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Kentucky Derby Pedigree Profile: Promises Fulfilled
by Alastair Bull
For the second year in a row, a son of Shackleford has won an important Kentucky Derby lead-up race. And like last year, the big question is whether that son will have enough stamina to last 1 ¼ miles at Churchill Downs .
P ...
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Keying Vino Rosso in the Tampa Bay Derby
Should ever choose to rename the $400,000 Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby (gr. II), the “Todd Pletcher Derby” might be a fitting title.
After all, the Hall of Fame trainer has dominated the 8.5-furlong Road to the Kentucky Derby prep race in rec ...
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Kentucky Derby Sophomore Spotlight: Fountain of Youth
Gulfstream Park played host to a major Kentucky Derby prep on Saturday, the $400,000 Fountain of Youth (G2) , and it featured the seasonal debut of champion juvenile GOOD MAGIC .
Fountain of Youth
The Dale Romans-trained PROMISES FULFILL ...
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Keeler Johnson's Kentucky Derby Top 10 -- 3/6/18
Two months… two months until the 2018 Kentucky Derby.
That’s not a lot of time, and from here on out, the top-ranked Kentucky Derby contenders will have to make the most of it. For the majority, just one or two prep races remain on the agenda, and ...
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Kentucky Derby BRIS Speed Rating Report: Fountain of Youth
Overlooked at 18-1, Promises Fulfilled made it look easy defeating a solid field in the March 3 Fountain of Youth (G2) at Gulfstream Park and received an excellent 104 BRIS Speed rating. That puts him in the same range as leading Kentucky Derby ...
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Bolt d’Oro, ‘All Others’ listed at 6-1 for Pool 3 of Kentucky Derby Future Wager
Bolt d’Oro (#3, 6-1) , a winner in three of four races who will make his 3-year-old debut in Saturday’s $400,000 San Felipe (G2) at Santa Anita, and the pari-mutuel field of “All Other 3-Year-Olds” (#24, 6-1) were made 6-1 co-morning line favorites ...
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Monomoy Girl 5-1 early favorite in 2018 Kentucky Oaks Future Wager
Louisiana-based Monomoy Girl , California's unbeaten Dream Tree , and rising star Midnight Bisou head the list of three-year-old fillies among 24 wagering interests set for this week's three-day run of Churchill Downs' 2018 Kentucky Oaks Future W ...
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Kentucky Derby: Fountain of Youth Fallout
Good Magic, the 2017 Eclipse Award 2-Year-Old Champion, hit the racetrack for the first time in this past Saturday's Fountain of Youth Stakes. How did Good Magic fair? Not that well. But, all hope isn't lost for the Chad Brown trained horse. Below, ...
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Chad Brown gets what he wants from Good Magic
by DICK POWELL
Prep races are prep races. They have large purses and graded status but they are still prep races. Bigger targets are down the road and not every horse is primed for a big effort.
Saturday's Fountain of Youth (G2) was the p ...
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Hot barn should land Road to the Kentucky Derby Conditions Stakes at Kempton
by DICK POWELL
Weather permitting, the Road to the Kentucky Derby Conditions Stakes will be run on Wednesday at Kempton Park. Scheduled to be run last Thursday, the meet, as many in Europe have had to, was abandoned due to record cold and snowy ...
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Sunday Pompano Park card offered speed and surprises
Sunday evening's card at Pompano Park was highlighted early by two divisions of the second leg of the Fred Monteleone Memorial for older pacers and then through the end of the program featured a bevy of superb efforts by older pacers in overnight eve ...
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Rosecroft and Pompano offer solid Sunday cards
One day after Gulfstream Park offered a stellar, stakes-filled card highlighting runners with Triple Crown aspirations, the focus on Sunday evening turned to a pair of five-eighths mile harness racing ovals roughly 1,000 miles apart. Sunday evening, ...
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Analyzing the Surprising Fountain of Youth Results
The Road to the Kentucky Derby took a major turn on Saturday when the champion Good Magic suffered a surprising defeat in the $400,000 Xpressbet Fountain of Youth Stakes (gr. II) at Gulfstream Park .
Right from the start, the race failed to ...
