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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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What are Zenyatta's Best Career Races?
Zenyatta finished with a career record of 19 and 1 out of 20 races. Her only second place finish was to Blame in the 2010 Breeders Cup Classic at Churchill Downs.
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I'm a Chatterbox could be back in time for Apple Blossom
Edited Press Release
The $600,000 Apple Blossom H. (G1) for older fillies and mares April 15 at Oaklawn Park is being targeted by I'm a Chatterbox, runner-up for an Eclipse Award as champion three-year-old filly last year, and multiple stakes win ...
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Dubai Carnival beads: Tryster begins new love affair with turf
We all knew that Tryster was in love with synthetic. He’s unbeaten from six starts on the stuff, with a jet propulsion-style late kick on display in last year’s Winter Derby (G3) and Easter Classic. But was the Godolphin runner quite as enamored of ...
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Southland - Monday, February 22
As many of you may know, last week at Southland MoneyMaker Mike concentrated the selections on longshots. These were picks that weren't on the morning line and were those greyhounds that I felt had a better than average shot at a nice money finis ...
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Pick 3 Weekend Recap
Gun Runner holds off Foreveamo. (Photo by Fair Grounds) Another fun weekend of racing filled with action, excitement, and even some controversy. Here’s my Pick 3, a look at the three most interesting stories from this past weekend. 1. Risen ...
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California Chrome’s prep race attracts nine others at early entry stage
California Chrome could face nine rivals in his Thursday prep race at Meydan, contested over the same about 1 1/4-mile distance as the March 26 Dubai World Cup (G1). A few are cross-entered to other spots on the card, and final declarations (along wi ...
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Songbird, Smokey Image record easy works at Santa Anita; Ziconic shows promise in debut
Edited Press Release
Undefeated champion filly Songbird could make her next start in Santa Anita Park’s $100,000 Santa Ysabel (G2) for three-year-old fillies on March 5.
Trainer Jerry Hollendorfer did not rule out the 1 1/16-mile contest after ...
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Winners, also-rans exit Louisiana Derby Preview Day in good order
Edited Press Release
The sextet of stakes winners from Saturday’s six-stakes card at Fair Grounds have all resurfaced well on Sunday morning, according to their conditioners.
Gun Runner, winner of the Risen Star (G2), is in good shape and cam ...
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Zulu, Awesome Speed clock half-mile moves for Fountain of Youth
Edited Press Release
Undefeated Zulu breezed four furlongs at Palm Beach Downs Sunday in :48.21 in preparation for his scheduled stakes debut in Saturday’s $400,000 Fountain of Youth (G2) at Gulfstream Park.
“It went very well. He went in :48 ...
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2016 Kentucky Derby Pedigrees: Suddenbreakingnews
Southwest (G3) winner Suddenbreakingnews is bred for the classics, top and bottom. Both grandsires were Belmont (G1) winners, and his second dam is by two-time Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1) legend Alleged.
His sire is 2003 Horse of the Year Mines ...
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Older pacers impress
While many thoroughbred racing enthusiasts have already begun scouting Kentucky Derby hopefuls, standardbred fans have already seen several very good older pacers make the respective seasonal debuts. While many of the sport's top three-year-olds fro ...
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Moanin sets track record in February; Gold dents Lani’s Derby dream
File photo of Moanin copyright Japan Racing Association .
Tokyo staged two races with international implications Sunday. Moanin continued his ascent with a track-record victory in the February S. (G1), where Dubai World Cup (G1) nominee Nonkono Yu ...
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$50,000 Palm Beach Derby Semi-Final
$20,000 Dick Andrews Futurity champion #3 Kay Beowulf from Rader Racing has taken to her new distance quite nicely. Two wins and a show in this Tourney has her thinking of another Stakes victory next Saturday. Isn't a great closer, so getti ...
