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Kentucky Derby Pedigree Profile: Win Win Win
Live Oak’s homebred Win Win Win earned his way into the Kentucky Derby (G1) field with his third-place finish in the Tampa Bay Derby (G2) , and most recently, a runner-up performance in the Blue Grass Stakes (G2) at Keeneland . The Florida- ...
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Kentucky Derby Pedigree Profile: Spinoff
Wertheimer et Frere’s homebred Spinoff finished a close second in the Louisiana Derby (G2) to earn his spot in the starting gate of the Kentucky Derby (G1) on May 4. The Todd Pletcher trainee was the last sophomore to gain a berth after garne ...
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Dosage as a tool and not the rule
Following Kellie Reilly’s brilliant piece on the strengths and weaknesses of the Dosage Index is like a hack comedian being asked to go on stage after Richard Pryor. Not easy.
Reilly went through the methodology and lack of updates of potentia ...
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Betting Against the Proven Class in the Santa Margarita Stakes
There might be a couple of established grade 1 performers entered in Saturday’s $200,000 Santa Margarita Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita Park , but for various reasons I’m inclined to oppose both in this 1 1/8-mile test.
#8 Paradise Woods is by ...
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Kentucky Derby Pedigree Profile: Gray Magician
Wachtel Stable, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Gary Barber’s Gray Magician punched his ticket to the Kentucky Derby (G1) following a runner-up finish in the U.A.E. Derby (G2) at Meydan on March 30. The sophomore picked up 41 total points o ...
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Kentucky Derby Pedigree Profile: Country House
Mrs. J. V. Shields Jr., E. J. M. McFadden Jr. and LNJ Foxwoods’ Country House finished third in the Arkansas Derby (G1) most recently to earn his spot in the starting gate of the Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs . The chestnut colt pre ...
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Betting a Cold Double on Churchill Downs' Opening Night
Bulletin shouldn’t lose the William Walker, but identifying the most likely candidates to round out the exacta, trifecta or superfecta could be challenging. There’s little separating them, and spreading deep to ensure a winning ticket is a recipe for ...
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How To Bet Horse Racing Podcast: Pedigree Handicapping the Kentucky Derby
The most common question when handicapping the Kentucky Derby after "Who do you like" is "Can he get the distance?" A horse's pedigree is often used to help identify horses with a potential ability for 1 1/4 miles on dirt, but it can provide many ...
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Spring Overture For Sophomores; Local Series Offer Value Wagering; Hoosier-Action Perks Align
A busy weekend looms as we begin our preview blog. A number of local events beginning Thursday and continuing on Friday pave a path for a Meadowlands weekend with moderate but enticing purses adorning a number of early-season features. It is, indeed, ...
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Phenom to Journeyman: The Riding Life of Bill Boland
For almost seven decades, Bill Boland has been able to call himself a winner of the Kentucky Derby. The Hall of Fame jockey recently looked back on his career and his stories are priceless.
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Hoosier Park Race of the Week for April 24, 2019
The 5TH Race at Hoosier Park on Wednesday is a non-winners of two trotting event that attracted a field of nine. The cast will travel one-mile in what appears to be a fairly wide-open betting race.
GOLDEN WHEEL (#2) (7-2) has put in a pair of sh ...
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2019 Kentucky Derby: Trainers, Facts and Trends
Some of the best-known trainers in North American horse racing will be represented by major contenders in the 2019 Kentucky Derby , but as usual, the “Run for the Roses” will make room for a few newcomers as well.
Sixteen different trainers wil ...
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When do eight $5 place bets pay out more than $28,000?
When you’re the lone winner of TwinSpires’ Place Payout Series!
Frank Rocca, a retired restaurateur from the Detroit area, was the only TwinSpires’ player to hit all eight of his $5 place bets April 14 at Keeneland to scoop a $28,000 jackpot, pl ...
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Kentucky Derby Make the Case: Omaha Beach and By My Standards
The 2019 Kentucky Derby is so deep it only makes sense to discuss the chances of the likely favorite winning in the same blog about the chances of one of the longest shots on the board. Omaha Beach should enter the Kentucky Derby as either the first ...