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2018 Kentucky Derby workout report for March 4
The March 3 Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) at Gulfstream Park shook up the Kentucky Derby Leaderboard, but it proved to be the lone prep last week after the Road to the Derby Conditions Stakes at Kempton and Dundalk’s Patton Stakes were ...
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Short Winners Trounce Winter Storm; $14 Tops Win Prices; Five Exacta Partners With $41 High
Winter Storm Riley kept its promise to do a lot of damage up the North American East Coast with snow, rain and fierce winds, delivering March like a proverbial lion. One of the lesser affects of Riley to the landscape was the cancellation of racing p ...
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How to play the Fountain of Youth Day Late Pick 5
Marathon cards at Gulfstream Park have become commonplace and Saturday's 14-race bonanza ends with the Fountain of Youth (G2), as does the 50-cent Late Pick 5. Here's how I'll be playing the sequence.
Race 10 -- Canadian Turf (G3) -- #1 GALLEON M ...
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Saturday offers quality racing morning, noon and night
Both thoroughbred racing and standardbred racing fans will have ample reason to look forward to Saturday's programs as many of their respective sport's top horses will be on display in the morning, the afternoon and well into the evening at several v ...
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Five things to know for 2018 Fountain of Youth
As last year’s champion two-year-old male Good Magic returns to action in Saturday’s Fountain of Youth (G2) at Gulfstream Park , the 2018 Kentucky Derby (G1) trail just got its biggest player back on the field.
But the outcome isn’t a ...
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Playing Saturday’s All-Stakes Pick 4 at Gulfstream Park
The Saturday card at Gulfstream Park is shaping up to be a competitive day of racing , and for handicappers the all-stakes Pick 4 beginning in Race 11 looks like a particularly intriguing sequence.
Three of the four races include clear ...
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Mucciolo’s graded plays on Fountain of Youth Day at Gulfstream
Eight graded races are part of an outstanding 14-race card at Gulfstream Park Saturday, topped by the $400,000 Fountain of Youth (G2) for Kentucky Derby hopefuls. I've taken a look at the action and here are my top choices:
The Very One S. (G ...
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Dream Tree, Midnight Bisou Meet Again in Santa Ysabel
The Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert has won the Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) on three occasions in the past, which is why all eyes will be on Baffert’s unbeaten filly Dream Tree in Saturday’s $100,000 Santa Ysabel Stakes (gr. III ) at Santa Anita . ...
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Integrity not relative
By Dick Powell
The Water Hay Oats Alliance (WHOA) announced that 64 more current and retired trainers signed their petition to support the Horseracing Integrity Act (H.R. 2651). It brings to mind a story about Reggie Jackson of the New Yankees b ...
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Hennig brings Cache to the Davona Dale
by Dick Powell
Davona Dale was the champion three-year-old filly in 1979 who won the Bonnie Miss Stakes at Gulfstream Park early in her sophomore campaign. That win was followed by seven more, five of them in Grade 1 stakes.
She was a good s ...
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How to Bet the Fountain of Youth
A strong 14-race card will be on tap at Gulfstream Park Saturday, closing with the $400,000 Fountain of Youth S. (G2). This sophomore event is a key race on the Road to the Kentucky Derby , with a total of 85 points on the line. I will take a look a ...
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Graded Stakes Races Abound on Saturday Card at Gulfstream
Gulfstream Park is going to put on quite a show this Saturday. Among the fourteen races scheduled for March 3rd are eight graded stakes races, with all of them attracting competitive fields.
Among the highlights are the Fountain of Youth Stakes ...
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Will Free Drop Billy Upset the Fountain of Youth?
The return of a champion is always an exciting day for racing fans, and for bettors it can provide a great opportunity to make a score if they believe that the champion is vulnerable to an upset.
When Gulfstream Park hosts the $400,000 Fountain ...
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Sadler's Joy Returns in Mac Diarmida Stakes
The 2017 season was a big one for Sadler’s Joy.
The son of Kitten’s Joy entered the year as a lightly-raced, inexperienced colt with no stakes experience, but over the course of eight starts from January through November he threw his name in the r ...
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Take Charge Paula, Fly So High Face Off in Davona Dale Stakes
The Road to the continues on March 3rd with the $200,000 Davona Dale Stakes (gr. II) at Gulfstream Park , a one-mile race that attracted eight promising young fillies.
By far the most accomplished entrant is , who has already won four stakes ...
