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How To Bet Horse Racing Podcast: Avoiding Kentucky Derby Paralysis by Analysis
We're inside 3 weeks until the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, which means daily updates dissecting every data point imaginable about the greatest two minutes in sports. It's all useful in some way, but time is money so focusing on ...
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Hanson: Thoughts on the Kentucky Derby Top 25
The 2019 Road to the Kentucky Derby series is now complete and the field is somewhat set. Now comes the wait for final works and possible defections, among other things. Here are general thoughts on each of the Top 25 point qualifiers.
Tacit ...
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Owendale Impresses in Lexington Stakes
After the race, Ricky Giannini—assistant to winning trainer Brad Cox—chalked up Owendale’s remarkable improvement to maturity. “I wish I could tell you (what was different this time around),” he said. “Last race, we felt like he ate too much dirt, a ...
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Four Takeaways from the Arkansas Derby
Improbable is Still Slow into Stride
The addition of blinkers and a rider switch to Jose Ortiz didn’t seem to make a difference in the performance of Improbable. After acting up in the gate and delaying the start of the race, Impro ...
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Five-eighths mile tracks highlight Sunday harness action
On a day when severe thunderstorms were looming throughout much of the Mid-Atlantic region, a trio of five-eighths mile harness racing ovals took center stage on Sunday. Nearing the midway point of the card at Harrah's Philadelphia - commonly known ...
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State of 2019 Kentucky Derby leaderboard and horses on the bubble
After a Kentucky Derby Championship Series of preps that propelled a few under-the-radar types into the spotlight, the cutoff to make the Derby 145 field currently stands at 40 points – the highest threshold since the inception of the scoring syste ...
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Levy series elims conclude at Yonkers
On the same evening in which thoroughbred racing fans watched the last two Kentucky Derby preps at Keeneland and Oaklawn Park, Yonkers Raceway hosted the fifth and final preliminary round of the George Morton Levy Memorial Series for Free-For-All pac ...
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Pocono Place Partner, $41, Sparks $131 Exacta; Two-Digit Soph Winners; Top Prices $37, $24; Yonkers Series Legs Done
Winners were popping up in local features and on the horses-to-watch (H2W) list.
Here’s the success and failure rundown from our covered features:
Thursday, April 11
Our Power Plays for the Hoosier Hi-5 (TwinSpires Bonus) presented two of th ...
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Keeneland Spot Plays for Saturday, April 13, 2019
Four stakes races, topped by the $350,000 Jenny Wiley Stakes (G1), will lead a superb 11-race card at Keeneland on Saturday. I have tabbed six longshot contenders of interest to me who will offer very good value.
RACE 3: Maiden Special Weight
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Late Pick 4 the play on 2019 Arkansas Derby Day
The $1 million Arkansas Derby (G1) will top a fine 12-race card at Oaklawn Park on Saturday. My major focus on the day, other than the feature, will be on the late Pick 4. It’s a fairly logical sequence, but I feel that the favorite might be upen ...
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How to get the Winx farewell bonus
All-time great racemare Winx makes her grand finale in Friday night’s Queen Elizabeth (G1) at Randwick. Post time is 1:05 a.m. (EDT), and TwinSpires.com is marking the occasion with a “ Winx farewell bonus .”
Just “Opt in” to be eligible, and ...
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How To Bet Horse Racing Podcast: How to Bet the Arkansas Derby & Lexington Stakes
And then there were 2! The final points races on the Road to the Kentucky Derby are on Saturday, April 13, led by the $1-million Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park and supported by the Stonestreet Lexington Stakes at Keeneland Race Course (click ...
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Kentucky Derby Pedigree Profile: Vekoma
R. A. Hill Stable and Gatsas Stables’ Vekoma earned a berth in the starting gate at Churchill Downs on May 4 with a convincing tally in the Blue Grass Stakes (G2) at Keeneland . The once-beaten colt earned 100 points on the Road to the Kent ...
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Arkansas Derby BRIS Speed Report
The $1 million Arkansas Derby (G1) at Oaklawn Park serves as the final of seven major prep races for the 145 th Kentucky Derby on May 4, awarding points on a 100-40-20-10 scale to the top four finishers, and a field of 11 is set for the 1 1/8-mile ...
