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Saratoga Preview
by DICK POWELL
Chad or Todd? Irad or Jose?
These are the questions facing us as the 2018 Saratoga meet begins on Friday from the historic race course in Saratoga Springs.
The past three years have seen a neck-and-neck battle for the H. Al ...
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Out Cap Da Shap on Del Mar’s Opening Day
By SCOTT SHAPIRO
Wednesday is Opening Day at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club and that should mean a massive late Pick 4 pool where the “Turf Meets the Surf.”
Twin Spires is bringing back 2016’s favorite contest where players get a chance to “o ...
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Mucciolo’s Opening Day Plays at Del Mar
The always exciting Del Mar summer season will kick-off Wednesday with a 10-race card. The $100,000 Oceanside serves as the feature, with an overflow field of 16 competitive sophomores entered for the one-mile turf affair.
I have tabbed a handful ...
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Ocean Downs offers two nights of Maryland Sire Stakes finals
Beach goers in Ocean City often find their ideal place to cool off and unveil their afternoon tans to be five miles west at Ocean Downs in Berlin and over the past two nights the half-mile oval offered a quartet of Maryland Sire Stakes finals for thr ...
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Keeler Johnson's Breeders' Cup Classic Top 10 – 7/16/18
Suffice to say, a lot has happened since I published my first ranking of the Breeders’ Cup Classic (gr. I) contenders back in June.
With the uncertainty surrounding the racing future of Triple Crown winner , I have decided to at least temp ...
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How to Bet the Oceanside Stakes on Opening Day at Del Mar
The Oceanside Stakes may not be a graded event, but as usual the restricted $100,000 contest drew a strong field of three-year-old colts looking to get the summer meet started with a visit to the Del Mar winners’ circle.
The pace in this year’s ...
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Attack On Meadowlands Pace Scores $107 Exacta, $260 Triple; Top-Picked ‘Sheppard’ Frosh Best; ‘Frolic’ Youngsters Sharp
The Meadowlands Pace, the sport’s big weekend feature on July 14, deserves the lead for this update-review edition of the TwinSpires harness blog—because we crushed all three positions and the strategy that led to big exotics profits.
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Meadowlands hosts superb Saturday card
For many harness racing enthusiasts Saturday night's card at the Meadowlands was reminiscent of day of old as the track once dubbed the mecca of the sport hosted a stellar card that featured its signature event as well as numerous other stakes that i ...
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Hanson: Pick 4 for Stars of Texas Day at Lone Star Park
Sunday's $50,000 Guaranteed All Stakes Pick 4 at Lone Star Park encompasses four stakes for Texas-bred or -sired horses, including a pair of contentious races for two-year-olds whose careers are just getting started. Here are thoughts on the sequence ...
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Two-horse race looms in Indiana Oaks
An octet of fillies will take aim on the $200,000 Indiana Oaks (G3) on Saturday night. I see this as a two-horse affair and will play it aggressively.
#1 MOLECULES (30-1) – Local hopeful is a nose shy of being unbeaten from three starts. Longsho ...
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How to Bet the Indiana Derby
A solid field of nine will go 1 1/16 miles in the lucrative $500,000 Indiana Derby (G2) on Saturday evening.
Here is a look at the field:
#1 TRIGGER WARNING (8-1) – Multiple stakes winner by Candy Ride was a close third in the Ohio Derby (G3) ...
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All-Stakes Pick 3 Plays on Del ‘Cap Day
The $750,000 Delaware H. (G2) will feature a solid favorite in Elate, who makes her first start since finishing fourth as the favorite in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1). A pair of competitive races, the Hockessin and Kent (G3), precede the Del ‘Cap a ...
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Meadowlands offers exceptional card on Saturday night
Harness racing fans who were accustomed to seeing the spotlight focused on the Meadowlands for decades in the 20th century will once again focus their attention on the New Jersey one-mile oval on Saturday night when the track offers its signature eve ...
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Indiana Derby Day Handicapping Blog
Saturday night’s 24 th running of the $500,000 Indiana Derby (G3) highlights a 10-race card including six stakes at Indiana Grand.
King Zachary is the horse to beat following his 4 ¾-length victory in the Matt Winn (G3) at Churchill Downs. By Cur ...
