will host one of the sports premiere events for three-year-old colt pacers while the Meadowlands in New Jersey will host the eliminations for one of the sports top events for three-year-old trotting fill ...
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American Pharoah’s baby sister, American Cleopatra, debuts at Del Mar
Nearly two years after American Pharoah began his career at Del Mar, his two-year-old full sister takes up the baton in Sunday’s 3RD race at the seaside track. Just glance at the entries and there’s no mistaking her identity – the well-named America ...
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What’s at stake in the three-year-old stakes and how to bet the Haskell
Here are my standings for the three-year-old male division going into this weekend’s blockbuster stakes double of the $600,000 Grade 2 Jim Dandy on Saturday at Saratoga Race Course and the $1-million Grade 1 Haskell Invitational on Sunday at Monm ...
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Connect wins one for dad in Curlin
It was a Chad Brown-trained exacta in Friday's $100,000 Curlin at Saratoga as Connect, a son of the race's namesake, repelled an inside bid from Gift Box through the final three furlongs of the 1 1/8-mile test for three-year-olds and won by a lengt ...
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