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How to bet the First Defence Stakes
An overflow field of 16, two of which are main track-only entries, will contest the $80,000 First Defence S. at Belmont Park on Sunday.
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Almond Eye plus value to ‘Admire’ in tonight’s Yasuda Kinen
No need for me to belabor the virtues of heavy favorite #5 Almond Eye going into tonight's Yasuda Kinen (G1) (2:40 a.m. ET), a Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1) “Win and You’re In,” where the seven-time Group 1 champion is entitled to make it eight . If n ...
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Scully: Saturday stakes spot plays
It should be a terrific Saturday of stakes racing at Belmont Park, Santa Anita, and Churchill Downs. Here are some thoughts on today’s action.
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Playing a Pick 3 on Santa Anita Derby Day
The Santa Anita Derby (G1) kicks off a competitive Pick 3 sequence, and we have a play.
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Betting a longshot daily double at Belmont Park on Saturday
While Pick 5s and Pick 6s have the reputations for massive payoffs, even a simple daily double can be a lucrative wager with the right combination of high-priced winners.
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Australian racing picks for Eagle Farm
The Brisbane Winter Carnival celebrates its biggest meeting tonight when Eagle Farm racecourse hosts two G1 races, the Stradbroke and J.J. Atkins.
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How to bet the Belmont turf stakes on Saturday
Belmont Park will play host to a quartet of graded stakes races as part of a huge Saturday card. I will focus on the grassy features in this piece
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TwinSpires Australian Racing Preview for June 5
Big card at Eagle Farm in Brisbane Friday night with two Group 1 events, the time honored Stradbroke Handicap and the J.J. Atkins Stakes for the juveniles.
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Hanson: A look at the Cross Country Pick 5
The Cross Country Pick 5 returns to the wagering menu on Saturday, and this week's offering includes three races at Belmont Park and two from Churchill Downs.
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How to bet the Carter Handicap
Racing is returning to New York in a big way this week, with the $250,000 Carter H. (G1) at Belmont Park looming as the first Grade 1 of the year on racing’s most historic circuit.
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How to bet the Santa Anita Derby
Undefeated Authentic looms as the clear favorite in the Santa Anita Derby, but could Honor A. P. spring a surprise?
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Kinross the pick to topple Pinatubo in 2000 Guineas
The belated first classics of the English racing season take place this weekend at Newmarket, beginning with Saturday's 2000 Guineas (G1) over the Rowley Mile.
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BetAmerica’s horse racing pick of the day: June 5, Churchill Downs
Weekday picks and plays for Thoroughbred racing.
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How to bet the Santa Anita Oaks
A compact, but talented, field of four sophomore filly prospects will contest Saturday’s $200,000 Santa Anita Oaks (G2).
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast--June 6th Belmont Preview
Jason looks ahead to the Saturday June 6th card at Belmont Park. ...
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How to bet the Hollywood Gold Cup
A field of six will travel 1 ¼ miles over the Santa Anita dirt in Saturday’s $300,000 Hollywood Gold Cup (G1).
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Holland's North America Racing Picks for June 5
Tim likes a few horses on the latter part of the Churchill program Friday, and also has some picks for Belmont Park, Gulfstream Park, and Golden Gate Fields.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast June 5, 2020
We look ahead to the weekend of stakes action at Santa Anita Park and welcome in the Jury to talk about their favorite Breeders' Cup Classic winners of all time. ...
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Australian racing picks for Taree and Wagga
Down Under, they are gearing up for a big weekend of Grade 1 racing in Brisbane. Build your bankroll tonight with the four Aussie Thoroughbred venues available for BetAmerica horseplayers, including Taree, Wagga, Donald, and Toowoomba.
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A pair of Churchill Downs picks for Thursday, June 4
BetAmerica handicapper James Scully offers his best bets for a busy Thursday at Churchill Downs.
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BetAmerica’s horse racing pick of the day: June 4, Churchill Downs
Weekday picks and plays for Thoroughbred racing from Churchill Downs on Thursday, June 4.
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How to bet the Dogwood Stakes
A well-matched field of eight sophomore fillies will travel 7 furlongs on the Churchill Downs main strip in Saturday’s $100,000 Dogwood (G3).
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Holland's North America Racing Picks for June 4
Thistledown
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#9 Trapshot (9-2) , who was a touch unlucky when making his second start at Mahoning Valley in late-January last time out. Son of Trappe Shot is a half-brother to three winners and makes his first outing for trainer Rad ...
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast June 4, 2020
We look back at opening day from Belmont Park and also look ahead to some of the big weekend stakes action coming up from around the country. ...
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Australian racing picks for Townsville and Wyong
BetAmerica horseplayers can feast on four Thoroughbred venues from Down Under this evening, including Townsville, Wellington, Wangaratta and Wyong. Here’s a couple of picks to get your night of Aussie action started!
