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Progress Pace Score At $20; Short Week Spikes Across The Board
Tuesday, Nov. 26 Our special early edition began with state-breds at Dover. In the two-year-old colt division we were second with Touch Of White ($3.80, $3.40). Our other choices included the race favorite, Zulu, finishing fourth, and Chauffer (9- ...
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How to bet the Golden Rod Stakes
A competitive field of eight two-year-old fillies will go 1 1/16 miles on the Churchill Downs dirt in Saturday’s $300,000 Golden Rod S. (G2).
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How to bet the Hollywood Derby
A large and well-matched field of 13 will run nine furlongs on the Del Mar turf in Saturday’s $300,000 Hollywood Derby (G1). The talented cast lacks anything close to a standout.
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Thoughts on Saturday's Fleur De Lis Pick 4 at Fair Grounds, Churchill Downs
The only time all season when racing at Fair Grounds and Churchill Downs overlap, thus the reappearance Saturday of the 50-cent Fleur de Lis Pick 4.
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Churchill Downs spot plays for Kentucky Jockey Club, Golden Rod
Saturday, November 30 is “Stars of Tomorrow” day at Churchill Downs, which means the Louisville track will host a dozen exciting races for juveniles.
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Aqueduct: Thanksgiving week spot plays for Comely, Discovery Stakes
An action-packed week of racing at Aqueduct has been diminished slightly with the cancellation of the Thanksgiving Day card because of high wind forecasts, but the schedule for Friday and Saturday remains enticing, with six stakes races on the agenda.
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Playing Saturday's All-Stakes Pick 3 at Aqueduct
The final day of November will see three competitive stakes
races take place at Aqueduct in New York.
Fans of multi-race wagers will be happy to know the stakes
races are arranged in consecutive fashion, setting up an appealing Pick 3
wager. Wan ...
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Hong Kong Spot Plays: Quadruple the Fun
One week before the much-anticipated Hong Kong International
Races take place at Sha Tin on December 8, Hong Kong’s historic track will host
10 competitive (though decidedly less prestigious) races on Sunday, December 1.
The dirt track will see ...
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast 11/29/19
We look ahead to some of the weekend racing action for Saturday including four big stakes at Del Mar and a trio from Aqueduct. ...
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The Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes Tipsheet
The Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (G2) will be run at 1 1/16 miles on the main track at Churchill Downs on Saturday and it has attracted a field of nine juveniles.
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Ample stakes action takes place on Thanksgiving eve
On the day when millions of Americans across the country were hitting the highways or airports to travel to various Thanksgiving Day destinations, Dover Downs, Penn National and Zia Park all offered plenty of lucrative stakes on Wednesday when most r ...
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Nov. 28, 2019
That's right we're live (on tape) for a Thanksgiving edition of the show. We'll discuss the Wednesday stakes from Zia and Penn National and look ahead to Friday's Clark Stakes at Churchill Downs and the Comely from Aqueduct. ...
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Kentucky Derby contender profiles: Innisfree and Royal Dornoch
In recent years the only European-based trainer to consistently take aim at the Kentucky Derby has been Aidan O’Brien, who has saddled a half-dozen starters since 2002.
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Pennsylvania pick of the week: Jingle all the way
The feature event at Parx Racing on Friday, November 29 is not only the finale of the eight-race card. It’s also one of the most intriguing races from a handicapping perspective.
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How to bet the Mrs. Revere Stakes
Bet the 14 sophomore fillies that will travel 1 1/16-miles on the Churchill Downs turf in Friday's $300,000 Mrs. Revere (G2).
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Coming Soon: Fall Racing’s Last Hurrah at Aqueduct, Churchill Downs, and Del Mar
The table is set for a big end to November starting with a high-quality holiday weekend of racing and wagering this Thanksgiving.
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Churchill Downs Trip Notes and Horses to Watch (Nov. 20-24)
Add these runners to your horses to watch list for Churchill Downs, and bet them back next time if they land in a reasonable spot in Kentucky, Gulfstream Park, or elsewhere.
