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Handicapping the Dubai World Cup card: Al Quoz Sprint trends
Ertijaal photo courtesy Dubai Racing Club/Andrew Watkins
Although Saturday’s $1 million Al Quoz Sprint (G1) has been extended from five to about six furlongs, the results from recent years still give insight into the caliber of horse required to ...
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Pompano Sunday Pickin’ from John Berry
Sunday, March 25, 2016 RACE ONE (DOUBLE – 2-3, 2-5, 3-3, 3-5 / PICK-5 - 2,3 w 3,5 w 3,4 w 1,10 w 2,4,7) 3-HUGH HEFNER…post hampered last couple. Did pace final 3/4s in 1:23 in last. Dips! Can upset applecart. 2-PART TIME…second tier post di ...
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Handicapping the Dubai World Cup card: UAE Derby trends
Epicharis and Adirato photo copyright Japan Racing Association
For the first dozen runnings, the $2 million UAE Derby (G2) was the private preserve of Godolphin trainer Saeed bin Suroor or South African maestro Mike de Kock. The past five years h ...
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Mucciolo’s Sophomore Spotlight: Spiral & Sunland Derby Preview
Spiral (G3):
A dozen sophomores will go nine furlongs on the Polytrack at Turfway Park Saturday in the $500,000 Spiral S. (G3). While this race is always a tough read for me as to who may go forward on the Derby Trail and be a contender rather th ...
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Ward runners dominate Spiral undercard
Conditioner Wesley Ward is having a fine meeting at Turfway Park with a 31% win rate and that number could easily rise Saturday given the trainer is loaded with five horses on the Spiral S. (G3) undercard who look tough to beat.
In Race 3, Ward wi ...
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Handicapping the Dubai World Cup card: Dubai Gold Cup trends
Vazirabad photo courtesy Dubai Racing Club/Andrew Watkins
It’s brazen to describe the past Dubai Gold Cup (G2) results as “trends,” since the about two-mile marathon has held its current place on World Cup night just since 2012. As a relatively r ...
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Arrogate draws perfectly, tabbing a straight exacta in Dubai World Cup
By Dick Powell
The $10 million Dubai World Cup (G1) will be run this Saturday at Meydan at 1 ¼ miles on the dirt. For the past few years, the Dubai Racing Club has not had a North American agent to promote the races of the Dubai Racing Carnival ...
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Ghostzapper on Verge of Becoming Triple Crown Stud
Ghostzapper, one of the best horses to run in the past 20 years, is on the verge of becoming a Triple Crown stud. Like Pioneerof thenile, who was American Pharoah's father, and Uncle Mo, who sired 2016 Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist, Ghostzapper coul ...
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Handicapping the Dubai World Cup card: Godolphin Mile trends
Sharp Azteca photo courtesy of Dubai Racing Club/Andrew Watkins
In years past, we could trot out the stats about how well Godolphin has fared in its eponymous race. But the royal blue team hasn’t won since 2012, and actually has no runner in Satu ...
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Contest Newsletter 3/24/2017
The $50,000 World Harness Handicapping Championship is now just over a month away, and your chances to qualify are getting slimmer! In fact, next weekend may be our final weekend of Qualifiers!
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Round Two At Yonkers For ‘Levy’ And Matchmaker; Targeting Freehold Pick-3; Action Around The Ovals
Spring begins and the George Morton Levy and Matchmaker series at Yonkers add another leg to their march toward April. On March 24 and 25 th , the horses and mares meet for week two of prelims. The legs for horses are $50,000 each and $40,000 for mar ...
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Semi-finals of Southland's $25,000 HOUND MADNESS STAKES Are Now Set as Round 4 Results Are In
Round 5 - Sunday, March 26 FLYING WOLF PACK - 6th seed
B'S CAPECRUSADER - 7th seed
CLASSY WOLVERINE - 1st seed
SUPER C REDMAN - 9th seed FINALS - Friday, March 31 ...
