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Pennsylvania pick of the week: Sacco's first-timer stands out at Penn National
An intriguing group of 2-year-old maidens will sprint for victory December 21 at Penn National, but the past performances don’t provide many clues for identifying the winner.
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Servis holds strong hand in 2019 Gravesend Stakes
Trainer Jason Servis has been hot at Aqueduct in recent weeks, with 11 wins from his last 41 starters. He’ll be especially formidable in the $100,000 Gravesend Stakes on December 22, when he'll saddle the two probable favorites.
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How to bet the Mr. Prospector Stakes
How to bet a superb field of six will travel seven furlongs in the $100,000 Mr. Prospector S. (G3) at Gulfstream Park on Saturday.
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How to bet the 2019 Sugar Bowl Stakes
If you examine the past performances for Saturday’s $75,000 Sugar Bowl Stakes at Fair Grounds, it’s easy to land on #2 Gold Street as the horse to beat.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Dec. 20, 2019
It's Friday and we welcome in the Jury to talk about their picks for Horse of the Year and the holidays. Jason talks about the news of the day and looks ahead to stakes action from Gulfstream and Aqueduct. ...
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Vacation springs upset victory in Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun
The Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby gained a new leader December 18, when the promising Vacation rallied to a last-second triumph in the Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun at Kawasaki Racecourse.
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Rating the first round of 2020 Kentucky Derby prep races
The year is nearly over, and the first prep races for the 2020 Kentucky Derby (G1) are in the history books. Which were the strongest?
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Kentucky Derby Top 10: Honor A. P. leads the charge into winter
Although three Road to the Kentucky Derby prep races took place over the last two weeks, the results did little to change our Kentucky Derby Top 10 rankings.
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Santa Super Saturday spot plays at Fair Grounds
A fantastic day of racing has been carded at Fair Grounds on Dec. 21. The Santa Super Saturday program offers 14 races, led by a six-pack of competitive stakes contests. I have found a handful of races of particular interest to me, all featuring tw ...
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Hong Kong Spot Plays: Second-time starters poised for victory
When Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong hosts a 10-race card on Saturday, Dec. 21, my attention will be focused on a handful of second-time starters with seemingly bright futures.
Call it speculation, or a hunch, or even just a gamble, but
I’m ex ...
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Dec. 19, 2019
Jason returns from jury duty and talks about his week in court. Then we talk about the big Super Santa Saturday card coming up at Fair Grounds this weekend. ...
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Holiday Harness Hours A-Plenty; Persuing Profits Powerfully
This is the penultimate preview blog of 2019 but well-paying wagers appear seamlessly from old year to New Year and so we continue to present the best possible contenders in North America to help your profit motives with harness races. Specialty ...
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Kentucky Derby contender profile: Shoplifted
Owned by Grandview Equine, Cheyenne Stables and LNJ Foxwoods, Shoplifted has long been a highly regarded prospect. He sold for $525,000 as a yearling and for $800,000 as a 2-year-old in training, and as Santana revealed after the race, “I knew he mig ...
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Dec. 18, 2019
It's a best of the JB Horse Racing Podcast as we go back to our interview from this past spring with horseplayer Tony Zhou. ...
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Hong Kong Spot Plays: Ting and Purton seek a double
Trainer Jimmy Ting and jockey Zac Purton figure to be a formidable team at Happy Valley on Wednesday, December 18.
Ting has entered a half-dozen runners across the nine-race
card (first post time is 7:45 a.m. ET), and Purton will guide two of ...
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Australian Pick of the Week for December 18
Race 3 at Warrnambool (Australia A) on Wednesday night is a
maiden at special weights for 3-year-olds going seven furlongs around one
left-hand turn with a long run down the backstretch. The track designation is
Good-4 so it should be favorable to al ...
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Dover Downs hosts intriguing Thursday card
Temperatures may be expected to plummet this week, but those venturing the Dover Downs will have a chance to pad their Christmas shopping bankrolls on Thursday through a number of intriguing events for pacers. Two horses that have proven dominant at ...
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Dec. 17, 2019
We look back at the racing action from Sunday night as Ed Burgart called his final race at Los Alamitos. Also the Springboard Mile with an exciting finish and more! ...
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Kentucky Derby Pedigree Profile: Shoplifted
Shoplifted, a Road to the Kentucky Derby contender, has established enough points to run in the Kentucky Derby.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Dec. 16, 2019
We look back at some weekend racing action including a big stakes-filled card from Gulfstream Park on Saturday. ...
