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Breeders’ Cup Friday Plays
The $2 million Breeders’ Cup Distaff highlights the four-race Breeders’ Cup slate at Del Mar Friday and the 1 1/8-mile event will be key for my multi-race wagers.
Here are my thoughts on the sequence:
Juvenile Fillies Turf :
Aidan O’Brien i ...
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Semi-Finals Orange Park Derby
It’s the last chance to earn some points and a spot in the coveted finals of the 2017 $35,000 Orange Park Derby. Just 24 greyhounds remain, 3 races, and there are several that could earn their way into the mix with a big effort in the semi-finals. L ...
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Arrogate seeks redemption, second Breeders' Cup Classic
Six months ago, the Breeders’ Cup Classic seemed like it was Arrogate’s to lose. If he repeats his 2017 Del Mar form on Saturday, he will lose. Deemed a superhorse after his victories in the Travers Stakes, Breeders’ Cup Classic, Pegasus World Cu ...
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Bolt d'Oro seeks third grade I in Breeders' Cup Juvenile
There’s one major question heading into the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile on Saturday: is Bolt d’Oro for real? The son of Medaglia d’Oro has swept all before him in three starts in California. He won his maiden well, rallied from well back to win the Del ...
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O'Brien, Stoute look for more Breeders' Cup Turf glory
The first place to look for the winner of the 1 ½-mile Breeders’ Cup Turf is, quite clearly, the European contingent. European horses clearly excel at this trip on turf, and with nine of the last 12 editions of this race being won by trans ...
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Mucciolo: Breeders’ Cup Friday Pick 4 wager
I will start by saying no Breeders’ Cup Pick 4 is for the faint of heart. With so many competitive fields, and in this particular year, with no complete standout I can see, it makes it even harder. I have a horse of great interest to close out the ca ...
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World Approval, Ribchester head Breeders' Cup Mile
The Breeders’ Cup Mile history is full of classic trans-Atlantic battles, and it should be more of the same again at Del Mar on November 4th. Leading American horse World Approval, who has been revitalized since being switched to a mile, faces sev ...
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Drefong a clear favorite in Breeders' Cup Sprint
Last time Drefong started at Del Mar, he threw his jockey off at the gap shortly after the start of the Bing Crosby Stakes (G1). A repeat of that seems the most likely way he would be stopped from defending his Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) title. Si ...
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Mucciolo: Elate the play in Distaff
Friday’s $2 million Distaff (G1) has a lot of star power in the eight-horse field and will likely go a long way in determining a pair of Eclipse Award winners at the end of the season. I have touched base on this race previously and will side with EL ...
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Mucciolo: Cupid rates edge in Dirt Mile
A superb field will go postward in the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) on Friday in what I think is among the most appealing betting races over the weekend. A total of 10 will make the gate and a case could easily be made for more than the ma ...
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BC Internationals: Juvenile contender U S Navy Flag
Like big sister Roly Poly , U S Navy Flag has not only stood up to a busy campaign, but positively blossomed the more that trainer Aidan O’Brien has asked of him. By ending his European season with a rare Middle Park (G1)/Dewhurst (G1) double, the W ...
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Kindergarten Kids Cruise At Meadowlands; Hoosier Park Persists With Soph-Stakes Scenarios
Deep-season stakes take the chill out of the autumn air as standardbreds take their last few stabs at cash in 2017. As all racehorses quickly approach their birthday, two- and three-year-olds battle at Hoosier and at the Meadowlands. You read correct ...
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BC Internationals: Filly & Mare Turf contender Wuheida
Once prominent in the classic antepost market before a springtime injury ruled her out, Godolphin’s Wuheida has been hinting of a breakthrough in the second half, and the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1) could be just the spot for her resurge ...
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The 2017 Breeders' Cup Betting Guide FREE Download
The Breeders' Cup Betting Guide contains expert selections, tip sheets, historical trends for key Breeders' Cup races, Classic day overview and much much more!
