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How to bet the Dream Supreme Stakes at Churchill
How to bet nine fillies and mares who will dash six panels on the Churchill Downs dirt in Friday’s $120,000 Dream Supreme S.
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How to bet the Breeders' Cup Turf
How to bet a trio of standout turf performers headlines the lucrative $4 million Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) on Saturday and second biggest race of the day.
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How to bet the Breeders' Cup Mile
How to bet an overflow field of 16 which will travel one-mile on the Santa Anita turf in Saturday’s $2 million Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1).
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International Scouting Reports: Breeders' Cup Sprint
After Japanese success in British and Australian Group 1s of late, can a Breeders’ Cup coup be next? Matera Sky is a tough read.
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How to bet the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint
How to bet an overflow field of 14 has been entered to take part in Saturday’s $1 million Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1). The incredibly well-matched field will go five furlongs.
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How to bet the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint
How to bet an excellent field of nine fillies and mares will contesting Saturday’s $1 million Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (G1) at Santa Anita.
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Miss Grillo pair key in Friday's Breeders' Cup Pick 4
A pair of late Pick 4 wagers are available on the Friday card at Santa Anita, with one encompassing the four Breeders' Cup races for two-year-olds.
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How to bet the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf
How to bet the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf, the ultra-competitive group features six horses coming off of stakes tallies in what is among the most attractive betting races of the weekend.
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How to bet the Breeders’ Cup Classic and Distaff
As a son of Medaglia d’Oro out of a Seattle Slew mare, Higher Power is bred to thrive running 1 ¼ miles and should relish the return to this distance for the Breeders’ Cup Classic. With an alert start, he can secure a perfect trip stalking #4 War of ...
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How to bet the Breeders' Cup Juvenile and Juvenile Fillies
At worst, Scabbard looms as a must-use contender for exotic wagers like the trifecta. At best, he might run down the dueling favorites and spring an 8-1 upset. Let’s box Dennis’ Moment, Eight Rings, and Scabbard in the trifecta, spending a bit mor ...
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How to bet the 2019 Breeders' Cup Turf
I’m optimistic Bricks and Mortar has picked the perfect year to give the Breeders’ Cup Turf a try. With all the key players from the prestigious Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1) in France skipping the Turf, the European contingent is weaker than usual. ...
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Oct. 30, 2019
It's our Breeders' Cup Friday Roundtable as we look at the five Breeders' Cup events on Day 1. We welcome in Emily Gullikson and Ed DeRosa to join Jason and talk about the big Friday races. ...
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Jockeys matter when betting the Breeders' Cup
A horse's jockey does matter in the Breeders' Cup, and it is one of the many factors that should be considered, along with other common factors...
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Dick Powell's Australian Pick of the Week for October 30
Race 6 at Seymour (Australia A) on Wednesday night is a benchmark 58 handicap for three-year-olds and upward going seven furlongs around one, sweeping left-handed turn.
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How to bet the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf
How to bet the once billed as a thrilling two-horse showdown, the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1) at Santa Anita.
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How to bet the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile
How to bet with just 10 horses entered, the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) at Santa Anita features one of the smallest fields of any race Nov. 1-2,
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How to bet the Breeders' Cup Sprint
How to bet one of the toughest and most competitive races of the Nov. 1-2 Breeders’ Cup .at Santa Anita is the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1).
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Rosecroft hosts solid Monday card
Since many of the local owners and trainers have to travel across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge to compete at Roseroft Raceway two nights each week have found traffic virtually unbearable amid the ongoing bridge repairs, the track has moved the Sunday ca ...
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Oct. 29, 2019
Jason calls several friends who are involved with this year's Breeders' Cup in a special short interview filled show. We talk to owner Billy Koch to talk about his Breeders' Cup entrants. Michelle Yu joins us to talk about what she's been seeing in ...
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2019 Breeders’ Cup Distaff BRIS Speed Rating Report
Speed Rating Analysis :
Blue Prize , Dunbar Road and Serengeti Empress are the only contenders to earn a triple digit
BRIS Speed rating in the last three starts.
Presumptive champion older female and Horse of the Year
hopeful Midnigh ...
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2019 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile BRIS Speed Rating Report
Speed Rating Analysis :
Top-heavy field based on numbers with Dennis’ Moment , Eight Rings ,
Maxfield and Scabbard the only contenders to earn at least a 93 BRIS Speed
rating in the final prep.
American Theorem ,
Shoplifted and W ...
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2019 Breeders’ Cup Classic BRIS Speed Rating Report
Speed Rating Analysis :
Higher Power (110) and McKInzie (109) are the only Classic contenders to post at least a 109 BRIS Speed rating.
