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Stars and Stripes Racing Festival looks pretty special
by Dick Powell
Whether you like grouping big races on a single day, I have to admit that Saturday’s card at Belmont Park looks like it will be pretty special.
Billed as the Stars and Stripes Racing Festival, even though most of us celebrated t ...
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Meadowlands Pace Battle For Berths; Four-Year-Old Graduates Finals Featured; ‘Sheppard’ Sends Froshes At Yonkers
The heat is on. July takes off and the two-year-old season blossoms with it. You will find a few frosh stakes events as our features as well as the continuation of our Freshmen Frolic section, where we aim to sensationalize on the early two-year-old ...
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Trotters Continue Preps for Hambletonian In Final Month
A week out from the Del Miller and Stanley Dancer Memorials, drawing to the end of the Hambletonian Trail, colts and fillies readying for the first Saturday in August will be in competition this weekend, with fillies competing in the $41,880 Reynolds ...
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How to play Los Alamitos
by Scott Shapiro
The landscape changes on Thursday as the Southern California circuit moves from Santa Anita Park to Orange County for a two week stop at Los Alamitos Race Course before things get rolling at Del Mar on July 19 for their highly an ...
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Smashing performances ahead of Del Mar and Saratoga
This is typically a slow time for Thoroughbred racing, with highly-anticipated openings of Del Mar and Saratoga only a couple of weeks away, but a number of performances stood out in the five-day period between June 30 and July 4.
And most of thes ...
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Maryland-breds Take Center Stage
On Sunday and Monday evenings Ocean Downs offered nearly a dozen Maryland Standardbred Race Fund events for three-year-old trotters and pacers in the wake of Saturday night's Sun Stakes card at Pocono Downs where one Maryland-bred trotter perhaps asc ...
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Queen’s Plate Day Takeaways
HOLY HELENA is for real . Stronach Stables’ Holy Helena was a clear favorite for Sunday’s $1 million Queen’s Plate S. and delivered with authority. The Jimmy Jerkens trainee was alert early on, moved to the fore with ease turning for home and proved ...
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Pavel soars in debut
Saturday played host to some fine racing action with big stakes races taking place across the country. But first-time starter PAVEL stood out most to me, posting a superb score in the 6TH Race at Santa Anita July 1.
A sophomore son of Creative Cau ...
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Astute handicapping needed in Santa Anita closing day Late Pick 4
by SCOTT SHAPIRO
Not only is Tuesday the celebration of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, but also it is closing day of the spring/summer meeting at Santa Anita.
A challenging 10-race slate should present some lucrative payou ...
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H-Trail Treasure Wins At $32, Ignites $101 Exacta, $151 Trifecta; Fear The Dragon Fires Again At Pocono; Frosh Score Is Big Across The Board
Fear The Dragon ($3.00, $2.10, $2.10 ok), our early pick for soph-pacing champion, took the big-money event for his division, the Max Hempt Memorial Final as part of the Sun Stakes Saturday program at Pocono Downs. Though we lost with “Fear” in his o ...
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Palm Beach Final Top 10 Rankings and Races 2016-2017 Season
That's a wrap on the season folks! I hope you enjoyed following along, as much as I enjoyed covering it. What stories will dominate the headlines in 2017-18? Stay tuned to find out! ...
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Arlington Park Preview Day on July 8
Belmont Park isn't the only racetrack running a festival on July 8. The Arlington Park Millions Preview Day also takes place on July 8. Although more well-known horses take to the turf at Belmont in the Stars and Stripes Festival, horseplayer should ...
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How To Bet the Queen’s Plate 2017 Superfecta
Those who follow my near-daily wagering exploits know that I’m a big fan of multi-race wagers, which makes Sunday’s 13-race Queen’s Plate day card at Woodbine a must play for me give the guaranteed pools in the Pick 5s (races 2 & 6) and Pick 4s ...
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How I'm betting the Queen's Plate
Canadian Racing Hall of Fame member Mark Casse has enjoyed so many great moments at Woodbine that I'll be betting on him having another Sunday in the C$1 million Queen's Plate, a race he won for the first time three years ago with the filly Lexie Lou ...