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Kentucky Derby Make the Case: Vekoma and Tax
Not a lot of love is flowing towards Bluegrass Stakes winner Vekoma and Wood Memorial runner-up Tax. Nobody’s talking about either horse having a shot to win the May 4 Kentucky Derby. That might be an issue because both appear well-suited for decent ...
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Kentucky Derby Make the Case: Maximum Security and Spinoff
Because 20 horses enter into the Kentucky Derby starting gate, there’s a chance that many runners will offer overlay odds. Two of those horses offering overlay odds on May 4 should be the Todd Pletcher trained Spinoff and the Florida Derby winner, Ma ...
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Kentucky Derby Make the Case: Improbable and Tacitus
The Kentucky Derby on May 4 figures to be one of the most difficult to handicap in years. The 2019 Derby is incredibly deep. There won’t be a clear-cut favorite like Justify last year. That’s why it’s important to think about the pros and cons of eac ...
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Kentucky Derby Make the Case: Roadster and Game Winner
Two time Triple Crown winning trainer Bob Baffert will saddle three horses for the May 4 Kentucky Derby. All three should garner plenty of action. Two of the three are Roadster, the Santa Anita Derby winner, and last year’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile cha ...
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Dick Powell's Australian Pick of the Week April 24
Race 5 at Beaudesert (Australia A) on Wednesday night is a 5 1/2-furlong maiden handicap. The track is expected to be "Soft-5" which is softer than normal.
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Keeler Johnson's Kentucky Derby Top 10: Omaha Beach Stays on Top
Spinoff (unranked last week)
Trainer Todd Pletcher has elected to keep Spinoff at Palm Beach Downs in Florida for the time being, where the colt worked five furlongs in :59.99 April 19. He went in company with the 4-year-old Wooder ...
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2019 Kentucky Derby: Keeler Johnson's Morning Line Projection
The challenges are obvious when you dig into the math. Despite listing half of the expected starters at 30-1 or higher, I’m unable to push the odds on the top-ranked contenders particularly low, because there are too many top-ranked contenders to con ...
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2019 Kentucky Derby: Contender Birth Dates and Historical Trends
Based on their birth dates, it appears that the 2019 Kentucky Derby contenders are skewing a bit younger than usual this year.
You can usually count on there being a handful of January-born contenders, along with a few born in May, while the m ...
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Don’t rely on Dosage for Kentucky Derby handicapping
While no longer as much in the spotlight, the modern Dosage system of pedigree shorthand still gets trotted out in the build-up to the Kentucky Derby (G1). It’s understandable that horseplayers, and fans uninitiated into the mysteries of Thoroughbr ...
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Kentucky Derby works round-up for April 21
The general rule for many horsemen training toward a big race is that the last timed workout isn’t the most important. The big work often comes the week before, while the final breeze serves as more of a tune-up.
With that in mind, the weekend’s w ...
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Sizing up major preps for 2019 Kentucky Derby
There were seven Kentucky Derby (G1) prep races run this year that gave 100 points to the winner and with remarkably few defections so far this year, their winners all look like they will make it to the starting gate. Let’s try to rate them in orde ...
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Shartin N, Western Fame Favorites In Yonkers Finals; Pace Series Scores Pay Well; Seven Seconds Earn Exactas
We were “the prince of place” this week in the horses-to-watch list and sharp with the local series action. Here’s how it all wound up.
Friday, April 19,
At Hoosier there were two local-series finals for Open pacers on tap. We were alive and ca ...
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Charles Town, Laurel offer Saturday stakes action
With the Kentucky Derby now just two weeks away, thoroughbred racing fans getting more than a glimpse of 'Derby fever' had the chance for a modest reprieve of sorts on Saturday afternoon as Charles Town and Laurel Park both offered stakes-filled card ...
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Plenty of Stakes Action Saturday
While many thoroughbred racing enthusiasts are already getting Kentucky Derby fever with the "Run for the Roses" now just two weeks away, both thoroughbred and standardbred racing fans alike will have ample wagering opportunities Saturday afternoon t ...
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How to bet the 2019 Easter weekend stakes at Woodbine
The Woodbine racing season begins this weekend with a pair of stakes race on each day. Saturday will have the Whimsical Stakes (G3) for fillies and mares going six furlongs on the Tapeta main track. It has attracted a field of six.
