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Rolling Double bonuses spice Wednesday cards at Louisiana, Evangeline
If you're looking for a few extra bucks to play with down the road, consider TwinSpires.com's 20% Double Bonus at Louisiana Downs and 15% Rolling Double Bonus at Evangeline Downs .
Monday-Wednesday at Louisiana Downs and every day of the Evan ...
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Belmont Stakes Longshots Could Hit It Big
The Belmont Stakes takes place on June 10. The final leg of the Triple Crown often pays out the most money. I already published a blog about my Top 5 most memorable big time upset winners of the Belmont Stakes. Although upset winners occur often in ...
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Top 5 Greatest Belmont Stakes Upsets
Belmont Stakes upsets have often happened. The favorite doesn't win the Belmont Stakes. The second choice doesn't even win the Belmont Stakes. Just think about last year when Exaggerator, the Preakness Stakes winner over Derby Champion Nyquist, went ...
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Going Racing North of the Border
This Memorial Day weekend I took the opportunity to head up for a day of racing at Hastings Race Course. It's a beautiful little track located on the east side of Vancouver, British Columbia. With a river just beyond the backstretch and the still sno ...
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Harrington Offers Memorial Day Card
While standardbred fans might have been spoiled by Sunday's stellar card at Harrah's Philadelphia, Monday evening offered plenty of action at Harrington Raceway in Delaware. Fittingly, Monday's early daily double was captured by catch driver Victor ...
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Palm Beach Weekly Wrap Up 5-28-2017
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Art Rooney Exacta Partner (53-1) Delivers $21 With 1-9 Choice; Running Aces, Rosecroft Winners Top Prices At $19 Each
The H2W (horses-to-watch list) presented the top winning prices this week (see below) but we were in deep contention, even though the public was sharp in volume.
The Molson Pace at Western Fair on May 26 was a total wash, with the mega favorit ...
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Trying to beat the favorite in the All American Stakes at Golden Gate Fields
The $100,000 All American Stakes (G3) at Golden Gate Fields on Memorial Day Monday drew a field of nine runners, and multiple Grade 2 winner Alert Bay (#6) has been installed as the 2-1 favorite.
There’s no denying the Blaine Wright trainee’s ta ...
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Horses of interest: Big Apple Showcase Day
Belmont Park’s Memorial Day card is dedicated to the New York-breds, and a handful strike me as “horses of interest” with potential to outperform their morning-line odds.
2ND Race: #4 Lem Me Dance (8-1) is the least experienced in this competiti ...
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Plenty of Talented Older Pacers and Trotters on Display Memorial Day Weekend
Avid thoroughbred racing fans can still recall the ample stellar performances delivered on Memorial Day weekend by legendary runners of years past, but this past weekend also offered numerous talented trotters and pacers a chance to shine in several ...
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Future Odds Point to Classic Empire in the Belmont
Both Always Dreaming and Cloud Computing are on the bench for the 2017 Belmont Stakes. Classic Empire is the big favorite in the futures to win the Test of Champions. Surprisingly, 4 other horses are listed at under double-digit odds to win at Big Sa ...
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Stakes-Filled Final Week Ahead at Remington Park
Dicecapades leads the field in the Jack Brooks Stakes. The filly by Prospect to the Top won the FL Lady Bug Stakes last year and will be ridden by James Flores. The stakes is named in honor of the legendary conditioner who won the prestigious All Ame ...
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Memorial Day Spot Plays at Santa Anita
by SCOTT SHAPIRO
On Monday afternoon Santa Anita Park offers racing fans a special holiday card remembering those that gave their lives to defend our country. A pair of $200,000 Cal-bred stakes races headlines the nine-race slate.
The 22nd run ...
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American Freedom, Follow Me Crev key to Late Pick 4 at Santa Anita
The $500,000 Gold Cup at Santa Anita (G1) highlights the Late Pick 4 (Races 6-9) and I will use American Freedom and Follow Me Crev on my tickets. The former should be primed for a top showing after a less-than-favorable trip in his return while the ...