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How to play the early Pick 5 on Indiana Derby Day
Indiana Grand recently introduced a Pick 5 wager on its first five races, and the pool should be healthy Saturday night when the track hosts its biggest card of the year, highlighted by the $500,000 Indiana Derby (G3).
Be sure to take advantage of ...
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Shapiro analyzes the Delaware Handicap
Elate winning the Beldame Invitational (G1) at Belmont Park last September (c) NYRA/Chelsea Durand/Adam Coglianese Photography
by Scott Schapiro
The $750,000 Delaware Handicap (G2) headlines a 10-race card on Saturday afternoon at beautiful ...
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How to Bet the Trifecta
We’ll explain the terminology, introduce you to the different types of bets, and provide tips on how to effectively structure your tickets.
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Chad Brown Could Own the Travers Stakes
Soon, all eyes will be on the two biggest summer meets: Del Mar and Saratoga. Del Mar's opening day is on July 19. Only a day later, Saratoga opens its doors for yet another awesome meet. The highlight, like it is every year, is the Travers Stakes. ...
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Meadowlands Pace Program Parades Star Divisions Thick With Upset Potential; Freshman Frolic Features Pricey Prospects
A big stakes night at the Meadowlands revolves around Meadowlands Pace. July 14’s program is covered thoroughly below, along with some extra facts on the iconic stakes event. The “Pace” program includes the classic Mistletoe Shalee affair, ...
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Stanley Dancer And Del Miller Splits Present Major August-Classic Contenders In Flight At Meadowlands
Meadowlands Racetrack hosts the marquee preps on the Hambletonian Trail, the $262,000 Stanley Dancer Memorial and the $257,000 Del Miller Memorial, on the undercard of the Meadowlands Pace Saturday, July 14. Full fields of Hambletonian and ...
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Keying King Zachary in the Indiana Derby
In the months following the conclusion of the Triple Crown, there are plenty of rich stakes races available for talented three-year-olds that might not be at the very top of the division.
One of the best is the $500,000 Indiana Derby (gr. III) ...
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Indiana Derby Among Six Stakes Races on Saturday at Indiana Grand
If the thought of a Saturday evening filled with quality, competitive horse racing sounds fun to you, then you’re in luck!
The upcoming July 14th card at Indiana Grand includes six stakes races, two of them graded, and the racing action will con ...
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Asmussen, Pletcher Ready With Top 2yos for Saratoga Meet
Saratoga … they call it the “Graveyard of Favorites,” but it could also be considered the “Birthplace of Champions.”
After all, with its terrific program of races for two-year-olds— seven graded stakes races supported by literally dozens of ma ...
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Baffert, O'Neill Loaded With 2yos for the Del Mar Meet
What’s your favorite aspect of the upcoming summer meet at Del Mar ?
There’s a lot to like about the prestigious seven-week meet, including the action-packed stakes schedule and the top-notch turf racing. But what gets me the most excited—and ...
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From Grade 1 to Grade 3: A Significant Class Drop
It’s easy to understand how significant it can be when a racehorse drops from one class level to a lower class level. As we’ve discussed in the past, when a horse drops from a maiden special weight to a maiden claiming race , the easier competiti ...
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Ocean Downs offer two nights at Maryland Race Fund action
Beach goers who don their tans in Ocean City during the day know where to look for some evening excitement amid cooler climes each summer as they venture to Ocean Downs, a half-mile harness racing oval which had plenty of offer on Sunday and Monday e ...
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Pacific Classic, 2yo Races Highlight 2018 Del Mar Meet
Summer may have officially arrived in June, but for horsemen, racing fans, and bettors, the season doesn’t truly begin until the annual summer meets at Del Mar and Saratoga open for business in mid-July.
Both meets are packed with rich stakes race ...
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Top Programs for 2yos, 3yos Highlight 2018 Saratoga Stakes Schedule
Summer may have officially arrived in June, but for horsemen, racing fans, and bettors, the season doesn’t truly begin until the annual summer meets at Del Mar and Saratoga open for business in mid-July.
Both meets are packed with rich stakes race ...