ALNILAH (#1) ( ...
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How to play Keeneland on Saturday, April 20, 2019
Keeneland closes out its 2019 spring meet on Saturday with a nine-race card that includes the Elkhorn Stakes (G3). The early Pick 5 has some modest fields so we won’t have to consume much bankroll with 50-cent increments.
Race 1 is for $30,000 mai ...
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2019 Kentucky Derby News & Notes
The Road to the Kentucky Derby series of points races ended with a bang when OMAHA BEACH recorded a one-length victory in the Arkansas Derby (G1) at Oaklawn Park .
Final works are all that remain as the contenders ready for the first Saturd ...
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How to bet the 2019 Charles Town Classic
The $1 million Charles Town Classic (G2) will be run on Saturday afternoon at Charles Town. Post time for race 11 is 5:37 p.m. (EDT) so don’t miss it by thinking it is a night race.
A field of 10 has been assembled in the nine-furlong dirt race th ...
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How to bet the 2019 Elkhorn Stakes
The $250,000 Elkhorn (G2) will be run as race 9 at Keeneland on Saturday afternoon. Contested at 1 1/2 miles, it attracted a field of 10 with the youngest being age 5 and the oldest being age 8. The over/under on the first six furlongs is 1:16 as the ...
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Pick 4 Plays for Charles Town Classic Day
If you’re planning to watch and wager on the $1 million Charles Town Classic (G2) Saturday at Charles Town , I strongly recommend you tune in early to catch the numerous stakes races earlier on the card.
Eight stakes races (the first at 2:17 ...
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How To Bet Horse Racing Podcast: Patterns of Motion Analysis & the Kentucky Derby
One of Brisnet.com's most anticipated Kentucky Derby reports is Kerry Thomas's and Pete Denk's Patterns of Motion Analysis for all Derby entrants. Denk joins Ed DeRosa's How To Bet Horse Racing podcast to discuss the Herd Dynamics approach to bl ...
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Alwaysmining Stands Out in Federico Tesio Stakes
For handicappers Alwaysmining simultaneously offers a clear reward and a tricky challenge. There’s no reason he shouldn’t win the Tesio, but he’ll also be favored at something like 1-5 or 1-10, making a win bet and even the exacta unappealing. If we ...
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Mike Maker-Trained Runners Loom Large in Elkhorn Stakes
His stiffest competition could come from his own stablemates. #7 Bigger Picture isn’t the most frequent winner these days, but he’s an experienced veteran with five graded stakes wins under his belt, and he’s never run poorly in three starts over t ...
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Yonkers Hosts ‘Levy,’ Matchmaker Fields In Finals And Spinoffs; Sophomores Sitting Pretty In Pacing Series
Spring is in the works, so the five-week prelims for the 2019 George Morton Levy and Blue Chip Matchmaker series at Yonkers have come down to the finals and their consolations on April 20. Along with them, we continue to feature local series, especia ...
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Kentucky Derby Pedigree Profile: Roadster
Speedway Stable LLC's Roadster rallied to take the Santa Anita Derby (G1) and earned 100 points on the Road to the Kentucky Derby (G1) . The once-beaten colt will head to Churchill Downs as one of the favorites to capture the Run for the Ros ...
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Kentucky Derby Pedigree Profile: War of Will
Gary Barber's War of Will earned 60 points on the Road to the Kentucky Derby series and sits in 12th place on the leaderboard in anticipation of his Run for the Roses on May 4. The Mark Casse trainee is a two-time graded stakes winner this camp ...
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Kentucky Derby Pedigree Profile: Plus Que Parfait
Imperial Racing LLC's Plus Que Parfait punched his ticket to the Kentucky Derby (G1) with a score in the U.A.E. Derby (UAE-G2) . The sophomore sits in fourth place on the Road to the Kentucky Derby leaderboard with 104 points.
The chestnu ...
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Kentucky Derby Pedigree Profile: Omaha Beach
Fox Hill Farms Inc.'s Omaha Beach picked up his second consecutive graded stakes win following a one-length tally in the Arkansas Derby (G1).