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Gulfstream Park Season Handicapping Preview
The Gulfstream season, which will continue until March 29, will feature the best trainers, jockeys, grass horses and stakes races in action at this time of year, making it a must-bet track for all serious horseplayers and handicappers for the next several months.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Nov. 27, 2019
We discuss Penn National's trio of Wednesday Stakes events as well as look ahead to the Fall Highweight at Aqueduct. Owner C.J. Johnsen from CJ Thoroughbreds joins the show to talk about his horse Sally's Curlin who's running in Thursday's Falls Cit ...
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Australian Racing Pick of the Week for November 27
Race 6 at Narromine (Australia A) on Wednesday night is an open handicap going 6 1/2 furlongs around one, right-handed turn with a long run down the backstretch. The track designation is Good-3 so it should be favorable to those that like firmer g ...
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Scully, Hanson find common ground in Pool 1 of Kentucky Derby Future Wager
James Scully and Vance Hanson have put their heads together and reached a consensus in the Kentucky Derby Future Wager, but also scanned the remaining options for a pick.
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The Falls City Stakes Tipsheet
Tickets and tips for betting the $300,000 Falls City Stakes (G2) on the main track at Churchill Downs on Thursday. For fillies and mares, three-year-olds and upward.
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Hong Kong Spot Plays: Two improving runners at Happy Valley
The Wednesday, November 27 racing action at Happy Valley in Hong Kong kicks off at 5:45 p.m. (EST), and I'm excited to play along.
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The Clark Stakes Tipsheet
Ticket and tips on betting the $600,000 Clark Stakes (G1) at Churchill Downs on Friday.
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Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager Analysis
The 5th annual Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager will kick off on Thanksgiving Day. #11 Into Mischief (20-1) tops the list for John Mucciolo in 2020.
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Maryland earns Monday night spotlight
On the same night that millions of Americans watched the Baltimore Ravens throttle the Los Angeles Rams, 45-6, on Monday Night Football, Rosecroft Raceway offered a solid program that highlighted the top pacers and trotters owned by residents in the ...
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Nov. 26, 2019
We discuss Monday's Steel Valley Sprint and look ahead to Zia Park's big Wednesday card. We also welcome in Golden Gate Fields announcer Matt Dinerman to talk about the current meet, the upcoming stakes events this weekend, and more! ...
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Kentucky Derby contender profile: Eight Rings
Eight Rings has an abundance of talent. That much has never been disputed. The question is whether Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert can convince the promising colt to produce his best on a consistent basis.
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Churchill Downs spot plays for Clark Handicap, Mrs. Revere Stakes
Come November 29, while looking forward to a delicious evening of leftovers from Thanksgiving dinner, be sure to check out the appetizing race card Churchill Downs has assembled.
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Churchill Downs stakes spot plays for Thanksgiving Day
Looking to pass some time while you wait for Thanksgiving dinner to finish cooking? Here are a couple of spot plays to spice up the afternoon.
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The Delaware Deluge At Dover
Due to the mid-week stakes action at Dover and the Thanksgiving holiday, a dark racing day and night before Black Friday, we present an early edition of our TwinSpires harness blog to cover the Delaware track’s top features on Nov. 26 and Nov. 27. ...
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Fields set for 2020 Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 1, Sire Future Wager
Bet the KDFW Pool 1 features 22 individual horses, plus an option of “All Three-Year-Old Fillies” (30-1) and the ever-popular “All Other Three-Year-Old Colts and Geldings” that rates as the 6-5 morning-line favorite.
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How to bet the Cardinal Stakes at Churchill Downs
A large field of 12 fillies and mares will run 1 ⅛-miles on the Churchill Downs turf in Thursday’s $175,000 Cardinal S. (G3).
