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Delta Downs Presents the $194,810 Firecracker Derby on Friday, July 1
TLC Dale will run in Friday's Firecracker Derby at Delta Downs Trainer Michael Taylor has qualified three runners for Friday night's final. His top contender is First Fancy Prize, but graded stakes winner, Not Perry Pretty is also a filly to wa ...
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Melatonin’s speed, Mo Tom’s closing kick on display
Don’t waste any time analyzing his first nine starts in 2013-15, those races don’t matter. When it comes to Melatonin , his racing career essentially began on February 6 at Santa Anita. That’s when the 5-year-old made his two-turn debut, winning a 1 ...
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Riva Ridge-Key to the Mint rivalry one of racing's most underrated
In June 1972, Riva Ridge was firmly on top of the US Thoroughbred world, less than 10 days after the arrival of July, the entire racing season surprisingly began to change.
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By the Moon flaunts her affinity for Big Sandy; speed plays well on main track & inner turf at Belmont
BELMONT NOTEBOOK
A single graded race topped the weekend of racing at Belmont Park.
Bed o’ Roses H. (G3) : Jay Em Ess Stable’s homebred BY THE MOON (Indian Charlie) swept to the front nearing midstretch and powered home late in securing a 1 ¾ ...
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French Jockeys Riding in the U.S.
The names are familiar to horse racing fans worldwide: Jean Cruguet, Freddy Head, Jean Luc-Samyn and Olivier Peslier. Thoroughbred racing has always had its fair share of great French jockeys. In the United States, there are 4 jockeys who are French ...
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Round 4 of the 2016 SOUTHLAND DERBY is in the books, Finals set for Friday, July 1
The 2016 SOUTHLAND DERBY is headed to the finals on Friday, July 1 and while the favorites led the way in Round 4 we all know as racing fans that anything can happen in the finals. As you may remember, Round 3 was highlighted by a ton of upsets and ...
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American Freedom flies flag for Wests, Baffert in Iowa Derby
Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert has always been high on the late-developing three-year-old American Freedom , the aptly-named colt who can kick off the long Independence Day weekend in fine style with a victory Friday night in the $250,000 Iowa D ...
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Thrilled, Family Tree square off in Iowa Oaks
Thrilled was two lengths best of Family Tree when the two three-year-old fillies first met in the $200,000 Plum Pretty at Sunland Park in March. Thursday night at Prairie Meadows, they and nine others will do battle in the $200,000 Iowa Oaks (G3 ...
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Durkin to host guided tours of Hall of Fame
Edited Press Release
Retired race caller Tom Durkin, one of the most beloved and vibrant personalities in the history of American Thoroughbred racing, will lead personalized tours of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame throughout the S ...
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Champions Beholder, Songbird and Stellar Wind all work at Santa Anita
Edited Press Release
Champions Beholder, Songbird and Stellar Wind all took to Santa Anita Park’s fast track on Sunday to ready for their next engagements.
Beholder and Stellar Wind, first and second in the June 4 Vanity Mile (G1) m ...
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Noble Bird breezes for Suburban; Catch a Glimpse, Airoforce headed to Belmont Oaks, Derby
Edited Press Release
John C. Oxley’s Grade 1-winning Noble Bird, sixth in the Metropolitan Handicap (G1) at Belmont Park last out on June 11, will return to that New York oval on July 9 for the $500,000 Suburban Handicap (G1) following a half-mi ...
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Wicked fast eliminations held at Pocono Downs
Saturday nights eliminations for the Max Hempt, James Lynch and Earl Beal, Jr. Memorial for three-year-olds and Ben Franklin for older pacers produced exceptional clockings that set the stage for four lucrative finals this weekend at Pocono Downs. I ...
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Outside Contenders Partner With Favorites For 10 Exactas, Two Trifectas; Scorching World-Record Pacers At Pocono
We were back on Twitter for Buffalo Raceway on June 22 battling the barrage of favorites on the program in races 6, 7, 9 and 10. We only took a show price in Race 7 with Rock That Look ($4.20). Our other attempts at prices left us with Voltina (16-1) ...
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Melatonin captures Gold Cup at Santa Anita
Tarabilla Farms Inc.’s Melatonin tracked the pacesetting Lieutenant Colonel before taking command of Saturday’s $501,035 Gold Cup at Santa Anita (G1) and pulling off the 1 1/2-length victory under jockey Joe Talamo.
