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How to Bet the 2019 Ontario Matron Stakes
A well-matched field of 11 fillies and mares headline the Saturday feature at Woodbine in the $125,000 Ontario Matron Stakes (G3) . The 1 1/16-mile contest on the Tapeta features a slew of contenders in what appears to be an excellent betting affa ...
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Saratoga Scouting Report: Kentucky Horses for Saturday, July 13
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 ...
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Game Winner returns in Los Alamitos Derby
Champion Game Winner will commence his second half of 2019 when leading a miniscule field of four postward in the $150,000 Los Alamitos Derby (G3) on Saturday afternoon. The standout sophomore was last seen finishing 3 3/4 lengths back when ele ...
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Arlington Park stakes plays for Saturday, July 13
Four stakes races highlight an excellent nine-race card at Arlington Park on Saturday. A trio of graded events top Arlington Million Preview Day , and I have some horses of interest with attractive prices attached to them in the featured contests. ...
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Ellis Park Spot Plays for Saturday, July 13
by Joe Kristufek
Race 4 – ZENA RULES (#4) (4-1 ML)
A consistent late closer who runs second (eight times) much more often than she wins (three times), this six-year-old mare enters this contest in the best form of her 33-race career. The l ...
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Saratoga Spot Plays for Saturday, July 13
The expected thunderstorms for Thursday turned out to be worse, with heavy rain hitting Saratoga for at least three hours. The track turned muddy and the turf was softened up. Saturday should have better weather but the turf will have some give to ...
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Indiana Grand stakes plays for Saturday, July 13
A total of six stakes races with combined purses exceeding $1 million headline a huge day of racing at Indiana Grand. I tabbed a few contenders who look to be worth a play in the very competitive events.
RACE 9 – Indiana Derby (G3)
The headli ...
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Exacta Bet of the Day for Saturday, July 13 at Arlington
This Saturday at Arlington is “Ride to the Million” Day, the preview for Arlington Million Day featuring four stakes races worth a total of $525,000, including graded preps for next month’s Arlington Million (G1), Beverly D. (G1) and Secretariat St ...
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Saratoga Scouting Report: Kentucky Horses for Friday, July 12
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 des ...
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Raging Whiskey brings strong form lines to Sanford Stakes
At this time of year hardly any stakes races for 2-year-olds have been run, and comparing the form of juveniles from different tracks is a tricky process.
But when examining the entries for Saturday’s $150,000 Sanford Stakes (G3) at Saratoga , ...
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Why I'm betting Homerique in the 2019 Diana Stakes
In this “Battle of the Browns,” Homerique offers plenty of appeal as the probable third choice in the wagering. She’ll be carrying just 118 pounds in the Diana, six less than Sistercharlie and Rushing Fall. Her terrific turn of foot can help her spri ...
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Arlington Trip Notes and Horses to Watch (July 4-7)
The following are trip notes for horses who had bad or tough trips the week of July 4-7 at Arlington Park , and/or who figure to improve in their next races. Add these horses to your Horses to Watch list, and bet them back next time out if they la ...
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Spot Plays for Indiana Derby Day, Saturday, July 13
by Joe Kristufek
Indiana Grand has five stakes carded for Indiana Derby Day, Saturday, July 13, and TwinSpires had an exclusive VIP offer! Bet them all to insure your play. Get 25% back on losing win wagers up to $100. Opt in now !
Race 4 – ...
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Meadowlands Pace Joust On Tap With Heavy Star Program; Yonkers Youngsters In ‘Sheppard’ Final Leads Frosh-Stakes Splits
The Meadowlands Pace is cause for some arguments as the glamour-boy pacers line up for the classic on a program filled with three-year-olds and up going for top dollar. Meanwhile, the new divisions of sexes and gaits gather around the circuits, with ...
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Colts And Fillies Share Stakes Scene At Meadowlands In ‘Dancer’ And ‘Miller’ For Penultimate Power Points In August
All fields feature Hambletonian-eligible horses.
The pre-Hambletonian’s divisions’ stakes, the Del Miller Memorial for the fillies and Stanley Dancer Memorial for the colts, are carved into two divisions each on July 13, as the “Trail” narrows en ...