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How to bet the Falls City Stakes
A trio of recent stakes winners will lead a field of nine in the Thanksgiving Day co-feature at Churchill Downs, the $300,000 Falls City H. (G2).
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How to bet the Thanksgiving Classic at Fair Grounds
A compact but competitive field of five one-turn specialists will vie in Thursday’s Thanksgiving S. at Fair Grounds.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Nov. 25, 2019
Jason looks back at the weekend of racing including the mandatory Rainbow 6 payout at Gulfstream Park West, the Red Smith from Aqueduct, and more. ...
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Meadowlands offers stellar card just before Thanksgiving
As millions of Americans make plans to hit the highways or sky-ways this week for the annual Thanksgiving Day holiday weekend, numerous harness racing fans across the land focused their attention on Saturday night's stakes-filled card at the Meadowla ...
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Solid Action In Power Plays; Stakes Lack Price Punches
Thursday, Nov. 21 A Thursday Thrush of Power Plays (PoP) lasted all afternoon, beginning at Saratoga and finishing at Philly. The first batch of PoPs turned out more successful for the single-race exotics than the multi-race exotics, which inc ...
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How to bet the Steel Valley Sprint Stakes
Just how fast will the early pace be in Monday’s $250,000 Steel Valley Sprint Stakes at Mahoning Valley?
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Spot plays for the Kennedy Road Stakes and Bessarabian Stakes
Sprinters will take the stage at Woodbine this weekend. Colts and geldings will contest the $175,000 Kennedy Road Stakes (G2) on Saturday, while fillies and mares will shine in the $175,000 Bessarabian Stakes (G2) on Sunday.
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Tiz a Slam brings upset chance to Red Smith Stakes
By most metrics #7 Sadler’s Joy is the horse to beat in Saturday’s $200,000 Red Smith Stakes (G3) going 1 3/8 miles over the grass course at Aqueduct .
Sadler’s Joy is certainly the most accomplished competitor. The 6-year-old son of Kitten ...
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Handicapping the Rainbow Pick 6 mandatory payout at Gulfstream Park West
Sunday’s closing-day program at Gulfstream Park West features
a mandatory payout in the Rainbow Pick 6. The Jackpot is nearing seven figures
and if there isn’t a full payout on Saturday, more than $1 million in carryover
money will be added to Sunday ...
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How to bet the Native Diver Stakes at Del Mar
Grade-1 winner Roadster leads a compact field of six postward in Saturday’s $100,000 Native Diver S. (G3) at Del Mar. The Quality Road colt faces a talented group.
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Woodbine stakes plays for the weekend of November 23-24
Expert picks for a trio of intriguing stakes races will take place north of the border at Woodbine this weekend.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Nov. 22, 2019
We look ahead to weekend racing action from Aqueduct, Woodbine, and Del Mar. The Jury join the show to talk about their favorite holidays on the calendar. ...
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How to Bet the Red Smith Stakes
Here is the Red Smith field:
#1 TIZ A SLAM (8-1)
– Roger Attfield trainee had a three-race graded stakes win streak snapped when
fourth in the Northern Dancer (G1) most recently. Classy son of Tiznow was game
in defeat, however, and he looks l ...
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Hong Kong Spot Plays: Six wins for Golden Sixty?
Two horses with vastly different profiles will feature
prominently in our spot plays for Saturday, November 23 at Sha Tin in Hong Kong .
Utopia Life counts one win in Australia as the lone success
on his record, while Golden Sixty counts one de ...
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Kentucky Derby contender profile: Storm the Court
Although Storm the Court’s pedigree suggests he might prove best on grass, his early success at Santa Anita indicates he can be a factor on the Road to the Kentucky Derby.
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Churchill Downs Trip Notes and Horses to Watch (November 14-17)
All of these horses that ran at Churchill Downs have good chances to perform well, outrun their odds, and/or win their subsequent starts. Best of luck.