Higher Power , Math Wizard , Seeking the Soul and War of
Will have failed to register a pair ...
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How to bet vertical wagers at the Breeders’ Cup
Multi-races wagers might be among the most popular betting options at the Breeders’ Cup, but if you have a strong opinion about the probable outcome of a single race, "vertical" wagers are the way to go.
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How to bet horizontal wagers at the Breeders’ Cup
While betting to win, place and show is simple and straightforward, some of the most enjoyable (and challenging) bets in racing are "horizontal" wagers, which require bettors to pick the winners of consecutive races.
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Hong Kong Spot Plays: We’re back at Happy Valley
A few days after Sha Tin in Hong Kong hosted a race meet originally scheduled
for Happy Valley, the latter racecourse will return the favor by hosting the
Wednesday, October 30 evening card originally set to be run at Sha Tin.
Eight races are ...
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Kentucky Trip Notes and Horses to Watch for October 23-26
The following are trip notes for horses who had sharp efforts or tough trips at Keeneland during closing week, and who figure to improve or run big in their next starts. Add these runners to your horses to watch list, and bet them back next time if ...
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2019 Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile horse-by-horse analysis
The expected field might be small, but the 2019 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) at Santa Anita is still shaping up to be a memorable race.
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Breeders’ Cup contenders turn in final pre-race workouts
With the 2019 Breeders’ Cup rapidly approaching, key contenders for the fourteen championship races have been busy wrapping up their pre-race workouts at racetrack across the country.
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2019 Breeders' Cup News & Notes
Breeders' Cup bettors favorite this page as a must read resource for formulating their Breeders' Cup bets. Favorite and revisit daily.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Oct. 28, 2019
Jason looks back at the weekend of racing action including Maximum Security's return to the winner's circle. Also Churchill Downs opening day, Keeneland closing day, and more. Jason also discusses the season wrapping up at Monmouth Park. ...
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2019 Breeders' Cup race order, post times and wagering schedule
Pre-entries for the 2019 Breeders’ Cup at Santa Anita were revealed on October 23, along with the official order of championship races and the enticing wagering menu.
The action will kick off Friday, November 1 at 10:45 a.m. PT, with five ...
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Mohawk Park hosts Breeders Crown finals
One week before the best thorouhgbreds in the world will convene at Santa Anita Park for the Breeders Cup races on turf and dirt, Mohawk Park hosted eight Breeders Crown finals on Saturday night with division honors and hanress horse of the year perh ...
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A $31 Breeders Crown Upset; Gimpanzee, $13 Champ, $32 Exactor
Thursday, Oct. 24 At Philly there were six more Liberty Bell divisions, these were for soph trotters and pacers. Coming in third was the trend for these splits and it continued into other series (see Friday). For the colt-pacers’ “Liberty” divi ...
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Churchill Downs fall meet handicapping preview
The Churchill Downs Fall Meet is here, and the season, which lasts from Sunday, Oct. 27 to Sunday, Dec. 1 offers some of the autumn’s best racing during the post-Breeders’ Cup time of the year.
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Hong Kong Spot Plays: Down and Dirt at Sha Tin
The Sha Tin card had originally been scheduled to take place at Happy Valley, but the ongoing political situation in Hong Kong has prompted officials to transfer the meet to Sha Tin.
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Australia's Cox Plate runner by runner guide
After four years of Winx dominance, it’s almost a strange feeling to have a Cox Plate without her, and it really has meant that many trainers genuinely believe they have a chance.
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Dick Powell's 2019 Rags to Riches Stakes Tipsheet
Learn who to bet in the Rags to Riches Stakes will be run at a one-turn mile on the main track at Churchill Downs on Sunday.
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Dick Powell's 2019 Street Sense Stakes Tipsheet
Picks for the Street Sense Stakes will run at a one-turn mile for two-year-olds on the main track at Churchill Downs on Sunday.
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Mohawk Park hosts Breeders Crown finals
Since 1984 the most popular phrase in harness racing has been "It All Comes Down to the Breeders Crown" and this Saturday evening Mohawk Park in Toronto, Canada, will host eight Breeders Crown finals with division honors and potentially harness horse ...
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Oct. 25, 2019
It's Friday and we're looking ahead to closing day at Keeneland, opening day at Churchill Downs, as well as Maximum Security running at Belmont. The Jury joins us to talk about which winter racetracks they're looking most forward to. ...
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Keeneland trip notes and horses to watch for October 16-20
Racing for the week of Oct. 16-20 at Keeneland was run under good weather conditions, on mostly a fast main track and firm turf.