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Bit Of A Legend N Sharp in Molson
After enjoying only moderate success and finishing fourth in the George Morton Levy series final last month as the dominant, defending champion of that event, Bit Of A Legend N regained his winning ways in sharp fashion on Friday night in the $150,00 ...
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Second off layoff types intriguing in Saturday graded stakes
Saturday's C$175,000 Nassau (G2) at (Race 8, Woodbine) features a first-ever meeting between the last two Canadian Horses of the Year, Catch a Glimpse (2015) and Caren (2016), in a race won last year by the 2014 Canadian Horse of the Year Lexie Lou ...
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The Late Pick 4 on Gold Cup Day
by Scott Shapiro
The late Pick 4 on Gold Cup Day at Santa Anita Park offers four full field events, including the Grade 2 Monrovia run down the hill and the Grade 1 Gold Cup at Santa Anita conducted as the 8TH race on the nine-race card.
As alw ...
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How to Wager on the Gold Cup
by Scott Shapiro
Saturday’s nine-race card features four graded stakes races and is headlined by the 78th running of the Grade 1 Gold Cup at Santa Anita.
The 1 1/4-mile event did not draw a star-studded field in 2017, but offers horseplayers a ...
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Semi-Finals bestbet Puppy Stakes
Time for the top 24 greyhounds in the 2017 bestbet Puppy Stakes to compete once again here in the semi-finals for a chance to move on to the big show on Saturday evening June 3 rd at bestbet Jacksonville. That’s the good news, the bad news is t ...
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Which ‘Glimpse will we see in Nassau?
Trainer Mark Casse will send out champion CATCH A GLIMPSE in Saturday’s Nassau Stakes (Can-G2) at Woodbine and I am curious to see which filly will show up. Four-year-old daughter of City Zip had a sublime juvenile campaign in which she earned titles ...
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Aged Pacers Head North of the Border
Those who follow standardbred racing in Canada are accustomed to seeing the best trotters and pacers compete in lucrative stakes at Mohawk and Woodbine. But tomorrow night the oft-overshadowed Western Fair Raceway will take center stage when it host ...
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Quarter Horse Trainer Leon Bard Having a Banner Year
“We had an excellent meet,” said Bard. “I don’t have near as many horses as Judd, but we did well. I respect Judd, who has worked very hard to get to the top level.” Look for Bard this summer at Retama Park near San Antonio as well as Ruidoso Downs ...
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Contest Newsletter 5/26/2017
This weekend be on the lookout for the $550 Palm Beach Handcuff contest on both Saturday & Sunday afternoon! The entry fee is $35 and each contest is limited to 18 entries. Plus, be on the lookout for Southland games on Saturday night an ...
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Belmont Stakes Handle and Japanese Interest
Epicharis in the UAE Derby (Melanie Martinez Photo)
How could Epicharis' run in the Belmont Stakes affect handle?
by Alastair Bull
This year’s Belmont Stakes may not get the handle boost that it gets when the Triple Crown is on the lin ...
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Solid Stakes Weekend: Molson Pace, Art Rooney Lismore; Philly Fiesta Features Betsy Ross
Take out your white pants because the Memorial Day Weekend is upon us to confirm such apparel meets the season’s approval. Rain or shine, harness racing is packed with action and we are ready to meet the challenges with our exclusive acumen for produ ...
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Colts And Fillies Congregate In Sires Stakes And Grand Circuit Action
Hambletonian hopefuls continue their journey to the first Saturday in August on Friday, May 26 at the Meadows and the Meadowlands, with fillies contesting in three divisions of the $72,000 Currier & Ives Trot and colts and fillies going in the se ...
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Anything might happen in Belmont lacking Derby and/or Preakness winner
While neither horse has been officially withdrawn from consideration for the June 10 Belmont S. (G1), it's all but expected Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Always Dreaming and Preakness (G1) hero Cloud Computing will both take a pass on the 1 1/2-mile "Te ...
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Preakness a preview to contentious summer season
by DICK POWELL
The best thing about this year's Preakness (G1) is that it is anything you want it to be.
