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Pick 5 Betting Preview: Del Mar - August 25, 2013
photo: Matt Carter We touched on two major stake races from Del Mar on Sunday, but there is actually a third, the Grade 2 Del Mar Mile Handicap. The reason why it's not part of the late pick-4 or pick-6? The answer is obvious. Obviously stands ...
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Race Preview: Vernon Downs - Dr. Harry M. Zweig Memorial Trot Race 10 - August 25, 2013
You'd be hard pressed to find a better bunch of trotters than the ones running in the Zweig Memorial Trot today. Once again though, the probable favorite, Dancer and Hambletonian winner 9-Royalty For Life has a less than optimum post position, alth ...
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Race Preview: Juvenile Showcase Day - Calder Race Course, August 24, 2013
It's all about the two-year-olds on Saturday at Calder with ten races dedicated to the juveniles. The highlight of the day are the Affirmed and Susan's Girl Stakes. The Susan's Girl is up first, race eight, and drew a field of seven. Scandalous Act ...
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The Travers Stakes 'Conspiracy'
NOTE: Click HERE for a free sample report that explains what the data above means. Both horses like to be on or near the pace and, while I was not overly impressed with Verrazano’s latest score in the Haskell (I thought the -6 lat ...
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The case for Orb to win the Travers Stakes
There are plenty of reasons not to like Orb: The Preakness was dreadful, and he flattened in the Belmont before an 11-week break into this. That'd be enough to pass at even money, but I'm hoping for 4-to-1 against a competitive group. His Kentucky De ...
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Southland - TwinSpires' Choice Stakes
The TwinSpires People's Choice Stakes qualifiers take place in the 11th and 13th races and the people have picked some very talented greyhounds, and you can place your bets online, of course, at TwinSpires.com. Race 11 has two dogs that are virt ...
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Race Preview: CTT & TOC Handicap – Del Mar, August 23, 2013
Photo: Matt Carter The feature race at Del Mar on Friday is the 16th running of the $90,000 CTT & TOC Handicap for fillies and mares. The 11 furlong turf race drew a field of ten, led by morning line favorite Midnight Music. Midnight Music ...
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The battle for three-year-old supremacy
The winner of this year's Travers Stakes has a good chance to become the first champion three-year-old male to win the midsummer classic since Summer Bird in 2009 and just the second in the past seven years, third in the past 12, and fourth in the pa ...
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The Jackpot 5 Show Parlay Opportunity
One thing I've tried to do lately is think of wagers as opportunities. If I'm not overjoyed at the chance to enter into a particular pool then it's not worth my money. Different pools can work together to offer multiple opportunities. E.g., the win ...
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Greyhound Handicapping the Perfect Scenario
For instance, you'll see a dog that got out first, was second at the second call by 1 length, then 1st or 2nd in the stretch by more than 1 length, which means that it gained ground from the turn to the stretch. A dog that can break and also clo ...
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Race Preview - Daytona Beach - Race 12 - Saturday August 24th
Nice mix of dogs moving up and dogs who have been holding their own in TA at DBKC. My guess is that all eyes will be on 8-Mike Eruzione , the Rhythmless puppy who runs like his daddy did. With a 20 length win in a schooling race and those closing r ...
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Freshmen In Focus
The green pacers and trotters have not been racing for long but the best of the frosh-colt pacers so far are about to strut their stuff in Metro Pace eliminations at Mohawk this Saturday, Aug. 24. The biggest feature for the future glamour boys is th ...
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Handicapping In Fair Season
These horses run at Bangor and Scarborough and at the other Maine fairs, and I need to keep an eye on them so I'll know what kind of form they're showing when I see their names on the programs. I also keep an eye on which drivers are doing well ...
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Upcoming Harness Races For August 23rd to August 29th
Bet and watch all these harness races live online at TwinSpires on Friday August 23rd.
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Race Preview-Tioga Downs-Miracle Mile-$16,000 - Friday 0823
7-Clearview Hanover has her work cut out for her from the outside post. Big change from Yonkers and Pocono to Tioga, so much may depend on whether she likes the track. 6-Little Santamonica has Aaron Byron, one of the Tioga drivers with a positiv ...
