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The Player’s Edge; The Preakness at Pimlico Race Course
photo: Matt Carter Pimlico - Preakness Stakes Pimlico - Dixie Stakes Pimlico - Maryland Sprint Handicap Pimlico - Gallorette Handicap Pimlico - Preakness Stakes
Orb in the Sec ...
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Race Preview: Black Eyed Susan - Pimlico, May 17, 2013
The feature race on Friday at Pimlico is the Grade 2 Black-Eyed Susan for the three-year-old fillies. The nine furlong event is the tenth race on the card, which is the second leg of the late pick-4. The favorite for the race is Emollient, who is ...
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Stakes Races on Tap at The Meadowlands on Saturday May 18th
On Saturday, Meadowlands will run the finals of the Arthur J. Cutler Memorial Stakes, the $100,000 Meadowlands
Maturity for 4 year olds, and the 1st leg of the NJ Sire Stakes. There will be a lot of good betting opportunities on
the card and lots o ...
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Race Preview: Pimlico Special – Pimlico, May 17, 2013
The Pimlico Special has a rich history with winners like War Admiral, Seabiscuit, Citation, Cigar, Skip Away, Mineshaft and Real Quiet. When it was one of the top races for older horses in the country the purse was $750,000. It’s “only” worth $300, ...
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Horse by horse Preakness analysis with fair odds line
I’m not the type that’s big into having to pick one horse as the winner of each race. I understand why it’s done for major events, but even though I’m calling Itsmyluckyday my pick to win the Preakness Stakes (as he was in the Derby) it’s not like I ...
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Foes Out In Full Force
Some big names from the past and present are involved in this weekend’s harness features around North America. Older pacers and trotters of the first degree meet at the Meadowlands and New Jersey Sires Stakes (NJSS) and Pennsylvania Sires Stakes (PAS ...
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TwinSpires Horse Racing Podcast w/Derek Simon 05/15 by TwinSpires Radio | Blog Talk Radio
TwinSpires ' Derek Simon discusses all the latest Preakness news with Ed DeRosa of Brisnet.com . Among the topics are: Orb’s scintillating recent workout, Departing’s status as the likely second choice in Maryland and fair-value exacta combinatio ...
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Race Preview: Pimlico – The Very One, May 17, 2013
Photo: Matt Carter The second leg of the late pick-4 on Friday at Pimlico is the feature Black Eyed Susan, but we are going to wait for Friday’s blog to analyze that so let’s move on to the third leg, the $100,000 The Very One stakes for fillie ...
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Harness Handicapping: A Pick 3 Strategy
One the the biggest complaints against harness racing is the perceived low payoffs. True, a lot of the winners pay
less than $4. On the other hand, look at almost any harness card and you'll see two digit and - sometimes - even
three digit winners. ...
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Greyhound Handicapping: Put It In Print
How the heck did we handicap before computers gave us free programs that we can download way before the races? I remember how different it was when I first started playing the dogs at Lincoln Greyhound Park in RI many years ago. If I didn't get the n ...
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Race Preview: Jim McKay Turf Sprint – Pimlico, May 17, 2013
photo: Matt Carter
The first leg of the late pick-4 on Friday, Black Eyed Susan day, at Pimlico is the $100,000 Jim McKay Turf Sprint for three-year-olds and upward going five furlongs. The race drew a field of eight, but is expected to com ...
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Enter the Preakness exacta matrix
Anyone can make a morning line for projected win odds, but making one for exacta will pays takes a little more finesse, though I did take some liberties to make it easier while still providing guidance as to where the money will go in the exacta pool ...
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Preakness Preview: Handicapping Pimlico - May 13, 2013
The Triple Crown moves to Baltimore and Pimlico Race Course this weekend and its a track that many may not be familiar with except for this one weekend every year. So how does the track play? Does it favor speed and inside posts? Let's take a look. ...
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Southland Razorback Classic Round 3 Monday May 13th
source:arkansas.com If you saw Smokey Joe's last race, you'll want to see him in the 5th race at Southland tonight. Although he's won his last 3 races in this series, Joe has competition tonight. The 1-Bella Everest loves the rail and has it. ...
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Cotolo’s Harness Review, News And Notes
This past weekend you had to go out of your way to find a winner from this department, as the weekend’s offerings, in general, missed their marks, mostly to favorites. Keeping good notes on our Thursday blogs and following through is what worked this ...