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Dover Downs and Yonkers Offer Plenty of Quality Pacers Next Three Nights
Then one race later in the 11th, a non-winners of $100,001 lifetime class for pacers, All The Cookies will seek his second straiht and fourth win in 10 starts this year, while Sonny At The Beach looks to regain his winning ways and See You Tuesday sp ...
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Distaffers Highlight Tuesday Cards at Dover Downs and Rosecroft
Two races earlier in a non-winners of one event for pacing fillies and mares, Hybrid Heidi (Brian Burton) led throughout in serious fractions of 26.4, 56.2 and 1:24.4 en route to an eight-length victory in 1:55 in her sophomore debut. A three-year-ol ...
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Dubai World Cup field stories
Awaiting Wednesday’s post position draws for the Dubai World Cup (G1) and the other Group 1 events, we’re still in homework mode preparing for the handicapping/selections blogs to come later this week.
But the field stories over on Brisnet.com, o ...
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E X C L U S I V E : Pompano Pick 6 Spot Plays
Tuesday, March 21, Pompano Park's harness program includes of Pick 6 at track-record proportions, with a carry-over in excess of $16,000 going into Race 3.
The Pick 6 includes Races 3 through Races 8. What follows are some suggested contenders, in ...
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How to bet the $11,485 Pick 5 carryover at Turf Paradise
How you bet the Pick 5 today at Turf Paradise where there is a $11,485 carryover depends largely on what you make of the first-time starters in the 5th, 6th, and 8th races (the 2nd, 3rd, and 5th legs, respectively).
Yes, three of the five race ...
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Harrah’s Entertainment Futurity Wednesday at Louisiana Downs
This is an interesting race to watch as last year’s winner, Duponte, made a significant national impact. Bred by AQHA champion breeder, Bobby D. Cox, the son of American Runaway won the Harrah’s Entertainment Futurity at Louisiana Downs, shipped to R ...
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Track Record Falls Twice in Ironhound
I for one did not see THIS coming! In the second round of the Ironhound stakes, over the 330-yard course, the track record for the distance not only fell once, but twice. Both races took down the mark set just a couple of months ago, and we are talk ...
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Kentucky Derby BRIS Speed Rating Report March 21: Malagacy receives disappointing 95 for Rebel
Malagacy remained unbeaten making his first two-turn start in the Rebel (G2) at Oaklawn Park, edging away to a two-length decision, and stamped his Kentucky Derby ticket with the 50-point prize. The lightly-raced colt has done everything right so far ...
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Mucciolo’s Sophomore Spotlight Recap: Rebel Stakes
Rebel S. (G2):
The unbeaten MALAGACY tracked in second to the top of the lane, inched to the lead in early stretch and cruised to a two-length victory in this lucrative race for conditioner Todd Pletcher. Son of Shackleford strode home pretty wel ...
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Sunday Cards Offer Plenty of Intrigue
Then one race later in the $10,000 Open Handicap for older pacers, Katies Rocker (Jonathan Roberts) regained his winning ways when he led throughout while cutting wicked fractions of 25.4, 54.4 and 1:22.3 en route to a neck score over McKenry (Bret B ...
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Pompano Wedensday Pickin’ from John Berry
Wednesday, March 22, 2017 RACE ONE (DOUBLE – 1-4, 2-4 PICK-5 - 1,2 w 4 w 4,5 w 6,9 w 5,6) 1-GALLEY WENCH…doesn’t win often but giving hints lately. Showed speed at both ends of the mile in last. 2-CAITLIN’S ROMANCE…extremely shar ...
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IronHound Stake Round 2 Tonight!
The 330 leg of the IronHound Stakes will take place tonight, Monday March 20 th , at bestbet Jacksonville. Loads of unknows here as no one in this ground has run over this distance before. Most of the greyhound are 660 and 770 greyhounds, so breaking ...