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Spot Plays for 2019 Saratoga Opening Day
Saratoga kicks off another glorious season of racing on Thursday with two graded races and six races scheduled for the turf. If the weather holds, there is a chance of late afternoon thunderstorms. You might see another season where more races are r ...
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Stakes spot plays for opening day at Saratoga
The 2019 Saratoga meet kicks off Thursday, with a competitive ten-race card featuring two graded stakes events.
All but one race attracted nine or more entrants, and the stakes races offer plenty of viable contenders to consider. Let’s kick of ...
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In-depth Saratoga trainer capsules (Part 1)
The Saratoga meet is filled with extremely competitive fields and difficult handicapping puzzles. One of the best ways to make your handicapping easier and better is by following trainer trends , which can be useful in narrowing down the races to ...
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In-depth Saratoga trainer capsules (Part 2)
The Saratoga meet is filled with extremely competitive fields and difficult handicapping puzzles. One of the best ways to make your handicapping easier and better is by following trainer trends , which can be useful in narrowing down the races to ...
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In-depth Saratoga trainer capsules (Part 3)
The Saratoga meet is filled with extremely competitive fields and difficult handicapping puzzles. One of the best ways to make your handicapping easier and better is by following trainer trends , which can be useful in narrowing down the races to ...
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Ocean Downs, Harrah's Philadelphia and Meadowlands offer ample weekend action
While many Americans were headed to the beaches or their back yards for cookouts during the long, July 4th holiday weekend that began last Thursday, harness racing fans were keenly focused on a trio of tracks that had plenty of potential equine firew ...
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Ellis Park Spot Plays for Friday, July 12
by Joe Kristufek
Race 3 – LUNAR APPROACH (#1) (8-1 ML)
Adding blinkers for the first time in what will be her 18th start, this five-year-old daughter of Malibu Moon has as good a chance as anybody to win this race, and I’m a bit skeptical of ...
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Dick Powell’s Australia Pick of the Week July 10
Race 5 at Kembla Grange (Australia A) on Wednesday night is a maiden handicap for two-year-olds going five furlongs. The track is expected to be “Heavy-9” so the ground should be very tiring and who can handle it among these inexperienced runners is ...
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Opening day price plays at Saratoga
Saratoga opens Thursday with a 10-race program and I’ve tabbed three candidates to outperform their double-digit morning line odds.
Race 4 – Bemma’s Boy (12-1 morning line)
Mike Maker has morning line favorite Local Hero among 10 entered for ...
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Tips to help you win Saratoga’s turf sprints
Anyone who follows New York racing knows that turf sprints are a giant part of the Saratoga landscape. So many of the turf sprints are run throughout the meet, and if you can raise your win percentage and ROI solely in those races, you will go a long ...
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Trainers to watch (and wager on) at Saratoga
With the 2019 Saratoga summer meet opening July 11, it’s time to formulate our plan of attack for handicapping the multitude of high-quality races.
Determining which trainers to bet under which circumstances is a good place to start. After ana ...
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Jockeys to watch (and wager on) at Saratoga
Summer may have officially started June 21, but in the world of Thoroughbred racing, it doesn’t truly begin until Saratoga opens.
The much-anticipated, high-class meet will open July 11, a week earlier than usual, which will delight racing fan ...
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Breeders' Cup Mile top 5: International flair
The Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1) annually ranks among the most competitive races at the Breeders’ Cup World Championships .
The one-mile grass event typically attracts a strong field of North American representatives and a high-class contingent ...
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Breeders' Cup Classic Top 10: A new name at the top
Thunder Snow
The Aug. 3 Whitney Stakes (G1) at Saratoga has been mentioned as Thunder Snow’s next target, though it won’t be an easy spot. The Whitney has produced three of the last nine Breeders’ Cup Classic winners and figures to ...
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Best bets for the 2019 Home Run Derby
The 2019 Home Run Derby is set for Monday night at Progressive Field, home of the Cleveland Indians. Here are three of the smartest wagers to be made in this competition.
Matchup: Carlos Santana over Peter Alonso (+140)
The hometown crowd will ...