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March Launches Exciting Exotics In The Mix For Big Profits On The Path Of Eastern Storm Warnings
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We’re getting closer to the traditional opening of the stakes season with the “Levy” and Matchmaker series as March roars in, though perhaps not like a lion.
This weekend, then, we continue to pull “live” for man ...
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Wednesday Rosecroft card highlights fillies, mares and two drivers
Each week during the spring the Wednesday evening cards at Rosecroft Raceway will highlight the top pacing fillies and mares on the circuit and the last night of February offered the chance to two drivers to join the party. Driver Frank Milby is no ...
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Kentucky Derby Pedigree Profile: My Boy Jack
by Alastair Bull
With more than $425,000 in the bank after winning the Southwest Stakes (G3) , My Boy Jack has already provided a great return for his owners on their $20,000 outlay on him as a yearling.
The purchase by Don’t Tell My Wife Sta ...
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Gronkowski Looks Tough in Kentucky Derby Condition Stakes
I hope you’re ready for some international racing, because the European Road to the Kentucky Derby is about to get serious.
The seven-race series kicked off last fall with four major races on turf, and following a winter break it is set to resum ...
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Breeders’ Cup Juvenile stands above in Prep Season
The Prep Season of the Road to the Kentucky Derby series concluded recently and the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) has been recognized as the strongest of 19 qualifiers, generating a 117.5 BRIS Race Rating.
And with the top three nearing their 20 ...
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How to bet the Kentucky Derby Conditions Stakes at Kempton Park
by DICK POWELL
Kentucky Derby (G1) fever will hit Kempton Park in England for Thursday's $94,500 Road to the Kentucky Derby Conditions Stakes. Eight three-year-olds will run a one-turn mile on the Polytrack except it will be a right-handed tur ...
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Keeler Johnson's Kentucky Derby Top 10 -- 2/27/18
It’s been a bit quiet on the Kentucky Derby trail over the last week, but that won’t be the case for much longer.
The upcoming Fountain of Youth Stakes (gr. II) at Gulfstream Park promises to be one of the most significant Derby prep races to ...
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Dubai World Cup Remains West Coast’s Race to Lose
The 2018 Dubai World Cup takes place on March 31 at Meydan Racecourse in the United Arab Emirates. Check out my current Top 5 along with current future book odds.
Dubai World Cup Remains West Coast’s Race to Lose
1. West Coast 6/4
The secon ...
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Fair Grounds Jockey Standings: 3 Familiar Names Have Risen to Top 4
He's already made a mark. He's got a great sense of pace, which is why even though he's spent most of his career riding in Europe, he understands how to get a horse into an American dirt race early. Beschizza could turn into one of the top jockeys i ...
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Powell: An explanation behind late odds changes
by DICK POWELL
Late odds changes continue to confuse and confound horseplayers but some of the things you are reading about it are way over the top, and flat-out wrong.
There are big players in the pools and they are called "whales." Some wha ...
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How Betting Triple Crown Nominees Can Yield Profitable Plays
Sometimes it’s the subtlest of facts that can point handicappers toward winning plays, and this was certainly on display last Saturday at Gulfstream Park .
One of the most challenging races on the card was the $75,000 Texas Glitter Stakes, a five ...
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Rosecroft offers solid Sunday card
While many harness racing enthusiasts are accustomed to seeing the best trotters and pacers compete on Friday and Saturday evenings, Rosecroft Raceway has shifted its best cards to Sunday and the first two weeks of the meet have provided onlookers wi ...
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2018 Kentucky Derby workout report for February 25
While no prep races over the weekend meant no movement on the Kentucky Derby Leaderboard, plenty of action still took place this past week in terms of works.
Many runners are gearing up for the next stage on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, the C ...
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Features Packed With Exotic Contenders; $44 Winner At Flamboro Tops Win Prices; H2W Has 58-Percent Across The Board
It was another productive week with features and our horses-to-watch (H2W) list with the better-priced contenders excelling and choices turning out to be obvious to the public becoming moot. Here is the chronological analysis of our suggested contend ...
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Post Pegasus World Cup, Steve Asmussen's Got a Couple of Derby Contenders
Trainer Steve Asmussen hasn't let up since Gun Runner defeated West Coast in the 2018 Pegasus World Cup. Asmussen's been en fuego since then. Steve's runners have raced so well that he's already saddled 33 winners since Gun Runner's Pegasus win on ...
