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James Scully’s Kentucky Derby Dream Bet selection
The Editorial staff is playing along for fun in the $25,000 Kentucky Derby Dream Bet at TwinSpires.com and Saturday’s $400,000 Gotham (G3) at Aqueduct serves as the lone qualifier this weekend. Players need to cash a $15 win bet on one of the nin ...
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Meydan Offers Morning Card
Thoroughbred racing fans will have to rise at the crack of dawn on Saturday morning to catch the Super Saturday card at Meydan Race Course in Dubai. Saturday's seven-race card, designed as a prep for the ultra-lucrative Dubai World Cup card, will st ...
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The Dispatch Box: Flintshire comes to US; Solow, Duramente bound for Dubai
Flintshire photo courtesy of NYRA/Coglianese Photography/Susie Raisher .
Before getting into the victorious comebacks of Dubai World Cup night threats Duramente and Solow, I’ve got to comment on the international bombshell that was lobbed to US fa ...
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Kentucky Derby Dream Bet Gotham Stakes pick from Vance Hanson
After shooting fish in a barrel selecting Mohaymen to take last week's $400,000 Fountain of Youth (G2), the pressure is now off now to cash a $15 win bet to qualify for the final round of TwinSpires.com's $25,000 Kentucky Derby Dream Bet contest. ...
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Political Saturday Night at Los Alamitos
Leading Quarter Horse sire Apollitical Jess has four runners in Saturday's Elan Again Handicap Apollitical Jess was an AQHA Champion Quarter Horse. He is retired and as a stallion, producing excellent crops of runners. Four of his offspring wi ...
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Southland - Saturday, March 5
Welcome to another Saturday doubleheader of highly entertaining and exciting greyhound racing at Southland as there are 18 races on the program for both the matinee and evening cards for your viewing and wagering pleasure. This week MoneyMaker Mik ...
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Kellie Reilly picks the Gotham Stakes for Kentucky Derby Dream Bet
After siding with Gun Runner and Mohaymen in the first two races of the Kentucky Derby Dream Bet ’s Qualifying Round, the law of averages is bound to catch up with me in Saturday’s Gotham (G3) at Aqueduct. So consider that a reader warning, or for ...
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Effinex settles in at Santa Anita ahead of Big 'Cap
Edited Press Release
Effinex, the probable favorite for the $1 million Santa Anita H. (G1) on March 12, arrived safely from Florida early Thursday evening and was bedded down in trainer Eoin Harty's barn to prepare for the prestigious 1 1/4-mile ...
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Five underrated Gotham winners that should not be forgotten
Like most New York features the Gotham (G3), which will be renewed at Aqueduct on Saturday, has a rich and storied past. However, it's impact on the classics has lessened since the days when it preceded the Wood Memorial (G1) by two weeks and the Ken ...
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Meydan, Dubai, Saturday 3/5 Preview
[Meydan, 13.35] and he’s the pick. The official feature, the Group I Maktoum Challenge, has been contested by the eventual World Cup winner five times, and Godolphin have used it well. Therefore their Watershed [Meydan, 14.55] must be respected, ...
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Battaglia to hang up mic, takes role as Turfway Park Associate Vice President
Edited Press Release
Mike Battaglia, whose association with Turfway Park stretches back almost half a century, will step down from the announcer’s booth to assume the role of associate vice president at the Northern Kentucky Thoroughbred race tra ...
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Live Meydan Blog – Saturday, March 5th
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What I’m looking for on Dubai’s Super Saturday
The action-packed card at Meydan on “Super Saturday” can be approached two ways: first, for the betting opportunities at hand, and second, for its impact on the March 26 Dubai World Cup night blockbuster.
Let’s go methodically through the program ...
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Remembering the 1992 Gotham; ‘Lure & Devil His Due slugging it out for the entire mile’
The Road to the Kentucky Derby series takes another swing through Aqueduct Saturday for the $400,000 Gotham (G3), with a well-matched field of eight sophomores lining for the 1 1/16-mile test on the inner track.
Shagaf, a Bernardini colt who share ...
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SOUTHLAND - Friday, March 4
Welcome to another Friday doubleheader of highly entertaining and exciting greyhound racing at Southland as there are 18 races on the program for both the matinee and evening cards for your viewing and wagering pleasure. This week MoneyMaker Mike ...