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Hong Kong Spot Plays for season finale at Happy Valley
by J. Keeler Johnson
With the 2018-19 racing season in Hong Kong winding down, Happy Valley will hold its final meet of the season on Wednesday. As usual, it's an evening card in Hong Kong, which means bettors in North America will enjoy nine rac ...
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Saratoga Scouting Report: Kentucky Horses for July 11
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 ...
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Five simple winning tips can give you the edge at Saratoga
The 2019 Saratoga meet opens Thursday, July 11, and it’s time to start brushing up on some tips and trends that can help you win at the highly anticipated 40-day season that lasts throughout the heart of the summer until Labor Day, Monday, Septembe ...
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Saratoga juvenile season kicks off with Schuylerville on opening day
The opening of Saratoga on Thursday highlights many of the best things about our sport, including outstanding two-year-old racing. No meeting across the nation showcases the stars of tomorrow more than 'The Spa' does, and they take little time in pu ...
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Hoosier Park Harness Race of the Week for July 10
The 5th Race at Hoosier Park on Wednesday is a non-winners of four event that carries a purse of $8,500. Seven fillies and mares will trot one mile in one of the more competitive races on the 14-race card.
Don’t forget to get your GAIT INSURANC ...
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Ellis Park Spot Plays for Sunday, July 7
By Joe Kristufek
Race 2 -- #2 One for Richie (8-1 ML)
It took this 3-year-old gelded son of Congrats nine tries to break his maiden, but he did look good doing it last time out at Churchill. The horse who finished second behind him stepped u ...
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Chalk Rules Meadowlands, Lather Up Ties 1:46 Fastest Win Ever, Yonkers
Thursday, July 4
A trio of New York Sires Stakes (NYSS) divisions for frosh-filly trotters attracdted three medium fields to post at Tioga. The public swept the events with winners. We were knocked off the board in all three. First, with Taupa (73 ...
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Hong Kong Spot Plays: Betting on a Unicorn
by J. Keeler Johnson
Set your alarm clock for 4:05 a.m. (ET) on Sunday, July 7! That’s when the most interesting racing action gets underway at Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong.
Eleven races are scheduled for the Sunday card, which starts at 12 ...
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How to bet the Belmont Derby Day Pick 4
Racing fans will turn their attention to New York on Saturday, when Belmont Park hosts an action-packed card featuring five graded stakes.
One of the most intriguing wagers of the day is the Pick 4 that kicks off in the seventh race. The all ...
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2019 Belmont Oaks international scouting reports: Olendon, Just Wonderful, Coral Beach, Jodie
As in Saturday’s Belmont Derby Invitational (G1), the companion Belmont Oaks Invitational (G1) features an Aidan O’Brien pair along with contenders from France and Japan. In another point of commonality, American-based runners have won four of five ...
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Can Enable be defeated in the Coral-Eclipse Stakes?
But the Coral-Eclipse was not the original plan for Enable’s seasonal debut (she was scheduled to run at but wasn’t ready in time), so it’s possible she could be a little rusty off the layoff. Enable will also cut back in distance off a series of ei ...
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Why I'm betting Pavel in the 2019 Suburban Stakes
Once in a while, the world-traveling #11 Pavel steps up and runs a big race against top-class competition. I believe he could be ready to deliver one of his peak efforts in Saturday’s $700,000 Suburban Stakes (G2) at Belmont Park .
Pavel mi ...
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Longshots offer appeal in Belmont Derby and Belmont Oaks
Belmont Park's Stars and Stripes Festival on Saturday is once again highlighted by the $1 million Belmont Derby (G1) and $750,000 Belmont Oaks (G1), and there appears to be some appealing price options in both of the turf fixtures for three-year-olds ...
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Ellis Park Spot Plays for Saturday, July 6
by Joe Kristufek
Race 1 – TOUCH BLUE (#4) (5-1 ML)
An Allied Racing Stable homebred, this three-year-old daughter of Touch Gold drops to the basement for her third career start. She faced full fields in her first two outings, and a poor star ...
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How to bet the 2019 Belmont Derby
How should we go about narrowing down the main contenders in Saturday’s $1 million Belmont Derby Invitational Stakes (G1) at Belmont Park ?
