Mon Oct 27 2014Ted Black

While many of the sport's best pacers and trotters of all ages competed last weekend at Yonkers Raceway and Woodbine Racetrack and many of them will be heading to Dover Downs early next month for the Matron Stakes on Thursday, November 6, the Tuesday ...

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Player Quick Pick: Belmont Park 10/26/2014

Mon Oct 27 2014TwinSpires Staff

Our best shots this past weekend came from the final program at Colonial Downs and with exactas where our choices were partners with favorites, all listed in the horses-to-watch list (H2W). This weekend, too many of our suggested contenders faltered ...

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Weekend harness recap

Sun Oct 26 2014Ted Black

While thoroughbred racing fans are obviously eagerly looking ahead to this weekend's Breeders Cup Championship races on Friday and Saturday at Santa Anita, standardbred fans had plenty to savor this past weekend when both Yonkers Raceway and Woodbine ...

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Weekend harness preview

Fri Oct 24 2014Ted Black

This Saturday evening a pair of standardbred tracks will offer stellar cards that include the best trotters and pacers on the continent as Yonkers Raceway in New York hosts a quartet of stakes for soohomores while Woodbine Raceway in Canada presents ...

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Fri Oct 24 2014D.S. Williamson

Sunday’s feature at Big Sandy is the Grade 3 Turnback the Alarm Handicap for a purse of $200K. Some great 3 and up fillies and mares will contest the long one turn mile and one sixteenth of the Turnback the Alarm on Sunday. Is there an overlay amongs ...

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Greyhound Preview - SOUTHLAND's 2014 Festival Of Stakes racing continues with Round 4 on Saturday evening, October 25

Fri Oct 24 2014MoneyMaker Mike

The 2014 Southland Festival Of Stakes continues Saturday evening with Round 4 taking center stage as all 18 races are stakes races. This is the last round before the Consolation and Finals are held next Friday, October 31. What an exciting and entert ...

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5 Steps to Breeders’ Cup Success

Fri Oct 24 2014Derek Simon

As many of my regular readers know, I love systems and angles. Simple systems and angles, complex systems and angles, goofy systems and angles — I love ‘em all. My passion for a purely numbers-based approach to the Sport of Kings began in 1984 ...

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Player Quick Pick - Belmont Park 10/25/2014

Fri Oct 24 2014D.S. Williamson

A beautiful sunny day is expected in Elmont, NY on Saturday. The feature, the Grade 3 Bold Ruler, should be a great race, but the better betting race might actually be Race 8, the Chelsea Flower Stakes. Belmont Park 8 | 4:27 pm ET Chelsea Flower ...

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Greyhound Preview Palm Beach For 10/24/2014

Fri Oct 24 2014TwinSpires Staff

*CRT Leyla* What a way to start the racing weekend today at Palm Beach! Two of the biggest greyhound stars at the club Storm Control and CRT Leyla will square off in the finale in what should be an instant classic. Here are the top races I ...

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Ghosts of Breeders' Cup Classics past

Thu Oct 23 2014Derek Simon

In the News & Notes segment, host Derek Simon discusses the top stories in the Sport of Kings, including a new claiming rule in New York and a tragic confrontation between Steve Coburn, part-owner of California Chrome, and some members of the Bre ...

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The Best Put To The Test

Thu Oct 23 2014TwinSpires Staff

The freshmen and the sophomores continue in combat for further assurances that going to the Breeders Crown is a sound idea and this season there are plenty of contenders in each division for hopes to be high. This weekend, many eligible frosh stake p ...

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Wed Oct 22 2014Ed DeRosa

I probably need an intervention. I’ve picked the favorite to win the Breeders’ Cup Classic in eight of the past 12 editions with just two wins to show from it (and in six of the past eight with just one win). On the other hand, until the last ...

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Starting to Believe in this Horse

Wed Oct 22 2014Molly Jo Rosen

It's not about Shared Belief's 1:14 flat (on my watch) time. I could wax poetic about the fractions the dark bay set or how he pounced on the pair ahead of him at the quarter pole. But what caught my eye was how he rolled up the rail - by desig ...

