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Spot Plays for 2019 Louisiana Derby weekend at Fair Grounds
Saturday’s card at Fair Grounds is one of the best of the year and the stakes races came up especially strong.
What’s more, Twinspires.com has a “Bet Back” promotion where, after opting in and betting on at least five races on Fair Grounds’ ...
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Thoughts on the All-Graded Stakes Pick 4 on Louisiana Derby Day
Saturday's $500,000 Guaranteed All-Graded Stakes Pick 4 at Fair Grounds encompasses the New Orleans track's most prestigious annual features. With a 50-cent minimum, plenty of ground can be covered in the sequence. Here are our thoughts.
Race 10 ...
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Get a free $10 win bet on Winx in George Ryder
The prospect of a wet Rosehill track suits Australian superstar Winx just fine as she seeks her fourth consecutive George Ryder (G1), and 32nd straight win, Friday night. Not only is she three-for-three on heavy going, but she trounced them by 7 ...
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How to bet the 2019 Louisiana Derby
The $1 million Louisiana Derby (G2) will be run as race 13 on Saturday at Fair Grounds going 1 1/8 miles on the dirt. It is the first of seven Kentucky Derby (G1) prep races that awards 100 points to the winner, 40 points to the second-place fi ...
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Blue Chip Matchmaker and Levy series enter round two
While the NCAA Men's Basketball tournament field of 68 will be whittled down to a "Sweet 16" by the end of this weekend, the contingent of pacers competing in the lucrative Blue Chip Matchmaker series for pacing fillies and mares and those in the Geo ...
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Chapters Two For ‘Levy’ And Matchmaker Series Filled With Plump And Pricey Possibilities
The March of the older pacers continues at Yonkers Raceway with leg two of the 2019 George Morton Levy and Blue Chip Matchmaker series. This week each series offers a quartet of divisions battling to make it to their respective finales, on April 20.
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Spot Plays for 2019 Louisiana Derby Day
A marathon day of racing is scheduled for Saturday, March 23 at Fair Grounds . Thirteen races are on the card, including the $1 million Louisiana Derby (gr. II) , a prominent steppingstone toward the 2019 Kentucky Derby .
That race is unque ...
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TwinSpires.com Louisiana Derby BRIS Speed Rating Report
Saturday’s $1 million TwinSpires.com Louisiana Derby (G2) starts the final round of major prep races for the 2019 Kentucky Derby . One of seven races awarding points on a 100-40-20-10 scale in the Road to the Kentucky Derby series , the Louisiana ...
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Bet America Radio Network: How To Bet the 2019 Louisiana Derby How To Bet Horse Racing Podcast
How to bet the Louisiana Derby depends on what you think of War of Will, the Lecomte-Risen Star winner looking to join International Star as the only horse to sweep Fair Grounds' Kentucky Derby points series. The War Front colt closed as the 12.5-to ...
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Serengeti Empress Stands Out in Fair Grounds Oaks
The Road to the Kentucky Oaks continues on Saturday with the $400,000 Fair Grounds Oaks (gr. II) at (where else?) Fair Grounds , a very productive race that has churned out four Kentucky Oaks winners since 2008.
All eyes will be on #2 Se ...
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Dick Powell’s Australian Pick of the Week March 20, 2019
Race 5 at Australia A (Newcastle) Wednesday night is a terrific maiden race for two-year-olds going seven furlongs. A field of 14 are entered and the ground is expected to be “Good.”
FREE International Past Performances every day at Brisnet.com! ...
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How to Bet the Louisiana Derby
I don’t think anyone will deny that #6 War of Will is going to be tough to beat in the March 23 Twinspires.com Louisiana Derby (gr. II) at Fair Grounds .
The 1 1/8-mile races kicks off the final round of Road to the Kentucky Derby prep ra ...
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How to Bet the Sunland Derby
I suspect that Cutting Humor will step up his game in the Sunland Derby, and if the pace is hot as expected, he could be the main beneficiary. I’ll make him my key horse in the trifecta , mixing and matching him with the favorites: $2.50 trifecta: ...
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Bad Luck Board Reconvenes for Dessman in Oaklawn Race 4 on March 16
Hours before Improbable and Game Winner came up short in their respective divisions of the Rebel (G2) at Oaklawn Park on Saturday, Dessman was the first of three odds-on favorites sent out by Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert to disappoint his l ...
