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Downs After Dark All-Stakes Pick 3 Play
C Z Rocket wins the Kelly's Landing Stakes (c) Churchill Downs/Coady Photography
The Lukas Classic (G3) and Ack Ack (G3) have Breeders’ Cup implications and the Jefferson Cup kicks off the stakes action on today’s Downs After Dark program at ...
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Shapiro’s Late Pick 4 analysis for Breeders’ Cup Challenge Day at Santa Anita
Accelerate wins the Pacific Classic (G1) at Del Mar (c) Benoit Photos
by Scott Shapiro
A quartet of “Win & You’re In” events headline a massive day of racing on Breeders’ Cup Challenge Day at Santa Anita Park .
The American Pharoa ...
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How to bet the Belmont Super Saturday stakes
Imperial Hint wins the Alfred G. Vanderbilt Stakes (G1) at Saratoga (c) NYRA/Elsa Lorieul/Adam Coglianese Photography
by Scott Shapiro
A trio of “Win & You’re In” Breeders’ Cup races headline an 11-race card at Belmont Park on Super ...
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Stakes action kicks off at Dayton on Friday night
Harness racing fans may have to wait another month until the Breeders Crown races at Pocono Downs on October 27, but this weekend many of the horses seeking to cap their campaign with a win that coveted score will be in action this weekend at Dayton ...
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How to bet the Zenyatta
Abel Tasman (inside) wins the Personal Ensign (G1) at Saratoga (c) NYRA/Adam Coglianese Photography
by Dick Powell
A field of six fillies and mares will take the main track at Santa Anita Park on Sunday for the 1 1/16-mile Zenyatta Stakes ...
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How to Bet the American Pharoah
Saturday’s $300,000 American Pharoah (G1) honors the 2015 Triple Crown winner, who captured the same race when it was known as the FrontRunner Stakes in 2014. A short field of five has been entered for the second of 35 races in the Road to the Kentuc ...
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How to bet the Awesome Again
Two standouts on class, kin to a Triple Crown winner, and some additional filler comprise the six-horse field for Saturday's $300,000 Awesome Again (G1) at Santa Anita, a 1 1/8-mile "Win & You're In" Breeders' Cup Challenge prep for the Nove ...
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Abel Tasman Stands Out in Zenyatta Stakes
In this day and age, with an increasing number of top-class horses skipping the final round of Breeders’ Cup prep races in favor of training up to the championship, it’s encouraging to see the highly accomplished Abel Tasman among the six fillies ...
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How to bet the Vosburgh
Imperial Hint wins the Alfred G. Vanderbilt Stakes (G1) at Saratoga (c) NYRA/Elsa Lorieul/Adam Coglianese Photography
by Dick Powell
Saturday’s Vosburgh Stakes (G1) has attracted IMPERIAL HINT (#6) (1-5) and six others going six furlo ...
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How to bet the Joe Hirsch Turf Classic
Robert Bruce prevails in the Arlington Million (G1) (c) Jamie Newell/Horsephotos.com
Eight turf stayers will contest the $500,000 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic (G1) at Belmont Park on Saturday, with an entry in the Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) awaiti ...
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Betting the stakes action on Churchill’s ‘Downs After Dark’ Saturday card
"Downs After Dark" at Churchill Downs (c) Coady Photography
by Scott Shapiro
The lone September “Downs After Dark” card at legendary Churchill Downs on Saturday night includes three Thoroughbred stakes events over the strong 11-race slate ...
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Will Someone Upset Bellafina in the Chandelier Stakes?
If you have a strong opinion on who will win Saturday’s $300,000 Chandelier Stakes (gr. I) at Santa Anita , feel free to let me know, because in my opinion you can make a reasonably strong case for every filly in this field!
That’s not to say t ...