Fifteen horses (one an also-eligible) have been entered in the 1 1/4-mile turf race for 3-year-olds, and ...
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Promises Fulfilled stands out in John A. Nerud Stakes
Following a series of troubled defeats against tougher company, it appears #9 Promises Fulfilled has found the perfect spot to rebound in Saturday’s $300,000 John A. Nerud Stakes (G2) at Belmont Park .
This seven-furlong sprint serves as a ...
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Be ready to bet two-turn dirt routes as racing shifts from Belmont to Saratoga
One of Saratoga’s long-standing nicknames is “The Graveyard of Favorites,” and the track has that reputation for a number of reasons. Much of it has to do with the fact that bettors get the dirt route races all wrong by misinterpreting horses’ one- ...
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Hambletonian Future Wager Pool 3
The third pool for the future wager on the 94th edition of the Hambletonian at the Meadowlands Racetrack opened July 5 at 11 a.m.
This is the third of four pools in advance of the Hambletonian, which will be held Saturday, Aug. 3 at the Meadowland ...
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2019 Belmont Derby international scouting reports: Cape of Good Hope, Blenheim Palace, Rockemperor
Since taking its present form in 2014, the Belmont Derby Invitational (G1) has attracted international participation while remaining largely in the grasp of the home team. It’s not surprising that Aidan O’Brien sent out the only foreign shipper to pr ...
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Why I'm betting Newspaperofrecord in the Belmont Oaks
Newspaperofrecord’s greatest asset is her superior tactical speed, so you can argue setting a slow pace in the Wonder Again was not in her best interest. In terms of Brisnet pace ratings, Newspaperofrecord posted E1 and E2 figures of just 82 and 82, ...
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Exacta Bet of the Day for Saturday, July 6, at Belmont Park
The last big hurrah of the Belmont Park spring/summer meet comes on Saturday, July 6, when the meet goes out with a bang with the Stars & Stripes Racing Festival, which encompasses five graded races worth a total of $3 million.
One of the hi ...
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Pocono Downs and Ocean Downs offer weekend stakes
Last weekend offered serious harness racing fans a chance to see many of the sports top trotters pacers compete in a quartet of lucrative finals at Pocono Downs on Saturday night, while Ocean Downs hosted its second round of Maryland Sire Stakes elim ...
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Meadowlands Pace Elims On Tap; Go Go Graduates; Frosh-Colt Berths On Line At Yonkers In ‘Sheppard’ Elims
Sophomore colt pacers are in the forefront this coming weekend in eliminations for berths in the unofficial second jewel of the Pace Tri-Crown—The Meadowlands Pace.
Two-year-olds are coming out in full force. Aside from main features, like the “Sh ...
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Hopefuls For #Hambo19 Still In Play; Colts At Pocono Face Classic-Sidelined Contestants; Grand Circuit Fillies Flyin’
The letter (e) notes a Hambletonian-eligible horse.
On Independence Day, July 4, there are just two #Hambo19 eligible colts racing in each $48,000 Indiana Sires Stakes (INSS) division.
Sign In N Here (e), who goes in the first INSS, is the top ...
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Who will be the Top 10 Trainers at Saratoga 2019?
It’s not too early to start thinking about the Saratoga meet , which opens earlier than usual this season on Thursday, July 11. Saratoga will run five days a week in 2019, Wednesdays through Sundays. As usual, the meet will continue until Labor Day, ...
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Dick Powell's Australia Pick of the Week July 3
Race 3 at Hawkesbury (Australia A) on Wednesday night is a maiden for two-year-olds going five furlongs. The track is expected to be "Soft-7" so the ground should be on the soft side of good, but these inexperienced runners are questionable on who ca ...
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Hoosier Park Harness Race of the Week for July 3
The 4th Race at Hoosier Park on Wednesday is a non-winners of four/optional claiming event for pacers. The one-mile endeavor features a $7,000 purse and looks to be a most competitive assignment for the nine fillies and mares that are entered.
D ...
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Stakes nominations lists can yield clues on Saratoga juveniles
I was one of the big proponents of stretching the 40 days of Saratoga to eight weeks with only five days of racing per week. Six days of racing per week is tough on everyone and the attendance and betting on Monday was down significantly. With only ...