Melatonin and Talamo joined f ...
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Lord Nelson rallies for Triple Bend victory
Spendthrift Farm’s Lord Nelson came with a nice late run to nip Subtle Indian in Saturday’s $301,035 Triple Bend Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita Park.
With Rafael Bejarano aboard, the Bob Baffert-trained four-year-old stalked between rivals as Subtle ...
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By the Moon topples Wavell Avenue in Bed o' Roses
Continuing to show an affinity for Belmont Park, By the Moon split rivals with an inside rally in upper stretch and defeated reigning Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1) winner Wavell Avenue by 1 3/4 lengths on Saturday in the $150,000 Bed o' ...
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Mo Tom ships and gets the trip to win Ohio Derby
Team Mo Tom made the trip to the Ohio Derby , and their Uncle Mo colt finally got the perfect trip to win the $500,000 race for three-year-olds on Saturday, June 25, at Jack Thistledown near Cleveland.
After finishing 8th in the Kentucky Derby Pr ...
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Rachel’s Valentina, Lewis Bay post moves for Mother Goose; Outwork, Economic Model ready for Dwyer
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Grade 1 winner Rachel's Valentina is set to make her fifth consecutive Grade 1 start in the $300,000 Mother Goose Stakes on July 2 at Belmont Park.
Trainer Todd Pletcher said the daughter of classic-winning 2009 Horse o ...
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Sunday's Southland greyhound action will be highlighted by Round 4 of the Southland Derby
The 2016 SOUTHLAND DERBY is running Round 4 on Sunday and it's sure to be the highlight of the afternoon racing card, especially after all the upsets that happened in Round 3. There are 4 races featuring 32 hard running and talented greyhounds comp ...
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Nyquist works five-eighths in preparation for comeback
Edited Press Release
With regular rider Mario Gutierrez aloft, Kentucky Derby (G1)-winning Nyquist worked five furlongs in 1:02.07 at 12:48 p.m. (PDT) Saturday over Santa Anita's main track.
In his second recorded workout since tasting ...
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Tepin clears quarantine, scheduled to leave Belmont for Churchill on Sunday
Edited Press Release
Champion and Royal Ascot heroine Tepin brought a little extra star power to New York this weekend as the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1) and Queen Anne (Eng-G1) winner scheduled in a short stop on her world tour at historic Belmont ...
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Harzand fends off Idaho for Epsom-Irish Derby double
Edited Press Release
Harzand, trained on the Curragh by Dermot Weld, followed up his victory in the Epsom Derby (G1) when landing a thrilling renewal of the Irish Derby at the Curragh (G1) on Saturday.
Owned by His Highness Aga Khan and ridden ...
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How to bet the Ohio Derby: both the card and the race Saturday, June 25, at Jack Thistledown
After welcoming home the world champion Cleveland Cavaliers earlier this week, Northeast Ohio welcomes another set of elite athletes on Saturday, June 25, when Jack Thistledown plays host to the $500,000 Ohio Derby , which is the co-richest race of ...
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Albuquerque Downs Kicks off their 2016 Live Racing Season on June 25
Quarter Horse jockey Esgar Ramirez will ride in the upcoming Albuquerque Downs meet. Patrons visiting Albuquerque Downs will immediately notice a lot of changes to the facility, including a completely renovated open-air grandstand with sparklin ...
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Possible upcoming races revealed for Brody’s Cause, Cherry Wine & Suddenbreakingnews
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Trainers Dale Romans and Donnie Von Hemel are beginning to make plans for their Triple Crown contenders’ mid-summer campaigns.
Romans, who saddled Brody’s Cause and Cherry Wine to respective sixth- and seventh-place finis ...
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Palm Beach Superstar Saturday Preview 6/25/2016
Camry is a multi-stakes finalist and will be trying to win Suncoast's first Track Championship since Atascocita Henri brought home gold back in 2012.
Camry looks to have the advantage with her dynamic break and tough on the lead racing style ...
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Pocono Downs hosts bevy of eliminations
This Saturday evening Pocono Downs in Pennsylvania will host a bevy of eliminations for trotters and pacers as many of the best standardbreds of both gaits will look to earn a berth in next weekend's quartet of lucrative finals that will undoubtedly ...
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Swipe entered Sunday at Belmont; Exaggerator galloping
Edited Press Release
Keith Desormeaux's multiple Grade 1-placed trainee Swipe will take on older horses in Sunday's 8TH race at Belmont Park as he gears up for a summer campaign in New York, returning from a two-month layoff in a six-furlong a ...
