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Carpe Diem Seizes Top of Pugh's Derby List

Thu Feb 19 2015TwinSpires Staff

by Laura Pugh This is the first in a four-part series ranking Kentucky Derby hopefuls following the road to the Kentucky Derby. The Prep Season (commonly known as “the 10-point races” for the amount of points awarded to the winner) was to have co ...
Horses, drivers brace for serious winter racing

Thu Feb 19 2015Ted Black

Even horses that get a second quarter breather and soft half-mile split - typically prerequisites to wins in the warmer months - are not enough to guarantee success during the winter. Pocket trips and second- and third-over trips can pay serious d ...
Winter Finals Fire Across The Borders

Thu Feb 19 2015TwinSpires Staff

Bitter cold ensues but we look over the schedule to put on the heat for playing this weekend. Some winter-series finals at the Meadowlands and Woodbine take center stage Saturday. Also, we check out overnight races with opportunities, includin ...
Potent Jockeys

Thu Feb 19 2015Mel Daniels

When I was a young boy,  I'm guessing only six or seven years old, the Foodland grocery chain had a promotion called "Let's Go to the Races".  It depended upon how much money in groceries you spent as to how many of the race cards you would receiv ...
Scully’s Derby Top 10 – Texas Red in doubt

Thu Feb 19 2015James Scully

Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner Texas Red opened 2015 with a good second in the seven-furlong San Vicente on February 1 and appeared poised to keep moving forward in his final two preps for the Kentucky Derby. But a reported foot abscess, which beca ...
SOUTHLAND Preview - Wednesday twilight February 18

Wed Feb 18 2015MoneyMaker Mike

Welcome to another 18 exciting races at Southland on tap for Wednesday. There are several races that caught my attention and after further examination look to be very good opportunities for the wagering public to put some cash in their pockets. I've ...

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Kentucky Derby Points System Improved Qualifying And Debate

Mon Feb 16 2015Ed DeRosa

I was wrong about the Kentucky Derby points system. When Churchill Downs Race Track rolled out its plan to determine Kentucky Derby entry by points awarded instead of graded stakes purses earned I thought it was an unnecessary step—more from an “i ...
Three Underrated Tracks: Oaklawn, Tampa Bay and the Fair Grounds

Mon Feb 16 2015D.S. Williamson

Fair Grounds in Louisiana – The Louisiana Fair Grounds is one of my favorite tracks in the United States. I’ve visited it multiple times and it’s a must for any horseplayer that loves the history of the sport. The Fair Grounds opened in 1852. I ...
The Perfect Pari-Mutuel Storm Partners With the Wrath Of The Public

Mon Feb 16 2015TwinSpires Staff

We had a terrible weekend betting harness for profit and we can only point to a pair of factors contributing to our failures; one is the weather and the other is math, which comes into play regardless of the weather. It was another in a stream ...
SOUTHLAND Preview - Monday twilight, February 16

Sun Feb 15 2015MoneyMaker Mike

Welcome to another Monday twilight racing card at Southland where 18 entertaining and exciting races are on the program. I've picked out several contests that I feel deserve consideration for good wagering opportunites and I've listed them below. G ...
Palm Beach $50,000 Semi-Final Derby Preview

Sun Feb 15 2015Jason Michael

Ethel Is Here #5 Jj’s Tango from Rader Racing has been most impressive the last two starts. Two straight W’s, with a scorching 37.54 secs going away victory last time out has the hot puppy’s owners and Kennel dreaming big. I’m going with ...
SOUTHLAND Preview - March's Five Up & Coming Young Greyhounds To Watch At Southland

Sun Feb 15 2015MoneyMaker Mike

It's that time again for MoneyMaker Mike's monthly preview of his 5 up and coming young greyhounds to watch at Southland. I try to post this around the middle of each month as many of you may know, the only requirement is that the greyhound hasn't ra ...
Metaboss wins El Camino Real Derby

Sun Feb 15 2015Kellie Reilly

Metaboss catapulted himself into the Kentucky Derby (G1) picture with a 2 1/2-length victory in Saturday's $200,525 El Camino Real Derby (G3) at Golden Gate Fields. Under Hall of Famer Alex Solis, the Jeff Bonde trainee rallied from near the back of ...

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