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How to Bet Keeneland's Lexington Day All-Stakes Pick 4
The second Saturday of the 2019 Keeneland spring meet features another action-packed afternoon of high-class racing, including the Jenny Wiley Stakes (G1) and the Lexington Stakes (G3).
Those much-anticipated events comprise the last two legs ...
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Kentucky Derby Pedigree Profile: Maximum Security
Gary and Mary West’s homebred Maximum Security earned 100 points on the Road to the Kentucky Derby following his wire-to-wire tally in the Florida Derby (G1) at Gulfstream Park.
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Will Escape Clause Upset the Apple Blossom Handicap?
Escape Clause has plenty of tactical speed, more so than Elate and Midnight Bisou, and could potentially set the pace in the Apple Blossom. Even if she settles in second place early on, perhaps behind #5 Wonder Gadot , the pace should still be modes ...
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Kentucky Derby Pedigree Profile: Tacitus
Juddmonte Farms’ homebred Tacitus moved to the top of the Road to the Kentucky Derby leaderboard following his 1 1/4-lengths victory in the Wood Memorial Stakes (G2) at Aqueduct . The once-beaten sophomore will aim to give Hall of Fame condition ...
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European Representation Seems Unlikely in 2019 Kentucky Derby
When clear favorite U S S Michigan flattened out in the homestretch of the Cardinal Conditions Stakes at Chelmsford City Racecourse in England, the chance of having a European representative in the 2019 Kentucky Derby weakened considerably.
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2019 Kentucky Derby: Will Frustrations Continue for Dubai Shippers?
Unlike the majority of UAE Derby winners, Plus Que Parfait and Gray Magician did not spend the winter in Dubai or Europe. They’re American racehorses through and through, and they both competed in major U.S. Derby preps leading up to their Dubai excu ...
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Top Contenders Tough to Split in Arkansas Derby
But I’m not convinced the Arkansas Derby will be strictly a battle between the Rebel alumni. There’s a fair amount of speed in this field, which could play to the strengths of longshot #8 Country House . A habitual slow starter, Country House has be ...
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Yonkers Series On Their Last Legs; Sophomores Emerging; Hoosier Plays With Perks On Tap
One more leg of Yonkers Raceway 2019 George Morton Levy and Blue Chip Matchmaker series and its on to the finals, April 20. Meanwhile, three-year-olds are becoming involved with local series, getting exposure and experience. We are adding some of the ...
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Why I'm Betting Anothertwistafate in the Lexington Stakes
Anothertwistafate’s crisp running style and powerful finishes have left me thinking he has a serious chance to win the Kentucky Derby. In terms of Beyer and BRIS speed figures, he’s a clear standout in the Lexington Stakes, and he’ll be gaining the s ...
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How to bet the 2019 Cardinal Conditions Stakes on the European Road to the Kentucky Derby
The Cardinal Conditions Stakes will be run as Race 4 at Chelmsford City on Thursday afternoon in Great Britain. It is the final leg of the European Road to the Kentucky Derby and has attracted a field of nine going one mile on the Polytrack.
Onl ...
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2019 Kentucky Derby Contender Profile: Master Fencer
Strengths
Master Fencer clearly has an affinity for dirt, and he doesn’t require any particular track configuration to excel. He’s never run over the same track or course more than once, and he’s run fine around left-handed and right-handed turn ...
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Hoosier Pick of the Week for Wednesday Finds Island of Rock
The 5 th Race at Hoosier Park on Wednesday is a non-winner of two/optional claiming event which attracted a field of nine. The one-mile pace features a few in the cast in need of a race which should set up things for my top selection.
#9 ISLAND ...
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Matchmaker Wins Are Common Again; ‘Levy’ Picks Play Exotics Roles; $53 Bomb Leads Price Parade
Left over from last weekend’s horses-to-watch list (H2W) was a shipper from Monticello to Pocono. On Monday, April 1, the last day of our blog’s coverage, Stitch In Time won at 25-1 (see H2W results below) to take the week’s biggest win price.
Her ...
