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SOUTHLAND Preview - Friday Evening, October 28
Race 10 - 583 yards - Grade AA - FIESTA PARAGUAS (1 box) - Going for his 3rd straight win and 5th win in his last 6 races, this hard running greyhound with tons of early speed looks very capable of getting the job done here since he should outbreak ...
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Short on experience, long on talent: Drefong a big player in TwinSpires.com BC Sprint
This is the third in a series profiling the top contenders for the $1.5 million TwinSpires.com Breeders' Cup Sprint. A profile of Lord Nelson can be found here , and A. P. Indian here .
The least experienced member of ...
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South Sea the pick in inaugural Spendthrift Stallion at Churchill Downs
Churchill Downs opens Sunday with the first of two Stars of Tomorrow programs exclusively for 2-year-olds. The 10-race card features the inaugural $300,000 Spendthrift Stallion Stakes, which drew a full field of 14 juveniles sired by Spendthrift Farm ...
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Horses to watch on Day 1 of the Melbourne Cup Carnival
Bettors looking to sharpen their handicapping skills before next week's Breeders' Cup might want to have a look at Saturday's (Friday night U.S.) opening program of the four-day Melbourne Cup Carnival at Flemington.
This particular card typically ...
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Round 2 of $50,000 Orange Park Derby Tonight
Round 2 of Orange Park Derby - Friday evening October 28 th , 2016
Race 4 – SEVEN GREYHOUND RACE – For this one the 5 box will be left open as one greyhound has been scratched from the competition. Here we get a great match-up between two first ...
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Untimed Play appears the right play in Saturday maiden at Keeneland
A September 23 juvenile turf maiden at Churchill has yielded two starters for Saturday's sixth race at Keeneland. Giant Payday finished first in that race, but an erratic run by him forced Untimed Play to steady in deep stretch. After an inquiry, Gia ...
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BC Internationals: Filly & Mare Turf/Turf contender Pretty Perfect
Pretty Perfect (nearer camera) getting mugged by Simple Verse
Although Pretty Perfect is likely intended to serve as Seventh Heaven ’s pacemaker, she’s not to be disregarded. The Aidan O’Brien blueblood is a relentless galloper, and her forward ...
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BC Internationals: Filly & Mare Turf/Turf contender Seventh Heaven
Seventh Heaven is one of those obvious contenders you must respect, but at the same time pose just enough of a question to appear vulnerable.
One of Aidan O’Brien’s army by supersire Galileo, Seventh Heaven has an abundance of class, and she thriv ...
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BC Internationals: Filly & Mare Turf contender Queen's Trust
As a progressive type on the verge of a breakout performance, Queen’s Trust has the look of a live longshot.
The Cheveley Park homebred has Breeders’ Cup connections of the human and pedigree variety. Her trainer, Sir Michael Stoute, has sent out ...
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BC Internationals: Filly & Mare Turf contender Nuovo Record
High-class Japanese racemare Nuovo Record has been among the leaders of her division for the past couple of years. A return to her top form would make her a win threat, but that’s the rub. Winless since March 2015, the five-year-old mare hasn’t had a ...
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A Deeper Dive Into Breeders' Cup Multi-Race Wagering Or Why the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf Isn't As Wide Open As It Seems
With its full fields and lack of winning favorites, conventional wisdom indicates that the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf should be one of the most valuable races for multi-race bettors, but a look at what each multi-race wager paid versus the ...
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Meadowlands Hosts Breeders Crown Finals
Of course, those not willing to accept Wiggle It Jiggleit and Always B Miki completing the exacta in one way or another will have numerous talented older pacers to use on top or underneath either one. Shamballa (Scott Zeron) owns a 4-3-3 slate and $3 ...
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Breeders' Cup Distaff -- Forever Unbridled
Everyone knows who the big guns are in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) – Beholder, Songbird, Stellar Wind – but what about the rest of the field? Check out some of the other contenders in the 1 1/8-mile affair based on their 2016 records alone.
Fo ...
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Breeders' Cup Distaff -- I'm a Chatterbox
Everyone knows who the big guns are in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) – Beholder, Songbird, Stellar Wind – but what about the rest of the field? Check out some of the other contenders in the 1 1/8-mile affair based on their 2016 records alone.