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Churchill Downs Spot Plays for Friday, November 22
Forecasted wet weather could put a slight damper on Friday's program at Churchill Downs, but opportunities will still abound on the 10-race card.
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Harness stakes action winding down this month
With the Breeders Crown finals having already been contested and many of the stakes completed across the country, there are only a few marquee events remaining on the slate for harness racing owners and fans. This Saturday night the Meadowlands wil ...
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Nov. 21, 2019
It's Horseplayer Thursday and we're excited to welcome in Blake Jessee to talk about his handicapping and horseplaying. We'll talk about his tournament successes, approaches to betting, as well as working for Ron Paolucci. We'll also recap a busy d ...
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Kentucky Derby contender profile: Dennis' Moment
Dale Romans has hit the board three times in the Kentucky Derby, but the trainer hopes Dennis’ Moment will go one better than his predecessors and reach the winner’s circle on the first Saturday in May.
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Meadowlands Frosh Finals, Aged Stakes; Power Plays Aplenty
One of the last big stakes programs of the season features freshmen on the precipice of turning three and aged horses on the verge of getting older. The Meadowlands holds the Fall Final Four stakes for freshmen of both sexes and gaits on Nov. 23, alo ...
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Nov. 20, 2019
We discuss the big news out of Kentucky about the Thoroughbred Safety Coalition and then talk about the big Pick 5 carryover from Churchill Downs for Wednesday. ...
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Hong Kong Spot Plays: Happy Valley, Take Two
First post time for the nine-race evening card is 5:45 a.m. ET. Betting markets are still open in Hong Kong and no word of cancellation has been announced, so let’s come up with a couple of spot plays for the Wednesday action:
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Australian racing pick of the week for November 20
Race 2 at Hawkesbury (Australia A) on Wednesday night is a 1 5/16-mile handicap for three-year-olds and up going down a one-mile chute and around a right-handed turn.
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Three tips for betting the Pick 5
The Pick 5 is one of the best wagers on the menu at Churchill Downs. With its low 15% takeout and $0.50 minimum, it's good for beginners and experts alike.
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Kentucky Derby Contender Profile: Maxfield
Maxfield wasn’t supposed to win his debut September 14 at Churchill Downs. Trainer Brendan Walsh knew he had a talented colt, but Walsh was viewing the race as a starting point—a chance for Maxfield to gain experience.
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Kentucky Derby contender profile: Tiz the Law
When Tiz the Law powered to victory in the $500,000 Champagne Stakes (G1) at Belmont Park, it was as though time had reversed for his human connections.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Nov. 19, 2019
It's Pompano Park Day on the show as Jason ventures up to the harness track to interview both track announcer Gabe Prewitt and longtime leading driver Wally Hennessey. ...
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Horses of interest in Wednesday's $119,514 Late Pick 5 carryover at Churchill Downs
For the second time in less than a week, a healthy Late Pick 5 carryover awaits Churchill Downs players when racing resumes on Wednesday.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Nov. 18, 2019
We discuss the weekend of racing action including the River City Handicap from Churchill Downs. Jason also discusses all of the news around the racing world. ...
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Bettor’s Wish, Gimpanzee Best; Power Plays Positive Influences
Thursday, Nov. 14 At Dover there were four Matron stakes for three-year-olds. Our Breeders Crown alumni bet-backs, with a few in each division, received special conditions again this week for the Matrons. Gimpanzee ($2.80, $2.20, $2.10), had c ...
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Hong Kong Spot Plays: Stars align at Sha Tin
Sunday's races serve as critical steppingstones for the December 8 Hong Kong International Races. Beauty Generation, Exultant, and Pakistan Star will all be in action.
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How to calculate fair odds for Kentucky Derby future wagers
When pondering a Kentucky Derby (G1) future wager, how do you draw the line between fair odds and odds too short to be worth the risk?
It’s a multi-faceted question, dependent on timing, basic math and personal opinion. Shorter prices are more ...