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Race Preview - Palm Beach - Gallagher-Kinnaird Puppy Stakes Round 3 - Wednesday 0821
This exciting series for young greyhounds continues on Wednesday, August 21st in races 10, 12, 14 and 15. The 16 pups who finish first in points will go on to the semifinals on Monday, August 26th. In Race 10 , two sub 30 second times in his last t ...
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Cotolo’s Harness Review, News And Notes
Super Stakes Saturday at Pocono was not rife with big prices but we did score some winners that complemented our contenders’ list. The fields were in fast motion on the five-eighths oval and that produced a few world records, most opportunistic. ...
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Pick 6 Betting Preview: Del Mar - $189,822 Carryover - August 18, 2013
With one race to go on the Saturday card no one is alive in the pick-6, creating a carryover of almost $190,000 for the Sunday card. The sequence covers races five through ten and includes the $150,000 Solana Beach Handicap. Race five is an allowanc ...
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Race Preview: Del Mar Oaks - Del Mar, August 17, 2013
photo: Matt Carter While Arlington Park is putting on their grades turf stakes 2,000 miles away the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club will be running a graded turf stakes of their own when three-year-old fillies line up in the Grade 1 Del Mar Oaks. The ...
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A-B-C-Deep on the Arlington Million day card at Arlington International Racecourse
You don't need a Ph.D. in Cristometrics to take a look at my ABC grid and figure out that I'll be leaning on the "A" column a lot. The internal conversation goes something like this, "If I'm using this horse then I have to use this horse." That' ...
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Race Preview Palm Beach: Gallagher Kinnaird Puppy Stakes 2nd round Saturday Afternoon, August 17th
All 48 entrants from the first round will be competing in the 2nd round this afternoon, with the top 32 going on to the third round on Wednesday, August 21st. From there, it's the top 16 moving on to the semifinals on Monday, August 26th. 8 greyhoun ...
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The Player’s Edge – August 16th: Arlington Million Saturday
photo: Matt Carter Arlington Park - Arlington Million Arlington Park - Beverly D. Stakes Arlington Park - Secretariat Stakes Arlington Park - Secretariat Stakes Arlington Park - Arlington ...
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Executive corner: Jeremy Clemons on Twinnovation, Jackpot 5, and TwinSpires mobile
Pardon me while I highjack the TwinSpires Blog from the normal in-depth handicapping and racing analysis provided by Ed, Derek, and Frank, but I wanted to share some thoughts on a few recent innovations at TwinSpires.com--what we call "Twinnovations ...
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Million eve ABCs
Here is the ABC grid for Friday, August 16, at Arlington Park, which John G. Dooley just called one of his favorite days of the year. I can't imagine how excited he is for Million day itself, then! In addition to the great wagering menu Arling ...
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Pick 6 Preview: Del Mar - $110,122 Carryover, August 16, 2013
photo: Matt Carter Another pick-6 carryover at Del Mar on Friday, this time the pool starts at $110,122. The six race sequence covers races two through seven and is a challenging one. Race two is an allowance, optional claimer at five furlongs ...
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Race Preview Pocono Downs: Super Stakes Saturday August 17th
Super Stakes Saturday Feature Races at Mohegan Sun Pocono Downs on Saturday August 17, 2013
Valley Forge 2nd Consolation - $75,000 - 3YO F Pace - Race 2
Probable favorite 5-UF Dragon's Queen looks tough to beat, but Yannick Gingras is back on 7 ...
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A jackpot with a twist: more winners and big money
The biggest difference between betting on the pull of a slot machine and the outcome of a horse race isn't skill; it's the pay table. Yes, for me and the vast majority of people reading this blog betting on Thoroughbred racing IS a game of skill ...
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Greyhound Handicapping Putting It All Together
There's an old saying: "Don't miss the forest for the trees." I never gave much thought to what that really means, until the other day when I was handicapping a race at Palm Beach. There was a dog that puzzled me. I knew it was a good dog. I'd made m ...
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Race Preview Orange Park: 10th race Grade A - Friday August 16th
One of my favorite spot plays is a dog that has dropped down a grade and won within three races. There are two of them in this race. 3-WW's Pop Top at 6-1 ML odds, won two races back in Grade B by a length and was closing at the end with a good kick ...