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SOUTHLAND Festival Of Stakes update - Round 4 continues Saturday, October 25

Wed Oct 22 2014MoneyMaker Mike

By MoneyMaker Mike The 2014 Southland Festival Of Stakes moves on to Round 4 on Saturday, October 25 and it should be a fantastic evening of greyhound stakes racing in each of the six divisions. As some of you know before the contest started I poste ...

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Greyhound preview - SOUTHLAND Round 3 Festival Of Stakes racing continues Monday, October 20

Mon Oct 20 2014Ted Black

While many sports enthusiasts will be eager to see the opening game of the World Series between the San Francisco Giants and the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday evening, standardbred fans will focus their attention on competitive cards tonight at both ...

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Mon Oct 20 2014MoneyMaker Mike

By MoneyMaker Mike   The 3rd round of the 2014 Southland Festival Of Stakes racing continues on Monday, October 20 with all six divisions represented and all 18 races on the card part of this incredible stakes contest. What an evening it shoul ...

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Player Quick Pick: Belmont Park 10/19/2014

Mon Oct 20 2014TwinSpires Staff

We start with our biggest success of the weekend, certainly a surprise to us at the price. Pointing to Luck Be Withyou in the Messenger elim at Yonkers on Oct. 18, we expected a decent price but not a longshot. The winner of the elim was Luck Be With ...

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Sun Oct 19 2014D.S. Williamson

Saturday’s pick in the Hudson Handicap, Moonlight Song, proved best. The Charlton Baker trainee paid back $12.60. Let’s see if we can find another overlay winner in Belmont’s feature on Sunday, the $100,000 Bowl Game Stakes. Belmont Park 9 | 4:58 p ...

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Greyhound Preview Palm Beach Evening Card 10/18/2014

Sat Oct 18 2014TwinSpires Staff

By Palm Beach Jason Great card on tap for the Saturday evening racing in South Florida. Co-wins leader Kiowa Carmen will go for her 11 th win of the season in the 8 th Race, along with distance dog alpha hound Flying Fala looking to dominate i ...

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Player Quick Pick: Belmont Park for 10/18/2014

Sat Oct 18 2014D.S. Williamson

Belmont Park hosts some great New York bred stakes action today. The best state-bred NY horses figure to hit the track today with arguably the best betting race being the Hudson Handicap for 3 and up gong 6.5 furlongs for a purse of $150,000. Belmo ...

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Weekend harness preview

Fri Oct 17 2014Ted Black

Throughout the month of October harness racing fans will get to see the best trotters and pacers compete in numerous, lucrative stakes as their respective trainers seek to enable their horses a way to end the season on a high note, especially with ye ...

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BC Value Plays

Thu Oct 16 2014Derek Simon

I know, I know. Imploring bettors to look for value in the Breeders’ Cup races is kind of like telling one’s teenaged son or daughter to look both ways before crossing the street. Granted, my mom was famous for the latter… but, generally, it is unnec ...

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TwinSpires.com launches new free handicapping service

Thu Oct 16 2014Molly Jo Rosen

TwinSpires has released a significant upgrade of its online ADW website featuring seven new free handicapping views for each horse race and the integration of an improved quality video player on the same pages. “The ability to watch free streaming v ...

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Big Stakes Menus at Maywood, Woodbine And Yonkers

Thu Oct 16 2014TwinSpires Staff

The first stop this weekend takes place on Friday, Oct. 17, at Maywood in Illinois, where the track’s signature stakes events, led by the Windy City Pace, feature many of the Grand Circuit stars on both gaits, adorn the program. On Friday, als ...

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Greyhound Preview - SOUTHLAND's 2014 Festival Of Stakes racing continues with Round 2 Thursday 10/16/14

Thu Oct 16 2014MoneyMaker Mike

By MoneyMaker Mike Southland's 2014 Festival Of Stakes championship racing continues with Round 2 on Thursday with three more divisons taking center stage. The evening's card features 16 stakes contests among the 18 races on tap and will highlight s ...