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Keeler Johnson's Kentucky Derby Top 10: Game Winner Remains On Top
Although he suffered the first defeat of his career last Saturday, the performance of Game Winner in the Rebel Stakes was sufficient for the champion colt to retain the top spot in my .
Not surprisingly, Omaha Beach —the colt who gallantly conq ...
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Rosecroft and Pompano highlight Sunday cards
While fans of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament eagerly awaited the unveiling of the "March Madness" brackets on Sunday evening, standardbred fans were keen to focus their attention on a pair of five-eighths mile ovals more than 1,000 miles apart. ...
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Rating the 2019 Kentucky Derby Prep Races
As we head into the final round of Road to the Kentucky Derby prep races, now seems like a good time to look back at the 17 North American prep races already run this year and assign a rating to each one.
My ratings—based on a scale of 1 to 5— ...
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Series get under way at Yonkers Raceway
While the NCAA Basketball tournament is commonly known as "March Madness", serious harness racing fans were paying much closer attention to a pair of lucrative series that got under way at Yonkers Raceway on Friday and Saturday. Friday night offered ...
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2019 Kentucky Derby Contender Profile: Omaha Beach
Despite being a son of War Front, Omaha Beach’s pedigree actually contains several strong dirt influences. His dam, Charming, showed talent on the main track during her brief career and has already produced the champion two-year-old filly Take Charge ...
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Kentucky Derby Pedigree Profile: Tacitus
Tampa Bay Derby (G2) winner Tacitus has a pedigree that is everything you would expect from a Juddmonte Farms homebred, with not only lots of black-type but major names and stakes winners.
Tacitus is by the mighty Tapit, who shows no signs ...
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Kentucky Derby Pedigree Profile: Haikal
Gotham Stakes (G3) winner Haikal is a real enigma to try to analyze. Usually Shadwell Farm homebreds have deep and rich pedigrees. Haikal fits that bill except for one glaring fact: his sire, Daaher, only has sired two graded winners from nine c ...
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Kentucky Derby Pedigree Profile: Somelikeithotbrown
If you dig down far enough, you can find some black-type in the pedigree of Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3) winner Somelikeithotbrown . His sire, Big Brown, has been a decent sire and his best graded winners have done it going longer on the dirt. The best w ...
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Omaha Beach Defeats Game Winner in Rebel Stakes Division 2
Notably, Omaha Beach’s winning time was 0.07 faster than Long Range Toddy ran while winning the first division of the Rebel Stakes , and it was also the fastest time of the afternoon on a card that included the Azeri Stakes (gr. II) for older mares ...
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Long Range Toddy Catches Improbable in Rebel Stakes Division 1
To put the winning time in context, Long Range Toddy’s clocking was faster than the time of 1:42.72 posted by the Grade 1-winning mare Midnight Bisou in the Azeri Stakes (gr. II) one race earlier on the card. The finish of the Rebel Stakes was also r ...
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Hot Pick At Pompano Pays $40; Matchmaker Gets Four Of Five; ‘Levy’ Group Puts In Poor Miles
Here is how the week of wagering treated our suggested contenders:
Thursday, March 14
We attempted another multi-exotic attack at Saratoga but we may be looking elsewhere to begin our blog previews as spring arrives. The domination of favorites ...
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Stakes action on display at Oaklawn and Laurel Park
Thoroughbred racing fans had ample stakes action to follow on Saturday afternoon as Laurel Park and Oaklawn Park both offered a bevy of stakes with the primary focus being on three-year-olds heading to the Triple Crown trail. In one of the early rac ...
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Improbable and Game Winner Look to Dominate in Separate Rebel Stakes Divisions
Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert is after his sixth Kentucky Derby win, and two of his horses are shaping up to give him an outstanding shot at the garland of roses. Both Improbable and Game Winner are slated to race in Saturday’s 1 1/16-mile R ...
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Horses to watch on Rebel Stakes Day at Oaklawn Park
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. -- The biggest non-Racing Festival of the South Day in Oaklawn Park history? Saturday's card is surely in that discussion with two divisions of the Rebel (G2) featuring the current favorites for the Kentucky Derby (G1) , a tremendo ...
