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Fact Finding Mission: How To Bet the 2017 Sam F. Davis Stakes
I had it all planned out; I was going to sound so smart.
After backing short-priced favorites El Areeb in the Withers and Classic Empire in the Holy Bull, the Sam F. Davis Stakes was going to be my big reveal. “Sure, I loved those favorites, but t ...
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Speed a common theme for Fair Grounds Starlight Racing picks
First post at Fair Grounds tonight is 6 p.m. (ET) and players at TwinSpires.com can earn 50X points for losing Win bets on the Starlight Friday Racing program. Select the banner on the “contests and promotions” page and click the “Opt In” button ...
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ROUND 2 of the $20,000 IRON DOG CHALLENGE Highlights the Weekend Action at Southland on Saturday, February 11
Round 2 - IRON DOG CHALLENE Stakes
Saturday afternoon, February 11 Race 17 - 660 yards - Grade SAA KELSOS KILLER - box 1 - has finished 3rd & 5th in elimination and first round races
XKT JON SCHNABEL - box 2 - has finished 4th & 1st
B ...
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Connecting the Kentucky Derby Dots: What Lines did the Holy Bull Draw?
Irish War Cry wins the Holy Bull Stakes. (Coglianese Photos)
by Alastair Bull
What lines did the Holy Bull Stakes draw for the Kentucky Derby? Let's connect the Dots.
SETTING: Bettors expected 20 ...
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February Racing at Louisiana Downs
Tee Ray is the morning line choice in Saturday's Louisiana Downs Maiden Stake. the first tests for 2-year-olds. On Saturday, the Bossier City racetrack will present the final of the 350-yard, $47,242 Louisiana Downs Maiden Stakes. Jockey Damia ...
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Star Rising in bestbet Derby Finals
The finals of the 2017 bestbet Derby turned out to be another fantastic battle, all the way around the racetrack, just to see who would get the nod at the wire. The classic clash of early and late speed was in full display, but in the end one greyhou ...
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Pompano Sunday Pickin’ from John Berry
Sunday, February 12, 2017 RACE ONE (DOUBLE – 4-1, 4-4, 4-6, 7-1, 7-4, 7-6 / PICK-5 - 4,7 w 1,4,6 w 3,5 w 1,2,4 w 3)
7-CHEEKY LITTLE MINX…used a backside blitz to take command and then on to victory. Steps up slightly but compares! 4-OVERNIGHT ...
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Contest Newsletter 2/10/2017
This year’s first online qualifier for the $50,000 World Harness Handicapping Championship at the Meadowlands is this Saturday!
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Top juvenile performers don’t always remain ahead of competition
By Dick Powell
It would seem like a simple process: run like a champion at age 2 and then after a short rest, come back at 3 bigger and better. But it doesn’t always work out that way.
How could a 2YO be better than UNCLE MO (Indian Charlie) ...
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Pick-3 Parades At Freehold, Miami; Northfield Power Plays Offer Profit Motives
We continue this week with more personally chosen harness-race features and our H2W (horses-to-watch) list, targeting our TwinSpires accounts into profit territories. These overnight races will usually involve the common wagers (win, place, show, exa ...
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Dubai Racing Carnival – Meydan Overview, Week 6
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McCraken the one to beat but No Dozing the likely value in Sam F. Davis
I'm on record being a fan and supporter of McCraken in his quest to win this year's Kentucky Derby (G1), thus I hope he runs well in Saturday's $250,000 Sam F. Davis (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs. He'll be the favorite in the 1 1/16-mile race, which award ...
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2017 Palm Beach $50,000 Derby Preview
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"Fresh off her He's My Man Classic Championship, Janice Dean will deservedly be considered a top contender but I'm going with experience in the Derby. Fraulein Morgan has won 23 of 34 races this season, has the second bes ...
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Kentucky Derby BRIS Speed Rating Report: Irish War Cry, El Areeb highlight trifecta of early-season preps
El Areeb confirmed his status as a serious contender and Irish War Cry emerged as possible force in South Florida as three prep races in the Road to the Kentucky Derby series were offered on Saturday, February 4.
The Holy Bull (G2) at Gulfstream P ...