Download the full PDF for FREE to find better betting picks, analysis and tips to help ...
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Four Breeders' Cup longshots for vertical exotic tickets
Vance Hanson's Breeders' Cup picks geared more toward vertical exotics like exactas, trifectas, and superfectas.
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BC Internationals: Filly & Mare Turf contender Nezwaah
Out of luck in her two visits to Woodbine, Nezwaah hopes that Del Mar is more congenial. The firm turf is a welcome certainty, but the nine-furlong distance of the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1) injects a less welcome variable.
Trained b ...
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Breeders' Cup final works round-up: Arrogate, Unique Bella, Lady Eli fire bullets
Breeders’ Cup contenders have turned in their final major works, with just routine training from this point on as we near the November 3-4 World Championships at Del Mar.
As usual, there was a flurry of activity over the weekend as horsemen often ...
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Seven stakes races highlight Breeders' Cup undercards
Thirteen Breeders’ Cup races understandably take precedence at Del Mar Nov. 3-4, but punters shouldn’t ignore some excellent racing on the undercards. This is particularly the case on Friday, which features two graded races: the 1 ¾-mile Marathon (G ...
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Juvenile Turf a wide-open contest
If you correctly pick the trifecta or superfecta for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf , chances are you’ll get a very good payout. You’ll probably get good money just for the winner, for that matter, if the morning line is at all accurate. ...
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Spreading It Around
Another round of the 2017 Orange Park Derby is in the books and the points got spread around even more as several unexpected greyhounds seized their opportunity with box to wire wins. Three of the four winners were not posted as favorites and that m ...
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Happily, Rushing Fall head Juvenile Fillies Turf
A full field of 14 lines up in the first Breeders’ Cup race at Del Mar, the one-mile Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf , but it already looks like it’s about unbeaten U.S. filly Rushing Fall against Irish maestro Aidan O’Brien’s pair Happi ...
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BC Internationals: Filly & Mare Turf contender Senga
Blame, who famously spoiled Zenyatta’s grand finale in the 2010 Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1), could crash the farewell party of another beloved mare in the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1) – through his daughter Senga, who takes on Lady Eli at ...
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BC Internationals: Filly & Mare Turf contender Rhododendron
It seems like a lifetime ago, but Rhododendron was the top fillies’ classic prospect for Ballydoyle this season. A commendable runner-up when bumping into two unexpected stars in the 1000 Guineas (G1) and the Oaks (G1), the Aidan O’Brien trainee is j ...
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BC Internationals: Filly & Mare Turf contender Queen's Trust
Only the great Ouija Board has won the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1) twice, in non-consecutive years, and defending champion Queen’s Trust would have had a serious chance to become the first repeat winner – but for the shortened 1 1/8-mile ...
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BC Internationals: Mile contender Karar
Like Home of the Brave , Karar is an also-ran from the 2016 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1) who’s much happier to get the opportunity he really wanted all along in the Mile (G1).
Trained by Francis-Henri Graffard, the Al Shaqab runner enters in si ...
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Classic drama highlights Breeders’ Cup Saturday storylines
Arrogate appeared well on his way to making a successful title defense in the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic when opening 2017 with smashing wins in the Pegasus Cup Invitational (G1) and Dubai World Cup (G1), but the landscape changed dramatically ...
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Mor Spirit the one to beat in Dirt Mile
There’s plenty of class on offer in the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile , but one prep race stands out when trying to work out who might win. Facing a field including two of his Dirt Mile opponents, Mor Spirit romped away with the one-mile Metropolitan Han ...
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BC Internationals: Mile contender Home of the Brave
Home of the Brave was pitched into last year’s Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1) when his chances of drawing into the Mile (G1) appeared dodgy, and it just didn’t pan out for him. Now trainer Hugo Palmer is happy to be in the “right” race as the speedy ...
