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Evaluating shippers coming into Southern California
Assessing the chances of horses shipping into the west coast from out of town can often be the difference between a big score and a losing day in Southern California.
Whether it be Arizona based horses shipping in for low level claiming events or ...
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Kentucky Derby BRIS Speed Rating Report: San Felipe
The San Felipe (G2) lived up to the hype as top Kentucky Derby contenders Bolt d’Oro and McKinzie matched strides in a thrilling stretch-long duel to the wire. McKinzie prevailed by a head in the roughly-run race, with multiple bumping incidents al ...
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Kentucky Derby BRIS Speed Rating Report: Gotham Stakes
Enticed was kept wide the entire way from post 9 and rallied to win the March 10 Gotham (G3) at Aqueduct going away. He registered an excellent 104 BRIS Speed rating for the 2 ¾-length decision, equaling Fountain of Youth (G2) winner Promises Fulfil ...
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Kentucky Derby BRIS Speed Rating Report: Tampa Bay Derby
Quip made a triumphant return in the March 10 Tampa Bay Derby (G2), outperforming 19-1 odds in the first appearance since a troubled seventh in the Kentucky Jockey Club (G2) last November. It’s the third upset from five races so far in the Champions ...
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13 Group 1s on tap at four-day Cheltenham Festival
The highlight of every National Hunt season in the U.K. is the Cheltenham Festival , a four-day bonanza that will be held this week Tuesday through Friday.
A minimum of three Group 1 races will be held each day of the Festival, with a grand total ...
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Did a Favorable Pace Setup Help Enticed in the Gotham Stakes?
If you’re looking for the definition of a race that is “fast early, slow late,” check out the results of the $300,000 Gotham Stakes (gr. III) on March 10th at Aqueduct .
From start to finish, the one-mile Road to the Kentucky Derby prep rac ...
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Powell: Thoughts on the European Road to the Kentucky Derby
by DICK POWELL
The European version of the Road to the Kentucky Derby (G1) took a delayed path through the United Kingdom and Ireland last week and we got to see a few horses that might make it to Churchill Downs.
First up was the $ ...
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Justify overtakes Bolt d’Oro in Pool 3 of Kentucky Derby Future Wager
The mutuel field of “All Others” closed as the 4-1 favorite in Pool 3 of the 2018 Kentucky Derby Future Wager on Sunday evening, but among the individual interests, late steam on #12 JUSTIFY pushed him into 6-1, relegating #3 BOLT D’ORO to th ...
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2018 Kentucky Derby workout report for March 11
Three prep races on March 10 shook up the Kentucky Derby Leaderboard, resulting in Bolt d’Oro taking the top spot with just one point separating him from Enticed next on the list in second.
It also resulted in not many horses working as they were ...
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Quip Posts 19-1 Upset in Tampa Bay Derby
We’ve seen some significant upsets so far on the Kentucky Derby trail , more than in recent years, and the trend of longshot winners continued on March 10th when Quip posted a 19-1 upset in the Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby (gr. II) at Tam ...
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Bolt d'Oro, McKinzie Put on a Show in San Felipe Stakes
The showdown lived up to expectations. It was everything racing fans were hoping for, and maybe more.
The $400,000 San Felipe Stakes (gr. II) on March 10th at Santa Anita was billed as a match race between Bolt d’Oro and McKinzie , two o ...
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Mendelssohn Returns a Winner in Patton Stakes
Another international candidate for the 2018 Kentucky Derby has arrived on the scene.
Two days after Gronkowski threw his name in the ring with a late-running score in the Road to the Kentucky Derby Condition Stakes , the 2017 Breeders’ Cup J ...
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San Felipe to drive betting on Pool 3 of Kentucky Derby Future Wager
Saturday’s San Felipe (G2) at Santa Anita provided the excitement Kentucky Derby fans relish as Bolt d’Oro and McKinzie hooked up in a dynamite stretch-duel to the wire. They had already been bet down as the top two individual betting interests in ...
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Public Dips Deeply Into Selected Features; $23 Exacta Gets Top Spot; Yonkers Series Poised to Start Stakes Season
North American harness tracks’ programs were uninterrupted by Winter Storm Quinn so our features from Ohio to New York were all on tap. Our selected features were, for the most part, attacked by the public, and our winning prices were reduced greatly ...
