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Secretariat international scouting report: Taj Mahal
“Very immature…extremely green…mentally very slow.”
“A bit frustrating…not ungenuine but just babyish.”
That’s a selection of Aidan O’Brien quotes from irishracing.com after Taj Mahal kept getting beaten, as the favorite, in maidens at two. He ...
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Analysis of the Late Pick 4 on Arlington Million Day
by Scott Shapiro
If you love turf racing then the TwinSpires.com Late Pick 4 Saturday at Arlington Park is for you.
The sequence headlined by the 35th running of the Arlington Million (G1) features four consecutive graded stakes events over th ...
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Secretariat international scouting report: Afandem
Three-for-four lifetime, Afandem hopes to belie his inexperience in his first start outside France and in Grade/Group 1 company. It’s tempting to view him as the traveling companion to soothe stablemate Mekhtaal ahead of the Arlington Million (G1) , ...
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Secretariat international scouting report: Permian
Permian’s photo-finish loss in the Grand Prix de Paris (G1) was agony for his connections and fans alike, but the direct consequence was a boon for Arlington Park: luring a top-class colt to the Secretariat (G1).
Had Permian’s stately nose remaine ...
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Arlington Million betting strategy focuses on Deauville
by DICK POWELL
Hard to believe but the Arlington Million (G1) will be run for the 35th time on Saturday at Arlington Park. Despite a million dollars not being what it used to be, it still packs a punch on the international scene thanks to th ...
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The Best Feelin
Congratulation head out to the DQ Williams Kennel, Owner Tina Williams, Kennel Owner Sharon Williams, trainer Craig Edwards, and everyone else connected with this fantastic greyhound. This win was her 60th at bestbet and her 85th overall. She won 25 ...
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Arlington Million Day Preview
One of my favorite days on the racing calendar takes place this Saturday, August 12. Arlington Park has their annual Arlington Million Day. Three Grade 1 stakes races highlight the afternoon. Starting with the Grade 1 Secretariat, August 12 should be ...
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Dan Patch Stakes At Hoosier; Fear The Dragon At Northfield; Sires Stakes Episodes All Over The East
The second week in August marks the beginning of the post-Hambletonian season. Thanks for all the followers of updates and photos @FrankCotolo on the afternoon of the Meadowlands’ big day of stakes and we hope you all took advantage of being with us ...
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Spotlight on Hoosier Park and Northfield Park this weekend
One week after the Meadowlands Race Track in New Jersey garnered center stage when it hosted the Grade I, $1 million Hambletonian last Saturday afternoon on an exceptional, stakes-filled card, the spotlight this weekend will shift to two tracks not a ...
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Beverly D. international scouting report: Rain Goddess
Rain Goddess brings an outstanding level of form as she tries to buck two historical trends. Trainer Aidan O’Brien has yet to win the Beverly D. (G1), and only one sophomore has captured the sister race to the Arlington Million (G1), Euro Charline (2 ...
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Beverly D. international scouting report: Sarandia
German shipper Sarandia is intriguing enough on pedigree alone, but the Gestüt Fährhof homebred’s profile hints that she could be a live outsider in the Beverly D. (G1).
By Dansili, sire of smashing 2013 Beverly D. heroine (and champion turf femal ...
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The 2017 Arlington Million Betting Guide
Arriving on Saturday, August 12, 2017 is the Arlington Million at Arlington Interntional Racecourse . The prestigeous tradition contiues as one of racing's most prized turf races with international contenders arriving for their chance to compete a ...
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Speed pick in Wednesday's Saratoga finale
Wednesday’s feature at Saratoga honors Quick Call, a nine-time winner at Saratoga who recorded a hat trick in 1988 and 1989. Six 3-year-olds will contest the 5 ½-furlong turf sprint. The 2 nd race, one of the two allowances on the program, is appeal ...
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Arlington Million international scouting report: Fanciful Angel
If you believe in older dogs trying new tricks, Fanciful Angel is the Arlington Million (G1) longshot for you. A miler for most of his career, the British-based five-year-old recently discovered that 1 1/4 miles is within his compass, but his aptitud ...
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Arlington Million international scouting report: Mekhtaal
Mekhtaal has the resume of a highly-regarded type who’s come up shy of the pinnacle so far, but the Arlington Million (G1) could be just the spot for a breakout performance.
Owned by Sheikh Joaan of Qatar’s Al Shaqab Racing, best known for campaig ...