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Midweek recap

Wed Oct 15 2014Ted Black

In each of the first two weeks of racing in October at Rosecroft Raceway, the Tuesday evening cards have clearly taken center stage and this past Tuesday it was one trainer who earned the spotlight. At the midway point of the 12-race card on Tuesday ...

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Refunding Losing Wagers on 10/15/14 KEE 7th

Wed Oct 15 2014Molly Jo Rosen

Due to an error with the data feed involving incorrect scratches in the Keeneland 7th, TwinSpires is refunding all losing wagers made on and using the race made between 1:57 pm ET and 2:50 pm ET This effects the: Race 4 ~ Pick 5 Race 5 ~ P ...

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SOUTHLAND's 2014 Festival Of Stakes Round 2 continues Wednesday

Wed Oct 15 2014MoneyMaker Mike

By MoneyMaker Mike The 2014 Southland Festival Of Stakes greyhound racing continues Wednesday with Round 2 highlighting the twilight program. There are 16 stakes contests in the 18 races and it will be paw to paw action from start to finish with som ...

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Wednesday harness preview

Tue Oct 14 2014Ted Black

While a series of severe thunderstorms is expected to impact the entire Mid-Atlantic region on Wednesday afternoon and into the evening hours, standardbred fans are hoping that calm conditions return prior to the post time for the program at Harringt ...

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Class and Speed Winning at Keeneland

Tue Oct 14 2014Ed DeRosa

The fact that the top Class and Speed Ratings are each showing a flat bet profit at the current Keeneland Race Course meeting, and I am not makes me ashamed to be director of marketing for Brisnet.com. These two ratings, along with Prime Power, ar ...

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Greyhound Preview Palm Beach For 10-14-2014

Tue Oct 14 2014TwinSpires Staff

By Palm Beach Jason Great card for your Tuesday racing enjoyment today at Palm Beach. One of the hottest super sprinters here Nikita’s First goes for season win #10 in Race 4, along with some of the best middle distance racers here competing in ...

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Mon Oct 13 2014Ted Black

While the early and midweek cards at most standardbred tracks often leave little to the imagination, the Tuesday programs at Rosecroft Raceway in Maryland have gradually become more and more contentious. This evening's 12-race card is certainly no di ...

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Player Quick Pick: Belmont for 10/12/2014

Mon Oct 13 2014TwinSpires Staff

The best of our action over the weekend was across the board in the Ontario Sires Stakes (ONSS) Super Finals, Saturday, Oct. 11, where we gave you the highest paying of the eight championship winners, Code One Hanover ($55.70, $21.10, $10.20) in the ...

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Monday harness preview

Sun Oct 12 2014Ted Black

While the Major League Baseball playoffs are in full swing and the National Football League is approaching the midway point of its 2014 schedule, the standardbred meets at Harrington Raceway in Delaware and Yonkers Raceway in New York are also at var ...

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Sun Oct 12 2014D.S. Williamson

Sunday’s feature at Belmont is the Grade 3 Athenia Stakes for fillies and mares going 1 1/16 miles over the inner turf. Although 12 have signed on for the Athenia, is there any horse in the field that can beat the 5-2 morning line chalk, Annecdote? ...

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Player Quick Pick: Belmont for 10/11/2014

Sat Oct 11 2014D.S. Williamson

Belmont Park 8 | 4:27 pm ET G3 Knickerbocker 3&Up going 1-1/8 mi. (T) 3 – Za Approval – 7/2 – The six-year-old gelded son of Ghostzapper used a victory in this race last year as a prep to finish second in the BC Mile to Wise Dan. Za Approva ...

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Southland's 2014 Festival Of Stakes championship Round 1 continues Saturday evening

Sat Oct 11 2014MoneyMaker Mike

Saturday evening, October 11 at Southland Greyhound Park will feature the continuation of the first round of the 2014 Festival Of Stakes championship racing. There are 18 races on tap this evening and 16 of those races will be stakes contests. There ...

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Weekend harness preview

Sat Oct 11 2014Ted Black

As both thoroughbred and standardbred racing fans can attest, the fall races often mark the beginning of the final stages when the best horses of all ages and both genders look to make their last push for division honors and potentially horse of the ...