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Canada Joins Harness Reset; Features Poised For Profit
This preview blog is beginning to look as it did before the harness hiatus. This weekend and the weekdays following, North American harness raceways on both sides of the border continue their 2020 seasons—including Woodbine/Mohawk, Meadowlands, Hawth ...
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Yasuda Kinen preview
Is this the weekend when Japan’s chalk-fest ends? Or will that nation’s most popular horse maintain the trend?
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Australian harness racing: Redcliffe rundown
Racing returns to Redcliffe Harness Racing Club in Queensland on Wednesday. Let's dive in a take a look at the 10-race card.
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BetAmerica’s horse racing pick of the day: June 3, Belmont Park
Weekday picks and plays for Thoroughbred racing.
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Scully’s Churchill signature plays for June 4
Churchill Downs begins the week with a nine-race program on Thursday. I’m scouting plays every racing day from various criteria.
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Holland's North American Picks for June 3
Free racing picks from handicapper Tim Holland. New York racing returns at Belmont Park and Tim adds them to the cocktail of Gulfstream, Tampa Bay and Lone Star racing.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast June 3, 2020
We look back at the life and career of Arrogate who passed away on Tuesday. Then David Aragona joins us to talk about Belmont Park opening day, morning lines, and more! ...
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Potential improvers worth a look in Lingfield classic trials, Coronation Cup
The classic 2000 (G1) and 1000 Guineas (G1) are this weekend's features, but tasty appetizers take place Friday in the form of the Oaks and Derby trials at Lingfield and the Coronation Cup (G1) for older horses at Newmarket.
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Australian racing picks for Doomben and Canberra
Racing takes place tonight at Doomben, where they’ll be running on a soft track. Here are a couple picks for a busy Tuesday night from Down Under.
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Scully's Belmont Park opening day plays
James Scully's free plays as racing returns to New York Wednesday with a 10-race program at Belmont Park. Here are some horses of interest on the opener:
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The Derby Decimal Classifications: June 2
A by-the-numbers review of the latest news and developments on the Road to the 2020 Kentucky Derby:
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BetAmerica’s horse racing pick of the day: June 2, Lone Star Park
Weekday picks and plays for Thoroughbred racing.
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Horse-by-horse guide for Churchill Downs juvenile maidens on June 5
With the event of a 2-year-old maiden race , comes one of the greatest challenges in the handicapping world, and for some the most fun, in how will first time starters perform - or how will lightly run horses return? Can these juveniles put the pi ...
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Holland's North American Picks for June 2
Tim Holland brings handicapping picks from Lone Star Park, Fort Erie and Mountaineer.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast June 2, 2020
We discuss the news of the day and then welcome in Churchill Downs trainer Michelle Lovell to talk about her current stable, her career riding and training, and much more! ...
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Hong Kong Spot Plays: Hoping for quite a Show
Race 4: Staunton Handicap (Class 4, 8:15 a.m. ET)
The lightly-raced #1 Sky Show has shown a lot of potential in his first two runs, both against Class 4 company. The 3-year-old gelding debuted in a 1,200-meter dash on Mar. 22 at Sha Tin and r ...
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Kentucky Derby Roundup: June 1, 2020
The biggest development came on Thursday when the undefeated Arkansas Derby (G1) winner Nadal suffered a condylar fracture during a morning workout, an injury that will likely prompt his retirement.
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Australian racing picks for Warrnambool and Dalby
If you enjoy jumps racing, you’re going to love the Warrnambool card tonight! The nine-race card at "the bool" features five races over the jumps. Racing is likely to be on a heavy track, so some of these races will be a real slog fest!
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Racing back on track at Woodbine beginning June 6
Like other tracks throughout North America, Woodbine has had to juggle its stakes schedule for 2020 after missing the first seven weeks of its originally scheduled season. Two notable changes were announced earlier this spring.
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Under-the-radar Kentucky Derby contenders, volume 18
A weekly look at under the radar 3-year-olds who could step up and make an impact on the Road to the 2020 Kentucky Derby.
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Authentic-Honor A. P. rematch to highlight banner Santa Anita Derby Day card
The COVID-19 clampdown prolonged that waiting period for a couple of months, but at last, the pair will square off in Saturday’s rescheduled $400,000 Santa Anita Derby (G1).
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BetAmerica’s horse racing pick of the day: June 1, Laurel Park
Weekday picks and plays for Thoroughbred racing.
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Condensed Belmont spring/summer meet will be heavy on stakes
Saturdays during the meet will be particularly stakes-heavy, including the Independence Day program on July 4 which features the Metropolitan (G1) and Manhattan (G1), normally Belmont Stakes Day features, as well as the 1 1/4-mile Suburban (G2).