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Mohaymen continues to answer every question; Bernardini represented by a pair of up-and-coming runners
BY DICK POWELL
MOHAYMEN (Tapit), once again, answered every question posed to him in last Saturday’s Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) at Gulfstream Park and right now, he looks unstoppable on his march to the Kentucky Derby (G1).
What will make t ...
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Geroux believes Da Big Hoss can compete anywhere in the U.S.
Edited Press Release
Jockey Florent Geroux believes that Da Big Hoss, winner of last September’s $600,000 Kentucky Turf Cup (G3) at Kentucky Downs, can compete with any horse in the country at 1 1/2 miles on turf.
The 5-year-old son of Lemon ...
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NTRA announces dates for Eclipse Awards, NHC
Edited Press Release
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) on Thursday announced the dates for next year’s renewals of its marquee events, with the 46 th Annual Eclipse Awards set for January 21 at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale ...
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The day Hialeah served chicken with its Flamingo
They mercilessly booed the horses, owners, trainers, and jockeys for the better part of half an hour. Even Bing Crosby, on hand to present the winning trophy, was not immune to the vitriol of the disgruntled 30,011 in attendance on a gorgeous, 80-deg ...
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Horse Racing Free Picks among great TwinSpires.com Brisnet.com Handicapping Information
Whether you want picks, information to make better picks, or (if you’re like me) both, TwinSpires.com & Brisnet.com offer a variety of products and services to improve your wagering experience.
The products can be found at the link. The serv ...
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Promising Prices For Exotics And Spot Plays Around The Ovals
We would like our bettors to enter March like the proverbial lion and continue to roar, so let’s begin the month that ends with strong late-winter series as spring stakes races loom boldly with features and our signature horses-to-watch list (H2W). A ...
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Judd Kearl and Omar Reyes Top Standings at Hialeah Park
Omar Reyes, leading rider for the 2016 Hialeah Park Quarter Horse meet Reyes does not regret any of the sacrifices he is making at this stage of his career. "Right now, my camper is my home, but that's okay," said Reyes. "I know if I work hard ...
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Songbird seeks win No. 6 in Santa Ysabel
Having successfully returned a winner in the February 6 Las Virgenes (G2) in her sophomore bow, undefeated champion Songbird will tackle nine rivals in the $100,000 Santa Ysabel (G3) at Santa Anita Park as she goes for a perfect six-for-six.
The ...
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Pletcher enters four of seven in Gulfstream Park H.; Brown has three in Very One
Leading trainer Todd Pletcher will send out four of the seven entrants in Saturday’s $500,000 Gulfstream Park H. (G2) , one of three graded events on a 13-race card along with the $200,000 Mac Diarmida (G2) and $150,000 Very One (G3) .
Among t ...
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Southland - Thursday, March 3
Welcome to another Thursday twilight program of highly entertaining and exciting greyhound racing at Southland as there are 18 races on tap on the card for your viewing and wagering pleasure. This week MoneyMaker Mike will be selecting several ra ...
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Withers hero Sunny Ridge faces seven in Gotham
S unny Ridge 's status for the Kentucky Derby (G1) remains up in the air, but the gelded son of Holy Bull can continue to accumulate eligibility points toward the year's first classic in Saturday's $400,000 Gotham (G3) at Aqueduct.
Currently eig ...
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Kentucky Derby Report (3/2); Mohaymen posts another easy win ahead of showdown
Mohaymen eliminated any suspense leaving the far turn in Saturday’s Fountain of Youth (G2), drawing away smartly through the short stretch of the 1 1/16-mile race at Gulfstream Park, and the stage is now set for a showdown between unbeaten stars in ...
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Meydan, Dubai, Thursday 3/3 Preview
[Meydan, 16.10] seems as close a one as possible in the UAE Oaks, in which she faces a paltry pair of rivals. She continues to “do everything right,” at home according to her trainer and defeat is almost unthinkable, with chief rival Vale Dori havin ...
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Inner oval continues to play fairly; maiden winners Amoral, Tapa Liath among horses to watch at Aqueduct
AQUEDUCT NOTEBOOK
There was no graded stakes action at Aqueduct this past week.