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Playing the Pick 5 on Queen’s Plate Day
Sunday is Queen’s Plate Day and Woodbine is offering a Pick 5 culminating with the 158th running of the Canadian classic. Here are my thoughts on the sequence and the ticket I will be playing:
Race 6, King Edward (G2) : The Pick 5 kicks off wit ...
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Five things to know for the Queen’s Plate
The oldest continuously held race in North America, the Queen’s Plate, will be contested for the 158th time on Sunday . The 1 1/4-mile classic is the first jewel of the Canadian Triple Crown, also comprising the Prince of Wales and the Breeders’ S., ...
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Pocono Downs Offers Stakes-filled Card on Saturday Night
One night after harness racing fans everywhere bid a fond farewell to Hall of Fame driver John Campbell following his final night of competition on Friday evening at the Meadowlands in New Jersey, many serious standardbred fans focused their attentio ...
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Meadowlands Highlights the Old and the New
In the span of less than 24 hours this weekend the Meadowlands Racetrack in New Jersey bid a fond farewell to a legendary driver while perhaps welcoming several future stars into the mix. On Friday night Hall of Fame driver John Campbell competed in ...
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Will Malibu remain a Secret after Queen’s Plate?
When conservative conditioner Malcolm Pierce entered MALIBU SECRET in the Vandal S. for his lifetime debut as a juvenile in 2016, it was a sign to me that he thought that he had a very good one in his hands. The son of Malibu Moon finished a strong s ...
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Taking down the Pick 5 on Queen’s Plate Day
An outstanding card with 13 races, led by the $1 million Queen’s Plate, will be hosted by Woodbine on Sunday. I will take aim at cashing in on the Pick 5, which starts in Race 6 and concludes with the featured event.
Race 6, King Edward S. (G2) : ...
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Spot Plays for Sunday and Monday at Santa Anita Park
by Scott Shapiro
Happy Independence Day weekend to you and yours!
Most folks have a lot more than horse racing going on as we approach the Fourth of July on Tuesday. Time spent with family and friends over the next couple days can be some of t ...
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Challenging Santa Anita Pick 4 has potential to pay well
by Scott Shapiro
The final Saturday afternoon card of the Santa Anita spring meeting is upon us and the 10-race slate includes a challenging late Pick 4 that has the potential to pay well.
The 55th running of the $100,000 Grade 3 Wilshire Stak ...
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How to bet the Pick 6 on June 30 at Churchill Downs
It’s closing night at Churchill Downs, which means everything must go in the carryover pools: the $3,375 Super High 5 on the 11 th (last) race and the $146,754 Single (Pick 6) jackpot, which isn’t a jackpot on the final day of the spring-summer meet ...
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Jackpot 6 ticket seeks to capitalize upon Romans single
The pool for Friday’s mandatory Jackpot 6 payout at Churchill Downs is expected to exceed $1 million and a nice card awaits horseplayers. The sequence begins in Race 5, which is scheduled for 7:57 p.m. (EDT) on the Downs After Dark closing-day progra ...
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Queen's Plate Betting Guide offers insights and analysis
The field is now set for the 158th running of the Queen’s Plate, the longest continuously run race in North American and the first leg of the Canadian Triple Crown.
TwinSpires.com is ready for all the action with its FREE Queen’s Plate Bet ...
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Battle of the Sexes Final
Another great stake event at bestbet Jacksonville is upon us! The 2017 edition of the Battle of the Sexes will take place on Saturday evening July 1 st in the 11 th race on the card. It will be the top 4 Females vs. the top 4 Males in this contest, ...
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Expect more turf racing and a compelling trainer’s race at Saratoga
By Dick Powell
As we head into July, I often get asked by people who see me in Saratoga, “How do you get ready for the meet?” I usually respond with a shriek and break out into a cold sweat. “Saratoga is opening in three weeks? OMG!” ...
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Even at Royal Ascot Pace Makes the Race
Sometimes, it takes a while to realize the mistakes that you've made. As horseplayers, we've all developed a particular method of studying racing forms. Some of us first look at speed ratings. Some of us prefer to look at pace ratings. Some of us, li ...
