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Juvenile colt Eclipse race a tough choice, juvenile filly not so much
In the wake of last weekend's Breeders' Cup, the two most important divisional races that could be hotly contested, or at least more so than nearly every other on the Eclipse Award ballot, are for juvenile male and juvenile filly.
In the Breeders' ...
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Overcoming a Breeders' Cup hangover: Hair of the Dog at Mahoning Valley
I know this year’s Breeders’ Cup was an extremely exhilarating renewal because I found the racing deeply satisfying despite abysmal performances predicting and wagering on the outcomes.
Even if I did not pick or win money on them, it was easy to c ...
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Champion older horses decided
Perhaps in the span of 24 hours, at a pair of tracks that are 3,000 miles apart and offer live racing for two different breeds, both the Eclipse Award for champion older horse and the Dan Patch award for champion aged pacer were decided at Del Mar Ra ...
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Looking for 'Dynamite' or 'Duke' to surprise in Melbourne Cup
Unseasonably cool temperatures and a spot of showers is unlikely to dampen too much enthusiasm for the Melbourne Cup (G1), "The Race That Stops a Nation," which will be held Tuesday afternoon at Flemington. The A$6 million two-mile handicap has a pos ...
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Breeders’ Cup 2017: Reflections on champions past, present, and yet to come
From a handicapping post-mortem perspective, the 2017 Breeders’ Cup boils down to a woulda-coulda-shoulda for me, so there’s much food for thought from the Del Mar extravaganza.
Gun Runner ascendant
The “nephew” of 2005 Breeders’ Cup Classi ...
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Handicapping Insights: A review of Breeders' Cup 2017
by DICK POWELL
Did I mention that there was a full moon on Breeders' Cup weekend?
Saturday dawned sunny with any chance of nearby showers of moving in replaced by a bright sun that eventually warmed things up to a perfect day for horse ra ...
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Rosecroft hosts Potomac Pace
Hours after a series of light showers departed the Mid-Atlantic region and mild temperatures enveloped the region, Rosecroft Raceway in Fort Washington hosted the second edition of the $100,000 Potomac Pace, a race that again attracted nine of the be ...
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Powell's impressions of Breeders' Cup 2017 in its Del Mar debut
by Dick Powell
The Breeders’ Cup is over and I am in an airport waiting to go back home to Saratoga. Some impressions before they begin to fade and blur.
Being a Saratoga guy, this was my first trip to Del Mar. Never had the time before but th ...
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Stream Of Seconds Spawn Exactas In Features; $14 Cal-Expo Winner Tops Prices As 43-Percent Hit The Board
A sprinkling of seconds were delivered throughout our features this past weekend and our best winning price came in the horses-to-watch list (see H2W below).
Hoosier Park’s redux of stakes on Nov. 5, featured many Breeders Crown participants f ...
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Vulnerable favorites and logical longshots focus of exciting Breeders’ Cup Saturday
The 34th annual Breeders’ Cup World Championships visited Del Mar, “Where the Turf Meets the Surf,” for the first time on Friday and Saturday, November 3-4, providing an exciting exhibition of some of the finest Thoroughbred race horses on Planet E ...
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No question about Horse of the Year, but a few minor Eclipse debates remain
Gun Runner 's scintillating performance in the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) Saturday night was worthy of a Horse of the Year, which he will undoubtedly be voted when ballots are dispersed to the electorate next month.
Lasting the entire 1 1/4 miles, ...
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Potomac Pace slated for Rosecroft Raceway on Sunday
One night after many serious and novice thoroughbred racing fans were debating the impact of the results of the Breeders Cup Thoroughbred World Championships at Del Mar Race Course in southern California, harness racing fans will shift their attentio ...
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Forever Unbridled, sophomores highlight brilliant Breeders’ Cup Friday
A gutsy half-length victory by Forever Unbridled in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) capped off a stellar Breeders’ Cup Friday at Del Mar.
The Charles Fipke homebred held off fast-closing three-year-old filly Abel Tasman to secure the win and go ...
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Ulysses scratch forces Pick 4 adjustment
I previewed Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup program prior to the scratch of Ulysses, my top choice in the Turf, and his removal has forced me to make some adjustments to my wagers on the late Pick 4.
Juvenile favorite Bolt d’Oro will be singled on a pa ...
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Lady Aurelia key to early Pick 4 on Breeders’ Cup Saturday
In my analysis of the Breeders’ Cup Saturday program , I misidentified the early Pick 4 as being races 4-7 when it’s actually begins with the Turf Sprint (race 5) and runs through the TwinSpires Sprint (race 8).
I will single Lady Aurelia on my P ...
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Thoughts on multi-race betting strategies for Breeders' Cup Saturday
With no Pick 5 available, bettors concentrating their multi-race play solely on Saturday's eight Breeders' Cup races will have to make do with the Pick 6, two Pick 4s, plus the customary rolling Doubles and Pick 3s.
The first Pick 4 starts in the ...
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Breeders' Cup 2017 News & Notes
Find Breeders' Cup Odds, Handicapping Information, Betting Tips and more!
The 2017 Breeders Cup World Championships is just around the corner, so it's time for your one-stop shop for anything Breeders' Cup.
For the first time in its his ...