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Longshot trio to consider for Breeders’ Cup Pick 3, Pick 4 wagers
Over the past three years, the $1 Pick 3 has returned an average payout of $1,148.25 on Breeders’ Cup-exclusive races. The average return on the 50-cent Pick 4 is $7,237.35. These numbers have fluctuated from year-to-year, with significantly higher d ...
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Stellar Wind freshened for third Distaff attempt
The Breeders’ Cup Distaff is the highlight of the year for dirt females, and it might possibly be third time lucky for Stellar Wind. The 5-year-old Virginia-bred mare has won 10 of her 15 starts, but two of her defeats have come in the Bre ...
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BC Internationals: Mile contender Suedois
Scratched from last year’s Turf Sprint (G1) after sustaining a stress fracture, Suedois has earned another chance at the Breeders’ Cup, only this time in the Mile (G1).
The French-bred is yet another to thrive since joining David O’Meara, who firs ...
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BC Internationals: Mile contender Zelzal
Those of us old enough to have gone down in flames with even-money favorite Zilzal in the 1989 Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1) at Gulfstream might have unwanted flashbacks by the sight of this fellow’s name, but don’t let that put you off this tantalizing 20 ...
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BC Internationals: Mile contender Roly Poly
Although Roly Poly was pre-entered with a first preference for the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1), the Coolmore/Ballydoyle brain trust ended up choosing the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1) for the scrappy three-year-old filly.
Aside from scrappi ...
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Breeders' Cup 2017 Fields
BREEDERS' CUP FRIDAY
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf
6th Race, Post Time 2:25 pm (PDT)
The BREEDERS' CUP JUVENILE FILLIES TURF (GI) is a one mile race for 2-year-old fillies to be run on the turf. The race carries a guaranteed pur ...
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BC Internationals: Mile contender Ribchester
Ribchester improved from two to three, and again during his four-year-old campaign, making him Europe’s leading miler ahead of his career finale in the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1).
A credit to trainer Richard Fahey, Ribchester has never finished out o ...
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2017 Breeders' Cup Classic Preview and Picks
Churchill is Aidan O'Brien's top horse for the Breeders' Cup Classic. O'Brien must feel that Churchill's form and class trumps the fact that his breeding isn't close to being as conducive to " rel="noopener" target="_blank">success on dirt as War D ...
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BC Internationals: Mile contender Lancaster Bomber
A War Front half-brother to star miler Excelebration, who was fourth to Wise Dan and Animal Kingdom in the 2012 Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1), Lancaster Bomber has the advantage of already being proven at a high level in North American conditions.
The A ...
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Queeny Highlights Round 3
After round number two just one greyhound remains undefeated, Boc’s Queen Lady, which means that the points have spread out a bit for the remaining finalists. Several greyhounds now have a win in either round 1 or 2, and if they parlay that with a b ...
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BC Internationals: Turf contender Seventh Heaven
As surmised in her international profile for the 2016 Breeders’ Cup , Seventh Heaven found 1 1/4 miles a bit too short for her in the Filly & Mare Turf (G1). Trainer Aidan O’Brien had considered a tilt versus older males in the Turf (G1) before ...
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BC Internationals: Turf contender Cliffs of Moher
Cliffs of Moher has gone the wrong way since his near-miss in the Derby (G1) at Epsom. While it’s easy to write him off at least until next season (if not for good), a capable defense attorney can argue that circumstances have been conspiring against ...
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Breeders' Cup juvenile turf races a pedigree handicapper's delight
by DICK POWELL
If you're like me and enjoy pedigree handicapping, Friday's Breeders' Cup juvenile races on the turf are a rabbit hole you won't want to come out of. The deeper you go, the better they get.
Naturally, Aidan O'Brien's traine ...
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Queen Looking for Another Crown
Boc’s Queen Lady is the only greyhound left undefeated in the 2017 th running of the Orange Park Derby. Breaking close in the 15 th race, she chased the leader to the far turn and then turned on the juice. Bolting by and taking command, sh ...