Track Stats
A total of 36 races were held over the inner strip at the Long Island, New York venue, with favorites winning at a 31 percent rate and the top two ...
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Live Meydan Blog – Week 9
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Palm Beach Top 10 Rankings February 2016
Amf Wild Burst, Sg's Tom Seaver, Jims Full Count, SM Red Wing, JohnnyCantWait, JS ToHotToHandle, Blu Too Tarmac, JS SpeedyPebbles, Omega Point, JS Just Do It, NB's KissTheRoad, Blu Too Ataree
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Top Horses on display
On Wednesday and Thursday mornings on the East Coast, both standardbred and thoroughbred racing fans will have the chance to see several proven stars compete as well as a number of budding stars, although not all of the races will offer wagering. On ...
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TURF TALK: The lost art of the Win Parlay
February 29, 2016
It's not the sexiest way to make a buck at the track, but the win parlay can turn 2-to-5 into 5-to-2 without a lot of effort. Ed DeRosa discusses with Vance Hanson his blog detailing how five odds on favorites could have returne ...
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Songbird heads 112 Kentucky Oaks nominees
Edited Press Release
Fox Hill Farm Inc.’s unbeaten Songbird , the champion 2-year-old filly of 2015 and winner of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) at Keeneland, tops an accomplished and exciting roster of 112 3-year-old fillies made eligible du ...
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Debut quintet of Bako Sweets, Ghostslayer, Indavidualist, Insubordination & Redeeming Quality make Horses to Watch list at Santa Anita
SANTA ANITA NOTEBOOK
There was no graded action over the weekend of the winter/spring meeting at Santa Anita.
Track Stats
From a total of 34 races held at the Arcadia, California racetrack during the past week, favorites won at a 38 perce ...
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California Chrome Ascends in Dubai
5. Mubtaahij - Last year's UAE Derby winner has his prep for the March 26 Dubai World Cup this Saturday on March 5. If Mubtaahij runs well in the G1 Al Maktoum Challenge Round 3, he'll have to be considered a contender to win the Dubai World Cup. H ...
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Older horses prep for Levy series
While thoroughbred racing fans are eager to see undefeated three-year-old colts Mohaymen and Nyquist meet in the Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park in early April and unbeaten sophomore fillies Songbird and Cathryn Sophia clash in the Kentucky Oaks on ...
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Dubai Carnival beads: Chrome polished, but Marking offers more food for thought
California Chrome made short work of his overmatched handicap opponents last Thursday, but his polished performance isn’t a game-changer from a Dubai World Cup (G1) perspective.
“Chromies” can take encouragement from the fact that he’s coming up ...
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Santa Ysabel a race unworthy of a Songbird
Sunday morning at Santa Anita, champion juvenile filly Songbird turned in her final work in advance of the $100,000 Santa Ysabel (G3) this upcoming Saturday. When news of this impending engagement was made public in the last week or so, I was rath ...
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Why a win parlay on Fountain of Youth Day would have been a good play
I think it was Andrew Beyer who in one of his earlier books retold the classic parlay story. A man goes to the track, starts a $2 win parlay and hits the first eight races. He continues to ride the wave into the final race and bets it all...and loses ...
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7 times racing got Awk(ward)
I’ve kind of always found beefcake photos a little awkward. But when you are on horseback with no shirt on (Putin I’m looking at you!) it’s gonna be weird. So when the jockey’s got together to make a beefcake calendar back in 2011, it was a little ...
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Keen Ice entered vs Mubtaahij, Watershed on Dubai’s Super Saturday
Judging by the early entries published for Saturday at Meydan, the card is living up to its moniker of “Super Saturday.” The seven prep races for Dubai World Cup night hold no shortage of interest.
Travers (G1) hero Keen Ice (pictured) is set to ...
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Maryland-breds shine on dirt, turf and sandstone
Saturday afternoon and evening proved to be a banner occasion for Maryland-bred thoroughbreds and standardbreds alike as products of the Free States's breeding industry reached the winner's circle at Gulfstream Park and Yonkers Raceway. Saturday aft ...
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Kentucky Derby Pedigrees: Gun Runner
Gun Runner’s pedigree offers an attractive blend of high-class speed and routing capacity over every surface.