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Sun Stakes Saturday At Pocono Promises Fast Miles With Big Purses For Finals And Consolations
The July 4 weekend will be colorful in the Pennsylvania mountains as Pocono Downs presents its Sun Stakes Saturday on the month’s first day. After a mixture of results in last weeks elims, top trotters and pacers compete for the big finals’ prizes, a ...
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Earl Beals Bestow Bright Betting Opportunities for Hambo And ‘Oaks’ Hopefuls
Pocono Downs’ Saturday stakes-packed program includes dashes for the Hambletonian hopefuls, competing in the $75,000 consolation for the Earl Beal Jr. Memorial and the $500,000 final on July 1.
The consolation only includes two ineligibles, wi ...
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Stakes Action Takes Center Stage on Saturday Night
While many harness racing enthusiasts will focus their attention on the Meadowlands on Friday night when Hall of Fame driver John Campbell climbs into the bike for the final time at the New Jersey one-mile oval, serious and novice standardbred fans a ...
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Hall of Fame Driver John Campbell Bids Farewell on Friday Night
Midway through the Friday evening program at The Meadowlands, the one-mile harness racing venue in New Jersey that he helped transform into the sport's mecca in the 1980's and 1990's, Hall of Fame driver John Campbell will climb into the bike for the ...
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Belmont Stars and Stripes Festival on July 8 Key Date for Saratoga
The 2017 Saratoga Race Meet starts on July 21. The meet ends on September 4. We've got almost a whole month before some of the best horses, trainers, and jockeys in the world hit up The Spa for another great Saratoga Race Meet. But, we have precious ...
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Pedigree notes for Bashford Manor, Debutante
It’s early days yet as far as the two-year-olds are concerned, but Friday night’s Bashford Manor (G3) features a handful of smart pedigrees with the scope to progress from here.
Might at least one or two graduate from Churchill Downs’ closing nigh ...
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Is Summer the New Time for Baffert Three Year Olds?
For years, pretty much since 1996, Bob Baffert has been known as the King Trainer of the Triple Crown. Cavonnier finished second in the 1996 Kentucky Derby. In 1997, Baffert won the Derby and Preakness with Silver Charm. He repeated the feat in 1998 ...
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Palm Beach Weekly Wrap Up 6-25-2017
That's all we have for this week. We'll see you next time for the Wrap Up! ...
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2017 Royal Ascot: impressions from a star-studded week
Blessed with fair weather and quick summer ground, Royal Ascot’s 2017 meeting could be summarized in one phrase: the cream rose to the top. The star performers, for the most part, lived up to billing, and the results were logical.
Here are my last ...
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Week’s Top Win Price At $31; Pocono Elims And Overnights Yield Exactas; H-Trail Nabs Two Of Three
A few surprises were delivered in the elims for the Sun Stakes Saturday finals at Pocono. On June 24, Fear The Dragon ($2.10, $2.10) tasted defeat for the first time at three, beaten by Miso Fast, who made a giant brush at 11-1, in a Max Hempt elim. ...
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Maryland-breds Shine on Turf, Dirt and Stonedust
Saturday afternoon at Laurel Park a trio of Maryland-bred runners delivered solid efforts in one-turn sprints, two of them in stakes on the grass, then that evening at Pocono Downs a pair of Maryland-bred pacers prevailed in their respective eliminat ...
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Royal Ascot Juvenile Spotlight: Hoping for a September morn in Chesham
The last juvenile contest at Royal Ascot, Saturday’s Chesham may be the venue for a superstar. So don’t miss that 9:30 a.m. (EDT) first post.
Perhaps that’s hyperbole, an overwrought reaction to a single maiden race, but rarely do you see an Aidan ...
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Royal Ascot Saturday: an each-way longshot for the Diamond Jubilee
Cleverer bettors may disagree, but class could very well tell in the final two group events of Royal Ascot 2017 on Saturday.
In the Hardwicke (G2) at 1 1/2 miles, it's hard to look past either defending titlist Dartmouth , who gave The Queen grea ...