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Will the Bob Baffert Trained Justify Turn Into a Derby Contender?
He cruised in both the Preakness and the Belmont Stakes. Once Pharoah got more experience in the Derby, the other two races were easy for him. Curlin finished third in the Derby. It was only his third lifetime race. The Derby might be Justify's thi ...
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Saturday Pick 4 at Gulfstream Park
The $100,000 Hal’s Hope S. (G3) serves as Saturday’s feature at Gulfstream Park and a strong field of eight will go postward. It’s part of a challenging (aren’t they all) Pick 4 sequence.
Race 10 :
A baker’s dozen of sophomores will go seven p ...
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Shapiro's analysis of Daytona and Wishing Well Stakes
by Scott Shapiro
A pair of stakes races down the hillside turf course, including the Daytona Stakes (G3), headline a 10-race Saturday afternoon card at Santa Anita Park.
The $150,000 Daytona drew a much smaller field than the restricted $70,00 ...
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Older pacers take center stage on Thursday
Many of harness racing's biggest and most historical events have typically been contested on weekends, but on Thursday evening standardbred fans were hoping to see another one as Foiled Again, the sport's all-time winningest horse of either gait, mad ...
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How to Bet the Hal's Hope
by Dick Powell
Hal’s Hope won Gulfstream Park’s Holy Bull Stakes (G3) at 40-1 in 2000 when he went to the front and never looked back. He proved it was no fluke when he was second in the Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) and then won the Florida De ...
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Keying Calculator in the Daytona Stakes
Over the last couple of years, trainer Peter Miller has enjoyed a strong success rate with horses running over the unique 6 ½-furlong downhill turf course at Santa Anita .
That dominance will be on display this Saturday when Miller sends out thre ...
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Kentucky Derby Sophomore Spotlight: Risen Star & Southwest Stakes
A pair of Kentucky Derby preps highlighted the past week of racing, with two upsets leading the way.
2018 Risen Star :
The D. Wayne Lukas-trained BRAVAZO followed up a game allowance tally at Oaklawn with a brave nose victory in the Risen S ...
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Is Irish War Cry Vulnerable in the Hal's Hope Stakes?
On a quiet weekend of racing, the $100,000 Hal’s Hope Stakes (gr. III) at Gulfstream Park promises to provide handicappers with an intriguing challenge and an opportunity to make a big score.
Held at one mile around one turn, the Hal’s Hope has ...
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Chaos Theory a colt to watch
Race 6 at Fair Grounds on Sunday was for sophomores going about 5 ½ furlongs on the turf. A solid field of youngsters went postward and a first-time starter proved to be tons the best. And I think the winner, CHAOS THEORY, is going to be a really nic ...
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We’re Pushing Up Possible Exotic Prices With Unpopular Pacers; March Towards March Harness Madness In Progress
Contenders from our special vault adorn many races with all types of harness wagers again this week in our blog’s popular presentations, Partners For Picks (PFP), Power Plays (PPS) and for other personally selected features as we continue to battle w ...
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McPeek Sends Blueridge Traveler for Maxxam Gold Cup
A small but quality group of six horses is set to face off in Saturday’s $100,000 Maxxam Gold Cup Stakes going nine furlongs at Sam Houston Race Park .
Leading the charge is the lightly-raced four-year-old Blueridge Traveler , who hails from the ...
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Spot Plays for Sam Houston's Maxxam Racing Festival
Saturday night's nine-race program at Sam Houston features four stakes and an offer for TwinSpires.com customers to get their Win bets back all evening. Players that opt in and wager at least $50 on the card can get their Win bets back up to $10 per ...
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Thursday Early Pick 4 Analysis at Fair Grounds
by: Scott Shapiro Racing resumes at Fair Grounds on Thursday afternoon after a couple of dark days. The action includes an early Pick 4 starting in Race 2 that concludes with a low level maiden claimer over the main track in Race 5. Here are my ...
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Mitole Steps Up in Oaklawn Park's Gazebo Stakes
Six-furlong stakes races in February aren’t typically where handicappers look to find Kentucky Derby contenders, but Saturday’s $125,000 Gazebo Stakes at Oaklawn Park could be an exception.