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Mohaymen returns to worktab with three-furlong breeze
Edited Press Release
Shadwell Stable's multiple Grade 2 winner Mohaymen returned to the worktab Thursday morning with a three-furlong breeze at the Greentree Training Facility adjacent to Saratoga Race Course.
Trained by Kiaran McLaughlin, th ...
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Popular gelding Page McKenney sidelined indefinitely
Edited Press Release
Grade 3-winning millionaire Page McKenney remains with trainer Mary Eppler as he continues recovering from a filling in a tendon that cost him a planned start in the Pimlico Special (G3) on May 20.
Eppler, based at Pimlic ...
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Round 3 of the 2016 SOUTHLAND DERBY stakes competition full of surprises
Round 3 of the 2016 SOUTHLAND DERBY was highlighted not only by the 6 stakes races on the program for Wednesday evening but also by the surprising number of longshots that were able to pull the upset. In the 6 stakes races, 5 of them were won by gr ...
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Watch Out for Unimpeachable; Tales of a Pacer Owner
By Dick Powell
Last year in this space I confessed to losing my mind when I bought 50% of a Standardbred pacing filly. I have been in the racing game for a long time and this was my first venture into any sort of ownership of any horse, let alone ...
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Hoppertunity, Melatonin square off in Gold Cup at Santa Anita; Kobe’s Back tops Triple Bend
Making his first start since a rallying third to California Chrome on late March, Hoppertunity has been installed as a slight 3-1 morning line favorite in Saturday’s $500,000 Gold Cup at Santa Anita (G1) . His main rival, Big ‘Cap (G1) winner ...
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Sophomores And Senior Superstar Pacers Battle For Berths On Pocono Program
No one in North America needs a weatherman to predict the steaming summer weather blanketing both coasts this time of year, but everyone needs a courageous forecaster that can offer ways to be cool and possibly benefit from it. When it comes to wager ...
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Boys To Brawl in Earl Beal, Jr. Eliminations
Pocono Downs is readying for one of their star-laden programs of the race season, hosting eliminations for several sophomore stakes events (see main TwinSpires harness blog), including two elims for the $500,000 Earl Beal Jr. Memorial on Saturday, Ju ...
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Mo Tom Returns in Ohio Derby
Mo Tom will make his first start since finishing eighth in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands in the $500,000 Ohio Derby on Saturday, June 25, at Jack Thistledown near Cleveland.
The Kentucky Derby has already proven to be a productive ...
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Wavell Avenue faces five in Bed o’ Roses; Isabella Sings entered in Eatontown
Wavell Avenue upset last year’s Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1) at 10-1 but probably won’t reach those odds when she goes in Saturday’s $150,000 Bed o’ Roses Handicap (G3) at Belmont Park.
The Breeders’ Cup turned out to be Wavell Ave ...
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Obviously impresses in Poker; Last Resort, Orient Harbor make the Horses to Watch list at Belmont
BELMONT NOTEBOOK
A single graded race topped the weekend of racing at Belmont Park.
Poker S. (G3) : Fanticola and Scardino’s OBVIOUSLY (Choisir) sailed to the front soon after the break and was never challenged in earning a 3 ¾-length decisio ...
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Tuesday cards set the stage for week ahead
On Tuesday evening it was the pacing fillies and mares who were on display at Harrington Raceway in Delaware in state-bred action, but beginning on Friday at The Meadowlands the best older horses of both gaits will garner the spotlight as the stage w ...
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SOUTHLAND DERBY heads to Round 3 on Wednesday, June 22
Round 3 of the 2016 SOUTHLAND DERBY highlights the program for Wednesday evening and while the favorites have been holding their own, fans have also seen several upsets. Of the 18 races on the program for June 22, 6 are stakes races as the very com ...
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Gun Runner, Donegal Moon potential players in second half of season
The Triple Crown concluded a week earlier but a couple a notable performances kept the 3-year-old division in the spotlight, with Gun Runner easily capturing Saturday’s Matt Win (G3) at Churchill Downs and Donegal Moon posting a sharp score in the Pe ...
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Jockey Damian Martinez One of the Rising stars of Quarter Horse Racing
Quarter Horse jockey Damian Martinez is one of the top riders at Delta Downs The 22-year-old native of Coahuila, Mexico has just been riding professionally for four years He made his debut in Texas and began riding for Texas horseman Brian Stro ...
