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Sam F. Davis joins points races for 2017 Kentucky Derby
Edited Churchill Downs press release
The 38th running of the Sam F. Davis S. (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs will replace Canada’s Grey S. (G3) on the list of 35-select races that comprise the 2016-17 “Road to the Kentucky Derby,” Churchill Downs offici ...
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Churchill Downs, JRA announce 'Japan Road to the Derby'
Edited Churchill Downs press release
Fresh off Japanese-based Lani’s run in this year’s Triple Crown that culminated with a third-place finish in the Belmont S. (G1), Churchill Downs Inc. (“CDI”) has partnered with the Japan R ...
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Tepin ‘flew home’ in final work for Woodbine Mile
If any rivals had hopes that Tepin might be a little below her best in Saturday’s Woodbine Mile (G1) – her first start since her historic conquest of Royal Ascot – the champion’s recent works should make them think again.
On Monday, Tepin capped a ...
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Salhus Dubbed King of Australia, Wins Trip to Melbourne Cup
A lifelong horseplayer who got into betting racing from Australia via simulcasts during live racing at Canterbury Park will get a trip of a lifetime courtesy of TwinSpires.com and Sky Racing World .
Real estate agent Brad Salhus outlasted 60 othe ...
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Palm Beach Weekly Wrap Up 9/11/2016
That's all we for this week. See you next time for the Wrap Up!
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Geroux sweeps Kentucky Downs stakes on five-win day
Florent Geroux piloted Da Big Hoss to a title defense win in the Kentucky Turf Cup (G3) at Kentucky Downs on Saturday, and one race later was back in the winner’s circle aboard Mississippi Delta for the Kentucky Downs Ladies Sprint Stakes.
However ...
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Makahiki lifts Japan’s Arc hopes; Wicklow Brave overturns Order
File photo of Makahiki from the May 29 Japanese Derby copyright Japan Racing Association
Japan’s hopes of landing the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1) took a step forward Sunday when Makahiki smoothly came through his French debut in the Prix Niel ...
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Catching up with the top sellers from 2015 Keeneland September
With the Keeneland September Sale kicking off on Monday, it’s time to revisit the top sellers from the 2015 yearling auction.
Of the 11 who sold for at least $1 million, eight have been named, three have raced, and one has won.
$2.1 million T ...
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2016 Del Mar Meet Awards
The Don't Forget About Me Award: Dortmund He's not a 1 1/4 mile horse. Anything less than that, like he proved in the San Diego, is going to make him tough. What he did show in the Pacific Classic is that he doesn't have trouble relaxing off of t ...
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Top Trotters and Pacers Shine on Saturday Night
PH Supercam (Jason Bartlett), a fixture in the George Morton Levy Memorial series at Yonkers as well as the Open, benefited from a pocket trip behind Winds Of Change and overhauled that one in the lane to score in 1:51. A nine-year-old Million Do ...
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Monstrous Maine $94 Score; Exacta Partners Produce $88 And $75 Pays; Always B Miki Whips ‘Wiggle’
Two weeks after we peaked this season thus far with a $119.00 winner (our largest payoff yet), our H2W (horses-to-watch) list, keeping a close eye on harness racing in Maine, scored at Bangor with Maras World at $94.20. See the results below for the ...
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Texas Chrome shines in Super Derby
Keene Thoroughbreds LLC’s Texas Chromed entered Saturday’s $392,000 Super Derby (G3) at Louisiana Downs having captured the track’s prep for the 1 1/8-mile contest – the Super Derby Prelude – on August 6.
The J.R. Caldwell trainee proceeded to p ...
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Da Big Hoss reigns supreme in Kentucky Turf Cup once again
Skychai Racing’s Da Big Hoss did not disappoint as the 1-2 favorite in Saturday’s $594,180 Kentucky Turf Cup (G3) , comfortably winning the 1 ½-mile turf affair at Kentucky Downs for the second straight year. Conditioned by Mike Maker and ridden b ...
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California Chrome celebrates California Chrome Day with 5f workout
It may have been California Chrome Day in Cypress, California, on Saturday, but the namesake didn’t get the day off.
Instead, California Chrome worked five furlongs in 1:00.80 over the fast main track at Los Alamitos.
The 2014 Horse of the Year ...