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IronHound Results
The first round of the 2017 Ironhound Stakes was run over the 660-yard course on Friday evening March 17th, and we saw a couple of great efforts for not only the win, but to finish up into the money at the wire. Kudos to Ww Blair from the Sarras Ken ...
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Evening Showers Can Not Dampen Opening Round of Levy
Then in the third Levy leg opener, Provocativeprince N (Jordan Stratton) maintained the perfect start to his current campaign when he angled out first over early backside and wore down Bettors Edge (Brett Miller) and outkicked Rockin Ron (Yannick Gin ...
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"Fabulous" Fraulein Morgan Victorious in Epic St. Pats Final
Congratulations to Fraulein Morgan and her entire team on her "fabulous" run in the Big Green Dance!
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Matchmakers And Levys Kind To Public; Storm Cancels Features; Short Change On Wins, Exactas With Favorites
We started this week with some personal-features at Monticello on March 16 but the weather closed all of New York racing, no less lots of other establishments. The Nor’easter was a doozy.
Then it was Friday, March 17 and the opening of the Mat ...
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Southland's $25,000 HOUND MADNESS STAKES Moves on to the 4th Round
Round 4 - Wednesday, March 22
Counselor - seeded 13th
Flying Wolf Pack - seeded 6th Boc's Ring Em Up - seeded 5th
B's Capecrusader - seeded 7th Classy Wolverine - seeded 1st
Nashapelli - seeded 3rd Super C Redman - seeded 9t ...
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Hanson's Four to Follow on Rebel Stakes undercard
Having given my thoughts on the Rebel (G2) , here are other horses of interest on Saturday's card at Oaklawn:
Race 2 - The Lecomte (G3) proved a mess for #8 TOTALITY (8-1) . Rank early and running in the mud for the first time, the son of Tap ...
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Fillies and Mares Take Center Stage on Friday Night and Saturday
One race later Mach It A Par (Jason Bartlett) just lived up to her role as the 3-5 favorite in the second Matchmaker split when she outlasted the late inside bid of 9-5 second choice Bedroomconfessions in 1:53.2. A seven-year-old Mach Three mare trai ...
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Battalion Runner joins Scully's Kentucky Derby Top 10
The Road to the Kentucky Derby is charging forward and James Scully is fired up with his Kentucky Derby Report . Scully breaks down the action each week before listing his top 20 for the Kentucky Derby . We're paring it down even more, taking the ...
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Five things to know about the Rebel
Saturday’s $900,000 Rebel S. (G2) at Oaklawn Park , the final stepping stone to the April 15 Arkansas Derby (G1), is brimming with storylines that crisscross the country. And with 50 Kentucky Derby (G1) points to the winner, the 1 1/16-mile affair is ...
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How to bet the late Pick 4 on Santa Margarita day at Santa Anita
by SCOTT SHAPIRO
The lone Grade 1 race of the weekend is Saturday at Santa Anita Park where the $400,000 Santa Margarita Stakes for older females headlines a 10-race card.
The 1 1/8-mile race on the main track features 2016 champion female ...
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Pompano Monday Pickin’ from John Berry
Monday, March 20, 2017 RACE ONE (DOUBLE - 1-2, 1-4, 1-9 PICK-5 - 1 w 2,4,9 w 4,5 w 1,2 w 4) 1-IMHERETOTAKEOVER...first time starter qualified handily and in a time faster than foes have been racing! 5-DELI-CRAZE...compares very well ...
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Pompano Tuesday Pickin’ from John Berry
Tuesday, March 21, 2017 RACE ONE (DOUBLE - 1-2, 7-2 PICK-5 - 1,7 w 2 w 3,4 w 3,6 w 3,7,8) 1-OLD OAK...awesome performance in last taking lifetime mark. Probably on the choo-choo train from post. 7-P MAC ATTACK...extremely sharp in ...