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U S S Michigan Seeks Kentucky Derby Berth in Cardinal Conditions Stakes
The European Road to the Kentucky Derby will conclude on Thursday with the running of the Cardinal Conditions Stakes at Chelmsford City in England, and I’d advise everyone to keep a close eye on what transpires in this one-mile race.
Held ...
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Keeler Johnson's Kentucky Derby Top 10: It's a Rather Perplexing Year
I must admit, it’s getting harder and harder to compile my Kentucky Derby Top 10 rankings each week.
Unlike last year, when the top contenders seemed pretty clear-cut at this point in the season, the 2019 Kentucky Derby picture remains complet ...
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Dick Powell’s Australian Pick of the Week April 10
Race 7 at Wyong (Australia A) on Wednesday night is a 6 ¾-furlong handicap for benchmark 70-rated horses. The track is expected to be “Soft-5” which is pretty neutral.
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Reformed claiming horses taking center stage in 2019
Claiming runners turning into prominent horses is not a new thing in horse racing. We could look back to the early 1940s when a horse named *Princequillo was claimed for a reported $2,500. He not only outran his price tag to become among the top dist ...
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Blue Chip Matchmaker and Levy set for fifth and final leg
This coming weekend will mark the fifth and final rounds of eliminations for both the Blue Chip Matchmaker and George Morton Levy Memorial Series for Free-For-All pacers with a dwindling number of slots available for those lucrative finals on April 2 ...
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Quick takes on latest round of 2019 Kentucky Derby preps
Some quick impressions of last weekends’ major Kentucky Derby (G1) prep races.
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Slow tracks do not necessarily mean slow horses but the winning times of the Santa Anita Derby (G1), Blue Grass Stakes (G2) and Wood Memorial (G2) were p ...
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Sunday afternoon harness action heats up
Temperatures throughout the Mid-Atlantic Region rose quickly over the weekend and the pacers and trotters at a trio of five-eighths mile ovals appeared to thrive amid the moderating conditions. Sunday afternoon at Harrah's Philadelphia - still commo ...
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Three Takeaways from the 2019 Santa Anita Derby
The Track Was Slow
The main track at Santa Anita has been deep and slow since racing resumed late in March, so the modest final time for 1 1/8 miles (1:51.28 seconds) and the slow time for the final three furlongs (:40.10) should n ...
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Vekoma Much the Best in Blue Grass Stakes
The habitual slow starter Win Win Win , third in the Tampa Bay Derby (gr. II) last month, was once again slow into stride and settled in thirteenth place early before threading his way through the pack down the backstretch. Unfortunately, he ran int ...
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Baffert pupils Roadster, Game Winner top Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 4
Trainer Bob Baffert finished 1-2 in Saturday’s Santa Anita Derby (G1) at Santa Anita Park with Roadster (#17) and Game Winner (#8) , and on Sunday saw that pair go 1-2 again, this time in the 2019 Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW) .
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Tacitus Prevails in Roughly-Run Wood Memorial
Trainer Bill Mott was pleased with the performance of Tacitus, who emerged on the Derby trail with a similarly late-running victory in the Tampa Bay Derby (gr. II) last month . “I thought it was a very good effort,” Mott told the New York Racing As ...
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Yonkers, Meadowlands and Pocono Downs offer solid Saturday cards
On the day the NCAA Men's College Basketball Tournament fans found out which teams would be playing in the National Title game on Monday and thoroughbred racing fans watched a trio of Kentucky Derby prep races at three different ovals, Yonkers, Meado ...
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Aqueduct, Keeneland and Santa Anita offer Kentucky Derby, Oaks preps
Saturday afternoon proved to be among the best days for those who follow horses looking to punch their tickets to the Grade I Kentucky Derby and accompanying Grade I Kentucky Oaks as Aqueduct Race Course in New York, Keeneland Race Course in New York ...
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Kentucky Derby international scouting report: Japan Road invitee Master Fencer
This year’s Japan Road has produced a participant in the Kentucky Derby (G1) – Katsumi and Yasuyo Yoshizawa’s Master Fencer .
The third Japanese-based sophomore to attempt the Run for the Roses, Master Fencer is unlike Lani (ninth in 2016) an ...