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Multi-Double-Digit Winners Wipe Up With $40, $33, $22, $11, $10 Scores Among Eight
The day before TwinSpires harness blog’s weekend choices appeared, we hit our Twitter fans @FrankCotolo with seven contenders at Buffalo for Feb. 17. One winner was all we needed to profit for the group: Helena’s Hope ($19.80, $7.90, $5.40) was the h ...
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Paulina’s Love breaks through in Buena Vista
The main question going into Saturday’s $202,070 Buena Vista (G2) was which turf distaffer would jump up this time at Santa Anita. This circuit has seen a revolving door of winners each taking her turn in graded stakes, and that trend continued whe ...
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Gun Runner comes back firing in Risen Star
Gun Runner surged to the lead in upper stretch and posted a half-length victory in Saturday’s $400,000 Risen Star (G2) at Fair Grounds, stamping himself as a legitimate Kentucky Derby (G1) contender. The Candy Ride colt was making his 2 ...
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Chocolate Ride spearheads stakes triple for Cox with Fair Grounds ‘Cap repeat
Defending champion Chocolate Ride once again proved uncatchable on the front end in Saturday’s $125,000 Fair Grounds H. (G3) . That topped a terrific day for trainer Brad Cox, who won a total of three turf stakes.
Cash Control kicked off his Fair ...
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What we learned on Risen Star Stakes Day at Fair Grounds
Count me among those who thinks this is a solid group three-year-olds of both sexes, and as exciting as the races were on Saturday, February 20, at Fair Grounds, I don’t think any of the horses we saw today will make much of an impact on May 6-7 at C ...
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Last-to-first Venus Valentine shocks Rachel Alexandra at 74-1
Rosemont Farm’s homebred Venus Valentine wasn’t even in the screen rounding the second turn of Saturday’s $200,000 TwinSpires.com Rachel Alexandra (G2) at Fair Grounds, but unleashed a mad dash up the rail in the stretch to upset the 1 1/16-mile co ...
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Sheer Drama returns to worktab
Edited Press Release
Harold Queen’s multiple Grade 1-winning homebred Sheer Drama breezed for the first time this year Saturday morning over the fast main track at Gulfstream Park in preparation for her 2016 campaign.
Regular exercise rider J ...
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Majestic Harbor posts front-running Mineshaft upset; Cinco Charlie wire to wire in Kenner
Gallant Stable’s Majestic Harbor seized the initiative at the break and gamely withstood the late bid of Eagle in Saturday’s $125,000 Mineshaft H. (G3) at Fair Grounds. Overlooked as the 6-1 longest shot among four rivals, the 8-year-old horse re ...
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Southland - Sunday, February 21
Welcome to another Sunday matinee 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 has been selecting several race ...
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Danzing Candy, Uncle Lino work for San Felipe
Edited Press Release
Danzing Candy and Uncle Lino, two contenders for the $400,000 San Felipe (G2) at 1 1/16 miles on March 12, worked over Santa Anita’s fast main track Saturday for the race, a major steppingstone to the $1 million Santa Anita ...
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Laura's Risen Star Analysis
BY LAURA PUGH
The weekend of February 20 th signifies a new beginning, the beginning of the second round of Kentucky Derby Preps. These preps will be given substantially more weight than the first round, awarding the winner 50 points. With this ...
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Many opportunities on stakes-lalden Risen Star card at Fair Grounds
However you like to play the races, Saturday's Risen Star Stakes card at Fair Grounds is likely to have an opportunity for you, as the 12-race card features five stakes, big favorites, playable longshots, interesting maidens, and three Pick 4s to tie ...
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Southland - Saturday, February 20
Welcome to another Saturday evening 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 has been selecting several ra ...
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Playing the All-Stakes Pick 4 at Fair Grounds
TwinSpires.com is giving away a 1 million-points bounty on each of the three Pick 4s Saturday at Fair Grounds and I’ll focus on the all-stakes edition, which begins in Race 8 and runs through the $400,000 Risen Star (G2).
Here are my thoughts on ...