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Juvenile Stakes Races, All-Stakes Pick 4 Highlight Sunday Card at Lone Star Park
Who doesn’t like an all-stakes Pick 4 with a $50,000 guaranteed pool?
If that sounds appealing to you, then be sure to check out Sunday’s race card at Lone Star Park , which will culminate with four stakes races at varying distances that comprise ...
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Early list of 2018 Arlington Million possibles
Although it’s premature to say that the field is coming together for the August 11 Arlington Million (G1), Sunday’s Arlington barn notes named possible candidates for the “Win and You’re In” for the Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1).
Oscar Performance p ...
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Keeler Johnson's Breeders' Cup Distaff Top 10 – 7/9/18
In recent years, we’ve been treated to some truly memorable renewals of the Breeders’ Cup Distaff (gr. I) , and the 2018 edition at Churchill Downs is shaping up to be yet another terrific race.
With a prospective field that’s packed with c ...
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Limousine Liberal Edges Whitmore in Thrilling Belmont Sprint Championship
Despite this rough entrance to the homestretch, all the horses stayed on their feet and Whitmore—none the worse for wear—gamely set off to reel in Eye Luv Lulu, who had inherited the lead. But Limousine Liberal had likewise shrugged off the bumping a ...
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We Win Both Meadowlands Pace Elims And Graduate Pace; 118-1 Frosh Plus Favorite Pays $132 Exacta; Hambo Preps Productive
This week’s features faired well enough and there was enough freshman fire to kick a few exactas well into the black. It was a slow weekend for the H2W list in the winners department.
Here is how it all went down:
Friday, July ...
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Meadowlands offers solid Saturday night card
While Belmont Park was the main focus for thoroughbred racing fans on Saturday afternoon, standardbred racing fans turned their attention slightly south later that evening as The Meadowlands presented two, $250,000 Graduate Series finals as well as a ...
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Belmont and Delaware Park offer numerous stakes
Following a week of hot, humid conditions throughout the Mid-Atlantic region, drier, cooler climes arrivedon Saturday afternoon at Belmont Park and Delaware Park both offered solid cards with stakes on the back end of the program and Laurel Park also ...
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2018 Saratoga Meet Predictions
in New York and transfer from Belmont Park to Saratoga. One of those horses, Mendelssohn, might emerge as the 3-year-old to take on Justify. The other horses could end up Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf and Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf favorites. ...
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How to Play the Belmont Oaks-Suburban-Belmont Derby Pick 3
Chad Brown has won five of the last six editions of the Belmont Oaks (G1), and will saddle two of the 10 candidates on Saturday. The pair includes 7-2 morning line favorite Significant Form, a nice filly but one whose credentials aren't quite as stro ...
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International scouting reports for 2018 Belmont Oaks: Athena, Capla Temptress, Chipolata
Mirroring the Belmont Derby (G1), Saturday’s $1 million Belmont Oaks Invitational (G1) pits a European raiding party against a strong home defense. Team Valor’s Capla Temptress is the most accomplished of the invading trio, but Aidan O’Brien’s Athe ...
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Extra ground can help Whitmore in Belmont Sprint Championship
Saturday's $350,000 Belmont Sprint Championship (G3) is a "Win & You're In" Breeders' Cup Challenge race for the TwinSpires Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1), to be held at Churchill Downs in November.
A field of six will line up for the seven-fu ...
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How to play the Million Preview Day Pick 5 at Arlington
Million Preview Day at Arlington on Saturday features several intriguing multi-race wagers, including the 50-cent Late Pick 5 (Races 6-10) and the TwinSpires.com Late Pick 4 (Races 7-10). Here are thoughts on the Pick 5.
Race 6 -- Modesty H. (G ...
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International scouting reports for 2018 Belmont Derby: Hunting Horn and Kingstar
Saturday’s $1.2 million Belmont Derby Invitational (G1) features not only a robust domestic team, but a couple of proper European shippers as well in Aidan O’Brien’s Hunting Horn and Team Valor’s Kingstar.
HUNTING HORN
Recent Royal Ascot winn ...