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How to bet the Jockey Club Gold Cup
Diversify wins the Whitney Handicap (G1) (c) NYRA/Adam Coglianese Photography
A fascinating field of eight will go 1 1/4 miles in Saturday’s $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) at Belmont Park . The octet features the defending champ as well a ...
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How to bet the Rodeo Drive
Vasilika captures the John C. Mabee Stakes (G2) at Del Mar (c) Benoit Photo
by Dick Powell
A field of eight goes to the gate in the Rodeo Drive Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita Park on Saturday. For fillies and mares, the Rodeo Drive is run a ...
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Royal Lodge Stakes Could Have Breeders' Cup, Kentucky Derby Implications
Whether you’re interested in the Breeders’ Cup, the Kentucky Derby, the 2019 European classics, or all of these combined, you absolutely won’t want to miss Saturday’s Juddmonte Royal Lodge Stakes (Eng-II) at Newmarket in England.
Won in the last ...
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Vasilika, Cambodia Meet Again in Rodeo Drive Stakes
Every year, the $300,000 Rodeo Drive Stakes (gr. I) at Santa Anita serves as the West Coast’s major prep race for the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (gr. I) , and this year is no exception, with the 1 ¼-mile race pitting some of the best ...
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Autumn In Kentucky—The Red Mile Hosts Grand Circuit With Fields Of Bluegrass, Waves Of Betting Opportunities
Autumn arrives on time, as do the top standardbreds in all divisions to Lexington, Kentucky, where the “Roarin’ Rollin’ Grand Circuit” meet settles for two full weeks. All the big name horsemen and horses stop here en route to the championships, this ...
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Accelerate vs. West Coast in the Awesome Again: Who Will Prevail?
There might be six horses entered in the $300,000 Awesome Again Stakes (gr. I) on Saturday at Santa Anita , but from all appearances, the race is shaping up to be more of a match race between #5 West Coast and #6 Accelerate .
On paper, these ...
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Game Winner, Rowayton Face Off Again in American Pharoah Stakes
The field for Saturday’s $300,000 American Pharoah Stakes (gr. I) at Santa Anita might be lacking in quantity, but it’s certainly not lacking in quality!
Five promising two-year-old have been entered in the 8.5-furlong “ Win and You’re In ” pr ...
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Why I'm Betting Robert Bruce in the Joe Hirsch Turf Classic
There are plenty of talented horses entered in Saturday’s $500,000 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic (gr. I) at Belmont Park —five Grade 1 winners, a Canadian classic winner, a Grade 1-placed runner, and a European invader.
Still, I find it hard to look ...
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Quintet Of Simpson Stakes For Frosh Fillies Storm Philly With Last-Chances For Fame In October
Here are the races for week seven of the 2018 Breeders Crown Countdown (BCC), the exclusive blog that coordinates with our weekly harness blog at TwinSpires.com and the Hambletonian Society to find great wagering opportunities for "Crow ...
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Up, Down, Steady: A look at the prospective Breeders' Cup Classic field
One month has passed since the first pool of the Breeders' Cup Classic Future Wager , and there have been some crucial developments with more to come in advance of the second pool on October 5-7 .
In the intervening four weeks of observation, ...
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Breeders Crown Top Fives
(NE) = Not Eligible – can Supplement
Sept. 27—Oct. 4
TWO-YEAR OLD COLT TROT
1. GIMPANZEE (Last Week: 2)
2. GREEN MANALISHI S (Last Week: 1)
3. DON’T LET’EM (Last Week: 1)
4. GREENSHOE
5. GERRY
TWO-Y ...
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Handicapping Insights: Stewards got it right
By Dick Powell
Does it count when the stewards get it right using the wrong process? Saturday’s $1 million Cotillion Stakes (G1) for 3yo fillies was a perfect example of the stewards eventually making the correct call but if it was up to them, th ...
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Older and younger horses on display
One week after hosting the $150,000 Bobby Quillen Memorial Invitational for Free-For-All pacers, Harrington Raceway offered a solid card on Monday evening one night after Rosecroft Raceway hosted a good blend of overnight races as well to cap off a w ...