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Songbird picks up where she left off in a spectacular return; speed fares well on Santa Anita turf
SANTA ANITA NOTEBOOK
A pair of graded affairs were offered at Santa Anita.
Summertime Oaks (G2) : Fox Hill Farms’ unbeaten champion SONGBIRD (Medaglia d’Oro) returned to action off a 10-week layoff and continued to dominate, taking command ne ...
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Top 5 Ranked Filly and Mare Dirt Runners
Cathryn Sophia - She got the perfect trip in the Kentucky Oaks. But she didn't get the perfect trip in the Ogden Phipps. Watching the race again, the Phipps, I was impressed with how she pressed a fast pace and took over at the top of the stretch. ...
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Mohawk features best of both gaits
Saturday evening's lucrative card at Mohawk Raceway in Toronto, Canada, gave onlookers an early indication of which horses could emerge among the three-year-old divisions for both trotters and pacers. Early on the Saturday card, Hannelore Hanover (Y ...
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Untapable's retirement well-deserved, if a little late
Owner Ron Winchell on Sunday night announced via Twitter the retirement of his champion mare Untapable, who ended her career on a disappointing note Saturday evening when finishing a distant fourth as the 3-5 favorite in the Fleur de Lis H. (G2) at C ...
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Ellis Park meet to feature deep jockey colony
Edited Press Release
With the return of 10-time Churchill Downs leading rider Corey Lanerie, Ellis Park features its most accomplished jockey colony as the 94-year-old western Kentucky track runs its 2016 meeting July 2-September 5.
Laneri ...
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Keeneland releases $5.275 million fall stakes schedule
Edited Press Release
Keeneland will offer 17 graded stakes worth $5.275 million during its 2016 Fall Meet, to be held October 7-29, which kicks off with nine graded stakes presented as part of the track's prestigious Fall Stars Weekend. Eight Fal ...
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Palm Beach Weekly Wrap Up 6/19/2016
Speeding Bullet Close To Returning
The track record holder returning to Palm Beach after a one year hiatus schooled twice this week as he gets back into racing shape, finishing second and fourth. This is an intriguing story that will be v ...
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Meadows’ Strike At $33 Tops Winners ; Picks Partner For Triactors At Mohawk; 50-Percent H2W Rate Is Year’s Highest
The big June 18 Mohawk program featuring the North America Cup was kind to the betting public’s choices, offering few surprises, which did not do us much good in the features category. Our minor score at the Meadows earlier in the day and some strong ...
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Cheekaboo prevails in Honeymoon blanket finish
It came right down to the wire in the $201,380 Honeymoon Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita Park on Sunday, and Cheekaboo played peekaboo between rivals to score by a head in the 1 1/8-mile grass contest.
Gone to Bali set the early pace of :22.72, :45.9 ...
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Songbird likely headed east following Summertime Oaks romp
Edited Press Release
Sunday morning, one day after celebrating his 70th birthday in the winner’s circle after champion Songbird recorded yet another victory, trainer Jerry Hollendorfer was back at his grandstand perch at Santa Anita Park.
“It ...
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Donegal Moon rallies for Pegasus victory
Donegal Moon put in a nice last-to-first rally in Sunday’s $154,500 Pegasus Stakes (G3) at Monmouth Park to score by 1 1/4 lengths under jockey Joe Bravo.
The duo were content to settle in the rear of the seven-horse field after bobbling at the ...
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Churchill Downs unveils logos for 2017 Kentucky Derby and Oaks
Edited Press Release
Churchill Downs Racetrack unveiled the official logos for the 2017 Kentucky Derby (G1) and Kentucky Oaks (G1) between races on Saturday’s “Downs After Dark” nighttime racing event.
The logos were designed by SME, a New Yo ...
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Stephen Foster Night winners doing well
Edited Press Release
All five stakes winners on Saturday evening’s card at Churchill Downs exited their wins in good shape, according to their connections.
Stephen Foster Handicap (G1) winner Bradester walked away from his first Grade 1 t ...
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Pleuven begins to fulfill early promise in Wise Dan
Once upon a time a promising turf youngster, Pleuven excelled in his third start off a 13-month layoff and scored a breakthrough victory in Saturday night’s $200,000 Wise Dan (G2) (formerly known as the Firecracker) at Churchill Downs. The 5-year-o ...