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Brown fillies the keys in Tampa Bay Derby all-stakes Pick 5
The all-stakes Pick 5 on the Tampa Bay Derby card is a little tricky at first glance. While it could certainly be dominated by short-priced winners, there are potential scenarios in which mild upsets by mid-priced shots could occur. Here's how we're ...
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Super Saturday: Price horses worth a look on dress rehearsal for Dubai World Cup night
Godolphin holds a strong hand across most of the seven prep races at Meydan on Super Saturday , and the two exceptions to the general rule have lopsided favorites themselves. But on a card as deep as this final day of tune-ups ahead of the ...
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San Felipe, Tampa Bay Derby and Gotham Tipsheets prove useful on Derby prep packed weekend
An action-packed weekend of Kentucky Derby preps takes place across the country, and TwinSpires.com can help make sense of a trio of points contests with Tipsheets for each contest.
Starting in Florida at Tampa Bay Downs, 11 sophomores were ente ...
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Shapiro’s Big ‘Cap Day Late Pick 4 analysis
by Scott Shapiro
The Santa Anita Handicap (G1) may not be what quite what it used to be, but Big ‘Cap Day still offers horseplayers a Saturday full of high quality competitive racing that includes four graded stakes events.
The return of World ...
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Mucciolo: How to Bet the Santa Anita Handicap
Eight will go postward in the historic $600,000 Santa Anita Handicap (G1) on Saturday in what looks like an especially wide-open race:
#1 TOP OF THE GAME : Vladimir Cerin trainee draws and will save ground in this 10-furlong test, but a trio of u ...
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Shapiro: How to bet the San Felipe
by SCOTT SHAPIRO
The match-up between McKinzie and Bolt d'Oro in Saturday's San Felipe (G2) marks the most anticipated race thus far in this year's "Road to the Kentucky Derby."
It has not been a smooth journey from a third place fi ...
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Five things to know for 2018 San Felipe
It’s the Kentucky Derby (G1) prep race of the season so far, a clash of heavyweights Bolt d’Oro and McKinzie in Saturday’s $400,000 San Felipe (G2) at Santa Anita. You could call it the battle for West Coast supremacy, but that would actu ...
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Five things to know for 2018 Tampa Bay Derby
Saturday’s $400,000 Tampa Bay Derby (G2) may not shape up as a San Felipe (G2)-style blockbuster , but the Kentucky Derby (G1) scoring race offers plenty of intrigue of another kind.
The 1 1/16-mile test can be interpreted as a crossr ...
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Spot Plays for Big 'Cap Day at Santa Anita Park
Beautiful Santa Anita Park has a star-studded 11-race card on tap for Saturday afternoon headlined by the battle between McKinzie and Bolt d’Oro in the Grade 2 San Felipe.
There are plenty of opportunities to make money throughout the card that ...
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Dover Downs and Yonkers offer solid Thursday cards
While many harness racing enthusiasts are accustomed to seeing history achieved on the weekends, standardbred fans of all ages were hoping to see a hint of it unfold on Thursday evening at Yonkers not long after a solid Dover Downs program concluded. ...
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Gronkowski Joins Derby Trail With Kempton Park Victory
The Kentucky Derby could have some significant international flavor this year.
With two spots in the starting gate set aside for the top qualifiers from two groups of prep races in Japan and Europe , figuring out how the international contend ...
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Three graded stakes events headline a solid late Pick 4 sequence on Tampa Bay Derby Day
After a massive Saturday of racing last weekend at Gulfstream Park, things heat up on Florida’s west coast this weekend with the running of the Grade 2 $400,000 .
The mile and a sixteenth event over the main track is one of three Kentucky Derby p ...
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Mendelssohn Stands Out in Patton Stakes
The European Road to the Kentucky Derby continues on March 9th with the Patton Stakes at Dundalk in Great Britain, though there’s no denying that the race is quite unlike the majority of Derby prep races held in the United States.
Contested at a ...
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Mendelssohn looks vulnerable at short odds in Patton Stakes
by DICK POWELL
Friday will see the $89,500 Patton Stakes at Dundalk, Ireland with Kentucky Derby (G1) eligibility points available on a 20-8-4-2 basis (on the European leaderboard). The eight 3yos will go a one-turn mile on a left-handed course w ...