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Mucciolo’s Sophomore Spotlight Recap
Robert Lewis:
I tabbed ROYAL MO as a horse to watch entering this race and the John Shirreffs pupil did not disappoint, rolling home a clear winner and stamping himself as a fine prospect who could be nearly any kind this winter and spring. The s ...
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Dubai Carnival beads: Furious finish, Cool customer
Former Chilean champion Furia Cruzada was expected to need her Dubai debut last Thursday for new trainer Erwan Charpy, all the more so since she was tackling males in the Al Maktoum Challenge Round 2 (G2). But she was so happy to be back on dirt th ...
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Palm Beach Weekly Wrap Up 2/5/2017
That's all we have for this week. We'll see you next time for the Wrap Up!
*Cover photo provided by Brianna Burkhart* ...
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Should Unique Bella pursue the Kentucky Derby trail?
Filly sensation Unique Bella had barely ambled across the wire in Sunday’s Las Virgenes (G2) when the Twitterverse erupted: take on the boys! After all, the daughter of Tapit and 2010 Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic (G1) heroine Unrivaled Belle is nomi ...
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My Favorite 4 Geldings of All Time
Funny Cide Funny Cide finished second to Empire Maker in the Wood Memorial. He turned the tables on that rival in the 2003 Kentucky Derby. Empire Maker, who was around a 2 to 1 favorite, showed up the day of the race with a slight injury. It was not ...
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500 Things We Learned From Saturday’s Prep Races
El Areeb and Irish War Cry are who I thought they were
Sure, I didn't bet either of them (or in the case of Irish War Cry even pick to win his race), but their Brisnet.com Speed Ratings and how they earned them stuck out among this ...
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Miami Pick-3 Leg Delivers Two Winners And $124 Exacta; $29 Pompano Hit Is Best Spot Win
Along with a few double-digit winners from the horses-to-watch list (H2W—see below), our personal features produced a few winners and within the two-of-three winners in the Miami Valley Pick 3, a three-digit Exacta. So, we’ll begin this week’s update ...
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Irish War Cry dominates on the lead, Classic Empire disappoints in Holy Bull; El Areeb much the best in Withers
It’s early February but Saturday proved to be a big day in the Road to the Kentucky Derby series, with top contenders in play in two of the three points’ races offered.
The $350,000 Holy Bull (G2) came last in the sequence but proved to be the ...
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Highalator Unveils Potential at Big M
A sophomore son of Somebeachsomewhere trained by Jenny Bier for owner-breeders Daryl Bier and Charles Dombeck, Highalator notched his second straight score and now owns three wins from five career tries. Highalator had won his previous start at Dover ...
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ROUND 1 of Southland's $20,000 IRON DOG CHALLENGE STAKES Highlights Sunday's Schedule
Race 13 - 583 yard course - Grade SAA BGR Z Z TOP - box 1
XKT JON SCHNABEL - box 2
BARTS GIRL - box 3
KELSOS KILLER - box 4
BRASKA DALE - box 5 - my pick to win the title
TNT YUKON GOLD - box 6
PJ IAINTMADATYOU - box 7
KL'S FINN - bo ...
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Three-year-olds Embark on Derby Trail
Then just over an hour later, Irish War Cry gained command soon after the break and led throughout to capture the Grade II, $350,000 Holy Bull Stakes at Gulfstream Park. Irish War Cry maintained the perfect start to his career with his third straight ...
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Kentucky Derby potential of the Robert B. Lewis competitors
Story and Photo by Scott Shapiro
Saturday’s Grade 3 Robert B. Lewis Stakes is the second three-year-old race this year at Santa Anita Park to reward Kentucky Derby points to the top four finishers.
The Lewis has often produced top contenders f ...
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Withers romper El Areeb has ‘done everything we’ve asked of him, and then some’
Story and photo by Teresa Genaro
At the Ocala Breeders’ Sale of two-year-olds in training last March, trainer Cathal Lynch and bloodstock agent Glenn Brok went to $625,000 to buy a son of Curlin. Named Undulated, he went on to finish second in th ...
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‘Tis the Season for Schooling Races
Rdd Lajollanfastdash won the $273,054 Mardi Gras Futurity last March at Louisiana Downs However, don’t dismiss a horse from consideration based on an unruly schooling race showing. Additional gate work in the morning can be added to their train ...
