Jockeys to watch (and wager on) at Del Mar

Tue Jul 16 2019J. Keeler Johnson

You’ve heard of horses for courses, but what about jockeys for courses? For a variety of reasons, some jockeys excel when riding at particular racetracks, specific distances or on dirt versus turf and vice versa. When the 2019 summer meet at Del ...
Classic a better fit for Elate than Distaff

Tue Jul 16 2019James Scully

Elate's turn of foot proved sensational as she blew by a couple of respectable foes (Escape Clause and Blue Prize) into a clear lead rounding the far turn...
Tips for betting 2-year-olds at Del Mar

Tue Jul 16 2019J. Keeler Johnson

Need some tips for handicapping the anticipated juvenile races at Del Mar this summer? TwinSpires has you covered!
Hoosier Park Harness Race of the Week for July 17

Tue Jul 16 2019John Mucciolo

The 10TH Race at Hoosier Park on Wednesday is a non-winners of four event for fillies and mares that attracted a nice field of 10 chasing a $7,000 purse. The pacing event looks like a great betting race and it kicks off the late Pick 5 (Race 10-throu ...
Meadowlands, Yonkers offer Saturday night stakes action

Tue Jul 16 2019Ted Black

This past Saturday night a pair of tracks on opposite sides of the Hudson River offered stellar cards as the Meadowlands hosted a bevy of lucrative stakes and Yonkers Raceway hosted the first major stakes for two-year-olds this season. In the second ...
Keeler Johnson's Breeders' Cup Distaff top 5: Elate takes over

Mon Jul 15 2019J. Keeler Johnson

Point of Honor Call it a hunch, but I believe Point of Honor has the potential to step up and be a serious runner this summer and fall. As a daughter of Curlin out of a Bernardini mare, this 3-year-old filly is bred to improve with ...

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Saratoga Scouting Report: Kentucky Horses for Wednesday, July 17

Mon Jul 15 2019Kellie Reilly

by Joe Kristufek With Churchill Downs coming off perhaps its strongest spring meet in history, the horses based in Kentucky should perform even better than they have in years past. Chances are, in many cases, they won’t get the respect they des ...
Maximum Security, King for a Day, Mucho Gusto top Haskell probables

Sun Jul 14 2019Kellie Reilly

Monmouth Park expects a cast of seven for Saturday’s $1 million Haskell Invitational (G1), with its principals at a crossroads. Maximum Security is looking to regain his Kentucky Derby (G1) form after an upset loss at the hands of the progressive ...
As Predicted—Bettors Wish Crushes ‘Crunch’ In ‘Pace’; Greenshoe Augments August Hambo Hope; Double-Digit Frosh Hits

Sun Jul 14 2019TwinSpires Staff

Thursday, July 11 A foursome of New York Sires Stakes (NYSS) divisions for frosh-filly pacers was the feature on the program at Yonkers. In the first two fields we were on the board. Division one was our winner, The Fun Marshall ($11.00, $2,50, ...
Low-Profile Fillies At Tioga Dig In For One More Decent Purse Pursuit Before August

Sat Jul 13 2019TwinSpires Staff

All fields feature Hambletonian-eligible horses. Whether or not the quartet of #Hambo19-eligible fillies in New York Sires Stakes (NYSS) action on July 14 will be involved on the first Saturday in August is unlikely, but a great performance would ...
Saratoga Scouting Report: Kentucky Horses for Sunday, July 14

Sat Jul 13 2019Joe Kristufek

by Joe Kristufek With Churchill Downs coming off perhaps their strongest spring meet in history, the horses based in Kentucky should perform even better than they have in years past. Chances are, in many cases, they won’t get the respect they d ...
Ellis Park Spot Plays for Sunday, July 14

Sat Jul 13 2019Joe Kristufek

by Joe Kristufek Race 2 – RICH DADDY (#4) (7-2 ML) It’s been a long time between drinks of water (wins) for this veteran performer, 12 starts in fact, but I’m going back to the well once again (shhh, Scott Shapiro!). Two starts back he was f ...
Hong Kong Spot Plays: A banner finish to the season

Sat Jul 13 2019TwinSpires Staff

by J. Keeler Johnson It’s been a fun run with plenty of highlights along the way, but the 2018-19 racing season in Hong Kong wraps up on Sunday, July 14, with an 11-race card at Sha Tin. Post time for the first race of the day is 12:30 a.m. (E ...