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All-Stakes Pick 4 analysis for Belmont Derby Day
by SCOTT SHAPIRO
New York City takes center stage in the Thoroughbred racing world on Saturday afternoon as Belmont Park hosts a strong 11-race card starting at 1:30 p.m. (EDT)
An all-stakes Pick 4 that includes the $1 million Belmont Oak ...
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How to Bet the Grade 2 Suburban
The New York Racing Association has put together a strong stakes laden card this Saturday afternoon that includes five-graded stakes races over the 11-race slate.
The Grade 1 and the Grade 1 Belmont Oaks attracted world class fields and will rec ...
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Mendelssohn Returns to the U.S. for Dwyer Stakes
He was one of the most polarizing horses in the 2018 Kentucky Derby field, with some handicappers viewing him as a prime win candidate and others tossing him from all of their tickets.
That horse was Mendelssohn , who joined the Derby field with ...
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How to bet the exacta
We’ll introduce you to the different types of bets, explain the terminology, and provide tips on how to effectively structure your tickets. Let's kick things off by taking a look at the "exacta."
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Breeders’ Cup Challenge series heats up
by Dick Powell
Just like the weather, the series of Breeders’ Cup Challenge races is starting to heat up and will do so until racing arrives on the first Friday and Saturday of November at Churchill Downs. The Triple Crown is over and the attenti ...
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Jockey Profile: Jose Valdivia Jr.
One of the best jockeys in the United States has his tack at Arlington Park. About 20 years ago, Jose Valdivia Jr. used to throw down at Santa Anita Park. Back then, he was known as one of the best young turf riders at Santa Anita. Now, he wins aboa ...
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Tackling deep Late Pick 4 on Belmont Park's Stars and Stripes Racing Festival
by JOHN MUCCIOLO
The late Pick-4 (Races 7-10) at Belmont on Saturday features two Grade 1 fields, as well as a pair of Grade 2 tilts. With no standouts that I can see in the sequence, the potential for a nice payday awaits. I’ll give it my best s ...
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How to bet graded stakes on Arlington's Ride to the Million card
by JOHN MUCCIOLO
Four graded stakes races will be held on the Arlington Park lawn on Saturday as part of the “Ride to the Million” program. Each of the races serves as preps for events on Arlington Million Day, on August 11.
I will take a look ...
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How to Bet the Belmont Oaks
Just how dominant has trainer been in the $1 million Belmont Oaks (gr. I) at Belmont Park ?
Well, since the Belmont Oaks took on its current name, distance, and place on the calendar, Brown has won three of the four renewals. He also won the l ...
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Will Hawkish Fly to Victory in the Belmont Derby?
Chad Brown and Aidan O’Brien. Few, if any, will dispute that these two men are among the leading trainers in the world, particularly when it comes to turf horses.
Both will be represented by well-regarded runners in Saturday’s $1.2 million Belmon ...
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Why I'm Betting Shaft of Light in the Belmont Sprint Championship
The field might be small, but you can’t knock the quality of Saturday’s $350,000 Belmont Sprint Championship Stakes (gr. II) at Belmont Park , a “Win and You’re In” for the Breeders’ Cup Sprint (gr. I) in November at Churchill Downs.
Six ho ...
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Meadowlands Pace Elims Highlight Convoy Of Stakes Conflicts; Aged Battle Royally; Freshman Frays Go For Pricy Purses
It’s another big weekend of harness wagering opportunity during the first sweeping heat wave of the season. A few divisions, including the sport’s newest opponents, are packing heat for big purses and, as usual, we have profits on our mind. Our betti ...
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Hambo/Oaks-Eligible Races In Reynolds Stake And Conditioned Events At Meadowlands
Action on the Hambletonian Trail lightens this week with trotters pointing to the first Saturday in August gathering at the Meadowlands on Friday, July 6 and Saturday, July 7 for two overnight events and exclusively the fillies in the $66,2 ...
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Meadowlands offers solid Saturday night card
This coming Saturday night harness racing fans will turn their attention to the Meadowlands as the one-mile oval in New Jersey will once again resume its role as the sport's mecca when the track hosts two eliminations of its signature event, the Mead ...