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Analyzing a Competitive Renewal of the Gotham Stakes
When handicapping Kentucky Derby prep races , it’s usually simple to narrow down the field to a couple of main contenders.
But that isn’t the case in Saturday’s $300,000 Gotham Stakes (gr. III) at Aqueduct , a race in which nearly half the ent ...
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How to Bet the Tampa Bay Derby
by Dick Powell
A field of nine will go 1 1/16 miles on the main track for the Tampa Bay Derby (G2) Saturday. Enticed and Free Drop Billy were cross-entered after having their travel to New York delayed, but they departed South Florida on Thursda ...
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All-Stakes Pick 4 Analysis for Gotham Day at Aqueduct Racetrack
Saturday offers horseplayers a strong ten-race card at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York headlined by the $300,000 Grade 3 Gotham.
The one-mile event for three-year-olds is carded as the final race and concludes an all-stakes Pick 4 sequen ...
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Kentucky Derby: March 10 is a Huge Day for 3-Year-Olds
This Saturday, March 10, is a huge day for 3-year-olds. At Santa Anita is the San Felipe Stakes. One of the Derby Future Book favorites, Bolt d'Oro, makes his 3-year-old debut in the San Felipe. But, the San Felipe isn't the only race that could have ...
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Taking a Stand in the San Felipe Stakes
When two star horses face off in a major race, it can be rather challenging for handicappers to make a significant score.
Such will be the case on Saturday when Santa Anita hosts the $400,000 San Felipe Stakes (gr. II) , a Road to the Kentucky ...
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Super Prices Targeted Across The Board; Power Plays Poised To Present Big Profit Selected Features On Fire
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More inclement weather is forecast to sweep through North America this week but we’ll stick with a race-heavy schedule, even though the weather is an exact science compared to handicapping horse races.
We know th ...
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Three Grade 1 Races Highlight Saturday Action at Santa Anita
If you enjoy stakes-packed days of racing, you want won’t to miss the exciting race card that Santa Anita has put together for Saturday, March 10th.
Five of the eleven races are stakes events and four of them are graded stakes, with the $600, ...
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World Approval Stands Out in Frank E. Kilroe Mile
To put it simply, is a beast.
The six-year-old gelding has long been a tough competitor at the Grade 1 level, even while running as far as 1 ½ miles, but when trainer Mark Casse cut World Approval back in distance to a flat mile last summer, the ...
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Baffert Sends Out Two Contenders in Santa Anita Handicap
Get ready—there’s a great race coming up at the “Great Race Place.”
The historic $600,000 Santa Anita Handicap (gr. I) is set to be renewed for the 81st time on Saturday at Santa Anita Park . Commonly referred to as the “Big ‘Cap,” the ten-furl ...
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Kentucky Derby Pedigree Profile: Promises Fulfilled
by Alastair Bull
For the second year in a row, a son of Shackleford has won an important Kentucky Derby lead-up race. And like last year, the big question is whether that son will have enough stamina to last 1 ¼ miles at Churchill Downs .
P ...
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Keying Vino Rosso in the Tampa Bay Derby
Should ever choose to rename the $400,000 Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby (gr. II), the “Todd Pletcher Derby” might be a fitting title.
After all, the Hall of Fame trainer has dominated the 8.5-furlong Road to the Kentucky Derby prep race in rec ...
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Kentucky Derby Sophomore Spotlight: Fountain of Youth
Gulfstream Park played host to a major Kentucky Derby prep on Saturday, the $400,000 Fountain of Youth (G2) , and it featured the seasonal debut of champion juvenile GOOD MAGIC .
Fountain of Youth
The Dale Romans-trained PROMISES FULFILL ...
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Keeler Johnson's Kentucky Derby Top 10 -- 3/6/18
Two months… two months until the 2018 Kentucky Derby.
That’s not a lot of time, and from here on out, the top-ranked Kentucky Derby contenders will have to make the most of it. For the majority, just one or two prep races remain on the agenda, and ...