On Friday, the track was very wet from an afternoon thunderstorm and it rained hard enough overnight that the Pimlico main track was mudd ...
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Pair of plays for Wednesday’s Winsurance at Evangeline Downs
Evangeline Downs features nine races Wednesday and along with a 15% Rolling Double Bonus, TwinSpires.com is offering 30x points to players who don’t cash a ticket after wagering more than $10 on any race in the Wednesday Winsurance promo .
In Rac ...
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Onslaught Continues in Puppy Stakes
The third round of the 2017 bestbet Puppy Stakes is over and I guess you could say it was the MORE OF THE SAME round. The right keep getting richer as the two undefeated greyhounds make quick work of their fields and posted up their third win in a r ...
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My Top 4 Favorite Belmont Stakes Wins From 1990 Through 2010
I love the Belmont Stakes. To me, the final jewel of the Triple Crown is the most exciting. Even when a Triple Crown isn’t on the line, like it is in many years, it’s the most exciting race of the 3 to watch. Last year, Creator barely caught Destin. ...
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‘Dough, Whitmore Shine on Preakness Undercard
While Preakness (G1) upsetter Cloud Computing was the obvious star at Pimlico Race Course last weekend, a pair of other runners turned my head with stirring performances of note.
NO MO DOUGH rated as the most visually impressive winner in m ...
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Chad Brown Gets His Triple Crown Race Win
with a lot more than two weeks between races. He told me that Always Dreaming was suspect to win the Preakness Stakes because running a horse back after two weeks just wasn’t what Todd Pletcher usually did. Pletcher is a run in the Derby and wait f ...
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Round 3 of bestbet Puppy Stakes
The field has been trimmed down for the 3 rd round of the bestbet Puppy Stakes and only the cream of the crop has moved on to challenge for a chance to get into the finals. Loads of talent are still on tap, and two greyhounds are still undefeated, b ...
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Two Untouched in bestbet Puppy Stakes
The second round the bestbet Puppy Stakes is complete, and as early speed dominated the round, two greyhounds have separated themselves from the rest of the pack. Ww Next Bigthing and Ln Michaels both make quick work of their fields and arrive in the ...
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Palm Beach Weekly Wrap Up 5-21-2017
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Confederation Cup Comes In Cheap; We Nail Big Soph Upset With Fear The Dragon, $12; H-Trail Cashes Two Of Three
The $176,000 Confederation Cup Final at Flamboro Downs on May 21 went to Western Fame at a paltry 2-1. We cashed on him bigger in last week’s elim. Our upset here was Roll With Joe (21-1), who did not make it on the board due to being hanged for thre ...
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Who’s the top three-year-old now?
Considering the topsy-turvy ride throughout the 2017 Triple Crown trail, I guess it was too much to ask for clarity arising from Saturday’s Preakness (G1).
For the first mile of the Pimlico classic, we had the match race we wanted: Kentucky Derby ...
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Preakness Stakes News & Notes
Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming will attempt to keep his Triple Crown dreams alive with a win on Saturday in Preakness Stakes 142, and TwinSpires.com has all the information a racing fan could want ahead of the big day.
From news, to blogs, ...
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Preakness Day Offers Thrills All Day and Night
Saturday's 142nd edition of the Preakness Stakes for three-year-old colts at Pimlico Race Course took center stage, but it was hardly the only thoroughbred or standardbred race that featured quality animals. Much of the attention heading into the Pr ...
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Preakness featured another New York story
by TERESA GENARO
The 142nd Preakness was indeed a New York story (with a little Charm City thrown in)…just not quite the one that people rooting for a Triple Crown were hoping for.
Cloud Computing made his first start in January over Aqueduct ...
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Cloud Computing wears down Classic Empire for Preakness upset
Cloud Computing, one of the "new shooters" in Saturday's $1.5 million Preakness (G1), gunned down a weary Classic Empire in the final yards to claim the second jewel of the Triple Crown at Pimlico by a head, thus giving reigning Eclipse Award-winning ...