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2019 Kentucky Oaks Final Top 5 Rankings
The Kentucky Oaks, on the Friday before the Run for the Roses, is shaping up to be incredibly competitive. Last year, Monomoy Girl easily won the Oaks, but this year’s favorite, Bellafina, could face some serious competition. No doubt, Bellafina’s t ...
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2019 Kentucky Derby Final Rankings
The final preps for the 2019 Kentucky Derby are in the books! Omaha Beach held off Improbable for an Arkansas Derby win while long shot Owendale won the Grade 3 Lexington Stakes. While Owendale doesn’t have enough points to make it to the starting ga ...
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During Kentucky Derby Prep Season, Less is Often More
While it used to be common for horses to employ busy prep schedules in advance of the Kentucky Derby , in recent years, Derby winners have been taking a “less is more” approach to their winter/spring racing action.
Gone are the days when a Derby ...
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Handicapping Insights: American Pharoah’s first winner comes overseas on turf
Triple Crown winner American Pharoah’s first foal to race won on the turf in Ireland at Naas on Sunday. Trained by Aidan O’Brien and owned by the partnership of Peter Brant and Coolmore Farm, MONARCH OF EGYPT romped by 2 ¾ lengths and after one mor ...
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Dick Powell's Australian Pick of the Week April 17
Race 8 at Albury (Australia A) on Wednesday night is a 5 3/4-furlong class 1 handicap. The track is expected to be "Good-4" which is pretty neutral.
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#6 ELM COURT comes into ...
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Abbey Looms Large as the Hoosier Pick of the Week
Three Horses to watch at Hoosier Park this week
The 4 TH Race at Hoosier Park on Wednesday will feature 10 trotters going one-mile. The Chad E. Carlton Trotting Series event attracts a solid field with a trio of horses coming off of vict ...
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2019 Kentucky Derby: Who's on the Bubble?
How many qualification points will be required to run in the 2019 Kentucky Derby , and which horses will secure the last few slots in the starting gate?
That’s the question everyone is asking now that the 2018-19 Road to the Kentucky Derby is ...
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Keeler Johnson's Kentucky Derby Top 10: A New Leader
The final prep races have been run, the field is pretty much set, and less than three weeks remain until the 2019 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs .
It’s being called one of the most wide-open Kentucky Derbys in recent memory, but one thin ...
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How To Bet Horse Racing Podcast: Avoiding Kentucky Derby Paralysis by Analysis
We're inside 3 weeks until the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, which means daily updates dissecting every data point imaginable about the greatest two minutes in sports. It's all useful in some way, but time is money so focusing on ...
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Hanson: Thoughts on the Kentucky Derby Top 25
The 2019 Road to the Kentucky Derby series is now complete and the field is somewhat set. Now comes the wait for final works and possible defections, among other things. Here are general thoughts on each of the Top 25 point qualifiers.
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Owendale Impresses in Lexington Stakes
After the race, Ricky Giannini—assistant to winning trainer Brad Cox—chalked up Owendale’s remarkable improvement to maturity. “I wish I could tell you (what was different this time around),” he said. “Last race, we felt like he ate too much dirt, a ...
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Four Takeaways from the Arkansas Derby
Improbable is Still Slow into Stride
The addition of blinkers and a rider switch to Jose Ortiz didn’t seem to make a difference in the performance of Improbable. After acting up in the gate and delaying the start of the race, Impro ...
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Five-eighths mile tracks highlight Sunday harness action
On a day when severe thunderstorms were looming throughout much of the Mid-Atlantic region, a trio of five-eighths mile harness racing ovals took center stage on Sunday. Nearing the midway point of the card at Harrah's Philadelphia - commonly known ...
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State of 2019 Kentucky Derby leaderboard and horses on the bubble
After a Kentucky Derby Championship Series of preps that propelled a few under-the-radar types into the spotlight, the cutoff to make the Derby 145 field currently stands at 40 points – the highest threshold since the inception of the scoring syste ...
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Levy series elims conclude at Yonkers
On the same evening in which thoroughbred racing fans watched the last two Kentucky Derby preps at Keeneland and Oaklawn Park, Yonkers Raceway hosted the fifth and final preliminary round of the George Morton Levy Memorial Series for Free-For-All pac ...