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Shapiro: Santa Anita Late Pick 4 success may lie with singles
by SCOTT SHAPIRO
The penultimate Saturday card of the Santa Anita spring meeting is upon us as we try to stay hot with our late Pick 4 plays to close out the season in Arcadia.
We have rattled off three straight profitable columns w ...
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Battles of the Sexes Semi-Finals
The semi-finals of the 2017 Battle of the Sexes are here and all bets are off. The points are cleared out and you must show up on Saturday evening if you want a chance to make the finals and cash in with the crown. Two full races of greyhounds remain ...
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Picking the Winner of the Ohio Derby And a Morning Line Contest
Even before the start of the Ohio Derby, someone will find themselves $2,500 richer, as prominent owner and horseplayer Ron Paolucci has put his money where the morning line is with a Twitter contest awarding $2,500 to the person who correctly identi ...
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Palm Beach Best Of Lists For The 2016-2017 Season
We hope you had as much fun following this season as we did! The new season begins July 1st. Remember to check out our Final Top 10 Rankings after the new campaign starts! ...
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Looking for value on a likely chalky Friday at Royal Ascot
With my colleague Vance Hanson once more doing the Royal Ascot selections honors over on Brisnet.com and elsewhere on the TwinSpires blog , I’m just chiming in with a few additional ideas for the Friday card.
The Albany (G3) : Vance has absolu ...
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Maryland-breds Could Take Center Stage on Saturday
Saturday afternoon Laurel Park will host a stakes-filled card that will include two events for Maryland-breds on the turf and four grass races for Virginia-bred runners and then later that evening Pocono Downs will offer a stellar card complete with ...
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Royal Ascot continues to deliver excitement
by Dick Powell
Royal Ascot has been run since 1711 and the five-day festival never fails to deliver. Based on the first half of 2017, the only question seemed to be “How many winners will trainer Aidan O’Brien have?” but after Day 1 the answer was ...
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Arms Runner steps up
The Affirmed Stakes (G3), led by Kentucky Derby third-place finisher Battle of Midway, attracted just five sophomores at Santa Anita on Saturday and the favorite looks very tough given his resume. But I have more interest in a horse that has caught m ...
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Which Jockeys Are Working Towards an Eclipse?
We're over 6 months into 2017. Which is why I don't believe it's too early to start discussing the jockeys that are on their way to a possible Eclipse Award. It's difficult for me to see this list changing. Unless 1 of the 4 jockeys I've listed here ...
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Royal Ascot Friday Spotlight: Albany, Queen's Vase bookend group action
It's hardly my favorite of all the famous, long-standing features held annually at Royal Ascot, but for some odd reason the Albany Stakes (G3) is a race I've had the most incredible luck deciphering. I say incredible because it's typically chock full ...
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Pocono Parades Stakes Elims With Leading Pacing And Trotting Stars In Combat Again
Another big stakes program is in the works, beginning on June 24 at Pocono Downs, as top sophs and older pacers and trotters line up for eliminations that decide the final fields of the James Lynch, Max Hempt and Ben Franklin stakes.
Among the ...
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Hambo Hopefuls Engage In Earl Beal, Jr. Eliminations For More Shots At Big Money
Pocono Downs will host almost an entire program of eliminations on Saturday, June 24 (see weekly blog) as it prepares for Sun Stakes Saturday, a program featuring finals for many of the sophomore racing divisions, including the top Hambletonian hopef ...
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Keeping it Simple on Thursday at Royal Ascot
More than happy that our astute Vance Hanson takes over for the Thursday and Friday Royal Ascot selections, I’ll just pipe up from the peanut gallery to add a few thoughts.
Full disclosure: this is more impressionistic, and not exhaustively resear ...
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Shapiro: Identifying Vulnerable Favorites Part 3
by Scott Shapiro
I am back again for another piece in my ongoing series on identifying vulnerable short priced horses.
After examining potentially over bet runners trying something for the initial time last week, the next two articles will focu ...