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Mucciolo’s Sophomore Spotlight
Swale:
In this seven-furlong dash at Gulfstream Park, I think the outcome will boil down to the top two choices on the morning line. THREE RULES did not factor in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1), suffering his lone defeat to date, though the son ...
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Thoroughbreds and Standardbreds Share Center Stage on Saturday
Across the Hudson River at the Meadowlands on Saturday night, the second half of the early daily double is an intriguing non-winners of two races or $20,000 lifetime event for younger horses. Dover Downs invader Highlander (Victor Kirby) won his most ...
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Thoughts on Saturday's Derby preps for the $25,000 Kentucky Derby Dream Bet
The $25,000 Kentucky Derby Dream Bet is back at TwinSpires.com! The qualifying round is simple enough: cash a $5 Win bet on a single horse in any of the 16 Derby preps between Saturday and March 26, and you advance to the Final Round, which will be ...
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Pompano Tuesday Pickin’ from John Berry
Tuesday, February 7, 2016 RACE ONE (DOUBLE - 4-3, 4-4, 4-5, 4-6 / PICK-5 - 4 w 3,4,5,6 w 1,6 w 2,3 w 2)
4-IRISH SCOTCH...dips a notch in class after showing some backside trot denting quick panel. Clean mile could upset here. 5-CAV ...
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Pompano Monday Pickin’ from John Berry
Monday, February 6, 2017 RACE ONE (DOUBLE - 5-3, 7-3, 9-3, 5-6, 7-6, 9-6 / PICK-5 - 5,7,9 w 3,6 w 2,7 w 7 w 3)
9-FEDERAL DEPUTY...outside post, yes, but takes double-dip in class. Gave hint in last--:28.4--backside. 7-HOLIDAY SPIRIT...outsi ...
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Preview of bestbet Derby Finals
Time to get things started here in the finals of the 2017 $20,000 bestbet Derby. The field is set and ready to go for Saturday evening in conjunction with our Mad, Mad Money Machine and our fan favorite second chance drawings. Let’s take a closer loo ...
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Drawing a Line in the Sand with Chalk: How to Bet the Holy Bull, Withers, & Lewis Stakes
The three Kentucky Derby points races this weekend are an interesting contrast in coasts with the two East Coast races— the Withers at Aqueduct and the Holy Bull at Gulfstream —attracting fields of 10 and 9, respectively, despite the presence of po ...
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Palm Beach Top 10 Rankings January 2017
*Atascocita Camry*
Honorable Mention
Marsha Ambrosius, Cbj Tootsie Roll, Atascocita Camry, JS Outlaw Legend, PJ Smoke Em Out, Wicked Twista, AllAboutTheFame, Barts I'm On It, Top Gun, Bf Par Snipe, Barts Maken Time, Hilco Agnes, Du ...
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Southland's IRON DOG CHALLENGE STAKES Update
Race 19 - Grade SAA - 583 yards 1-BRASKA DALE
2-IAINTMADATYOU
3-KL'S FINN
4-TNT YUKON GOLD Race 20 - Grade SAA - 583 yards 1-BGR Z Z TOP
2-BARTS GIRL
3-KELSOS KILLER
4-XKT JON SCHNABEL ...
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Pegasus and Super Bowl
By Ron Flatter
Houston – This has been a dream of a week – if only I had time to step back and realize it.
I am not sure how many of the 5,000 members of the media covering Super Bowl LI here in Houston were also at Pegasus World Cup I in F ...
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The World Harness Handicapping Championship Set for April 29
Meadowlands Racing & Entertainment is proud to announce that TwinSpires is the title sponsor of the 2017 World Harness Handicapping Championship set for Saturday, April 29, 2017.
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Contest Newsletter 2/3/2017
Last weekend’s $1,500 He’s My Man Classic was a huge success, and congratulations to ‘TADAA’ for his knockout 1-2 finish in the big game! This weekend’s featured greyhound game comes from Palm Beach’s matinee card on Saturday, with a guarant ...
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Pegasus experience a memory to cherish
By Dick Powell
At the age of 65, I’ve been blessed in my sporting life. I saw, in person, Ali-Frazier I and II, numerous Knick playoff games including an epic seven-game series against the Baltimore Bullets in 1970, numerous Mets’ games in 1969, ...