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Dick Powell’s 2019 Fayette Stakes Tipsheet
The $200,000 Fayette Stakes (G2) will be run at 1 1/8 miles on the main track at Keeneland on Saturday. For three-year-olds and upward, it has attracted a field of 10.
#1 THE GREAT DAY won
Grade 1 stakes races on the dirt in Argentina las ...
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Breeders Crown Finals Highlight Huge Harness Racing Agenda
This is it; The Breeders Crown (BC) finals, Oct. 25 and Oct. 26 at Woodbine-Mohawk and we have coverage for bettors in our two blogs. The Breeders Crown Countdown (BCC) and this feature blog handle the championship finals.
The sport’s focus in on ...
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The Awesome Aged Breeders Crown Ilk Meet At Woodbine/Mohawk
Tough Veteran Trotters And Pacers Joust
Welcome to the 2019 conclusion of Twinspires exclusive Breeders Crown Countdown (BCC), the blog that coordinates with our weekly preview harness blog at TwinSpires.com and the Hambletonian Society to fi ...
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Is Maximum Security vulnerable in the Bold Ruler Handicap?
Maximum Security is undoubtedly the most recognizable name entered in Saturday’s $200,000 Bold Ruler Handicap (G3) at Belmont Park. But that doesn’t mean he is the most likely winner.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Oct. 24, 2019
It's Horseplayer Thursday and we're excited to welcome in horseplayer Nick Tammaro to talk about the Breeders' Cup weekend as well as a look at many of the runners slated to contest the big races next weekend. ...
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Three-year-olds with the best chance in the 2019 Breeders' Cup
When it comes to three-year-olds facing their elder counterparts in the Breeders’ Cup, the results have been mostly consistent in recent years.
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Examining the Breeders' Cup Classic field with pre-entries
In a year lacking a standout in the Breeders' Cup Classic, I admittedly have an interest in several contenders.
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Ranking the vulnerability of notable 2019 Breeders' Cup favorites
We've known for some time who most of the betting favorites will be over the two-day fixture, though some are a bit more challenging to pin down.
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Evaluating stock in the 2019 Breeders' Cup Classic field
Santa Anita will still have plenty of implications with respect to Eclipse Awards for both the three-year-old male and older dirt male categories.
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Dick Powell’s Australian Pick of the Week for October 23
Race 4 at Hawkesbury (Australia A) on Wednesday night is a
class 1 handicap going five furlongs around one right-handed 90-degree turn.
The track is expected to be “Soft-5” so it is right in the middle of the ground
classifications. ...
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Oct. 23, 2019
It's a double guest day as we're excited to welcome in trainer Graham Motion to talk about some of the runners in his barn, the Breeders' Cup, and much more. Then Brad Free from the Daily Racing Form joins us to talk all things Breeders' Cup. ...
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Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile Top 5: Sophomores lead the charge
Of the 14 races comprising the Breeders’ Cup, arguably none is more affected by the event’s nomadic existence than the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1).
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Hong Kong Spot Plays: How about some Elite Talent?
When: Wednesday,
October 23 at 6:45 a.m. (ET).
Where:
Happy Valley racecourse in Hong Kong.
What: A
day of competitive grass racing with huge betting pools and plenty of options
for handicappers to consider.
Wednesday’s nine-race ...
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Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint Top 5: Covfefe or Come Dancing?
While some handicappers seem ready to concede Covfefe the victory, the last four editions of the Filly & Mare Sprint (G1) have been won by runners starting at 10-1, 8-1, 66-1 and 25-1.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Oct. 22, 2019
Jason discusses a variety of topics from the racing world including the "optics" of the sport, racing from Keeneland, as well as some betting discussion. ...
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Breeders' Cup Turf Top 5: It it Bricks and Mortar's year?
While the field for the November 2 Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) at Santa Anita remains in flux, one thing seems certain—it won’t be the strongest renewal ever contested.
With defending winner Enable passing the race — and with fellow Europe ...
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John Shirreffs holds strong hand on Road to the Kentucky Derby
Trainer John Shirreffs hasn’t had a major impact on the Derby since Giacomo, but his luck could change in 2020 with Express Train, Honor A. P. and Thunder Code.
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Ten horses that peaked in the Breeders' Cup
It often takes a career-best effort to win a Breeders' Cup race, and many over the years have been unable to duplicate it.
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Rosecroft offers solid Sunday night card
One night after Laurel Park hosted the latest edition of the Maryland Million on an ideal fall afternoon, Rosecroft Raceway offered a solid Sunday program amid rainy, windy conditions that were difficult for both humans and equines to navigate early. ...