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Wellabled coasts in A-W Futurity but doubtful to try dirt
Wellabled, from the first crop of classic winner and triple Grade 1 winner Shackleford, streaked to a 7 3/4-length win in the $100,000 Arlington-Washington Futurity at Arlington on Saturday, pushing his lifetime mark to two-for-three for owner Car ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Sunday, September 11
opportunities and thanks for reading. 2016 Southland Festival Of Stakes - 9 Divisions Barry Baldwin Juvenile Division - my pick to win the division - VJ GRACE THE ACE
Darby Henry Male Sprint Division - my pick to win the division - tough cal ...
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Almanzor denies Found in Irish Champion; Alice Springs back to best in Matron
French Derby (G1) hero Almanzor uncorked a devastating rally from the rear to collar Found in a vintage Irish Champion (G1) Saturday at Leopardstown.
Trained by Jean-Claude Rouget and ridden by Christophe Soumillon, the 7-1 chance earned a spot in ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Saturday, September 10 - FESTIVAL OF STAKES Underway
opportunities and thanks for reading. 2016 Southland Festival Of Stakes - 9 Divisions Barry Baldwin Juvenile Division
Darby Henry Male Sprint Division
Darby Henry Female Sprint Division
Ness Sechrest Middle Distance Division
Ansel Styles ...
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Zia Park Live Racing Season Commences on September 10
2014 AQHA world champion Jrc Callas First won last year's Zia Park Championship. Zia Park will offer live racing on a Saturday through Tuesday schedule with a 12:15 pm (MT) post time. The live racing season at Zia Park will conclude on Decembe ...
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Laurel Park Hosts Turf Festival on Saturday
a game and gritty winner of his career debut here on August 7. Away a step slow, Undulated got squeezed by two rivals at the break and then clipped heels with one of them. He hesitatingly launched his bid on the far turn with little room and proceed ...
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Order of St George headlines second half of Irish Champions Weekend
After a dazzling Saturday at Leopardstown , anchored by the Irish Champion (G1) , Irish Champions Weekend concludes Sunday at the Curragh with a trio of Group 1 prizes. Aidan O’Brien has a strong chance of a triple, thanks to defending champion Or ...
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How to wager on Ed DeRosa's September 10 #BykPix at TwinSpires
There are four wagering promotions that deserve your attention this weekend:
20% rolling doubles at Louisiana Downs;
Showvivor at Kentucky Downs : Hit 5 $5 show bets on the 10-race card and split $500;
Bet $500 on Woodbi ...
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Churchill Downs partners with Spendthrift Farm to create new stakes
Edited Press Release
Spendthrift Farm has partnered with Churchill Downs to create the Spendthrift Stallion Stakes – a new $300,000-guaranteed stakes race to be run this fall for two-year-olds that are sired exclusively by Spendthrift Farm stalli ...
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Despite giving weight, New Bay each-way value in Irish Champion
With all due respect to the classic St Leger (G1) at Doncaster, the most interesting race in the world on Saturday will be held across the Irish Sea at Leopardstown. The Irish Champion (G1), over 1 1/4 miles, is overflowing with quality . It's also ...
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Rumble Doll receives positive jock switch to Hernandez at Kentucky Downs; speed offers best chance for Turf Cup upset
Saturday’s 10-race program at Kentucky Downs features four stakes and the turf may have some give to it with precipitation expected during the afternoon. Long-distance specialist Da Big Hoss will make a title defense in the $600,000 Kentucky Turf Cup ...
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All Distances Covered
What a wonderful weekend of racing we have ahead of us here at bestbet Jacksonville. There is a plethora of talent waiting to take to the racetrack course and try their hands and taking home a win. Once again we will feature top grade races over all ...
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Saturday Cards Offer Plenty of Intrigue and Value
wins and $270,000 banked from 18 starts this year for trainer Steve Elliott. All Bets Off (Matt Kakaley) has been the best of the Ron Burke brigade this season and brings a solid 3-5-5 slate and $470,000 bankroll from 19 starts including a fourth-p ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Friday, September 9
opportunities and thanks for reading. 2016 Southland Festival Of Stakes - 9 Divisions Barry Baldwin Juvenile Division
Darby Henry Male Sprint Division
Darby Henry Female Sprint Division
Ness Sechrest Middle Distance Division
Ansel Styles ...