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Breeders Crown At Hoosier Park Presents A Mixed Bag Of Pacer Prices And Trotting Thrills
Two nights of Breeders Crown finals at Hoosier Park features a dozen of the season-ending stakes and included only a few surprises among some dominating trotters and pacers that could not be stopped by an “off track” on the first evening.
Frid ...
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Breeders Crown finals highlight Saturday card
Since 1984 the most popular phrase in harness racing has been "It All Comes Down To The Breeders Crown" and last Saturday evening Hoosier Park hosted six lucrative finals for trotters and pacers of both genders and all ages and several of the winners ...
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BC Internationals: Turf contender Talismanic
Sure to woo the cameras with his photogenic white face and flashy stockings, Talismanic brings more than good looks into the Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1). Trained by the maestro Andre Fabre for Godolphin, the homebred advertises some notable formlines i ...
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BC Internationals: Turf contender Decorated Knight
Decorated Knight has come a long way since last summer, when he shaped as a dark horse in the 2016 Arlington Million (G1) and stayed that way when having to scratch the morning of the race. Now the Galileo blueblood returns stateside, no longer und ...
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BC Internationals: Turf contender Ulysses
“My suspicion is that this is coming a year too soon for him, but I wouldn't be shocked if he crashes the party.”
That was the concluding line of my international profile of Ulysses for the 2016 Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1), which did indeed come a ...
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BC Internationals: Turf Sprint contender Marsha
Marsha’s upset of Lady Aurelia in the Nunthorpe (G1) was unexpected in the betting market, but not a total shock if judged by her absolute top-drawer talent. Hence international racing fans can be grateful that these two dynamos get a rubber match in ...
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BC Internationals: Turf Sprint contender Washington DC
The Aidan O’Brien-trained Washington DC is trying the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1) for the second time, following a seventh on Santa Anita’s downhill course last November. Sporting the dark silks on the inside in the stretch, he just gets outkick ...
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Breeders Crown finals on tap Saturday
Since 1984 one of the more common phrases in harness racing has been "It All Comes Downs to the Breeders Crown" and tomorrow night at Hoosier Park in Indiana the seven-eighths mile oval will host six Breeders Crown finals for both gaits and all ages ...
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Kitasan Black, Satono Crown head Tenno Sho (Autumn) field
Japanese Horse of the Year Kitasan Black looks to return to winning ways when he takes on a strong field in the 1 ¼-mile Tenno Sho (Autumn) (G1) at Tokyo racecourse Oct. 29. Kitasan Black (Black Tide) has twice won the Tenno Sho (Spring) (G1 ...
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BC Internationals: Turf Sprint contender Cotai Glory
Second in the October 15 Nearctic (G2) when the ground had turned against him at Woodbine, Cotai Glory wants a do-over for his swan song. The Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1) at Del Mar is the next logical venue, even though he’s got to engineer a su ...
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Juveniles take center stage at Churchill Downs
Thoroughbred racing’s immediate future – and some probable future Kentucky Derby contenders – head to Churchill Downs Oct. 29 for a day of galloping devoted to 2-year-olds. Eleven races are on the card, and all are for juveniles only. The ...
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Winx goes for Cox Plate three-peat tonight
Tonight at 2 a.m. (EDT), history is in store as the streaking Winx seeks a third victory in the prestigious Cox Plate (G1) at Moonee Valley in Australia.
The superstar set records in the last two runnings, breaking the track mark in 2015 and win ...
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Shapiro: How to bet the Twilight Derby
By Scott Shapiro
The final weekend of the short Santa Anita autumn meeting is upon us. It has been a solid few weeks of racing filled with a plethora of wagering opportunities after an uneven first half of the year at “The Great Race Place.”
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Seymourdini steps up in quality in Bold Ruler Handicap
The exciting Seymourdini looks to graduate to graded stakes company in the seven-furlong Bold Ruler Handicap (G3) at Belmont Park Oct. 28 against a group of high quality and resilient sprinters. Seymourdini (Bernardini), a $900,000 purchase ...
