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Is American Pharoah a Gateway Drug to Horse Racing?
We’ve seen Triple Crown winners before, but we’ve potentially never seen a season like this. That’s not to say it will be the best season ever, but it certainly has a chance to be as unique and historically significant as any.
Of course, the $1.75 ...
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American Pharoah: Leading a legacy of legends
by Laura Pugh
The last Haskell Legend ran in 2009, and her name was Rachel Alexandra. She was coming into her second Grade one vs males, after she beat the Kentucky Derby winner in the Preakness. She came to Monmouth, facing her toughest tes ...
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American Pharoah geared down for effortless Haskell win
American Pharoah photo courtesy of Aubrey Therkelsen/Equi-Photo
Triple Crown champion American Pharoah continued his amazing journey on Sunday with a galloping win in the Haskell Invitational (G1) at Monmouth Park.
It really took nothing out o ...
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American Pharoah Returns -- All the Haskell News & Notes
Triple Crown hero American Pharoah is just a few days away from making his return in the $1.75 million Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park and the Twinspires.com blog is making it easy to keep up-to-date with all the latest news and information o ...
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Espinoza warms up for Pharoah with front-running win in Oceanport
One race before guiding Triple Crown winner American Pharoah in the Haskell (G1), jockey Victor Espinoza enjoyed an armchair ride aboard Heart to Heart in the $158,000 Oceanport (G3) on the Monmouth turf.
The 2-1 chance seized control right out ...
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Bradester wires Monmouth Cup as Wildcat Red, Got Lucky score on undercard
Bradester entered Sunday's $199,000 Monmouth Cup (G2) on the Haskell Day program off a two-length win in the Salvator Mile (G3) at the New Jersey track. That, combined with the post-parade scratch of Protonico, resulted in the bay being sent off th ...
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Casual Smile's a perfect match for Monmouth
W.S. Farish's homebred Casual Smile couldn't win in eight starts at various venues in England and the U.S., but she's unstoppable at Monmouth. After breaking her maiden and sailing through her entry-level allowance condition at the Jersey Shore, the ...
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Rachel's Valentina: Did we just see the Spinaway winner?
Nearly six years after Rachel Alexandra's historic victory over males in the Woodward (G1) at Saratoga, her first runner, Rachel's Valentina, thrilled the Spa crowd with a good-looking debut win in Sunday's 2ND race. And the two-year-old filly's da ...
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SOUTHLAND Review - Sunday, August 2
Hi and welcome to MoneyMaker Mike's Southland review of his selections over the past week. As most of you who follow this blog will know, there are times when I like to choose different handicapping themes in which to make my selections from. ...
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Gearing up for Haskell 2015
by Laura Pugh
The 2015 Haskell Invitational began with a promise of speed, as Tell Tale Friend sped through a six furlong sprint, at a torrid pace. First quart 22, half in 44, five furlongs in a sizzling 56, and still the son of Harlan’s Holiday d ...
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Palm Beach Top 10 Rankings July 2015
*Paid Vacation* Honorable Mention Party of One, Paid Vacation, PJ Smoke Em Out, HareRaisnGudTime, Oaks Maddy, Hustle It Up, Superior Philly, Barts Dublin, Turbo Casper, Atascocita Cleta, Superior Dash, Atascocita Sybil, Craigie Piney, ...
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13 Moneymaking Opportunities Plus American Pharoah on Haskell day at Monmouth Park
There are 14 races today at Monmouth Park: The $1.75-million Haskell Stakes plus 13 chances to actually make money betting the horses. I realize that's famous last words, and I have no problem with anyone trying to beat American Pharoah at 1-to-10 ( ...
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Who can be mentioned in same breath as Onion?
Even the most hardened, degenerate, beat-the-chalk horseplayer in me acknowledges that Triple Crown champion American Pharoah is by far the most likely winner of today’s $1.75-million Haskell Stakes at Monmouth Park.
Even couching his chances as b ...
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American Pharoah Haskell Anticipation Unrivaled in Sport
My biggest question ahead of American Pharoah’s Triple Crown try (besides, “Can he do it?”) was “What happens when it happens?”
One thing that I didn’t think would happen is that he would race again, and as I type this we are nine hours away from ...