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Firmer ground helps Will Call in Shakertown, thoughts on the Blue Grass Day Early Pick 5
Perhaps Saturday's $200,000 Shakertown (G2) at Keeneland will serve more of a get-fit trip for for #6 WILL CALL 's (6-1) title defense in next month's Twin Spires Turf Sprint (G3), but the Brad Cox trainee surely has the credentials to win this an ...
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How to bet the 2019 Blue Grass Stakes
The $1 million Blue Grass Stakes (G2) will be run on Saturday as race 10 at Keeneland going 1 1/8 miles on the dirt. The field might not have a superstar in it but a full starting gate of 14 have been entered.
SOMELIKEITHOWBROWN (#1) (10-1) ...
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How to bet the 2019 Wood Memorial Stakes
The $750,000 Wood Memorial (G2) will be run on Saturday as Race 10 at Aqueduct going 1 1/8 miles on the dirt. The Wood Memorial has fallen out of favor for trainers who used to ship in here so it is dominated by horses from New York, Florida and ...
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Pleasant Company and three others to watch in 2019 Grand National
Great racing at Keeneland, Aqueduct, and Santa Anita on Saturday will be proceeded, on my agenda at least, by an annual flutter on the Grand National Steeplechase at Aintree in Liverpool, England, the 4 5/16-mile spectacle widely considered to be the ...
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How to bet the 2019 Santa Anita Derby
The $1 million Santa Anita Derby (G1) will be run on Saturday as Race 8 at Santa Anita Park going 1 1/8 miles on the dirt. It only attracted a field of six but there is tons of quality in it.
ROADSTER (#1) (5-2) romped in his career debut ...
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2019 Kentucky Oaks preps selections for April 6
A huge day of racing for three-year-olds will take place on Saturday. A trio of vital Road to the Kentucky Derby points’ races will be contested with the Santa Anita Derby (G1) , Wood Memorial Stakes (G2) and Blue Grass Stakes (G2) leading the ...
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Santa Anita Derby BRIS Speed Rating Report
A short but select field of six has been entered for $1 million Santa Anita Derby (G1). One of seven major preps for the May 4 Kentucky Derby , the Santa Anita Derby field appears stronger than most from a BRIS Speed rating perspective.
Before we ...
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Blue Grass BRIS Speed Rating Report
Fourteen three-year-olds will square off in the $1 million Blue Grass (G2) at Keeneland and all need points, with none ranking among the top 20 on the Kentucky Derby leaderboard . One of seven major prep races for the 145 th Kentucky Derby on Ma ...
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Wood Memorial BRIS Speed Rating Report
Eleven sophomores will contest Saturday’s $1 million Wood Memorial (G2) at Aqueduct, one of seven major final prep races for the May 4 Kentucky Derby .
Before we analyze the BRIS Speed ratings for this year’s Wood Memorial field, let’s take revie ...
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How To Bet Trio of Kentucky Derby Preps Podcast
It's the busiest weekend on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, and the Radio Network How To Bet Horse Racing has you covered, as handicapper Gus Alonso joins Ed DeRosa to analyze the three points races.
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How to Bet the Blue Grass Day All-Stakes Pick 4
The first Saturday of the 2019 Keeneland spring meet is a typical stakes-packed card highlighted by the $1 million Blue Grass Stakes (gr. II) , a major prep race on the Road to the Kentucky Derby .
The Blue Grass also serves as the last le ...
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How to Bet the 2019 Wood Memorial
There are plenty of promising and accomplished runners to consider in Saturday’s $750,000 Wood Memorial Stakes (gr. II) at Aqueduct , 1 1/8-mile Road to the Kentucky Derby prep race that has attracted eleven entrants.
I’ve taken a look at ...
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Why I'm Betting Signalman in the Blue Grass Stakes
Granted, Signalman showed next to nothing when finishing seventh in the Fountain of Youth Stakes, but that was his first start of the season and trainer Kenny McPeek later said he might have undertrained Signalman for the race. It didn’t help that th ...
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Why I'm Betting Roadster in the Santa Anita Derby
It might not be logical to expect the champion two-year-old and three-time Grade 1 winner #6 Game Winner to lose back-to-back races, but when he starts as the heavy favorite in Saturday’s $1 million Santa Anita Derby (gr. I) at Santa Anita Park ...