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Race Preview: Eclipse Stakes - Woodbine, May 12, 2013
First things first, happy Mother's Day to all of the mothers across the world. Now on to the handicapping.
The feature race on Sunday at Woodbine is the Grade 2 Eclipse Stakes for four-year-olds and upward going eight and one-half furlongs on the ...
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Kentucky Derby Recap & Triple Crown Preview
(Click on image to enlarge) Though the son of Into Mischief is clearly a closer (say that five times fast), notice that he was within three lengths of the leader at the first call in four of his five races prior to the Derby. However, ...
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Final Derby thoughts and what Orb's win means for racing
As the Kentucky Derby aftermath gives way to Preakness chatter, the story lines for the second jewel of American Thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown are becoming fairly well established with Orb's quest to become the first Triple Crown winner since Af ...
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Pacers and Trotters Compete in Stakes at Meadowlands on Saturday May 11, 2013
Two 7-horse divisions will be behind the gate at The Meadowlands on Saturday for the TVG Free For All Pace, vying
for a piece of $50K in races 6 and . In the first division in post 5 is Razzle Dazzle, winner of the George Morton Levy
Memorial Pacin ...
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Northern Exposure; Jersey Giants
The big Saturday features this week take us to Canada, where Woodbine hosts the Princess Final and the Diplomat Final, starring sophomores. The co-starring events are at the Meadowlands. Of course, there are four John Simpson Stakes on Friday, May 10 ...
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TwinSpires Horse Racing Podcast w/Derek Simon 05/08 by TwinSpires Radio | Blog Talk Radio
TwinSpires' Derek Simon and Brisnet's Ed DeRosa recap the 2013 Kentucky Derby and look forward to the Preakness Stakes. In the U. of Bet segment, Dave Schwartz and Derek further discuss the Derby as it relates to value betting. Lastly, in the Hand ...
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Greyhound Handicapping: Looking For Trouble
I've often wished that it was possible to file objections at the greyhound track, like they do at horse tracks, for
bumping, crowding and cutting off other dogs. It's really frustrating when a dog I've played is closing on the outside
and the dog h ...
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What could stop Orb in the Preakness
When the Preakness Stakes unfolds on May 18 at Pimlico Race Course, two things regarding the running of the race are likely to be different than the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands: 1) the surface, 2) the pace. And it probably won't ...
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On to Pimlico and The Preakness (and Triple Crown history?)
A talented field and a sloppy track did nothing to deter Orb from victory in the 1 ¼ mile classic at Churchill Downs May 4th. Orb will meet some of his Derby challengers in The Preakness Stakes May 18th at Baltimore’s Pimlico racetrack as he attempt ...
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Southland's Razorback Classic Round 2 On Wednesday May 8, 2013
It's not often that you get a mid-week program with as many high class races or as many routes as this one.
Wednesday's twilight program at the West Memphis oval will feature thirteen SAA races at the 660 yard distance as the
Razorback Classic resu ...
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Can Orb do it?
Catching my breath following a whirlwind 78 hours in Louisville and already looking forward both to the Preakness Stakes in less than two weeks and Kentucky Derby 140 in less than a year. One of the things I got right in my pre-race analysis was ...
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Cotolo’s Harness Review, News And Notes
It was the beginning of the Hambletonian Trail and we repeated with a winner in the soph-colt trot classic Dexter Cup at Freehold. Celebrity Maserati defeated the big favorite, paying $6.00. All race reviews and reports will be posted at the Hamble ...
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Race Preview: Turf Sprint and Humana Distaff - Churchill Downs, May 4, 2013
The first two races of the all-stakes pick-6 on Saturday at Churchill Downs is the Grade 3 Turf Sprint and Grade 1 Humana Distaff. Lets take a look at some of the contenders.
Up first is the Turf Sprint where Havelock, Regally Ready, Ghost is Cl ...
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And they're off in the Kentucky Derby
My Kentucky Derby analysis in the form of Mark Johson's race call of the most exciting two minutes in sports. "They're in the gate! "And they're off in Derby one-thirty-nine. "Oxbow from the inside immediately goes to the lead ...