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Harzand, Minding, and much more in epic Irish Champion
Saturday’s Irish Champion (G1) at Leopardstown promises to be an epic showdown. Describing it as a clash between the top classic-winning three-year-olds of 2016, dual Derby star Harzand and six-time Group 1 vixen Minding , just scratches the surfa ...
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Qemah looms large in Matron on Irish Champion undercard
While the Irish Champion (G1) is an exceptional centerpiece , the rest of Irish Champions Weekend isn’t lacking in star power either. French invader Qemah adds luster to the Matron (G1) on the Irish Champion undercard at Leopardstown Saturday, and w ...
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Airoforce the one to beat in Dueling Grounds Derby
Little went right for Airoforce earlier in the season but the multiple graded stakes winner appears back on track following a nose second in the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame (G2) at Saratoga on August 5. The gray colt is eligible to regai ...
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2016 Saratoga Meet Awards
The Better Remember Me Award: Suffused The Juddmonte Farm owned, Bill Mott trained daughter of Champs Elysees, has 2 wins and a second out of her last 3 races. Granted, the best race she's won has been the Grade 3 Glens Falls in her last. ...
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More Mohawk Elim Action, State-Bred Champ Challenges Adorn Weekend Programs With Betting Opportunities
Both sides of the North America border host lucrative harness features and we are on top of them with suggested contenders for star standardbreds in Ontario, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania. So is his week’s Breeders Crown Countdown, which covers pre ...
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Glamour-Boy Trotting And Pacing Divisions On Parade In Big Stakes
Sophomore standardbreds head to Mohawk Racetrack on Saturday, Sept. 10 for two eliminations of the $80,000 Canadian Trotting Classic and the $204,040 Simcoe Three-Year-Old Pace.
Elimination one for the Canadian Trotting Classic pins Marion Mar ...
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Mo Tom revisits Louisiana for Super Derby
Mo Tom has returned to the Pelican State for the first time since running fourth as the 2-1 favorite in the March 26 Louisiana Derby (G2), and the occasion is Saturday’s $400,000 Super Derby (G3) at Louisiana Downs.
Mo Tom actually began his car ...
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Onus returns to favorite turf for Lady Baltimore
Onus was hardly disgraced in falling short against some of the country's leading fillies and mares during the Saratoga meet in the Diana (G1) and Ballston Spa (G2). On Saturday, the gray four-year-old returns to Laurel, where she is three-for-three, ...
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Human Success Stories Abound Last Weekend at Ruidoso Downs
Jorge Haddad stands The Louisiana Cartel on his Texas farm ...
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Shapiro's favorite moments of Del Mar's 2016 summer meet
by Scott Shapiro
As the summer ends and the racing community begins to look towards the 2016 Breeders’ Cup at Santa Anita Park, I thought the proper way to finalize the meet at Del Mar was to discuss a few of my personal favorite moments.
With ...
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Los Al kicks off 12-day session
Racing in Southern California moves to Los Alamitos on Thursday for a 12-day fall meet that runs from September 8 through September 25. While this might be considered by some as “down time” between the Del Mar and Santa Anita sessions, I have endured ...
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Da Big Hoss installed as 7-5 choice in Kentucky Turf Cup repeat bid
Da Big Hoss will be a prohibitive favorite when he makes a title defense in the $600,000 Kentucky Turf Cup (G3) , one of four stakes on the Saturday program at Kentucky Downs. The Mike Maker-trained horse registered his first graded stakes tally wh ...
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Juveniles impress at Del Mar
A pair of Grade 1 races were held for two-year-old runners over closing weekend at Del Mar and I came away very impressed with the winners, who look to have bright futures.
Fillies went seven panels on Saturday in the Del Mar Debutante (G1) and U ...
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Surgical Strike Key to Centaur Stakes day at Indiana Grand
Surgical Strike appeared on my radar when winning the Battaglia Memorial at Turfway Park. I liked that race so much that I bet him to win the Kentucky Derby ahead of his Spiral Stakes try. A third-place finish there derailed his Triple Crown hopes, b ...