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American Pharoah appears invincible, multi-race wagers the focus on Haskell Day
Sunday’s $1.75 million Haskell (G1) at Monmouth Park is tailor-made for Triple Crown winner American Pharoah.
The spectacular Pioneerof the Nile colt, unbeaten from seven stakes starts since his career debut, appears to be training forwardly for h ...
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Frosh-Trot Score At $18; Jk Endofanera Comes Through; $15 Win Tops H2W
As the weekend began, two elims for stakes next week featuring frosh trotters took center stage at The Meadowlands Friday, July 31.
In the colts’ elims we nabbed the top price of all the elims with Milligan’s School ($18.80, $6.40, $5.00) in t ...
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Sunday's notable 2-year-old maidens: 7th at Del Mar
Del Mar's 7TH race , 5 1/2 furlongs (8:10 p.m. EDT)
Semper Fortis is a half-brother to Carpe Diem and J. B.'s Thunder, both Breeders' Futurity (G1) winners, so the Doug O'Neill pupil ought to be ready to roll this season. By Distorted Humor, he ...
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Pacific Classic next for Beholder after Hirsch domination?
Beholder turned in what amounted to a paid workout on Saturday at Del Mar in the Clement L. Hirsch S. (G1) .
Which begs the question: could the $1 million Pacific Classic S. (G1) on August 22 possibly be next for the superstar mare?
Her connec ...
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Madefromlucky proves best for Pletcher in West Virginia Derby
Last seen finishing a distant sixth to American Pharoah in the Belmont Stakes (G1), Madefromlucky rebounded with a victory in Saturday’s $750,000 West Virginia Derby (G2) . The chestnut colt rallied wide into contention leaving the far turn and over ...
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Texas Red back on top form in Jim Dandy
With only four of the original seven entries going to post, and with a serious dearth of speed, Saturday's $570,000 Jim Dandy (G2) at Saratoga had the potential of turning into a race that raised more questions than answered them. And for awhile it ...
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Triumph and tragedy in Bowling Green
All set to use my working title, "Red Rifle hits the bull's eye in Bowling Green ," I saw the dreadful news about 2-1 favorite Innovation Economy. The budding turf star had been pulled up on the backstretch, and since I didn't see the incident as it ...
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Confidence-building win for sprint champion Work All Week at Mountaineer
Work All Week returned to the win column in resounding fashion Saturday, romping to an eight-length victory in the $100,000 Robert C. Byrd Memorial at Mountaineer. The reigning sprint champion was an overwhelming 3-10 favorite among eight rivals wi ...
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Three-Year-Old Results Enhance American Pharoah’s Credentials
It feels funny to write that a Triple Crown champion had his credentials enhanced before even leaving his stall this weekend, but when horses you beat in Grade 1 races come back to win graded stakes in your absence that’s what happens.
A pair of G ...
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'Fall' rock solid after Vanderbilt duel
Rock Fall and The Big Beast put on an entertaining show through the stretch of Saturday's $350,000 Alfred G. Vanderbilt H. (G1) at Saratoga. In a case of one having his head down and the other up, it was even-money favorite Rock Fall who prevailed ...
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Sunday's notable 2-year-old maidens: 6th at Saratoga
Saratoga's 6TH race, 5 1/2 furlongs on turf (3:47 p.m. EDT)
Graham Motion sends out War Order , a $200,000 Keeneland September purchase by Qatari connections, who comes off a pair of bullet works at Fair Hill. The War Front colt is out of a See ...
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Holy Boss takes Amsterdam by storm
Holy Boss proved an easy winner of Saturday’s $200,000 Amsterdam S. (G2) at Saratoga, taking command in the stretch and pulling away to a 2 1/4-length score under jockey Ricardo Santana Jr.
The Steve Asmussen trainee bided his time in second as ...
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The Champ Returns & The Dog Days of Summer Revisited
The question on every racing fan’s mind is this: Will Triple Crown champ (ah, that feels good to write) American Pharoah taste defeat in the Haskell Invitational this weekend?
No.
Look, I hate to be a killjoy and I’m always supportive o ...
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Does NYRA really need to boost Travers purse to attract American Pharoah?
The New York Racing Association announced on Saturday a purse increase to the August 29 Travers S. (G1) if Triple Crown champion American Pharoah starts in the 10-furlong race.