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Upcoming Greyhound Races For the Week of August 16 to August 22nd
Saturday August 17th
Dubuque Greyhound Park Eve: Dubuque Classic 2nd Round - $55,000 - Route Palm Beach Kennel Club: Gallagher-Kinnaird Puppy Stakes Round 2 - $20,000 - Sprint Wednesday August 21st
Palm Beach Kennel Club: Gallagher-Ki ...
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Stars On Tap In Saturday Stakes
There is no shortage of harness stars in weekend programs in the east. Highlighted by the return of the pacing-champ Captaintreacherous, pacers and trotters, young and old, are ready to battle for big dough on Saturday, Aug. 17. Pocono Dow ...
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Big races, big money, big fun Arlington Million week
Whether it's carryovers, guaranteed pools, or contests you like (and especially if it's all of the above), Arlington Million week on TwinSpires.com offers great wagering opportunities to go along with the great racing at Arlington International Racec ...
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TwinSpires Horse Racing Podcast w/Derek Simon 08/14 by TwinSpires Radio | Sports Podcasts
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Upcoming Harness Races For The Week of August 16th through August 22nd
Friday August 16th
Batavia Downs: NYSS - $91,000 - 2YO F Trot
Batavia Downs: Excelsior - $12,000 - 2YO F Trot Charlottetown DRV Park: Gold Cup and Saucer Consolation - $20,000 - 3YO Up Open Pace Grand River Raceway: ONSS GRSRTS 3rd Leg - $90,00 ...
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Harness Handicapping Terrible Twos and Terrific Threes
Those of us who have raised children can sympathize with trainers who have to deal with the equine equivalent of the Terrible Twos. Some of the best pacers and trotters racing today were famous for their tantrums as toddlers and babies. Bee A Magicia ...
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Race Preview The Meadows: Meadow Bright PA Sire Stakes Division 1 Race 9 - Friday August 16, 2013
There are two divisions of the Meadow Bright PA Sire Stakes Trot for 3 Year Old Fillies on tonight's program, race 9 and 10. In Race 9, there are three fillies who raced against each other in the Hambletonian Oaks. One of them, 1-Classic Martine, was ...
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Pick 6 Preview: Del Mar $255,708 Carryover – August 14, 2013
Another Wednesday carryover at Del Mar, this time the pool will start at $255,708. The last time there was a Wednesday carryover we nabbed four winners in our discussion, so let’s try to do two better. First up is a $20,000 maiden claiming race for f ...
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Race Preview Palm Beach Kennel Club: Gallagher-Kinnaird Puppy Stakes - $20,000 - Wednesday August 14th
On Wednesday, August 14th, 48 young greyhounds will compete in the Gallagher/Kinnaird Stakes in six races. The races are the 6th, 8th, 10th, 12th, 14th and 15th. All of them will then go on to the next round on Saturday, August 17th. From that round, ...
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The 2013 Arlington Million playlist
My trip to Arlington Heights on Monday from Lexington on Monday will take much longer than the six hours it would in an about-straight shot. That's mainly due to a couple of nosh stops along the way--lunch at Brugge Brasserie in the Broad Ripple ne ...
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Cotolo’s Harness Review, News And Notes
We came off of our championship weekend with some mild wins this Friday and Saturday, Aug. 9 and Aug. 10. At Hoosier on Friday, we gave you a pair of Indiana Sires Stakes winners. Rose Run Parker paid $6.60 in the frosh-colt trot. Bankers For Al ...
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Pick 4 Preview: Del Mar - John C. Mabee Stakes, Aug 11, 2013
photo: Matt Carter The feature race on Sunday at Del Mar is the Grade 2 John C. Mabee for fillies and mares going nine furlongs on the turf. It comes down to Tiz Flirtatious and Lady of Shamrock, who renew their rivalry once again. In the pick- ...
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The Player’s Edge – August 9th: Del Mar, Monmouth Park & Ellis Park
Photo: Matt Carter Del Mar - La Jolla Handicap Del Mar – Saturday Pick 4 Monmouth Park - Monmouth Oaks Ellis Park – Gardenia Stakes Del Mar - La Jolla Handicap
Three-Year-Olds on the Turf T ...
