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Monday Harness Preview for 2/17/2014

Mon Feb 17 2014Molly Jo Rosen

by Ted Black After a week in which Winter Storm Pax wreaked havoc with the racing on the East Coast, harness racing fans should find a full slate of races on Monday when Dover Downs, Pompano Park and Yonkers Raceway host live cards. Plenty of grea ...

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TwinSpires.com SHOWdown update: 2 down, 18 to go

Mon Feb 17 2014Ed DeRosa

With two races down and 18 to go, 1,627 people are still in line for the $1-million on the TwinSpires.com Road to the Kentucky Derby SHOWdown , and 41 are still alive for the @twinspires #tsSHOWdown last longest competition on Twitter (worth $50 ...

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Santa Anita Pick 6 - $119,278 Carryover, February 17, 2014

Mon Feb 17 2014Matt Carter

Santa Anita Monday, February 17, 2014 First Post: 3:30 pm ET Race 4 Post: 5:00 pm ET President's Day racing at Santa Anita just got a little more exciting with a carryover of over $119,000 in the pick-6. The sequence starts in race four, an allow ...

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Santa Anita - San Vicente Stakes, February 16, 2014

Sun Feb 16 2014Matt Carter

San Vicente Stakes Santa Anita Sunday, February 16, 2014 Race 5, Post Time 5:30 pm ET CHERUBIM was a well kept secret in his second career start, drawing off late to win by over three lengths at odds of 20-1. That race was validated when Cheli ...

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Gulfstream Park - Mac Diarmida Stakes, February 15, 2014

Sat Feb 15 2014Matt Carter

Mac Diarmida Stakes Gulfstream Park Saturday, February 15, 2014 Race 10, Post Time 5:03 pm ET AMEN KITTEN makes his first start since finishing third in the Grade 1 Hollywood Derby in December, but looks to be the right horse to wager on Saturd ...

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Australia Racing Preview for 2/14/2014

Sat Feb 15 2014Molly Jo Rosen

by Grant Davies Okay, first of all let’s dispense with the mandatory “Happy Valentines Day” ~ I’m just hoping my present comes in the form of a great day of betting at the track! Big day at ‘Headquarters’ or as most people know it Flemington Race ...

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La Verdad's Next True Victory?

Fri Feb 14 2014Molly Jo Rosen

While the East Coast dealt with a major snowstorm this week, the temperatures have warmed up and the snow is melting. Racing returns to Laurel with two stakes races with the feature being the Grade 2, $300,000, Barbara Fritchie Handicap for fillies ...

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El Camino Real Continues SHOWdown Drive To $1-million

Fri Feb 14 2014TwinSpires Staff

When playing races or carryovers at tracks I normally don’t play, I try to lean on the Ultimate Race Summary found in the Brisnet.com Ultimate Past Performances , but the El Camino Real Derby (click for FREE PPs) on Saturday at Golden Gate Fiel ...

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Santa Anita - Santa Maria Stakes, February 15, 2014

Fri Feb 14 2014Matt Carter

Grade 2 Santa Maria Stakes Santa Anita Saturday, February 15, 2014 Race 8, Post Time 7:24 pm ET Trainer John Shirreffs had a disappointing start to the racing week at Santa Anita when Eblouissante lost on Thursday, but STANWYCK can get the barn ...

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Australia Racing Preview for 2/13/2014

Thu Feb 13 2014Molly Jo Rosen

by Grant Davies Friday night racing again at Moonee Valley, is there a better way to start off the weekend and build that war chest for the big day at Flemington on Saturday? I think not! So let’s take a look at 3 races and see if we can’t get the ...

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BetAmerica ~ Now In California

Thu Feb 13 2014Molly Jo Rosen

While we doubt there is a better state to live in ( we’re based in San Francisco so we know ), living in California has meant your choice of online horse racing betting provider has been limited to others. Now that BetAmerica is now fully approve ...

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Player Quick Pick for 2/13/2014

Thu Feb 13 2014Molly Jo Rosen

In a week that featured stake and cup races from California to Florida and across the world to Australia, tonight we are so lucky to get another great betting race. In this race, lets start with the 3 WATT LUCK. This horse, in just 19 career star ...