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Keeler Johnson's Breeders' Cup Classic Top 10: Yoshida Enters the Picture
A lot has changed since I posted my last Top 10 ranking of contenders for the 2018 Breeders’ Cup Classic (gr. I) at Churchill Downs .
Major races like the Travers Stakes, Woodward Stakes, and Pennsylvania Derby have significantly influe ...
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‘Jug’ Win A Perfect Forecast With Courtly Choice; Ohio Fair Topped With $48 Winner; Best NYSS-Champ Offered Pays $42
The Little Brown Jug was an exclusive success for TwinSpires harness bettors as we backed, with strong conviction, the best glamour-boy pacer of this season—Courtly Choice. The report is below, along with the numerous successes and failures during an ...
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Racing fans will have ample action day and night
Thoroughbred and harness racing fans will have plenty of stakes action to watch throughout the day and evening on Saturday as Laurel Park, Charles Town, Mohawk Park and Yonkers Raceway all offer stakes-filled cards that should keep onlookers captivat ...
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Powell’s Spot Plays at Parx Racing on Penn Derby Day
by Dick Powell
The temptation on a day like Saturday at Parx Racing, where they will have a bunch of big-money races, is to play them and ignore early opportunities. Yes, the Pennsylvania Derby (G1) and Cotillon Stakes (G1) have $1 million pu ...
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How to bet the Kelso Stakes
Battle of Midway (c) Benoit Photo
The $300,000 Kelso Handicap (G2) at Belmont Park on Saturday will see seven go postward in the one-turn mile feature. And a logical case could be made for any horse in the field.
BATTLE OF MIDWAY (#1) (2 ...
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How to bet the Dogwood Stakes
Churchill Downs (c) Churchill Downs/Coady Photography
A field of 11 sophomore fillies will vie in the $100,000 Dogwood Stakes at Churchill Downs on Saturday. And it looks like an excellent betting opportunity with little separation in the cast ...
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Courtly Choice wins Little Brown Jug
Much of the drama surrounding the latest edition of the Grade I, $600,000 Little Brown Jug for three-year-old pacing colts at the Delaware, Ohio Fairgrounds on Thursday afternoon ended two hours before the $400,000 final of harness racing's third Tri ...
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Mott duo poised to strike at Parx Racing
Hofburg winning the Curlin Stakes at Saratoga (c) NYRA/Chelsea Durand/Adam Coglianese Photography
The biggest day of racing on the Parx Racing calendar is Saturday. The $1 million Pennsylvania Derby (G1) and $1 million Cotillion Stakes (G1) ...
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Little Brown Jug, New York Champs, Hoosier Harness Hoedown, Hawthorne Supernight; Mohawk Metro And More
Beginning our coverage with Thursday, Sept. 20 is The Little Brown Jug, as well as “Jug” day stakes. The following days of coverage are loaded with more feature events than usual as many super races converge on a few days. Sparing space, just scroll ...
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Breeders Crown Top Fives
(NE) = Not Eligible – can Supplement
Sept. 20—Sept. 27
TWO-YEAR OLD COLT TROT
1. GREEN MANALISHI S (Last Week: 2)
2. GIMPANZEE
3. DON’T LET’EM (Last Week: 1)
4. GREENSHOE
4. GERRY
TWO-YEAR-OLD FILLY ...
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Charles Town Oaks the Highlight of Seven-Stakes Card at Charles Town
With seven stakes races on the agenda, the Saturday card at Charles Town is shaping up to be a memorable day of racing with large fields and some very talented horses in action.
Let’s take a quick look at all the action…. Race 5: West Virgi ...
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How to bet the 2018 Cotillion Stakes
Monomoy Girl (c) Jamie Newell/Horsephotos.com
Will Saturday's $1 million Cotillion (G1) at Parx for three-year-old fillies produce another coronation for divisional leader Monomoy Girl or is an upset possible?