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SOUTHLAND's 2014 FESTIVAL OF STAKES begins this evening

Fri Oct 10 2014MoneyMaker Mike

This evening at Southland Greyhound Park will be the start of the 2014 Festival Of Stakes championship racing. There are 18 races on tap this evening at 16 of those races will be stakes contests. There are 6 divisions of the Festival Of Stakes tourna ...

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The History of Drugs In Racing As a Business

Fri Oct 10 2014TwinSpires Staff

by Doug Salvatore “In the old romances of chivalry, there occurs an episode that has taken infinite forms but always has the same central theme. A wizard comes to the court of the king with the most magnificent mantle ever seen. He announces t ...

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American-Nationals Feature Stars On Weekend Bulging With Action

Thu Oct 09 2014TwinSpires Staff

The following weeks are not transitional in the standardbred calendar; they are actually crucial as it draws closer to championship weekend, the Breeders Crown. The stars are out and campaigning all over North America and the American-National finals ...

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Remembering Cigar

Wed Oct 08 2014Derek Simon

November 26, 1994. I was 27 years old, living in a studio apartment, with a lousy job (I can’t remember which one). I had a pounding headache and some Ace of Bass song — pick one, after a while they all sound alike — from the night before goin ...

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Plugged In: Dougie Sal on the weekend that was

Wed Oct 08 2014Derek Simon

Ed DeRosa of Brisnet.com joins host Derek Simon to discuss Treve's win in the Prix De L'Arc de Triomphe and the resulting confusion over her actual odds. He also offers his opinion on the Breeders' Cup hopes of Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner C ...

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Wed Oct 08 2014TwinSpires Staff

It was truly a fascinating week in the world of racing, both at home and abroad. The French filly Treve became the first horse to win multiple editions of the Qater Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe in the last 36 years. Our reigning two-time Horse of the ...

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Greyhound Preview Palm Beach For 10/8/2014

Wed Oct 08 2014TwinSpires Staff

Another great card on tap for the Wednesday racing at Palm Beach. One of the best on the 3/8ths mile Flying Fala will go for back to back wins in the finale 15 th along with “Super Sister” JS Froot Loops looking to get back into the winner’s circle ...

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Greyhound Preview - SOUTHLAND 10/8/14

Wed Oct 08 2014MoneyMaker Mike

Race 1 - Grade M - 583 yard course I'm going with the (1) Yakiteyak who is running in her first official race but who has looked very good in her last two schooling contests where she won them both going box to wire and winning each by five le ...

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Weekend harness recap

Tue Oct 07 2014Ted Black

During a weekend in which the last two remaining undefeated teams in the National Football League both suffered three-touchdown defeats, many of harness racing's top trotters and pacers also suffered setbacks at the Red Mile in Lexington, Kentucky as ...

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The Factors That Factored: What Won In Week One At Keeneland

Tue Oct 07 2014Ed DeRosa

We’re between races at Keeneland, so what better time than the dawn of week 2 to see what types of handicapping angles have performed well at the meeting so far? There were 30 races on opening weekend with 24 on dirt and six on turf. Of those 24 o ...

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Mon Oct 06 2014Ted Black

While many standardbred tracks tend to offer their best cards on Friday, Saturday or Sunday, Rosecroft Raceway has recently joined the growing list of harness venues that have compiled their best programs early in the week to take advantage of the nu ...

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Player Quick Pick: Belmont Park for 10/5/2014

Mon Oct 06 2014TwinSpires Staff

The first division of the Tattersalls Pace on Oct. 4 highlighted the two days covered at The Red Mile. The huge favorite, and our first choice, Always B Miki won ($2.40, $2.10, $2.10 ok) but what made the race exciting to our blog followers was our s ...

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Monday harness preview

Sun Oct 05 2014Ted Black

While many sports enthusiasts will focus their attention on the weekly National Football League contest that will take place this evening, serious harness racing fans will turn their attention to a pair of half-mile tracks that offer some genuine val ...