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Rally Cry, American Gal impress at Spa
It was another great weekend of racing at Saratoga, headlined by a sublime showing in the Whitney (G1) by superstar GUN RUNNER , but a pair of others caught my attention as well.
RALLY CRY may have beat a questionable field of runners in the A ...
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Hambletonian card highlights sport's best
Last Saturday afternoon the Meadowlands hosted the latest edition of the famed, Grade I, $1 million Hambletonian Stakes for three-year-old colt trotters and the surprise ending to the race could hardly diminish the overall quality of the card. In th ...
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Sassy Little Lila brings speed to Fourstardave; juvenile stakes ahead at Del Mar, Saratoga
Elevated to Grade 1 status in 2016, the $500,000 Fourstardave H. at Saratoga lived up to its new rating when Tourist came back to capture the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1) last fall at Santa Anita. Tourist notched the third Fourstardave/Mile double in five ...
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Arlington Million international scouting report: Scottish
Ironically Scottish had been owned by Fitri Hay, Deauville ’s breeder and co-owner, before his sale to Godolphin. Full brother Royal Empire was a past Godolphin runner himself, his career highlight coming in the 2013 Geoffrey Freer (G3) for Saeed bi ...
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Arlington Million international scouting report: Deauville
Aidan O’Brien’s Deauville returns to the scene of his near-miss third in last year’s Arlington Million (G1). Considering that he was trying to emulate Tolomeo (1983) as the only three-year-olds to beat elders in the storied turf prize, the Galileo co ...
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Several trainers, jockeys off to surprisingly slow starts at Del Mar
by SCOTT SHAPIRO
We are now three weeks into the summer calendar at Del Mar and there are a number of surprises that have taken place thus far.
Atop the unexpected occurrences is the poor start for trainer Peter Miller.
...
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TwinSpires players enter to win VIP Trip to 2017 Breeders Crown at Hoosier Park
The Breeders Crown will be held at Hoosier Park in Anderson, Indiana, for the first time on October 27-28, and TwinSpires.com customers will have an opportunity to earn a VIP trip to Standardbred racing's year-end, two-day championship.
Like the ...
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Catching up with the top sellers from 2016 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga
Last year’s feature on the youngsters who’d topped Fasig-Tipton Saratoga the previous summer provided a very early report on Tapwrit , now famous as the Belmont (G1) winner.
In observance of the boutique sale that opens tonight and concludes Tu ...
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Tweet At Track Nails $17 Hambletonian Winner Chosen By DQ; Ariana G Devours ‘Oaks’; ‘Cashman’ Choices Spark $1,318- Trifecta
HAMBLETONIAN 2017
In the $1-million Hambletonian Final we picked up some luck as we made an on-track change while the betting ensued, as tweeted @FrankCotolo, where we were live at the Meadowlands. Due to the crowd’s play, we re-assigned a w ...
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Deauville, Scottish among internationals pre-entered in Arlington Million
A quartet of international raiders for the Arlington Million (G1), three transatlantic shippers in the Secretariat (G1), and two more for the Beverly D. (G1) give a properly global dimension to the August 12 International Festival of Racing, accordin ...
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Del Mar Pick 3 requires going deep in juvenile maiden
Saturday's seventh race at Del Mar is a seemingly deep and contentious two-year-old maiden over six furlongs. While there are a couple second-time starters that might improve off their respective debuts, I'll be leaning on five first-time starters in ...
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McCormick looks to step up in West Virginia Derby
A pair of classic-placed sophomores, Kentucky Derby runner-up Lookin at Lee and Belmont Stakes third-placer Patch, headline today’s $750,000 West Virginia Derby (G3) at Mountaineer. I will include Patch in multi-race wagers – he’s the fastest among 1 ...
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Saturday Del Mar Pick 4 Analysis
by Scott Shapiro
The third Saturday of the Del Mar summer meeting is here and two graded stakes events are featured on the 10-race card.
The Sorrento (G2) is the 6TH race, so it is not included in the Pick 4, but the Yellow Ribbon Handicap (G2) ...
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Whitney Day Pick 4 at Saratoga could be a wash-out
by SCOTT SHAPIRO
The third weekend of racing is upon us at Saratoga, which has drawn up an 11-race card featuring the Test (G1) and the $1.2 million Whitney (G1).
There is a huge chance for rain, so keep that in mind when handicapp ...
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bestbet Sprint Classic Finals Preview
Saturday evening will feature not just another stakes event, the finals of the 2017 bestbet Sprint Classic, but one that could prove to have some interesting things to write about come Sunday. This is a powerhouse event with a load of talented greyho ...