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Kentucky Derby BRIS Speed Rating Report: Fountain of Youth
Overlooked at 18-1, Promises Fulfilled made it look easy defeating a solid field in the March 3 Fountain of Youth (G2) at Gulfstream Park and received an excellent 104 BRIS Speed rating. That puts him in the same range as leading Kentucky Derby ...
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Bolt d’Oro, ‘All Others’ listed at 6-1 for Pool 3 of Kentucky Derby Future Wager
Bolt d’Oro (#3, 6-1) , a winner in three of four races who will make his 3-year-old debut in Saturday’s $400,000 San Felipe (G2) at Santa Anita, and the pari-mutuel field of “All Other 3-Year-Olds” (#24, 6-1) were made 6-1 co-morning line favorites ...
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Monomoy Girl 5-1 early favorite in 2018 Kentucky Oaks Future Wager
Louisiana-based Monomoy Girl , California's unbeaten Dream Tree , and rising star Midnight Bisou head the list of three-year-old fillies among 24 wagering interests set for this week's three-day run of Churchill Downs' 2018 Kentucky Oaks Future W ...
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Kentucky Derby: Fountain of Youth Fallout
Good Magic, the 2017 Eclipse Award 2-Year-Old Champion, hit the racetrack for the first time in this past Saturday's Fountain of Youth Stakes. How did Good Magic fair? Not that well. But, all hope isn't lost for the Chad Brown trained horse. Below, ...
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Chad Brown gets what he wants from Good Magic
by DICK POWELL
Prep races are prep races. They have large purses and graded status but they are still prep races. Bigger targets are down the road and not every horse is primed for a big effort.
Saturday's Fountain of Youth (G2) was the p ...
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Hot barn should land Road to the Kentucky Derby Conditions Stakes at Kempton
by DICK POWELL
Weather permitting, the Road to the Kentucky Derby Conditions Stakes will be run on Wednesday at Kempton Park. Scheduled to be run last Thursday, the meet, as many in Europe have had to, was abandoned due to record cold and snowy ...
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Sunday Pompano Park card offered speed and surprises
Sunday evening's card at Pompano Park was highlighted early by two divisions of the second leg of the Fred Monteleone Memorial for older pacers and then through the end of the program featured a bevy of superb efforts by older pacers in overnight eve ...
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Rosecroft and Pompano offer solid Sunday cards
One day after Gulfstream Park offered a stellar, stakes-filled card highlighting runners with Triple Crown aspirations, the focus on Sunday evening turned to a pair of five-eighths mile harness racing ovals roughly 1,000 miles apart. Sunday evening, ...
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Analyzing the Surprising Fountain of Youth Results
The Road to the Kentucky Derby took a major turn on Saturday when the champion Good Magic suffered a surprising defeat in the $400,000 Xpressbet Fountain of Youth Stakes (gr. II) at Gulfstream Park .
Right from the start, the race failed to ...
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2018 Kentucky Derby workout report for March 4
The March 3 Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) at Gulfstream Park shook up the Kentucky Derby Leaderboard, but it proved to be the lone prep last week after the Road to the Derby Conditions Stakes at Kempton and Dundalk’s Patton Stakes were ...
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Short Winners Trounce Winter Storm; $14 Tops Win Prices; Five Exacta Partners With $41 High
Winter Storm Riley kept its promise to do a lot of damage up the North American East Coast with snow, rain and fierce winds, delivering March like a proverbial lion. One of the lesser affects of Riley to the landscape was the cancellation of racing p ...
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How to play the Fountain of Youth Day Late Pick 5
Marathon cards at Gulfstream Park have become commonplace and Saturday's 14-race bonanza ends with the Fountain of Youth (G2), as does the 50-cent Late Pick 5. Here's how I'll be playing the sequence.
Race 10 -- Canadian Turf (G3) -- #1 GALLEON M ...
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Saturday offers quality racing morning, noon and night
Both thoroughbred racing and standardbred racing fans will have ample reason to look forward to Saturday's programs as many of their respective sport's top horses will be on display in the morning, the afternoon and well into the evening at several v ...
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Five things to know for 2018 Fountain of Youth
As last year’s champion two-year-old male Good Magic returns to action in Saturday’s Fountain of Youth (G2) at Gulfstream Park , the 2018 Kentucky Derby (G1) trail just got its biggest player back on the field.
But the outcome isn’t a ...