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Sun Oct 05 2014D.S. Williamson

The rain didn’t keep Ring Weekend from winning the Grade 3 Hill Prince at Belmont Park on Saturday. Although no rain is expected, there could be some moisture left on the grass when they run Race 9, a tough turf sprint race that has attracted a full ...

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Ed DeRosa's Keeneland Saturday Stakes Picks

Sat Oct 04 2014Ed DeRosa

Keeneland FallStars Weekend features nine graded stakes, and five of them make up half the Saturday card with the upcoming Woodford Stakes kicking off the quintet. Depending on the results it’s either fortunate or unfortunate placement for me outs ...

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Palm Beach Top 10 Rankings September 2014

Sat Oct 04 2014TwinSpires Staff

#9 KB’s Gold Rider ~ Sprinter ~ Rader Racing - Last months Ranking (3) -8 wins this season, 29.50 secs best time The Puppy Stakes finalist cooled off in September after the impressive Tournament, but should come back strong leading into th ...

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Player Quick Pick - Belmont - 10/4/2014

Sat Oct 04 2014Molly Jo Rosen

by D.S. Williamson Although rain is expected to hit Elmont, NY on Saturday, the mood figures to be sunny at Belmont Park. Four stakes are on tap at Big Sandy, including the Grade 3 Hill Prince, a $400,000 stakes race that doesn’t figure to lose to ...

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Greyhound Preview - SOUTHLAND 10/4/14

Sat Oct 04 2014Molly Jo Rosen

by MoneyMaker Mike Race 2 - Grade D - 583 yard course - A very competitive field here and I'm going with the (3) KL's Harvey as the key in this one. In his young career of three races, he has already gotten a win, a second and a third to show f ...

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Pedigree Handicapping Saturday At Keeneland With Dougie Sal

Sat Oct 04 2014TwinSpires Staff

There are three maiden races for two-year-olds today at Keeneland. Let's get to it: Race 2: Maiden Special Weight event for 2-year-olds going 8.5 furlongs on the dirt. A Day in Paradise (4/1 Morning Line) is the top selection here. In his car ...

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Why Bayern Should Run in the Classic & Other BC Musings

Fri Oct 03 2014Derek Simon

So what did we learn from “Super Saturday,” last weekend’s bevy of prep races for the premier showcase of equine talent in America — the Breeders’ Cup? Several things, I think: 1) Stephanie’s Kitten is the top older turf filly or mare in the c ...

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Ed DeRosa's Keeneland opening day ABC grid

Fri Oct 03 2014Ed DeRosa

Opening day is finally here, and the new dirt, sloppy track, and competitive racing should make for some great wagering opportunities. As discussed on Steve Byk’s “At the Races,” my best bet of the day is #6 Naval Command in the Darley Alcibiades ...

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Keeneland Opening Day Juveniles With Doug Salvatore

Fri Oct 03 2014TwinSpires Staff

Opening day has finally arrived for the fall meet at Keeneland, and the Polytrack is gone. Indeed, racing will be conducted on a dirt surface at Keeneland for the first time since the 2006 Spring meet. You can certainly expect that a great deal of at ...

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Bruno Dishes On the New Keeneland Dirt

Fri Oct 03 2014TwinSpires Staff

Keeneland is full of dirt. No more plastic, no more Polytrack, and starting Friday we are on the road to having a track that will become relevant again on the Triple Crown trail. When Sinister Minister won the 2006 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes by 12-p ...

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Greyhound Preview Palm Beach For 10/2/2014

Thu Oct 02 2014Derek Simon

Host Derek Simon recaps “Super Saturday” and offers a bevy of Breeders’ Cup stats sure to cure insomnia. * What Breeders’ Cup race best suits Bayern? * Which sophomore star fits the profile of a Breeders’ Cup Classic winner: California Chrome, ...

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Thu Oct 02 2014TwinSpires Staff

By Palm Beach Jason Terrific Thursday racing action comes our way this afternoon at Palm Beach and many of the track’s stars will be out to shine for our viewing pleasure. The highlight of the card includes CRT Majestic looking to be the first g ...