The purse will jump from an already lucrative $1.25 million to $1.6 mi ...
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Sunday's notable 2-year-old maidens: Rachel Alexandra's filly highlights 2nd at Saratoga
Saratoga's 2ND race on Sunday, 6 furlongs for fillies (1:33 p.m. EDT)
Given the anticipation surrounding the debut of Rachel's Valentina , the first starter produced by Rachel Alexandra, it's no surprise that she was installed as the 6-5 favo ...
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Sunday's notable 2-year-old maidens: 1st at Saratoga
Saratoga's 1ST race, 5 1/2 furlongs on turf for state-breds (1 p.m. EDT)
Although I intended to stick with open-company maiden special weights, there were a few interesting pedigrees in this New York-bred dash.
Chief among them is Too Discre ...
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Scratches enhance Japan’s Jim Dandy chances; Macho West Virginia pick
Short but sweet pretty much sums up Saturday’s $600,000 Jim Dandy (G2) at Saratoga, with a small but select field of four three-year-olds. Grade 1 winners Frosted & Texas Red are the likely first two wagering choices and an improving Japan can’t ...
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American Pharoah headlines lucrative Monmouth card
Thoroughbred racing fans had been waiting 37 years for a horse such as American Pharoah to end the prolonged Triple Crown drought during the spring, but they will not have to wait nearly that long to see the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stak ...
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Saturday's notable 2-year-old maidens: 7th at Del Mar
Del Mar's 7TH race , 5 1/2 furlongs for fillies (8:10 p.m. EDT)
Several of these maidens are nominated to the Del Mar Debutante (G1).
One Last Shot doesn't have a $230,000 catalog page, but she commanded that amount at OBS April after dril ...
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Gio Ponti has a Most Inspiring juvenile to follow
Future Hall of Famer Gio Ponti -- surely he'll get in as a triple Eclipse Award winner with a bankroll in excess of $6 million -- might have sired a pretty good one in his very first crop.
Debutante Most Inspiring became her sire's first North Ame ...
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TwinSpires Horse Racing Podcast with Derek Simon
TwinSpires' Derek Simon turns "Mythbuster" as he consumes a carbonated water beverage during the show in an effort to see whether it has the intoxicatiing powers claimed by jockey Kent Desormeaux.
In the Racing History segment, Derek revis ...
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Saturday's notable 2-year-old maidens: 2nd at Saratoga
Saratoga's 2ND race , 6 furlongs (1:35 p.m. EDT)
Conquest Nitro was a fast-finishing second in his Woodbine debut to Riker, subsequently the winner of the Colin. The Mark Casse trainee is by High Cotton, sire of such noted Spa juveniles as Cur ...
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Smart Transition takes Curlin but Gangster steals the show
The feature event at Saratoga on Friday was the $100,000 Curlin S. , which featured both Stanford and Tekton.
However, Smart Transition proved better than those two, and everyone else, when drawing off in the 1 1/8-mile contest by 4 3/4 lengths. ...
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Daughter of Rachel Alexandra to debut at Saratoga
Rachel's Valentina will be the first starter produced by 2009 Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra when she takes to the track for Sunday's second race at Saratoga, an $83,000 maiden special weight for two-year-old fillies at six furlongs.
Rachel ...
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Can Untapable revive her fortunes in Shuvee?
After dominating her contemporaries at three, Untapable has not looked so imposing this year losing twice in three appearances. The Steve Asmussen-trained champion will attempt to revive her old form before the Saratoga masses Sunday when she heads ...
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Monmouth Sunday
Without a doubt, American Pharoah is whom everybody will want to see this Sunday. But the rest of the Monmouth card on Sunday is loaded with terrific graded stakes action. It also looks like Pharoah is going to have to earn it if he wishes to take ho ...
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All Quarter Horse Card Saturday at Indiana Grand Race Course
Indiana Grand in Shelbyville, Indiana runs a mixed meet from April through October, but will host the third of their six All Quarter Horse cards this Saturday, August 1. There will be nine races, including four stakes and with full fields, the bett ...
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Protonico's back in action on Haskell undercard
In the lead-up to American Pharoah in the Haskell Invitational (G1), Monmouth Park will offer five stakes on Sunday's undercard.
The $200,000 Monmouth Cup (G2) marks the return of Protonico . After emerging as a major player in the older male d ...