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Derby Day
v:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} It’s finally here — Derby Day! And I, like so many of you reading this I’m sure, have been immersed in h ...
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The Player’s Edge – May 4, 2013: Churchill Downs & the Kentucky Derby
Churchill Downs - Kentucky Derby
Churchill Downs - Turf Classic
Churchill Downs - Churchill Downs Stakes
Churchill Downs - Distaff Turf Mile
Churchill Downs – Kentucky Derby
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The Breeders' Cup Kentucky Oaks
This year's Kentucky Oaks has the feel of a Breeders' Cup race to me in that good horses will be good prices, and while it'd be a surprise if Rose To Gold, Princess of Sylmar, or Pure Fun won in that neither is one of the more likely winners, it'd ha ...
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Race Preview: Kentucky Oaks – Churchill Downs, May 3, 2013
The feature race on Friday under the twin spires at Churchill Downs is the Grade 1, $1-million Kentucky Oaks for three-year-old fillies. Ten fillies will break from the gate in the nine-furlong race, but most eyes will be on two of them.
Dreamin ...
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Race Preview: American Turf - Churchill Downs - May 3, 2013
Photo: Matt Carter
The third leg of the pick 4 ending with the Kentucky Oaks is the American Turf for three-year-olds and no time will be wasted, let's get right to the wide-open field.
Anyriderill Do is two-for-three in his brief career i ...
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Video previews of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands
Triple Crown Insider's preview of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands. ...
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‘Trail’ Mix Amid Meadowlands Marquee
With all horseracing eyes on The Kentucky Derby, the Grand Circuit’s focused stakes can only take co-starring roles. Still, this is our official start of the big season, including the launch of our exclusive information center, the Hambletonian Tra ...
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Kentucky Derby 2013 Post Positions
Post positions for the 2013 Kentucky Derby: 1. Black Onyx
2. Oxbow
3. Revolutionary
4. Golden Soul
5. Normandy Invasion
6. Mylute
7. Giant Finish
8. Goldencents
9. Overanalyze
10. Palace Malice
11. Lines of Battle
12. Itsmyluckyday
13. F ...
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Race Preview: Alysheba Stakes – Churchill Downs, May 3, 2013
Photo: Matt Carter
On to leg two of the Kentucky Oaks pick-4, the Grade 2 Alysheba Stakes for four-year-olds and upward and while a couple of the older handicap horses are waiting for the Grade 1 Stephen F. Foster Handicap in a couple of mont ...
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TwinSpires Horse Racing Podcast w/Derek Simon 05/01 by TwinSpires Radio | Blog Talk Radio
Special Kentucky Derby edition! Scheduled guests include Brian Zipse, managing editor of Horse Racing Nation , Kerry Thomas of the Thomas Herding Technique and, of course, Ed DeRosa ( Brisnet.com ) and Dave Schwartz ( thehorsehandicappingauthority ...
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Bluffs Run $60K 3/8ths Derby Final on Saturday, May 4, 2013
The Kentucky Derby isn't the only big race coming up this weekend. At Bluffs Run, eight determined greyhounds will
meet and decide the winner of the 3/8ths Derby. This has been a series of very competitive races, and all the dogs
are running in top ...
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Harness Handicapping: No Wasted Bets
Bangor Raceway is going to be running in a few days. That's good news for people in Maine, because it gives us two tracks to play. Scarborough is the other one and they have some good races. I watched one the other day at Scarborough that was as cont ...
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Greyhound Handicapping: Due Diligence
Every once in a while, I have a losing streak. It happens to all of us, no matter how good our handicapping skills are. I used to chalk it up to bad luck and just kept going, hoping that things would turn around. Over the years, I've learned that thi ...
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Race Preview: Eight Belles Stakes - Churchill Downs, May 3, 2013
The lead up to the Kentucky Derby on Saturday at Churchill Downs is the Kentucky Oaks, but there are a lot of wagering opportunities in between the two major races. Over the next four days we will look at the Friday pick-4 at Churchill ending with t ...