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Other tracks to play and bet Breeders' Cup weekend
Long-time horseplayers might remember that in the early years of the Breeders’ Cup, the then one-day, seven-race extravaganza was treated with much deference by other racetracks for simulcasting purposes.
While there were some tracks that conducte ...
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Brown pair head Athenia Stakes field
Chad Brown’s runners are always tough to beat in turf races for fillies and mares, and the 1 1/16-mile Athenia Stakes (G3) at Belmont Park Oct. 28 looks to be no exception. Brown trains three of the 12 entries, including the morning-line fav ...
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Third Cox Plate highly likely for Winx
Is there any way that Winx won’t win the $A3 million W S Cox Plate for a third time, and extend her win sequence to 22 races? The world’s best turf racehorse faces eight opponents in the 2,040-meter (about 1 ¼-mile) Cox Plate at Moonee Valley raceco ...
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Stormy Victoria takes on top Canadian sprinting females
American raider Stormy Victoria will be seeking her first stakes victory when she takes on some of Canada’s best sprinting fillies and mares in the Ontario Fashion Stakes (G3) at Woodbine Oct. 28. A French import, Stormy Victoria began her North Ame ...
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Sharp Samurai the one to beat in Twilight Derby
Sharp Samurai beats Big Score to win the Del Mar Derby. Benoit Photos.Sharp Samurai will need to beat a good field as he tries to win his fourth consecutive stakes race in the 1 1/8-mile Twilight Derby (G2) for 3-year-old turf runners at Santa Anita ...
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Derby contenders likely to emerge from Street Sense Stakes
The Street Sense Stakes at Churchill Downs may not be a graded stakes race, but it’s proved to be a useful guide to the Kentucky Derby preps. Several horses that ran prominently in the past four years would qualify for the Kentucky Derby: 2013 third ...
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Quality horses to contest Fayette Stakes
Multiple stakes winners, a former Kentucky Derby favorite, and grade one placegetters descend on Keeneland Oct. 28 for the 1 1/8-mile Fayette Stakes (G2). With a lineup featuring many horses that have been chasing Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) contende ...
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BC Internationals: Classic contender Churchill
It would be fitting for Aidan O’Brien to score an elusive Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) in 2017, a year defined by his quest to surpass Bobby Frankel’s single-season Group 1 record. But his prospects at Del Mar are particularly challenging, as he take ...
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Shapiro's initial thoughts on Breeders' Cup race order, horizontal sequences
by Scott Shapiro
In addition to the pre-entry announcement on Wednesday morning, the Breeders’ Cup also released the race order, wagering menu and guaranteed pools for the World Championships held next weekend at Del Mar.
One thing captivated ...
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BC Internationals: Classic contender War Decree
War Decree may not have the resume of Aidan O’Brien’s other Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) candidate, Churchill, but his raw talent should not be underestimated. Once an exciting juvenile who was nominated to the U.S. Triple Crown, the Kentucky-bred ha ...
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2017 Breeders' Cup Turf Preview and Picks
Although the Prix de l'Arc winner, Enable, has decided to skip the Breeders' Cup Turf , there's plenty of other talent signed on for what's become one of the prestigious grass races in the world. This year's BC Turf will be run for a $4 million doll ...
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Orange Park Derby Round 2
Lester Raines Kennel was the big winner in round 1, but there are still a ton of points available in round 2 for a greyhound to accumulate to move on to the quarter-finals. Will the first-round winners continue their success? Will new names throw th ...
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IRS rule changes make multi-race wagering at Breeders' Cup more enticing
by DICK POWELL
I have never been a proponent of opening up your bankroll on big racing days. Just because there are large fields in race after race, you better have a deep bankroll to survive. At least the Kentucky Derby is one-shot so even with ...
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Breeders Crown Finals Are No Locks For Any Involved At Hoosier Park
Breeders Crown Finals weekend is here. Along with our Breeders Crown Countdown blog, TwinSpires harness blog presents a unique approach to the 12 Breeders Crown finals—the Hambletonian Society’s richest and most prestigious events at Hoosier Park. Th ...