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast 10/21/19
Jason looks back at the weekend racing action from around the country including Empire Classic Day at Belmont Park as well as stakes action from Keeneland and Laurel Park. ...
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2019 Breeders’ Cup workouts round-up for Oct. 18-21
Watch Breeders' Cup workout videos while reading up on how each Breeders' Cup contender breezed.
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Many Breeders Crown Elimination Players Set Up Hot Final Fields
Choices Lost And Found In The Breeders Crown
At Philly there were five Liberty Bell divisions for frosh-filly trotters and pacers. One of our contenders, Git Go, scratched, leaving five races.
The best play was with the filly pace, where we ...
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Hong Kong Spot Plays: Beauty Generation aims for 11 straight
International racing will be in the spotlight around the globe
this weekend. Friday night’s The Everest
in Australia will be followed on Saturday morning by British Champions Day in England, and if that isn’t enough, Sunday’s
card at Sha Tin in H ...
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California shipper might spring mild upset in Raven Run Stakes
Horses based in California enjoyed plenty of success on opening weekend at Keeneland. We'll wager on the Californians to extend their success in Saturday's $250,000 Raven Run Stakes (G2).
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Gosden holds strong hand in British Champions Fillies and Mares Stakes
Trainer John Gosden will hold a strong hand in Saturday’s British Champions Fillies and Mares Stakes (G1) at Ascot in England, where he'll saddle the top two betting choices in the 1 7/16-mile turf test.
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Ascot Spot Plays for British Champions Day
Ascot Racecourse in England is hosting British Champions Day, a Breeders’ Cup-inspired showcase of top-class racing across multiple divisions and distances.
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Keeneland late pick-5 sequence of the day for October 19th
The third Saturday of the Keeneland fall meet is upon us. The mid-October card includes a challenging late Pick 5 sequence headlined by the featured Raven Run (G2) for three-year-old fillies.
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How to Bet Classic and Distaff on Empire Showcase Day
Belmont Park
will play host to a big afternoon of racing for New York-bred runners on
Saturday with eight lucrative stakes on Empire Showcase Day.
Empire
Classic Analysis
The $300,000
Empire Classic will go as Race 5 and concludes both the ...
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Stradivarius stands out in British Champions Long Distance Cup
It’s hard to envision a scenario in which heavy favorite Stradivarius loses Saturday’s 1 15/16-mile British Champions Long Distance Cup (G2) at Ascot.
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Longshot Century Dream has a chance in Queen Elizabeth II Stakes
The key to handicapping Saturday’s Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (G1) at Ascot in England is determining which runner will prove quickest at slogging through the rain-soaked, “heavy” turf course.
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Ground should suit Magical in Champion Stakes
Although Saturday’s Champion Stakes (G1) at Ascot in England is open to all runners 3 and older, fillies and mares appear poised to dominate the prestigious 1 1/4-mile grass race.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Oct. 18, 2019
We look ahead to some of the racing action coming up this weekend including the Raven Run at Keeneland, Empire Classic Day at Belmont, and Maryland Million Day at Laurel. Then the Jury comes in to discuss their favorite Breeders' Cups. ...
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Oak Grove harness racing’s opening day for bettors
Frank Cotolo handicaps the opening day card for Oak Grove! One fun thing about a new racetrack’s opening day is about every race winner will own a track-record.
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[VIDEO] Climbing The Everest: Supporting the Kentucky Equine Adoption Center
TwinSpires has teamed up with Sky Racing World, The Everest and the Kentucky Equine Humane Center for a charity event! Climbing The Everest will use Australia's most lucrative turf race, created in the spirit of The Pegasus Stakes, to raise support for an important effort in the equine sports world.
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The Everest runner by runner horse profiles
The Everest barrier draw is completed and the 12 horses lining up this year are set to do battle on Saturday afternoon - Sydney time (About 1:15 am ET), so let’s take a look at them in detail.
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Stars Adorn Breeders Crown Elims; Pegasus Entries Fly In Indiana
It is week one of two for the Breeders Crown (BC) and we cover the best possible action for bettors from start to finish in our two dedicated blogs. The Breeders Crown Countdown (BCC) and this feature blog share reports for the eliminations this week ...
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Freshman Eliminations On Target At Woodbine/Mohawk Friday
Welcome to the penultimate 2019 Breeders Crown Countdown (BCC), the exclusive blog that coordinates with our weekly preview harness blog at TwinSpires.com and the Hambletonian Society to find great wagering opportunities for "Crown"-eligible hors ...