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Harness action prevails on Saturday from noon to midnight
Harness racing enthusiasts may have diminished in numbers over the years but the remaining group is a genuinely hearty breed that insists on watching Saturday action from noon to midnight at tracks large and small. As is typically the case on Saturd ...
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Power Plays Dig Deep; Soaring Place Prices Deliver Impressively
Thursday, Dec. 12 Our Power Plays (PoP) included a Saragoga Pick 3 and single-race exotics per leg. We played a big role in the first leg, defeating the race favorite with Delightful Trysta ($8.40, $4.90, $3.00) and scoring a huge element for ...
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Five exciting juveniles ready to join the Kentucky Derby trail
The Road to the Kentucky Derby leaderboard is already stacked with promising juveniles who have shown potential in major stakes races. Who else is out there?
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Bettors took a wait-and-see approach in first pool of Kentucky Derby Future Wager
Two weeks after the close of the first pool in the 2020 Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW), the significant popularity of the "All Other 3-Year-Old Males" option looks even more understandable.
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Hong Kong Spot Plays: A double for Quadruple Double?
Racing continues at Sha Tin in Hong
Kong on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019. An abundance of competitive fields have been
assembled, particularly during the second half of the 1o-race card, which kicks
off at 11:15 p.m. (ET) on Saturday for racing fans in No ...
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Horses for courses: The best tracks for every NASCAR driver
It's the NASCAR Cup Series offseason, so it's great time to work on your handicapping for the 2020 season. One of the best approaches to picking winners is the horse-for-course angle.
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Year in review: The 5 greatest races of 2019
As we head into the final three weeks of 2019, with only a handful of major racing events left on the calendar, now seems like the perfect time to celebrate the season with a look back at five of the year’s greatest races.
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Who offered fair odds in the Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 1?
Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 1 closed December 1, and already we’re starting to get a feel for which horses offered good value and which runners may have been priced too short.
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How to bet the Remington Springboard Mile
At first glance Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen appears to have Sunday’s $400,000 Remington Springboard Mile Stakes surrounded, but a Kentucky invader is our pick.
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How to bet the Valedictory Stakes on Woodbine's closing-day
The Valedictory Stakes contenders and morning line odds
#1 ITSTARTSWITHADRINK (50-1) -- Outsider is winless since
2017, and he also takes a massive class hike after facing $15,000 claimers most
recently. Giant Gizmo would be a shocker against ...
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Springboard Mile Tipsheet
The $400,000 Remington Springboard Mile Stakes will be run Sunday night at Remington Park going a two-turn mile on the dirt for two-year-olds.
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Gulfstream Park stakes plays for December 14
Four of the five are graded races at Gulfstream Park Saturday looks especially competitive to me, here is how I am going to play them.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Dec. 13, 2019
It's Friday and we're looking ahead to weekend action including stakes from Gulfstream Park, Louisiana Champions Day at Fair Grounds, and the Springboard Mile at Remington. The Jury come on to discuss their worst bets. ...
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Champions Day spot plays at Fair Grounds
Picks for a total of seven stakes races for Cajun-bred runners will take place on Louisiana Champions Day at Fair Grounds on Saturday.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Dec. 12, 2019
It's Horseplayer Thursday and we're joined by Canterbury Park Analyst Brian Arrigoni to talk about his big weekend down at Gulfstream Park. Jason opens the show discussing bad favorites. ...
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Hot Harness Picks In The Arctic Cold; Swinging For High Exotics
Mid-December means holiday shopping to all but particularly more chances to pay for all the holiday shopping with smart, well-paying wagers. As we do through every season, in mid-December we present the best possible contenders in North America to he ...
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Dec. 11, 2019
We discuss the news of the day including the Symposium kicking off in Arizona. Then we're happy to welcome in jockey Jorge A. Vargas Jr. to the show to talk about his up and coming riding career, his victory in the Fall Highweight this past weekend, ...
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Australian Pick of the Week for December 11
Race 1 at Echuca (Australia A) on Wednesday night is a
maiden at special weights for 3-year-old fillies going 5 1/2 furlongs around
one left-handed turn with a long run down the backstretch. The track
designation is Good-4 so it should be favorable t ...
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Kentucky Derby contender profile: Shotski
The unheralded Shotski sold for just $25,000 as a yearling, but with his triumph in the $250,000 Remsen Stakes (G2) on December 7 at Aqueduct, he has emerged as a genuine threat for next year’s classics.
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Rosecroft races through rainy conditions on Monday
Amid conditions that were far from ideal on Monday evening, Rosecroft Raceway hosted one of the final live cards of the 2019 season as trotters, pacers and drivers weathered the misty elements. Despite the conditions, both the fall meet champion pace ...