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Kentucky Oaks, $1 Million, 3YO fillies, 1 1/8 miles (dirt)
Post positions for Friday May 3rd Kentucky Oaks. PP, Horse, Jockey, Trainer, Odds 1. Silsita, Gary Stevens, Todd Pletcher, 20-1
2. Midnight Lucky, Rafael Bejarano, Bob Baffert, 9-2
3. Beholder, Garrett Gomez, Richard Mandella, 7-2
4. Unlimited B ...
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Kentucky Oaks morning line
Initial indignation gave way to curiosity as I tried to figure out who gets ignored if Dreaming of Julia is as low as 2-to-1. Based on her Gulfstream Park Oaks performance, it looked as if Dreaming Of Julia could be odds on, but there's just bee ...
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Bullet Train Pulls Into Derby Station
One thing about the new Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands points system : the buzz it generated certainly outweighed its practical use. With a projected field of 19-20 entrants, there was no need for a mechani sm to determine prefere ...
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Secretariat, The Kentucky Derby and Top winning Times
The May 4th running of the 139th Kentucky Derby commemorates the 40th anniversary of the immortal champion Secretariat and his unchallenged winning time of 1:59 .40. The only other horse to break a 2 minute time for the 1 ¼ race was Monarchos (2001) ...
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Race Preview - Wilshire Handicap - Hollywood Park, April 28, 2013
There is a huge pick 6 carryover on Sunday at Hollywood Park of over $120,000 and one of the key races in the sequence is the Grade 3 Wilshire Handicap. The 52nd running of the one mile turf race drew a field of eight led by morning line favorite Mo ...
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Cotolo’s Harness Review, News And Notes
The Matchmaker and the George Morton Levy finals were the focus of April’s end at Yonkers. The “Levy” offered two events before the final but only the favorites knew their ways to the winners’ circle. The best we did was have EZ Noah for third ...
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Pick 4 Preview: Gold Rush Day - Hollywood Park, April 27, 2013
The late pick 4 on Saturday, Gold Rush day, at Hollywood Park is an interesting one. The sequence includes a claiming race on the turf and three California-bred stakes. We took a look at the Snow Chief in this week's Player's Edge so let's breakdown ...
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Derby drive time
One of my favorite big-event traditions is making a music play list for traveling, and my favorite play list to make is the Derby because it's me, the early morning dew, rolling pastures, and 75 minutes of music on Interstate 64 to kick off my week. ...
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Derby prom
Dana Byerly's " Derby Dating " columns are on hiatus, which is a shame because her approach was a fun way of parsing the contenders. With her blessing, I decided to take a run at the approach by aligning my picks with who I would want to take to prom ...
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The Player’s Edge – April 26, 2013: Churchill Downs, Hollywood Park, Golden Gate & Pimlico
Photo: Matt Carter
Churchill Downs - Derby Trial Stakes
Hollywood Park - Snow Chief Stakes
Golden Gate Fields - San Francisco Mile
Pimlico - Federico Tesio Stakes
Church ...
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Race Preview: Elkhorn Stakes - Keeneland, April 25, 2013
photo: Matt Carter
Friday is closing day at Keeneland and with that comes the traditional closing day feature, the Grade 2 Elkhorn Stakes. The marathon 12-furlong race drew a field of 11; let's take a look.
The principles in the race are ...
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Floridian Stakes Final on Friday's Late Card at Mardi Gras on April 26th
Floridian Stakes Final on Friday's Late Card at Mardi Gras on April 26th
The 7th race on the late card will produce the winner of this marathon series. Eight greyhounds will be vying against
each other for the stakes title and $10,000. Morning li ...
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George Morton Levy and Bluechip Matchmaker Stakes on Saturday, April 27th at Yonkers Raceway
George Morton Levy and Bluechip Matchmaker Stakes on Saturday at Yonkers
Post position may play a big part in who prevails in both series this time out, because some of the leading horses have the worst post positions at the half mile track. Look ...
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Pick 4 Preview: Keeneland Bewitch Stakes - April 25, 2013
photo: Matt Carter
The feature race on Thursday, the day before closing day, at Keeneland is the Grade 3 Bewitch Stakes for fillies and mares at 12 furlongs on the turf course. The race drew a deep field of 12, but all eyes will be on Gatheri ...
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Last ‘Levy’ Stand; Courageous Lady Calls Seven
The George Morton Levy Series Final for stalwart older pacers becomes the focus this Saturday, April 27, with the older mares co-starring in the final of the Blue Chip Matchmaker, both at the events’ home track, Yonkers Raceway. After five weeks ...