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Bradester just holds off Eagle, Majestic Harbor to wire Stephen Foster
Joseph W. Sutton’s Bradester took command of Saturday night’s $500,000 Stephen Foster Handicap (G1) at Churchill Downs and had just enough left to hold off the combined rallies of Eagle and Majestic Harbor to score under jockey Joe Bravo.
The si ...
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Songbird ‘has wings on her hooves,’ flies to Summertime Oaks win
Fox Hill Farms’ champion Songbird made her return off an unscheduled two-month break on Saturday in the $200,000 Summertime Oaks (G2) at Santa Anita Park, and the dark bay miss never seemed to come out of a gallop the entire way home.
Jockey Mik ...
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Paid Up Subscriber stretches out, earns first stakes win in Fleur de Lis
Paid Up Subscriber, a dual allowance winner who had gone unplaced in two prior stakes attempts, led a trio of longshots across the wire in Saturday night's $200,000 Fleur de Lis H. (G2) at Churchill Downs in her first start around two turns. Finish ...
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Gun Runner Haskell bound after Matt Winn romp
Six weeks after finishing third to Nyquist in the Kentucky Derby (G1), Gun Runner made a successful return to the races Saturday night at Churchill Downs registering a facile victory in the $100,000 Matt Winn (G3) .
Gearing up for next month's $1 ...
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Obviously’s speed proves a royal flush in Poker
Veteran speedball Obviously is tough to catch when he’s loose on the lead, and the Southern California shipper found his ideal scenario at Belmont Park in Saturday’s $300,000 Poker (G3) .
Trainer Phil D’Amato was initially considering the June 4 ...
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The Queen & Churchill win at Royal Ascot
Sounds like a headline from the mid-20th century, but that’s what happened on Saturday’s finale at the Royal meeting. Dartmouth gave Queen Elizabeth II a 90th birthday present when outdueling Highland Reel by a head in the Hardwicke (G2), and Ch ...
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Palm Beach Fathers Day All-Star Feature Preview
Picks (5-1-2-3)
The public is going to be all over JustDoInMyThing which will open up prices for everybody else. I'm going with #5 Blu Too Tarmac for the win on Fathers Day. He's been on of the hottest dogs at Palm Beach the last tw ...
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Early Post Time Saturday at Delta Downs for Lee Berwick Trials
Lassie Futurity winner Louisiana Jewels will run in Saturday's Lee Berwick trials at Delta Downs Another notable contender is Rdd Lajollanfastdash from the barn of trainer Willie Simien Jr. The speedy gray won the first official futurity of 201 ...
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SOUTHLAND recap - Round 2 of the Southland Derby is in the books
Round 2 of the 2016 SOUTHLAND DERBY highlighted the program for Thursday evening and while the favorites won some races, we did see several greyhounds that were able to pull off a few upsets. Of the 18 races on tap, 11 of them were stakes races and ...
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Poker comes up tough with trio of Grade 1 winners
A talented group of six runners will line up on Saturday in the $300,000 Poker Stakes (G3) at Belmont Park.
Obviously is the 9-5 favorite on the morning-line in the one-mile turf test but won’t have an easy time of it while going up against the ...
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Qemah reigns in Coronation Stakes
Edited Press Release
Jean Claude Rouget secured back-to-back victories in the Coronation Stakes (Eng-G1) following the decisive 1 3/4-length victory of the Gregory Benoist-ridden Qemah on Friday.
The daughter of Danehill Dancer traveled nicel ...
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Quiet Reflection makes some noise in Commonwealth Cup
Edited Press Release
Trainer Karl Burke was delighted with the performance of Quiet Refection, who was given a very confident ride by jockey Dougie Costello when running out a one-length winner of the Commonwealth Cup (Eng-G1) at Royal Ascot Fri ...
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Nyquist breezes half-mile in return to worktab
Edited Press Release
At his home base of Santa Anita Friday morning, Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Nyquist had his first workout since returning last Sunday from Baltimore where the son of Uncle Mo, trained by Doug O'Neill for Paul and Zillah Red ...
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Across the Stars shines in King Edward VII Stakes
Edited Press Release
Sir Michael Stoute registered his 74th winner at Royal Ascot, one away from equaling Sir Henry Cecil's all-time record of 75 winners, courtesy of 7-1 shot Across the Stars in Friday’s King Edward VII Stakes (Eng-G2).