I’ ...
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Breeders' Cup Distaff -- Carina Mia
Everyone knows who the big guns are in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) – Beholder, Songbird, Stellar Wind – but what about the rest of the field? Check out some of the other contenders in the 1 1/8-mile affair based on their 2016 records alone.
Ca ...
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Breeders' Cup Distaff -- Curalina
Everyone knows who the big guns are in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) – Beholder, Songbird, Stellar Wind – but what about the rest of the field? Check out some of the other contenders in the 1 1/8-mile affair based on their 2016 records alone.
Cu ...
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Breeders' Cup 2016 is strong and deep
by Dick Powell
The pre-entries for the Breeders’ Cup were released on Wednesday and this year, especially, the races are strong and deep. Like a good restaurant, the food is good and the portions large.
In a perfect world, I would wait until Mo ...
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Five of Larry Collmus' Great Racecalls
5. American Pharoah in the Classic This was the great ending to a magical year for American Pharoah and I really think Larry put an amazing exclamation point on the race. ...
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BC Internationals: Juvenile Turf contender Rodaini
Rodaini (far side) just prevails in the Flying Scotsman
If trainer Simon Crisford’s name sounds familiar, you probably remember him from his days as Godolphin’s racing manager. He’s since commenced a training career in his own right, and it didn’ ...
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BC Internationals: Juvenile Turf contender Lancaster Bomber
Lancaster Bomber (right) finishing second to stablemate Churchill
Like Intelligence Cross , his stablemate from Aidan O’Brien’s Ballydoyle empire, Lancaster Bomber is a War Front colt who appreciates a quick surface. But their profiles diverge f ...
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BC Internationals: Juvenile Turf contender Intelligence Cross
As a War Front colt with European Group form for Aidan O’Brien, Intelligence Cross demands a look in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1).
The Kentucky-bred is a full brother to Warning Flag, winner of the 2010 Star Appeal and runner up in the Kil ...
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Eight Breeders Crown Finals Adorn The Meadowlands Championship Program
The 2016 championship series is here, the best of the best having earned their way into berths for the Breeders Crown titles in all divisions. We’ll be at The Meadowlands for the Saturday, Oct. 29 finals, which we will cover in this blog (on site we ...
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Aged Breeders Crown Contenders Combat In Friday Meadowlands Card
The first round of Breeders Crown finals are set to go on Friday, Oct. 28 at the Meadowlands, which includes the $250,000 Mare Trot, $421,000 Open Pace, $250,000 Mare Pace, and the $500,000 Open Trot.
B R E E D E R S C R O W N  ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Thursday, October 27
Race 7 - 583 yards - Grade A - TATELL TAIL (2 box) - A recent transfer from the Caliente track, this early speed inside runner has won two in a row at Southland but will he be able to continue his winning streak in Grade A. It's possible but the ...
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BC Internationals: F&M Turf/Mile contender Kitcat
Chilean star Kitcat has the best chance of the South American “Win and You’re In” brigade to make an impact in her Breeders’ Cup race – although that’s relative, more of a negative statement about Corona del Inca and Ryans Charm than a ringing en ...
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Well-matched field assembled for closing-day Fayette at Keeneland
Noble Bird headlines a well-matched cast of eight runners entered in Keeneland’s $200,000 Fayette Stakes (G2) on Saturday, closing day for the Lexington, Kentucky, track.
Mr. Z, Iron Fist and Divining Rod are also entered in the 1 1/8-mile affai ...
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BC Internationals: Filly & Mare Turf contender Ryans Charm
A Kentucky-bred sold for a mere $6,000 as a Keeneland September yearling, Ryans Charm has vaulted to stardom in her adopted homeland of Peru. The Cinderella story isn’t likely to culminate in Breeders’ Cup success, though.
The Peruvian racing scen ...
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BC Internationals: Distaff contender Corona del Inca
Corona del Inca looks up against it in an epic renewal of the Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) against unbeaten champion Songbird, dual Breeders’ Cup heroine Beholder, and another true champion in the stronger-than-ever Stellar Wind. At least one, possib ...