His sire is the brilliant and unbeaten Candy Ride, who secured championship miler honors in his native Argentina with a pair of Group 1 r ...
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Gotham hopefuls out in force over the weekend
Edited Press Release
Sunny Ridge took to the fast Belmont Park training track Friday morning for his second breeze since his Withers (G3) victory last month for trainer Jason Servis.
The gray Holy Bull gelding covered four furlongs in :51.80, ...
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Mor Spirit, Songbird ready for next starts with Santa Anita moves
Edited Press Release
Working in company with stablemate Hoffenheim, Mor Spirit had his mind on business Sunday morning, breezing five furlongs in :59.80 under Martin Garcia for the $400,000 San Felipe (G2) going 1 1/16 miles at Santa Anita Park ...
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Black Ops looking to join Rebel picture with strong performance Friday
Edited Press Release
A 1 1/16-mile, entry-level allowance Friday at Oaklawn Park could produce a starter for the $900,000 Rebel (G2) on March 19.
Owner Richard Keith said Sunday morning that Black Ops will be wheeled back in the Rebel with a ...
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Mobile Bay guts out neck score in Maxxam Gold Cup
Edited Press Release
Saturday night’s Maxxam Racing Festival featured four stakes highlighted by the running of the $100,000 Maxxam Gold Cup . A field of 11 was assembled for the 1 1/8-mile event and the winner was Mobile Bay.
This ...
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Pair Of $18 Winners Top 15 Total Scores; Strong 47 Percent Across-The-Board Contenders Pay Off
This past week, on Feb. 24, a day before TwinSpires harness blog’s weekend edition appeared, @FrankCotolo on Twitter posted selections at Buffalo Raceway for the second-straight Wednesday. All but one of the selections hit the board. The single winne ...
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Rachel Alexandra's 5 Best Career Races
5. 2009 Woodward Stakes - The field was nothing spectacular. Still, Rachel beat older males in the Woodward Stakes. She also did it at Saratoga, the Graveyard of Favorites. Let's not look past that fact. Saratoga is a funky track. American Pharoah ...
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Mohaymen continues to star in Fountain of Youth, anticipation grows for Florida Derby
Shadwell Stable’s Mohaymen put away Zulu in upper stretch and drew off to a 2 ¼-length decision in Saturday’s $400,000 Fountain of Youth (G2) at Gulfstream Park, remaining unbeaten and satisfying his many supporters as the 2-5 favorite. With the 50 ...
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Mo d’Amour captures Busher
In 2013, King of Prussia Stable utilized Aqueduct’s three-year-old filly series of stakes as a springboard to Kentucky Oaks (G1) glory with Princess of Sylmar.
That chestnut miss captured the Busanda and Busher, ran second in the Gazelle (G2) and ...
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Castellano masterminds Palm Beach trip for Converge
Unlike Catch a Glimpse in Saturday's Herecomesthebride (G3) , the $150,000 Palm Beach (G3) didn’t feature as clear-cut a favorite. That parity was borne out by a blanket finish and a tale of tripsat Gulfstream Park.
The Chad Brown-trained Conve ...
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Heart to Heart, Faufiler employ contrasting styles on Gulfstream turf
Former Canadian champion Heart to Heart again demonstrated how dangerous he is on an uncontested early lead in Saturday’s $150,000 Canadian Turf (G3) at Gulfstream Park. But just one race later, thanks to a diametrically opposite pace scenario, Eur ...
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Rebel workers out in force at Oaklawn Park on Saturday
Edited Press Release
Whitmore worked a bullet half-mile in :48.20 Saturday morning at Oaklawn Park, the gelding’s first breeze since finishing second in the February 15 Southwest (G3).
The chestnut gelding is scheduled to make his next start ...
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Smokey Image among quartet of San Felipe workers
Edited Press Release
Undefeated California-bred Smokey Image worked six furlongs Saturday morning at Santa Anita under Victor Espinoza in a bullet 1:12.20 as he prepares to run against open company in the San Felipe (G2) on March 12.
The clock ...
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Herecomesthebride: A Glimpse is all her rivals can Catch
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1) heroine Catch a Glimpse left her rivals standing in a terrific seasonal reappearance in Saturday’s $150,000 Herecomesthebride (G3) at Gulfstream Park.
A mortal lock for a Sovereign Award as Canada’s champ ...