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Saturday Night Action at Delta Downs
Fillies took center stage Friday night in the $322,285 Louisiana Lassie Futurity and it was the tenth-fastest qualifier, Dashnunder Afullmoon, who rewarded her supporters with a win payout of $59.40. It was a big night for trainer Jose Sanchez, who ...
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2017 Preakness one-liners
Following on from my one-line synopses of the Kentucky Derby (G1) contenders , here are my “one-liners” for the 142nd Preakness (G1) field, in post position order:
#1 Multiplier displayed a potent late kick when getting up in a fast-run Illinoi ...
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Singling both ends of Preakness Day Late Pick 5
The 142 nd running of the $1.5 million Preakness Stakes anchors a $1 million guaranteed Late Pick 5 (races 9-13). Below are my thoughts on the sequence and the Pick 5 tickets I am playing.
Race 9, Maryland Sprint (G3) :
#5 Whitmore improved ...
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Spot Plays on Preakness undercard
The 142 nd running of the $1.5 million Preakness highlights a 14-race program at Pimlico and I will stick with Always Dreaming in the main event. Below are a few horses of interest I will playing on the undercard.
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#3 Keep Talking ...
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Whitmore an early key to Preakness Day all-stakes Pick 5
A last minute decision to leave Happy Mesa off my Pick 5 ticket Friday at Pimlico in favor of going deeper than necessary in the Miss Preakness (G3) and elsewhere was not my finest wagering hour. That was a $2600+ mistake I won't soon forgot.
Loo ...
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Horses of interest: 2017 Preakness Day edition
If the Preakness (G1) card at Pimlico features some formful-looking races, there are still opportunities to find interesting contenders at a decent price (listed with morning-line odds).
5TH Race, The Very One : Euroboss (12-1) may have a bette ...
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Palm Beach Superstar Saturday Preview 5-20-2017
Enjoy all the race action in Baltimore for the Preakness and all day at the Palm Beach Kennel Club!
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Black-Eyed Susan Card Kicks Off Preakness Weekend
At one time the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes card one day before the Preakness Stakes was something of an afterthought, but in recent years it has taken on a life of its own and Friday afternoon, despite several violent storms in the area that produced li ...
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Preakness Stakes television schedule and post times
The 142nd running of the Preakness Stakes (G1) takes place Saturday at Pimlico, and TwinSpires.com will showcase the card live on TwinSpires.com TV .
For those watching on TV, check out NBC’s coverage of Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Always Dreaming ...
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Round 2 of bestbet Puppy Stakes
Round two of the 2017 bestbet Puppy Stakes is here and all 6 races, minus a couple of greyhounds, is ready to challenge for some more points and a chance to move on toward the finals. Loads of talent on tap, and some very tough races to contend with ...
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Shapiro Betting Against Classic Empire in Preakness Stakes
by SCOTT SHAPIRO
The 142nd running of the Preakness Stakes headlines Saturday’s card at Pimlico Race Course. For FREE Brisnet.com Ultimate Past Performances of the Preakness Stakes race, CLICK HERE .
Always Dreaming is listed as the 4-5-morni ...
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With 12% take, Pick 5s your best bet Preakness weekend
Your best bet this Preakness weekend isn't necessarily Always Dreaming or any other particular horse you fancy. Rather, it's the Pick 5 wagers Pimlico will offer on both Friday's Black-Eyed Susan card and Saturday's Preakness Day program.
While th ...
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Speed play in Miss Preakness key to Black-Eyed Susan Day Late Pick 5
Race 7, the Pimlico Special (G3), kicks off a $300,000 guaranteed Late Pick 5 Friday that concludes with the $250,000 Black-Eyed Susan (G2) for 3-year-old fillies.
Below are my thoughts on the sequence and three tickets I will be playing.
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Preakness Day Action will Continue Well Into the Night
While millions of serious and novice thoroughbred racing fans alike will pay close attention to the 142nd edition of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday as Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming looks to keep his hopes alive for Tr ...
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Leaving Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming off my grid: a Preakness Stakes wagering strategy
That Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming will not be on ABC grid for the 14-race Preakness Stakes card on Saturday at Pimlico Race Course is not an indictment of his chances to win the race but of his price to do so.