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Three horses of interest in 30X Thursday at Fair Grounds
TwinSpires is offering players the chance to earn 30 points for every $1 wagered in the 30X Thursdays at Fair Grounds promotion. Be sure to “Opt In” by selecting the banner at the “contests & promotions” page at TwinSpires.com and players who c ...
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February Features Launch At Freehold, Meadowlands And Miami Valley Pick 3
February 2017. It’s still the lonesome winter for stakes.
So, we continue with personal harness-race features from at tracks carried by TwinSpires. Contenders not necessarily endorsed by the public or the public handicappers, promise hefty pri ...
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Pompano Saturday Pickin’ from John Berry
Saturday, February 4, 2017 RACE ONE (DOUBLE – 1-6, 3-6, 9-6 / PICK-5 – 1,3,9 w 6 w 1,3 w 5 w 2,7)
3-McPHIL…had some gate speed leaving to settle up close, then seemed to be bothered a bit final turn. Edge. 9-REVENANT…was full of pac ...
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Dubai Racing Carnival – Meydan Overview, Week 5
Where have all the horses gone? Two reopened races this week and none of the fields requiring reserves. Indeed, only one of the races needs stalls 11 and upwards which all suggests something is not quite right. Sadly, injury has put pay to several o ...
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Classic Empire headlines busy Kentucky Derby prep day
A big day of Kentucky Derby prep races is set for Saturday thanks to three different points events on tap at Gulfstream Park, Aqueduct and Santa Anita Park. Each race is worth 10-4-2-1 to the respective top four finishers toward a starting berth in t ...
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Ideal Weather Delights Racing Fans in Arizona
Hoot And Holler is a stakes winner at Turf Paradise for leading trainer Matt Fales “He had some growing pains early in the spring,” Fales said of the now 3-year-old Hoot And Holler. “He had bad luck in the John Deere Juvenile last year, but hop ...
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Arrogate Head and Shoulders the Best
The inaugural $12 million Pegasus World Cup (G1) at Gulfstream Park didn’t deliver the dramatic showdown many expect between California Chrome and ARROGATE , as the former finished off-the-board to conclude his sensational career with a subpar showi ...
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Oaklawn Park Profile
Grade 2 Oaklawn Handicap Without a doubt the most famous race horse to ever win the Grade 2 Oaklawn Handicap is Cigar. Before Zenyatta, there was Cigar. Trained by Bill Mott and ridden by Jerry Baily, Cigar fell one race short of breaking Citation's ...
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Dubai Carnival beads: High five for Godolphin, 200 for bin Suroor
Team Godolphin dominated last Thursday’s Dubai World Cup Carnival program, sweeping five of six Thoroughbred races. Even better, the results consisted of a Group 2 double of historic import, a classic trial, and handicap performances that actually po ...
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A closer look at Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 2 final odds
Not exactly bowled over by what they'd seen from others in the two months since the first Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW) pool, bettors firmed up their support of Classic Empire , Mastery , and McCraken as the leading individual candidates for ...
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SOUTHLAND'S IRON DOG CHALLENGE Gets Underway Wednesday, February 1
Race 19 - 583 yards 1 - KL'S FINN - Legg Kennel
2 - TNT YUKON GOLD - Northshore Kennel
3 - WW'S NIRVANA - Wayne R. Ward Inc.
4 - SABER WOLF - Steve M. Sarras Kennel
5 - no greyhound
6 - PJ IAINTMADATYOU - Mike Harris Kennel
7 - HOSMER - Ryan ...
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Maryland-bred Honors Up for Grabs
On Monday night, nearly 10 days after the Eclipse Awards were announced to honor Thoroughbred racing's best horses for 2016, ballots to determine the Maryland-bred division champions and horse of the year were due back to the Maryland Horse Breeders ...
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Palm Beach Weekly Wrap Up 1/29/2017
That's all we have for this week! Make sure to tune into Fox and Friends Monday morning to support Palm Beach, Janice Dean the greyhound and our industry. We'll see you next time for the Wrap Up! ...
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Arsenault wins 2017 National Handicapping Championship (NHC)
Edited Press Release
Ray Arsenault of Thornhill, Ontario, Canada, near Toronto, entered the Final Table as the leader and widened his advantage throughout the afternoon to win the $800,000 first-place prize and an Eclipse Award as Horseplayer ...