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Playing Saturday’s All-Stakes Pick 4 at Gulfstream Park
The Saturday card at Gulfstream Park is shaping up to be a competitive day of racing , and for handicappers the all-stakes Pick 4 beginning in Race 11 looks like a particularly intriguing sequence.
Three of the four races include clear ...
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Mucciolo’s graded plays on Fountain of Youth Day at Gulfstream
Eight graded races are part of an outstanding 14-race card at Gulfstream Park Saturday, topped by the $400,000 Fountain of Youth (G2) for Kentucky Derby hopefuls. I've taken a look at the action and here are my top choices:
The Very One S. (G ...
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Dream Tree, Midnight Bisou Meet Again in Santa Ysabel
The Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert has won the Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) on three occasions in the past, which is why all eyes will be on Baffert’s unbeaten filly Dream Tree in Saturday’s $100,000 Santa Ysabel Stakes (gr. III ) at Santa Anita . ...
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Integrity not relative
By Dick Powell
The Water Hay Oats Alliance (WHOA) announced that 64 more current and retired trainers signed their petition to support the Horseracing Integrity Act (H.R. 2651). It brings to mind a story about Reggie Jackson of the New Yankees b ...
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Hennig brings Cache to the Davona Dale
by Dick Powell
Davona Dale was the champion three-year-old filly in 1979 who won the Bonnie Miss Stakes at Gulfstream Park early in her sophomore campaign. That win was followed by seven more, five of them in Grade 1 stakes.
She was a good s ...
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How to Bet the Fountain of Youth
A strong 14-race card will be on tap at Gulfstream Park Saturday, closing with the $400,000 Fountain of Youth S. (G2). This sophomore event is a key race on the Road to the Kentucky Derby , with a total of 85 points on the line. I will take a look a ...
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Graded Stakes Races Abound on Saturday Card at Gulfstream
Gulfstream Park is going to put on quite a show this Saturday. Among the fourteen races scheduled for March 3rd are eight graded stakes races, with all of them attracting competitive fields.
Among the highlights are the Fountain of Youth Stakes ...
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Will Free Drop Billy Upset the Fountain of Youth?
The return of a champion is always an exciting day for racing fans, and for bettors it can provide a great opportunity to make a score if they believe that the champion is vulnerable to an upset.
When Gulfstream Park hosts the $400,000 Fountain ...
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Sadler's Joy Returns in Mac Diarmida Stakes
The 2017 season was a big one for Sadler’s Joy.
The son of Kitten’s Joy entered the year as a lightly-raced, inexperienced colt with no stakes experience, but over the course of eight starts from January through November he threw his name in the r ...
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Take Charge Paula, Fly So High Face Off in Davona Dale Stakes
The Road to the continues on March 3rd with the $200,000 Davona Dale Stakes (gr. II) at Gulfstream Park , a one-mile race that attracted eight promising young fillies.
By far the most accomplished entrant is , who has already won four stakes ...
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March Launches Exciting Exotics In The Mix For Big Profits On The Path Of Eastern Storm Warnings
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We’re getting closer to the traditional opening of the stakes season with the “Levy” and Matchmaker series as March roars in, though perhaps not like a lion.
This weekend, then, we continue to pull “live” for man ...
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Wednesday Rosecroft card highlights fillies, mares and two drivers
Each week during the spring the Wednesday evening cards at Rosecroft Raceway will highlight the top pacing fillies and mares on the circuit and the last night of February offered the chance to two drivers to join the party. Driver Frank Milby is no ...
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Kentucky Derby Pedigree Profile: My Boy Jack
by Alastair Bull
With more than $425,000 in the bank after winning the Southwest Stakes (G3) , My Boy Jack has already provided a great return for his owners on their $20,000 outlay on him as a yearling.
The purchase by Don’t Tell My Wife Sta ...
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Gronkowski Looks Tough in Kentucky Derby Condition Stakes
I hope you’re ready for some international racing, because the European Road to the Kentucky Derby is about to get serious.
The seven-race series kicked off last fall with four major races on turf, and following a winter break it is set to resum ...
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Breeders’ Cup Juvenile stands above in Prep Season
The Prep Season of the Road to the Kentucky Derby series concluded recently and the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) has been recognized as the strongest of 19 qualifiers, generating a 117.5 BRIS Race Rating.