Havi ...
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Brave Anna proves best in Albany Stakes
Edited Press Release
Aidan O'Brien scored his 52nd Royal Ascot winner when Brave Anna took the first race on Friday, the Albany Stakes (Eng-G3), going six furlongs with Seamus Heffernan aboard.
The War Front filly is owned and bred by Coolmor ...
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bestbet Weekend Feature Races
Another great weekend of racing is upon us here at bestbet Jacksonville. Loads of top grade talent on tap from rising stars, to stakes winners, to track record holders. If you like early speed, we have you covered. If you like closers, we have you c ...
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Monday card at Harrington Raceway features second DSBF elims
Monday evening Harrington Raceway will host the second round of eliminations of the Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund for three-year-old pacing colts and geldings as the opening round winners look to secure their spot in the $100,000 DSBF final on ...
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Saturday night card at Mohawk Raceway offers numerous stakes
It might be too far early in the season to begin crowning division champions, something generally reserved for the Breeders Crown races, but this Saturday night's card at Mohawk Raceway in Toronto, Canada, could get the argument started in several di ...
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Six try their luck against Songbird in Summertime Oaks
Up to this point, Fox Hill Farms’ champion Songbird has made seven starts and romped on each occasion to the wire.
The dark bay filly doesn’t look to have much of a challenge on Saturday either as she lines up as part of the seven-filly field ente ...
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Hawkbill swoops for Tercentenary score
Edited Press Release
Trainer Charlie Appleby was delighted with the performance of Hawkbill, who gave the trainer his second Royal Ascot success when running out a 1 1/4-length winner of the Tercentenary Stakes (Eng-G3) Thursday afternoon.
Jo ...
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Prince of Lir rules Norfolk
Edited Press Release
Jockey Luke Morris was all smiles after he registered his first Royal Ascot win when piloting Prince of Lir to a half-length victory in the Norfolk Stakes (Eng-G1) going five furlongs Thursday afternoon.
"It's an unbeliev ...
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Even Song gives O’Brien 50th Royal Ascot win with Ribblesdale victory
Edited Press Release
Aidan O'Brien reached a significant milestone on Thursday at Royal Ascot.
Even Song gave her Ballydoyle trainer his 50th Royal Ascot victory when running out an impressive 1 1/2-length winner of the Ribblesdale Stakes (En ...
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Order of St George prevails in Gold Cup
Edited Press Release
Order of St George overcame trouble to provide trainer Aidan O'Brien a record seventh success in Thursday’s Gold Cup (Eng-G1) in honor of Queen Elizabeth's 90th birthday at Royal Ascot.
Sent off the 10-11 favorite, the Ir ...
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Thursday night plays at Churchill Downs
It's a hot night in Louisville, but not as hot as these picks for the eight-race Thursday night card at Churchill Downs featuring a $560,991 carryover in the Single^6 jackpot carryover.
I'll stop short of calling my top pick, #1 Golden Point, my b ...
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Creator’s connections spot on in Belmont Stakes planning
by Dick Powell
Well, the Triple Crown is over and we saw three different colts win each leg. All seem to be fine physically for the second half of the year and there are some promising three-year-olds who will be heard from before the year is out. ...
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Million-Dollar North America Cup Leads Mohawk Menu Of Stakes; More Maturity Trotters On The Move
June 18 is the $1-million North America Cup for glamour-boy pacers at Mohawk. Last week the two eliminations to decide the field were filled with form, assuring the top colts from the division thus far will be soaring for the big bucks.
The “C ...
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Colts Clash In Goodtimes, Empire Breeders Classics And Sires Stakes; Filly Foes Joust, Too
Hambletonian prospects continue down the Hambletonian Trail Saturday, June 18 in the $268,000 Goodtimes Trot at Mohawk Racetrack, as well as the lucrative Empire Breeders Classic (EBC) final on Sunday, June 19 at Vernon Downs. “Oaks” hopefuls will al ...
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Father's Day and the Races
Dad and I at Arlington Park, 1995 My dad got sick with skin cancer in 1999 and in 2001 it started becoming clear that the treatments weren’t working. He battled but the cancer kept coming back stronger. So I moved home for the summer and the on ...
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Competitive field of seven assembled for Stephen Foster Handicap
Seven runners, four of whom are exiting stakes wins, have been entered to go 1 1/8 miles Saturday night in the $500,000 Stephen Foster Handicap (G1) at Churchill Downs.