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Dec. 10, 2019
We're excited to welcome in longtime Los Alamitos announcer Ed Burgart to talk about the big races coming up this weekend as well as his retirement from the mic. ...
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Hong Kong Spot Plays: Veterans vs. newcomers at Happy Valley
After the excitement of the Hong Kong International Races at Sha Tin last weekend, the
Wednesday, December 11 card at Happy Valley might seem a bit dull by
comparison.
But make no mistake, the races are just as competitive, if
not quite as cla ...
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Kentucky Derby contender profile: Thousand Words
Thousand Words knows how to win a driving finish—that much is certain. Whether he can give trainer Bob Baffert a sixth Kentucky Derby (G1) victory is another question entirely, but the colt took a big step toward that goal when he prevailed in a hard-fought edition of the $200,000 Los Alamitos Futurity (G2).
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Kentucky Derby Pedigree Profile: Thousand Words
On the one hand, the top half of Thousand Words’ pedigree is loaded with classic stamina. Sire Pioneerof the Nile placed second in the 2009 Kentucky Derby (G1) and sired 2015 Triple Crown champion American Pharoah.
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Kentucky Derby Pedigree Profile: Shotski
Take one glance at Shotski’s pedigree, and it’s easy to see where this emerging Kentucky Derby (G1) contender gets his resiliency.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Dec. 9, 2019
We look back at the weekend of racing action including Maximum Security's win in the Cigar, wire to wire day at Aqueduct, Claiming Crown at Gulfstream Park, and Los Alamitos' opening weekend. ...
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Best Win $28; Cold Cal-Expo $68 Exacta; Power Plays Pump Profits
Thursday, Dec. 5 Our Power Plays (PoP) included a Philly Pick 3 and single-race exotics per leg. In the first event the favorite won, followed by our choices, Beaver Creek Misty ($3.20, $2.10) and Always B Hanny ($2.10). The exacta paid $6.40 ...
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Aqueduct spot plays for Cigar Mile Day
The last major racing day of the year in New York will take place Saturday, December 7 at Aqueduct .
Half a dozen stakes races are on the agenda, including the $250,000 Remsen Stakes (G2) , a steppingstone on the Road to the Kentucky Derby. We’ ...
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Betting Japanese shippers in the Hong Kong International Races
If you love high-class international horse racing, you
won’t want to miss the Hong Kong International Races at Sha Tin Racecourse on
Sunday.
Four rich prizes – the 2,400-meter Hong Kong Vase (G1), the
1,200-meter Hong Kong Sprint (G1), the 1,600 ...
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The Remsen Stakes Tipsheet
The $250,000 Remsen (G2) will be run at 1 1/8 miles on the main track at Aqueduct on Saturday for 2-year-olds. The field will have a short run into the clubhouse turn so some will be compromised.
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The Demoiselle Stakes Tip Sheet
The $250,000 Demoiselle (G2), a 2020 Road to the Kentucky Oaks prep, will be run at 1 1/8 miles on the main track at Aqueduct on Saturday for juvenile fillies.
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How to Bet the Starlet Stakes
A compact field of five will vie in Saturday’s $300,000
Starlet S. (G1) at Los Alamitos . Donna
Veloce and Bast , second and
third in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1), respectively, get top billing
in the cast.
The 1 1/16-mile affair ...
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How to bet the 2019 Remsen Stakes at Aqueduct
On Saturday, December 7, nine promising 2-year-olds with Kentucky Derby (G1) aspirations will head to the Aqueduct starting gate for the $250,000 Remsen Stakes (G2).
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Dec. 6, 2019
It's our Friday look ahead to the weekend as we discuss the stakes action from Los Alamitos, Aqueduct, and the Claiming Crown from Gulfstream Park. The Jury joins us to look back at their favorite memories from Churchill Downs in 2019. ...
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Inside runners preferable in Nursery Stakes at Parx
While horses like Smarty Jones and few are far between, there’s always a chance we could see a new Pennsylvania-bred star in action when the 2019 Pennsylvania Nursery Stakes is contested Saturday, December 7.
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Betting Saturday's late Pick 4 at Aqueduct: Remsen, Cigar Mile
A great day of racing will take place at Aqueduct on Saturday with a trio of graded stakes events on tap, led by the $750,000 Cigar Mile H. (G1).
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Exciting Exotic-Action Power Plays In The Mix All Weekend
It is the time of the season for TwinSpires harness blog to select its own features. As December slips into winter we are hard at work to find the best possible races in North America to wager upon. This means more specialty features, like Power Play ...