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The Fast And The Furious On The Red Mile

Thu Oct 02 2014TwinSpires Staff

Week two of The Red Mile’s autumn presentation of The Roaring Grand begins, as does October 2014. The big Kentucky Futurity weekend looms boldly as glamour-boy-and-girl trotters make Sunday, Oct. 5 spectacular for standardbreds. The Kentucky Futurity ...

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Handicapping Keeneland Dirt the Brisnet.com ALL-Ways Way

Tue Sep 30 2014Ed DeRosa

Keeneland Race Course opens its fall meeting on Friday, and—if this The Handicapper’s Edge poll is any indication—the Lexington track is in for record handle on the heels of installing a new dirt surface as its main track following eight years wi ...

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Harness Preview for 9/30/2014

Tue Sep 30 2014Ted Black

While Tuesday might represent the last day of the month of September, it also presents harness racing fans with several good chances to make some value plays at a trio of tracks offering competitive cards on the night - Harrington, Rosecroft and Yonk ...

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Will you be the Lucky One?

Tue Sep 30 2014Molly Jo Rosen

There could be a $25 free bet for you helping us determine a Performance of the Week winner! ...

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Eight Remain In Horse of the Year Race

Mon Sep 29 2014Ed DeRosa

The criteria voters use to determine their top 10 horses is as subjective as the ranking themselves. Some vote on accomplishment, others based on who is the most talented, some as a pure “Horse of the Year” question, and most as some combination of t ...

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Greyhound Preview - SOUTHLAND 9/29/14

Mon Sep 29 2014TwinSpires Staff

Freehold Raceway’s Lou Babic finals for frosh colt and filly pacers delivered our best strike for the weekend. We gave you the filly winner, Strut My Stuff ($12.20, $2.60, n/s) and our colt choice, Mitt Jagger was second ($9, $3.40) in an exacta wort ...

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Mon Sep 29 2014MoneyMaker Mike

By MoneyMaker Mike Race 1 - Grade M - 583 yard course - I'm going with the (7) TC's Mike Trout as the key in this one as he is coming off two nice schooling wins and should be battling for the lead right out of the box. He has good early speed and l ...

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Player Quick Pick: 2014 Oklahoma Derby

Sun Sep 28 2014Molly Jo Rosen

Kudos to Remington Park for putting together a really cool race to follow. The last 10 winners have been some very interesting horses: 2013: Broadway Empire 2012: Politicallycorrect 2011: Redeemed 2010: Pleasant Prince 2009: Fiddlers Afleet 200 ...

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Full Card at Monmouth Park

Sun Sep 28 2014D.S. Williamson

By D.S. Williamson It’s closing day at Monmouth Park on Sunday. The Oceanport, NJ track offers a full card of 10 races for horseplayers. The best on which to bet appears to be Race 9 where an abundance of speed might set things up for my final pick ...

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5 Maiden Greyhounds To Be Following At Southland

Sat Sep 27 2014MoneyMaker Mike

By MoneyMaker Mike Some of you know that I've been putting out the "Five Up and Coming Greyhounds You Should Be Following At Southland" the past couple of months and I've decided to expand on that to include those young greyhounds who have shown nic ...

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Player Quick Pick: Churchill Downs for 9/27/2014

Sat Sep 27 2014Ryan Dickey

by Ryan Dickey Churchill Downs 10| 5:20 pm ET G3 Jefferson Cup for 3 yo going 1 mi. (T) MOST LIKELY WINNER: 3-Heart to Heart Finding his niche as a turf miler, Heart to Heart is trying graded stakes company for ...

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Girl's Night Out-Jackie vs Kelly vs Queen

Sat Sep 27 2014D.S. Williamson

By D.S. Williamson There are two days left at the Monmouth meet, Saturday and Sunday. Saturday’s feature is the Jersey Juvenile Stakes, which is Race 9 on the card, but the best race in which to bet might be Race 8, a $20,000 optional claimer for fi ...

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Super Saturday

Fri Sep 26 2014Derek Simon

It’s officially fall, time to start gearing up for the Breeders’ Cup to be held at Santa Anita Park on Oct. 31-Nov. 1. And if you’ve already got the BC bug, Belmont Park is the place to be this weekend. On Saturday, Big Sandy is the home of — ...