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Pocono Place Partner, $41, Sparks $131 Exacta; Two-Digit Soph Winners; Top Prices $37, $24; Yonkers Series Legs Done
Winners were popping up in local features and on the horses-to-watch (H2W) list.
Here’s the success and failure rundown from our covered features:
Thursday, April 11
Our Power Plays for the Hoosier Hi-5 (TwinSpires Bonus) presented two of th ...
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Keeneland Spot Plays for Saturday, April 13, 2019
Four stakes races, topped by the $350,000 Jenny Wiley Stakes (G1), will lead a superb 11-race card at Keeneland on Saturday. I have tabbed six longshot contenders of interest to me who will offer very good value.
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Late Pick 4 the play on 2019 Arkansas Derby Day
The $1 million Arkansas Derby (G1) will top a fine 12-race card at Oaklawn Park on Saturday. My major focus on the day, other than the feature, will be on the late Pick 4. It’s a fairly logical sequence, but I feel that the favorite might be upen ...
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How to get the Winx farewell bonus
All-time great racemare Winx makes her grand finale in Friday night’s Queen Elizabeth (G1) at Randwick. Post time is 1:05 a.m. (EDT), and TwinSpires.com is marking the occasion with a “ Winx farewell bonus .”
Just “Opt in” to be eligible, and ...
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How To Bet Horse Racing Podcast: How to Bet the Arkansas Derby & Lexington Stakes
And then there were 2! The final points races on the Road to the Kentucky Derby are on Saturday, April 13, led by the $1-million Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park and supported by the Stonestreet Lexington Stakes at Keeneland Race Course (click ...
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Kentucky Derby Pedigree Profile: Vekoma
R. A. Hill Stable and Gatsas Stables’ Vekoma earned a berth in the starting gate at Churchill Downs on May 4 with a convincing tally in the Blue Grass Stakes (G2) at Keeneland . The once-beaten colt earned 100 points on the Road to the Kent ...
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Arkansas Derby BRIS Speed Report
The $1 million Arkansas Derby (G1) at Oaklawn Park serves as the final of seven major prep races for the 145 th Kentucky Derby on May 4, awarding points on a 100-40-20-10 scale to the top four finishers, and a field of 11 is set for the 1 1/8-mile ...
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How to Bet Keeneland's Lexington Day All-Stakes Pick 4
The second Saturday of the 2019 Keeneland spring meet features another action-packed afternoon of high-class racing, including the Jenny Wiley Stakes (G1) and the Lexington Stakes (G3).
Those much-anticipated events comprise the last two legs ...
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Kentucky Derby Pedigree Profile: Maximum Security
Gary and Mary West’s homebred Maximum Security earned 100 points on the Road to the Kentucky Derby following his wire-to-wire tally in the Florida Derby (G1) at Gulfstream Park.
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Will Escape Clause Upset the Apple Blossom Handicap?
Escape Clause has plenty of tactical speed, more so than Elate and Midnight Bisou, and could potentially set the pace in the Apple Blossom. Even if she settles in second place early on, perhaps behind #5 Wonder Gadot , the pace should still be modes ...
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Kentucky Derby Pedigree Profile: Tacitus
Juddmonte Farms’ homebred Tacitus moved to the top of the Road to the Kentucky Derby leaderboard following his 1 1/4-lengths victory in the Wood Memorial Stakes (G2) at Aqueduct . The once-beaten sophomore will aim to give Hall of Fame condition ...
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European Representation Seems Unlikely in 2019 Kentucky Derby
When clear favorite U S S Michigan flattened out in the homestretch of the Cardinal Conditions Stakes at Chelmsford City Racecourse in England, the chance of having a European representative in the 2019 Kentucky Derby weakened considerably.
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2019 Kentucky Derby: Will Frustrations Continue for Dubai Shippers?
Unlike the majority of UAE Derby winners, Plus Que Parfait and Gray Magician did not spend the winter in Dubai or Europe. They’re American racehorses through and through, and they both competed in major U.S. Derby preps leading up to their Dubai excu ...
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Top Contenders Tough to Split in Arkansas Derby
But I’m not convinced the Arkansas Derby will be strictly a battle between the Rebel alumni. There’s a fair amount of speed in this field, which could play to the strengths of longshot #8 Country House . A habitual slow starter, Country House has be ...