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Trials for the LQHBA Breeders Futurity Friday at Evangeline Downs
Jockey Gilbert Ortiz will ride Watergirl B in the LQHBA Breeders Futurity trials Top Louisiana conditioner Kenneth Roberts Sr., who won the 2014 edition of the race with Ol Time Preacher Man, has entered 16 juveniles. Other trainers to watch in ...
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Turf Sprint spot perhaps a blessing in disguise for Obviously
A few thoughts following the release of this year's Breeders' Cup pre-entries:
*The connections of Obviously perhaps weren't too pleased with the fact their veteran turf star was not among those selected to be in the Mile (G1), and he is so far ...
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Tracking Breeders’ Cup preps for Santa Anita dirt races
Santa Anita will host the Breeders’ Cup for the sixth time in nine years. Much has been made of the Europeans’ success in Breeders’ Cup turf routes at the Arcadia, California venue, with horses making their last start overseas winning at a 60% rate s ...
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A. P. Indian aims for the top in TwinSpires.com BC Sprint
This is the second in a series profiling the top contenders for the $1.5 million TwinSpires.com Breeders' Cup Sprint. A profile of Lord Nelson can be found here .
Thanks in part to judicious handling as well as his own raw talent, the s ...
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Breeders' Cup World Championships 2016 pre-entries
BREEDERS' CUP FRIDAY
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf
6th Race, Post Time 2:25 pm (PDT)
The BREEDERS' CUP JUVENILE TURF (GI) is a one mile race for 2-year-old colts and geldings to be run on the turf. The race carries a guaranteed purse of ...
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Keeneland Spot Plays Based on Brisnet Handicapping Trends at Current Meeting
I’ve waxed poetic plenty about the power of recent form in dirt sprints at Keeneland, and while the power of that stat is unlikely wane (i.e. it’ll always be one of the most powerful data points in a horse’s past performances, it’s just a matter ...
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Siblings Post Double at Rosecroft
Rocktavius, a three-year-old Rocknroll Hanover colt out of a McArdle mare, gained command soon after the start and led throughout to score narrowly over Breezeintheshade (Jared Moyer) in 1:53.1. Unraced at age two, Rocktavius now sports a solid 8- ...
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Breeders’ Cup takes as Pre-entries loom
Pre-entries won’t be released until tomorrow (Wednesday, October 26) but early Breeders’ Cup PPs have been available from Brisnet.com for nearly two weeks. The blockbuster 13-race program provides numerous storylines to follow and here are my thoug ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Wednesday, October 26
Race 3 - 583 yards - Grade M - MaryK Gwen - She doesn't have an official two race winning streak going as this will be her maiden debut but she does have 2 solid schooling wins showing so I thought I would include this race to see how she does. ...
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'Nelson' poised to lord over TwinSpires.com BC Sprint rivals
This is the first in a series profiling the top contenders for the $1.5 million TwinSpires.com Breeders' Cup Sprint.
Lord Nelson's paternal family is one of the most highly regarded in American racing. By Pulpit, his classic-oriented pat ...
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My Theory on…Theory
Todd Pletcher is once again well-armed for the Breeders’ Cup World Thoroughbred Championships at Santa Anita on November 4-5, with a nice mix of standout performers heading west for the marquee event. The set includes a pair of prime-time players for ...
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The Beemie Awards are on December 9
If awards season seems like it's happening earlier each year it's not because the earliest awards are earlier it's because they're better and people are talking about them more.
Well, at least that's the case with the Beemie Awards , which will c ...
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Rosecroft Offers Contentious Tuesday Card
Then one race later in the Winners Over $6000 last five class for pacers, youthful participants JW Renegade (John Mackinnon) and Rocktavius (Roberts) will look to continue their winning ways against local star Hi Sir (Foster), who has thrived over ...
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Bank of America Challenge Championships Saturday at Los Alamitos
Jrc Callas First will compete in Saturday's $350,000 Bank of America Challenge at Los Alamitos If you will be in California on Saturday, Los Alamitos is rewarding the first 2,500 on-track patrons with a free sweatshirt with their paid admission ...
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BC Juvenile contentious while Juvenile Fillies a head scratcher
The Juvenile (G1) and Juvenile Fillies (G1) are generally some of the most anticipated races on Breeders' Cup weekend. After all, these are the potential stars of tomorrow, and a lot of folks hope to glean valuable insights into possible contenders f ...