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McCraken, Timeline prepare for upcoming class tests
McCraken and Timeline reside just outside the top tier presently but the 3-year-old colts will try to emerge as serious divisional contenders during the second half of the season. They tuned up for important future engagements with convincing wins ov ...
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Taking the Indiana Grand Challenge on Wednesday, June 21
While I was focused on the Pick 5 carryover at Fort Erie on Tuesday afternoon, another portion of horse racing Twitter was abuzz with Indiana Grand discussion.
Scott Shapiro, Brisnet.com's intrepid California-based handicapper who does Daily Se ...
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Royal Ascot Thursday Spotlight: Seeking consequential result in Norfolk
Ladies Day (Thursday) at Royal Ascot kicks off with the five-furlong Norfolk Stakes (G2), an affair so contentious I felt comfortable eliminating only five of the 18 entrants on my first run through the race. Ultimately, you have to take a stand, and ...
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The Mighty Have Fallen
In the third round of the 2017 Battle of the Sexes, two favorites won their races, but neither of them were the undefeated greyhounds that headed into battle. Both of the mighty have fallen, and now with the points fanning out, it is going to be i ...
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Sophomores Highlight Harrington Weeknight Cards
Both the Monday and Tuesday evening cards at Harrington Raceway in Delaware featured eliminations for the Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund as the various sophomore pacing colts and gelding on Monday and the fillies on Tuesday were looking to secur ...
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Royal Ascot Wednesday Spotlight: Cavalry charges in Jersey, Queen Mary
With 20 horses in the Jersey (G3) and 24 in the Queen Mary (G2), the first two races on Royal Ascot’s Wednesday card promise to be cavalry charges down the straightaway. The natural inclination is to try to find value, and not boringly adhere to the ...
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Turf Tuesday For Pick 5 Carryover at Fort Erie
Two things Royal Ascot and Fort Erie have in common is that both venues run Prince of Wales Stakes, and they both attracted my wagering dollars today (Tuesday, June 20).
We'll continue to wager on Royal Ascot throughout the week availing ou ...
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Racing Action Continues to Heat Up
Serious and novice harness racing fans might have just been able to take a deep breath following the action at Mohawk Raceway in Canada on Saturday night, but now they will have to dive deep into this Saturday's competitive, stakes-filled card at Poc ...
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Kicking off Royal Ascot with action plays in Coventry, St James's Palace
Thirty races spread over five days, two-thirds of which are group events with large fields. Diving into Royal Ascot is a pleasure, but can also be mind-numbing and overwhelming with all the research that goes into making what we hope are educated pic ...
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Royal Ascot Juvenile Spotlight: Tuesday’s Coventry conundrum
When coming up with selections for Tuesday’s Group 1s at Royal Ascot , at least there was a form hierarchy to go by, even if sifting through it forced some tough decisions.
The executive summary version: I give #11 Mutakayyef (7-1) a shot to up ...
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Royal Ascot Meet Starts on June 20
The Royal Ascot Meet starts on Tuesday, June 20. The most famous meet in Great Britain, the summer Royal Ascot Meet should be forever etched into our minds thanks to Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady . "Dover! Move your bloomin' arse," Hepburn said in ...
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Watch, Lorine Lead the Way
Through two rounds of the 2017 Battle of the Sexes, two greyhounds have separated themselves from the rest of the pack with back to back wins. Watch me posted up his 6 th win in a row on the MALE side of the equation, and Lorine of Ruckus took ...
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The 2017 Royal Ascot Betting Guide FREE Download
With five days of great racing featuring eight Group 1 races, eight Group 2 races, three Group 3s, four listed, one conditions race, and six rich handicaps, Royal Ascot oozes with quality – and wagering opportunities.
A team effort from both Briti ...
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Maryland-breds Make Rapid Impression
Nearly 10 years after Maryland standardbred racing had plummeted to virtual extinction, several of the sport's top pacers and trotters are Maryland-breds whose ascension has almost mirrored that of the state. On Sunday afternoon at Vernon Downs Race ...
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Palm Beach Weekly Wrap Up 6-18-2017
That's all we have for this week. We'll see you next time for the Wrap Up!