Although the field is small with just six entrant ...
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An early look at Pool 3 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager
by Dick Powell
Pool 3 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW) will be available in a few weeks but it’s not too soon to start paying attention to it as the division has become very fluid lately.
The Risen Star Stakes (G2) was run last Saturd ...
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East or West, who holds the stronger Kentucky Derby hand?
It’s a light week ahead on the Road to the presented by Woodford Reserve, so now’s a good time to take stock of the division following the first 50- points-to-the winner-prep race.
With less than seventy-five days until the first Saturday of May ...
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Fair Grounds: Risen Star Showcases Another Derby Contender
Two Kentucky Derby prep races were the highlight of this past President's Day Weekend. The Fair Grounds in Louisiana ran the Risen Star Stakes. Oaklawn Park in Arkansas ran the Southwest Stakes. Only one, the Risen Star, produced what should be a tru ...
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Keeler Johnson's Kentucky Derby Top 10 -- 2/20/18
The Road to the Kentucky Derby took a few major twists last weekend with upsets in the Risen Star Stakes (gr. II) and Southwest Stakes (gr. III), plus a brilliant debut from an exciting colt at Santa Anita.
Suffice to say, my Kentucky Derby Top ...
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Is Japan's Sumahama a Kentucky Derby Contender?
Sumahama’s success from a stalking position isn’t surprising given that the early pace was slow—:24.00, :48.80, and 1:14.20—but Sumahama’s acceleration in the homestretch was legitimate, as he ran the final 400 meters in a respectable :24.30, giving ...
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Powell: Magnum Moon, Justify new stars of three-year-old class
by DICK POWELL
There were lots of stakes races run over the President's Day weekend, but the two stars of the week came in an allowance race at Tampa Bay Downs and a maiden special weight race at Santa Anita.
On January 13, Todd Ple ...
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Pace, Track Favored My Boy Jack in Southwest Stakes
Racing fans were treated to an eye-catching sight on Monday when My Boy Jack produced an explosive rally from off the pace to win the $500,000 Southwest Stakes (gr. III) at Oaklawn Park .
From a visual perspective, My Boy Jack looked terrific ...
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Kentucky Derby Pedigree Profile: Bravazo
Bravazo (Hodges Photography)
Risen Star Stakes Winner Bravazo
by Alastair Bull
Calumet Farm has been the most successful owner and breeder of Kentucky Derby winners, but it’s been a long time since it was last successful.
In ...
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Kentucky Derby Pedigree Profile: Sumahama
Sumahama (Tomoya Moriuchi/Horsephotos.com)
Hyacinth Stakes Winner Sumahama
by Alastair Bull
The 1989 Kentucky Derby winner Sunday Silence became the ultimate breed-shaping stallion in Japanese Thoroughbred history, siring more t ...
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Mucciolo's bookending singles for Oaklawn Late Pick 5
by JOHN MUCCIOLO
The lucrative, $500,000 Southwest S. (G3) is the Monday feature at Oaklawn Park, and I will take aim at the Late Pick 5:
Race 6:
Maiden special weight run for sophomores going a mile attracts a fairly well-matched cast. ...
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How I'm playing the Southwest Day Late Pick 5 at Oaklawn
Four races for three-year-olds -- the Southwest (G3), two allowances, and a maiden -- plus the Razorback H. (G3) for older horses comprise Monday's intriguing Late Pick 5 sequence at Oaklawn Park.
Race 6 -- #3 LIONITE (5-2) placed twice at Sarat ...
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Shapiro: How to Bet the Southwest at Oaklawn Park
by SCOTT SHAPIRO
The Southwest Stakes (G3) winner has not hit the wire first in the “Run for the Roses” since Smarty Jones did in 2004, but a strong group of three-year-olds in search of 10 qualifying points on the “Road to the Kentucky Derby” br ...
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Handicapping Southwest, Razorback at Oaklawn Park
A Kentucky Derby qualifier, the $500,000 Southwest (G3) highlights a 10-race Presidents’ Day card at Oaklawn Park and the 1 1/16-mile event appears to have attracted plenty of speed including Mourinho, who shipped in to post a wire-to-wire win in t ...