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Yonkers Series On Their Last Legs; Sophomores Emerging; Hoosier Plays With Perks On Tap
One more leg of Yonkers Raceway 2019 George Morton Levy and Blue Chip Matchmaker series and its on to the finals, April 20. Meanwhile, three-year-olds are becoming involved with local series, getting exposure and experience. We are adding some of the ...
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Why I'm Betting Anothertwistafate in the Lexington Stakes
Anothertwistafate’s crisp running style and powerful finishes have left me thinking he has a serious chance to win the Kentucky Derby. In terms of Beyer and BRIS speed figures, he’s a clear standout in the Lexington Stakes, and he’ll be gaining the s ...
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How to bet the 2019 Cardinal Conditions Stakes on the European Road to the Kentucky Derby
The Cardinal Conditions Stakes will be run as Race 4 at Chelmsford City on Thursday afternoon in Great Britain. It is the final leg of the European Road to the Kentucky Derby and has attracted a field of nine going one mile on the Polytrack.
Onl ...
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2019 Kentucky Derby Contender Profile: Master Fencer
Strengths
Master Fencer clearly has an affinity for dirt, and he doesn’t require any particular track configuration to excel. He’s never run over the same track or course more than once, and he’s run fine around left-handed and right-handed turn ...
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Hoosier Pick of the Week for Wednesday Finds Island of Rock
The 5 th Race at Hoosier Park on Wednesday is a non-winner of two/optional claiming event which attracted a field of nine. The one-mile pace features a few in the cast in need of a race which should set up things for my top selection.
#9 ISLAND ...
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Matchmaker Wins Are Common Again; ‘Levy’ Picks Play Exotics Roles; $53 Bomb Leads Price Parade
Left over from last weekend’s horses-to-watch list (H2W) was a shipper from Monticello to Pocono. On Monday, April 1, the last day of our blog’s coverage, Stitch In Time won at 25-1 (see H2W results below) to take the week’s biggest win price.
Her ...
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U S S Michigan Seeks Kentucky Derby Berth in Cardinal Conditions Stakes
The European Road to the Kentucky Derby will conclude on Thursday with the running of the Cardinal Conditions Stakes at Chelmsford City in England, and I’d advise everyone to keep a close eye on what transpires in this one-mile race.
Held ...
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Keeler Johnson's Kentucky Derby Top 10: It's a Rather Perplexing Year
I must admit, it’s getting harder and harder to compile my Kentucky Derby Top 10 rankings each week.
Unlike last year, when the top contenders seemed pretty clear-cut at this point in the season, the 2019 Kentucky Derby picture remains complet ...
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Dick Powell’s Australian Pick of the Week April 10
Race 7 at Wyong (Australia A) on Wednesday night is a 6 ¾-furlong handicap for benchmark 70-rated horses. The track is expected to be “Soft-5” which is pretty neutral.
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Reformed claiming horses taking center stage in 2019
Claiming runners turning into prominent horses is not a new thing in horse racing. We could look back to the early 1940s when a horse named *Princequillo was claimed for a reported $2,500. He not only outran his price tag to become among the top dist ...
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Blue Chip Matchmaker and Levy set for fifth and final leg
This coming weekend will mark the fifth and final rounds of eliminations for both the Blue Chip Matchmaker and George Morton Levy Memorial Series for Free-For-All pacers with a dwindling number of slots available for those lucrative finals on April 2 ...
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Quick takes on latest round of 2019 Kentucky Derby preps
Some quick impressions of last weekends’ major Kentucky Derby (G1) prep races.
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Slow tracks do not necessarily mean slow horses but the winning times of the Santa Anita Derby (G1), Blue Grass Stakes (G2) and Wood Memorial (G2) were p ...
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Sunday afternoon harness action heats up
Temperatures throughout the Mid-Atlantic Region rose quickly over the weekend and the pacers and trotters at a trio of five-eighths mile ovals appeared to thrive amid the moderating conditions. Sunday afternoon at Harrah's Philadelphia - still commo ...
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Three Takeaways from the 2019 Santa Anita Derby
The Track Was Slow
The main track at Santa Anita has been deep and slow since racing resumed late in March, so the modest final time for 1 1/8 miles (1:51.28 seconds) and the slow time for the final three furlongs (:40.10) should n ...