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Keeler Johnson's Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf top 10
Beau Recall
A slow early/fast late race shape compromised Beau Recall in the Just a Game Stakes (G1), but she nevertheless produced a big rally to finish second, beaten just 2 1/4 lengths by Rushing Fall. A better pace setup down t ...
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How to bet the 2019 Iowa Derby
Although the $250,000 Iowa Derby lost its graded stakes status a couple years ago, that hasn’t prevented the 2019 edition from attracting a large and competitive field.
A dozen 3-year-olds will battle over 1 1/16 miles in the Friday test at Pra ...
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Hong Kong Spot Plays: An Unusual Talent
by J. Keeler Johnson
There's plenty to look forward to on Wednesday when racing in Hong Kong shifts back to Happy Valley for an eight-race card.
For starters, first post time is 7:15 a.m. (EDT), so you can watch the action over breakfast rathe ...
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April juvenile maiden at Santa Anita revealing itself as a key race
The term "key race" is synonymous with a race that has produced multiple horses that have run well following the said event. And a perfect example of a key race is one that was the third race held at Santa Anita on April 19. Seven horses went postwar ...
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Blinding Sun-Stakes Results At Pocono; Huge ‘Beal’ Upset; Place Prices Parade In Double Digits
Thursday, June 27
Two New York Sires Stakes divisions for sophomore colt pacers were won for a public second choice and first choice, respectively. Neither of those events found us cashing. In the first split, we finished fourth with Buddy Hill (7 ...
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Hong Kong Spot Plays: All we need is a Touch of Luck
by J. Keeler Johnson
A mixture of grass and dirt racing will be featured during the Monday, July 1, race card at Sha Tin in Hong Kong, which gets underway at 1 a.m. (ET) for fans and bettors in North America.
Among the highlights of the card i ...
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Churchill Downs Single 6 Jackpot: The filly to single Saturday
The Single 6 Jackpot went unclaimed Friday at Churchill Downs , leaving a huge carryover pool of $327,613 to be dispersed Saturday.
On days like these, when a mandatory dispersal of a jackpot pool is on the agenda, it’s wise for bettors to ...
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How to Bet the 2019 Bashford Manor Stakes
A field of 10 two-year-olds will go six furlongs on the Churchill Downs dirt in Saturday’s $125,000 Bashford Manor Stakes (G3). Half of the well-matched field was victorious last time out with a pair of most impressive winners among those.
FR ...
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How to Bet the 2019 Debutante Stakes
A field of nine will vie in Saturday’s $125,000 Debutante Stakes at Churchill Downs. The six-furlong affair for sophomore fillies is led by excellent maiden winners Magic Dance and Indy Take Charge, both of whom graduated beneath the Twin Spires.
...
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How to Bet the 2019 Princess Rooney Stakes
Seven fillies and mares will navigate seven furlongs on the main surface at Gulfstream Park in the $250,000 Princess Rooney S. (G2) on Saturday. Defending champ Stormy Embrace will square off with some up-and-coming fillies in a tough assignment. ...
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How to Bet the 2019 Chicago Handicap
Nine fillies and mares will go seven panels on the Arlington Park main surface in the $100,000 Chicago Handicap (G3) on Saturday. The race goes through morning-line favorite Hotshot Anna, who dominated this race by 5 3/4 lengths in 2018.
STUDEN ...
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Churchill Downs’ closing day mandatory Pick 6 payout creates a must-bet situation on Saturday
Churchill Downs' closing day Saturday 12-race card will be a great send-off to a great meet, and will be highlighted by a mandatory payout of the entire carryover pool in the Single 6 Jackpot.
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Debutante favorite the key in Saturday's Single 6 Jackpot force out at Churchill Downs
There will be a mandatory force out of the Single 6 Jackpot on Churchill Downs ' closing day Saturday, hopefully with a significant carryover and fresh money if there are no single winning tickets during Friday's sequence. The scheduled post time f ...