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Beholder vs. Warren’s Veneda – Take 2
Nine fillies and mares were entered in Saturday’s Clement L. Hirsch S. (G1) at Del Mar, but most attention will be focused on Beholder and Warren’s Veneda in the 1 1/16-mile contest.
Following the latter’s 7 1/4-length romp in the Santa Margarit ...
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ON POINT: American Pharoah returns in Haskell at Monmouth Park
Published on July 30
American Pharoah returns in the Haskell Stakes on Sunday at Monmouth Park & even hardened degenerates Ed DeRosa & James Scully are looking forward to seeing the Triple Crown champion back in action at 1-to-10: ...
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The Corsican could take Glorious stepping stone to Arlington Million
When The Corsican was scratched from last Saturday's King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (G1) because of the soft going, I thought that he was heading straight to the August 15 Arlington Million (G1). But trainer David Simcock has kept him in Friday's ...
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American Pharoah draws well, early 1-5 favorite in eight-horse Haskell
Thursday’s post position ceremonies worked out perfectly for American Pharoah, who will break from post 4 in Sunday’s $1.75 million Haskell Invitational (G1) at Monmouth Park.
Last seen posting a spectacular 5 ½-length victory in the Belmont ...
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Pace Ratings, Not Run Style, Portend Gate To Wire Victory for Viva Bertha
There is not a lot of early speed in the past performances of the six starters remaining in the eighth race on Thursday at Arlington International Race Course, a $12,500 claiming event for 1 1/16-mile turfers that serves as the start of this week's # ...
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Handicapping Insights -- July 30
by Dick Powell
2015 Triple Crown winner AMERICAN PHAROAH (Pioneerof the Nile) will make his first start since the Belmont Stakes (G1) at Monmouth Park on Sunday against five rivals that have been attracted by the $1 million purse of the Haskell In ...
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Meadows And Meadowlands Explode With Stakes, Stars And Excitement
It’s a big weekend for harness racing bettors, followed another big weekend for harness racing bettors. We leave July 2015 by diving into stakes that roll into the first weekend of August and lead to the second week of August—the end of the Hambleton ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Thursday twilight, July 30
Welcome to another big Thursday twilight card of greyhound racing at Southland as there are 18 entertaining and exciting races on tap for your viewing and wagering pleasure. So far this week, Mon eyMaker Mike's selections have turned out to be ...
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'Pharoah Phan Phestival' offering all American Pharoah, all the time
American Pharoah photo courtesy of Bob Newell/Horsephotos.com
With the arrival of American Pharoah at Monmouth Park, the "Pharoah Phan Phestival" has kicked into high gear. The celebration features numerous giveaways and a few appearances by the ...
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Short but exciting cast set for Jim Dandy
Saturday’s $600,000 Jim Dandy (G2) at Saratoga will lose some cross-entered horses to other three-year-old stakes this weekend, but the presence of three confirmed runners -- Grade 1 winners Frosted and Texas Red, along with the up-and-coming Japan ...
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Rock Fall to clash with Salutos Amigos in Vanderbilt
Rock Fall , Todd Pletcher's budding star sprinter who comfortably dispensed with six rivals in the June 5 True North (G2) at Belmont, has a potentially interesting showdown Saturday with Salutos Amigos in the $350,000 Alfred G. Vanderbilt H. (G1) ...
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Madefromlucky heads West Virginia Derby field in flux
Peter Pan (G2) winner Madefromlucky is the horse to beat in Saturday’s $750,000 West Virginia Derby (G2) at Mountaineer. Eleven were entered but at least five will be cross-entered to other stakes this weekend.
There are too many 1 1/8-mile stak ...
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La Verdad goes unchallenged in Honorable Miss
Unlike last year when she broke slow over a sloppy track, La Verdad had no difficulties dominating Wednesday's renewal of the $196,000 Honorable Miss H. (G2) at Saratoga.
The speedy mare assumed her customary position on the front end, carved o ...
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Saratoga Notebook - July 29
A handful of fine graded stakes races took the spotlight during the opening week of racing at Saratoga Race Course.
Diana S. (G1) : Speedway Stable’s HARD NOT TO LIKE (Hard Spun) swung wide into the stretch and got the best of a few good foes, ...