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California Chrome aims to make history in Breeders’ Cup Classic
It’s already been an historic year for California Chrome – first passing Tiznow as the richest Cal-bred, then beating Curlin’s bankroll as the all-time North American earnings leader – but the all-conquering chestnut could rewrite the history books i ...
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Palm Beach Weekly Wrap Up 10/23/2016
That's all we have for this week. See you next time for the Wrap-Up! ...
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Elektrum fires in Dowager
Hronis Racing LLC’s Elektrum came with a fast-charging rally in Sunday’s $125,000 Dowager Stakes (G3) at Keeneland and just got up to stick her nose in front of Apple Betty to score under Drayden Van Dyke.
The five-year-old mare ran in the rear ...
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Found to be cross-entered to Breeders’ Cup Classic
In all my thought experiments about whether Found would contest the Breeders’ Cup at Santa Anita , I very boringly imagined a title defense in the Turf (G1) was the only option. Why bother to put her in the way of Highland Reel, who stood to benefit ...
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Tepin, Vyjack could serve up rare sibling rivalry in Breeders’ Cup
Although Tepin’s title defense is the overarching storyline for the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1), the champion mare might be part of another historic angle. Her half-brother, Vyjack, is also under consideration for the Mile. If the two Machmer Hall-bred ...
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Top ‘Crown’ Elim Winners At $15 And $10; H2W Average Rises To 49-Percent Across The Board
Our features focused on the Breeders Crown elims, Friday, Oct. 21 and Saturday, Oct. 22 at The Meadowlands. Friday’s four events were handled by our other blog:
BREEDERS CROWN COUNTDOWN
The Breeders Crown Countdown (BCC) blog covere ...
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Lightstream rallies for Raven Run victory
Up Hill Stables and Head of Plains Partner LLC’s Lightstream was sent off the 2-1 favorite in Saturday’s $250,000 Raven Run Stakes (G2) at Keeneland and lived up to expectations with a rallying 1 1/4-length victory.
Ridden by Julien Leparoux, Li ...
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Winx blitzes Cox Plate foes, raises hopes of Royal Ascot
“This is a blitz – it’s a Winx blitz!”
Racecaller Greg Miles provided the best summary of Winx’s jaw-dropping victory in Saturday’s Cox Plate (G1), where she didn’t merely defend her title. The wondermare annihilated the pretenders to her crown by ...
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Streaking Winx bids to join pantheon in tonight’s Cox Plate
If supermare Winx extends her winning streak to 13 in tonight’s Cox Plate (G1), she’d join an exclusive club of repeat winners of Australia’s weight-for-age championship. Or rather, the daughter of Street Cry would enhance her historical legacy, an ...
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Breeders Crown Eliminations Comprise Entire Meadowlands Saturday Card
Then one race later in the $20,000 Breeders Crown elimination for freshman filly pacers, much of the focus will be on three talented freshmen. Agent Q (David Miller) owns a 3-5-0 slate and nearly $300,000 banked for trainer Aaron Lambert, Roaring ...
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Quidura stays unbeaten in U.S. with soft turf win in Valley View
Quidura improved her stateside record to two-for-two and gave trainer Graham Motion his fourth stakes win of the Keeneland fall meet in Friday's $150,000 Valley View (G3) .
The 7-2 third choice in a field of 12 three-year-old fillies, Quidura tra ...
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Is Flintshire Vulnerable in the Breeders' Cup Turf?
The Santa Anita turf course is different than anything Found, Highland Reel, Ectot, Erupt, or even Flintshire has ever seen. That could give an advantage to Ashleyluvssugar who goes into this off of two Grade 2 wins including a victory in the John He ...
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Horses for the course: a look at California's BC Turf Sprint contenders
Inaugurated in 2008, the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (G1) has always had the look of a brain-busting handicapping exercise. How do you sift through a gate load of some of the world's fastest horses running a short distance over generally tight turf cou ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Saturday evening, October 22
Race 10 - 660 yards - Grade AA - OSHKOSH KID (8) & FIESTA MAGIC (7) are the ones to keep an eye on here as Oshkosh Kid won the finals of the 2016 Festival Of Stakes middle distance division a few weeks ago and Fiesta Magic ran 4th in that sa ...