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Dubai World Cup Update: New Shooters Take on Thunder Snow
The 2019 Dubai World Cup takes place on March 30. Although Thunder Snow remains the horse to beat, a few new shooters could make his quest for a second straight World Cup victory harder than we thought. Bob Baffert will send out two quality equines, ...
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Bob Baffert’s Top 3-Year-Olds Ranked
Because of the tragedy that's befallen Santa Anita, Bob Baffert has had to call an audible. Both his top Derby contenders, Game Winner and Improbable, will run in the two division of the March 16 Rebel Stakes. Unless Santa Anita right's its ailing sh ...
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Will Waikuku justify favoritism in Hong Kong Derby?
As the Kentucky Derby (G1) trail ramps up for three-year-olds here, Sha Tin’s leading four-year-olds are set for their coveted prize in Sunday’s Hong Kong Derby. The prestigious conclusion to Hong Kong’s Four-Year-Old Series, the about 1 1/4-mile t ...
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How to bet the 2019 Inside Information Stakes
Eight fillies and mares will travel seven furlongs on the Gulfstream Park dirt in Saturday’s highly competitive $200,000 Inside Information Stakes (G2). The affair lacks a true standout, and it is one of the better betting races of the weekend with ...
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Spot Plays for Oaklawn Park's Friday card
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. -- Glorious sunshine is forecast both today and Rebel Stakes Day here at Oaklawn Park on Saturday, with temperatures a touch on the cool side in the upper 50s.
I'll have more varied opinions on the Rebel Day card tomorrow morning ...
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Bet America Radio Network: How To Bet the Rebel Stakes podcast
What was to have been the $1-million Rebel Stakes with 85 Kentucky Derby points up for grabs is now a pair of $750,000 Rebel Stakes worth 63.75 each, including 37.5 to the winners. And the extra race, money, and points attracted some extra good hor ...
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How to Bet Saturday's All-Stakes Pick 4 at Oaklawn Park
Thanks to the split of the Rebel Stakes (gr. II) into two divisions, Oaklawn Park will be able to offer an exciting all-stakes Pick 4 on March 16 that includes both halves of the much-anticipated Road to the Kentucky Derby prep race.
I’v ...
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Is Game Winner Unstoppable in Rebel Stakes Division #2?
Not surprisingly, Game Winner was subsequently voted the champion two-year-old male of 2018, and if he brings his A-game to the Rebel, he should keep his unbeaten record intact and add another Rebel title to trainer Bob Baffert’s record of six Rebel ...
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Improbable Stands Out in Rebel Stakes Division #1
For the exotics, Galilean is a logical choice given that he’s won three of his four starts in California. He’s been particularly effective since stretching out to a mile and beyond, dominating the King Glorious Stakes and California Cup Derby (both a ...
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How to bet the 2019 Azeri Stakes
A compact but stellar field of fillies and mares will travel 1 1/16 miles at Oaklawn Park on Saturday in the $350,000 Azeri Stakes (G2). Four of the six entered are Grade 1 winners in what appears to be a fascinating affair.
TAPA TAPA TAPA (#1) ...
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Dick Powell’s Cheltenham Spot Plays March 15, 2019
The legendary Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase (G1) will be run on Friday as race 4. 16 runners are entered to go 3 miles and 2 ½ furlongs and all carry 164 pounds except the mare #16 SHATTERED LOVE . This year’s edition looks very competitive.
Willie M ...
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Pacers Parade In Stakes-Season-Starting ‘Levy’ And Matchmaker Series At Yonkers; Power Plays Ensue
The March marching of the older pacers begins this weekend as the 2019 harness racing stakes season launches at Yonkers Raceway. Each year for more than a decade we have sounded the traditional beginning of the stakes season with two elongated series ...
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Dick Powell’s Cheltenham Spot Plays March 14, 2019
The Cheltenham Festival continues on Thursday morning with three Group 1 races. The highlight should be Race 3, the Ryanair Chase (G1) for five-year-olds and up going 2 5/8 miles on a soft turf course.
FREE International PPs courtesy of Brisn ...
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Fair Grounds Pick of the Week for March 16
Saturday's eighth race at Fair Grounds is an entry-level allowance for three-year-old fillies going about 1 1/16 miles on the turf. Trying the grass for the first time is #6 OUT FOR A SPIN (5-1) , who has every right to move forward switching surfac ...