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2014 Awesome Again: Should We Believe in Shared Belief?

Fri Sep 26 2014Derek Simon

In the News & Notes segment, host Derek Simon discusses a great article in The Guardian entitled “ Scratching the surface: US racing looks to track conditions to lower injury rates .” Then, he takes up the bizarre tale of a feud between ...

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Fri Sep 26 2014Molly Jo Rosen

Whatever happens with his win record, Shared Belief is a talented athlete, fun to watch and great for the game (especially since his co-owner Jim Rome of Jungle Racing is one of the sport's best ambassadors). Plus - barring injury - we should get ...

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Player Quick Pick: 2014 Jockey Club Gold Cup

Fri Sep 26 2014Molly Jo Rosen

[20/1] 2- Last Gunfighter : Has more speed than he's shown in the last few starts & may need softer company to secure the win [20-1] 3- Wicked Strong : Had a very consistent Saratoga & always runs well at Belmont, but tries elders for the ...

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Bruno With the Works Dishes on Santa Anita's New Dirt

Fri Sep 26 2014TwinSpires Staff

Santa Anita has installed a new main track surface for the upcoming fall meeting that begins Friday, September 26. In a track-issued press release, Superintendent Dennis Moore identifies the surface as “El Segundo Sand,” a mix of silt and clay. ...

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TwinSpires.com presents PredictionMachine.com's College Football Game of the Week: Mizzou at S. Car (-5.5) & over 62

Thu Sep 25 2014Ed DeRosa

For Week 5 in the College Football, there are a total of 19 plays that cover the spread greater than 57% of the time to be considered "normal" or better, including three picks that cover more than 60% of the time as well as four predicted outright ...

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Harness Racing’s Autumn Almanac

Thu Sep 25 2014TwinSpires Staff

Blue grass, The Red Mile and the amber skies of Kentucky are the atmosphere of the Grand Circuit as Autumn debuts in 2014. James Mulligan’s famous ode to the state sang that “Life’s burdens bear the brightest” and “the home fires burn the brightest” ...

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Top 10 Greyhound Racing Names At Palm Beach

Wed Sep 24 2014TwinSpires Staff

#8 Albatross ~ Sprinter ~ Rader Racing The nickname “Big Bird” given by track announcer Mike Jameson is very clever. Has spread his wings for many wins in his first full season. #9 Killer Sunshine ~ Middle Distance Racer ~ B & B Racing ...

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Greyhound Preview - SOUTHLAND 9/24/14

Tue Sep 23 2014MoneyMaker Mike

By MoneyMaker Mike Race 1 - Grade M - 583 yard course - The pick here is the (4) KL's Harvey who has looked impressive in two schooling wins and a strong second place finish in his first official start. He shows early speed, a nice rush to the turn ...

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Harness Preview for 9/23/2014

Tue Sep 23 2014Ted Black

Although many standardbred tracks offer their most competitive cards on Friday and Saturday evenings, the Tuesday cards at Harrington, Rosecroft and Yonkers Raceways this evening offer plenty of genuine good wagering opportunities. In the opening ra ...

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Player Quick Pick: Finger Lakes for 9/23/2014

Tue Sep 23 2014Molly Jo Rosen

by Mel Daniels Finger Lakes Race 4 | 2:31 pm ET Claiming (5) for 3&up F&M going 5f 6-Attempted This 5 yo mare by Offlee Wild has placed in 13 of 28 career starts while winning 3 of those. In her last race, she was allowed to settl ...

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Performance of the Week $25 Bet

Mon Sep 22 2014Molly Jo Rosen

There could be a $25 free bet for you helping us determine a Performance of the Week winner! ...

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Mon Sep 22 2014TwinSpires Staff

It was an usually busy week for us, covering extra races due to the Little Brown Jug meet at Delaware, Ohio—but the volume of races suggested for wagering proved to supply TwinSpires harness-blog followers with a score of pay offs, including, but not ...

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