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Worth the Weight? Wise Dan Takes on Six at Saratoga
(Click on image to enlarge) Which brings us to this weekend’s Grade II Fourstardave Handicap, in which defending Horse of the Year Wise Dan will be conceding 11-14 pounds to his six (scheduled) rivals. ...
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Greyhound Race Preview: Tri State Race 9 Grade A Sprint - Friday Eve August 9, 2013
This grade A sprint has a mix of dogs moving up and dogs that have managed to stay in A. It may hinge on who gets to the first turn first, because there are several dogs with good breaking speed and first to turn times. 1-Mac's Superhero is a 2-1 mo ...
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Greyhound Handicapping: Compare These Stats The Right Way To Win
If, like me, you pay attention to the win percentage of the dogs you handicap, there's something to keep in mind. When you look at how often the dog wins or the percentage of races it wins, you have to make sure that you're not mixing the apples in w ...
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Sizzling Stakes Ensue
There may be a breather for some horses, most of which participated in last weeks barrage of Meadowlands stakes on Hambletonian day, but there is a herd of others, trotters and pacers, two- and three-year-olds, battling for state-bred stakes money in ...
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Race Preview: Sorrento Stakes - Del Mar, August 7, 2013
photo: Matt Carter The feature race on Wednesday at Del Mar is a good one, the Grade 2 Sorrento Stakes for two-year-old fillies. The six and one-half furlong race is the second to last leg of the pick-6 and contention runs deep; let's take a l ...
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TwinSpires Horse Racing Podcast w/Derek Simon 08/07 by TwinSpires Radio | Sports Podcasts
Ed DeRosa and Derek Simon discuss the infamous “Fairmount Fix,” Garrett Gomez, Wise Dan and other racing-related stuff. In the U. of Bet segment, Derek and Dave Schwartz continue their conversation about methods and angles: * What is a reasonable s ...
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Harness Race Preview: Pocono Downs - Stallion Series 3rd Division Pace - Race 14 - Friday August 9, 2013
This is the 3rd division of the Stallion Series and there's a lot going on in this one. Two of the entries are getting lasix for the first time and there are some driver choices that say a lot about what the drivers think about their horse's chances. ...
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Upcoming Harness Races for the Week of August 9, 2013
Friday August 9th
Hoosier Park: INSS 1st Leg - $30,000 - 2YO C & G Trot
Hoosier Park: INSS 1st Leg - $30,000 - 2YO F Trot
Hoosier Park: INSS 2nd Leg - $10,000 - 3YO C & G Pace
Hoosier Park: INSS 2nd Leg - $10,000 - 3YO F Trot Mohawk Ra ...
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Harness Handicapping: Equipment Changes
In addition to harness, I play thoroughbred and greyhound races. I find all of them fun to watch and handicap, each in their own way. But when it comes to equipment changes and what they mean, give me the harness races any day. The flats just have to ...
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Pick 6 Preview: Del Mar - $265,129 Carryover, Aug 7, 2013
photo: Matt Carter The pick-6 once again proved to be too tough for bettors on Sunday leaving a carryover pool of over $265,000 for the Wednesday card. This is not your typical Wednesday with two maiden special weight races, an allowance race f ...
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Cotolo’s Harness Review, News And Notes
The big weekend is over and we are happy to say it was a terrific theater for racing and wagering as we covered the sport’s huge features on site at the Meadowlands. In league with Hambletonian Society ’s press and public relations corps, my ...
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Race Preview: Best Pal Stakes - Del Mar, August 4, 2013
photo: Matt Carter The first graded stake race for the two-year-olds this summer at Del Mar is this Sunday with the 43rd running of the Grade 2 Best Pal. The six and one-half furlong race drew a field of seven and five of the seven are between ...
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Pick 6 Preview: Del Mar $619,482 Carryover - August 3, 2013
Photo: Matt Carter The pick-6 was not hit for the second consecutive day at Del Mar creating a massive carryover pool of over $619,000. It's quite possible with the added money on Saturday that the pool reach over $1.5-million and could even re ...