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Kellie Reilly picks the Risen Star Stakes for Kentucky Derby Dream Bet
Looking at Saturday’s Risen Star (G2), I’m very glad that there are eight more opportunities to cash a $15 win bet and thereby advance in TwinSpires.com’s Kentucky Derby Dream Bet contest.
The 1 1/16-mile test at the historic New Orleans F ...
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Tracks offer solid Saturday cards
One week after both tracks cancelled their Saturday night programs amid the frigid temperatures and biting winds that enveloped the Mid-Atlantic Region last weekend, both Yonkers Raceway in New York and The Meadowlands Race Track in New Jersey will o ...
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Acapulco gets the job done at Turfway
Queen Mary (G2) heroine Acapulco used Friday night’s 9TH race at Turfway Park as a soft comeback spot against overmatched rivals. Dispatched as the 1-5 favorite for what amounted to a paid workout under the lights, the Wesley Ward trainee had to wo ...
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The Dispatch Box: Tepin aims for Royal Ascot, Frank Conversation to UAE Derby
The pleasure of Tepin’s presence has been requested at Royal Ascot, and the reigning champion turf mare looks primed to accept the invitation to the ultimate garden party – specifically for the Queen Anne (G1) on opening day, June 14.
“Sometimes i ...
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Jockey John Hamilton On the Mend
Quarter Horse jockey John Hamilton and his son, Quincy, who rides Thoroughbreds A familiar face in the Louisiana Downs jockey colony has been missing in action. John Hamilton is recovering from shoulder surgery at the end of December and will ...
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Kentucky Derby Dream Bet Risen Star Stakes pick from Jennifer Caldwell
Saturday’s Risen Star (G2) at Fair Grounds kicks off the fun and excitement of TwinSpires.com’s $25,000 Kentucky Derby Dream Bet , which offers a grand prize of a 2016 Kentucky Derby weekend package for two and a $25,000 win bet on the Derby itsel ...
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Contest Veteran Larmey Wins Kentucky Derby Betting Championship Qualifying Tournament
The way Chris Larmey sees it, even if he loses $15,000 betting the Kentucky Derby , he’ll still be ahead.
Larmey outlasted 191 other players on TwinSpires.com to earn a VIP trip to the Kentucky Derby that includes travel to Louisville, lodging ne ...
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Ed DeRosa Picks the Risen Star Stakes for Derby Dream Bet
Anyone who qualifies for the championship round of TwinSpires.com’s Kentucky Derby Dream Bet via the Risen Star Stakes on Saturday, February 20, at Fair Grounds, will have earned it, as the kickoff to the Kentucky Derby Championship Series features ...
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Casse eyeing Rebel for Siding Spring
Edited Press Release
Trainer Mark Casse said Thursday morning that he was leaning toward running Siding Spring in the $900,000 Rebel (G2) on March 19 at Oaklawn.
Siding Spring, in his three-year-old debut, finished fifth, beaten 6 1/2 lengths ...
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James Scully picks the Risen Star Stakes for Kentucky Derby Dream Bet
TwinSpires.com is offering the $25,000 Kentucky Derby Dream Bet this year, offering players the chance to win a trip to the 142 nd running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs and the opportunity to make a $25,000 Win bet on the race, and the ...
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Kentucky Derby Dream Bet Risen Star Stakes pick from Vance Hanson
Saturday's $400,000 Risen Star (G2) at Fair Grounds is the opening salvo in TwinSpires.com's $25,000 Kentucky Derby Dream Bet contest. Cashing a $15 win bet on at least one of nine upcoming Kentucky Derby (G1) preps doesn't seem too difficult a ...
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Mohaymen posts final major move for Fountain of Youth
Edited Press Release
Undefeated multiple Grade 2 winner Mohaymen had his final breeze Friday morning for the $400,000 Fountain of Youth (G2) on February 27 at Gulfstream Park.
The gray son of Tapit worked an easy half-mile in :49.60 over the ...