And with the top three nearing their 20 ...
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How to bet the Kentucky Derby Conditions Stakes at Kempton Park
by DICK POWELL
Kentucky Derby (G1) fever will hit Kempton Park in England for Thursday's $94,500 Road to the Kentucky Derby Conditions Stakes. Eight three-year-olds will run a one-turn mile on the Polytrack except it will be a right-handed tur ...
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Keeler Johnson's Kentucky Derby Top 10 -- 2/27/18
It’s been a bit quiet on the Kentucky Derby trail over the last week, but that won’t be the case for much longer.
The upcoming Fountain of Youth Stakes (gr. II) at Gulfstream Park promises to be one of the most significant Derby prep races to ...
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Dubai World Cup Remains West Coast’s Race to Lose
The 2018 Dubai World Cup takes place on March 31 at Meydan Racecourse in the United Arab Emirates. Check out my current Top 5 along with current future book odds.
Dubai World Cup Remains West Coast’s Race to Lose
1. West Coast 6/4
The secon ...
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Fair Grounds Jockey Standings: 3 Familiar Names Have Risen to Top 4
He's already made a mark. He's got a great sense of pace, which is why even though he's spent most of his career riding in Europe, he understands how to get a horse into an American dirt race early. Beschizza could turn into one of the top jockeys i ...
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Powell: An explanation behind late odds changes
by DICK POWELL
Late odds changes continue to confuse and confound horseplayers but some of the things you are reading about it are way over the top, and flat-out wrong.
There are big players in the pools and they are called "whales." Some wha ...
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How Betting Triple Crown Nominees Can Yield Profitable Plays
Sometimes it’s the subtlest of facts that can point handicappers toward winning plays, and this was certainly on display last Saturday at Gulfstream Park .
One of the most challenging races on the card was the $75,000 Texas Glitter Stakes, a five ...
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Rosecroft offers solid Sunday card
While many harness racing enthusiasts are accustomed to seeing the best trotters and pacers compete on Friday and Saturday evenings, Rosecroft Raceway has shifted its best cards to Sunday and the first two weeks of the meet have provided onlookers wi ...
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2018 Kentucky Derby workout report for February 25
While no prep races over the weekend meant no movement on the Kentucky Derby Leaderboard, plenty of action still took place this past week in terms of works.
Many runners are gearing up for the next stage on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, the C ...
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Features Packed With Exotic Contenders; $44 Winner At Flamboro Tops Win Prices; H2W Has 58-Percent Across The Board
It was another productive week with features and our horses-to-watch (H2W) list with the better-priced contenders excelling and choices turning out to be obvious to the public becoming moot. Here is the chronological analysis of our suggested contend ...
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Post Pegasus World Cup, Steve Asmussen's Got a Couple of Derby Contenders
Trainer Steve Asmussen hasn't let up since Gun Runner defeated West Coast in the 2018 Pegasus World Cup. Asmussen's been en fuego since then. Steve's runners have raced so well that he's already saddled 33 winners since Gun Runner's Pegasus win on ...
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Will the Bob Baffert Trained Justify Turn Into a Derby Contender?
He cruised in both the Preakness and the Belmont Stakes. Once Pharoah got more experience in the Derby, the other two races were easy for him. Curlin finished third in the Derby. It was only his third lifetime race. The Derby might be Justify's thi ...
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Saturday Pick 4 at Gulfstream Park
The $100,000 Hal’s Hope S. (G3) serves as Saturday’s feature at Gulfstream Park and a strong field of eight will go postward. It’s part of a challenging (aren’t they all) Pick 4 sequence.
Race 10 :
A baker’s dozen of sophomores will go seven p ...
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Shapiro's analysis of Daytona and Wishing Well Stakes
by Scott Shapiro
A pair of stakes races down the hillside turf course, including the Daytona Stakes (G3), headline a 10-race Saturday afternoon card at Santa Anita Park.
The $150,000 Daytona drew a much smaller field than the restricted $70,00 ...
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Older pacers take center stage on Thursday
Many of harness racing's biggest and most historical events have typically been contested on weekends, but on Thursday evening standardbred fans were hoping to see another one as Foiled Again, the sport's all-time winningest horse of either gait, mad ...