That's the immediate questi ...
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Who Are the Top Contenders for the 2018 Breeders' Cup Classic?
In recent years, the Breeders’ Cup Classic (gr. I) has not been the most competitive race from a handicapping perspective, turning instead into a showcase showdown between two star runners (Arrogate and California Chrome in 2016, Gun Runner and ...
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Keeler Johnson's Breeders' Cup Turf Top 10: Sorting Out the Euros
Getting an early start handicapping the Breeders’ Cup Turf (gr. I) is always a challenge, since European runners tend to have the advantage, but determining which ones might make the trip is easier said than done.
That said, with less than seven w ...
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Kentucky Derby Contender Profile: Cairo Cat
Kentucky Derby dreams can begin anywhere, anytime. If not for a rainy day at Saratoga, it’s very possible that Cairo Cat would never have emerged as the early leader on the list of qualifiers for the 2019 Kentucky Derby .
Suffice to say, Cair ...
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Historic Buckette And Jugette Stakes Test Sophomore Filly Pacers And Trotters At Delaware, Ohio Fair
Here are the races for week six of the 2018 Breeders Crown Countdown (BCC), the exclusive blog that coordinates with our weekly harness blog at TwinSpires.com and the Hambletonian Society to find great wagering opportunities for "Crown" eligible ...
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Kentucky Derby Pedigree Profile: Cairo Cat
Cairo Cat got the 2019 Road to the Kentucky Derby series started last Saturday when registering a half-length upset over favorite Tight Ten in the $150,000 Iroquois (G3) at Churchill Downs.
The 1 1/16-mile Iroquois, worth 10 Kentucky Derby ...
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Harrington Raceway hosts Bobby Quillen Memorial
Monday evenings are typically not high on the radar for standardbred races but this past Monday it was Harrington Raecway in southern Delaware that offered the latest renewal of the $150,000 Bobby Quillen Invitational for Free-For-All Pacers, the hal ...
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Fog of War Rallies to Victory in Summer Stakes
As a son of War Front out of the Grade 1-placed Galileo mare Say, Fog of War has a beautiful pedigree that screams “turf miler,” so his success over those conditions in the Summer Stakes was hardly a surprise. And with his “Win and You’re In” berth t ...
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Roaring Lion, Laurens among five Breeders' Cup Challenge winners over Irish Champions Weekend
by DICK POWELL
Ireland had five major stakes races that were designated Breeders’ Cup Challenge races where the winner is guaranteed a berth in their corresponding race, money towards pre-entry/entry fees and travel stipends. For these horses a ...
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La Pelosa Ships In, Runs Away With Natalma Stakes
Both the winner and the runner-up seem well-suited to a run in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf on November 2nd at Churchill Downs, especially when you consider that the last three times the Breeders’ Cup has been held in Kentucky, the Juvenil ...
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Exclusive: ‘Jug’ Weekday Fair Racing Action Report
For weekday action through Wednesday, Sept. 19, check the TwinSpires harness blog for spot plays at the Delaware, Ohio County Fair.
The Breeders Crown Countdown will cover the Wednesday feature races, the Jugette and the Buckette for pacing an ...
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The Red Mile and Rosecroft offer Sunday stakes action
While many sports enthusiasts were closely monitoring the second weekend of action in the NFL, standardbred fans found ample time to watch the stakes action that unfolded at Lexington's Red Mile and Rosecroft Raceway, which kicked off its three-month ...
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Skitter Scatter Proves Much the Best in Moyglare Stud Stakes
On paper, Sunday’s prestigious Moyglare Stud Stakes (Ire-I) at the Curragh in Ireland appeared to be a wide-open event destined to produce a very close finish.
The seven-furlong “ Win and You’re In ” prep race for the 2018 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile ...