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Arrogate in the ascendant, and a Pegasus counterfactual for California Chrome
Arrogate came to hand too late to attempt Triple Crown glory, but the ultra-talented colt completed another kind of magnificent treble in Saturday’s $12 million Pegasus World Cup (G1).
The only horse in history to turn the Travers (G1)/Breeders’ C ...
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Mutuel Field tops Pool 2 of 2017 Kentucky Derby Future Wager
The Mutuel Field (#24), or “All Other Three-Year-Olds,” closed as the 5-2 favorite when Pool 2 of the 2017 Kentucky Derby Future Wager ended Sunday evening. The Field has been favored in each of the first Kentucky Derby Future Wager pools of the cale ...
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Still no standout in Road to the Kentucky Oaks
The Road to the Kentucky Oaks (G1) kicked off 2017 in the Santa Ynez Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita Park and two other contests quickly followed.
Each race awarded points on a 10-4-2-1 basis to the top four finishers, good for a starting berth in the ...
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Top Selections at $28 And $24; Public’s Precise In Features; H2W Across-The-Board Strikes At 44 Percent
Our two big headline win prices were at Yonkers and Woodbine, both on the horses-to-watch list (H2W), while our personal features failed to defeat an accurate betting public.
Thursday’s features began at Freehold with one race from two selecti ...
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Positive vibes all around inaugural Pegasus World Cup
Story and photos by RON FLATTER
Hallandale Beach, Florida – Never mind the race. For a while Saturday afternoon it looked as if the inaugural running of the Pegasus World Cup would be a box-office bust. Gulfstream Park was not even close to be ...
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Horses to watch on stakes-laden Sam Houston card
The biggest day of the 2017 Sam Houston meet is Sunday when it hosts its two graded events as well as three other stakes. TwinSpires.com is offering a $10 cash back bonus to all players that bet at least $30 on Sunday's Sam Houston card, including ...
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Arrogate cruises in Pegasus World Cup, California Chrome finishes ninth
Juddmonte Farms’ Arrogate assumed the title of division leader on Saturday at Gulfstream Park by sailing home the easiest of winners in the $12 million Pegasus World Cup (G1) under jockey Mike Smith.
What was billed as match race between Arrogat ...
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Pegasus World Cup News & Notes
California Chrome vs. Arrogate
Arrogate vs. California Chrome
That is what Saturday’s $12 million spectacular known as the Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) has come down to. Oh, there are 10 other entrants in the 1 1/8-mile race, but the ...
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Jockey David Romero Flores Still Rides Strong
Singletary, 2004 Breeders' Cup Mile Singletary is easily one of the top racehorses that David Flores has ever ridden. Once again, Flores made the perfect move aboard a horse to get the win. Singletary, named after legendary NFL Chicago Bear lineback ...
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Epic He's My Man Final Set To Go At Palm Beach
Prediction
I picked Janice Dean from the beginning and I'm sticking with her. Having the 8 box only has me liking her for the win even more. Fox News interrupts their Donald Trump coverage for two seconds to celebrate their champions ...
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Yonkers and Meadowlands Offer Saturday Night Cards
Just to his inside is Lucan Hanover, another aged pacer with plenty of talent, versatility and back class. This seven-year-old Western Ideal gelding notched his first win in two starts this season last Saturday when he won the non-winners of $25,000 ...
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How to bet the Pegasus World Cup
The Pegasus World Cup is one of those races—like the Kentucky Derby or Arlington Million—that you have to have a top pick to win. For FREE Brisnet.com Ultimate PPs, click here ; for all handicapping reports, click the image at left.
It’s the worl ...
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Tabbing Chrome to go out on top
Twelve were entered for Saturday’s $12 million Pegasus World Cup (G1) but it shapes up to be a two-horse race between Arrogate and California Chrome, who are much faster than the rest of the competition.
I am going with California Chrome.
Arro ...
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Opportunities abound on Pegasus undercard
Gulfstream Park has plenty to choose from Saturday with a strong 11-race undercard before the main event, the inaugural running of the $12 million Pegasus World Cup (G1).
TwinSpires.com players can share in a $12,000 Prize Pool by wagering a minim ...
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Horses of interest on Pegasus World Cup card
Gulfstream Park will stage 11 races in the build-up to the $12 million Pegasus World Cup (G1) on Saturday. There’s no shortage of intrigue on the undercard, for which TwinSpires.com is offering a $12K Prize Pool promotion (see details) .