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Handicapping 101: How smart ticket building can increase profits
It happens all the time—a handicapper determines Horse #3 is a near-certain winner. They determine Horses #5 and #7 are the most likely to finish second, while rating a slim chance to beat Horse #3 across the finish line.
So what does this handica ...
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Looking for a longshot in the River City Handicap
It’s been a tough year so far for #4 Mr. Misunderstood, the probable favorite in Saturday’s $175,000 River City Handicap (G3) at Churchill Downs.
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Churchill Downs Trip Notes and Horses to Watch (November 6-10)
Trip notes helps highlight horses whom have good chances to perform well, outrun their odds, and/or win their subsequent starts.
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Dover Downs hosts quartet of Matrons on stellar Thursday card
Harness racing enthusiasts may be unaccustomed to seeing the sport's top pacers and trotters compete on Thursday nights, but that was clearly the case tonight when Dover Downs hosted a quartet of lucrative Matron Stakes for three-year-olds of both ga ...
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Early impressions on the Road to the 2020 Kentucky Derby
The first phase of the 2019-2020 Road to the Kentucky Derby —running through the championship-defining Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) —is complete.
Now we can turn our attention to the second phase, in which late-maturing juveniles will seek to ...
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2020 Kentucky Derby: Four Japanese challengers to follow
Who will follow in the hoofprints of Lani and Master Fencer as the latest Japanese challenger in the Run for the Roses? Here are a few names to follow on the Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Nov. 15, 2019
We get ready for the weekend and look at stakes racing from Churchill Downs, Delta Downs, and Del Mar. The Jury then come in to discuss which Breeders' Cup also rans are horses they're looking forward to next time out. ...
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How to Bet the Bob Hope Stakes
A compact field of six juveniles will go seven furlongs on
the Del Mar dirt in Saturday’s $100,000 Bob Hope S. (G3). Bob Baffert and Doug
O’Neil each have two in the field, and the race figures to come down to one
coming out of those barns.
Ana ...
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Dick Powell’s River City Handicap Tipsheet
River City Handicap Picks
Admission Office Mr. Misunderstood Get Western Emmaus
River City Handicap Wagers
$40 Win: 9 $10 Exacta Key Box: 9 with 2,4,8 ($60) ...
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Glamorous Matrons At Dover; Overnight Power Plays Return
As a polar vortex sweeps east across the Great Plains it should get to Delaware just in time for the three-year-old Matron finals at Dover Downs and brush through New Jersey’s Meadowlands during the Three Diamonds elim. Breeders Crown (BC) stars ...
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Nov. 14, 2019
It's Horseplayer Thursday and we're excited to welcome in Frank Scatoni from Del Mar to talk about racing in San Diego, the Fall meet, and we handicap a pair of races from Friday's card. Then Jason tries a pace handicapping contest for Gulfstream We ...
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Dick Powell’s Australian Pick of the Week for November 13
Race 2 at Seymour (Australia A) on Wednesday night is a seven-furlong maiden for three-year-olds and up going around a wide left-handed turn. The track designation is Good-4 so it should be favorable to most of the runners.
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Dover Downs hosts next round of Matron Stakes
While the Breeders Crown races may have already passed and perhaps crowned the numerous division champions, many of the sport's best sophomore pacers and trotters of both genders will head to Dover Downs on Thursday for a quartet of lucrative Matron ...
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Nov. 13, 2019
We're thrilled to welcome in Churchill Downs based trainer Grant Forster to talk about his training career, training horses in Kentucky, his Pacific Northwest roots, and more! ...
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Aqueduct Fall Meet Trainer Trends
Racing and wagering at the November portion of the Aqueduct meet is in full swing, where can horseplayers look for winners in human trends taking shape
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Nov. 12, 2019
We take a look back at the Veterans Day card from Aqueduct and then welcome in Gulfstream Park analyst and host Jason Blewitt to talk about the current Gulfstream Park West meet, the upcoming Championship Meet at Gulfstream Park, and more! ...