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Blue Chip Matchmaker and Levy Series get under way this weekend
Fans of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament known as "March Madness" look forward to this time of year, as do serious harness racing fans who enjoy the madness of a different sort as Yonkers Raceway offers the opening legs of the Blue Chip Matchmake ...
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LONGFORM: The Story of Majestic Prince
Majestic Prince: The leading lights of this generation of colts were also to a large extent an aristocratic one -- conceived of the best blood...
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Dick Powell's Australian Pick of the Week March 13, 2019
Race 3 at Australia A (Goulburn) Wednesday night is a maiden for colts and geldings going seven furlongs. A field of 10 are entered and the ground is expected to be “Good.”
FREE International Past Performances every day at Brisnet.com!
#1 ...
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Miami Valley, Rosecroft and Pompano cards highlight Sunday
Owners, trainers, drivers and fans were granted a reprieve from the winter weather at Miami Valley and Rosecroft Raceway on Sunday, while daytime sunbathers still enjoyed ideal conditions at Pompano Park in Florida for the evening program. Sunday af ...
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A brief history of and recent betting trends in the Rebel Stakes
If Saturday's Rebel (G2) is split into two divisions as Oaklawn Park officials expect, each division of the Road to the Kentucky Derby series prep will be worth $750,000. Derby qualifying points of 37 1/2 - 15 - 7 1/2 - 3 3/4 will be distributed t ...
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All Other 3-Year-Olds, Bellafina close as favorites in Kentucky Derby, Oaks Future Wagers
The only Kentucky Oaks Future Wager (KOFW) ran concurrently with the third of four Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW) pools from March 8-10, and each closed at 6 p.m. (ET) on Sunday .
The Mutuel Field, or “ All Other 3-Year-Olds (#24) ,” ende ...
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Keeler Johnson's Kentucky Derby Top 10: Tacitus Joins, Hidden Scroll Returns
The indefinite suspension of racing and training at Santa Anita has thrown a monkey wrench into the plans for Game Winner and Improbable , delaying their scheduled returns to action by one week.
Nevertheless, they remain at the top of my Kentu ...
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Tacitus Breaks Through in Tampa Bay Derby
Early speed, middle moves, late rallies, a wild finish with a half-dozen horses in the hunt—from start to finish, the $400,000 Tampa Bay Derby (gr. II) at Tampa Bay Downs had it all.
Ultimately, it was Bill Mott’s lightly-raced Tacitus who ...
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Somelikeithotbrown Wins Again in Jeff Ruby Steaks
Dynamic Racer , runner-up behind Somelikeithotbrown in the John Battaglia Memorial Stakes, finished second once again at odds of 45-1, while longshot Moonster —coming off an eighth-place finish in the Sam F. Davis Stakes (gr. III) on dirt—rallied p ...
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Three Takeaways from the Gotham Stakes
So what are the main takeaways from the Gotham Stakes? My thoughts are along these lines…
Haikal Received a Dream Trip
You have to give credit to Haikal for stepping up in class and recording his third straight victory; the son of ...
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Thunderous Wins At Yonkers Pay $123 and $43; Features Yield Fair-Odds Scores; Protruding Place Prices Presented
In last week’s Update we reported on Yonkers Raceway’s highest win price of the season, paying 72-1. We might not have had that winner but on March 4 at Yonkers we picked up a three-digit winner, Queenace Blue Chip and complemented that with a 20-1 w ...
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$35,126 carryover enhances Tampa Bay Derby all-stakes Late Pick 5
Saturday's all-stakes Late Pick 5 at Tampa Bay Downs is enhanced by a $35,126 carryover triggered when no one had a perfect ticket on Friday's card.
Here's a look at how I'll be playing the sequence:
Race 7 -- $75,000 Columbia
#5 GLOBAL A ...
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Probing for value on Dubai’s Super Saturday
Last year’s Super Saturday card was a virtual graveyard for favorites, with the top betting choice overturned in six of seven races at Meydan.
That makes sense since the final preps for Dubai World Cup night attract runners at varying stages of ...