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O'Sullevan, "Voice of Racing," dies at 97
Sir Peter O'Sullevan, the "Voice of Racing" in Great Britain for 50 years as lead commentator for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), died at his home Wednesday at the age of 97.
According to Racing Post , O'Sullevan worked on the racing ...
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Solow to remain in Europe after Sussex win
Solow maintained his perfect record this season in Wednesday's £ 1 million Sussex (Eng-G1) at Glorious Goodwood, but it didn't look completely easy for the Freddie Head-trained gray.
A stalking second behind lone speed Arod, Solow had to work a b ...
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SoCal Horse Racing Legend: Free House
If there is a single horse that not only epitomized SoCal Racing in the late 1990's but also the SoCal Underground Club Scene during that time, it had to be Free House. Owned by Trudy McCaffrey and John Toffan and trained by J. Paco Gonzalez, it's ...
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‘Oaks’ Gathers 16 Fillies For A Pair Of Eliminations
The eliminations for the Hambletonian Oaks are to be contested on Saturday, Aug. 1 at The Meadowlands as they prepare to host a marquee card which includes the “Oaks” final on Aug. 8. With last year’s freshman star Mission Brief opting for a position ...
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Meadowlands offers Hambo Oaks elims
One week before the New Jersey one-mile oval will take center stage among standardbred fans when it presents the Grade I, $1 million Hambletonian for three-year-old colt trotters, the Meadowlands will offer two eliminations for the Hambletonian Oaks ...
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Breaking Lucky edges Shaman Ghost in Prince of Wales
There will be no sweep of the Canadian Triple Crown this year after Breaking Lucky edged out Queen's Plate winner and 3-4 favorite Shaman Ghost Tuesday evening in the $383,500 Prince of Wales at Fort Erie.
The ground-saving early trailer as Cut ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Wednesday twilight, July 29
Welcome to another big Wednesday twilight card of greyhound racing at Southland as there are 18 entertaining and exciting races on tap for your viewing and wagering pleasure. Last Friday's and this week's Monday Mon eyMaker Mike's selections t ...
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Harrington hosts lucrative Governor's Day card
This Thursday evening will mark the beginning of a very busy weekend for standardbred enthusiasts as Harrington Raceway in Delaware hosts its annual, lucrative Governor's Day card featuring four, $100,000 Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund finals fo ...
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TURF TALK: American Pharoah returns in Haskell
Published on July 28
Triple Crown winner American Pharoah returns to action on Sunday, August 2, in the Haskell Stakes at Monmouth Park, and Ed DeRosa & Vance Hanson discuss how his performance will have more to do with where he ranks aga ...
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American Pharoah ready for Haskell bid
The Jersey Shore figures to be rocking on Sunday as American Pharoah makes his eagerly awaited return in the $1 million Haskell Invitational (G1) at Monmouth Park.
The sublime colt, arguably the best American three-year-old to come along since the ...
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I'll trade you this delicious Queen's Plate winner for that crummy old Danish Dynaformer
The Canadian classics aren't much different than the American ones. The first in the series in both jurisdictions is by far the most prestigious, and a win to kick things off portends a short price in the next event.
Danish Dynaformer was ever-so- ...
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Precursor of Haskell an unforgettable Choice
The Monmouth Park condition book states that Sunday's $1 million Haskell Invitational (G1), featuring a horse you might have heard of called American Pharoah, will be the 48th edition of the race. The track's media guide confirms their own fact with ...
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Del Mar Notebook - July 28
A trio of graded races headlined the second week at Del Mar Race Course.
Bing Crosby S. (G1): Smith, Green and trainer Jerry Hollendorfer’s WILD DUDE (Wildcat Heir) closed with a huge rush to run down the 1-5 favorite in the lane and take this ...
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Glorious Goodwood on tap this week
After Royal Ascot and Newmarket's July Meeting, the English summer season rolls on down to Sussex for "Glorious Goodwood," which runs Tuesday through Saturday. I should note that due to new sponsorship, the five-day meeting is now properly called the ...
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Shore Runner lives up to hype in Lucky Coin
Shore Runner was all the rage at the betting windows for Monday's $100,000 Lucky Coin at Saratoga and repaid that confidence with a thrilling, nose win over Sharp Sensation in the 5 1/2-furlong turf sprint.