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Fourth Legs For ‘Levy’ And Matchmaker Series; Hoosier Power Plays Pokes At Prices
Spring may be a bit stubborn starting but nothing will stop the fourth leg of Yonkers Raceway 2019 George Morton Levy and Blue Chip Matchmaker series. The pacing mares and horses are on target at spring’s beginning for their finales on April 20.
T ...
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Blue Chip Matchmaker, Levy series both head to round four
A glimpse at the draw for this weekend's fourth round of both the Blue Chip Matchmaker and George Morton Levy Memorial series for Free-For-All pacers at Yonkers Raceway reveals a hint of both attrition and strategy in the demanding, lucrative venture ...
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Who Offers the Best Value in Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 4?
The fourth and final 2019 Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool will open for wagering on Friday, April 5, providing bettors with one last opportunity to lock in a nice price on overlooked Derby contenders before the race is run four weeks from now.
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Game Winner, Maximum Security listed at 8-1 in Pool 4 of Kentucky Derby Future Wager
Juvenile champion Game Winner and Florida Derby (G1) winner Maximum Security , both owned by Gary and Mary West, have been made the co-morning line favorites for this week's fourth and final 2019 Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW). Trained ...
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Dick Powell’s Australian Pick of the Week April 3
Race 6 at Gosford (Australia A) is a one-mile handicap for benchmark 64-rated horses. It has a wide spread of weights and that is what makes it attractive to me. The track is expected to be “Soft-7” so any kind of form on it would be a help.
FRE ...
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Bad Luck Board Visits Gronkowski and Haunt
A Painful Beat as Gronkowski is Edged Out by a Nose by Thunder Snow
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Adding blinkers for his t ...
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Keeler Johnson's Kentucky Derby Top 10: Where to Rank Maximum Security?
With barely more than a month remaining until the 2019 Kentucky Derby , the race remains as wide-open as ever.
Two more upset victories in the Florida Derby (gr. I) and UAE Derby (UAE-II) did little to clarify the Derby picture; if anything ...
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Rosecroft and Pocono cap month of March on Sunday
On the day in which the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament was finally whittled down to the "Final Four", a pair of five-eighths mile harness racing ovals in the Mid-Atlantic region capped off the month of March with solid cards. In the opening race o ...
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Kentucky Derby Rankings Updated Top 5
Maximum Security impressed so much winning the Grade 1 Florida Derby this past Saturday that he immediately jumps to the top of my Derby Rankings. The former maiden claimer took the lead and dominated. Could he do that on the First Saturday in May? ...
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Santa Anita Derby Historical as It Gets
On Saturday, April 6, some of the best three-year-olds in the nation will head to the Great Race Place, Santa Anita Park, for the Santa Anita Derby. Traditionally one of the top three-year-old prep races for the Kentucky Derby, the Santa Anita Derby ...
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Citation Horse Racing’s First Millionaire
Few race horses reach legendary status. If you don’t believe that statement, think about Justify. Although Justify won the Triple Crown last year, nobody puts him in the same league as American Pharoah, Secretariat, Seattle Slew, or Affirmed. Justif ...
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Linda Rice Trainer Leading Aqueduct Standings
Heading into April, Linda Rice leads Rudy Rodriguez in the Aqueduct trainer standings by 5 races. Rice has won 45 races while Rudy’s won 40. Linda’s horses have also earned a massive $2,254,745. Her horses have won 25% of the time while they’ve finis ...
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Der Flug Wins Final Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby Prep Race
For his victory, Der Flug earned 40 qualification points to sit atop the leaderboard, but the Nobuhiro Suzuki-trained son of Behkabad has not been nominated to the Triple Crown and seems unlikely to make a trip to Churchill Downs. Second on the lead ...
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Plus Que Parfait Rebounds in UAE Derby
Trained by Brendan Walsh for Imperial Racing LLC, Plus Que Parfait was racing with blinkers for the first time, and the headgear seemed to make a difference as Plus Que Parfait turned in his best effort since finishing second in the Kentucky Jockey ...