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2018 Kentucky Derby workout report for February 18
Bravazo just got the best of pacesetter Snapper Sinclair in the Risen Star Stakes (G2) on February 17 at Fair Grounds (c) Amanda Hodges Weir/Hodges Photography
Bravazo jumped to the top of the Kentucky Derby Leaderboard thanks to a 21-1 upset wi ...
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Rosecroft kicks off 2018 campaign on Sunday
Following a modest two-month hiatus for the winter, Rosecroft Raceway kicked off its 2018 live racing slate on Sunday evening with a formful card that offered plenty of promise for future payoffs. In the opening race on the card, Mister Travel (Russ ...
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Mine That Bird Derby Highlights Sunday Card at Sunland Park
On a bit of a quiet weekend of racing, Sunland Park in New Mexico will take center stage on February 25th when hosting a nine-race card that includes three stakes races.
The first of the featured events is the $75,000 Island Fashion Stakes (Rac ...
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Pedigree Handicapping: From Dirt to Turf to the Winner's Circle
When a horse tries a different racing surface for the first time, it can be difficult for handicappers to know what to expect. For example, if the horse has been racing on dirt, how will they react when switching to turf?
Due to the uncertainty in ...
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Shapiro on Sunday's Double Pick 6 Carryover at Santa Anita
by SCOTT SHAPIRO
Despite winning favorites to close the Saturday action at Santa Anita Park there is a two-day Pick 6 carryover of $133,642 starting with Race 4 on Sunday afternoon.
The pool that according to Santa Anita sh ...
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Bravazo Finishes Fast in Risen Star Upset
Let’s face it—it’s just doesn’t feel like Kentucky Derby prep season if the Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas doesn’t have a horse in the mix, which is why you have to be pleased by the results of Saturday’s $400,000 Risen Star Stakes (gr. II) at ...
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Paved Beats the Colts in El Camino Real Derby
Question: When was the last time a filly won a Kentucky Derby prep race ?
Prior to yesterday, and subject to correction, the most recent example I could think of was Evita Argentina beating colts in the 2009 San Vicente Stakes (gr. II) sprinting ...
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How to Bet President's Day Racing
Gulfstream Park Turf Racing (Coglianese Photos)
Dick Powell helps us plan our President's Day tickets
President’s Day will be celebrated around the country on Monday and Gulfstream Park has their usual 12-race card with 96 horses entered in ...
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East-Meets-West Success—Cal-Expo $49 Winner, Yonkers $21 Feature Score Top Weekend’s Abbreviated Action
The Saturday surprise on the East Coast was a larger-than-life snowstorm. It took out our Feb. 17 features, which were at the Meadowlands. After three races the track cancelled racing, leaving our features for the week ending Friday. Another few trac ...
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Presidents' Day Spot Plays at Oaklawn Park
Monday is Presidents’ Day and that means it is Southwest Stakes Day at Oaklawn Park .
The racing office in Hot Springs, Arkansas has a special holiday card on tap that includes not only the Grade 3 Southwest, but also the 59 th running of the Gr ...
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Horses to watch in Louisiana Derby Preview Day grass stakes
It's an unseasonably warm day in New Orleans for Louisiana Derby Preview Day, which means the grass stakes scheduled on the Risen Star (G2) undercard will be contested on ideal firm ground. Here are thoughts on those three stakes.
$50,000 Colonel ...
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Keying Dark Repulser in Japan's Hyacinth Stakes
Jockey Keita Tosaki, who rode Ruggero and Dark Repulser in their last starts, will stick with Dark Repulser for the Hyacinth. I’m a little concerned about the wide draw for Dark Repulser, though there is a very long run to the one turn in the Hyacint ...
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Handicapping the Risen Star, Rachel Alexandra at Fair Grounds
Saturday’s $400,000 Risen Star (G2) at Fair Grounds represents the first of 16 qualifiers in the Road to the Kentucky Derby’s Championship Series and the 10-horse field includes #5 Instilled Regard , who shipped in to post a convincing Lecomte (G3 ...
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How to bet the 2018 Southwest Stakes
The second of four Kentucky Derby qualifiers at Oaklawn Park, Monday’s $500,000 Southwest (G3) has attracted a field of 11 and a wet track is possible.
Let’s preview the runners:
#1 My Boy Jack was never a factor finishing third to McKinzie ...