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Breeders' Crown Elims Highlight Friday Card at Meadowlands
Two races later in the other Breeders Crown elim for two-year-old trotting fillies, Thats All Moni (Tetrick) looms the solid choice for Takter sporting a 4-3-2 slate and $210,000 bankroll from nine starts this year. But the daughter of Cantab Hall ...
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Texas Classic Futurity Trials This Weekend at Lone Star Park
The connections of Tres Friends in the winner''s circle after last year's Texas Classic Futurity victory Judd Kearl, currently the leading AQHA trainer, will saddle ten promising 2-year-olds in Saturday's Texas Classic Futurity trials. On Fr ...
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Renown makes a name for himself with Sycamore win
Merriebelle Stable LLC’s Renown was making his graded bow in Thursday’s $100,000 Sycamore Stakes (G3) at Keeneland, but that didn’t stop the chestnut gelding from getting up in the final strides to record a nose victory in the rainy day feature.
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Upset pick in Valley View at Keeneland
I remember Sweet Talker. By Stormin Fever, who also sired the Grade 1-winning turf filly Check the Label, Sweet Talker notched her biggest victory on Keeneland’s turf when capturing the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1) in 2005. The triumph came ...
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Almanzor, Minding star on Champions Day
By Dick Powell
Champions Day was run last Saturday at Ascot in England and even if the results do not have a lot of Breeders’ Cup implications, they were great to watch.
The highlight was race five, the $1.9 million Champion Stakes (G1) run a ...
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Pay the Kitten figures tough off the layoff Sunday at Keeneland
Sunday's sixth race at Keeneland is a $60,000 maiden special weight on the turf for fillies and mares. With favoritism likely to fall on Lemon Squeeze (#5) off a sharp second-place effort at Woodbine for Mark Casse, Pay the Kitten (#7) figures to b ...
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Breeders Crown Exposition Of Eliminations Adorns Meadowlands Weekend
All eyes are on the Meadowlands as the 2016 championship series presents a slew of eliminations for The Breeders Crown on Oct. 21 and Oct. 22. Entries for the $6.2-million “Crown” miles numbered 174 trotters and pacers dropping into the entry box to ...
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Breeders Crown Elims For Mare Pacers And Frosh-Filly Trotters For Profit
The Breeders Crown Countdown will be reaching its conclusion as the finals approach, this week featuring several eliminations of for aged pacing mares and two-year-old trotting fillies.
The first elimination for the aged pacing mares attracts ...
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Thursday Rosecroft Card Highlights Both Breeds
But just to her inside is Dublin Rose (Roberts) who has been first, second and third in her three starts locally in this affair for trainer Michael Hall and will once again leave with the goal of cutting the entire mile and perhaps outkicking Spri ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Thursday, October 20
Race 10 - 583 yards - Grade AA - These top grade fields have the tendency to be very competitive and I think we see that here in this contest as five of the greyhounds made the Finals and Consolation races of the recently completed Southland Fes ...
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A longshot deserving of attention in Thursday's Sycamore at Keeneland
Thursday's $100,000 Sycamore (G3) at Keeneland, a 1 1/2-mile turf race for older horses, attracted a full field of 14 (plus one also-eligible). As one might suspect, it's a rather contentious affair.
Trainer Mike Maker arguably has the horses to b ...
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Raven Run attracts a dozen well-matched fillies
Twelve three-year-old fillies will line up on Saturday in the $250,000 Raven Run Stakes (G2) at Keeneland, and the field includes an undefeated runner attempting to keep her record perfect.
That would be the lightly raced Lucy N Ethel, who made ...
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Wednesday Spot Plays for lucrative Pick 6 at Keeneland
Keeneland features a $106k Pick 6 carryover on Wednesday with full fields in five of the six legs (Races 3-8). Here are three horses I’m looking forward to playing in the sequence as well as my A-B-C grid for the Pick 6:
Race 4: #1 Sage’s Epiphan ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Wednesday, October 19
Race 10 - Grade AA - 583 yards - A very strong and competitive field here in this top grade contest as 6 of these hard running greyhounds made the Finals and Consolation races of the recently completed Southland Festival Of Stakes championship. ...