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Using Trainer Angles in Handicapping, Part 4
Many handicappers know the value of analyzing a trainer’s record with first-time starters. Some trainers, like Bob Baffert and Todd Pletcher, are renowned for the ability to send out race-ready horses to win their debuts, and knowing this can be hel ...
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Thoughts on Tuesday's $16,943 Pick 5 carryover at Emerald Downs
A chance for early fireworks in advance of the Independence Day holiday occurs Tuesday evening at Emerald Downs, where a 50-cent Pick 5 carryover of $16,943 awaits bettors willing to sift through the fields in races 5-9.
Here are some thoughts on ...
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Pocono Downs and Ocean Downs offer plenty of action on Sunday night
Sunday evening may mark the end of the weekend for many Americans, but for standardbred fans who enjoy seeing developing two-year-olds and durable older pacers compete turned their attention to Pocono Downs in Pennsylvania and Ocean Downs in Maryland ...
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Philly Fillies Afloat In Trio Of Lucrative Pennsylvania Sires Stakes Features
Philadelphia hosts Hambletonian-Oaks contenders (and then some) on July 3 in three power-purse editions of the Pennsylvania Sires Stakes (PASS) as the Hambletonian Trail rolls into its final month for 2018. These splits are worth $56,000-pl ...
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Keeler Johnson's Breeders' Cup Mile Top 10 – 7/2/18
Every year, one of the most exciting and competitive races of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships is the Breeders’ Cup Mile (gr. I) , which typically pits the best milers in American against a top-class group of invaders from Europe.
With four ...
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Long On Value Make Triumphant Rally in Highlander Stakes
That victory brought Long On Value’s record this year to a perfect 2-for-2 and earned him in a “Win and You’re In” berth to the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (gr. I) at Churchill Downs this November. And lest anyone think that the 5 ½-furlong dista ...
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A Star in the Making? Stormy Embrace Crushes Princess Rooney Stakes
Rich Mommy and My Miss Tapit rallied from the back of the pack to finish second and third, but neither threatened the runaway winner, who earned a “Win and You’re In” berth to the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint in November at Churchill Dow ...
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Never in Doubt: X Y Jet Wins the Smile Sprint Stakes
The only drama involved the battle for the minor awards, as Reason to Soar —who crossed the wire in second place—ducked out sharply turning for home and interfered with the eventual fifth-place finisher Splash Rules . As a result, Reason to Star wa ...
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Lather Up, Manchego Disappointing; Three-Race ‘Trail’ Sweep Nailed; $23 Top Win Price; Freshmen Fire Hot Results
A busy weekend ensued with winners, upsets, favorites, scratches and longshots in features and the H2W list.
Here is how it all went down:
Saturday, June 30
First and foremost, the headline is the failure of Lather ...
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Pocono Downs hosts stellar Saturday night card
Saturday night most of the standardbred racing world focused its attention on the lucrative card at Pocono Downs as the five-eighths mile oval in Pennsylvania offered a quartet of finals and an equal number of consolations. On the early portion of t ...
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International scouting report for Highlander contender Corinthia Knight
Up-and-coming young trainer Archie Watson celebrated his first Royal Ascot winner with Soldier’s Call in last Saturday’s Windsor Castle S. and immediately named the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint as an objective. Now he seeks another breakthr ...
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Shapiro on mandatory payout Single 6 at Churchill Downs
by SCOTT SHAPIRO
Closing Day at the Churchill Downs spring meeting is upon us and that means a mandatory payout in the Single 6 on Saturday afternoon.
After a formful series of results on Thursday and Friday there is a $64,321 carryover and a ...
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2018 Queen’s Plate one-liners
Canada’s signature classic, and North America’s oldest continuously run race, Saturday’s C$1 million Queen’s Plate features a field of 16.
Let’s boil it down one-liner style:
#1 Boyhood Dream , fourth with no pace help in the Plate Trial, mu ...
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Saturday Late Pick 4 Analysis at Los Alamitos
Tomorrow marks the first of three Saturday afternoon cards at Los Alamitos Race Course in Cypress, California before the Southern California circuit heads south to Del Mar.
The 9-race slate does not include graded stakes action like the next tw ...