Claimed for $62,500 by owner Brad Grad ...
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Greatest Day for the Palm Beach Kennel Club
Atascocita Jolie Evening Race 6
Grade TA 738 Yards
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Might Gleneagles go for a 'Golden' clash in the Juddmonte?
Thanks to the prevailing soft going at Goodwood, star three-year-old miler Gleneagles will miss his hotly anticipated clash with Solow in Wednesday's Sussex (G1). Although we won't enjoy another "Duel on the Downs" (as the past clashes of Frankel vs. ...
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Judy the Beauty targets speedy La Verdad in Honorable Miss
Judy the Beauty was the nation's champion female sprinter last season after a light campaign of five starts. The Wesley Ward-owned and -trained mare might not even see that much action this year, but will be among the field of five in Wednesday's $2 ...
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Shaman Ghost owns surface advantage in Prince of Wales
The top three finishers from the July 5 Queen's Plate will have a rematch in Tuesday's C$500,000 Prince of Wales at Fort Erie. The second leg of the Canadian Triple Crown, the Prince of Wales is contested at 1 3/16 miles on the dirt and has an earl ...
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Songbird: the next star filly by Medaglia d'Oro?
Fox Hill Farms' Songbird had plenty of appeal going into her debut in Sunday's 7TH race at Del Mar -- except for her rail post. But the Jerry Hollendorfer trainee laughed that concern away with a tour de force wire job, propelling herself into th ...
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Wild Dude upsets Masochistic in Bing Crosby
No match for the streaking Masochistic in the June 27 Triple Bend (G1) at Santa Anita, Wild Dude enjoyed the change of venue to Del Mar and turned the tables in Sunday's $300,000 Bing Crosby (G1) . The 11-1 chance rolled past the tiring 2-5 favorite ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Monday twilight, July 27
Welcome to another big Monday twilight card of greyhound racing at Southland as there are 18 entertaining and exciting races on tap for your viewing and wagering pleasure. Last Friday's MoneyMaker Mike's selections turned out to be pretty good ...
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Super Saratoga-Stakes Winner Grabbed At $11.20; Chalk Marked And Faded
On the features menu we were competitive this past weekend but only nailed the most expensive stakes of the weekend. At Saratoga, the fiery half-mile speedster PH Supercam ($11.20, $4.20, $4.00) was nimble on four turns and wide most of them to win t ...
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I’m a Chatterbox’s CCA Oaks DQ a given
There wasn’t the slightest chance that I’m a Chatterbox was going to stay up in Sunday’s Coaching Club American Oaks (G1) .
None, zilch, nada.
Not one day after the Saratoga stewards’ questionable decision to disqualify Magna Light in the Sanf ...
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Departing to shorten up, revert to dirt in Vanderbilt
Multiple Grade 2-winning millionaire Departing proved himself effective on turf when capturing the June 27 Firecracker (G2) over a mile at Churchill, but trainer Al Stall Jr. is changing direction with the War Front gelding at Saratoga. His next ob ...
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Ageless lives up to name in Royal North defense
Ageless didn’t let a little thing like being six-years old and making her 21st start from defending her title in Sunday’s Royal North S. (Can-G3) at Woodbine.
And not just defending her title, but doing so while setting a new course record of 1: ...
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Magna Light ‘still thinks he won’ Sanford
Magna Light’s disqualification from the win in Saturday’s Sanford S. (G3) at Saratoga was still smarting for trainer Rudy Rodriguez one day after the incident.
"He looks good, he looks pretty happy. He still thinks he won," Rodriguez said. "In our ...
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Closers look to have the advantage in speed-laden Lucky Coin
The first Monday program of the Saratoga meet will be highlighted by the $100,000 Lucky Coin , a turf dash for older horses conveniently held over 5 1/2 furlongs. Convenient, that is, because it's the same distance over which the Breeders' Cup Turf ...
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Sunday's notable 2-year-old maidens: 7th at Del Mar
Del Mar's 7TH race , 6 furlongs, fillies (8:10 p.m. EDT)
A squadron of Del Mar Debutante (G1) nominees will clash in this spot.
Songbird , a $400,000 Saratoga purchase by Fox Hill Farms, is a daughter of Medaglia d'Oro and Grade 2 heroine Iv ...