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Holland's North America Racing Picks for June 1
Lone Star Park
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#3 Play Unified (5-2) has not been seen since finishing second after leading early at this distance at Fair Grounds in late February. Gray has a record of 16-4-1-3 over 6 furlongs and trainer Faucheux wins with 27% ...
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast June 1, 2020
We look back at the weekend racing action and news including the Winning Colors and Mint Julep at Churchill Downs and stakes action from Santa Anita. ...
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Kentucky Derby Maiden Watch: What a Country rallies resolutely at Churchill
A weekly series analyzing recent maiden winners poised to join the Road to the Kentucky Derby. We take a look at What a Country and Hard Lightning.
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Scioto Wins, $28, $20, Cold Exacta $51; Northfield Hits
Let’s get back to our Update blogs, reviewing our hits and misses from the return of the 2020 harness season that featured Scioto and Northfield. And, we add an update to our horses-to-watch list (H2W) for Northfield’s June 1 and June 2 programs Fr ...
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Scully’s Churchill signature plays for May 31
The second week of the Churchill Downs spring meet concludes with a fantastic 10-race card on Sunday. Here are a couple of horses I will be playing, and one to fade.
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Holland's North America Racing Picks for May 31
Rounding out another week of racing, Tim Holland provides his picks across North America for Churchill, Gulfstream, Santa Anita, Laural, and Golden Gates.
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Churchill Downs: How to bet the $500,000-guaranteed Pick 5
Saturday’s late Pick 5 at Churchill Downs is shaping up to be an ultra-competitive sequence with the potential to produce a big payoff.
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Churchill Downs pick of the day, May 30
Saturday’s 11-race program at Churchill Downs features a pair of stakes races, the Winning Colors (G3) and Mint Julep (G3). BetAmerica handicapper James Scully is leaning toward chalk in both events.
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How to bet the Honeymoon Stakes
Sophomore fillies with an affinity for grass will get a chance to shine in Saturday’s Honeymoon (G3) at Santa Anita, a 1 1/8-mile turf test with nine entries.
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Australian racing picks for Doomben
There's a big night of racing tonight at Doomben, with six stakes races on the card. It will get bigger from here too, with the Group 1 Stradbroke being run next weekend.
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Scully’s Churchill signature plays for May 30
Watch and wager on racing with TwinSpires! Racing is also available on the Churchill Downs LIVE app on Roku and other streaming services. ...
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Saturday Spot Plays for Mint Julep, Honeymoon
The national stakes calendar will kick back into high gear when the calendar turns to June next week, but a somewhat quieter Saturday is on tap
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Holland's North America Racing Picks for May 30
Holland has a heavy focus upon an outstanding 11-race program at Churchill Downs on Saturday, and also provides picks for Gulfstream Park, Santa Anita, and Ruidoso Downs.
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How to bet the Santa Maria Stakes
A compact, but excellent, field of five will contest Sunday’s $200,000 Santa Maria (G2) on Sunday. The Santa Anita feature pits two of the top California-based distaffers in training
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Weekend Quarter Horse spot plays for Ruidoso Downs
The second weekend of racing at Ruidoso Downs brings plenty of quality, competitive Quarter Horse racing to the table.
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BetAmerica’s horse racing pick of the day: May 29, Churchill Downs
Weekday picks and plays for Thoroughbred racing.
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Twinspires Australian Racing Preview for May 29
Brisbane is where the major focus for Australian racing occurs on Friday night, with the last six on the Doomben card all stakes races.
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Shapiro on Saturday's Churchill Downs $500,000 Pick 5
Watch and wager on racing with TwinSpires! Racing is also available on the Churchill Downs LIVE app on Roku and other streaming services. ...
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Derby Remix: Don't call Maxfield a comeback
Today on Derby Remix we look at Maxfield and his return to the Derby field.
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Churchill Downs: How to bet the Mint Julep Stakes
Trainer Brad Cox is off to a hot start at the Churchill Downs spring meet, and he can add a graded stakes win to his haul when saddling two runners in the Mint Julep (G3).
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast May 29, 2020
The boys from the Jury are back and join us to talk some Churchill Downs racing as well as discuss their favorite silks. We also look ahead to the Mint Julep Stakes as well as the Honeymoon at Santa Anita. ...
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Scully’s Churchill signature plays for May 29
Watch and wager on racing with TwinSpires! Racing is also available on the Churchill Downs LIVE app on Roku and other streaming services. ...
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How to bet the Mint Julep Stakes
The grassy affair at Churchill Downs this weekend features eight individual graded stakes winners in what promises to be a great betting contest.
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Holland's North America Racing Picks for May 29
With a heavy lean on Churchill Downs, Holland also has plays for Santa Anita and Ruidoso Downs on Friday.