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Looking for a star-spangled result in Rebel
Saturday's $900,000 Rebel (G2) , this weekend's lone Kentucky Derby (G1) prep, has been the virtual domain of Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert this decade. He's won the race six of the last seven years, including the last three, most notably with T ...
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Uncontested a rebound pick in Rebel
Saturday’s Rebel (G2) at Oaklawn Park features a solid field of 11 3-year-olds at 1 1/16 miles. American Anthem, Malagacy and Petrov all possess some early foot and merit a serious look for win honors, but I am playing the speed of the speed, #2 Unc ...
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Michelle Yu's Rebel Stakes Race Preview
The Rebel Stakes is Saturday, March 18 at Oaklawn Park. VIP Manager Michelle Yu gives offers her thoughts on the Kentucky Derby prep race. For entries, trivia and more information about the Rebel, click here .
Michelle Yu's Picks: 10-4-7-11
To ...
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Palm Beach $50,000 St Patrick's Day Invitational Preview
"7-2-1-5 Janice Dean in the perfect box." Enjoy the conclusion to this story race fans. This should be one end to the script we will be talking about for some time. Good luck athletes and owners! ...
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Catching up with 2016 OBS March Sale top sellers including Monaco, Master Plan
With Wednesday’s conclusion of a record-setting OBS March Sale, let’s revisit what last year’s top sellers have done so far.
The Smart Strike colt Formula One , who sold to Lane’s End Bloodstock for a sales-topping $1.7 million, has been unplaced ...
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Pompano Sunday Pickin’ from John Berry
Sunday, March 19, 2017 RACE ONE (DOUBLE – 3-2, 3-4, 3-5 PICK-5 - 3 w 2,4,5 w 7 w 3,7 w 2,6) 3-ARSENAL…warrior just missed from outside post cutting all panels. Drew much better & gets perfect trip. 4-SCREENPLAY…been hot p ...
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2017 Dubai World Cup Carnival study guide
Now that the probables for the March 25 Dubai World Cup program have been released, it’s time to sort through which Carnival performers have a better chance to fend off the international juggernaut.
In other words, I’ve got to revisit my weekly ...
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Contest Newsletter 3/17/2016
$1,500 ST. PATRICK’S INVITATIONAL
PALM BEACH | SATURDAY @ 1PM ET The St. Patrick’s Invitational is one of the biggest stakes races of the year at Palm Beach, and this Saturday we’re hosting a huge $1,500 handicapping contest featuring the ...
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ADWs are a net-positive for horse racing
by Dick Powell
I was fortunate enough to be a speaker on a panel at the National Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protection Association (NHBPA) conference last week. The subject was ADWs, or Advance Deposit Wagering, which covers any kind of betting tha ...
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Round 3 of the Southland 2017 HOUND MADNESS STAKES Runs Friday, March 17
Round 3 - Friday evening, March 17
Round 4 - Wednesday, March 22
Round 5 - Sunday, March 28 Finals - Friday, March 31 Race 3 Slatex Wizard - 1 box - 15th seed - going against Flying Wolf Pack
Flying Wolf Pack - 3 box - 6th seed
Coach Vog ...
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Updated Kentucky Derby Top 5
There wouldn't be much of a Kentucky Derby Top 5 if Mastery hadn't gotten hurt. Mastery was so impressive in the San Felipe that I was ready to drive down to Vegas and make a huge future bet on the horse. Then, he got hurt. I hope he comes back stron ...
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Mucciolo’s Sophomore Spotlight: Rebel Stakes Preview
Rebel S. (G2):
A single graded feature will be held this weekend for sophomores on the Kentucky Derby Trail, but the quality of Saturday’s field makes up for the lack of quantity nationwide. The $900,000 Rebel S. (G2) has attracted a fine field ...
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Top Older Pacers Launch Series-Stakes Season At Yonkers With ‘Levy’ And Matchmaker
This week our official stakes-and-series season begins with the George Morton Levy and and Matchmaker series at Yonkers (March 17 and 18 th ). Older pacers of both sexes will battle it out for five weeks in prelim legs and face off for a big final. T ...