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Kentucky Derby Top 10: Kicking off the road to 2020
The 2019-2020 Road to the Kentucky Derby is already underway, and while consistency has not been a strong suit among the early Derby contenders, we’ve seen flashes of serious talent from at least a dozen colts.
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Hong Kong Spot Plays: Fit for a Very Sweet Victory
Happy Valley in Hong Kong has scheduled a quality evening of racing for Wednesday, November 13, with the Class 2 Maurice Handicap (Race 9) looming as the feature.
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Rosecroft hosts $100,000 Potomac Pace
When post positions for the $100,000 Potomac Pace were drawn on Wednesday the field appeared in deep in quality and quantity, but on the afternoon of the race the signature event lost two of its primary attractions, reigning horse of the year, McWick ...
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Nov. 11, 2019
We look back at some of the racing action from this past weekend including a stakes trio from Aqueduct, the Commonwealth from Churchill Downs, and Del Mar's opening weekend. We also look ahead to a Veterans Day Monday card at Aqueduct. ...
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More ‘Crown’ Bet-Back Cashing At Dover, Meadowlands
Thursday, Nov. 7 At Dover there were three Matron stakes for two-year-olds (one was a non-betting event). Though we encouraged our Breeders Crown alumni bet-backs with the highest odds as top choices (since there were a few in each division) just ...
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Hong Kong Spot Plays: Moore vs. Size in Class 1 Feature
The Saturday, November 9 card at Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong has
come up strong with 10 competitive races, including a Class 1 handicap stacked
with talented runners.
The card will kick off a bit earlier than usual for bettors in
North Ameri ...
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast 11/8/19
We look ahead to the weekend coming up including a big Saturday card at Aqueduct, the Commonwealth at Churchill Downs, Del Mar opening, and more! The Jury come in to look back at their favorite moments from the Breeders' Cup. ...
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How to bet the quinella
All of the different wager types in horse racing, one of the most underappreciated is surely the quinella .
The quinella requires bettors to select the top two finishers in a race, but without identifying the exact order of finish. For example, ...
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Dick Powell’s Commonwealth Turf Tipsheet
The $175,000 Commonwealth
Turf Stakes (G3) will be run at Churchill Downs Saturday and features a
full field of three-year-olds on the turf at 1 1/16 miles. The course has
absorbed a lot of rain this week and will not dry up much this time of year ...
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How to bet the Commonwealth Turf Stakes
A total of 16 runners, with two on the also-eligibles list, has been entered to contest the $175,000 Commonwealth Turf S.
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Matrons Three At Dover; Meadowlands Hosts Bet-Backs And More
Autumn is sucking all of the warmth out of the air in the northeast, except for what heat is emanating from isolated harness tracks bracing for winter. It’s Matron season as Dover Downs launches its meet and some state-bred events with strong purses ...
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Betting a double on Commonwealth Turf day
Churchill Downs has arranged a competitive afternoon of racing for Saturday, November 9, with the last half of the 11-race card especially appealing.
The late Pick 4 sequence starting in the eighth race could feature as many as 42 starters. Th ...
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Nov. 7, 2019
It's Horseplayer Thursday and we open the show talking about mapping out your pick 3 and daily double plays throughout a card. Then we welcome in horseplayer Stefan Stojkovic to talk about playing in the BCBC, the evolution of his play, and more! ...
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Rating the Derby potential of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile runners
Let’s look back at the eight horses who contested the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile and use a 1-to-5 scale to rate their potential to make an impact on the 2020 Kentucky Derby.
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The top 5 moments from the 2019 Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita
Which were your favorite moments and performances from the two-day extravaganza? Looking back after a couple of days, here are the moments that stand out.
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Kentucky Derby Pedigree Profile: Storm the Court
Storm the Court brought a hefty return on investment when he sprung a gate-to-wire upset victory in the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) at Santa Anita.
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