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Breeders Crown Finals Sextet Offers Outsiders With Powerful Potentials
This, our penultimate Breeders Crown Countdown, the exclusive TwinSpires blog dedicated to the events that would lead to the cast of characters in the Breeders Crown, the Hambletonian Society’s richest and most prestigious events now features the mai ...
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Fillies and mares on display in Breeders Crown finals on Friday
This coming Friday evening will truly be ladies night at Hoosier Park in Indiana as the seven-eighths mile oval hosts six Breeders Crown finals for fillies and mares of both gaits and all ages. Five of the six Breeders Crown finals will go a long way ...
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Who Was the Fastest Breeders' Cup Horse of All-Time?
Fastest by Seconds per Furlong
The Speed Ratings above are based on speed over 1 ¼ miles, and, in the way that people say 100-meters king Usain Bolt was the fastest runner in the world rather than 5,000-meters star Mo Farah, I’m going to look f ...
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What was the Best Breeders' Cup Classic Bet of All Time?
Being asked “what was the best Breeders’ Cup Classic bet” is a bit like being asked what was the best baseball home run ever – something that will be different depending on what team you like, what era you hold most dear, etc. For most players, the ...
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2017 Breeders' Cup Race Order and Wagering Menu
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3 (ALL TIMES EASTERN)
Race 1
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Breeders' Cup 2017 Pre-Entries
BREEDERS' CUP FRIDAY
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf 6th Race, Post Time 2:25 pm (PDT)
The BREEDERS' CUP JUVENILE FILLIES TURF (GI) is a one mile race for 2-year-old fillies to be run on the turf. The race carries a guaranteed purse ...
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BC Internationals: Birdie Gold
Birdie Gold (Photo courtesy of Gary Mandella @MandellaGary)
Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf International Horse Profile: Birdie Gold
by Kellie Reilly
Although Birdie Gold comes to the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1) by w ...
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Maryland-bred trotters and pacers seeking Breeders Crown glory
This coming Friday and Saturday evening novice and serious harness racing fans alike will focus their attention on Hoosier Park in Indiana as the seven-eighths mile oval hosts the 12 Breeders Crown finals for both gaits and all ages. Less than one we ...
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Analyzing favorites and races producing the best value in the Breeders’ Cup
Favorites win approximately a third of the time nationally but that percentage has held only once in the last five years of the Breeders’ Cup. The public’s betting choice performed well in the 2013 edition, capturing five of 13 races (38%), but it wa ...
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Breeders' Cup International Horses: Turf contender Highland Reel
Defending Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) champion Highland Reel has made such a name for himself in the United States that it’s almost superfluous to give him another international profile treatment.
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Breeders’ Cup workout updates: Classic favorites, Distaff threats, sprint stars serve notice
Breeders’ Cup contenders have been upping the ante in the latest round of works in preparation for the November 3-4 World Championships at Del Mar.
Here are just a few of the highlights. For much more, check out the full Breeders’ Cup work stories ...
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2017 Breeders' Cup Mile Preview
Most horseplayers with Breeders' Cup betting experience will tell you that the most difficult race to handicap during the 2-day card is the Breeders' Cup Mile. Run over Del Mar's turf course this year, the BC Mile appears even more wide-open than it ...
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Raines Ruled in Round 1
The Lester Raines kennel took over the commanding spot in qualifying as they posted up win in 2 of the 5 races on the card, including the biggest effort of them all in the 7 th race. Hitting the lid, Lee Trinity stole away a mile ahead of the r ...
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Maryland-sired horses featured locally last weekend
Last Saturday afternoon and then on Sunday evening, many of the best Maryland-sired two-year-olds of both genders were highlighted in various stakes at Laurel Park and at Rosecroft Raceway as the runners, trotters and pacers all sought early limeligh ...