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How to Bet the Queen's Plate Stakes
Big fields mean big payoffs, or at least that’s the way it usually works. And you won’t find a bigger field in North American this weekend than the group of sixteen horses that will face the starter for Saturday’s $1 million Queen’s Plate Stakes a ...
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Pocono Downs hosts lucrative Saturday night card
One week after many of the sport's top pacers and trotters of all ages gathered for numerous elimination races at Pocono Downs, the five-eighths mile oval in Pennsylvania will host a quartet of lucrative stakes finals and several consolation events o ...
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How to Bet the Princess Rooney Stakes
An accomplished field of eight fillies and mares will travel seven-eighths on the Gulfstream Park main oval in Saturday’s $250,000 Princess Rooney S. (G2), a “Win & You’re In” for the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint .
Here is a look at ...
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How to Bet the Highlander Stakes
An important turf dash, the $250,000 Highlander S. (Can-G1) always attracts high-class runners and Saturday’s edition is no different. It serves as a “Win & You’re In” for the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1) and 10 will travel six furlongs on Wo ...
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Keying Longshot Holding Gold in the Highlander Stakes
Thanks to the creation of the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (gr. I) in 2008, the turf sprint division of North America’s racing scene has been gaining in prestige over the last ten years.
There’s no greater evidence of this than Saturdays $250,00 ...
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How to Bet the Queen’s Plate
A huge field of 16 sophomores will go postward for the 158th running of the $1 million Queen’s Plate at Woodbine on Saturday. The first leg of the Canadian Triple Crown has attracted some fine runners, including a pair of fantastic fillies, and pro ...
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Thais, La Serdane Headline Perfect Sting Stakes Field
Hardly a turf stakes races is run in New York these days without a starter from the barn of the two-time Eclipse Award-winning trainer , who is particularly renowned for his success with grass runners.
Thus, it comes as no surprise to see that Bro ...
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Lather Up Leads Sophs In Stakes; Pocono Presents Top Divisions In Combat; Freshman Report Returns
We go back to the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania to end June with the lucrative Sun Stakes Saturday. All eyes are beginning to focus upon Lather Up, the proven king of the glamour-boy pacers. He will highlight the four big stakes. One of ...
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Earl Beal, Jr. Final At Pocono Features Top-Of-The-List Trotters Powering For August Classic
Pocono Downs hosts Hambletonian contenders on its “Sun Stakes” program Saturday, June 27, which features potential August-classic starters in the $500,000 final of the Earl Beal Jr. Memorial, with a $75,000 consolation.
Fashion Forev ...
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Midnight Bisou Faces Deep Field in Mother Goose Stakes
Although Saturday’s $250,000 Mother Goose Stakes (gr. II) at Belmont Park lost its Grade 1 status last year, that hasn’t stopped the 2018 renewal of the 8.5-furlong event from drawing a top-class field packed with proven graded stakes winners.
...
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How to Bet the Princess Rooney Stakes
As we enter the second half of the 2018 racing season, the schedule of “Win and You’re In” races for the Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Churchill Downs is starting to heat up.
In fact, the first Win and You’re In event for the Filly & M ...
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How to Bet the Smile Sprint Stakes
Want to see a horse that exemplifies the definition of pure speed? Then you should tune in to watch and wager on Saturday’s $250,000 Smile Sprint Stakes (gr. II) at Gulfstream Park .
The six-furlong sprint serves as an early summer prep race on ...
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Attacking Thursday’s Pick 5 Carryover at Churchill Downs
By SCOTT SHAPIRO
After no one was able to connect on the late Pick 5 at Churchill Downs last Sunday, a $30,454 carryover exists for the final five races on the Twilight Thursday card. The sequence commences at 6:27 (EDT) with a maiden claimer at ...
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How to Bet the Bashford Manor Stakes
Want to get an early start looking for 2019 Kentucky Derby contenders? Then you won’t want to miss Saturday’s $100,000 Bashford Manor Stakes (gr. III) at Churchill Downs !
The six-furlong spring is the first graded stakes race of the year for ...
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Keying Restless Rider in the Debutante Stakes
You have to admire any horse that overcomes adversity to win a race. And when the horse in question is an unraced two-year-old filly making her debut, you have to wonder if you’re looking at an above-average runner.