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The Player’s Edge – August 2nd: Del Mar & Mountaineer Park
photo: Matt Carter Del Mar - Clement L. Hirsch Mountaineer Park - West Virginia Derby Mountaineer Park – WV Senate President’s Cup Mountaineer Park – West Virginia Governor’s Del Mar - Clement L. ...
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Race Preview: Real Good Deal Stakes - Del Mar, August 2, 2013
photo: Matt Carter The feature race on Friday at Del Mar is the $200,000 Real Good Deal Stakes for California-bred or sired three-year-olds. The seven furlong sprint drew a field of nine; let's take a look. Tiz a Minister was installed as the ...
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Amazing August Action On Tap
It’s time for one of the biggest weekends of the season in the standardbred racing industry for insiders and players, for fans and spectators, as the Meadowlands hosts two days of huge stakes programs featuring some of the greatest pacers and trotter ...
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Greyhound Race Preview: Wheeling Downs - Race 5 - Friday August 2nd
The third leg of the Island Pick 5 is a grade AA at 548 yards. Interestingly, there is no clear cut morning line favorite. Instead, there are two co-favorites at 7-2 in the morning line. There is also a dog that is coming out of route races and some ...
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Greyhound Handicapping: Is It Possible to Handicap a Dog Race?
How many times have you heard someone say about a greyhound race, "It's a crap shoot?" Many, many people think that it's impossible to handicap greyhound races. They think that it's just luck, a case of which dog gets out and makes it around the firs ...
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Race Preview: Graduation Stakes – Del Mar, July 31, 2013
photo: Matt Carter The feature race on Wednesday is the $100,000 Graduation Stakes for California-bred or sired two-year-olds. After scratches, a field of seven will line up in the gate and contention runs deep. The morning line favorite for t ...
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Creating Your Own Systems & Angles
Recently, after telling a Facebook friend that my Win Factor and Pace Profile reports were best used in conjunction with one’s own handicapping or as the basis of a system or angle, I was asked a great question: “OK, so how do I come up with an ang ...
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Harness Handicapping: Handicapping The Hambletonian
It's been 17 years since the Hambletonian ran heats and the final on the same day. This year, there will be three heats and the winner of the final heat will be the Hambletonian winner. This is the way that standardbreds used to race and, due to the ...
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$500,000 Hambletonian Oaks - Race 11 - 4:14 p.m. on Saturday August 3, 2013
All the buzz is about Bee A Magician in this year's Oaks and with good reason. She's second only to Captaintreacherous in harness racing's Top Ten Poll and has won 8 out of 8 starts this year. She won her elim in 1:53.3. She won the Delvin Mille ...
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Upcoming Harness Races From August 1st to August 7th
Thursday August 1st
Hoosier Park: INSS 1st Leg - $10,000 - 3YO C & G Trot
Hoosier Park: INSS 1st Leg - $10,000 - 3YO F Trot Monticello Raceway: NYSS - $114,000 - 2YO C & G Pace
Monticello Raceway: Excelsior - $12,000 - 2YO C & G Pac ...
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It's OK to be wrong as long as you get paid when you're right
What do Rich Perloff and the TwinSpires.com Players Pool have in common? Neither hit the Pick 6 on Monday at Saratoga. The difference, though, is that Perloff could have while TwinSpires.com should have. The former because Perloff gave out an ...
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Pick 6 Preview: Del Mar - $261,359 Carryover, July 31, 2013
photo: Matt Carter When racing resumes on Wednesday at Del Mar a carryover of just over $260,000 will await bettors. The wager covers races three through eight and the sequence looks a bit tricky. Starter allowance horses kick off the pick-6 g ...
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Race Preview: Bing Crosby Stakes - Del Mar, July 28, 2013
Bing sang "Where the turf meets the surf" and on Sunday his track Del Mar honors him with the 68th running of the Grade 1 Bing Crosby stakes. The six furlong race drew a field of six led by morning line favorite Comma to the Top. Comma to the Top is ...
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Cotolo’s Harness Review, News And Notes
It was an extremely profitable weekend for this department, including suggestions from our Thursday blog and on-the-spot tweets from Hambletonian Trail stories. See below for a reminder on next week’s exclusive live reporting from the Meadowlands ...