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TwinSpires Horse Racing Podcast w/Derek Simon 04/24 by TwinSpires Radio | Blog Talk Radio
TwinSpires' Derek Simon and Brisnet's Ed DeRosa discuss all the Derby doings, including top contenders Verrazano , Revolutionary, Itsmyluckyday and Orb . In the U. of Bet segment, the planned discussion of value betting goes out ...
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Harness Handicapping: Claim To Fame
I admit it. I'm a sucker for longshots and angles. While I try to rein myself in and stick to what I know works best, sometimes I just can't help but take a chance on a horse that's at long odds. I do have my standards though. If I play a horse, it h ...
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Greyhound Handicapping: Best and Worst Post Positions
At most greyhound tracks, the best boxes in sprints are the 1, 2 and 8. Of course, this isn't always true and it changes as the track condition and weather change. But for the most part, if you look at the results for all the tracks, you'll find that ...
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Greyhound Stakes at Southland and Mardi Gras on Monday April 22, 2013
Southland's Spring Futurity Stakes Round 3
Races 5 through 7 and 16 through 18 feature some of this year's best young greyhounds as they vie for a win in the third round of this series. In Race 5, SE's Brother should be able to get the lead fro ...
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Race Preview: San Juan Capistrano - Santa Anita, April 21, 2013
Sunday is closing day at Santa Anita and that means the running of the traditional closing day feature, the Grade 2 San Juan Capistrano Handicap. This years race drew a field of seven and contention runs deep.
Sky Kingdom is the morning line fav ...
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Cotolo’s Harness Review, News And Notes
Two seconds in the Matchmaker series (Handsoffmycookie [5-1] and Keepers Destiny [5-2]) were as close as we came to getting upset winners in the mares’ series, which goes to a final next week at Yonkers, along with the George Morton Levy final for th ...
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Race Preview: Giant's Causeway Stakes - Keeneland, April 20, 2013
The first of the stake races on Saturday at Keeneland is the $100,000 Giant's Causeway Stakes, which for some reason is a five and one have furlong turf sprint for fillies and mares. Naming issues aside, ten will line up with Sweet Cassiopeia the 5- ...
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A Kentucky Derby Best Bet
(Click on image to enlarge) Rules 1) Horse must have earned higher LSRs in each of its last two races. 2) All horse’s last three races must’ve been contested over a route o ...
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Will wilcard weekend yield clues
When Churchill Downs unveiled its new points system to determine who could start in the Kentucky Derby (in the event that more than 20 enter the race), the Coolmore Lexington, Derby Trial, and Illinois Derby were written off as prep races because of ...
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Race Preview: Doubledogdare Stakes - Keeneland, April 19, 2013
The Friday feature at Keeneland is the Grade 3 Doubledogdare Stakes for fillies and mares, three-years-old and up. The nine-furlong race drew a field of eight led by morning line favorite Mystical Star.
Mystical Star is making her fourth start ov ...
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Weekend Stakes Races at Mardi Gras, Palm Beach and Bluffs Run
Weekend Stakes Races at Mardi Gras, Palm Beach and Bluffs Run
The $10K Floridian Stakes on Friday afternoon, April 19th
The last three races on the card have 24 of the best distance dogs in Forida contending for a berth in the next round
whi ...
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George Morton Levy Stakes Continues With 5th Leg on Saturday at Yonkers
It's crunch time for the series and there are some very contentious matches on tap in races 4, 6, 7 and 9 on Saturday
night at Yonkers Raceway. In Race 4, Division 1, Annieswesterncard and Yannick Gingras will be trying to take advantage of the 1 p ...
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2013 Kentucky Oaks- The Ladies line up for the Run for the Lilies
As of Wednesday April 17, 2013, these are the 14 probables for the 2013 Kentucky Oaks: and it is shaping up to be a stellar field. Beholder, Rose to Gold, Unlimited Budget, Dreaming of Julia, Close Hatches, Flashy Gray, Princess of Sylmar, Fiftyshad ...
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Penultimate ‘Levy’ Splits; Winners’ Watch Ensues
The George Morton Levy Series goes its final round this Saturday, April 20. This could present the most aggressive groups yet as the series’ characters engage in battles for berths in the final. This fifth week could offer some great prices in the o ...