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How to bet the 2019 Tampa Bay Derby
The $400,000 Tampa Bay Derby (G2) will be run at Tampa Bay Downs on Saturday for three-year-olds going 1 1/16 miles. It is part of the Road to the Kentucky Derby (G1) and will award 50 points to the winner, 20 points to the second-place finishe ...
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How to bet the 2019 Gotham Stakes
The feature at Aqueduct on Saturday is the $300,000 Gotham Stakes (G3) . The Road to the Kentucky Derby points race attracted a strong field of eight, which includes a pair of Grade 1 victors among the cast.
FREE Gotham Stakes PPs courtesy ...
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How to bet the 2019 Jeff Ruby Steaks
The $200,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3) will be run on Saturday at Turfway Park going 1 1/8 miles on the synthetic track. As part of the Road to the Kentucky Derby (G1) , it rewards the winner with 20 points, the second-place finisher with eight points, ...
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Bet America Radio Network How To Bet Horse Racing Podcast: Gotham, Tampa Bay Derby, & Derby Future
No San Felipe Stakes? No problem! It's still a huge weekend on the Kentucky Derby trail with the Gotham Stakes , Tampa Bay Derby , and Jeff Ruby Steaks all offering lucrative points to the First Saturday in May. Emily Gullikson of OptixEQ join ...
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Fair Grounds Pick of the Week for March 9
Saturday's feature at Fair Grounds is the $75,000 Allen "Black Cat" Lacombe Memorial for three-year-old fillies at about one mile on the turf.
#2 MANDY BLUE (6-1) is an interesting candidate from the Brad Cox barn and is sure to be overlooked a ...
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Godolphin Holds Strong Hand on Super Saturday at Meydan
Thunder Snow hasn’t run since finishing third in the Breeders’ Cup Classic (gr. I) four months ago and might need to get a race under his belt before returning to peak form, but he isn’t facing much on Saturday and might well prevail anyway. Gronk ...
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Jahbath, Playa Del Puente Prevail in European Derby Preps
These results significantly shook up the European Road to the Kentucky Derby leaderboard. Jahbath and Western Australia are now the joint leaders with 20 points apiece, though neither have been nominated to the Triple Crown and will have to be supple ...
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Why I'm Betting Haikal in the Gotham Stakes
Since Haikal should be a fair price in the wagering, I’ll bet him to win and play him in the exotics with Instagrand and Much Better: $10 to win on #5 Haikal
$8 exacta : 6 with 5 ($8)
$4 exacta: 5 with 6 ($4)
$2 trifecta : 5,6 with 4,5,6 with ...
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Single- Multi-Race Action On Tap; Short List Looms Boldly; Cashing Attack On Feature Prices
March storms onto the 2019 racing scene. We are hell-bent to offer the promise of profits for all kinds of wagers on the brink of the season’s traditional stakes series at Yonkers.
Along with serious opportunities for across-the-board and exotics ...
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How to Bet the 2019 Tampa Bay Derby
I don’t know if he’s the most likely winner—that’s a tough call—but I do believe that #7 Win Win Win has the most raw talent of any horse entered in the March 9, $400,000 Tampa Bay Derby (gr. II) at Tampa Bay Downs .
The obstacles facing this ...
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Five running styles and post trends to help you win at Gulfstream
by Noel Michaels
A lot of focus is on racing at Gulfstream Park this time of the year, with the track in the midst of the best portion of its Winter Championship meet.
Daily handicapping at Gulfstream can be a grind with big competitive ...
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An Unusual Betting Strategy for the Jeff Ruby Steaks
The bad news is, Somelikeithotbrown towers over this field on paper, and he won’t offer much value in the wagering. He’s the only horse in the Jeff Ruby Steaks to have cracked 90 on the BRIS speed figure scale, doing so three times, and his tactical ...
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Four Fillies to Consider in the Kentucky Oaks Future Wager Pool
#16 Orra Moor (50-1): Trainer Todd Pletcher has won the Kentucky Oaks three times, and while Orra Moor has yet to run beyond six furlongs, she hasn’t been challenged while winning her first two starts at Gulfstream Park. As a daughter of 2013 Kentu ...
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Four 50-1 Shots to Consider in Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 3
#13 Intrepid Heart: He might be too far behind schedule to make the Derby field, but this stoutly-bred son of Tapit is a half-brother to the 2014 Belmont Stakes runner-up Commissioner, so stamina shouldn’t be a question mark. He looked powerful win ...
