Juvenile Pick 3 Play for Kentucky Downs on Sunday
A quartet of lucrative stakes races will be hosted by Kentucky Downs on Sunday.
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John Mucciolo
Handicapper and journalist John Mucciolo has been a contributor to Brisnet and TwinSpires since 2004. Mucciolo's work has included efforts in the 'Notebook' series of The Handicapper's Edge in the early days of Brisnet.com and most recently on TwinSpires Edge. John has also offered selections for a varied array of Brisnet products. Outside of Mucciolo's frequent analysis on horse racing, Mucc is an acclaimed high school soccer coach who earned Times-Tribune's Coach of the Year honors in 2020.
Citizen Bull gets the nod in Del Mar Futurity
Trainer Bob Baffert will saddle a trio of excellent prospects in Sunday’s $300,000 Del Mar Futurity (G1).
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Saturday Pick 3 Play for Kentucky Downs
A total of six lucrative stakes races will be contested on the Kentucky Downs turf on Saturday.
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How to bet the Del Mar Debutante
A total of seven talented two-year-olds will jaunt seven-eighths on the dirt in Saturday’s $300,000 Del Mar Debutante S. (G1).
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All-Stakes Pick 3 into the Virginia Derby
A bevy of black-type races are on the slate during closing day at Colonial Downs on Saturday.
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Betting With, and Against, Mansa Musa, in the Franklin-Simpson Stakes
An overflow field of 16 sophomores has been entered to run 6 1/2 panels at Kentucky Downs in the lucrative $2 million Franklin-Simpson S. (G1) on Saturday.
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Exotics Plays for the 2024 Virginia Oaks
A massive cast of 13 sophomore fillies will go postward in the $250,000 Virginia Oaks at Colonial Downs on Saturday.
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Tipsheet: 2024 Virginia Derby
A dozen three-year-olds will jaunt 1 1/8 miles on the Colonial Downs green in Saturday’s $500,000 Virginia Derby (G3).
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How to bet the I’m Smokin Stakes
A compact field of six California-bred juveniles will speed six furlongs on the Del Mar dirt in Friday’s $100,000 I’m Smokin S.
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How to bet the 2024 Hopeful Stakes
Nine fine prospects will jaunt seven-eighths on the Saratoga dirt in Monday’s $300,000 Hopeful S. (G1).
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How to bet the 2024 Del Mar Derby
A well-matched field of seven sophomores will travel 1 1/8 miles on the lawn in Sunday’s $300,000 Del Mar Derby (G2).
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War Like Goddess tops Flower Bowl
A total of nine fillies and mares are entered for the lawn in Saturday’s $500,000 Flower Bowl S. (G2) over the Saratoga inner turf.
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How to bet the 2024 Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes
An excellent field of seven will run 1 1/4 miles on the Saratoga main surface in Sunday’s $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup S. (G1).
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Betting With, and Against, Dr. Venkman in the Pacific Classic
A total of nine horses will travel 1 1/4 miles on the Del Mar dirt in Saturday’s $1 million Pacific Classic S. (G1).
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Exotics Wagers for the Nashville Derby
An overflow field of 14 is entered for the deep and lucrative Nashville Derby Invitational (G3) at Kentucky Downs on Saturday
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Speed the Key to Saranac Stakes
Seven sophomores are entered for the turf in Friday’s $175,000 Saranac S. (G3) at Saratoga
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Exotics Plays for the With Anticipation Stakes
A total of 11 juveniles, two of which are main-track-only entrants, lead the way in the $175,000 With Anticipation S. (G3) at Saratoga on Thursday.
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How to bet the Tapit Stakes
An overflow field of 15 has been entered to contest the Thursday feature at Kentucky Downs, the $500,000 Tapit S.
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Heavenly Sunday Looms Large in Ellis Park Turf
A field of nine fillies and mares will run 1 1/16 miles on the lawn in Monday’s $150,000 Ellis Park Turf S.
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How to bet the Muskoka Stakes
A field of 10 juvenile fillies foaled in Canada will dash 6 1/2 panels on the Tapeta at Woodbine in Sunday’s $200,000 Muskoka S.
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How to bet the Rancho Bernardo Stakes
The surging #5 Sweet Azteca is the clear one to beat in Sunday’s $100,000 Rancho Bernardo H. (G3) at Del Mar on Sunday.
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Deep Field Makes Pat O’Brien a Fine Wagering Event
A total of eight fleet males will run seven-eighths on the Del Mar dirt in Saturday’s $250,000 Pat O’Brien S. (G2).
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How to bet the Sorority Stakes
A field of nine will go postward in Saturday’s $200,000 Sorority S. at Monmouth Park
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Stakes Double Play for Parx on Saturday
A pair of competitive stakes on the fine card at Parx on Saturday caught my eye, and I will make a play in the attractive two-race sequence.
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Exotics Plays for the 2024 Sword Dancer
The mighty Godlophin operation will send out a pair of formidable foes in the six-horse, $750,000 Sword Dancer S. (G1) at Saratoga on Saturday.
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Betting With, and Against, Vahva in the Ballerina
The exceptional #3 Vahva (1-1) is the one to beat in a strong field of eight fillies and mares who will run seven panels on the Saratoga dirt in Saturday’s $500,000 Ballerina H. (G1).
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Woodbine All-Stakes Pick 3 Plays into the King’s Plate
An exciting three-race sequence of graded stakes events, concluded by the $1 million King’s Plate S., will be offered at Woodbine on Saturday.
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Tipsheet: 2024 Travers Stakes
A standout field of eight three-year-olds will travel 1 1/4 miles on the Saratoga dirt in the storied $1.25 million Travers S. (G1) on Saturday.
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Taking Down the Favorites in the Personal Ensign Stakes
A compact but excellent field of five fillies and mares will travel 1 1/8 miles on the Saratoga main strip in the $500,000 Personal Ensign S. (G1) on Friday.
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How to bet the 2024 Ballston Spa Stakes
Conditioner Chad Brown has four of the five fillies entered for the lawn in the grassy, $200,000 Ballston Spa S. (G2) at Saratoga on Thursday.
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