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Maximum Security Finishes Fast in Florida Derby
“It was beautiful. He broke so perfect and I just took it. He was traveling beautiful, and when he came to the half-mile pole and you feel the pressure I knew I had a lot of horse and in the stretch he just took off,” Saez told Gulfstream Park. “My p ...
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Yonkers, Meadowlands and Pocono Downs offer Saturday card action
While thoroughbred racing fans were keen on watching a superb card at Gulfstream Park capped by the Grade I, $1 million Florida Derby, harness racing enthusiasts were paying close attention to the action at Yonkers Raceway in New York, the Meadowland ...
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Matchmaker Has Three Of Four; ‘Levy’ Losses; Top Winners Pay Double-Digits; 52 Percent On The Board
Making up for last week’s dull horses-to-watch winners was this week’s rebound, with a good bunch coming through for us and a whopping win percentage.
Here’s the success and failure rundown from features:
Thursday, March 28
Our Power Plays ...
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Thoughts on the Rainbow 6 mandatory payout
The Florida Derby (G1) and a force-out of the Rainbow 6 Jackpot carryover of more than $2.6 million highlight the racing action Saturday afternoon at Gulfstream Park. Here's how I'll be playing the 20-cent Rainbow 6.
Race 9 -- Maiden Special Weig ...
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Selections for 2019 Dubai World Cup Day
The fog enveloping Meydan Friday morning is a fitting metaphor for the process of groping toward the key horses to use on Saturday’s super competitive Dubai World Cup program.
It would be surprising if Godolphin doesn’t have a good night, but th ...
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Live harness racing returns to Hoosier Park
Harness racing action at Hoosier Park commences on Friday to kick-off their much-anticipated meet. The Anderson, Indiana, venue will host races on Friday and Saturday during opening weekend, and from Thursday through Saturday on April 4-6.
Followi ...
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Hanson: Spot Plays on the Dubai World Cup card
The Dubai World Cup Day program at Meydan, which will be held primarily during the morning hours Saturday in the United States, is again filled to the brim with competitive races and international intrigue. Here are thoughts on most of the eight T ...
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How To Bet the Florida Derby Podcast
The Kentucky Derby favorite could come from the Florida Derby, as Hidden Scroll looks to rebound from his fourth-place behind Code of Honor and Bourbon War in the Fountain of Youth, Maximum Security looks to breakout in his stakes debut, and Harvey W ...
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2019 Dubai World Cup News & Notes
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The 2019 Dubai World Cup program is Saturday, and the card features a star-studded cast of runners seeking glory and riches i ...
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How to bet the 2019 UAE Derby
The $2.5 UAE Derby (G2) will be run on Saturday morning as Race 5 in Dubai at Meydan Racecourse. The huge purse and the same amount of Kentucky Derby (G1) eligibility points as the other major prep races have attracted a field of 14 going 1 3/16 ...
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Picks and Plays for Dubai World Cup Night
By far the best race card in the world this Saturday will take place at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai, where the eight Thoroughbred races on Dubai World Cup Night will pit high-class runners from around the world against each other in a series of ric ...
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Santa Anita stakes Spot Plays for 2019 Beholder Mile Day
Four graded stakes races will be contested at Santa Anita Park on Saturday, with a pair of Grade 1 tilts among them. I have a few horses of interest to me in the marquee events.
RACE 5: FRANK E. KILROE MILE (G1)
A compact but excellent fiel ...
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How to Bet the Florida Derby
Of course, splitting these three runners is easier said than done. I think a strong case can be made that Hidden Scroll ran the best race in the Fountain of Youth, carving out stiff fractions of :22.80, :45.69, and 1:10.42 before weakening in the fin ...
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Gulfstream Park stakes Spot Plays for 2019 Florida Derby Day
The $1 million Florida Derby (G1) is the headliner of a big day of racing at Gulfstream Park on Saturday. A total of six accompanying stakes events are also on the card, with a trio of those of the graded variety.
While I found it difficult to ...
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How to bet the 2019 Florida Derby
A field of 11 sophomores will run 1 1/8 miles on the Gulfstream Park main strip in Saturday’s $1 million Florida Derby (G1) . The Road to the Kentucky Derby points race attracted three of the top-four finishers of the recent Fountain of Youth St ...