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Being a TwinSpires.com player has its perks—free Brisnet.com past performances, race replays, live video, and fun promotions—but did you know there is even more great stuff available to our best players?
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Dick Powell's Australian Pick of the Week March 5, 2019
Race 6 at Australia A (Port Macquarie) Wednesday night is a benchmark 66 rated handicap going 7 ½ furlongs. A field of 11 are entered and the ground is expected to be “Good.”
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Keeler Johnson's Kentucky Derby Top 10: Code of Honor Returns
Code of Honor is back. Hidden Scroll is gone (at least temporarily). Roadster is moving up, Signalman is moving down, and that pretty much sums up the changes to my latest Kentucky Derby Top 10 .
The Fountain of Youth Stakes (gr. II), won ...
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Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 3, Oaks Future Wager fields set
The Kentucky Derby Future Wager and Kentucky Oaks Future Wager feature $2 minimum Win and Exacta wagering and provide fans with opportunities to place bets on possible entrants at odds that could be far greater than those available on the day of the ...
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TwinSpires.com Convenes Bad Luck Board To Reward Smart Plays
Handicappers will meet weekly to compensate players who suffer bad beats at selected racetracks
[Press Release] LOUISVILLE, Ky. (March 4, 2019) – TwinSpries.com players who suffer unlucky outcomes will have a chance to get rewarded than ...
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Gulfstream upsets: Jaywalk to improve next time; Hidden Scroll undone by pace
Despite all the great racing we had last weekend, beginning with WINX winning her 31st straight race early Saturday morning, there were some shocking upsets as well. The fireworks began in race 12 at Gulfstream Park , the Davona Dale Stakes (G ...
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Hidden Scroll first to hit Bad Luck Board
He had set a very fast pace over a sloppy track and convincingly won his debut by 14 lengths in late January, but few would have predicted Hidden Scroll losing last Saturday's Fountain of Youth (G2) at Gulfstream Park in the manner that he did.
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Rosecroft and Pompano Park offer solid Sunday cards
Sunday afternoon may not have offered ideal racing conditions at several of the harness racing ovals throughout the land that offered live programs, but there was ample serious action for trotters and pacers alike at Rosecroft Raceway in Maryland, Po ...
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Trainer Profile: Jason Servis
Most every good trainer in the United States can take his or her game away from his or her home track. That's what makes good trainers good. They can train horses and win races anywhere. But, many trainers, most actually, become experts at a certain ...
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Kentucky Derby Pedigree Profile: Code of Honor
W.S. Farish’s homebred Code of Honor earned his first graded stakes win in the Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) at Gulfstream Park on Saturday.
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Thoroughbred History: Man o'War
One of the great things about thoroughbred racing is how it continually creates legends. In 2018, Justify became a legend by not only becoming the first horse to win the Kentucky Derby while not running as a 2-year-old since Apollo in 1882, he also w ...
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5 Takeaways from the Fountain of Youth Stakes
Shug McGaughey is a Hall of Famer for a Reason
A lot of folks were giving up on Code of Honor after he finished fourth in the Mucho Macho Man Stakes at Gulfstream two months ago, and even McGaughey seemed uncertain how to proceed ...
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Breaking Down the Turf Triple Crown: European Runners Expected
For the first time, the thoroughbred racing industry will run the Turf Triple Crown. Apprised of 3 turf races in each of the two 3-year-old divisions, male and female, the Turf Triple Crown should be an immediate success. What makes the Turf Triple C ...
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Win-Heavy Watch List Presents $22, $25 Toppers; Miami ‘Short’ Score; Hi-5 Help At Meadowlands
Favorites ruined some big possibilities but our horses-to-watch list (H2W) rolled out the winners with some smart prices. Here are the results of our successes and failures from the past week.
Thursday, Feb. 28
As Saratoga took the spotlight ...
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Meadowlands and Miami Valley harness take center stage on Saturday night
While Yonkers Raceway may have cancelled Saturday night's solid overnight card, harness racing fans had ample time to focus on productive overnight programs at the Meadowlands in New Jersey, Miami Valley in Ohio and Saratoga Raceway in New York. In ...