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Wednesday Harness Preview for 2/12/2014

Wed Feb 12 2014Molly Jo Rosen

With yet another severe winter storm headed through the Mid-Atlantic region this week, harness racing fans will have limited chances to get to a local venue this weekend if impressive snowfall amounts arrive, so Wednesday evening might be the last ...

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Groupie Doll: One Classy Mare

Tue Feb 11 2014Molly Jo Rosen

[in the 2013 Thoroughbred Club of America], she was so professional. It made me think of when people say that a basketball player looks good in his form and fundamentals, even when he has an "off" night shooting the ball. She always carried herself ...

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Monday Harness Preview for 2/10/2014

Mon Feb 10 2014Molly Jo Rosen

With another blast of arctic air headed for the Mid-Atlantic Region this week, the best way to avoid the elements is to find a good place to watch and wager on the races Monday evening and often Dover Downs rates the first choice. While most of the ...

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$1-million Road To The Kentucky Derby Showdown Week 1 Results

Mon Feb 10 2014TwinSpires Staff

Thanks to everyone who played the first week of our Road to the Kentucky Derby SHOWdown contest on February 8 with the Robert B. Lewis Stakes from Santa Anita Park. Of those who played through TwinSpires with a $20 show bet, 1,920 are still aliv ...

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Groupie Doll's Final Farewell

Mon Feb 10 2014Molly Jo Rosen

Groupie Doll                           It was the weekend of transition in horse racing. Beginning with the television coverage of Fox Sports one, then having the re ...

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Donn Handicap - Gulfstream Park, February 9, 2014

Sun Feb 09 2014Matt Carter

Donn Handicap Gulfstream Park Sunday, February 9, 2014 Race 12, Post Time 6:01 pm ET WILL TAKE CHARGE had an interesting 2013 that culminated in a head victory over Game On Dude in the Grade 1 Clark Handicap. The son of Unbridled's Song was fi ...

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Robert B. Lewis Stakes - Santa Anita, February 8, 2014

Sat Feb 08 2014Matt Carter

Robert B. Lewis Stakes Santa Anita February 8, 2014 Race 8, Post Time 7:05 pm ET CANDY BOY has not started since mid-December, but he is the pick to get the job done in the Grade 2 Robert B. Lewis Stakes. The son of Candy Ride was a dominant wi ...

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February Promotions Calendar

Sat Feb 08 2014BetAmerica Sports

This Weekend's Specials Groupie Doll Farewell - WE PAID OUT ON THIS PROMOTION! If Groupie Doll wins the Hurricane Bertie at Gulfstream, we'll refund all losing bets on the race. Terms & Conditions Applies to all losing Win bets. R ...

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Australia Racing Preview for 2/7/2014

Sat Feb 08 2014Molly Jo Rosen

by Grant Davies Wow! What a fantastic day of racing (and betting!) at Caulfield today! We have the two divisions of the Sportingbet Blue Diamond Preludes and another 6 Graded stakes races including the highlight of the day, the Grade 1 SPORTINGBET ...

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Lewis Stakes Kicks Off Path To $1-million

Fri Feb 07 2014Ed DeRosa

The return of SHOWdown is always a big deal here at TwinSpires.com HQ, but nothing would be a bigger deal than seeing Vice President of Marketing Jeremy Clemons with the blanket of roses in one hand and a $1-million bill in the other for the Twin ...

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Weekend Harness Preview for 2/7/2014

Fri Feb 07 2014Molly Jo Rosen

This weekend many sports enthusiasts will shift their focus from the end of the professional football season to the gradual start to the pending "March Madness" that revolves around the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. But it will also offer stan ...

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Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 2 - February 6, 2014

Fri Feb 07 2014Matt Carter

Thursday is the first day of the second Future Wager Pool for the 2014 Kentucky Derby and as the field starts to take shape, you can bet what horse will win and which horses will make up the exacta in the Run for Roses on May 3rd. Let's take a look a ...

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Australia Racing Preview for 2/6/2014

Fri Feb 07 2014Molly Jo Rosen

by Grant Davies Racing this Friday night as usual is at Moonee Valley, and we think we have found some good value on the card to ensure that you have a little spending money for tomorrow at Caulfield where there is an absolute bonanza of graded st ...