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Far from having lost luster, Kentucky Derby continues to shine
Real Clear Sports, an aggregator of the hottest commentary and news on both a national and regional level, is a site I visit daily (usually more than once as it's updated twice on weekdays). This has been a custom for a long time, so you can imagine ...
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ON POINT: Risen Star kicks off Kentucky Derby Dream Bet & Championship Series
February 18, 2016
Vance Hanson fills in for Ed DeRosa and discusses the Risen Star with James Scully, particularly local favorite Mo Tom against trainer Mark Casse's invader Airoforce.
The Risen Star is the first race in both the Kentucky Derb ...
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2016 Kentucky Derby Pedigrees: Nyquist
Nyquist emulated his sire, Uncle Mo, by crowning an undefeated 2-year-old campaign with a victory in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) – and a divisional Eclipse Award.
Both champions extended their unbeaten sequence in their sophomore debuts around ...
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Unbeaten Off the Tracks returns in Margate
Edited Press Release
Undefeated Grade 3 winner Off the Tracks makes her long-awaited return to the races Sunday in the $65,000 Margate H. for three-year-old fillies at Gulfstream Park.
The 6 1/2-furlong Margate drew a field of eight, includ ...
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Southland - Friday, February 19
Welcome to another Friday evening 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 has been selecting several race ...
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Mo Tom hoping to silence critics with Risen Star win
Edited Press Release
G M B Racing’s Mo Tom has a full plate on Saturday afternoon.
The Fair Grounds -based charge of trainer Tom Amoss will attempt to refute his detractors, exact some revenge on a previous conqueror and do his part to keep t ...
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Remembering the 2008 Risen Star: ‘Pyro comes back full of fire’
Fair Grounds will host the lone points’ race in the Road to the Kentucky Derby series this weekend, Saturday’s $400,000 Risen Star (G2), and the 1 1/16-mile test serves as the 2016 launching pad for Airoforce.
Listed as the 5-2 morning line favori ...
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Lessons learned in Handicapping Contests
If the definition of insanity is “Doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results,” what is the definition of preaching one thing and then doing something else?
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Harness Action East To West With Promising Profit Plays
Our weekend will make only one stop in New Jersey for harness this week—where we have been starting of late, at Freehold on Thursday. As a spin off, we will offer contenders for the Pick 3.
We are changing our Friday focus to diversify and sha ...
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Trials for Saturday at Louisiana Downs
2015 Mardi Gras Futurity winner, Hemps Jumpn La Jolla Trials for the first official futurity of the year, the Mardi Gras Futurity (RG2) at Louisiana Downs will take place on Saturday, February 20. A total of 116 Louisiana-bred 2-year-olds wi ...
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Her Emmynency returns in Buena Vista against full field
An oversubscribed, and contentious, field of 14 turf distaffers has been entered to go a mile at Santa Anita Park on Saturday in the $200,000 Buena Vista S. (G2) .
There are any number in this group who could come out on top, including the top th ...
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Paulassilverlining could be stakes bound after Aqueduct romp
AQUEDUCT NOTEBOOK
There was no stakes action at Aqueduct during this three-day race week after Saturday and Sunday’s cancellations.
Track Stats
A total of 27 races were held over the inner strip at the Long Island, New York, venue, with f ...
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Kentucky Derby Report (2/17): Nyquist returns a stylish winner
Nyquist made his eagerly-awaited sophomore debut and his brilliance was on full display in Monday’s San Vicente (G2) at Santa Anita. The undefeated 2-year-old champion showed speed from the start, repulsing a couple of challenges before edging ...
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Southland - Thursday, February 18
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. MoneyMaker Mike has selected several races that stand ...
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Acapulco kicks off sophomore campaign in Turfway allowance
Acapulco , the Wesley Ward-trained three-year-old filly who greatly impressed the racing community worldwide with a victory last summer at Royal Ascot, makes her season debut Friday night at Turfway Park in a $20,900 first-level allowance . The six- ...