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Oscar Performances Out-Sprints Rivals in Woodbine Mile
That’s not meant to detract from Oscar Performance, who’s pure talent and speed is what enabled him to secure such a favorable setup. But at the same time, the late runners had no real chance at victory given how the race unfolded, so I’m inclined to ...
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Iroquois Stakes: Cairo Cat Wins First Prep Race for 2019 Kentucky Derby
Those two wound up pulling well clear of the rest while stopping the timer in 1:45.35, which translated to an 80 Beyer speed figure. Pole Setter flattened out late in the race to finish third, 3 ¼ lengths behind Tight Ten, while Tobacco Road also gre ...
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Serengeti Empress Scores Breathtaking Victory in Pocahontas Stakes
Trained by Tom Amoss, the daughter of Alternation stopped the clock in 1:45.47. Her clocking was a bit slower than the time of 1:45.35 posted by two-year-old colts in the Iroquois Stakes (gr. III) one race prior (and it translated to a Beyer speed fi ...
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Laurens Upsets Huge Favorite Alpha Centauri in Matron Stakes
It’s a fact that when a heavy favorite is upset in a major sporting competition, more attention is typically focused on the performance of the loser than the winner, and this is especially so when extenuating circumstances surround the defeat of the ...
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Roaring Lion Edges Saxon Warrior Again in Irish Champion Stakes
Roaring Lion stopped the timer in 2:07.21 seconds over a course labeled “good to firm.” The tight finish marked the third time Roaring Lion and Saxon Warrior have finished a neck apart at the conclusion of a Group 1 test; Roaring Lion edged his rival ...
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Scores In Mohawk Features Include Upsets At $11, $10 While Favorites Win Most; H2W Exacta Partners A-Plenty As 49 Percent Hit The Board
The major feature action on Sept. 14 at Mohawk resulted in a few decent prices for our contenders, decent considering the strength of public opinion on the stakes-laden program. The horses-to-watch list (H2W) delivered a lot of exactas with ...
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Mohawk card offers glimpse of future
The first five races on the Mohawk Park card on Saturday night offered harness racing fans a glimpse into the future as two-year-olds of both gaits and genders participated in lucrative finals and several elims leading up to finals next weekend. In ...
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Balloon Payouts the Last Time BC Held at Churchill Downs
This year, the Breeders' Cup takes place under the Twin Spires at Churchill Downs. The last time the BC took place at Churchill Downs, price horse after price horse dominated Saturday's card. I've chosen 4 prices to illustrate how crazy it actually w ...
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Breeders’ Cup Classic: Don’t Expect an Odds on Favorite This Year
Favorites have won several of the most recent Breeders' Cup Classics. Gun Runner dominated in 2017 and Arrogate, although technically not the favorite, beat California Chrome in 2016. The favorite's march to a Classic victory could be different thi ...
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Woodbine Mile international scouting report: Stormy Antarctic
A Group performer for all four seasons of racing, Stormy Antarctic has a newfound consistency since he was gelded last summer. The question is whether he can break through at the top level or continue to find one too good for him.
Stormy Antarctic ...
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Woodbine Mile international scouting report: Lord Glitters
You don’t have to look far to find parallels between Lord Glitters and 2015 Woodbine Mile (G1) winner Mondialiste: both French recruits for owners Geoff and Sandra Turnbull and trainer David O’Meara, both runner-up in the Lincoln to start the seaso ...
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Five Irish Breeders’ Cup ‘Win & You’re In' prep races on tap this weekend
Alpha Centauri (c) Photo courtesy of Ascot Twitter
by Dick Powell
Ireland has five races this weekend where the winners are guaranteed spots in their respective Breeders’ Cup races thanks to the “Win & You’re In” Challenge series . T ...
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Stellar Mohawk Saturday card kicks off weekend of harness action
This weekend will offer serious harness racing fans a chance to see many of the sport's best trotters and pacers compete at various venues as many standardbred fans look forward to next Thursday's Little Brown Jug, the third jewel of pacing's triple ...