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Stakes Action Highlights Daytime and Nighttime Cards this Weekend
In the second split, railbound Great Vintage (Mark MacDonald) makes his seasonal debut off a sharp qualifier for trainer Jimmy Takter, while 2016 Levy runner-up All Bets Off (Matt Kakaley) makes his seasonal bow following two good qualifiers at The M ...
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Mardi Gras Futurity Saturday at Louisiana Downs
One other juvenile worth a long look is Cos I Get It, a son of Tee Cos, who has been producing some very fast runners. He is trained by Eusevio Huitron, who will give a leg up to Damian Martinez, the current leading rider at Louisiana Downs. A fast ...
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Post Time With Mike And Mike
Mike and Mike is very excited to cover three events this season at Hoosier Park as well as being a part of the 2017 Breeders' Crown. The duo also covered the Breeders' Crown last season. In 2016, the duo covered the Dan Patch Stakes live which play ...
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Matchmaker, Levy Series Set to Get Underway
While millions of Americans across the country were diligently filling out their brackets for numerous office pools and other contests surrounding the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament often dubbed "March Madness", Standardbred racing fans were eager ...
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Kentucky Derby BRIS Speed Rating Report March 14: San Felipe post-race blues, Tapwrit ascends in Tampa Bay Derby
Favored at odds-on, Mastery did not disappoint posting a dominant wire-to-wire victory in the San Felipe (G2) at Santa Anita but any celebration was short-lived as the unbeaten colt exited his 2017 opener with an injury that knocks him out of Kentuc ...
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Mucciolo’s Sophomore Spotlight Recap: San Felipe & Tampa Bay Derby
San Felipe S. (G2):
MASTERY was masterful in leading at every call while dispatching his main rivals in the lane with a strong closing kick but the bad news came shortly afterward that the Bob Baffert trainee had suffered a condylar fracture, not ...
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Sam Houston: We have a problem; you don't race enough
A poker friend of mine is fond of saying, "Play where you run good," and that advice can certainly apply to horse racing.
While I almost always succumb to Saratoga Race Course's siren song and play the races there more than I should given my (lack ...
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Js Armdndangerus Brings Apocalypse
The house was packed and everyone was anxious for the start of the 2017 edition of the $50,000 James J Patton Silver Cup. The field was set, almost everyone in the field had a chance to win, it was just going to come down to who wanted it more. The l ...
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Pompano Wednesday Pickin’ from John Berry
Wednesday, March 15, 2017 RACE ONE (DOUBLE - 2-4, 2-6, 3-4, 3-6, 5-4, 5-6 / PICK-5 – 2,3,5 w 4,6 w 3,7 w 3,4,7 w 2,3) 5-GALLEY WENCH…recent form solid. Doesn’t win often but showed sharp backside pace & good closing kick. 3-CAITLIN’S RO ...
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Whitmore serves notice at Oaklawn
Watched a slew of fine performances from across the country over the weekend but arguably the most impressive was Hot Springs S. hero WHITMORE, who obliterated a nice field with a dominant stretch run to win for fun at Oaklawn Park.
Trained by Ron ...
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Palm Beach Weekly Wrap Up 3-12-2017
That's all we have for this week. We'll see you next time for the Wrap Up!
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Older Pacers Shine at Three Venues
That same night at the Meadowlands, Rockin Ron (Joe Bongiorno) rallied from well off the pace and second over as the 8-5 favorite to capture a non-winners of $15,000 last five starts class in 1:51.4 for trainer Ron Burke. Rockin Ron had won his previ ...
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My 2017 National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Picks
Every year, the National Museum of Racing chooses 4 individuals, horse or human, that have had a big impact on horse racing to join their hall of fame. This year, there are 11 finalists with a shot to make it to the National Museum Racing Hall of Fam ...