By leaving Always Dreaming o ...
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Horses of interest on Black-Eyed Susan Day
Friday’s card at Pimlico is a worthy lead-up to Saturday’s Preakness (G1) festivities, with plenty of intrigue and potential value on offer.
Let’s dive right into my “horses of interest” list:
2ND Race : #7 Spanish Romance (8-1) is eligible ...
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Shapiro: Saturday So Cal horses on Preakness Day
by Scott Shapiro
Saturday is Preakness Stakes Day at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.
Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming looks to capture the second leg of the Triple Crown and head to Belmont Park with a chance to do what American Pharoah ...
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Mucciolo’s Pimlico Saturday Plays
The $1.5 million Preakness (G1) heads a 14-race program at Pimlico and I will be playing the following horses on the undercard.
Race 5, The Very One S. : This five-furlong turf sprint attracts a sizable field of female turf distaffers and I like ...
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Spot plays on Black-Eyed Susan card
The $250,000 Black-Eyed Susan (G2) headlines a 14-race card and trainer Todd Pletcher has a pair including morning line favorite Moana. I like his other entrant, #5 Lights of Medina (8-1 morning line) , who should receive a proper set-up for her ral ...
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You can still find value while betting odds-on Always Dreaming in Preakness
by DICK POWELL
Nine brave horses are going to take on Kentucky Derby (G1) winner ALWAYS DREAMING (Bodemeister) in the 142nd running of the Preakness S. (G1) this Saturday at Pimlico. If you want to take a shot against the heavy favorite (4 t ...
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The 2017 Preakness Stakes Betting Guide FREE Download
The field is now set for Preakness Stakes 142, and racing fans are on the edge of their seats as the clock ticks down to the second jewel of the Triple Crown.
TwinSpires.com is ready for all the action with its FREE Preakness Stakes Betting Guide ...
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Big Harness Weekend With Confederation Cup, Glamour-Boy Appearances, Titan Trotters
Again this week we take our features through Sunday, as Flamboro’s Confederation Cup Final becomes the focus of the week. Four-year-old pacers from last week’s elims gather for bragging rights with the sport’s two top trainers, Ron Burke and Jimmy Ta ...
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Sires Stakes Spectacular In New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Sets Up Profit-Prospects For Weekend
Hambletonian hopefuls will spar across state lines this weekend, with colts and fillies contesting in the opening preliminary of the New Jersey Sires Stakes (NJSS) at the Meadowlands on Friday, May 19, and colts in competition at The Meadows on Satur ...
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Final Weekend of Live Quarter Horse Racing at Sam Houston Race Park
AQHA champion trainer Judd Kearl has the favorite in the Adequan Texas Derby, the Utah-bred Gustafame. Jockey Rodrigo Vallejo will ride the son of Freighttrain B, who will have to prevail against Trashy Tres, and two other quality 3-year-olds train ...
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Getting the week rolling with Evangeline Double Bonus
If you're looking for a few extra bucks to play with down the road, consider TwinSpires.com's 15% Rolling Double Bonus at Evangeline Downs .
Every day of the Evangeline meet (Wednesday-Saturday through September 2), TwinSpires players can opt in ...
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Mucciolo’s Pimlico Friday Plays
Friday’s program at Pimlico is highlighted by the $250,000 Black-Eyed Susan (G2) for three-year-old fillies. Here are some of my thoughts on the 14-race card:
Race 8, Hilltop Stakes : Mark Casse’s #3 VICTORY TO VICTORY looks like a promising on ...
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Shapiro: A Closer Look at West Coasters on the Black-Eyed Susan card
by SCOTT SHAPIRO
The Black Eyed Susan (G2) for three-year-old fillies headlines the Friday afternoon card at Pimlico. The undercard on the day before the Preakness is one of the more challenging slates I've seen this year.
After a plethora ...
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Chalk Abounds in Round 1
Round one of the 2017 bestbet Puppy Stakes is in the books, and for the most part, the class and chalk prevailed. In 4 of the 6 efforts, the post time favorite got the nod at the finish line, including a pair of wins from the Pat Collins and Wayne Wa ...