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How to Bet the Hal's Hope
by Dick Powell
Hal’s Hope won Gulfstream Park’s Holy Bull Stakes (G3) at 40-1 in 2000 when he went to the front and never looked back. He proved it was no fluke when he was second in the Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) and then won the Florida De ...
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Keying Calculator in the Daytona Stakes
Over the last couple of years, trainer Peter Miller has enjoyed a strong success rate with horses running over the unique 6 ½-furlong downhill turf course at Santa Anita .
That dominance will be on display this Saturday when Miller sends out thre ...
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Kentucky Derby Sophomore Spotlight: Risen Star & Southwest Stakes
A pair of Kentucky Derby preps highlighted the past week of racing, with two upsets leading the way.
2018 Risen Star :
The D. Wayne Lukas-trained BRAVAZO followed up a game allowance tally at Oaklawn with a brave nose victory in the Risen S ...
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Is Irish War Cry Vulnerable in the Hal's Hope Stakes?
On a quiet weekend of racing, the $100,000 Hal’s Hope Stakes (gr. III) at Gulfstream Park promises to provide handicappers with an intriguing challenge and an opportunity to make a big score.
Held at one mile around one turn, the Hal’s Hope has ...
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Chaos Theory a colt to watch
Race 6 at Fair Grounds on Sunday was for sophomores going about 5 ½ furlongs on the turf. A solid field of youngsters went postward and a first-time starter proved to be tons the best. And I think the winner, CHAOS THEORY, is going to be a really nic ...
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We’re Pushing Up Possible Exotic Prices With Unpopular Pacers; March Towards March Harness Madness In Progress
Contenders from our special vault adorn many races with all types of harness wagers again this week in our blog’s popular presentations, Partners For Picks (PFP), Power Plays (PPS) and for other personally selected features as we continue to battle w ...
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McPeek Sends Blueridge Traveler for Maxxam Gold Cup
A small but quality group of six horses is set to face off in Saturday’s $100,000 Maxxam Gold Cup Stakes going nine furlongs at Sam Houston Race Park .
Leading the charge is the lightly-raced four-year-old Blueridge Traveler , who hails from the ...
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Spot Plays for Sam Houston's Maxxam Racing Festival
Saturday night's nine-race program at Sam Houston features four stakes and an offer for TwinSpires.com customers to get their Win bets back all evening. Players that opt in and wager at least $50 on the card can get their Win bets back up to $10 per ...
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Thursday Early Pick 4 Analysis at Fair Grounds
by: Scott Shapiro Racing resumes at Fair Grounds on Thursday afternoon after a couple of dark days. The action includes an early Pick 4 starting in Race 2 that concludes with a low level maiden claimer over the main track in Race 5. Here are my ...
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Mitole Steps Up in Oaklawn Park's Gazebo Stakes
Six-furlong stakes races in February aren’t typically where handicappers look to find Kentucky Derby contenders, but Saturday’s $125,000 Gazebo Stakes at Oaklawn Park could be an exception.
Although the field is small with just six entrant ...
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An early look at Pool 3 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager
by Dick Powell
Pool 3 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW) will be available in a few weeks but it’s not too soon to start paying attention to it as the division has become very fluid lately.
The Risen Star Stakes (G2) was run last Saturd ...
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East or West, who holds the stronger Kentucky Derby hand?
It’s a light week ahead on the Road to the presented by Woodford Reserve, so now’s a good time to take stock of the division following the first 50- points-to-the winner-prep race.
With less than seventy-five days until the first Saturday of May ...
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Fair Grounds: Risen Star Showcases Another Derby Contender
Two Kentucky Derby prep races were the highlight of this past President's Day Weekend. The Fair Grounds in Louisiana ran the Risen Star Stakes. Oaklawn Park in Arkansas ran the Southwest Stakes. Only one, the Risen Star, produced what should be a tru ...
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Keeler Johnson's Kentucky Derby Top 10 -- 2/20/18
The Road to the Kentucky Derby took a few major twists last weekend with upsets in the Risen Star Stakes (gr. II) and Southwest Stakes (gr. III), plus a brilliant debut from an exciting colt at Santa Anita.
Suffice to say, my Kentucky Derby Top ...
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