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Thursday Harness Preview for 2/6/2014

Thu Feb 06 2014Molly Jo Rosen

While weather conditions may not have been ideal for any type of racing in the Mid-Atlantic Region on Wednesday, the elements should not be an issue on Thursday when Dover Downs offers its best card of the week and Yonkers presents a 12-race program ...

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Player Quick Pick for 2/6/2014

Thu Feb 06 2014Molly Jo Rosen

by Mel Daniels Australia C Race 6 Post Time 9:40 pt Benchmark 70 5f Race Track- Dead 4   Coming off of a nice 16 dollar winner we had last week, I'm feeling confident in winning even more tonight! The first horse I like is the 1 DE MARS. ...

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Wednesday Harness Preview for 2/5/2014

Wed Feb 05 2014Molly Jo Rosen

            by Ted Black While another round of winter storms is expected to target the Northeast on Wednesday, several harness tracks along the East Coast should be able to avoid the worst of the precipitation ...

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Kentucky Derby Future Wager 2 Fair Odds

Wed Feb 05 2014Ed DeRosa

One of the most common misconceptions surrounding Kentucky Derby future wagers in winter is that “No horse is worth betting now with the race so far away.” While I do think you’re more likely to find value in any race right now than for one 12 wee ...

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Bruno With The Works: Who Let The Dogs Out

Wed Feb 05 2014TwinSpires Staff

The Dogs (d) out designation on a set of PPs is an often overlooked handicapping factor in determining a workout’s quality on any surface—dirt, synthetic, or turf—as handicappers have to play Sherlock Holmes to make sure they have to have accurate da ...

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Australia Racing Preview for 2/4/2014

Wed Feb 05 2014Molly Jo Rosen

by Grant Davies Another midweek meet at Caulfield brings great opportunities to wager ahead of the weekend's racing where we see the same routine of a nice little meet Friday night at Moonee Valley before we get wake up Saturday and see the last hi ...

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Churchill, TwinSpires, & the Kentucky Derby team to offer $1-million contest

Tue Feb 04 2014TwinSpires Staff

TwinSpires.com, the official advance-deposit wagering service for Churchill Downs Incorporated and the Kentucky Derby , is offering its players an opportunity to turn $20 into a $1 million prize by betting the Kentucky Derby qualifying races with ...

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Monday Harness Preview for 2/3/2014

Mon Feb 03 2014Molly Jo Rosen

On the day after the Seattle Seahawks defense dismantled the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl 48, harness racing enthusiasts will look to take the first steps toward overcoming post-football withdrawal by cashing several tickets at Dover Downs. Midway t ...

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New Triple Crown Contenders

Mon Feb 03 2014Molly Jo Rosen

Fashion Plate wins the G1 Las Virgenes Three year old fillies being pointed to the Kentucky Oaks were also in action on Saturday. At Santa Anita, Fashion Plate, under another great pacesetting ride by Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens, held off ...

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Santa Anita Sunday Pick 5 - Palos Verdes Stakes, February 2, 2014

Sun Feb 02 2014Matt Carter

Santa Anita Race 1, Post Time 2:00 pm ET Race 1: Early post on Sunday with the Super Bowl and MAHOGANY RUN will be looking to make her debut a winning one. If TAKE A RISK is going to show anything, it's here making his first start since March 2 ...

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Santa Anita - Arcadia Stakes, February 1, 2014

Sat Feb 01 2014Matt Carter

Santa Anita Arcadia Stakes One Mile - Turf Saturday, February 1, 2014 Race 8, Post Time 7:05 pm ET With UNBRIDLED'S NOTE, REGALLY READY and WINNING PRIZE all looking for the lead, SUGGESTIVE BOY should get a dream set up and can win if ready t ...

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Delta Downs Double Double

Sat Feb 01 2014Molly Jo Rosen

How would Molly Jo Rosen wager on the Delta Downs Double Double ? Race 8 : Premier Night Distaff for 4&up F& M going 1 mi. 1-Little Miss Protocol: gets back to her best distance and absolutely loves this track 2-Mischievous Mama: con ...

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The Blue Diamond Puzzle

Fri Jan 31 2014Molly Jo Rosen

by Grant Davies Back at Caulfield today, but no more pieces for the Blue Diamond puzzle for now, just some great graded stakes racing. We also get to take a look at some potential spring stayers when they compete in the Listed Sportingbet Morningt ...