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Sat, 2013-07-27 09:11
Day eight of the Saratoga Race Course meeting features two Grade 1 races, and in a testament to the lure of the three-year-old male division, a Grade 2 that many will view as the feature. It's certainly likely to be the feature of my wagering st ...
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Race Preview: San Diego Handicap - Del Mar, July 27, 2013
The feature race on Saturday at Del Mar is the 72nd running of the Grade 2 San Diego Handicap. Only a field of six line up for the mile and one-sixteen race, but contention runs deep. The morning line favorite for the race and likely post time favor ...
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The Player’s Edge – July 26th: Haskell Day at Monmouth Park
Monmouth Park – Haskell Invitational Monmouth Park – Oceanport Stakes Monmouth Park – Monmouth Cup Monmouth Park – Matchmaker Stakes Monmouth Park – Haskell Invitational Oxbow Retur ...
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Race Preview: Del Mar – Cougar II Handicap, July 26, 2013
photo: Matt Carter The feature race on Friday is the Grade 3 Cougar II Handicap for three-year-olds and upward at 12 furlongs on the main Polytrack. The race drew originally drew a field of 11, but with the scratches of Golden Itiz and Kettle C ...
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Pumped for the jumps, a steeplechase playlist
For me, a truly "only in Saratoga" phenomenon is that people who otherwise would not give another thought to steeplechase racing actually pay attention to the jumpers at North America's most prestigious race meeting. TwinSpires.com Summer Showd ...
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Greyhound Handicapping: It's Not All Genetic
In the late 1970's, I lived on the border between Rhode Island and Massachusetts. I was about halfway between the newly opened Lincoln Dog Track, a former horse track, and Taunton Greyhound Park. There was some great greyhound racing in those days an ...
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Greyhound Race Preview: Orange Park - Cascades at World Golf Classic - July 26th
There are two dogs coming out of stakes races in this feature race. One of them 3-Rotation ran into trouble and the other 8-Easi Butterball ran out of gas. It looks like he made a bid for the lead, couldn't get it and maybe lost sight of the lure or ...
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Upcoming Greyhound Races for the Week of July 26th
Friday July 26th
Orange Park: Cascades at World Golf Village Classic - Race 7 - Sprint Saturday July 27th
Bluffs Run: Bluffs Run Open Final - Sprint Orange Park: Battle of the Sexes Final - Sprint ...
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Froshes And Sophs And More Fight To Face August
Adios Action An octet of glamour boy pacers is set to start in the Meadows’ signature race, the $450,000 Delvin Miller Adios. To accompany the Adios on the Saturday afternoon card are sophomore filly pacers, competing in two divisions of ...
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Race Preview: Wickerr Stakes – Del Mar, July 24, 2013
photo: Matt Carter The feature race on carryover Wednesday at Del Mar is the $90,000 Wickerr Stakes for horses that have not won a stakes of $50,000 since May 1 and that deadline is an important one. After scratches a field of eight will break ...
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TwinSpires Horse Racing Podcast w/Derek Simon 07/24 by TwinSpires Radio | Blog Talk Radio
Ed DeRosa of Brisnet.com and host Derek Simon discuss the latest racetrack goings-on, including Eblouissante's inauspicious return to racing, Verrazano's upcoming challenge in the Haskell, as well as betting strategies. In the U. of Bet s ...
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ABC Double carryover
The above grid represents my ABC selections only, and not the opinions of other Players Pool team members. Good luck to those in the pool and those playing Summer Showdown ! ...
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Harness Handicapping For the Fun of It
If I've heard it once, I've heard it a million times, "I just bet for fun. I don't want to get into all that handicapping." I always feel like asking the person saying that whether losing money is fun for them, because it's been my experience that lo ...
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Harness Race Preview: The Meadows - Arden Downs - Friday July 26th
Friday night at the Meadows features four divisions of the Arden Downs Trot series. The Ned McCarr for 3YO fillies takes place in races 1 and 4. The James Manderino for 3YO Colts and Geldings takes place in races 6 and 8. They're all contentious race ...
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Upcoming Harness Races For the Week of July 26th
Thursday July 25th
Harrington Raceway: DSBF Final - $100,000 - 3YO C&G Pace
Harrington Raceway: DSBF Final - $100,000 - 3YO C&G - Trot
Harrington Raceway: DSBF Final - $100,000 - 3YO F Pace
Harrington Raceway: DSBF Final - $100,000 - 3Y ...