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Sunny Ridge heads Gotham probables
Edited Press Release
Withers (G3) winner Sunny Ridge is expected to be a main contender in the next stop on the New York Triple Crown trail, the $400,000 Gotham (G3) on March 5 at Aqueduct Racetrack.
A gray New Jersey-bred ...
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Cathryn Sophia rolls in Davona Dale
Cash is King LLC’s Cathryn Sophia proved much the best on Saturday in Gulfstream Park’s $200,000 Davona Dale (G2) under Javier Castellano.
The bay miss opened up in the stretch to be seven lengths clear on the wire while stopping the clock in 1: ...
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X Y Jet continues winning ways in Gulfstream Park Sprint
X Y Jet is ready to take on the world in next month's Dubai Golden Shaheen (G1) after rolling to his fifth consecutive victory in Saturday's $100,000 Gulfstream Park Sprint (G3) .
Under Emisael Jaramillo, X Y Jet bobbled slightly at the start bu ...
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Six Stakes Close out Hialeah Park
Quarter Horse trainer sitting on a big day Sunday at Hialeah Park The final day of the Hialeah Park racing season is Monday, February 29. ...
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International scene heats up this weekend
International racing fans have a lot to look forward to this weekend. From Australia tonight, to England and Qatar Saturday, and on to Hong Kong and Japan early Sunday, there’s a feast of intriguing events, many with globetrotting ramifications going ...
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The Dispatch Box: Chautauqua hurls Lightning bolt
Chautauqua photo courtesy of @HawkesRacing via Twitter.
Outstanding Australian sprinter Chautauqua looked beaten until the final stages of the Lightning (G1) at Flemington, when he delivered a breathtaking surge from the rear to get up over T ...
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$50,000 Palm Beach Derby Final Preview
*Ethel Is Here*
Picks 3-8-1-5
I picked her from the beginning and I think she gets it done here. Ethel Is Here may have to run down Camry or Beowulf to take the top prize in what could turn out to be one of the closest Derby finishes ...
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Kellie Reilly picks the Fountain of Youth Stakes for Kentucky Derby Dream Bet
With Gun Runner’s Risen Star (G2) victory securing my spot in the Kentucky Derby Dream Bet ’s Final Round, I feel like a Breeders’ Cup Challenge race winner. But if you didn’t have Gun Runner, the good news is that there’s plenty of time to earn you ...
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Jensen is Louisiana Derby bound following romping Fair Grounds win
Edited Press Release
Trainer Larry Jones’ decision to pass on the Risen Star (G2) with talented and lightly raced Jensen looked like a smart one on Thursday afternoon when his homebred – whom he co-owns and bred with wife, Cindy – impressively w ...
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James Scully picks the Fountain of Youth Stakes for Kentucky Derby Dream Bet
We’re playing along for fun with the $25,000 Kentucky Derby Dream Bet and I would’ve qualified last week, if eligible, with my selection of Gun Runner, who wound up drifting up to 5-1 odds before winning the Risen Star (G2) at Fair Grounds.
With ...
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Kentucky Derby Dream Bet Fountain of Youth Stakes pick from Jennifer Caldwell
There are two “Awesome” colts in Saturday’s Fountain of Youth S. (G2) and it’s hard to pick between them for the TwinSpires.com’s $25,000 Kentucky Derby Dream Bet contest.
Both Awesome Speed (#4, 4-1) and Awesome Banner (#5, 7-2) own the crede ...
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Mo for the Money headed to Rebel, Synchrony bypassing race
Edited Press Release
Mo for the Money, an impressive entry-level allowance winner sprinting February 7 at Oaklawn Park, is pointing for the $900,000 Rebel (G2) on March 19, trainer Tony Dutrow said Friday morning.
The Uncle Mo colt will be ma ...
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Kentucky Derby Dream Bet Fountain of Youth Stakes pick from Vance Hanson
Last week's Risen Star (G2) selection, Mo Tom, didn't quite pan out when he encountered an inside-favoring track and some stretch interference, but I feel pretty confident that Mohaymen (#7, 6-5) can get the job done in Saturday's $400,000 Founta ...