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Streaming vs. Taste Like Candy

Fri Jan 31 2014Molly Jo Rosen

Streaming The road to the Kentucky Oaks continues at Santa Anita with the Grade 1, $300,000, Las Virgenes. The one mile race for three year old fillies would give the winner 50 points towards entry for the Kentucky Oaks Championship Series. T ...

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You Can't Starve Kentucky Derby Fever

Fri Jan 31 2014Ed DeRosa

The old wives’ tale to starve a fever doesn’t work with the Kentucky Derby variety—not because the charms of the First Saturday in May are so irresistible 13 weeks away but because sustenance is unavoidable. Not that I’m trying to avoid it, mi ...

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Tampa Bay Downs- Sam F. Davis Stakes

Fri Jan 31 2014Matt Carter

Sam F. Davis Stakes Tampa Bay Downs Saturday, February 1, 2014 Race 9, Post Time 4:25 pm ET If you can excuse his last race, COUSIN STEPHEN stands out on Saturday in the Sam F. Davis Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs. The son of Proud Citizen broke ...

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Thursday Harness Preview for 1/30/2014

Fri Jan 31 2014Molly Jo Rosen

While most standardbred tracks opt to use their best cards on Saturday, Dover Downs will present its best older pacers this evening as part of a 15-race card that will provide bettors with a quartet of upset plays. In the evening's opener, a non-win ...

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Player Quick Pick for 1/30/2014

Thu Jan 30 2014Molly Jo Rosen

Australia A Race 6 Post Time 7:45 pt Benchmark 70 1 1/4 miles Track: Dead 4 When most of us east of the Grand Canyon dwell in sub zero temperatures and/or digging ourselves out of snow, it sure is nice to tune into the land down under where it i ...

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Wednesday Harness Preview for 1/29/2014

Thu Jan 30 2014Molly Jo Rosen

One week after the track nixed its live racing program due to the extreme cold and only hours after it also postponed morning qualifiers for the same reason, Dover Downs will fight through the bitter chill to offer a 15-race card this evening. In th ...

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Catching Up with I'll Have Another on 1/28/2014

Wed Jan 29 2014Molly Jo Rosen

Thanks to our friends at Big Red Farm for this great video of 2012 Kentucky Derby winner I'll Have Another enjoying some sunshine and snow! Our favorite part is around the 30second mark... what's yours? ...

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Australia Racing Preview for 1/28/2014

Tue Jan 28 2014Molly Jo Rosen

Just a nice standard mid-week meet at Geelong today and we will be looking to find some money making bets as it’s a big weekend coming up, starting at Moonee Valley on Friday night and then straight into Saturday at Caulfield with some graded stakes ...

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Monday Harness Preview for 1/27/2014

Mon Jan 27 2014Molly Jo Rosen

Following a weekend in which many sports enthusiasts went through a modest withdrawal during the bye week between the NFL Conference championships and the Super Bowl this Sunday, harness racing fans will want to kick off wagering in the week leading ...

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Teddy's Promise's Big Upset

Mon Jan 27 2014Molly Jo Rosen

Scherzinger with Mike Smith aboard After saving ground for most of the race, Susans Express split horses in mid-stretch to take the lead and go on to win the first running of the California Cup Oaks by 1 ¼ lengths. She was 65-1, the second lon ...

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Team TwinSpires Well Represented At NHC

Mon Jan 27 2014Ed DeRosa

The first-ever Final Table at the National Handicapping Championship represented TwinSpires.com well, as all ten of the competitors are account holders with the official account wagering site of the Kentucky Derby, and two of the top four players goi ...

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Santa Anita $430,875 Pick 6 Carryover - January 26, 2014

Sun Jan 26 2014Matt Carter

Race 1 Post Time 3:30 pm ET Race 4 Post Time 5:01 pm ET Bombs away on Sunshine Millions day on Saturday at Santa Anita leaving a pick-6 carryover of over $430,000 on Sunday, January 26. The first leg is race four, an allowance/optional claiming rac ...

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Weekend Harness Preview for 1/25/2014

Sat Jan 25 2014Molly Jo Rosen

            by Ted Black While temperatures have failed to moderate on the East Coast, those willing to head to a harness track this weekend will likely find the cozy confines of the clubhouse or grandstands the ...