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Overnight purses rise again at Oaklawn
Edited Press Release
Effective Saturday, Oaklawn is increasing overnight purses by as much as $3,000 and three stakes by $50,000. For the first time in its 112-year history, Oaklawn is approaching an average daily purse distribution of $500,000 t ...
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Meydan, Dubai, Thursday 2/18 Preview
Laura King, a presenter for the Dubai Racing Channel, previews another awesome card from Meydan, Dubai on Thursday. Mike de Kock is finding all of those who have written off Mubtaahij after his fifth place in the Firebreak Stakes a fortnight ago ...
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Live Meydan Blog Week 7
Every Thursday morning from 10am we offer a live blog direct from the Dubai Racing Festival, Meydan, UAE. Our trackside experts will keep up you up to date with the latest and greatest happenings, featuring tips, video replays and rapid results! Thi ...
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Weekend Pick 3 Look Back
Tepin winning the Endeavour (Photography by Tampa Bay Downs) 1. Tepin
Now this was a great return to the races. When I was watching this race as they went down the backstretch I saw her stalking in second and thought to myself that visuall ...
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Early thoughts on La. Derby Preview Day and coupled entries
The major racing this weekend will be held at Fair Grounds in New Orleans, which hosts Louisiana Derby Preview Day. Six open stakes will be run, four of them graded, including leading preps for the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Kentucky Oaks (G1). Here are ...
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Racetrack touts, but for recommending restaurants
The tout business has always been a part of the racetrack scene, and it is still as vibrant as ever on track at such historical locales as Saratoga , Oaklawn , and Del Mar , but like a lot of things in racing, a lot has migrated online.
People ...
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Kentucky Derby Futures Pool 2
Awesome Banner, 53/1 - It's hard to believe that less than $5,000 was bet on the Hutcheson winner in Pool 2 to win on the First Saturday in May. The way that he won the Hutcheson implies that he could be a freak. Will he get the distance? Who know ...
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Nyquist impresses in fast return; Moonlight Drive, Swift Lady are turf horses to watch for Baffert
SANTA ANITA NOTEBOOK
There was a trio of graded races over the weekend of the winter/spring meeting at Santa Anita, headlined by an unbeaten champion picking up where he left off.
San Vicente S. (G2) : Reddam Racing’s Champion NYQUIST (Uncle ...
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The Triple Crown Hopefuls Most Likely to Make the Kentucky Derby Starting Gate
by LAURA PUGH
Presidents Day ended the first leg of the “Road to the Kentucky Derby” with style.
Champion Nyquist won his first outing (albeit in the no-points San Vicente), and Suddenbreakingnews suddenly surged to the front of everyone’s min ...
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Suddenbreakingnews passes them all en route to Southwest win
Stuck with post 13 for Monday's $500,000 Southwest (G3) at Oaklawn Park, jockey Luis Quinonez had few appealing options other to take back, save ground and produce one big run aboard the gelding Suddenbreakingnews. The strategy worked to a tee as ...
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Harry Meyerhoff, owner of Spectacular Bid, dead at 86
The Baltimore Sun on Monday reported the February 11 death of Harry Meyerhoff, best known as the owner of Hall of Fame Thoroughbred Spectacular Bid. The paper reported Meyerhoff died of complications from a stroke at the University of Maryland Shor ...
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Unbeaten champion Nyquist rolls in San Vicente, eyes next step to Kentucky Derby
Last year’s undefeated champion 2-year-old colt Nyquist had been training sharply for his comeback in Monday’s $200,000 San Vicente (G2) , and his morning works didn’t lie. Despite the potential complications of a rail draw, the pestering of a pure ...
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Page McKenney shortens up successfully in General George
The decision to bypass Saturday's $75,000 John B. Campbell in favor of Monday's $250,000 General George (G3) paid huge dividends for the connections of local favorite Page McKenney, who gradually wore down 3-2 favorite Majestic Affair to take the s ...