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Real Racing Starts After Triple Crown
Horseplayers know that the real racing starts after the Triple Crown. The Triple Crown is for the public, casual players that like to show up at the racetrack in fancy hats. Horseplayers, those of us who want to make money at the track, know that s ...
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Royal Ascot Post Times & Race Conditions
With Royal Ascot set to begin Tuesday, some racing fans are asking, "What time are the races? Who can run in them? What are the distances?"
TwinSpires.com and Brisnet.com have Royal Ascot afficionados covered with not only news, picks and inf ...
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Fear The Dragon On Top Again, Wins $1-Million North America Cup; Mixed Bag Of Choices Across The Board On Undercard
The big Mohawk North America Cup is history and we helped make it with our unassailable endorsement of Fear The Dragon ($4.90, $2.60, $2.10). Just shy of 3-2, the powerful colt proved once and for all the breadth of his talent, as we predicted before ...
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How's that Chalk Taste? Ask me after the Stephen Foster
The biggest question facing handicappers on the Stephen Foster Handicap card is what to do with the trio of 4-to-5 morning favorites in three of the five stakes races on the 11-race card. There's McCraken in the Matt Winn Stakes (race 5), Forever Unb ...
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McCraken a popular and worthy single to start All Stakes Pick 5
The sequence of the all graded stakes Pick 5 for Stephen Foster Night at Churchill Downs is, on the surface, an ideal one with both single opportunities as well as contentious races that will seemingly requirement a bit of spreading. Here's how I'l ...
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Chubby Star key to multi-race plays on stakes-packed Stephen Foster Night
The $500,000 Stephen Foster (G1) serves as the main event on Saturday’s 11-race Downs After Dark program at Churchill Downs and a Pick 5 encompasses the five graded stakes events (races 5-9).
It kicks off with the $100,000 Matt Winn (G3) for 3-yea ...
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Shapiro: Identifying Vulnerable Favorites Part 2
by Scott Shapiro
My series on identifying vulnerable favorites commenced with a look at maidens that consistently take money, yet continuously disappoint their backers. In case you missed it, click here for Part 1 in the series .
In today’s ...
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Battle of the Sexes Round 2
We are ready for some more stake racing action here at bestbet Jacksonville in the 2 nd round of the Battle of the Sexes. The Jim Blanchard kennels dominated round 1, but the chips are back on the table for round 2 and there could be a differen ...
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Shapiro looking to stay hot in Late Pick 4 at Santa Anita
by Scott Shapiro
The Saturday afternoon card at Santa Anita Park is filled with full fields and challenging horizontal sequences, including the late Pick 4, which starts in Race 7 and concludes with a maiden special weight over the lawn.
Prio ...
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Mohawk Offers Stellar Card on Saturday Night
This Saturday night harness racing fans will certainly focus their attention north of the border as Mohawk Racetrack in Toronto, Canada, hosts the latest edition of the $1 million North America Cup final for three-year-old pacing colts on a night in ...
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First Picks At My New Kentucky Home
I have to admit to having a little extra spring in my stop today as I entered Churchill Downs, as this was my first day reporting for work at the World's Most Legendary Track that's now my "home" track.
At about 30 miles away, I'm not exactly down ...
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Recovering from betting mistakes
By Dick Powell
They say, “Winning begets winning.” So, what does losing beget? Bingo!
I had a tough day betting last Saturday at Belmont Park. It was a great day of racing and seeing all the stars in person was wonderful. But I had two gigant ...
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Gun Runner, Forever Unbridled among stars on dynamite Downs After Dark program
A highly-accomplished pair of older horses, Gun Runner and Forever Unbridled, head respective stakes races on a terrific 11-race card at Churchill Downs Saturday evening. The action kicks off at 6 p.m. (EDT) under the Twin Spires and patrons are enco ...
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N.A. Cup Card Mobilizes Best Of Divisions’ Early-Season Stars With Stakes Adorning Mohawk Card
Heat waves over the northeast make the sunsets more colorful and later than any other time of the year. Sometimes that heat compels standardbreds to race faster and faster. The program on June 17 at Mohawk promises to offer ground-sizzling miles as g ...