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French filly Azaelia drops in class for Valley View
Friday's $150,000 Valley View (G3) at Keeneland is its usual popular self. Fourteen three-year-old fillies, plus one on the also-eligible list, were entered for the 1 1/16-mile grass test, and a pair of former European mainstays figure to attract m ...
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Milestone Year Continues for One Famous Eagle
Quarter Horse sire One Famous Eagle's offspring have won over $5 million in 2016 The son of Mr Jess Perry stands at 6666 Ranch in Guthrie, Texas, and set records as a first crop sire, continuing with exceptional runners each year. His top perf ...
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Most Outstanding Greyhound Track Announcers In The Country
Here is also Ramon calling the Super Marathon back in April where he mentions many of the top track announcers in his race call: Honorable Mentions
Bob Thacker - Sanford Orlando Kennel Club
Jerry Esherman - Wheeling Greyho ...
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Breeders' Cup implications from Woodbine not limited to Erupt, Al's Gal
If you're wondering why a Lady Eli photo is associated with a Woodbine story, read on.
In contrast to Champions Day , Breeders’ Cup implications were much stronger on Sunday at Woodbine. Canadian International (G1) hero Erupt looked likely f ...
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Breeders’ Cup decision pending for Found
In the aftermath of a blockbuster Champions Day at Ascot , Breeders’ Cup clues were few and far between, and largely revolving around Aidan O’Brien’s possible squad for Santa Anita.
The biggest question regards Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1) hero ...
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Hill Earns Rippey Award for Handicapping Media for Profile of Derby Bettor "Dink"
David Hill, a freelance writer who grew up in the shadow of Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Arkansas, took his talents to Nevada for this year’s Kentucky Derby, and his "How a Las Vegas Sports Betting Legend Spends Horse Racing’s Biggest Weekend" profil ...
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Two down, nine to go: divisional championships on the line at the Breeders' Cup
We're less than three weeks away from the Breeders' Cup, which means time is nearly up for candidates to make their final championship pitches to Eclipse Award voters.
At this writing, it appears two of the 11 equine divisional races are already s ...
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How to bet the Pick 5 carryover on Monday at Meadowlands
I'm not a huge fan of shoehorning a single into a multi-race sequence just to play it, but given the $48,106 Pick 5 carryover today at Meadowlands and just 15% takeout on new money I'm OK with gambling a little bit.
The timing of the carryov ...
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Palm Beach Weekly Wrap Up 10/16/2016
That's all we have for this week. We'll see you next time for the Wrap Up!
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Harrington and Rosecroft Kick Off the Weeknight Cards
Then one race later in the $17,700 Open Handicap for older pacers, Arque Hanover (Roberts) looks poised to regain his status as the top pacer of the meet after a runner-up effort in the Open I at Batavia behind former three-year-old star, Limeligh ...
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Erupt continues Euro-domination of Canadian International
The Niarchos Family’s homebred Erupt didn’t get his ideal pace scenario, but Woodbine’s firm turf was a sufficient canvas in itself for him to maintain Europe’s streak in Sunday’s $762,726 Canadian International (G1) . A surprising overlay who went ...
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Al’s Gal holds on from Suffused in E.P. Taylor
Ken and Sarah Ramsey’s Al’s Gal turned back a platoon of internationals, and British import Suffused, to take Sunday’s $381,668 E.P. Taylor (G1) at Woodbine. Runner-up to Sea Calisi in the Beverly D. (G1) in her only prior Grade 1 try, the Mike Mak ...
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Arella Rockstar hits winning note in Matron
E Five Racing Thoroughbreds and Magic Cap Stables’ Arella Rockstar outran her 12-1 odds in Sunday’s $196,000 Matron Stakes (G3) at Belmont Park to score a three-quarter length victory under jockey Luis Saez.
The Rudy Rodriguez trainee suffered a ...
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Canadian International News & Notes
The Canadian International (Can-G1) will be run for the 79th time on Sunday as part of a star-studded card at Woodbine.
The prestigious 1 1/2-mile turf contest boasts such luminaries as Secretariat, Dahlia, Exceller, All Along, Sky Classic and Sin ...