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Australia Racing Preview for 1/24/2014

Sat Jan 25 2014Molly Jo Rosen

by Grant Davies Australia day racing takes place at Caulfield this Saturday with all eyes firmly focused on the Preview divisions for the Blue Diamond next month. The Colts and Fillies respectively will race against themselves over 1000m in the $ ...

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Cario Prince vs Wicked Strong

Fri Jan 24 2014Molly Jo Rosen

It might be cold in many regions across America but the racing (and wagering!) is red hot with many stakes being run on Saturday. The highlight of the weekend will be the Grade 2, $400,000, Holy Bull Stakes. The mile and a sixteenth race for three y ...

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Santa Monica Stakes - Santa Anita, January 25, 2014

Fri Jan 24 2014Matt Carter

Santa Monica Stakes Santa Anita Saturday, January 25, 2014 Race 4, Post Time 4:30 pm ET For the most part TEDDY'S PROMISE has been a model of consistency throughout her 28 race career with 11 wins, 4 seconds and two thirds, but there is every o ...

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Australia Racing Preview for 1/23/2014

Fri Jan 24 2014Molly Jo Rosen

Night racing is back under way at Moonee Valley this Friday the 24 th January with the $220,000(AUS) Essendon Mazda Grade 2 WFA Australian Stakes over 1200m. Not the strongest field we have seen for the running of this event, but nonetheless it’s a ...

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Player Quick Pick for 1/23/2014

Thu Jan 23 2014Molly Jo Rosen

Australia A Race 6 Post Time 9:22 pt Benchmark 60 5 1/2 f. Track-Good This is going to be a very competitive race, with an argument for each horse in the field could win. If it goes off without any incident, here is the way I see it playing out ...

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Santa Anita - $419,541 Pick 6 Carryover

Thu Jan 23 2014Matt Carter

Santa Anita - $419,541 Pick 6 Carryover Race 1 Post Time 4:00 pm ET Race 3 Post Time 5:01 pm ET Race 3: A TOAST TO YOU won the California Flag over the downhill course in October, but is not likely to get the same pace set up as he did that day. ...

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Australia’s Blue Diamond Stakes Preview for 1/22/2014

Wed Jan 22 2014Molly Jo Rosen

          by Grant Davies This weekend coming will see the first time the real prospects for the 2014 $1,000,000 Sportingbet Blue Diamond all step out onto the Caulfield turf to stake their claim for a place in the ...

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Monday Harness Preview for 1/20/2014

Tue Jan 21 2014Molly Jo Rosen

            While much of the nation was glued to the televsion for the NFL conference championship games on Sunday, stout racegoers will begin the two-week wait until Super Bowl 48 by seeking to cash several ticke ...

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Executive corner: Jeremy Clemons on Horseplayers and Optimism in the New Year

Mon Jan 20 2014TwinSpires Staff

TwinSpires.com Vice President of Marketing and Product Development Jeremy Clemons crashes the TwinSpires.com blog and shares his optimism for racing in 2014. Anyone else measure the year by how far we are from the Kentucky Derby ? Derby feels ...

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Mucho Macho Man's Majestic Victory

Mon Jan 20 2014Molly Jo Rosen

The racing world descended on Gulfstream Park on Saturday to watch The Sunshine Millions during the day and the Eclipse Awards in the evening. The headliner of the day was Mucho Macho Man. The finalist for the older horse Eclipse and Horse of the Y ...

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Santa Anita $94,233 Pick 6 Carryover - January 20, 2014

Mon Jan 20 2014Matt Carter

Race 1 Post Time: 3:30 pm ET Race 4 Post Time: 5:01 pm ET Holiday racing on Monday at Santa Anita and there is a Pick 6 carryover of $94,233, which starts in race four, a maiden special weight going one mile on the turf. Race 4: BIG MEDICINE MAN ...

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La Canada Stakes - Santa Anita, January 19, 2014

Sun Jan 19 2014Matt Carter

Grade 2 La Canada Santa Anita Sunday, January 19, 2014 Race 8, Post Time 7:05 pm ET BROKEN SWORD and FIFTYSHADESOFHAY just finished one-two in the Grade 2 Bayakoa at Hollywood Park in December and should be battling for the win on Sunday, but ...