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Lewis Bay, Curlin's Approval Set for Rematch in Royal Delta Stakes
Five graded stakes winners are among the eight fillies and mares that have been entered to run in Monday’s $200,000 Royal Delta Stakes (gr. III) at Gulfstream Park , the featured race on the Presidents’ Day card.
Leading the charge is Lewis Bay ...
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How to bet the 2018 El Camino Real Derby
by SCOTT SHAPIRO
The Road to the Kentucky Derby not only continues in Louisiana and Arkansas this weekend, but qualifying points will also be on the line in Northern California on Saturday afternoon in one of the most notable events of the year ...
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Will Combatant Upset Mourinho in the Southwest Stakes?
In recent years, no trainer has dominated the Road to the Kentucky Derby prep races at Oaklawn Park more thoroughly than Bob Baffert.
Since 2010, the Hall of Fame trainer has won 13 of the 30 Derby prep races contested at Oaklawn, including fo ...
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Five things to know for 2018 Risen Star
If the New Orleans road to the Kentucky Derby (G1) looked to be stronger than the historical norm for its first Derby points race, the January 13 Lecomte (G3), then the next Fair Grounds scoring race, Saturday’s $400,000 Risen Star (G2), has uppe ...
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Friday plays at Fair Grounds
A busy weekend lies ahead with two days at Fair Grounds (Friday-Saturday) followed by a double-header at Oaklawn Park (Sunday-Monday).
I’m looking forward to Saturday’s $400,000 Risen Star (G2), which contains a number of exciting Kentucky Derby ...
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Saturday Afternoon Spot Plays for Starter Stakes Day at Gulfstream Park
There is no graded stakes action on Saturday at Gulfstream Park , but that is because it is Starter Stakes Day in Hallandale, Florida.
The entire twelve race card is filled with conditional stakes events written for horses that have competed in ...
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Keying Paved in the El Camino Real Derby
Every now and then, I’ll see a young horse win for the first time and think to myself “I want to play that horse next time it runs, because I think it could be a star in the making.”
Such a horse is set to compete in the February 17th $100,000 El ...
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Horizontal Plays on Risen Star Stakes Day at Fair Grounds
Fair Grounds takes center stage on Saturday afternoon as the stakes laden card in Louisiana is headlined by the $400,000 Risen Star.
The mile and a sixteenth event is the first prep race that offers competitors 50 qualifying points on the “Road ...
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Power Plays Feature Comeback Kids; Exciting Exotic Action Highlights Mid-Month Weekend
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We’re keeping the cold season hot with live contenders for all types of harness wagers as our in-the-money percentage of strikes hovers in the 40s, with many of our suggested contenders participating in all single- and ...
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Kentucky Derby Pedigree Profile: Avery Island
Avery Island (Coglianese Photos/Joe Labozzetta)
Withers Stakes Winner Avery Island
by Alastair Bull
McKinzie may be the most talked about son of Street Sense aiming for the Kentucky Derby as of early February 2018, but Avery Island ...
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How to bet the 2018 Risen Star Stakes
So impressive in taking last month's Lecomte (G3) by nearly four lengths over the same track, Instilled Regard is the horse to beat in Saturday's $400,000 Risen Star (G2) at Fair Grounds, the first Road to the Kentucky Derby series prep of the s ...
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Monomoy Girl Stands Out in Rachel Alexandra Stakes
The $200,000 Rachel Alexandra Stakes (gr. II) on Saturday at Fair Grounds is a pretty important stop on the Road to the .
The 8.5-furlong event is the first Kentucky Oaks prep race to offer 50 qualification points to the winner, and in all likel ...
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How to Bet the Fair Grounds Handicap
Good luck finding the winner of the $150,000 Fair Grounds Handicap (gr. III) on Saturday at Fair Grounds !
Bettors that correctly identify the winner will surely be rewarded, for the nine-furlong turf race has drawn a huge and competitive field o ...
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Kentucky Derby Pedigree Profile: Audible
Audible (Coglianese Photos)
Holy Bull Stakes Winner Audible
by Alastair Bull
Audible’s arrival on the 2018 Kentucky Derby trail was heard loud and clear in the Holy Bull Stakes , as he dashed away from a good field.
The big questi ...
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