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Pick 5 Preview: Golden Gate Fields $149,941 Carryover – April 18, 2013
Photo: Jim McVicker
There is a pick-6 carryover on Thursday at Santa Anita, but the more interesting carryover takes place up north at Golden Gate Fields. No one hit the pick-5 on Sunday so there will be a carryover of almost $150,000 when r ...
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TwinSpires Horse Racing Podcast w/Derek Simon 04/17 by TwinSpires Radio | Blog Talk Radio
In the News & Notes segment, TwinSpires ’ Derek Simon and Brisnet 's Ed DeRosa discuss various Kentucky Derby contenders. In the Handicapping segment, Derek discusses "Key Race Ratings" and reveals which Kentucky Derby prep earned a pa ...
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Harness Handicapping With Driver and Trainer Angles
At small tracks, driver and trainer percentages are very important. Many people think that you can't make money on
the top drivers at small tracks, because everyone knows that they're the best driver and get the best horses from the
best trainers. ...
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Greyhound Handicapping By Grade
As I've written before, I'm a big fan of Maiden races. I think they're the easiest to handicap, because speed is such a big factor in them. When most greyhounds start their careers, they run the same way. They burst out of the box, run as fast as the ...
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Kentucky Derby & Kentucky Oaks Contenders & Points Standings 4/15/2013
LEXINGTON STAKES 4/20 Keeneland: Saturday’s race is for smaller points than recent races. Available points are 1st = 20; 2nd = 8; 3rd = 4 The Cliff's Edge Derby Trail, Saturday 4/27, is the final points race for qualifying and earns 1st = 20; 2nd = ...
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2013 Floridian Championship First Qualifying Round April 15, 2013 at Mardi Gras Greyhound Park
Marathons - those 770 yard races where stamina and tactics count as much as speed - are usually few and far between. But at Mardi Gras Casino and Greyhound Park, formerly Hollywood, we'll have a chance to watch them in the first three races of Monday ...
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Sixteen Semi-Finalists Compete in the $20K Bob Balfe Puppy Stakes Sunday April 14, 2013
Superior Kotton (B&B Kennel) is in the lead with 36 points from the qualifying rounds with two seconds and a third place finish. PJ Timeless (Rader) and Superior Dagger (B&B Kennel) are next with 35 points, so the margin is very small as they ...
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Cotolo’s Harness Review, News And Notes
Once again this week, success is all about the horses-to-watch (H2W) list, with second-timers making up for some of the many that lost as first-, second- and-third public choices. The Levy divisions at Yonkers on Saturday were won by choices ex ...
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It's not the last chance, it's a big chance
Leg 2 of the Kentucky Derby Championship Series presented by TwinSpires.com concludes today, and while many have called it "the last chance" for three-year-olds to guarantee themselves a spot in the starting gate, that's really only because of wher ...
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Race Preview: Shakertown Stakes - Keeneland, April 13, 2013
One of the key races on Saturday at Keeneland is not the Jenny Wiley or Blue Grass, it is the Grade 3 Shakertown. Why is it a key race? Because it is the opening leg of the all-stakes pick-4.
A field of nine will line up for the five and one-half ...
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Is Pace Overrated?
(Click on image to enlarge) In fact, this was one of the big reasons I downgraded the chances of I’ll Have Another in last year’s Run for the Roses. In the “Cons” section of the 2012 Kentucky Derby Guide I produced for Brisnet.c ...
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The Player’s Edge – April 12, 2013: Keeneland & Oaklawn Park
Keeneland - Blue Grass Stakes
Keeneland - Jenny Wiley Stakes
Oaklawn Park - Arkansas Derby
Oaklawn Park - Oaklawn Handicap
Keeneland – Blue Grass Stakes
Kentucky's Last Major Derby ...
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Pick 5 Preview: Keeneland Maker’s 46 Mile – April 12, 2013
The Grade 1 weekend at Keeneland starts on Friday with the 25 th running of the Maker’s 46 Mile, which drew the reigning Horse of the Year, Wise Dan. The six-year-old gelding is 3-5 on the morning line and only has to out race four other rivals. H ...
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Pounding Pacers Pursue Purses
At Yonkers it is time for the fourth leg of divisions for the George Morton Levy Series this Saturday, April 13, as we try to beat the choices again as the older pacers lessen in numbers heading for the final in two weeks. Meanwhile, pacing mares ret ...