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Churchill Downs Single 6 Jackpot: Chaps a value single Friday
The Single 6 Jackpot at Churchill Downs survived through another evening of racing Thursday, so the carryover pool has climbed to $309,368 for Friday’s card.
The Single 6 is a specialty Pick 6 wager with the potential for a huge payoff. If o ...
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Friday last chance to claim Churchill Downs’ Single 6 Jackpot before mandatory payout
The Single 6 Jackpot at Churchill Downs has gone un-hit, and the carryover will be $309,368 heading into Friday’s 11-race card, the last chance to take down the Jackpot before the carryover all goes to a mandatory payout on closing day, Saturday, ...
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Wide draw shouldn't bother Avie's Flatter in Queen's Plate
Avie’s Flatter isn’t a frontrunning type, but he has enough speed to stay within a few lengths of the early leaders, which should be beneficial, because there isn’t a ton of pace in the Queen’s Plate field. He’s been training sharply at Woodbine in r ...
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Brisnet.com’s Daily Selections a valuable tool for handicappers
Handicapping is all about observation and opinion. Great handicappers take in as much of the available information they can and deploy it, but no one can notice everything.
Talking out a racing card with a trusted fellow handicapper can open up yo ...
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Woodbine Spot Plays for Saturday, June 29
Woodbine has a fantastic card of racing Saturday. With a new inner turf course open, there are nine turf races scheduled while the rest are run on the Tapeta main track.
Race 8 is the Dance Smartly Stakes (G2) for fillies and mares, three-year-ol ...
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Gulfstream Park Spot Plays for Saturday, June 29
Gulfstream Park on Saturday will run a 14-race extravaganza highlighted by the Princess Rooney (G2) and Smile Sprint Stakes (G3) as part of their Summit of Speed festival. This time of year in south Florida, thunderstorms can pop up at a moment’s no ...
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Sun Stakes At Pocono Beam With Talent; Cleveland Classic Has Killer Crew; Grand Circuit Pro-Active
Herds from the top divisions go trotting and pacing this weekend and we get involved with the best—in stakes—and also the most modest—overnights. As well, trot-colt sophs join pacing divisions with lucrative miles on Sun Stakes Night at Pocono in the ...
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Spot plays for the Debutante, Bashford Manor and more
The 2019 Churchill Downs spring meet wraps up Saturday, with a 12-race card that features three stakes races.
Juveniles will take the spotlight in the $125,000 Debutante Stakes and $125,000 Bashford Manor Stakes (G3) , while older sprinters ...
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Churchill Downs Single 6 Jackpot: A horse to leverage Thursday
Be honest. Doesn’t the possibility of winning ~$300,000 on a 20-cent wager sound appealing?
The spring meet at Churchill Downs winds down this week with days of racing on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. As it stands,the carryover pool for the Sin ...
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Churchill Downs’ Single 6 Jackpot up for grabs ahead of mandatory payout
The Single 6 Jackpot at Churchill Downs has gone un-hit, and the carryover has reached a huge $294,725 heading into Thursday’s eight-race card. The clock is ticking down on just two more chances remaining to take down the Single 6 Jackpot before th ...
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Dick Powell’s Australia Pick of the Week June 26
Race 6 at Moe (Australia A) on Wednesday night is a benchmark 64 handicap going one mile. The track is expected to be “Heavy 8” so the ground should be extremely demanding and we will look for horses that have handled the wet going before.
FREE ...
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How to build a Churchill Downs Single 6 Jackpot ticket
If not hit Thursday or Friday, there will be a significant mandatory distribution of the Single 6 Jackpot on closing day of the Churchill Down s Spring/Summer meet on Saturday.
With a 20-cent minimum cost for each combination, getting involved i ...
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Hong Kong Spot Plays: Happy in the Valley
By J. Keeler Johnson
Fans of international racing will have plenty to be happy about on Wednesday when racing returns to Happy Valley in Hong Kong following three weeks of action at Sha Tin.
An eight-race card kicks off at 7:15 a.m. (EDT), a ...
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The Green Manalushi S Mile? Colt Poised For Profit In ‘Beal’ Final At Pocono; New York Sires Stakes Colts Hope For Spoils To Go To ‘Vicktor’
The letter (e) notes a Hambletonian-eligible horse.