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Australian racing picks for Gold Coast and Geelong
It is Queensland’s turn to shine over the next few weeks, as far as Australian racing is concerned, with six stakes scheduled for Friday night at Doomben, including the Group 3 Chairman’s Handicap.
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A pair of Churchill Downs picks for Thursday, May 28
Churchill Downs is back for another week of racing, and we have you covered for Thursday's action under the Twin Spires.
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Australian harness racing: Albion Park analysis
Our Australian harness racing coverage remains on the Queensland circuit, but moves to Albion Park for Thursday night.
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BetAmerica’s horse racing pick of the day: May 28, Churchill Downs
Weekday picks and plays for Thoroughbred racing.
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How to bet the Winning Colors Stakes
A high-quality field of nine fillies and mares will travel 6-furlongs in Saturday’s $100,000 Winning Colors (G3) at Churchill Downs.
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Fields Of Ohio Harness In Flight
While other North American harness venues engage in prepping for the continuation of their 2020 seasons, we remain planted in the Midwest of the USA with selected features from Scioto and Northfield for May 28—May 30. Keep checking the TwinSpires bl ...
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast May 28, 2020
It's Horseplayer Thursday and we've put together a small roundtable discussion of reading the toteboard, will pays, probables, and more! ...
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Scully’s Churchill Downs signature plays for May 28
The second week of the Churchill Downs meet begins with Thursday’s 10-race program. Here are a couple of horses of interest, and a possible horse to fade.
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Holland's North America Racing Picks for May 28
Gulfstream
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Ralph Nicks wins with 16% of his first-time starters and saddles #8 Fun Loaded (3-1) , a debuting son of 10% first out sire Uncaptured, who is a half-brother to one winner. Gray posted a decent 4-furlong work in :49 3/5 ...
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Australian horse racing picks for Bathurst and Cairns
One of the Aussie meetings available for BetAmerica horseplayers tonight is Bathurst, which is home to Australia’s most famous car race, the Bathurst 1000. For decades, Ford and Holden have gone up against each other in the grueling 620 mile annual race around the at Mount Panorama circuit.
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BetAmerica’s horse racing pick of the day: May 27, Tampa Bay Downs
Weekday picks and plays for Thoroughbred racing.
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Allowance races showcase depth of Churchill Downs spring meet
The second full week of the Churchill Downs spring meet kicks off Thursday, and the depth of fields through the first seven racing programs has been remarkable.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast May 27, 2020
We catch up with the news of the day and then welcome in George Allan Bryant to talk Lone Star Park opening, Texas racing, handicapping Lone Star, and more! ...
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Australian racing picks for Sale and Canterbury
As Australia heads into winter, it is sometimes difficult to find racing on a dry track. Of the four Thoroughbred meetings available for BetAmerica horseplayers tonight, three will take place on rain-affected ground.
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Holland's North American Racing Picks for May 27
Tim Holland gives free horse racing picks for May 27 at Tampa Bay Downs, Assiniboia, and Fonner Park.
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The Derby Decimal Classifications: May 26
A by-the-numbers review of the latest news and developments on the Road to the 2020 Kentucky Derby.
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BetAmerica’s horse racing pick of the day: May 26, Assiniboia Downs
Weekday picks and plays for Thoroughbred racing.
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Australian Spot Plays for Canterbury on May 26
Picks for Canterbury as their season winds down and racing in England belatedly commences next week, we look forward to shifting our foreign emphasis to the mother country of the Thoroughbred.
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Holland's North American picks for May 26
Handicapper Tim Holland brings his daily picks caravan to Assiniboia Downs as Will Rogers Downs has concluded their meet, find Tim's race picks below.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast May 26, 2020
We look back at the holiday weekend of racing action including the five stakes events at Churchill led by Maxfield's return in the Matt Winn. We also talk about racing at Santa Anita. ...
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Hong Kong Spot Plays: Concocting a winning brew
The Wednesday racing action in Hong Kong will take a one-week hiatus from Happy Valley in favor of a special Sha Tin card with nine dirt races on the agenda.
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Kentucky Derby Roundup: May 25, 2020
Several changes in the Kentucky Derby top 10 point earner list, plus see who worked and what's expected in the Santa Anita Derby.
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BetAmerica’s horse racing pick of the day: May 25, Churchill Downs
BetAmerica Extra handicapper Keeler Johnson shares his weekday picks and plays for Thoroughbred racing.
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Santa Anita: Graded stakes plays for Memorial Day
Memorial Day has historically been a major day in horse racing, and Santa Anita will keep the tradition going by hosting a trio of graded stakes races on Monday.
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Under the radar Kentucky Derby contenders, volume 17
A weekly look at under the radar 3-year-olds who could step up and make an impact on the Road to the 2020 Kentucky Derby.
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