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Preakness Stakes Analysis
The draw for the Preakness Stakes is on Wednesday, May 17. Only a handful of horses are expected to challenge Always Dreaming for the second jewel in the Triple Crown. Always Dreaming is likely to be an even money favorite, if not a 4 to 5 favorite, ...
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Anticipation brewing for Always Dreaming-Classic Empire Preakness match-up
Always Dreaming became the fifth consecutive favorite to win the Kentucky Derby and his four predecessors were all odds-on in the Preakness Stakes two weeks later. But while he may wind up as a solid favorite at Pimlico, Always Dreaming isn’t going ...
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Velazquez, Rosario each a Preakness win away from Career Triple Crown
The late Arnold Palmer never won a PGA Championship, while the clay court at Roland Garros in Paris always proved an impediment to Pete Sampras. Those are just two examples of athletes that reached the very top of their profession without having swep ...
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Race for third up for grabs behind top pair in Preakness
Much of the campaign for sophomores up until two weeks ago was a muddled one for me, though I can now see through the cloud of smoke as to who has separated themselves from their fellow three-year-old runners. And I see Saturday’s Preakness S. (G1) ...
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Three-year-olds Will Be On Display Throughout the Week
While many Maryland thoroughbred racing fans are eagerly anticipating this Saturday's 142nd running of the Preakness Stakes, the middle jewel in racing's Triple Crown of which only Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming has a chance to attain, standar ...
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2017 Preakness BRIS Speed Rating Report
Always Dreaming is one of two horses in the projected Preakness field to post a triple-digit BRIS Speed Rating in the last start, registering a 100 for his 2 ¾-length Kentucky Derby triumph.
As covered in the final Kentucky Derby BRIS Speed Rat ...
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Team Pletcher Must Watch Out for These 3 New Preakness Horses
Always Dreaming is a huge -150 favorite in Vegas sportsbooks to take home this Saturday's Preakness Stakes. But, like for most Preakness Stakes, there are plenty of newcomers that could upset Always Dreaming's quest for the Triple Crown. Below are t ...
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Round 1 bestbet Puppy Stakes
Its stakes racing time again, and this time out we get to see the best puppies at the racetrack here in the 2017 edition of the bestbet Puppy Stakes. Loads on talent is on tap in the 6 feature races in round 1. It all starts on Monday evening May 15 ...
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Palm Beach Weekly Wrap Up 5-14-2017
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H-Trail Terror Trots To $64 Win; Confederation Cup Elim Coup At $19; Power Plays Produce
Sunday, May 14’s Confederation Cup (CC) elims presented yet another chance to cash in on Western Fame ($19.60, $3.30, n/s). Continually on our contenders’ lists and hit a few times since last year, Western Fame always produces healthy prices. In the ...
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Pedigree fun facts for 2017 Preakness
After peering at contenders’ pedigrees through a Kentucky Derby (G1) lens , and finding additional fun facts in their ancestry, the Preakness (G1) merits similar treatment.
So without further ado, here are the pedigree fun facts for the Middle ...
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No Pre-School Needed for these Kindergarten Contenders
Summertime Favorite, a daughter of Favorite Cartel is conditioned by 14-time AQHA champion trainer, Paul Jones. Her trial win in :15.561 seconds was the fastest of all, and Jones, who also bred the speedy filly, will be looking to win his third Kin ...
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2017 Preakness contenders
The field is now drawn for Saturday's Preakness S. (G1), the Triple Crown’s Middle Jewel. Here is the cast, in post order with morning line odds, and links to their news pages on Brisnet.com .
And also, check out the free Brisnet PPs for the Pre ...
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Double, Pick 3 among Saturday Spot Plays at Santa Anita
by SCOTT SHAPIRO
The Saturday afternoon card at Santa Anita is not chocked full of the game's superstars, but there are several events, including the pair of three-year-old stakes races, that have horses to keep an eye on during the rest of 2017. ...
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Did Always Dreaming's Derby Prep Race Schedule Matter?