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Powell’s Picks for the Summer Stakes
Fog of War (c) NYRA/Adam Coglianese Photography
by Dick Powell
Woodbine ’s Summer Stakes (Can-G1) attracted a field of 13 going a one-turn mile on the turf for juveniles. The winner will get an automatic entry in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenil ...
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Shapiro’s Selections for the Iroquois
My Sixth Sense (c) Ellis Park/Coady Photography
by Scott Shapiro
The Road to the Kentucky Derby gets started on Saturday as the Iroquois (G3) is slated as the 10TH race on a strong 11-race card at legendary Churchill Downs .
The first ...
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Winx stars in Colgate Optic White at Randwick
As an appetizer to the big weekend of racing in Europe and North America, Winx gets the ball rolling in Australia late Friday night (1:10 a.m. EDT) in the Colgate Optic White (G1) at Randwick.
Fresh off breaking Black Caviar’s consecutive win ...
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Powell’s All-Graded Stakes Pick 3 for Woodbine Mile Day
Johnny Bear (orange silks) and Hawkbill battle it out in the 2017 Northern Dancer Turf (c) WEG/Michael Burns Photography
by Dick Powell
Woodbine has a big weekend of racing coming up and a juicy Pick 3 with three graded stakes race later ...
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Powell’s Picks for the Breeders’ Cup ‘WAYI’ Natalma
My Gal Betty (c) WEG/Michael Burns Photography
by Dick Powell
The Natalma Stakes (Can-G1) will be run at one-mile on the turf for two-year-old fillies at Woodbine on Sunday. The winner gets an automatic entry in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenil ...
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How to Bet the Moyglare Stud Stakes
The Moyglare Stud Stakes
Can we have anything resembling a firm opinion on Sunday's race?
I’ll be honest, it’s hard to have anything resembling a firm opinion of who might win Sunday’s Moyglare Stud Stakes (Eng-I) at the Curragh in Ireland, a ...
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Three-Year-Olds Might Have the Edge in Flying Five Stakes
Sunday’s Derrinstown Stud Flying Five Stakes (Eng-I) at the Curragh in Ireland might not be the toughest Group 1 sprint you’ll ever find, but the race is nevertheless a “ Win and You’re In ” prep race for the 2018 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (gr. ...
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All-Stakes Pick 4 play for Woodbine Mile Day
The C$800,000 Woodbine Mile (Can-G1) kick starts a $200,000 guaranteed All-Stakes Pick 4 at Woodbine on Saturday. It is also a “Win & You’re In” Challenge Series race, as the winner gets a berth in the November 3 Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1) .
...
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Betting the Churchill Downs Homecoming Meet Tips
How To Bet the 2018 Churchill Downs Homecoming Meeting
Rely on familiar faces
The Homecoming Meeting at Churchill Downs is relatively new—having begun in 2013 after Turfway Park stopped racing in September—but a glance at the ...
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Saturday Spot Plays for Woodbine
A huge day of racing will take place at Woodbine on Saturday. The Woodbine Mile (Can-G1) is the feature and will be accompanied by a trio of additional graded races – Northern Dancer Stakes (Can-G1), Canadian Stakes (Can-G2) and Bold Venture Stakes ...
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How to Bet the Woodbine Mile
With a “ Win and You’re In ” berth to the 2018 Breeders’ Cup Mile (gr. I) on the line, Saturday’s $800,000 Woodbine Mile (gr. I) at Woodbine is shaping up to be a truly international event with plenty of talent from top to bottom. With a ...
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How to Bet the Iroquois Stakes
It seems hard to believe, but the 2018-19 Road to the Kentucky Derby kicks off this Saturday with the running of the $150,000 Iroquois Stakes (gr. III) at Churchill Downs, which also serves as a “ Win and You’re In ” prep race for the 2018 ...