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Weather to have big impact on late October turf racing at Belmont
A Nor’easter is blowing through Long Island, New York this
week and that’s important for Belmont Park handicappers to note, not just today
but for the rest of the meet up through Sunday, October 27.
Weather has a big impact on fall turf racing ...
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Three-year-olds vs older horses in the Breeders’ Cup -- Who Has the Edge?
It’s been a strange year for the three-year-old division, to say the least. Four different sophomores “won” Triple Crown races, of those, only War of Will has a chance to compete in the Breeders’ Cup Classic.
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Harness Racing has new Kentucky home in Oak Grove
A new pari-mutuel harness racing track opens for business on Friday, October 18 in Kentucky. The Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel’s harness raceway will launch its first Standardbred meet, with live on Fridays and Saturdays through November 19, and TwinSpires.com will serve as the exclusive ADW wagering platform.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Oct. 16, 2019
We open the show discussing a few of the races for Keeneland on Wednesday. Then we're excited to welcome in trainer Jorge Duarte Jr. to talk about his successful first year at the helm for Colts Neck Stables, training in the Mid-Atlantic and New Yor ...
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Keeneland trip notes and horses to watch October 9-13
Racing for the week of Oct. 9-13 at Keeneland was run under mostly good weather conditions, on a fast main track and mostly firm turf.
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Trainer Trends to help you finish strong at Belmont
So here we are, it’s mid-October and we are still racing at
Belmont Park. Usually this is not a surprise, but it is this year because the
meet was supposed to end early and move to Aqueduct due to construction of a
new NHL arena in the expansive Belm ...
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Dick Powell’s Australian Pick of the Week for October 16
Race 4 at Moe (Australia A) on Wednesday night is a benchmark
64 rating handicap going a mile around three tight left-handed turns. The track
is expected to be “Good 4” so the ground should be fair to everyone.
Bet the race progra ...
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Hong Kong Spot Plays: Leaning on Purton
In the race for the 2019-20 champion jockey title in Hong Kong, Joao Moreira
(23 wins) has taken a clear early lead over reigning champion Zac Purton (17
wins).
But there's a lot of racing still to come, and Purton can gain back some
ground o ...
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Oct. 15, 2019
We discuss all the Columbus Day racing from around the country and welcome in Keeneland and Churchill Downs starter Scott Jordan to talk about being a starter, working with horses in the morning, the Kentucky Derby, and more! ...
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Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Top 10: Wicked Whisper at the top
Comical
Winner of the Schuylerville Stakes (G3) at Saratoga, Comical ran too good to lose in the Chandelier at Santa Anita, where she fought with Bast through the stretch. You can argue her proximity to Bast was partly the result o ...
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Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf Division: Sweet Melania bursts onto the scene
John Mucciolo examines Sweet Melania's place among Breeders' Cup Juvnile Fillies contenders in his weekly divisional lists.
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Hoosier Park Harness Pick of the Week for October 16
Harness non-winners of four/optional claiming affair is a wide-open test featuring a $6,000 purse and numerous win contenders. It is also the third race of the Pick 4 that starts in Race 3.
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Sorting out the 2019 Belmont Fall Meet’s top jockeys
Now that it’s been announced that the entirety of the 2019 Belmont Fall Meet will actually be run at Belmont Park , it is worthwhile to take a look at the trends that have been relevant at the meet so far as you look ahead to watching and wagering o ...
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International trends to note for 2019 Breeders’ Cup
The Breeders’ Cup presents a handicapping challenge in weighing the merits of so many legitimate contenders, especially the international shippers. It can help to view their performances in the context of historical trends. This method not only hig ...
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Oct. 14, 2019
We look back at stakes racing action from Woodbine, Belmont, and Keeneland. Then we look ahead to the Columbus Day racing action from Belmont Park including the Knickerbocker Stakes. ...
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Blog Tags International Trot Score; $43 Winner Tops $164 Exacta
Indiana, Ontario Sires Stakes Tough On Contenders
Friday, Oct. 11
Each of the eight Indiana Sires Stakes (INSS) finals at Hoosier were dominated by one of the three betting favorites. We came close in just one, with a second from Foxy Rigger ($3.00 ...
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Three Handicapping Products for Betting Australian Racing
Interested in placing some Australian racing wagers? TwinSpires offers handicapping products to help you decipher the mysteries of Australian racing.
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Powell looks ahead to The Everest
The A$14 million Everest will be run on Saturday, October 19, 2019, for the third time at Royal Randwick in Sydney, Australia. It is run around one, right-handed turn going 1,200 meters – approximately six furlongs. The Everest has a purse structur ...
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