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Goodtimes Finalists Lead Stakes-Bound Contenders At Mohawk; Empire Finals At Vernon
The undercard of the North America Cup features the first major summer stakes event for the glamour-boy trotters with the $251,000 Goodtimes Trot on Saturday, June 17.
Hambo hopefuls make up nine of the ten competitors in the Goodtimes Final, ...
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Todd Pletcher Strikes Again in Test of Champions
Todd Pletcher did it again. One of the world's greatest horse trainers managed to win the Belmont Stakes with an equine that ran terribly in the Kentucky Derby 5 weeks before. Tapwrit ran right past Irish War Cry to take home the Test of Champions. ...
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The Rise of Gun Runner
The Steve Asmussen-trained GUN RUNNER will go off as a big favorite in Saturday’s Stephen Foster (G1) and with a triumph in the storied race, the four-year-old can continue to vault up the ladder as the best handicap horse not named Arrogate.
It t ...
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Blanchard Rules in Round 1
Their might just be 4 races in the rounds of the Battle of the Sexes, but the Blanchard kennel won two of those races and might be set up for a Battle of their own if they both continue to run. He won a race on the Male side and a race on the Female ...
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Belmont Day Takeaways
A superb day of racing took place at Belmont Park on Saturday where I witnessed a bevy of fine horses and performances. I will highlight a trio that caught my eye:
1. ANTONOE looks like a flat-out star. Juddmonte Farms’ homebred rated in last to ...
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Three-year-old race far from over and other Belmont Day thoughts
In his post-Belmont wrap, Ed DeRosa gave his view on the state of the three-year-old championship race following the conclusion of this year's classics. I generally agree if voting ended today that Always Dreaming would claim the Eclipse Award a ...
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Battle of the Sexes Round 1
Another stakes race is on tap and this time we get the best GIRLS at the racetrack against the best BOYS in the 2017 edition of the Battle of the Sexes race. In rounds 1-3 the girls will race against the girls and the boys will race against the boys. ...
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Palm Beach Weekly Wrap Up 6-11-2017
That's all we have for this week. We'll see you next time for the Wrap Up! ...
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Always Dreaming tops three-year-olds in first half of year
For the second consecutive year, there were three different winners of the U.S. Thoroughbred Triple Crown races. Long-term history suggests one of those three will end up as champion three-year-old male, but short-term history says it will be someone ...
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Chalky Champs Crush Elims At Mohawk; H-Trail Scores Cold And Partnered Exactas; Easy State-Bred Winners Hit
My dad used to call bad nights of betting at the harness races a “shellacking” and even though we are well aware of our resilience playing this game, we took a shellacking and had to bow to the public choices big time in every feature—even the few wh ...
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Mohawk Hosts Bevy of Eliminations
Less than an hour after Tapwrit edged Irish War Cry to capture the 149th edition of the Belmont Stakes on a stellar card at Belmont Park, Mohawk Racetrack in Canada hosted numerous elimination divisions of various stakes with berths for spots in lucr ...
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Baffert wins four, Smith five on Belmont Stakes day to evoke memories of Mandella & Emanski
On a Belmont Stakes day some th ought was lacking in equine star power, a pair of Racing Hall of Fame horsemen stepped up to the plate and hit back-to-back-to-back-to-back home runs, as trainer Bob Baffert legged up jockey Mike Smith to four consecut ...
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Tapwrit runs down Irish War Cry to take Belmont Stakes
Tapwrit rallied in the lane of Saturday’s 149th running of the Belmont Stakes (G1) to collar 5-2 favorite Irish War Cry and pull off the win under jockey Jose Ortiz, whose brother Irad Oritz Jr. won this same race under Creator last year.
This t ...
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2017 Belmont Stakes one-liners
Having started the 2017 Triple Crown by summing up the Kentucky Derby (G1) hopefuls , and continuing the idea for the Preakness (G1) , it’s only right to offer the same kind of one-line treatment for the Belmont S. (G1) contenders.
#1 Twisted T ...
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