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American Pharoah update
Triple Crown champion American Pharoah schooled in the gate at Del Mar on Sunday before galloping around the track under exercise rider George Alvarez.
The sophomore will put in his final major move Tuesday at Del Mar before shipping to Monmouth P ...
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Standardbred stakes hitting high gear
While thoroughbred racing enthusiasts were given a boost by the outset of the Saratoga Race Course summer meet last weekend and will enjoy another this weekend upon the pending return of Triple Crown winner American Pharoah in this Sunday's Grade I H ...
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Sunday's notable 2-year-old maidens: 5th at Del Mar
Del Mar's 5TH race , one mile on turf (7:10 p.m. EDT)
Rideo has a strong pedigree befitting a Wertheimer et Frere homebred. By Candy Ride, he was produced by a Trempolino half-sister to sensational turf champ Leroidesanimaux. That means that h ...
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Top Clearance enters Haskell picture
The Wayne Catalano-trained Top Clearance will take his chances against Triple Crown champion American Pharoah on August 2 in the $1 million Haskell Invitational (G1), Monmouth Park announced Sunday.
“He worked the other day and was excellent,” sai ...
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Sunday's notable 2-year-old maidens: 6th at Saratoga
Saratoga's 6TH race , 1 1/16 miles on inner turf for fillies (3:47 p.m. EDT)
Crystal Wave has the most eye-catching pedigree as a three-quarter sister to Grade 1 star Laragh, who placed third in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf. The $535 ...
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Catch a Flight soars to San Diego ‘Cap winner’s circle
Catch a Flight just started racing in the United States on January 19, but the Argentinean-bred five-year-old quickly has already carved out a spot in the upper ranks in California.
On Saturday, the Richard Mandella trainee continued his ascent wh ...
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Hard Not to Like stakes claim as best older turf mare in Diana
When Speedway Stable purchased Hard Not to Like for $1.5 million at last November's Keeneland Sale, you might have thought that the already Grade 1-winning five-year-old would make a lovely broodmare. But her new connections wanted to give her a chan ...
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Big Book opens winning chapter in Fleet Treat
Big Book brought a two-for-two mark into Saturday’s Fleet Treat S. at Del Mar and exited the seven-furlong sprint a stakes winner in her first try for trainer Tim Yakteen.
The seven-filly field broke together and stayed in a line through the ope ...
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Uncle Vinny ascends in Sanford on questionable disqualification
For the first time since 1938, the winner of Saturday's $150,000 Sanford (G3) was decided in the stewards' room at Saratoga. Their verdict, although popular with a large swath of win bettors, was widely derided.
The record book will show Uncle V ...
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Palace ready to resume after freshening
Palace, who turned the Alfred G. Vanderbilt (G1) and Forego (G1) double at Saratoga last summer, is nearing a return for trainer Linda Rice. Fifth in the April 4 Carter (G1) in his last appearance, he subsequently came down with a throat infection.
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Untapable may await Personal Ensign
Champion Untapable is happy to be back at Saratoga, but may not run until near the end of the meet.
"She loves it up here," trainer Steve Asmussen said. "She's doing really well. She's still the queen of the barn. She is nominated to the Shuvee ...
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Honor Code, Frosted among workers at the Spa
Metropolitan H. (G1) star Honor Code breezed five furlongs in 1:01.05 on Saratoga's fast main track on Saturday, two weeks in advance of his tilt at the August 8 Whitney (G1).
"You couldn't really see him because it was foggy, but he went fine a ...
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Golden Horn's connections keep eyes on the biggest prize
Saturday morning brought the not entirely surprising news that Golden Horn was withdrawn from the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (G1) due to the soggy ground at Ascot. That of course sparked a discussion -- or perhaps more accurately, recriminati ...
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Big John B saves ground and outstays Cougar II rivals
Big John B saved all the ground and outstayed four rivals Friday in the $100,000 Cougar II H. (G3) at Del Mar.
Conceding the freewheeling second choice Cat Burglar more than a dozen lengths during the front half of the 12-furlong fixture, Big J ...
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Salvatore handicaps Saturday's 2-year-old maiden races at Saratoga
By Doug Salvatore
Today's card at Saratoga includes a trio of 2-year-old Maiden Special Weight races, all of which are carded in the ...
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