Always Dreaming at the Kentucky Derby (TwinSpires Photo)
How did Always Dreaming's Kentucky Derby prep race schedule compare to previous Kentucky Derby winners?
After a series of prep races which often baffled, and frequently muddied ...
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Derby hangover cures
by SCOTT SHAPIRO
One of the longest and most exciting two-day stretches of the racing calendar is behind us with the 143rd Kentucky Derby & Oaks complete.
For those fortunate handicappers that profited over the wet going at Churchill Downs ...
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Kentucky Derby 143 a dream set-up for Always Dreaming
by DICK POWELL
Kentucky Derby (G1) 143 is in the book and some quick impressions:
Johnny Velazquez won this year’s Run for the Roses right from the start. He broke ALWAYS DREAMING (Bodemeister) like a shot from the gate, tightened up FAST AND ...
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First Online Bet Results In $82,972 Kentucky Derby Score
Cinco de Mayo and Kentucky Derby weekend might mix well, but driving among all the celebration does not, so Kari Lee McEntee found herself looking for alternative ways to bet when she could not make it to the OTB on the First Saturday of May.
“My ...
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Same Post, Different Winners
In the past few weeks we not only had one stakes race to tout, we had two of them to watch, wager, and win on here at bestbet Jacksonville. It’s was time for the best 770 yard greyhounds around to compete, and even get another chance at victory in ou ...
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Contest Newsletter 5/12/2017
Attention Greyhound Players - be on the lookout for $550 Handcuff contests on both Saturday & Sunday afternoons this weekend! The entry fee is $35 and each contest is limited to 18 entries. Plus, be on the lookout for Southland games on ...
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How Much Did the Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pay?
The 2017 Kentucky Derby (Holly Smith Photo)
How Well Did the Kentucky Derby Future Wagers Perform for the 2017 Kentucky Derby?
If you were a fan of Always Dreaming in late February, when he’d raced just once as a 3-year-old, you coul ...
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What Is The Best Palm Beach Racing Jacket?
Our Picks
1-8-2-6
We can't get over the presence of the red jacket. Like Tiger Woods used to do on championship Sundays, the red just looks like a winner every time a superstar puts it on. We'll go with the 1 jacket as the most styl ...
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Top Fillies Fire At Philly; Confederation Cup Eliminates Pacers; Power Plays Poised For Profit
Spring is not having it so easy as to blanket May with bright, gorgeous skies and temperatures. It has been cold and wet over North America. Still, the racing numbers increase as more tracks open and more fans focus upon major horseracing events.
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Fillies Flock For Feature Trots At The Meadows
The Meadows will host four divisions of the $149,852 Pennsylvania Sires Stakes (PASS) for three-year-old filly trotters on Saturday, May 13, collecting 19 fillies preparing for the Hambletonian Oaks.
Division one kicks off the afternoon progra ...
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Ruidoso Downs Previews Upcoming Live Racing Season with Training Races
The majority of these week’s trainees will make their debut in trials for the $1,000,000 Ruidoso Futurity (G1), which will be contested on May 26-27. The ten fastest qualifiers will return for the 350-yard Ruidoso Futurity on June 11. In last year’s ...
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Wednesday turf plays at Belmont Park
A pair of turf races at Belmont Park Wednesday are in the spotlight and both selections could be a nice price.
In the 4 th race, a 1 ¼-mile turf maiden special weight, #6 Swizzle (8-1) should appreciate the added ground after a series of solid ...
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Baffert and Smith Do It Again
For many, the biggest moment this Saturday was Always Dreaming winning the Kentucky Derby. The Derby is always the biggest story in the first weekend of May. Why wouldn't it be? The world's most famous horse race only happens once a year. But to me ...
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Pompano Wednesday Pickin’ from John Berry
Wednesday, May 10, 2017 RACE ONE DOUBLE - 1-3, 1-4, 1-6, 2-3, 2-4, 2-6 PICK-5 - 1,2 w 3,4,6 w 1,5 w 3,7 w 2,5,6 1-CAITLIN’S ROMANCE...seems to be in a trifle easier here. Drew well and can make quarter move to control. 2-GA ...
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