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Klimt seeks to make it three straight; inconsistency remains Frosted’s calling card
Klimt rallied to win going away by 4 1/4 lengths in Monday’s Del Mar Futurity (G1), establishing himself as the early favorite for the November 5 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) in his backyard at Santa Anita. He’s also the front-runner for the Eclipse ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Wednesday, September 7
was going to be keeping up with 3 or 4 different Southland kennels each week and checking results from several days each week. I have always felt that keeping up with a kennel chart is a valuable and solid option to have at your disposal as you hand ...
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Idaho all the rage for St Leger; Nemoralia preps for American trip
A bonanza of top-class international racing is on the horizon, with the upcoming Irish Champions Weekend and Sunday’s Arc trials at Chantilly, but the first of Europe’s fall highlights is this week’s St Leger Festival at Doncaster.
Opening Wednesd ...
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Derby prospects for Del Mar Futurity top two
by SCOTT SHAPIRO
As the summer racing meets end and the big two-year-old stakes races take place, not only do racing fans enjoy the growth of the top juvenile runners, but they begin to think about which of the young stars have what it takes to ...
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Practical Joke leaves co-owner Hopeful
by TERESA GENARO
The Hopeful (G1) may have been won by a horse called Practical Joke, but there was nothing funny about a race that was bookended by two jockeys going down and two horses requiring medical attention.
At the start, undefeated C ...
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Klimt gives Baffert his 13th Del Mar Futurity
Kaleem Shah’s Klimt surged past front-running 4-5 favorite and opened up in deep stretch to hand Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert his 13th Del Mar Futurity (G1) win. Previously a dominant winner of the Best Pal (G2), Klimt turned the double in Del Ma ...
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Ring Weekend survives inquiry in course-record Bernard Baruch
St. Elias Stable and West Point Thoroughbreds’ Ring Weekend found the third start off his lengthy layoff to be the proverbial charm in Monday’s $250,000 Bernard Baruch (G2) . Rallying from just off the quick pace, the 5-2 favorite prevailed in a tus ...
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Lady Shipman wins, Awesome Slew sparkles at Parx
Lady Shipman took another step toward the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (G1) with a one-length score in the $200,000 Turf Amazon H. at Parx Racing on Labor Day.
Ridden by Joel Rosario for trainer Kiaran McLaughlin, last year's Turf Sprint runner-up ...
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Woodward result leaves some players jaded, raises weighty issues
Despite an awkward beginning, a weight discrepency, and, according to trainer Kiaran McLaughlin, a trip measuring 40 feet longer than Shaman Ghost's, I doubt I'm alone in thinking Frosted still managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory in Sat ...
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Palm Beach Weekly Wrap Up 9/4/2016
That's all we have for this week. Good luck to all players, owners and especially the athletes in Monday's Labor Day Puppy Stakes Final. We'll see you next time for the Wrap-Up! ...
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Labor Day Offers Plenty on Intrigue on Half-Mile Ovals
and should outlast the late bids from Live Action and Machine Team in this spot. One race later on the card, look for Seacoast (George Dennis) to earn a modest slide when he leaves from the rail one week after drawing the dreaded eight hole. A fou ...
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Brown may have redefined how we 'measure a meet'
by Teresa Genaro
In the opening number in Rent , the cast queries, “How do you measure a life?” If the late Jonathan Larson, who penned that musical, were writing at Saratoga this summer, he might have to ask, “How do you measure a meet?” and the ...
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Avenge in Mabee, Free Rose in Del Mar Derby carve out similar trips to victory
Unbeaten 2-1 favorite Sobradora Inc could have taken control of the Southern California filly and mare turf division in Sunday’s $202,070 John C. Mabee (G2) . But after she suffered her first defeat in a non-threatening fifth, it remains as wide ope ...
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Lucy N Ethel remains perfect in Prioress upset
J. A. G. Racing and Jettany Thoroughbred Corp.’s homebred Lucy N Ethel led all the way home in Sunday's $300,000 Prioress Stakes (G2) at Saratoga to post a 22-1 upset under jockey Jose Lezcano.
The dark bay daughter of During grabbed command as ...
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2016 Palm Beach Labor Day Puppy Stakes Preview
Prediction
I predicted Big Red Dog would be victorious originally and I'm sticking to it. "Clifford" should be able to out rush and outclass this field and bring yet another Puppy Stakes title home to Rader Racing . Let the super star ...