Here are ...
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Pompano Tuesday Pickin’ from John Berry
Tuesday, January 31, 2017 RACE ONE (DOUBLE - 2-3, 2-4, 2-5, 5-3, 5-4, 5-5, 6-3, 6-4, 6-5 / PICK-5 - 2,5,6 w 3,4,5 w 4,5,7 w 1,8 w 3) 2-KDMAKEWAY...been giving subtle hints in recent. Could upset applecart with live cover-flow journey. ...
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Pompano Monday Pickin’ from John Berry
Monday, January 30, 2017 RACE ONE (DOUBLE - 5-3, 5-5 / PICK-5 - 5 w 3,5 w 5 w 7 w 2,5) 5-MY REVENUER...did not have the easiest of journeys in last going first up last lap. Still in the peak of form. 2-RAMZAN...forgiving last. Lightly ...
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Gulfstream Park Hosts Inaugural Pegasus World Cup Invitational
On Saturday afternoon all eyes in the thoroughbred racing world will focus their attention on Gulfstream Park in sunny, southern Florida when the Hallandale oval hosts the inaugural edition of the Grade I, $12 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational f ...
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The world’s richest race is all about California Chrome and Arrogate
by Ron Flatter
Hallandale Beach, Florida
It is the eve of the richest horse race in the world. So the place must be teeming with high rollers and beautiful people with parties into the night and celebrities passing over a red carpet through g ...
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Hanson: Six to watch on Pegasus World Cup undercard
Gulfstream Park could produce record (non-Breeders' Cup) handle on Saturday when it hosts the $12 million Pegasus World Cup (G1), the richest race ever run, and the track has done its best to make the card as attractive as possible with several other ...
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South African Breeders’ Cup hopeful Legal Eagle favored in Sun Met
If you’re looking to get your Pegasus World Cup Day started early, tune in to South Africa Saturday morning for one of the highlights of the international racing calendar.
Kenilworth’s 1 1/4-mile showpiece, formerly known as the J&B Met (G1), ...
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SOUTHLAND recap of past months 5 Up & Coming Greyhounds
October
BGR Z Z TOP - 6 starts - 3-1-0-2 - now - 24 starts - 10-3-3-2 running in Grade AA
BARTS GHOSTSTORY - 7 starts - 3-0-2-0 - now - 26 starts - 5-2-4-6 running in Grade B
KL'S FINN - 3 starts - 3-0-0-0 - now - 19 starts - 7-0-5-0 running in G ...
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Pompano Sunday Pickin’ from John Berry
Sunday, January 29, 2017 RACE ONE (DOUBLE – 3-3, 3-5 / PICK-5 - 3 w 3,5 w 4,5,6 w 3,5 w 2,3) 3-TREVOR WIN FOR US…tried backside move in last & dented quick panel—his :26.4. Right timed brush can upset here. 2-GOLDSTAR RAIDER…went first ...
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Two Stakes on Tap Saturday at Louisiana Downs
Top Louisiana trainer Kenny Roberts will saddle two fillies in Saturday's Party Girl Stakes The first stakes, the $25,000 Party Girl Stakes drew a field of eight Louisiana-bred fillies and mares. Morning-line favoritism goes to Poonies Perfect ...
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Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 2 Scouting Report
Pool 2 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW) kicks off its three-day run on Friday and I’ll give my thoughts on the 23 individual interests below.
Here are links to Brisnet.com Ultimate PPs for Pool 2 of the KDFW and the 2017 Triple Crown n ...
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Shurman and Wolfson Sr. selected for NHC Hall of Fame
Edited Press Release
Paul Shurman, a 15-time NHC qualifier and the 2011 NHC Tour champion, and Steve Wolfson Sr., an 11-time NHC qualifier known as the “godfather of handicapping contests,” have been selected for induction to the NHC Hall of Fam ...
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Contest Newsletter 01/27/2017
We have a packed schedule of Featured Contests this weekend, including big weekly contests taking place on Saturday featuring Gulfstream, Santa Anita & Meadowlands! LEARN MORE about all of our featured contests. SURVEY OF THE ...