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Why I'm Betting Serengeti Empress in the Pocahontas Stakes
It’s a simple question—will anyone defeat #1 Serengeti Empress in Saturday’s $200,000 Pocahontas Stakes (gr. II) at Churchill Downs ?
In my opinion, the answer is pretty simple as well—no. No one will defeat Serengeti Empress. Okay, maybe ...
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Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Berth Available in KPMG Champions Juvenile Stakes
This weekend is going to be a big one in terms of “ Win and You’re In ” prep races for the 2018 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (gr. I) at Churchill Downs.
The attention of North American racing fans will be primarily focused on Sunday’s Summer ...
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Alpha Centauri Looks Unstoppable in Matron Stakes
There are no certainties in racing, but if #1 Alpha Centauri is beaten in Saturday’s Coolmore Fastnet Rock Matron Stakes (Ire-I) at Leopardstown, it will count as a monumental upset, because on paper Alpha Centauri looks absolutely unstoppable. ...
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Roaring Lion, Saxon Warrior Meet Again in Irish Champion Stakes
Two months ago at Sandown Racecourse in Great Britain, the talented three-year-olds Roaring Lion and Saxon Warrior put on quite a show in the Coral-Eclipse Stakes (Eng-I), finishing just a neck apart at the end of the 1 ¼-mile test.
That thrill ...
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Mohawk Stakes Finals Pit Division Stars For Top Dollars; Metro And ‘Great Lady’ Elims Offer More Frosh Action
In this blog for our betting weekend starting Thursday, Sept. 13 we address a host of big events. Make note that this is the weekend before we focus on Little Brown Jug (LBJ) where weekday racing becomes the focus (racing begins there on Su ...
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Green Trotters Tackle Lucrative New York Sires Stakes Splits Over Half-Milers Saratoga And Yonkers; Milton Mares Engage At Mohawk
Here are the races for week five of the 2018 Breeders Crown Countdown (BCC), the exclusive blog that coordinates with our weekly harness blog at TwinSpires.com and the Hambletonian Society to find great wagering opportunities for "Crown ...
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Breeders Crown Top Fives
(NE) = Not Eligible – can Supplement
Sept. 13—Sept. 20
TWO-YEAR OLD COLT TROT (no change)
1. DON’T LET’EM
2. GREEN MANALISHI S
3. GREENSHOE
4. GERRY
5. SWANDRE THE GIANT
TWO-YEAR-OLD FILLY TROT
...
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2018-19 Road to the Kentucky Derby Kicks Off With Iroquois Stakes
The journey ultimately comes full circle; it begins where it ends, and ends where it begins.
That journey, of course, is the 2018-19 Road to the Kentucky Derby , which kicks off on September 15th with the running of the Iroquois Stakes (gr. I ...
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My Gal Betty Seeks Fourth Straight Win in Natalma Stakes
If you think that Sunday’s Summer Stakes (gr. I) at Woodbine is shaping up to be a competitive race, just wait until you see the entries for the $250,000 Natalma Stakes (gr. I) earlier on the card!
The one-mile “ Win and You’re In ” prep ...
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Kentucky Downs Selections – September 13, 2018
Kentucky Downs (c) Jamie Newell/Horsephotos.com
by Joe Kristufek
Seven of the 10 races at Kentucky Downs on Wednesday were run over at least a mile and outside stalkers/closers one the majority of them, although there was a gate-to-wire v ...
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Huge, Competitive Field Assembles for Summer Stakes
Turf? Check. Huge field? Check. Two-year-olds? Check. Fantastically competitive and wide-open betting race? You bet!
On Sunday, Woodbine racecourse will host the $250,000 Summer Stakes (gr. I) , a one-mile grass race that offers a “ Win and You ...