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Sophomores on display on Saturday afternoon
Today might have only been the first Saturday in March, but there were ample talented sophomores of both genders at Gulfstream Park in sunny, warm southern Florida earlier today that owners, trainers and fans looking ahead to the first Friday and Sat ...
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A look at the Fountain of Youth Day Late Pick 5
The late Pick 5 with a 15% takeout is one of the more attractive wagers on the stakes-laden Fountain of Youth Day card at Gulfstream Park on Saturday. Here's how I'll be playing the sequence.
Race 10 -- Maiden Special Weight
#2 HAUNT (6-1) , ...
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Fountain of Youth Day handicapping blog
Saturday’s $400,000 Fountain of Youth (G2) highlights a 14-race card at Gulfstream Park that includes nine graded stakes. A compelling field of 11 has been entered for the Kentucky Derby prep.
FREE Fountain of Youth PPs courtesy of Brisnet.co ...
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How to bet the 2019 Mac Diarmida Stakes
A field of 11 older horses will go 11 furlongs on the Gulfstream Park turf course in Saturday’s $200,000 Mac Diarmida Stakes (G2). The last of 14 races on the day, hopefully it can get started before the sun goes down.
What makes this year’s Mac ...
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Fair Grounds Pick of the Week for March 2
Saturday's sixth race at Fair Grounds is a maiden special weight for three-year-old fillies at about one mile on the turf, and the likely strong favorite is #2 Amandrea, who ships in from Gulfstream for trainer Mike Maker after three consecutive thir ...
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Dover Downs offers another solid Thursday card
While many harness racing tracks offer their best programs on the weekend, Dover Downs has historically found its niche by hosting solid cards during the week as is the case each Thursday evening at the Delaware five-eighths mile oval. In the featur ...
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O'Brien Trio Embark on Derby Trail in Patton Stakes
Following a lengthy winter hiatus, the European Road to the Kentucky Derby will resume on March 1 with the one-mile Patton Stakes at Dundalk in Ireland.
Last year, the Patton marked the successful seasonal debut for Mendelssohn, a highly-re ...
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Bet America Radio Network: How To Bet Horse Racing Podcast--the Fountain of Youth Stakes
The Kentucky Derby Championship Series continues with the Fountain of Youth Stakes on Saturday at Gulfstream Park, and it's a doozy of a race with 11 Triple Crown hopefuls entered, including hot maiden Hidden Scroll making just the second start of hi ...
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Get 2-1 on Winx again: odds boost for Friday night’s Chipping Norton
After offering 2-1 on Winx to extend her winning streak in the February 16 Apollo (G2), TwinSpires.com is at it again ahead of Friday night’s Chipping Norton (G1) (post time of 11:40 p.m. EST).
The world’s top-ranked horse in training will be ...
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How to bet the 2019 Fountain of Youth Pick 3, 4 and 5
Gulfstream Park will host a tremendous day of racing on Saturday with the highlight being the Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) for three-year-olds. The weather is supposed to cooperate, and it better with seven races carded for the turf.
In the Pi ...
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How to bet the 2019 Davona Dale Stakes
The Davona Dale Stakes (G2) will be run at Gulfstream Park on Saturday for three-year-old fillies going one mile on the dirt. It is the seasonal debut for last year’s champion two-year-old filly JAYWALK (#1) (2-5) and it looks like she lays ove ...
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How to Bet the Fountain of Youth Day All-Stakes Pick 4
The Saturday, March 2 card at Gulfstream Park includes a $750,000-guaranteed all-stakes Pick 4 covering the final four races of the day, including the much-anticipated Fountain of Youth Stakes (gr. II) .
The sequence looks a bit chalky, b ...
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Why I'm Betting Hidden Scroll in the Fountain of Youth
Hidden Scroll surely benefited from racing on the lead over a sloppy, sealed track that was favoring speed, but the fractions he set were legitimate and he absolutely obliterated the field. Trained by Bill Mott, Hidden Scroll could well be any kind, ...
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Precieuse Gives Brown Strong Hand in Honey Fox Stakes
That was Precieuse’s most recent run, so she’ll be returning from another lengthy layoff on Saturday, but Brown does well with such runners, and the one-mile distance of the Honey Fox should be perfect for Precieuse. On paper, she appears to hold a c ...
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