The race is the feature event on Churchill’s Downs After Dark program that a ...
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The Great Russell Baze Has Retired
Smiling Tiger - Russell Baze rode Smiling Tiger to a win in the 2010 Ancient Title Stakes. Smiling Tiger also provided Russell with his only Top 3 finish in a Breeders Cup Race. He was aboard Smiling Tiger in the 2010 Breeders Cup Sprint when Smili ...
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SOUTHLAND - Round 2 of the SOUTHLAND DERBY runs Thursday, June 16
Highlighting the program for Thursday will be the running of Round 2 of the 2016 SOUTHLAND DERBY. Of the 18 races on tap, 11 of them will be stakes races and fans should find the paw to paw battles between some of the best greyhounds running anywhe ...
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Gun Runner headlines Matt Winn en route to Haskell
Gun Runner was a prominent figure on this year’s Triple Crown trail and reputed himself well when running third in the Kentucky Derby (G1) last out on May 7 at Churchill Downs.
The Steve Asmussen-trained chestnut never left the Twin Spires after ...
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Untapable, Ahh Chocolate face off in Fleur de Lis
Only six fillies and mares were entered for Saturday night’s $200,000 Fleur de Lis Handicap (G2) at Churchill Downs, but included in that sextet are Untapable and Ahh Chocolate.
Untapable gained fame in 2014 when taking both the Kentucky Oaks ...
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Lady Aurelia races to stardom in Queen Mary
One day after Tepin proudly hoisted the stars and stripes over Royal Ascot, Wesley Ward’s Lady Aurelia brought down the house with a stunning performance in Wednesday’s Queen Mary (G2). Shredding any doubt about whether the rain-softened ground cou ...
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My Dream Boat sinks Found, A Shin Hikari flounders in Prince of Wales’s
Wednesday’s Group 1 feature at Royal Ascot, the Prince of Wales’s Stakes, was much less logical as the unheralded My Dream Boat engineered a 20-length form reversal to spring a 16-1 upset.
My Dream Boat had been beaten out of sight by A Shin Hi ...
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The Pizza Man returns in Wise Dan Stakes
Eclipse Award finalist The Pizza Man returns off a four-month break in Saturday night’s $200,000 Wise Dan Stakes (G2) (formerly the Firecracker) at Churchill Downs.
The popular bay gelding earned his shot at a championship after going 6-4-1-0 ...
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David Atwell Grabs A Coveted NHC Seat
David Atwell of Pleasanton, CA., entered and conquered the NHC Qualifier on Friday (June 10) on TwinSpires.com. Atwell was one of two winners of a prize package that included a seat to the 2017 NHC tournament in Las Vegas, hotel accommodations and airfare.
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No Dirty Politics with Apollitical Jess
Apollitical Chad wins the Ruidoso Futurity and is another winner by top sire, Apollitical Jess Another offspring of Apollitical Jess won the $100,000 Ruidoso Juvenile, the consolation final for the 2-year-olds that did not qualify for the final ...
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Three-year-old pacing colts highlight Monday card at Harrington
Monday evening Harrington Raceway hosted the opening round of Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund elimination action for three-year-old pacing colts and at least a handful of them delivered performances that would suggest they will be contenders in t ...
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Belmont Stakes highlights stellar week of racing in New York
The Belmont Stakes topped a sensational weekend of racing at Belmont Park.
Belmont S. (G1): WinStar Farm and Bobby Flay’s CREATOR (Tapit) took aim on the leader clear inside the final furlong and got his nose in front to pick up a classic win ...
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Crimson and Gold finds her spot on the turf
There was no graded racing at Santa Anita this past week.
Track Stats
From a total of 36 races held over the Arcadia, California, racetrack during the past week, favorites won at a 39 percent clip and the top two betting choices combined for ...
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Triple Crown exposes strengths, weaknesses of the top 3 performers
The Kentucky Derby was not representative of Creator’s abilities, Belmont supporters had to draw a line through the 13 th -place effort and focus upon the improving form displayed by the Arkansas Derby winner in the weeks leading up to the first leg ...
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Tepin boosts legacy with historic victory in Queen Anne
Not long after Queen Elizabeth II’s royal procession, another queen graced the Ascot turf – Tepin , the Queen of the American turf, who proved just as unbeatable abroad as she is back home. No nasal strip, no Lasix, no turns, no problem as the reign ...
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