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It Tiz Well joins Road to the Kentucky Oaks
There’s only one race to report on this week in terms of the May 5 Kentucky Oaks (G1), and that is the Honeybee Stakes (G3) , which took place at Oaklawn Park on Saturday, March 11.
The 1 1/16-mile race drew a competitive group of 11 fillies but ...
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Two Stakes Set for Sunday at Remington Park
Fly Thru The Fire returns to action for AQHA Champion trainer Judd Kearl. The California-bred made his last start in the Grade 1 Zia Park Championship, where he finished fourth. Rodrigo Vallejo will guide the 6-year-old, who drew the far inside post. ...
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Top Winners At $18, $13, $10 With 53-Percent Win, Place, Show For H2W; Power Plays Kaput With Chosen Favorites Atop
Our personal-features weekend began on Thursday, March 9 at Freehold where we took on a Pick 3. We took the first leg with Soapy Sap ($7.20, $5.20, $3.60), having Flowing James (16-1) finish sixth. We just missed the next leg with a second for Modern ...
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The highs and lows of Mastery's San Felipe
by SCOTT SHAPIRO
ARCADIA, Calif. -- The ups and downs of Thoroughbred racing were once again on hand Saturday at Santa Anita.
Mastery, the undefeated son of Candy Ride, took the lead early and finished strong en route to a 6 3/4-leng ...
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ROUND 2 of the Southland $25,000 HOUND MADNESS STAKES Set to Run Saturday, March 11
There are 5 rounds and then the finals between the remaining two greyhounds. I have listed the dates below and hope you can join us as we watch some of the best greyhounds in the country go paw to paw chasing after the championship. SE TALI SUNDANCE, ...
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Trying to beat favorites in San Felipe, Tampa Bay Derby
Heavy favorites have taken a beating over the last four races in the Road to the Kentucky Derby series , with Uncontested, Mo Town, El Areeb and Irish War Cry all failing to offer a serious challenge, and bettors will line up behind Mastery and Tapw ...
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Older Pacers Get Final Levy Preps Tomorrow Night
Then one race later in the ninth, a non-winners of $20,000 last five starts class for older pacers, P H Supercam (Jason Bartlett), a Levy regular and former final champion, seeks to regain his winning ways from post two for trainer Jeff Bamond, Jr. a ...
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Scully shakes up his Kentucky Derby Top 10 ahead of weekend preps
The Road to the Kentucky Derby is charging forward and James Scully is fired up with his Kentucky Derby Report . Scully breaks down the action each week before listing his top 20 for the Kentucky Derby .
We're paring it down even more, taking ...
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Mucciolo’s Sophomore Spotlight: San Felipe & Tampa Bay Derby Preview
San Felipe S. (G2):
A trio of the top West Coast-based sophomores will vie in the $400,000 San Felipe on Saturday at Santa Anita. ILIAD surely looked the part in rolling home a fine winner in a seasonal debut in the San Felipe (G2) on this oval a ...
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Six things to know for Tampa Bay Derby
After Saturday’s $350,000 Tampa Bay Derby (G2) lost its marquee attraction, McCraken, due to a reportedly minor ankle strain, the Kentucky Derby (G1) prep now has a very open look. That equates to a golden opportunity for the three-year-old who man ...
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How to wager on the 2017 Santa Anita Handicap
by SCOTT SHAPIRO
While the Pegasus World Cup at Gulfstream Park and the Dubai World Cup at Meydan now overshadow the Santa Anita Handicap, it still offers top older horses a shot at a $750,000 purse and a Grade 1 win at the American classic di ...
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Looking at early favorites to triumph in San Felipe, Tampa Bay Derby
Saturday's $400,000 San Felipe (G2) appears a three-horse race on paper, while the $350,000 Tampa Bay Derby (G2) looks slightly more contentious. That's the broad view ahead of this week's betting opportunities in the $25,000 Kentucky Derby D ...