In handicapping Saturday’s $10 ...
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Ocean Downs offers Maryland Sire Stakes
While many harness racing enthusiasts are already eagerly looking forward to the four lucrative finals at Pocono Downs this Saturday night, Ocean Downs continues to offer a blend of Maryland Sire Stakes and overnight races that have been pleasing to ...
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Keeler Johnson's Breeders' Cup Classic Top 10 -- 6/25/18
Get ready, everyone! The Triple Crown is over and less than 4 ½ months remain until the 2018 Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Churchill Downs , which means it’s time to start ranking the top contenders for each race.
In this new weekly seri ...
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When to Bet Sprinters Stretching Out in Distance
Thoroughbred horse races are held over a wide variety of distances—it’s part of what makes the sport so interesting.
But as a handicapper, how do you know if a horse that has been competing in sprint races can be competitive while stretching out t ...
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Pocono Downs results one day after elims
When the dust settled following the bevy of stakes eliminations on Saturday night at Pocono Downs, it was time to look over the charts and trip notes and attempt to get a gauge on which horses can succeed in the lucrative finals slated for this Satur ...
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Distaff Division: Is It Only Unique Bella vs Abel Tasman?
Now that the Triple Crown is over, it's time to turn our attention to the other divisions in horse racing. The Handicap Division is an absolute mess. Who knows if the Bob Baffert trained West Coast returns to his previous glory days? In the Distaff ...
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Shapiro's suggested wager for Sunday's mandatory Pick 6 payout at Santa Anita
by SCOTT SHAPIRO
Closing Day at Santa Anita Park means a mandatory payout in the Pick 6 pool. The good news for horseplayers is that once again no one was able to connect on 6 of 6 on Saturday, so track officials expect the pool to reach close to ...
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Closing Day Spot Plays at Santa Anita Park
Sunday is Closing Day at Santa Anita Park and that means mandatory payouts in all pools.
The Pick 6 will get the most attention by far given the three-day $821,858 carryover, but the early Pick 5 is always an attractive option with the low 14% ta ...
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Crowd Smothers Features; Lather Up Trounces Soph-Colt Pacers; $23 Tops Win Prices; Nine Exactas Combined
It’s always tough to see the betting public correct at alarming rates, as is what happened in our features this week. At Yonkers and Pocono the majority of bettors looked super smart as their majority of opinions ruled the toteboard results. Al ...
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Saturday night's Pocono Downs card offers numerous elims
One week after Mohawk Raceway offered a handful of lucrative finals for pacers and trotters, Pocono Downs attracted many of those same horses to clash in nearly a dozen elimination races whose connections are seeking to return for their respective fi ...
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Top 5 Three-Year-Olds After Justify
Justify won the Triple Crown. He's the second Triple Crown winner from Bob Baffert's barn since 2015. It's obvious that Justify not only is the best 3-year-old of his generation, he's also one of the best 3-year-olds to ever race. Justify's also bac ...
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O'Brien, Moore leading trainer, jockey for 2018 Royal Ascot meet
The five-day stand at the 2018 Royal Ascot meet came to a close on Saturday (c) Frank Sorge/Horsephotos.com
Trainer Aidan O'Brien and jockey Ryan Moore emerged as the respective leading trainer and jockey for the 2018 Royal Ascot meeting that ...
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2018 Royal Ascot News & Notes
The 2018 Royal Ascot meet kicks off Tuesday, June 19, with five straight days of top-class stakes action.
A number of U.S.-based runners have headed overseas to the prestigious meet, including LADY AURELIA, and TwinSpires.com has everything fans n ...
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Pick 4 weaves its way through final Royal Ascot card on Saturday
Saturday's Pick 4 at Royal Ascot takes a wandering path through the final, six-race card of the five-day fixture. Patience will be required as the wager takes in Races 1 and 2, skips to Race 4 for the third leg, and concludes with Race 6, thereby a ...
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How to bet the Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot
A dozen will run six furlongs on the Royal Ascot turf in Saturday’s $810,000 Diamond Jubilee Stakes (Eng-G1) . The turf sprint lacks a clear-cut favorite and will be a dynamite event from both a viewing and wagering standpoint.
Check out the ...
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