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Ready for Rye can stay a few steps ahead of X Y Jet
If you're wagering sustenance is stakes races, like mine is this year, then Gulfstream Park is the place to pay attention to on Saturday. Of the 13 races on the marathon card that begins at noon (EST), eight are stakes events.
Unfortunately, as Ed ...
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DeRosa Tabs Zulu in Fountain of Youth Kentucky Derby Dream Bet
Who will get the lead in the Fountain of Youth Stakes (click for FREE Brisnet.com Ultimate Past Performances) is an interesting question because it’s a potential disadvantage based on stats at Gulfstream Park’s current championship meeting.
In 3 ...
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Pugh Predicts Awesome Upset In Fountain of Youth
by LAURA PUGH
This weekend’s Fountain of Youth at Gulfstream Park may have drawn a short field, but it makes up in quality what it lacks in quantity.
For FREE Brisnet.com Ultimate Past Performances of the Fountain of Youth Stakes, CLICK HE ...
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Sunland Park Resumes Live Racing Friday
Mad About The Moon Runs Friday at Sunland Park Live racing at Sunland Park will resume on Friday, February 26 after a lengthy closure due to an EHV-1 outbreak. Officials shut down all racing on January 22 with a quarantine was imposed on the ...
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Southland - Young Greyhounds to watch
Welcome to another Southland monthly preview of the Five Up & Coming Young Greyhounds To Watch . March's selections consist of several hard running youngsters that have started their careers with some impressive wins and strong finishes. T ...
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Full fields abound during Maxxam Gold Cup Racing Festival
Sam Houston plays host to four stakes on Saturday night, with the two feature events being the $100,000 Maxxam Gold Cup and $50,000 Jersey Lilly .
The former race drew a field of 12 to go nine furlongs on the main track at Sam Houston, while th ...
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California Chrome’s much too good in Dubai World Cup prep
Treating his 132-pound burden like a feather, and his opponents in accordance with their inferior ratings, California Chrome sailed through his Thursday prep for the March 26 Dubai World Cup (G1).
The inside of Meydan's dirt track was playing favo ...
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Remembering the 1994 Fountain of Youth; Dehere edges Go for Gin as something goes amiss with Holy Bull
Ponce de Leon searched far and wide for the mythical source of eternal youth and the Spanish explorer’s quest has been memorialized with a horse race. And Saturday’s $400,000 Fountain of Youth (G2) at Gulfstream Park holds a high level of appeal due ...
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World Cup preps continue at Meydan
Thoroughbred racing fans did not have to wait long on Thursday to see several of the best horses in the world continue to prep for the very lucrative Dubai World Cup night card at Meydan Race Course in Dubai. Thursday's feature was actually the Grou ...
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Mohaymen facing toughest test yet in Fountain of Youth; California Chrome impresses in Meydan tune-up
BY DICK POWELL
Getting a horse ready for the Kentucky Derby (G1) has become a bit more complicated in recent years. Combine fewer prep races and fewer opportunities to earn eligibility points and you have to have a lot of things go right to m ...
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Top older pacers set to make 2016 debuts
While several of harness racing's top older horses from last year have already made at least one start this season, many of the sport's best aged pacers will make their unofficial return to the races on Friday morning in a pair of qualifiers at The M ...
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Final February Weekend Filled With Harness Racing Betting Opportunities
There is no law of probability that proves we cannot do as well this week as we did last week, so don’t believe in streaks through the weeks, just follow through with our suggested contenders in this blog’s features and horses-to-watch list (H2W). Th ...
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Catch a Glimpse returns to action in Herecomesthebride
Preps for the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Kentucky Oaks (G1) obviously take center stage at Gulfstream Park on Saturday, but fans of turf racing, especially those of the stakes variety, will have a lot to chew on as well during the course of the marathon ...
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Mohaymen faces five in Fountain of Youth
The top-ranked Kentucky Derby contender on the East Coast, Mohaymen will try to remain unbeaten as a heavy favorite in Saturday’s $400,000 Fountain of Youth (G2) at Gulfstream Park. The Kiaran McLaughlin-trained colt drew the far outside post aga ...
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Cathryn Sophia tops Davona Dale, X Y Jet set to sizzle in GP Sprint
The three-year-old filly Cathryn Sophia has already proven she can win on the lead and from off the pace. On Saturday at Gulfstream Park, the rising star will show how capable she is stretching out to a mile for the $200,000 Davona Dale (G2) .