On June 25 at Yonkers, glamour-boy trotters are featured in with two of the three New York Sires Stakes (NYSS) events on the betting program. These events are the perfect overtures for the most ...
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An early look at Breeders’ Cup implications from Royal Ascot
Now that another outstanding Royal Ascot is in the books, it’s time to evaluate the Breeders’ Cup implications from the British summer spectacle. The four “Win and You’re In” contests are the obvious places to start, but last week’s Royal festivi ...
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Breeders' Cup Turf top 5: An American at the top
Catholic Boy
With grade 1 wins on both dirt and turf, Catholic Boy could target the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) or the Turf and have a legitimate chance to contend in either race. Like Bricks and Mortar, Catholic Boy has yet to ru ...
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Which Royal Ascot runners could compete in the Breeders' Cup?
Lord Glitters
By virtue of winning the one-mile Queen Anne Stakes (G1) on opening day, Lord Glitters earned a “Win and You’re In” berth to the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1) , and it would come as no surprise to see his connections accept the invitati ...
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Breeders' Cup Sprint top 5: Roy H seeks a three-peat
Catalina Cruiser
This adaptable son of Union Rags boasts a stamina-oriented pedigree and won the San Diego Handicap (G2) going 1 1/16 miles last year, so it’s possible he’ll race successfully around two turns this summer and his co ...
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Frank's Rockette, Long Weekend juvenile debut winners to watch
A pair of stakes races for two-year-olds will take place on Saturday at Churchill Downs . The $125,000 Bashford Manor (G3) is for the boys, while the fillies will compete in the $125,000 Debutante. While they only ran in maiden events, we witnessed ...
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Hoosier Park Harness Race of the Week for June 26
A big field of 11 sophomore fillies will trot one mile in the 10th Race at Hoosier Park on Wednesday evening. A $40,000 purse is on the line for the talented and accomplished group.
Don’t forget to get your GAIT INSURANCE before the Race of th ...
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Pocono Sun Stakes Elims Easy Pickings; Two-Year-Olds’ Thrive At Yonkers; Greenshoe Dares All For Hambletonian Title
Early-week Hambletonian Trail (HT) blogs started our week. Check out the HT section below. Other harness reports on our selected features are noted.
Thursday, June 20
The frosh-stakes season began best at Yonkers in four lucrative New York Sire ...
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Hong Kong Spot Plays: A Quick Voyage
by J. Keeler Johnson
Following a one-week hiatus, racing returns to Sha Tin in Hong Kong with a quality 10-race card on Sunday, June 23.
Among the highlights are two Group 3 handicaps – the Premier Cup over 1,400 meters and Premier Plate goi ...
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Selections for Saturday's finale at Royal Ascot 2019
The better weather is making the ground less of a decisive factor as Royal Ascot rolls to its Saturday finale, and a couple of Godolphin celebrities lend star power to the curtain closer.
Since just three Group races are on tap, we’ll start off ...
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Monmouth Park Stakes Spot Plays for Saturday, June 22, 2019
Saturday’s 13-race card at Monmouth Park features four stakes races including the featured $300,000 United Nations (G1) at 1 3/8 miles on the turf, which makes Monmouth the center of attention in the horse racing world this weekend.
Monmouth’s S ...
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Royal Ascot spot plays: Sands of Mali in the Diamond Jubilee
It’s been a fun run, but the five-day meet wraps up Saturday with one last stakes-filled card, highlighted by the Diamond Jubilee Stakes (G1).
To celebrate the final day of racing, let’s examine the three group races on the agenda and try to end ...
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Royal Ascot: Spot plays for Day 4
But could the undefeated #1 Castle Lady give Hermosa a challenge? Racing in France for Godolphin, Castle Lady has fired off three straight wins this year, including a determined triumph in the one-mile Poule d’Essai des Pouliches (G1, French One Th ...
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Selections for Friday’s card at Royal Ascot 2019
Frankie Dettori stole the show Thursday at Royal Ascot , winning all four Group events and leaving the overseas bookmakers reeling. We might be overestimating his chances in a couple races, but the Italian riding great could be in line to win as man ...
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