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Florida Derby BRIS Speed Rating Report
The $1 million Florida Derby (G1) at Gulfstream Park highlights the second weekend of major Kentucky Derby qualifiers. One of seven prep races awarding a combined 170 points toward a Kentucky Derby berth (100-40-20-10), the 1 1/8-mile event has att ...
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Hoosier Park opens and begins bi-weekly special betting offers
By Frank Cotolo
Hoosier Park opens this weekend and once again TwinSpires is offering super specials for bettors. The TwinSpires harness staff will highlight these specials bi-weekly.
Opening night, March 29 and March 30, features the Bet C ...
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Third Leg For ‘Levy’ And Matchmaker Series Promising Profits; Power Plays In Motion
Yonkers Raceway continues to be the headquarters for our features with leg three of the 2019 George Morton Levy and Blue Chip Matchmaker series. The series, for divisions of pacing mares and horses, continues to qualify entries for their finales on A ...
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Why I'm Betting Capezzano in the Dubai World Cup
There’s no telling how he’ll Capezzano will respond if North America challenges him for the early lead, but remember, North America has shown a tendency to break slowly on occasion, which cost him any chance at victory in last year’s Dubai World Cup. ...
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Why I'm Betting Walking Thunder in the UAE Derby
Now Walking Thunder has landed the rail draw for the UAE Derby, and he’ll be ridden for the first time by top jockey Frankie Dettori. If Walking Thunder breaks alertly, he should have every opportunity to secure the lead and hold his position on the ...
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War of Will, Anothertwistafate recipients of Bad Luck Board
A few strides out of the gate in Saturday's $1 million TwinSpires.com Louisiana Derby (G2) , 4-5 favorite War of Will virtually lost all chance at a sweep of Fair Grounds ' Kentucky Derby (G1) preps when his hind end gave out briefly. Later ass ...
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2019 Dubai World Cup Picks
2019 Dubai World Cup: Capezzano Gate to Wire
Win: Capezzano
This year's Dubai World Cup appears to be lacking in pace. Thunder Snow, North America, and Capezzano appear to be the ones with the most early hoof, meaning whomever can establish ...
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Levy and Matchmaker series both set for round three
This weekend may mark the round of the "Sweet 16" for those following the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, but for harness racing enthusiasts this Friday and Saturday as Yonkers Raceway hosts the third rounds of both the Blue Chip Matchmaker and Geo ...
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Dick Powell’s Australian Pick of the Week March 27
Race 4 at Australia A (Hawkesbury) Wednesday night is a maiden race for all ages going 5 1/2 furlongs. A field of 10 are entered and the ground is expected to be extremely heavy and as low as a 9 on the scale.
FREE International Past Performance ...
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Pletcher Heats Up with Two Derby Qualifiers; More on the Way?
Trainer Todd Pletcher has won two Kentucky Derbies, has saddled more Derby starters (52) than any other trainer in history, and has sent out at least one Derby starter every year since 2004.
Yet until recently, there appeared to be a chance that ...
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Keeler Johnson's Kentucky Derby Top 10: Anothertwistafate Impresses the Most
This year’s Road to the Kentucky Derby prep season has been filled with memorable upsets, so it’s only fitting that the two big races last week saw two more odds-on favorites fall to defeat.
War of Will , previously ranked fifth in my Kentuc ...
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Cutting Humor Edges Anothertwistafate in Sunland Derby
In a clear-cut demonstration of how trips can affect the performance of a racehorse, Cutting Humor had the last laugh in the $800,000 Sunland Derby (gr. III) at Sunland Park , parlaying a clean run into a gallant victory in the Road to the ...
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A yardstick to measure the greatness of Winx
There has always been a lot of chatter when foreign horses are dominating their regions. Questions arise regarding who they are beating and why don’t they come to America? As one Australian trainer, Peter Moody, once reminded: “The planes fly both wa ...
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Kentucky Derby Pedigree Profile: Cutting Humor
Starlight Racing's Cutting Humor took the lead in early stretch and kept a stubborn foe at bay late in securing a neck tally in the $800,000 Sunland Park Derby (G3) on Sunday. The Todd Pletcher trainee picked up his initial stakes win after ...
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