...
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Venus Valentine Finally Gives Longtime Breeder an Answer
Jim Eigel has heard the questions ever since he bought his first mare in 1979, and on February 20, 2016, his homebred Venus Valentine finally provided an answer when she won the TwinSpires.com Rachel Alexandra Stakes at Fair Grounds Race Course.
“ ...
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Kentucky Derby Report (2/24): Bullish on Gun Runner
Gun Runner’s athleticism showed in Saturday’s Risen Star (G2) at Fair Grounds. Making his first start since November, the colt sliced between rivals on the first turn and created space for himself on the far turn after accelerating into a tight posi ...
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Southland - Young Greyhounds
As followers and fans of the Southland preview blog will know from previous months, MoneyMaker Mike chooses five up and coming young greyhounds each month to showcase and follow as they began their careers. All young greyhounds are eligible as l ...
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War Emblem gelded to comply with state, federal import regulations
Champion and dual classic winner War Emblem, who returned from Japan to the United States last fall to live out his days at Old Friends Retirement Farm in Georgetown, Kentucky, has been gelded. Old Friends founder Michael Blowen released the followin ...
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Inner track continues to play fairly; Gaming, Roman Ceres New York-bred maiden winners to watch at Aqueduct
AQUEDUCT NOTEBOOK
There was no graded stakes action at Aqueduct this past week.
Track Stats
A total of 37 races were held over the inner strip at the Long Island, New York venue, with favorites winning at a 51 percent rate and the top two ...
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Juvenile champ, Preakness winner Timber Country dead at 24
Timber Country, the 1994 champion juvenile colt who returned the following year to capture the Preakness (G1) in what proved to be his final start, died this week in Japan at the age of 24. The Louisville Courier-Journal reported the death Wednesda ...
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Victor Espinoza: 2016 George Woolf Memorial Award winner
Edited Press Release
As America's first Triple Crown-winning jockey in 37 years, Victor Espinoza helped Thoroughbred racing project a positive image far beyond the confines of the Thoroughbred industry throughout 2015, thus elevating the sport's ...
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Meydan, Dubai, Thursday 2/25 Preview
[Meydan, 16.45] is better off at the weights with him this time and this true miler has every chance of reversing the Al Fahidi Fort form, having apparently improved for that race. It is interesting that Doug Watson steps One Man Band [Meydan, 15 ...
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California Chrome returns to Meydan
Eleven months after he settled for second in the Grade I, $10 million Dubai World Cup at Meydan Race Course in Dubai, California Chrome will make his return to the desert on Thursday when he faces a modest field of seven rivals in the $150,000 Trans ...
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Live Meydan Blog - Week 8
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Fair Grounds, Birmingham Illustrate Changing Attitudes Toward Racing
There are not a lot of similarities between Fair Grounds and Birmingham Race Courses today, but the history of the two tracks illustrate changing attitudes about horse racing, gambling, and their places in society.
Fair Grounds in New Orleans open ...
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Ziconic makes Horses to Watch list along with Atascadero & Dreamologist at Santa Anita
SANTA ANITA NOTEBOOK
A single graded race took place over the weekend of the winter/spring meeting at Santa Anita.
Buena Vista S. (G2) : KM Racing’s PAULINA’S LOVE (Mizzen Mast) took the lead nearing the top of the lane and held off a stern l ...
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Another Track Record Falls At Palm Beach
What's next for the young superstar? With the summer racing season around the corner, Sarras and co-owner James Zawisa plan on bringing Renegade to Southland Park in West Memphis, Arkansas very soon. Renegade will get a chance to run for t ...
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California Chrome draws rail in Dubai World Cup prep
Dubai Racing Club photo of California Chrome with exercise rider Dihigi Gladney, who weighs 150 pounds -- 18 more than Chrome's assignment Thursday
California Chrome will tackle seven rivals in his Thursday prep for the Dubai World Cup (G1), but ...
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Trainer shines on Monday card
On a day when harness racing lost one of its best trotters, one local trainer enjoyed a banner evening at Dover Downs on Monday. Trainer Eric Ell has been among the leading conditioners in Maryland and Delaware for two decades and last year he garne ...
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