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Gulfstream Park - Sunshine Millions Turf

Sat Jan 18 2014Matt Carter

Gulfstream Park Sunshine Millions Turf Saturday, January 18, 2014 Race 8, Post Time 4:03 pm ET BIM BAM is 12-1 on the morning line for the Sunshine Millions Turf, but is worth a gamble in one of the more wide open races on the Sunshine Millions ...

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Australia Racing Preview for 1/17/2014

Fri Jan 17 2014Molly Jo Rosen

          This weekend racing sees us peering over two venues. Whilst we get the listed action at Flemington in Victoria, we just cannot ignore the 2YR olds lining up in the $250,000(AUS) at Royal Randwick up in Sydney, ...

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Sunshine Millions and Eclipse Awards

Fri Jan 17 2014Molly Jo Rosen

Gulfstream Park will be the center of the racing universe on Saturday as they will host the Sunshine Millions during the day and the Eclipse Awards in the evening. There will be six races run on the Sunshine Millions card, with the feature being the ...

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Race Preview: California Derby - Golden Gate, January 18, 2014

Fri Jan 17 2014Matt Carter

Golden Gate Fields California Derby Saturday, January 18, 2014 Race 7, Post Time 6:45 pm ET ROYAL BANKER is sitting on a win third start in the U.S.; however, he will have his hands full with ENTERPRISING and EXIT STAGE LEFT . ROYAL BANKER ...

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Player Quick Pick for 1/16/2014

Fri Jan 17 2014Molly Jo Rosen

by Mel Daniels Australia C Race 2 Benchmark 75 Post Time 7PM PT Track . Good 3 This is a 4f race where the break from the gait and post position could be the deciding factor. Let's start with the 2 WESTERN SHADOW, I think is the speed of t ...

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Thursday Harness Preview for 1/16/2014

Thu Jan 16 2014Molly Jo Rosen

While the previous two Wednesday cards have not provided much luck amidst the preponderance of trotters to choose from, the Thursday card at Dover Downs offers a wide variety of talented pacers and tonight's card at The Meadowlands features a pair of ...

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Wednesday Harness Preview for 1/15/2014

Thu Jan 16 2014Molly Jo Rosen

by Ted Black In contrast to their pacing counterparts, the trotters are often prone to breaking stride and therefore viewed as a genuine risky proposition among standardbred players. But the Wednesday card at Dover Downs, which typically highlight ...

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A Future Star You Need to Know

Wed Jan 15 2014Molly Jo Rosen

Just before the new year, a bay colt named Only I Know made a splashy debut at Mountaineer Park in Chester, West Virginia. Sent off at odds of 8-1, the son of Flower Alley broke well, quickly took the lead and pulled clear of his competition down the stretch. The eventual win margin was more than 12 lengths!

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Tuesday Australia Preview for 1/14/2014

Wed Jan 15 2014Molly Jo Rosen

With the new year in full swing and many peoples resolutions probably gone by the way side, we’re sticking with ours and continuing to try and win some extra cash at the track! Last week’s Magic Millions haul was enough to keep me excited so I though ...

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Australia's Blue Diamond Stakes Preview for 1/14/2014

Tue Jan 14 2014Molly Jo Rosen

by Grant Davies Australian racing is predominately known around the world for its ability to produce the finest sprinters on the planet, and a lot of this begins in the ranks of the 2YR old racing where the riches put on offer for the youngsters ...

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Monday Harness Preview for 1/13/2014

Mon Jan 13 2014Molly Jo Rosen

            by Ted Black Following a weekend in which many harness tracks on the East Coast had to deal with cold, rainy conditions or opted to cancel altogether, the Monday card at Dover Downs should provid ...

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Weekly Stakes Wrap-Up for January 13, 2014

Mon Jan 13 2014Molly Jo Rosen

With the absence of Game on Dude, the handicap division in Southern California looked to be wide open. But Blueskiesnrainbows has changed all that, quickly developing into the second best older horse in training in Southern California after wirin ...

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Bruno With The Works Focusing On The Horse

Mon Jan 13 2014TwinSpires Staff

After 23 years of clocking , watching, and analyzing racehorses, I’d like to think I know everything there is to know about them, but the truth is I’m still learning. As a workout analyst —or a clocker as some people categorize the craft—I have ...