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Churchill Downs releases 2018/2019 Road to the Kentucky Derby schedule
The Road to the Kentucky Derby (RTKD) schedule made up of points races toward a starting berth in the 2019 Kentucky Derby (G1) has been unveiled by Churchill Downs . The 2018/2019 series is comprised of 35 races, with 19 making up the “Prep Seas ...
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Harrington Raceway set to host Bobby Quillen Memorial
Very few thoroughbred or standardbred tracks offer their best event of the season on a Monday, but such will be the case next Monday at Harrington Raceway if the southern Delaware half-mile oval is spared the brunt and remnants of Hurricane Florence ...
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Kentucky Downs Selections – September 12, 2018
By JOE KRISTUFEK
Despite being rated “good” on Saturday, the turf seemed closer to firm than yielding -- I walked it myself. The races played out exactly to profile. Of the seven sprints, three were won by pace pressers, three by stalkers and on ...
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Huge Weekend of Racing Set for September 15-16 at Woodbine
On the weekend of September 15-16, the attention of the racing world will turn to Woodbine in Canada, where a top-class series of eight stakes races worth nearly $2.2 million will take center stage.
Among the highlights of this action-packed w ...
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Harrah's Philadelphia offers seven Liberty Bell
While many sports enthusiasts were watching the full slate of opening Sunday games in the NFL, harness racing fans turned their attention to the home of the idle NFL champions as Harrah's Philadelphia offered seven Liberty Bell divisions for sophomor ...
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Let's Catch Up With American Pharoah
Santa Anita runs the Grade 1 American Pharoah Stakes at 1 1/16 miles on Saturday, Sep. 29. I thought it might be a good idea to check in on the horse that broke the 37-years Triple Crown drought. American Pharoah currently stands at Coolmore . Chec ...
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Breeders' Cup Among Highlights of September and Fall Meets at Churchill Downs
Starting this Friday and continuing through the end of November, Churchill Downs racetrack—home of the Kentucky Derby—will host a pair of race meets that will showcase some of the most accomplished older horses and the most promising young runne ...
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Keeler Johnson's Breeders' Cup Sprint Top 10: Will a 3yo Prevail?
With the 2018 Breeders’ Cup at Churchill Downs rapidly approaching—it’s just eight weeks away—the fields for the 14 championship races are starting to take shape.
At the moment, it appears that the Breeders’ Cup Sprint (gr. I) will be among ...
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BOOM ! Pair Of Upsets Pay $68, $14, Plus Three More Grand Circuit Winners At Mohawk; $36 Tops Three ‘Countdown’ Scores
Breeders Crown-eligible horses are battling for bucks at the biggest venues in North America and our exclusive blog, Breeders Crown Countdown (BCC), has been repeatedly scoring for TwinSpires players. This past week three more horses from t ...
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Scioto Downs, Mohawk and Yonkers offer solid Saturday cards
On the eve of the first full slate of NFL games, harness racing enthusiasts kicked off their weekend by watching a bevy of stakes and solid overnight events at Mohawk Park, Scioto Downs and Yonkers Raceway, a trio of tracks of varying sized ovals. S ...
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Kentucky Downs Selections – September 9, 2018
Kentucky Downs (c) Jamie Newell/Horsephotos.com
by Joe Kristufek
Sunday represents the second to last card of the Kentucky Downs meet. Thursday is closing day, and Churchill Downs opens Friday. With rain the forecast, I’ll continue to l ...
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A look at Saturday's Early Pick 4 at Kentucky Downs
On the most important of the five Kentucky Downs cards this month, we'll take a swing at the Early Pick 4 (Races 2-5, 14% takeout) before five stakes, four of which are Grade 3s, round out the 10-race program.
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#2 TAXMAN (3-1) was not ...
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Betting opportunities abound on Kentucky Turf Cup Day
The $750,000 Kentucky Turf Cup (G3) is the headliner and Kentucky Downs features another strong program filled with competitive races on Saturday. A total of five stakes worth a combined $2.7 million will be offered and there’s seldom a short field a ...
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