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Orange Park Derby Round 1
Another great stake race is upon us, and this time we get to go over the longer distance. The 2017 edition of the $35,000 Orange Park Derby will take place over the 660-yard course and feature 40 of the best routers at the racetrack. As always, we w ...
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Reflections on Champions Day and the influence of Medaglia d'Oro
by DICK POWELL
Heavy rains hit Great Britain on Saturday and the turf course at Ascot, home to British Champions Day, turned soft. Gale force winds swept the course and running times were extremely slow. It was the type day that you needed miler ...
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3-year-olds poised to make serious impact in 2017 Breeders’ Cup
In the Breeders’ Cup, 3-year-olds are often at a significant numerical disadvantage. Older horses will be represented by more than half the field in eight-of-nine races at Del Mar this year (four-of-13 Breeders’ Cup races for juveniles), with the Dis ...
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Hoosier Park’s First Breeders Crown Presented 22 Elims With Many Favorites And A Few Wild Upsets
In order of the Breeders Crown elimination races on the Hoosier Park program from Saturday, Oct. 21, here are our accomplishments and misses.
There were three $20,000 elims for two-year-old colt pacers. Two were won by favorites and we took th ...
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Breeders Crown elims fill Hoosier card
Saturday evening harness racing fans turned their attention to Hoosier Park as the seven-eighths mile oval in Indiana hosted a grand sum of 14 Breeders Crown elims for varying ages and both gaits and genders. The first three races on the card were t ...
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UPS driver Spann a Breeders Crown VIP after TwinSpires.com contest win
Growing up near the heart of the Standardbred industry, not far from the United States Trotting Association's headquarters in suburban Columbus, Ohio, it's no surprise Stephen Spann was bitten by the harness racing bug.
Some 40 years after his fir ...
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2017 Breeders' Cup Sprint Preview and Picks
Every race on the 2017 Breeders' Cup 2-day card should be competitive. There isn't a single race where the likely morning line favorite is a lock. This includes the Breeders' Cup Sprint where Bob Baffert's 2016 BC Sprint winner, Drefong, could be ...
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Japan's Kikuka Sho Preview
by Alastair Bull
Japan’s Triple Crown is rounded off Oct. 22 by the Kikuka Sho (G1) at Kyoto. The Japanese equivalent of England’s St Leger, it’s run over 3,000 meters (about 1 7/8 miles).
Unlike the St Leger, the Kikuka Sho is not regarded as ...
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Breeders Crown elims fill Hoosier Park Saturday night card
Tomorrow evening serious and novice harness racing fans alike will focus their attention on Hoosier Park as the Indiana oval hosts 14 Breeders Crown eliminations for varying age groups of both gaits and genders as the sport's best trotters and pacers ...
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Spot Plays for British Champions Day
There won't be a better way to spend a Saturday morning than by tuning into British Champions Day, when five lucrative group contests and the Balmoral Handicap make up a stellar six-race program as good as you'd find at Ascot's June Royal meeting.
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Fracas a key factor in Shapiro's Late Pick 4 analysis at Santa Anita Park
by Scott Shapiro
With just two weeks until the 2017 Breeders’ Cup at Del Mar, most of the attention is on the events leading up to the World Championships. However, there are still plenty of solid wagering opportunities available across the count ...
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Post position as a factor in the Breeders' Cup
Having the classiest and most in-form horse is arguably the most important element for Breeders’ Cup success. Other handicapping factors, such as post position, generally take a back seat or are less important than they might be on more ordinary race ...
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Dowager Stakes rematch for Apple Betty, Lottie
Apple Betty and Lottie lock horns for a third time this year in the 1 ½-mile Dowager Stakes (G2) on the Keeneland turf Oct. 15, with each seeking their first graded stakes win. The score is 1-1 between the pair, and the run of the race could decide ...
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Maryland-bred and sired horses on display this weekend
While many harness racing enthusiasts will be keenly focused on the Breeders Crown elims at Hoosier Park this Friday and Saturday evenings, Maryland racing fans will have the chance to see their top runners, pacers and trotters display their talentes ...
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