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Vekoma Much the Best in Blue Grass Stakes
The habitual slow starter Win Win Win , third in the Tampa Bay Derby (gr. II) last month, was once again slow into stride and settled in thirteenth place early before threading his way through the pack down the backstretch. Unfortunately, he ran int ...
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Baffert pupils Roadster, Game Winner top Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 4
Trainer Bob Baffert finished 1-2 in Saturday’s Santa Anita Derby (G1) at Santa Anita Park with Roadster (#17) and Game Winner (#8) , and on Sunday saw that pair go 1-2 again, this time in the 2019 Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW) .
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Tacitus Prevails in Roughly-Run Wood Memorial
Trainer Bill Mott was pleased with the performance of Tacitus, who emerged on the Derby trail with a similarly late-running victory in the Tampa Bay Derby (gr. II) last month . “I thought it was a very good effort,” Mott told the New York Racing As ...
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Yonkers, Meadowlands and Pocono Downs offer solid Saturday cards
On the day the NCAA Men's College Basketball Tournament fans found out which teams would be playing in the National Title game on Monday and thoroughbred racing fans watched a trio of Kentucky Derby prep races at three different ovals, Yonkers, Meado ...
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Aqueduct, Keeneland and Santa Anita offer Kentucky Derby, Oaks preps
Saturday afternoon proved to be among the best days for those who follow horses looking to punch their tickets to the Grade I Kentucky Derby and accompanying Grade I Kentucky Oaks as Aqueduct Race Course in New York, Keeneland Race Course in New York ...
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Kentucky Derby international scouting report: Japan Road invitee Master Fencer
This year’s Japan Road has produced a participant in the Kentucky Derby (G1) – Katsumi and Yasuyo Yoshizawa’s Master Fencer .
The third Japanese-based sophomore to attempt the Run for the Roses, Master Fencer is unlike Lani (ninth in 2016) an ...
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Firmer ground helps Will Call in Shakertown, thoughts on the Blue Grass Day Early Pick 5
Perhaps Saturday's $200,000 Shakertown (G2) at Keeneland will serve more of a get-fit trip for for #6 WILL CALL 's (6-1) title defense in next month's Twin Spires Turf Sprint (G3), but the Brad Cox trainee surely has the credentials to win this an ...
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How to bet the 2019 Blue Grass Stakes
The $1 million Blue Grass Stakes (G2) will be run on Saturday as race 10 at Keeneland going 1 1/8 miles on the dirt. The field might not have a superstar in it but a full starting gate of 14 have been entered.
SOMELIKEITHOWBROWN (#1) (10-1) ...
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How to bet the 2019 Wood Memorial Stakes
The $750,000 Wood Memorial (G2) will be run on Saturday as Race 10 at Aqueduct going 1 1/8 miles on the dirt. The Wood Memorial has fallen out of favor for trainers who used to ship in here so it is dominated by horses from New York, Florida and ...
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Pleasant Company and three others to watch in 2019 Grand National
Great racing at Keeneland, Aqueduct, and Santa Anita on Saturday will be proceeded, on my agenda at least, by an annual flutter on the Grand National Steeplechase at Aintree in Liverpool, England, the 4 5/16-mile spectacle widely considered to be the ...
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How to bet the 2019 Santa Anita Derby
The $1 million Santa Anita Derby (G1) will be run on Saturday as Race 8 at Santa Anita Park going 1 1/8 miles on the dirt. It only attracted a field of six but there is tons of quality in it.
ROADSTER (#1) (5-2) romped in his career debut ...
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2019 Kentucky Oaks preps selections for April 6
A huge day of racing for three-year-olds will take place on Saturday. A trio of vital Road to the Kentucky Derby points’ races will be contested with the Santa Anita Derby (G1) , Wood Memorial Stakes (G2) and Blue Grass Stakes (G2) leading the ...
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Santa Anita Derby BRIS Speed Rating Report
A short but select field of six has been entered for $1 million Santa Anita Derby (G1). One of seven major preps for the May 4 Kentucky Derby , the Santa Anita Derby field appears stronger than most from a BRIS Speed rating perspective.
Before we ...
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