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Five things to know for San Felipe
Saturday’s $400,000 San Felipe (G2) at Santa Anita is the first Southern California prep of the season to offer 50 Kentucky Derby (G1) points toward the winner. If the 1 1/16-mile contest is short on quantity, it’s long on quality, pitting three el ...
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Finals Preview for Patton Silver Cup
Its stake racing time again at bestbet Jacksonville and this time around we get the best sprinters in the riches race, the $50,000 James J Patton Silver Cup, to watch, wager, and win on. The finals will run in the 11th race on the card, and each entr ...
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Pompano Tuesday Pickin’ from John Berry
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 RACE ONE (DOUBLE - 1-2, 1-5, 1-7 / PICK-5 - 1 w 2,5,7 w 7 w 5,6 w 3,4,5) 1-STACHE...not much on paper lately but dips down a notch, drew well and can turn on afterburners in lane. 5-LUGAR...gets a bit of class relie ...
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Pompano Monday Pickin’ from John Berry
Monday, March 13, 2017 RACE ONE (DOUBLE - 1-4, 8-4 / PICK-5 - 1,8 w 4 w 1,2 w 3,6,10 w 3,4,5) 1-WILLIAMS WISH...showed a tad of gate speed in last, sat chilly, then unleashed great late kick. 8-THE LIFE OF PIE...got great handling in last f ...
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Three horses of interest on final Starlight Racing program
Tonight marks the final Starlight Racing program of the Fair Grounds meet, with a 1 st -race post at 6 p.m. (ET), and TwinSpires.com is offering players 50X points for losing win wagers. Be sure to “Opt In” and bet at least $10 or more to win on an ...
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Super Saturday wrap, II: Turf prep winners on upswing but internationals tough on Dubai World Cup night
Continued from Part 1 on the Super Saturday dirt preps
The biggest upset of Super Saturday came in the first turf race, the Dubai City of Gold (G2), the stepping stone to the Dubai Sheema Classic (G1) . Postponed made history last year by be ...
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Super Saturday wrap, I: Dirt prep winners worth opposing on Dubai World Cup night
As a general rule, winners on Super Saturday usually don’t repeat the feat in their respective races on Dubai World Cup night at Meydan. The exceptions fall into two categories – either obvious standouts, or horses peaking at the absolutely perfect t ...
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Remington Park Kicks Off 2017 Quarter Horse Meet on Friday
The highly competitive jockey colony will include G. R. Carter, Jr., the sport's all-time rider by wins; 2015 AQHA Champion jockey, Ricky Ramirez, veterans Larry Payne, Russel Hadley, Cody Smith, Berkley Packer and young talents, Ivan Carnero, Omar ...
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Pompano Sunday Pickin’ from John Berry
Sunday, March 12, 2017 RACE ONE (DOUBLE – 1-6, 3-6 / PICK-5 - 1,3 w 6 w 2,4,7,9 w 1,3 w 2,6) 1-PART TIME…dips down to very amiable situation & drew well. Should be cozily close to strike in the lane. 3-NORTHERN COMPANION…should be tight ...
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Spotlight on Mastery in San Felipe; Arrogate training splendidly toward Dubai
By Dick Powell
It might be March 9 when this column is published but somehow, I don’t think we’ve seen the 2017 Kentucky Derby (G1) winner. At least, not yet. Last weekend did not help.
In New York, heavily favored EL AREEB (Exchange R ...
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This Week in the BARN
We had a fun week of shows on the Radio Network this week including speaking with a couple of trainers who have horses on the Derby trail.
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Power Plays, Fiery Features For Profit On The Precipice Of Season’s Big Series
This week we present the last parade of personal features and exotic Power Plays because our official stakes-and-series features begin next week with “Levy” and Matchmaker series at Yonkers (March 17 and 18 th ).
The Power Plays concept will a ...
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Dover Downs and Yonkers Offer Plenty Next Two Nights
Then two races later in the $27,500 Delaware Special, Emeritus Maximus (Yannick Gingras) will seek to continue his razor sharp form and third straight score in this class. Trained by Kyle Moore, Emeritus Maximus has won consecutive editions of the De ...