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Pegasus Profiles: The Big Two
Saturday’s inaugural running of the $12 million Pegasus (G1) at Gulfstream Park promises to be exciting and may turn out to be a two-horse race between the biggest stars in North American racing, Horse of the Year California Chrome and Breeders’ Cup ...
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Pegasus Profiles: Rest of the field
The world’s richest race, the inaugural running of the $12 million Pegasus (G1) at Gulfstream Park, will be offered Saturday and I’ve already profiled top contenders Arrogate and California Chrome at the TwinSpires Blog.
Let’s take a look at the ...
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Fierce Features At Four Tracks Offer Strong Contenders, Including Miami Valley Pick 3’s Legs
January, 2017, races into history, literally. Already, we face the last weekend of the first month of the New Year. As we draw closer to stakes-and-series plays, we continue with personal harness-race features from at tracks carried by TwinSpires.
...
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Dover Downs Offers Solid Thursday Card
Then two races later on the card a solid group of older pacers will battle in the $21,000 Open Handicap where Jet Airway (Corey Callahan) will seek his third win in four starts this year for trainer Dylan Davis and he will also attempt to overcome hi ...
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Dubai Racing Carnival - Meydan Overview, Week 4
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Hanson: Riding the Derby karma wave with McCraken in KDFW Pool 2
I watched my first Kentucky Derby (G1) 30 years ago -- yes, I'm still a pup to some -- and it didn't take many years for me to realize that there's often a sense of karma surrounding the race. Or at least the kind of karma that helps propel certain f ...
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Epic match-up makes it well worth the Pegasus trip
By Dick Powell
The inaugural running of the Pegasus World Cup (G1) is Saturday and even though the event started out with more questions than answers, it is looking like the marquee race Frank Stronach envisioned.
Perfectly located on the cal ...
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The Mighty Fall in Round 3
Well that didn’t take long! LOL! After round 3 of the 2017 $20,000 bestbet Derby no greyhound remains unscathed. The two undefeated greyhounds met their matches and now it seems to interesting at the top of the point standings. Several greyhounds mad ...
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I'm A Chatterbox Leads Field for Houston Ladies Classic
This year's edition of the Houston Ladies Classic enticed several new owners, trainers and jockeys as well as a very familiar horseman: Larry Jones. The affable Kentuckian is hopeful that I’m a Chatterbox will be his third champion in the mile and o ...
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Not buying Arrogate as Pegasus pacesetter
The sense of anticipation reigns supreme for any Thoroughbred racing fan this week as American Horse of the Year California Chrome and Longines World’s Best Racehorse Arrogate battle one final time. It’s a rematch of the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1 ...
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The 2017 National Handicapping Championship Playlist
When it comes to music and horse racing events, I approach it more like a soundtrack than a cast recording. These aren’t the songs that most closely match the storyline but the ones I hear as best complementing the experience.
When it comes to the ...
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‘All Others’ favored, Classic Empire heads individual interests in KDFW Pool 2
Edited Press Release
John C. Oxley ’s Classic Empire (#3) , winner of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) and the champion 2-year-old of 2016, is the individual favorite to win the 143 rd running of the Kentucky Derby Presented (G1), but the Mu ...
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Classic Empire tops early nominations to 2017 Triple Crown
Champion juvenile colt Classic Empire is one of 418 early nominees to the 2017 Triple Crown according to a release issued Tuesday morning by Churchill Downs, site of the Kentucky Derby (G1), the Triple Crown's first leg. The list also includes five f ...
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Oaks Maddy, Daytona Huge Winners At The 550
Congrats again to Oaks Maddy and her entire team on the victory and to Daytona for hosting one fabulous event that made memories of a lifetime. ...
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Pompano Wednesday Pickin’ from John Berry
Wednesday, January 25, 2017 RACE ONE (DOUBLE - 1-6, 3-6, 4-6 / PICK-5 - 1,3,4 w 6 w 3,5 w 2,5,9,10 w 7) 1-OK HEARTBEAT…dips a bit after showing :27.2 backside pace. Recent form decent and rail gives the edge. 3-CARLOTA BLUE CHIP…got a picture ...
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Pacing Mares Highlight Tuesday Card at Dover Downs
In the weeks between the National Football League conference championship games and Super Bowl 51 in Houston, most thoroughbred racing fans will be content to watch and wager on the inaugural $12 million Pegasus World Cup at Gulfstream Park this Satu ...
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