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Dec. 5, 2019
We discuss a bit of the Thursday and Saturday Aqueduct cards and welcome in jockey agent Jose Santos Jr. to talk about representing Miguel Mena and Alex Canchari. We also talk about the agent's duties, building relationships, and much more! ...
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Ten Horses to Watch in 2020
Looking ahead to next season, racing fans will have the opportunity to witness various stars and champions competing for another year.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Dec. 4, 2019
We're excited to welcome in trainer Kent Sweezey to talk about his big 2019, the start of his training career, training at Monmouth, and more! ...
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Australian Pick of the Week for December 4
Race 3 at Coffs Harbor (Australia A) on Wednesday night is
an open maiden at special weights going seven furlongs around one right-handed
turn with a long run down the backstretch. The track designation is Good-4 so
it should be favorable to those th ...
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Kentucky Derby contender profile: Silver Prospector
Since he's a son of the talented turf horse Declaration of War, you might assume Silver Prospector is destined for a bright future on grass. Even Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen seemed to think so at one point.
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Liverpool heavily favored over Everton in Merseyside Derby
The Merseyside Derby takes center stage Wednesday, December 4, when Liverpool hosts Everton at Anfield. Will Everton steal points away from its rival, or will Liverpool continue its recent dominance over the team on the other side of Stanley Park?
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast December 3, 2019
We look back at the long holiday weekend of racing including the Clark from Churchill, Hollywood Derby at Del Mar, and several stakes from Aqueduct. ...
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Kentucky Derby Top 10: Early twists and turns
It’s only December, but the 2019-2020 Road to the Kentucky Derby has already taken a few unexpected turns.
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Hong Kong Spot Plays: International Jockeys’ Championship
Want to watch a dozen of the world’s greatest jockeys battle for international honor in a series of ultra-competitive races?
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Kentucky Derby Pedigree Profile: Silver Prospector
A proven affinity for the dirt track at Churchill Downs is a positive for any horse taking aim at the Kentucky Derby (G1), it’s clear Silver Prospector has the horse-for-the-course angle covered.
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'All Others' favored at even-money in KDFW Pool 1
Pool 1 of the 2020 Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW) closed Sunday evening with “All Other Three-Year-Old Colts and Geldings” holding firm as the even-money favorite.
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How to Bet the Matriarch Stakes
A superb field of fillies and mares will run one mile on the Del Mar turf in Sunday’s $300,000 Matriarch S. (G1).
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Progress Pace Score At $20; Short Week Spikes Across The Board
Tuesday, Nov. 26 Our special early edition began with state-breds at Dover. In the two-year-old colt division we were second with Touch Of White ($3.80, $3.40). Our other choices included the race favorite, Zulu, finishing fourth, and Chauffer (9- ...
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How to bet the Golden Rod Stakes
A competitive field of eight two-year-old fillies will go 1 1/16 miles on the Churchill Downs dirt in Saturday’s $300,000 Golden Rod S. (G2).
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How to bet the Hollywood Derby
A large and well-matched field of 13 will run nine furlongs on the Del Mar turf in Saturday’s $300,000 Hollywood Derby (G1). The talented cast lacks anything close to a standout.
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Thoughts on Saturday's Fleur De Lis Pick 4 at Fair Grounds, Churchill Downs
The only time all season when racing at Fair Grounds and Churchill Downs overlap, thus the reappearance Saturday of the 50-cent Fleur de Lis Pick 4.
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Churchill Downs spot plays for Kentucky Jockey Club, Golden Rod
Saturday, November 30 is “Stars of Tomorrow” day at Churchill Downs, which means the Louisville track will host a dozen exciting races for juveniles.
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Aqueduct: Thanksgiving week spot plays for Comely, Discovery Stakes
An action-packed week of racing at Aqueduct has been diminished slightly with the cancellation of the Thanksgiving Day card because of high wind forecasts, but the schedule for Friday and Saturday remains enticing, with six stakes races on the agenda.
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Playing Saturday's All-Stakes Pick 3 at Aqueduct
The final day of November will see three competitive stakes
races take place at Aqueduct in New York.
Fans of multi-race wagers will be happy to know the stakes
races are arranged in consecutive fashion, setting up an appealing Pick 3
wager. Wan ...
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Hong Kong Spot Plays: Quadruple the Fun
One week before the much-anticipated Hong Kong International
Races take place at Sha Tin on December 8, Hong Kong’s historic track will host
10 competitive (though decidedly less prestigious) races on Sunday, December 1.
The dirt track will see ...
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast 11/29/19
We look ahead to some of the weekend racing action for Saturday including four big stakes at Del Mar and a trio from Aqueduct. ...