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Tepin, Mondialiste could meet in Woodbine Mile
The September 17 Woodbine Mile (G1) could serve up another clash between champion turf mare Tepin and defending champion Mondialiste , judging by the nominations for the C$1 million “Win and You’re In” for the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1).
Tepin has ...
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Favorites Prevail in Saturday Features
Harness racing fans were treated to several hours of excellent efforts in lucrative stakes at Yonkers Raceway and Mohawk Racetrack on Saturday night and most of those events proved very formful. Yonkers hosted a pair of Grade I, $500,000 races on Sa ...
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Overnight Prices Rule With $30 and $22 Scores; ‘Marauder’ And “Hill’ Star; H2W With 51-Percent In-The-Money Average
Top dollar winners were present in the horses-to-watch (H2W) list this week (with a 51-percent in-the-money average) as the features surrendered mostly to public choices, many of which we supported in very lopsided fields.
At Mohawk on Sept. 2 ...
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Palm Beach Top 10 Rankings August 2016
*Atascocita Camry*
Honorable Mention
Atascocita Camry, Superior Tyson, Nb's KissTheRoad, JustDoInMyThing, Shutters N Sails, JohnnyCantWait, OYa Baby Blue, JS Tim Tation, Hilco Diva, Barts Dublin, Sg's Cal Ripkin, Centex Beach, Ice Bu ...
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Union ‘strikes’ in Del Mar Debutante
Ruis Racing LLC’s Union Strike faced American Cleopatra last out in her first career start on July 31 at Del Mar, finishing second by two lengths, but would not allow that full sister to Triple Crown champion American Pharaoh to beat her a second tim ...
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Albarado stakes double opens Kentucky Downs action
Robby Albarado swung wide and closed like a freight train down the center of Kentucky Downs' sweeping European-style turf course to win the $348,666 Kentucky Downs Ladies Turf aboard Secret Someone, then he hugged the rail for a gate-to-wire score ...
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Shaman Ghost upset of Frosted in Woodward harkens back to past for Jerkens family
by TERESA GENARO
It was because of races like the 1973 Woodward, in which his Prove Out beat Secretariat, that the late Allen Jerkens earned the nickname the Giant Killer, a moniker he insisted he didn't like.
Twenty-three years lat ...
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Sweet Loretta, Pretty City Dancer produce first ever Spinaway dead heat
The historic Spinaway (G1) at Saratoga, first run in 1881 and having its 125th edition on Saturday, recorded its first ever dead heat when two daughters of Tapit, Sweet Loretta and Pretty City Dancer, reached the wire together after seven furlongs. ...
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Inspector Lynley puts all pieces together in Saranac
Stuart S. Janney and Phipps Stable’s Inspector Lynley didn’t have the best of trips when a closing third in the July 16 Kent (G3) at Delaware Park, but the promising turf sophomore enjoyed much better luck in Saturday’s $300,000 Saranac (G3) at Sar ...
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Scully: Cash Control, Ancient Warfare attractive singles in Kentucky Downs All-Stakes Pick 4
Kentucky Downs offers an all-stakes Pick 4 on the final four races Saturday (7-10) and I’ll build my tickets utilizing a pair of singles: Cash Control in the Ladies Turf and Ancient Warfare in the Juvenile.
The Ladies Turf kicks off the sequen ...
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Five things to know for Woodward Day
From top older males on dirt to turf performers to promising two-year-olds, Woodward Day at Saratoga has it all.
Here are five things to know about Saturday at the Spa:
1. Frosted hopes to become the first to turn the Metropolitan H. (G1), Whi ...
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Del Mar Futurity pits Fire versus Aces, Klimt
The phrase “small but select field” can be overused, especially when it’s just small and not so select, but the line rings true for Monday’s $300,000 Del Mar Futurity (G1) . Although only six are entered, the race serves as a proper showdown for the ...
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Lady Shipman marquee attraction in Philly on Labor Day
There are more lucrative races with deeper fields on Monday's card at Parx, but the featured performer of the day, Lady Shipman , will ply her trade in the $200,000 Turf Amazon H. The five-furlong Turf Amazon is the first of four stakes on the Lab ...
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Bitumen, Classic Empire square off in Hopeful
The curtain comes down at Saratoga on Labor Day, but the play’s just beginning for a cast of seven promising juveniles entered in Monday’s 112th running of the $350,000 Hopeful (G1) .