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Contest Newsletter 3/10/2017
$3,250 “BIG CAP” CONTESTS
THIS SATURDAY FROM SANTA ANITA
The weekend’s biggest Thoroughbred racing action is happening at Santa Anita, which has a stakes packed
Saturday race card featuring the Santa Anita Handicap (“Big” Cap) and the ...
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Pompano Saturday Pickin’ from John Berry
Saturday, March 11, 2017 RACE ONE (DOUBLE – 3-3, 3-4, 3-6, 7-3, 7-4, 7-6 / PICK-5 – 3,7 w 3,4,6 w 2,3 w 1,8 w 5) 7-GARLANDSANDPEARLS…will be on his motorbike when Hummer leaves. Compares very well against foes. 3-ZORWIJK ...
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Kentucky Derby BRIS Speed Rating Report March 7: Gunnevera, J Boys Echo earn big numbers as favorites tumble
It was a tough weekend for favorites, with Irish War Cry and El Areeb relinquishing their status as top Kentucky Derby contenders via flops in the Fountain of Youth (G2) and Gotham (G3), respectively. Gunnevera and J Boys Echo emerged from the carn ...
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Mucciolo’s Sophomore Spotlight Recap: Fountain of Youth, Gotham & John Battaglia Memorial
Fountain of Youth (G2):
Peacock Racing Stables’ GUNNEVARA was arguably the most impressive winner of the early prep season with a powerful last-to-first move over what I thought was a pretty decent field at Gulfstream Park. Trained by Antonio San ...
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Pompano Wednesday Pickin’ from John Berry
Wednesday, March 8, 2017 RACE ONE (DOUBLE – 3-1, 4-1, 8-1, 3-5, 4-5, 8-5 / PICK-5 - 3,4,8 w 1,5 w 3,4 w 7,8,10 w 2,4) 4-CAITLIN’S ROMANCE…pulled 5/16s out in last & showed excellent pace right to the finish. Sharp form now. 8-ROCKIN DES ...
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Round 1 of the 2017 Southland $25,000 HOUND MADNESS STAKES is in the Books
Round 1 - Sunday, March 5 - field of 64
Round 2 - Saturday, March 11 - field of 32
Round 3 - Friday, March 17 - field of 16
Round 4 - Wednesday, March 22 - field of 8
Round 5 - Sunday, March 26 - field of 4 FINALS - Friday, March 31 - ...
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My Kentucky Oaks Top 3
So far, Unique Bella has been awe-inspiring. Already the Jerry Hollendorfer trained, Mike Smith ridden, daughter of Tapit is garnering the same press that Songbird garnered as a three-year-old last season. I'm not sold on Unique Bella being as fantas ...
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Palm Beach Weekly Wrap Up 3-5-2017
That's all we have for this week. We'll see you next time for the Wrap Up!
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Older Horses Once Again Take Center Stage
In the featured $50,000 Open Handicap, Caviart Luca (George Brennan) continued his newfound winning ways when he overcame post seven to lead throughout in 1:52.1. A six-year-old Somebeachsomewhere gelding trained by Ron Burke, Caviart Luca recorded h ...
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Farrell, Unique Bella duking it out atop the Kentucky Oaks Leaderboard
Following two weeks’ worth of Kentucky Oaks (G1) action, Farrell and Unique Bella have established their dominance in the three-year-old filly division. As the prep season continues to heat up, these two will take vastly different paths to their show ...
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Power Plays Triple For $124, Exacta $31; Five Exactas With Favorites Atop, $40, $39, $32, $30 And $7
Our Power Plays race at Saratoga on Thursday, March 2 was the most productive of our personal features this weekend (through Saturday, March 4) with three out of four, presenting the exacta and trifecta. The favorite, Moonlight Spin ($3.30, $2.40, $2 ...
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