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The Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes Tipsheet
The Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (G2) will be run at 1 1/16 miles on the main track at Churchill Downs on Saturday and it has attracted a field of nine juveniles.
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Ample stakes action takes place on Thanksgiving eve
On the day when millions of Americans across the country were hitting the highways or airports to travel to various Thanksgiving Day destinations, Dover Downs, Penn National and Zia Park all offered plenty of lucrative stakes on Wednesday when most r ...
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Nov. 28, 2019
That's right we're live (on tape) for a Thanksgiving edition of the show. We'll discuss the Wednesday stakes from Zia and Penn National and look ahead to Friday's Clark Stakes at Churchill Downs and the Comely from Aqueduct. ...
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Kentucky Derby contender profiles: Innisfree and Royal Dornoch
In recent years the only European-based trainer to consistently take aim at the Kentucky Derby has been Aidan O’Brien, who has saddled a half-dozen starters since 2002.
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Pennsylvania pick of the week: Jingle all the way
The feature event at Parx Racing on Friday, November 29 is not only the finale of the eight-race card. It’s also one of the most intriguing races from a handicapping perspective.
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How to bet the Mrs. Revere Stakes
Bet the 14 sophomore fillies that will travel 1 1/16-miles on the Churchill Downs turf in Friday's $300,000 Mrs. Revere (G2).
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Coming Soon: Fall Racing’s Last Hurrah at Aqueduct, Churchill Downs, and Del Mar
The table is set for a big end to November starting with a high-quality holiday weekend of racing and wagering this Thanksgiving.
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Churchill Downs Trip Notes and Horses to Watch (Nov. 20-24)
Add these runners to your horses to watch list for Churchill Downs, and bet them back next time if they land in a reasonable spot in Kentucky, Gulfstream Park, or elsewhere.
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Gulfstream Park Season Handicapping Preview
The Gulfstream season, which will continue until March 29, will feature the best trainers, jockeys, grass horses and stakes races in action at this time of year, making it a must-bet track for all serious horseplayers and handicappers for the next several months.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Nov. 27, 2019
We discuss Penn National's trio of Wednesday Stakes events as well as look ahead to the Fall Highweight at Aqueduct. Owner C.J. Johnsen from CJ Thoroughbreds joins the show to talk about his horse Sally's Curlin who's running in Thursday's Falls Cit ...
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Australian Racing Pick of the Week for November 27
Race 6 at Narromine (Australia A) on Wednesday night is an open handicap going 6 1/2 furlongs around one, right-handed turn with a long run down the backstretch. The track designation is Good-3 so it should be favorable to those that like firmer g ...
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Scully, Hanson find common ground in Pool 1 of Kentucky Derby Future Wager
James Scully and Vance Hanson have put their heads together and reached a consensus in the Kentucky Derby Future Wager, but also scanned the remaining options for a pick.
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The Falls City Stakes Tipsheet
Tickets and tips for betting the $300,000 Falls City Stakes (G2) on the main track at Churchill Downs on Thursday. For fillies and mares, three-year-olds and upward.
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Hong Kong Spot Plays: Two improving runners at Happy Valley
The Wednesday, November 27 racing action at Happy Valley in Hong Kong kicks off at 5:45 p.m. (EST), and I'm excited to play along.
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The Clark Stakes Tipsheet
Ticket and tips on betting the $600,000 Clark Stakes (G1) at Churchill Downs on Friday.
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Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager Analysis
The 5th annual Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager will kick off on Thanksgiving Day. #11 Into Mischief (20-1) tops the list for John Mucciolo in 2020.
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Maryland earns Monday night spotlight
On the same night that millions of Americans watched the Baltimore Ravens throttle the Los Angeles Rams, 45-6, on Monday Night Football, Rosecroft Raceway offered a solid program that highlighted the top pacers and trotters owned by residents in the ...
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Nov. 26, 2019
We discuss Monday's Steel Valley Sprint and look ahead to Zia Park's big Wednesday card. We also welcome in Golden Gate Fields announcer Matt Dinerman to talk about the current meet, the upcoming stakes events this weekend, and more! ...
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Kentucky Derby contender profile: Eight Rings
Eight Rings has an abundance of talent. That much has never been disputed. The question is whether Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert can convince the promising colt to produce his best on a consistent basis.
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Churchill Downs spot plays for Clark Handicap, Mrs. Revere Stakes
Come November 29, while looking forward to a delicious evening of leftovers from Thanksgiving dinner, be sure to check out the appetizing race card Churchill Downs has assembled.
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