Protagonists include Sanford (G3) victor Bitumen (pictured), B ...
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Horses to Watch at Randwick for King of Australia Final Round
In Friday night's Final Round of the King of Australia contest, 544 TwinSpires.com account holders will square off to determine who will win a trip for two to the Melbourne Cup (G1) on November 1, plus assorted other prizes.
Official, detailed ...
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Out Cap Da Shap Daily Pick 4 tickets
Scott Shapiro's Late Pick 4 Tickets at Del Mar
All tickets will be placed for the base value of 50 cents and will be posted after early scratches
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2
After missing out on the Wednesday and Thursday Pick 4’s, ...
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Something for Everyone
The weekend is upon us once again here at bestbet Jacksonville, and to our chagrin, we have cards loaded with talent over 550, 660, and even 770 yards. Loads of great greyhounds to wager on, and no matter your personal preference, we have you covered ...
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Slumpbustertember? Turning the calendar page to break out of wagering slump
This is a great weekend to exercise our handicapping skills with the hopes of exorcising some demons.
I’m in a slump—a historically bad slump. I’ve tracked every bet on horse racing I’ve made since January 1, 2010, and the good news is there have ...
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How to Wager on the Del Mar Debutante
by SCOTT SHAPIRO
Saturday’s feature at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club is the Del Mar Debutante (G1).
Fox Hill Farms’ Songbird won last year’s rendition en route to the Eclipse Award for champion two-year-old filly. While it is doubtful that any ...
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Michelle Yu's Picks for the All American Futurity
Two year old races are tricky because you don't know who will show up, who will bounce and who is just figuring it all out. Based on the way he won I have to use The Marfa Lights on top because if he figures out what racing is all about he ...
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Stellar Saturday cards at Mohawk Raceway and Yonkers Raceway on tap
Saturday night a pair of races just past the midway point of the card at Yonkers will enable the three-year-old colts of oth gaits to garner the spotlight. The eighth race is the Grade I, $500,000 Yonkers Trot for three-year-old colt trotters, the m ...
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All American Futurity and All American Derby Set for This Weekend
Apolltical Chad, shown winning the Ruidoso Futurity, is the favorite for Monday's All American Futurity The draw for the 2016 All American Futurity took place on Thursday with Apolltical Chad, the Ruidoso Futurity winner set as the 5-2 favorite ...
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Overflow field in contentious Del Mar Derby; Sobradora Inc tops Mabee
The final Sunday of Del Mar’s summer meet features a pair of Grade 2 turf stakes. The $250,000 Del Mar Derby (G2) has attracted an overflow field of 16, led by the winners of the first two legs of the sophomore turf series, Monster Bea (pictured) a ...
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Breeders Cup Classic Rankings Top 5 with Personal Odds
5. Melatonin - 12/1
After watching his Holllywood Gold Cup win this past June again, one word comes to mind: guts. This horse is one gutsy animal. Guts will only get you so far when you're facing monsters like California Chrome, Arrogate and B ...
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How to Bet the Woodward
By DAVE LITFIN
Five horses showed up to chase Frosted in the $1.25 million Whitney (G1), but four weeks after a comprehensive victory he now faces eight challengers for less than half the money in Saturday’s Woodward (G1).
Go figure.
Anot ...
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Powell analyzes Arrogate's 'jaw-dropping' Travers
by DICK POWELL
Thank goodness I am not a track announcer. Besides having been stuck with a voice that would be hard for racing fans to understand, I am liable to say anything. So when ARROGATE (Unbridled’s Song) drew off in the stretch to win the ...
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Mohawk Scorched With Talent On Metro Pace Program; Yonkers Presents ‘Trot’ And Messenger
Saturday, Sept. 3, delivers big Labor Day Weekend stakes. At Mohawk, two-year-old pacers take the spotlight in the annual Metro Pace and the She’s A Great Lady finals. The latter marks the return of Thats The Ticket, last week’s monumental pick that ...
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Battle Beckons Big-Boy Pacers; Green Gals Trot For Big Bucks
This week, the Breeders Crown Countdown addresses the older male pacing division and the freshman filly trotters.
Older pacers face another huge purse while competing against most of the same foes they’ve faced through the season when Mohawk p ...