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Cheering your favorites home
As the below video illustrates, there is no shortage of ways to cheer your favorite horse home when watching them race. Unless I'm cheering for the number two horse (affectionately known as "the deuce") then I find myself most typically cheering ...
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Pick 6 Preview: Del Mar $238,499 Carryover – July 24, 2013
photo: Matt Carter When racing resumes on Wednesday at Del Mar there is a very nice carryover of almost $240,000 in the pick-6 and it looks like a must play. Hopefully the outcome of this pick-6 won’t be decided five stories above the track. T ...
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It's time to work together on Thoroughbred after care
I do not have an issue with Grade 1 winners competing in lower-level races, including the lowest level, but a class drop is among the potential warning signs track officials and horsemen should pay attention. Couple Monzante's rapid descent with a ve ...
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Race Preview - Orange Park Eve - Battle of the Sexes Qualifier - Monday July 22nd
In Race 7 on Monday night's program , the 8 top female greyhounds at Orange Park will try to qualify for the finals on Saturday, July 27th. In Race 9, the males will do the same and the four qualifiers from each race will face each other in the Batt ...
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Race Preview: San Clemente Stakes - Del Mar, July 21, 2013
The feature race on Sunday is the Grade 2 San Clemente Handicap three-year-old fillies. The one mile turf race drew a field of 11, but after the scratches of Foxy Boss and Broken Sword, nine will break from the gate. The lukewarm morning line favori ...
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A Closer Look at Del Mar & Saratoga
(Click on image to enlarge) And, now, Saratoga : Avg. Winning Odds: 5.56-1 Favorite Win Rate: 38% Favorite In-the-Money Rate: 69% Average Payoffs Quinella: $39.30 Exacta: $10 ...
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Cotolo’s Harness Review, News And Notes
A lot of action all over the harness scene took place this weekend and a lot of favorites came through for the public. Our only stakes winner was in the Sheppard final at Yonkers, where we had Forty Five Red, paying $7.60. We were second w ...
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Saratoga Day 2: Now with more numbers than any other grid
Despite going four-for-six on my lone "A" picks yesterday , I needed the last race single to bail me out after flaming out early in the late Pick 4 and only managing to break even on a BAAB result on the early. The Saturday, July 20, card is no ...
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Race Preview - Southland - Chris Chance Memorial Race 9 - Saturday Eve July 20th
This may be the most contentious and hard fought race in many a card at Southland this year. It has undefeated youngster, Manhatin going up against U Too Pure Silk with 14 wins out of 28 races and a 31.71 in his last race. Also appearing in the 6 bo ...
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The Player’s Edge – July 19th: Del Mar, Arlington Park, Delaware Park & Woodbine
photo: Matt Carter Del Mar – Eddie Read Stakes Arlington Park – Arlington Oaks Delaware Park – Delaware Handicap Woodbine – Ontario Matron Del Mar – Eddie Read Sta ...
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The parlay savant
He did it again. Just ten days after turning $16 into $1,000 in Let 8 Ride , Ryan Yokoyama turned $10 into $1,551 in TwinSpires.com's Summer Showdown promotion by going eight-for-eight on $10 show bets Thursday at Del Mar. Also scoring a perf ...
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Pick 4 Preview: Del Mar CTBA Stakes – July 19, 2013
photo: Matt Carter One of the best wagers in the game is the pick-4 and there is no better place in the country to put down a pick-4 than Del Mar. Yesterday’s late pick-4, for $1, paid $276 with a parlay payout of $200.45 for $2. The pick-4 Fri ...
TwinSpires
Opening day at Saratoga
Below is the ABC grid for opening day at Saratoga. Six single "A" picks is the most I can remember having on a card, so it won't be hard to tell what kind of day I'm having/have had! Steve Byk said it best when he wished everyone a joyfu ...
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Show me the carryovers!
The first of 34 Summer Showdown days is in the books, and nobody picked 10 (or 9 or 8) on the opening day program at Del Mar, which means there's $3,000 up for grabs today--$1,500 from Wednesday plus the guaranteed $1,500 every day. If you pla ...
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