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Shapiro's Pick 4 (Races 5-8) analysis for Breeders' Cup Saturday
by Scott Shapiro
Amongst the plethora of wagering options offered to horseplayers over the 12-race Saturday afternoon of the Breeders’ Cup World Championship card are Pick 4’s beginning with Race 2, Race 5 and Race 9.
The second of the three s ...
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Victoria Derby heads four group ones in Melbourne
It’s arrived – one of the great race days of the year, with multiple races at the top level, horses from around the world competing, and 80,000 people attending. No, it’s not the Breeders’ Cup. It’s day one of the four-day Melbourne Cup carnival at ...
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Mucciolo: Classic is all about Gun Runner and Baffert
by John Mucciolo
And on to the $6 million Classic! I will start by saying it is good to be Bob Baffert. The silver-haired conditioner is already a Hall of Famer and his resume will likely get stronger this weekend with numerous major players at D ...
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Breeders' Cup Friday: Keeping an eye on Double will-pays and playing the Pick 4
Simultaneously covering and betting the Breeders' Cup is at times tricky as work responsibilities often get in the way of watching the tote board for potential opportunities. One of my goals this weekend is to pay more attention to the rolling Double ...
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Mucciolo: Juvenile Fillies ripe for a price, but Juvenile all about Bolt
Thirteen two-year-old fillies will go 1 1/16 miles at Del Mar on Saturday in the $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1). This is a well-matched field that could produce a number of different results, and I will take a shot at narrowing the li ...
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Mucciolo: Breaking down the Filly & Mare Sprint and TwinSpires Sprint
The more I break down the $1 million Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (G1) on Saturday, the more I realize that there is not an abundance of pure speed in this field. FINLEY'SLUCKYCHARM , morning-line favorite UNIQUE BELLA and fellow California-b ...
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Breeders' Cup Distaff Historical Trends
What Historical Trends Can Help With Handicapping in Breeders' Cup Distaff Bets?
by Alastair Bull
Through most of its history, the main contestants in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff have used traditional lead-ups as their final prep for the big ...
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Likely Derby, Oaks contenders start at Aqueduct
It may seem amazing while the Breeders’ Cup is on at Del Mar, but there are some good quality graded stakes races to interest punters at other North American venues this weekend. Aqueduct, Churchill Downs, and Woodbine host graded races Nov. ...
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Breeders' Cup Saturday Plays
2017 Breeders' Cup Saturday Plays at Del Mar
Breeders' Cup Saturday is always a blockbuster program . Nine championship events, capped by the $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic, will be offered at Del Mar and here are my thoughts on the sequence.
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BC Internationals: Juvenile Turf contenders
On paper, the international squad for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1) doesn’t boast a headliner like Happily or September in the Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1). Although the North American home defense may accordingly have the upper hand – which is ...
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Some Pick 4 thoughts for the Breeders' Cup
There’s no shortage of ways to play the Breeders’ Cup meet at Del Mar , but one of the most popular is the Pick 4 . Trying to select the winner of one Breeders’ Cup race may seem hard enough, let alone four. But there are some ways to go about it. ...
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How to bet the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile
by Scott Shapiro
I will always prefer the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile to be run over a one-turn configuration like the course we will get next year at Churchill Downs. However, the 10-horse field entered for the 7TH race on Del Mar’s Friday afternoon ...
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Tough challenge for Unique Bella in Filly and Mare Sprint
We’ll know a lot more about the ability of boom filly Unique Bella after the seven-furlong Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1) on Nov. 4. Unique Bella was a popular early pick for the Kentucky Oaks after winning three graded stakes races in ...
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Contentious fields bolster exciting Breeders' Cup Friday
Breeders’ Cup Friday features one of the biggest races of the World Championships, the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) , which will likely determine both the champion older female and champion three-year-old filly.
Before the main event, th ...
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Lady Eli seeks sweet swan song in Filly and Mare Turf
Europeans are often well backed in Breeders’ Cup races on turf, but if you like any of the raiders this year in the Filly & Mare Turf , you may get a good price. The market for the 1 1/8-mile contest is dominated by Lady Eli, who is rated a 5-2 ...
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BC Internationals: Juvenile Fillies Turf contenders
Literally half of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1) field is composed of European shippers or recent imports. With Aidan O’Brien’s dynamic duo leading the way, the international fillies arguably have a stronger case than the less proven bo ...
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Lady Aurelia favored for Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint
On the form book, the Turf Sprint looks like it should be a match race between the high-class fillies Lady Aurelia and Marsha. However, the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint is the type of race where the form book can go wrong. Lady Aurelia and Marsha co ...
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Shapiro's Distaff-Classic Double
by Scott Shapiro
Much like in past years, the featured races on the Friday and Saturday Breeders’ Cup World Championship cards will be offered up to horseplayers in the form of a Daily Double.
Unlike other sequences over the two-day event, the ...
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Open look about Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies
Successive grade one victories in California have hurled Moonshine Memories into favoritism for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies on November 4th, but it’s still a race where the form lines aren’t easy to establish. Moonshine Memories won both th ...
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Breeders' Cup deserves our undivided wagering attention
by Dick Powell
Does anyone remember the first Breeders’ Cup? I don’t mean the glamour and glitz of Hollywood Park back in 1984 or the long steward’s inquiry into the running of the Classic (G1) where the television viewers were actually tol ...
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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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