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Pick 5 Preview: Santa Anita - January 12, 2014

Sun Jan 12 2014Matt Carter

With little stakes action on Sunday across the country, we turn to the Pick 5 at Santa Anita, which starts with race one, post time 3:30 pm ET, a $32,000 claiming race for four-year-olds and upward going one mile on the turf. Race 1: A race seeming ...

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Saturday Harness Preview for 1/11/2014

Sat Jan 11 2014Molly Jo Rosen

by Ted Black While the weather conditions along the East Coast may not be ideal for horses, drivers and fans alike at the various harness tracks offering live racing this weekend, the cards at The Meadowlands, Pompano Park and Dover Downs could of ...

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Australia Racing Preview - 1/10/2014

Fri Jan 10 2014Molly Jo Rosen

          It’s a big day of racing this Saturday with the running of the Magic Millions up on the beautiful Gold Coast. They’ve been looking at the yearlings all week and now they’re all ready to get on track and have a ...

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Race Preview: Ft. Lauderdale Stakes – Gulfstream Park, January 11, 2014

Fri Jan 10 2014Matt Carter

Ft. Lauderdale Stakes Gulfstream Park Saturday, January 11, 2014 Race 9 Post Time: 4:33 pm ET SUMMER FRONT enters the Grade 2 Ft. Lauderdale Stakes as the horse to beat. The War Front-colt was second by a nose in a Grade 2 at Hollywood Park in ...

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It's Time For The Sham, Now

Fri Jan 10 2014Ed DeRosa

Are you tired of Kentucky Derby prep races that don’t soak up excitement and leave your appetite whet for more? Then you need the Sham, now! You’ll be saying “WOW!” every time you watch the replay of this race, as it is sure to be a classic pit ...

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Player Quick Pick for 1/10/2014

Thu Jan 09 2014Molly Jo Rosen

by Mel Daniels Australia C Race 6 The Gosford Cup Post time 11:17PM PT This is a 1 5/16 distance race Track is listed at a dead 4 A few of these horses are coming out of the same race on 12/26 which was ran on a dead 5. Lets start with the 8 ...

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Pick 6 Preview: Santa Anita $87,195 Carryover, January 9, 2014

Thu Jan 09 2014Matt Carter

First Post: 4:00 PM ET Race 3 Post Time: 5:01 pm ET Race 3: RANULF just blitzed lesser two months ago at Hollywood Park and enters the first leg of the Pick-6 carryover as the horse to beat. There does appear; however, to be a lot of speed in the ...

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Wednesday Harness Preview - 1/8/2014

Wed Jan 08 2014Molly Jo Rosen

by Ted Black Every Wednesday evening the cards at Dover Downs focus on the circuit's top trotters and while that gait often has the reputation of being unreliable and less formful in relation to their pacing counterparts, the trotters will occasio ...

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My favorite TwinSpires game is Let 8 Ride

Wed Jan 08 2014TwinSpires Staff

There are other TwinSpires.com promotions that give away more money/prizes/points than Let 8 Ride , but I don’t think any is more fun than the weekly game that starts with an $8 win bet on the eighth race at a designated track. The promotion ce ...

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Old, Bent, but not Broken

Mon Jan 06 2014Molly Jo Rosen

“Ring out the old, ring in the new, Ring, happy bells, across the snow: The year is going, let him go; Ring out the false, ring in the true.” -Alfred, Lord Tennyson It is horse racing, it is easy to ring out the old, cast them aside an ...

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Monday Harness Preview for 1/6/2014

Sat Jan 04 2014Molly Jo Rosen

The Monday evening cards at Dover Downs are designed to highlight the pacing fillies and mares and tonight's card is no exception, with the vast majority of the 15-race card slated for pacing distaffers of all ages. Several of the races offer good wa ...

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Race Preview: Spectacular Bid Stakes - January 4, 2014

Sat Jan 04 2014Matt Carter

Gulfstream Park Spectacular Bid Stakes Saturday, January 4, 2014 Race 10, Post Time 5:03 pm ET It's time to start the Kentucky Derby trail and there is no better trainer to follow than Todd Pletcher, who sends out the appropriately named, TRAIL ...