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Bruno With The Works: Rydilluc In Focus
Bruno With The Works is Brisnet.com's latest product offering: A workout service for the top races throughout the country, including Keeneland, Oaks-Derby week at Churchill Downs, Triple Crown events, Saratoga, Del Mar, and the Breeders' Cup World ...
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TwinSpires Horse Racing Podcast w/Derek Simon 04/10 by TwinSpires Radio | Blog Talk Radio
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Pick 4 Preview: Oaklawn Park Fantasy Stakes – April 10, 2013
A great week of racing at Oaklawn Park starts on Wednesday with the 41 st running of the Grade 3 Fantasy stakes for three-year-old fillies. The eight and one-half furlong race drew a field of seven with Rose to Gold the expected heavy favorite. Ro ...
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Getting over a hump day hump at Keeneland imperative to multi-race success
As a Pick N player, the most important race today at Keeneland is not the featured seventh--an entry-level allowance worth $60,000--but the blue collar fifth--a starter allowance for $7,500 types worth $21,000. It's not the type of race that ...
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Harness Handicapping: Best Bets and Handicapping Shortcuts
Sometimes, I don't have time to handicap a program the way that I usually do. At other times, I don't feel like it. I
just want to grab a program, sit down at my laptop and play some races without spending an hour or so
handicapping. When I get int ...
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Greyhound Handicapping: Don't Talk Yourself Into Losing
Do you remember the first time you hit a big longshot payoff at the dog track? I do. It was a win bet on a female
greyhound who ran the outside, but only did well when she was in an inside box. She had to be able to "hook" to the
right on the break ...
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Waiting for a star not to fall
On Monday night/Tuesday morning I dreamed that Team Valor International bought Verrazano because--according to the press release--founder and Chief Executive Officer Barry Irwin thinks the More Than Ready colt is the Messiah. I don't know what ...
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Kentucky Derby & Oaks Contenders & Points Standings
FANTASY STAKES: Wednesday 4/10 Oaklawn Park: Wednesday’s Fantasy Stakes at Oaklawn is the final 100 point race for Kentucky Oaks contenders. Rose to Gold certainly appears the one to beat. She recently won the Honeybee Stakes on Oaklawn’s track de ...
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$20,000 Bob Balfe Puppy Stakes Continues at Palm Beach on Wednesday April 10th
$20,000 Bob Balfe Puppy Stakes Continues at Palm Beach on Wednesday April 10th
The biggest surprise of the second round was when favorite, Rob Gronkowski came in last in the 15th race on Saturday afternoon. His line for that race reads, "much tr ...
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Cotolo’s Harness Review, News And Notes
The Levy legs at Yonkers on Saturday did not disappoint the public, as only one outsider at 5-1 was victorious. As predicted, the biggest choice, Something For Doc, was the only winner we delivered, ashamed with the win price of $2.10. On Frid ...
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Pick 6 Preview: Santa Anita $42,339 Carryover - April 6, 2013
Not only is there a great card on Saturday at Santa Anita, but there is also a pick-6 carryover and a guaranteed $750,000 pool in the late pick-4. We touched on the Providencia and Santa Anita Derby in this week's Player's Edge so lets take a look a ...
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Greyhound Stakes News for Saturday April 6, 2013
Mardi Gras
Congratulations are in order for Mom's Hellion from DQ Williams Kennel, winner of Mardi Gras $50K American Derby Stakes final round on Friday. Smokey Joe was second and Goodlucksterling was third. The winner paid a whopping $26.50 to ...
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Saturday, April 6, previews, picks, and jokes
If it's possible for American Thoroughbred racing to pack this much action into a weekend then I might as well do my part and pack as much as I can into this blog. If you're wondering why I'm blogging at 1 a.m. EDT after a full day at Keenel ...
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The Player’s Edge – April 5, 2013: Santa Anita, Keeneland & Calder Race Course
Santa Anita - Santa Anita Derby
Santa Anita - Providencia Stakes
Keeneland - Ashland Stakes
Calder Race Course - Calder Derby
Santa Anita - Santa Anita Derby
Flashback Goldencents Round 2
The stepping stone to ...
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