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Dubai Carnival beads: Polar vortex
If you haven’t seen unbeaten Polar River ’s annihilation of last Thursday’s UAE 1000 Guineas, words won’t do it justice – you owe it to yourself to watch this thing of beauty. And if you have seen it, chances are you’ll want to enjoy the 3-year-old ...
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Southland - Wednesday, February 17
Welcome to another Wednesday 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. MoneyMaker Mike has selected several races that stand ...
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Cutacorner the value play of Southwest
Today's $200,000 San Vicente (G2) at Santa Anita is obviously a race of great interest as it marks the return of juvenile colt champion Nyquist. However, with just five horses set to start following the early scratch of Electrifying, it's not a great ...
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Mutuel field favored while Mohaymen, Nyquist top individual choices in Pool 2 of KDFW
Edited Press Release
Unbeaten three-year-olds Mohaymen (#15) and Nyquist (#17) were top choices among individual horses taking aim on the May 7 Kentucky Derby (G1), but the always-popular Mutuel Field, or “All Others” (#24), ended up as the ...
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Call Pat rallies for Bayakoa victory
Miller Racing LLC’s Call Pat bided her time in the rear of Sunday’s $100,000 Bayakoa S. (G3) before rallying in the stretch to run down pacesetter Meshell and Streamline for the half-length win under jockey Joe Rocco Jr.
The Brad Cox trainee set ...
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Racing in full swing on Monday
Two days after many standardbred tracks cancelled live racing due to the frigid combination of chilly temperatures and steady, gusty winds, both Dover Downs and Yonkers Raceway are expected to offer full cards on Monday night amid warmer, rainier con ...
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Mo Tom seeks second consecutive Kentucky Derby prep at Fair Grounds, Airoforce returns in Risen Star
After rolling to a 2 ¼-length decision in the January 16 TwinSpires.com Lecomte (G3), Mo Tom will try to make it two straight at Fair Grounds in Saturday’s $400,000 Risen Star (G2) . The Tom Amoss-trained colt heads a field of 13 in the 1 1/16-mil ...
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Stageplay tops TwinSpires.com Rachel Alexandra
Multiple stakes winner Stageplay heads a field of nine fillies in Saturday’s $200,000 TwinSpires.com Rachel Alexandra (G3) at Fair Grounds. Part of the Road to the Kentucky Oaks series, the 1 1/16-mile race awards points on a 50-20-10-5 scale to ...
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Horses and riders brave cold and wind
While many tracks along the East Coast cancelled daytime and nighttime cards on Saturday amid the frigid conditions made exponentially worse by the strong, biting gusting winds that prevailed, Laurel Park remained open to offer nine races including a ...
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Freehold Win Tops At $19; Miami Pick-4 Combo Spills $128 Exacta; Place Prices Soar
Our betting weekend began on Thursday, Feb. 11 with our top winner of the week coming in our first call, the beginning of the Late Daily Double at Freehold, Quiet Cammile ($19.00, $11.00, $4.80). Our second choice, Sleazy Does It (8-1) finished seven ...
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Kentucky Derby Poll Dancing
With the transition from the Kentucky Derby Prep Season that concludes with the Southwest Stakes on Monday, February 15, at Oaklawn Park to the Kentucky Derby Championship Series that begins with the Risen Star Stakes on Saturday, February 20, at Fai ...
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Tara’s Tango lives up to favoritism in Santa Maria
Despite having never won a stakes race, Stonestreet Stables’ homebred Tara’s Tango was sent off the 9-5 favorite in Saturday’s $201,035 Santa Maria S. (G2) against confirmed graded winners Yahilwa, Living the Life and Birdatthewire.
In the end, ...
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Frank Conversation doubles up in El Camino Real Derby
Hailing from the same connections as unbeaten champion Nyquist, Frank Conversation is getting in the habit of being his warm-up act. On the day of the Eclipse Awards gala, he captured the California Derby at Golden Gate Fields for Reddam Racing, tr ...
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