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SOUTHLAND Preview - Sunday matinee, July 12

Sun Jul 12 2015MoneyMaker Mike

Welcome to another Sunday matinee card of greyhound racing at Southland  as there are 18 entertaining and exciting races on tap. All week long I have been selecting one greyhound from each grade that I feel has a solid chance to finish 1st, 2nd or ...
Fantastic Style runs away with Great Lady M

Sun Jul 12 2015Jen Caldwell

Fantastic Style swept to the lead in the stretch of Saturday’s Great Lady M S. (G2) at Los Alamitos and easily drew off to record her first graded victory. The Kaleem Shah colorbearer is now 4-1-1 from six career starts, but got this one in a di ...
The Pizza Man overcomes slow pace in Stars and Stripes

Sun Jul 12 2015Kellie Reilly

Popular Illinois-bred The Pizza Man would have had an excuse if he'd failed to repeat in Saturday's $100,000 Stars and Stripes (G3) at Arlington. So the fact that the Midwest Thoroughbreds homebred successfully defended his title anyway is a feath ...
Class gets Stanford to Long Branch wire first

Sat Jul 11 2015Jen Caldwell

Stanford looked done heading into the turn of Saturday’s Long Branch S. at Monmouth Park. In fact, the bay colt appeared ready to fall back out of the money as Souper Colossal kept powering through the turn. As Souper Colossal set the pace, Stan ...
Walk Close asserts herself in Modesty

Sat Jul 11 2015Kellie Reilly

Highland Yard's Walk Close emerged as a contender for the August 15 Beverly D. (G1) by capturing Saturday's course-and-distance prep, the $100,000 Modesty H. (G3) at Arlington. Patiently handled by James Graham, the Christophe Clement filly wore do ...
Calamity Kate lights up toteboard in Delaware Oaks upset

Sat Jul 11 2015Jen Caldwell

George and Lori Hall’s Calamity Kate (Yes It’s True) gunned straight to the lead in Saturday’s Delaware Oaks (G2) and never looked back en route to a 54-1 upset under jockey Edgar Prado. The 1 1/16-mile contest featured the return of Kentucky Oa ...

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Quiet proves irresistible Force in Arlington 'Cap

Sat Jul 11 2015Kellie Reilly

Reformed claimer Quiet Force upstaged Middleburg and Up With the Birds in Saturday's $100,000 Arlington H. (G3) under a crafty ride by Julien Leparoux. Trained by Mike Maker for Charles Kevin Warner, the 5-1 chance parlayed a perfect stalk-and-pou ...
World Approval sets sights on Secretariat after American Derby win

Sat Jul 11 2015James Scully

World Approval earned his first graded stakes victory with a hard-fought neck decision in Saturday's $100,000 American Derby (G3) and will now head to the August 15 Secretariat (G1) over the same Arlington turf course as one of the top contenders. ...
Tightend Touchdown leads longshot parade in Parx Dash

Sat Jul 11 2015Vance Hanson

The turf sprint division, East Coast conference, was upended Saturday when longshots dominated the $200,000 Parx Dash (G3) . Performing the equine version of the quarterback sneak was Tightend Touchdown, a 12-1 chance who wore down pacesetter Bol ...
July Festival Postscripts, Vol. II: The Two-Year-Olds

Sat Jul 11 2015Kellie Reilly

Royal Ascot juvenile form was eclipsed in the July S. (G2), where the John Gosden-trained Shalaa stepped up from a maiden win to score handsomely at 14-1. Traveling best of all, the Invincible Spirit colt bounded clear. He would have won by more th ...
July Festival Postscripts, Vol I: Muhaarar, Maria & Euro Charline

Sat Jul 11 2015Kellie Reilly

Muhaarar , who demolished a deep and talented cast of three-year-old sprinters in Royal Ascot's Commonwealth Cup (G1), doubled up against his elders in Saturday's July Cup (G1) -- despite not really handling Newmarket's dip. True, he only just got ...
SOUTHLAND Preview - Saturday evening, July 11

Sat Jul 11 2015MoneyMaker Mike

Welcome to another big Saturday evening card of greyhound racing at Southland  as there are 18 entertaining and exciting races on tap. For the rest of this week I will be selecting one greyhound from each grade that I feel has a solid chance to fi ...
Upset pick in Delaware Oaks

Fri Jul 10 2015James Scully

Anticipation runs high for upcoming meets, with Del Mar less than a week away and Saratoga opening July 24, but some notable racing action is still on tap this weekend. Unraced since a 2 ¾-length victory in the Kentucky Oaks (G1), Lovely Maria bri ...

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