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Australia Racing Preview for 1/4/2014

Sat Jan 04 2014Molly Jo Rosen

Caulfield Races – (AUS A) Racing at Caulfield for the first time in 2014 and were only taking a look at the two main ones today in the Kelly Turvey Hcp ($100,000 AUS) and the Harris Walker Vobis Gold Carat Handicap ($150,000) So let’s see if we ca ...

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Crushed Velvet to Crush its Competition?

Fri Jan 03 2014Molly Jo Rosen

Abaco The Marshua's River is an interesting race because there is plenty of good early speed and tactical speed in the race. This should turn into a jockey's race, with the reins men trying to figure out when to make the move for the lead and ...

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Race Preview: San Gabriel Stakes - January 4, 2014

Fri Jan 03 2014Matt Carter

Santa Anita San Gabriel Stakes Saturday, January 4, 2014 Race 8, Post Time 7:00 pm ET DUBAI YOU X Y Z has a lot of layoff lines in his past performances, but when he runs, expect a good performance. In 10 starts, the seven-year-old gelding has ...

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Player Quick Pick for 1/3/2014

Thu Jan 02 2014Molly Jo Rosen

Australia C race 6 Happy New Year everyone! Those of you that took my selections last week had a $17.60 winner and a $100.00 exacta, so let's try to do this again! This is a benchmark 70 5 1/2 f race. A very good race in which several could w ...

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DeRosa 2013 Eclipse Award Votes

Thu Jan 02 2014Ed DeRosa

Here are my selections for each Eclipse Award category. I have limited discussion to just my first-place votes because those are the only ones that count toward the actual award (2 nd - and 3 rd -place votes only help determine finalists). I am go ...

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Pick 6 Preview: Santa Anita $71,474 Carryover - January 2, 2014

Thu Jan 02 2014Matt Carter

Santa Anita $71,474 Pick 6 Carryover Thursday, January 2, 2014 Race Three Post Time 5:01 pm ET Race 3: To kick off the pick-6 on Thursday at Santa Anita most players focusing on the special weight dropper TASHA'S COURAGE for trainer Janet Armst ...

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Happy New Year the Aussie Way

Wed Jan 01 2014Molly Jo Rosen

Flemington - AUS A The first meet of new year as usual takes place at headquarters, Flemington racecourse! What a great way to start the 2014 calendar year! As usual we get the time honored $150,000 (AUS) Listed Bagot Handicap over 2800m and th ...

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Race Preview: Robert Frankel Stakes - December 29, 2013

Sun Dec 29 2013Matt Carter

Santa Anita Grade 3 Robert J. Frankel Stakes Sunday, December 29, 2013 Race 8, Post time 7:05 pm ET Glen Hill Farm looks to be holding a pair of aces on Sunday in the grade 3 Robert J. Frankel Stakes with GULSARY and CUSTOMER BASE . Customer ...

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Race Preview: El Prado Stakes - December 28, 2013

Fri Dec 27 2013Matt Carter

Gulfstream Park $100,000 El Prado Stakes Saturday, December 28, 2013 Race 8, Post time 4:03 pm ET LOOKING COOL picks a good spot to return to stakes company after blitzing an allowance field in his first turf try last month at Churchill Downs. ...

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Australia Racing Preview for 12/28/2013

Fri Dec 27 2013Molly Jo Rosen

by Grant Davies Australia A – Mooney Valley Saturday the 28 th of December sees Mooney Valley hosting its last meet for 2013 and while it is another standard race meet for this time of the year, we are still happy to focus on the two main fe ...

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Player Quick Pick for 12/26/2013

Thu Dec 26 2013Molly Jo Rosen

by Mel Daniels I hope everyone had a very merry Christmas. Now let's try to win some of our money back! My race of the night is Australia A race 6 post time of 9pm PT. This is a 6f race with benchmark 70 handicap. The morning line favorite of this ...

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Race Preview: Sir Beaufort Stakes - December 26, 2013

Thu Dec 26 2013Matt Carter

Santa Anita Grade 2 Sir Beaufort Thursday, December 26, 2013 Race 7, Post time 6:20 pm ET NO JET LAG comes into the one-mile Sir Beaufort Stakes on opening day at Santa Anita as the horse to beat, but the top pick is going to be TOM'S TRIBUTE fr ...

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