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How we're betting the 2016 Kentucky Downs meeting
Kentucky Downs is utterly unique as a racetrack in North America, but handicapping this all-turf racecourse in bucolic Kentucky does not require a unique approach to handicapping.
Kentucky Downs begins its five-day all-turf meeting on Saturday, Se ...
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Kentucky Downs opens 5-day run with full fields & a quartet of lucrative stakes
Featuring low takeout and record purses, Kentucky Downs begins its popular five-day run on Saturday with a 10-race card packed with horses. A staggering 136 horses were entered for the opening-day program at the turf-only venue featuring an undulatin ...
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American Cleopatra tops Del Mar Debutante
A field of seven has been entered in Saturday’s $300,000 Del Mar Debutante (G1) going seven furlongs, but all eyes will be on one filly making her stakes bow in the race.
That filly would be American Cleopatra, a full sister to Triple Crown cham ...
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Sweet Loretta, Pretty City Dancer among seven entered for Spinaway
Seven juvenile fillies are set to line up in Saturday’s $350,000 Spinaway Stakes (G1) at Saratoga, and two of those already bring a stakes win into the seven-furlong affair.
That would be Sweet Loretta and Pretty City Dancer, who captured the Sc ...
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Frosted seeks third straight Grade 1 win in Woodward
With startling, eye-catching performances from California Chrome and Arrogate the last two weeks, connections now have an idea what kind of competition lies ahead for Frosted two months from now in the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1). On Saturday, the G ...
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Arrogate bounce discussion inevitable, sprint stars also on display
Arrogate’s Travers (G1) stretch run was a thing of beauty as the lightly-raced colt stretched a short lead into a 13 ½-length tour de force, smashing the 37-year-old track record as he completed 1 ¼ miles in 1:59.36. The Bob Baffert-trained son of Un ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Wednesday, August 31
was going to be keeping up with 3 or 4 different Southland kennels each week and checking results from several days each week. People have often asked me over the years if it pays off to keep up with the them and my answer has always been yes, it de ...
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McLaughlin stars peaking at the same time
One of the best in his craft for a long time, Kiaran McLaughlin has endured a ton of success in his training career, saddling graded stakes winners for more than 20 years. The 55-year-old conditioner has been lucky enough to train sensational runners ...
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Debut runners prominent in Del Mar Horses to Watch list
Del Mar Horses to Watch
Thursday (8/25)
BITZKA enjoyed a dream trip in her debut, sitting in third behind a dueling pair, but I still came away impressed with her closing run as the two-year-old filly won going away beneath Chantal Sutherl ...
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Arrogate’s Travers victory earns Brisnet.com’s Highest Rating Ever
Arrogate won the $1.25-million Travers Stakes on Saturday August 27, at Saratoga Race Course. In doing so, he not only defeated the top 3-year-olds of 2016 but also all other horses who have raced since January 1, 1990, when Brisnet.com started assig ...
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Shapiro: How one big score can make a meet or season
by SCOTT SHAPIRO
Being an everyday horizontal horseplayer takes patience and knowledge that you will lose your daily budget much more frequently than you will add to it. However, it just takes one or two big days a year to turn an annual p ...
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With Anticipation, P.G. Johnson put spotlight on turf-oriented juveniles
Turf-oriented two-year-olds will take center stage midweek at Saratoga with Wednesday's $200,000 With Anticipation (G2) and Thursday's $100,000 P.G. Johnson for fillies potentially yielding a contender or more for the Breeders' Cup in two months ...
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Jockey Esgar Ramirez Aims for His Second All American Futurity Win
Esgar Ramirez rode Mr Piloto to victory in the 2010 All American Futurity "He was wide, but moving very well," recalled Ramirez. "Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the seven (Dominyun), but I never got anxious." It is the dream of every Quart ...
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Nyquist, Exaggerator to meet again in Penn Derby, but will it ultimately mean anything?
If everything falls into place, Nyquist and Exaggerator will face each other for a fifth time this year on September 24 in the $1 million Pennsylvania Derby (G2) at Parx. As exciting a prospect as that would have sounded not too long ago, the questio ...
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Jockey, trainer races at Del Mar should come down to the wire
by SCOTT SHAPIRO
With just one week to go at the Del Mar 2016 summer meeting both the jockey and trainer titles are still up for grabs. Both will likely come down to next week's six-day racing schedule that concludes on Labor Day.
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