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Hoosier Sparks Top Winner At $32; H2W Average Soars To 45-Percent In The Money; Five Exactas With Favorite Partners
Our features were heavily concentrated on Saturday, Oct. 15. At Yonkers, the afternoon program presented the $1-million Yonkers International Trot. Resolve, the U.S. star, won as a huge favorite. Jonesy (62-1), our invader from Finland, rode a dull 1 ...
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Top Older Trotters and Pacers Highlight Yonkers Afternoon Card
Melady's Monet delivered the best effort of his career in defeat, grinding first over from the second tier to finish second behind one of the best trotting mares of this century. A seven-year-old Revenue S gelding trained by Kevin McDermott, Melad ...
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Time and Motion times it perfectly in QEII Challenge Cup
Phillips Racing Partnership’s homebred Time and Motion just got her head in front on the wire of Saturday’s $500,000 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup at Keeneland to record her fifth win of the year and first career Grade 1 score.
Jockey John Ve ...
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Heavenly Grace has some big horseshoes to fill
In January 2012 at the Eclipse Awards ceremony in Beverly Hills, California, a four-year-old filly named Havre de Grace was revealed to be the 2011 Horse of the Year.
She earned that top honor without winning the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) or even ...
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Hanson: Siding with European non-favorites on Canadian International Day
Queen's Plate Day might be Canada's biggest day of racing, but for my money that provincial (no pun intended) affair is less intriguing than Canadian International Day, which attracts the eyes of the world.
The foreign participation runs very deep ...
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Almanzor turns Champion double over Found; Minding’s the Queen
French star Almanzor, who’d edged Found in the September 10 Irish Champion (G1), outkicked the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1) winner once again in Saturday’s Champion S. (G1) at Ascot.
Perfectly handled by Christophe Soumillon after a sluggish sta ...
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Rawnaq in driver's seat for Eclipse after Grand National score
Rawnaq solidified his status atop the American steeplechase rankings on Saturday with a victory in the $350,000 Grand National (G1) at Far Hills, New Jersey, the most lucrative hurdle in the country.
With this victory, his third in as many starts ...
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Video form plus comments on Euros in Canadian International
To supplement the brief profiles of the Europeans in the Canadian International (G1) , I’ve collected their most significant race replays – embedded or linked – and added a few more comments.
Protectionist (photo courtesy WEG/Michael Burns vi ...
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After Tepin's Loss the Breeders' Cup Mile Looks Wide Open
Ironicus Ironicus might be the best turf horse in the United States not named Flintshire. He finished second to Flintshire in the 1 1/4 mile Grade 1 Manhattan Handicap in June. He came right back and finished second to Miss Temple City while chasing ...
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Video form plus comments on Euros in E.P. Taylor
Aim to Please photo courtesy of Michael Adolphson via Twitter
Continued from Part I on the Canadian International (G1) ...
This video form guide supplements the preview of the E.P. Taylor (G1) .
Swiss Range
The Juddmonte homebre ...
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Theory dominates Futurity
Theory ran to expectations in Saturday's $196,000 Futurity (G3) at Belmont Park, heading long-time leader Moves Like Ali at the eighth pole and drawing off to win by 3 1/2 lengths under Javier Castellano.
The 3-10 favorite in the field of five j ...
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Hanson: Two deep in QEII and spreading elsewhere in Keeneland Late Pick 4
Saturday's late Pick 4 at Keeneland, with the exception of the third leg, the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1), appears highly contentious on paper. I'll go just two deep in the QEII with Catch a Glimpse (#1, 2-1) and Time and Motion (#7, 5-2 ...
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Yonkers Hosts International Trot on Saturday Afternoon
Harness racing enthusiasts are accustomed to seeing the sport's best trotters and pacers compete under the lights, but this Saturday afternoon Yonkers Raceway will offer a special daytime card featuring a $1 million trot and a pair of $250,000 Invita ...
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Galileo Gold and other plays for British Champions Day
I might be proved wrong, but I don't envision any major upsets occurring Saturday morning (U.S. time) in the five British Champions Day group events at Ascot. However, there are few favorites I'll be standing against as well as a some longshots I'll ...
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