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Improving type adds hot jockey for Hall of Fame
Jose Ortiz tops Saratoga’s jockey standings with 19 wins entering Friday’s National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame (G2) program and has a fine chance to repeat as leading rider at the highly-competitive venue. Part of the success is picking the right ...
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Hambletonian highlights stellar card at Meadowlands on Saturday afternoon
This coming Saturday afternoon the Meadowlands Race Track in northern New Jersey will take center stage among serious and novice harness racing fans alike when the famed one-mile oval hosts the latest edition of the Grade I, $1 million Hambletonian f ...
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Saratoga Handicapper's Sheet for Friday Aug. 4, 2017
The Saratoga Handicapper's Sheet for Friday August 4, 2017
The highlight of Friday's race card at Saratoga is the Racing Hall of Fame Stakes, race 9 on the card. Scroll down for handicapping information and bets on races 4 and 9.
The Hall of Fa ...
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Test no longer an Alabama prep but still features fast fillies
by Dick Powell
As time goes by, I keep sounding more and more like the “Old Guy” but sometimes the shoe fits.
When Saratoga was a 24-day meet, Opening Day was usually the first Wednesday in August. Without racing for 48 weeks, it was usually ...
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How To Bet $8,756 Arlington Pick 5 Carryover
What better a reason to use the FREE Arlington International Race Course Premium Past Performances from Brisnet.com than a Pick 5 carryover at Chicago's premiere racing destination? There is $8,756 in the Thursday, August 3, sequence that begins wi ...
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Updated Travers Stakes Top 5 Power Rankings
Non-horseplayers might believe that this group of three-year-olds aren't special. That makes sense. After a multitude of three-year-old races, including the entire Triple Crown, a star has yet to emerge. But while most casual horse racing fans aren't ...
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Attacking Thursday’s Late Pick 4 at Saratoga
Thursday’s card at Saratoga concludes with a challenging and potentially lucrative four-race sequence and I will try to take down the Late Pick 4.
Race 7 : KAHRUMANA (5-2) gets the rail and was last seen breaking her maiden at Belmont Park for co ...
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Hambletonian Program Swarming With Stakes And Sport’s Top Stars At The Meadowlands
It’s Hambletonian weekend so this week’s preview column concentrates on the parade of stakes on Aug. 5 at the Meadowlands, where we will be live to cover the classic trot and all of the action adorning the Saturday afternoon program. Watch for tweets ...
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Hambletonian #92 Gathers 19; Ariana G Leads Into Hambletonian Oaks
The Hambletonian Day program is set at the Meadowlands for Saturday, Aug. 5, headlined by the $500,000 Hambletonian Oaks and the $1-million Hambletonian. After months battling down the Hambletonian Trail, one filly and one colt will have conquered th ...
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Travers next major stop for 3-year-old puzzle
With an up-for-grabs divisional race, the $1.25 million Travers (G1) at Saratoga on August 26 will be as important as ever. And following the results of last weekend’s Jim Dandy (G2) at Saratoga and Haskell Invitational (G1) at Monmouth Park, let’s h ...
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Practical Joke is for real
I will be the first to admit I was not a firm believer in the ability of multiple Grade 1 hero PRACTICAL JOKE earlier this year. But following a huge third in the Haskell (G1) at Monmouth Park on Sunday, my opinion has changed.
Trained by Chad Bro ...
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The Whitney 'Runner' 'Keen' to Dominate the Breeders' Cup Classic Prep
"Gun Runner will have a tremendous opportunity to raise his stock"
With three-year-olds virtually dominating the discussion last weekend, older horses will be more under the spotlight this coming Saturday at Saratoga.
The $1.2 million Whit ...
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Haskell one-liners
Sunday’s $1 million Haskell Invitational (G1) is a microcosm of this year’s three-year-old crop: a competitive field of seven with each entrant a legitimate win candidate in the right circumstances.
While Monmouth Park’s marquee race is valuable i ...
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Fear The Dragon Defies Outside Trip, Targets Huntsville To Win Adios; Favorites Rule In ‘Oaks’ Elims; $15 Win Price Tops Lot; Frosh Threesome Scores
Fear The Dragon—always Fear The Dragon.
Our influence suggesting great horses, no less average horses, to win still doesn’t affect the greater betting public strongly, which is good, because when a great horse comes along and we present ...
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Top standardbreds compete day and night on Saturday
Most harness racing fans are accustomed to seeing the sport's biggest events contested at night, but on Saturday afternoon at the Meadows and again on Saturday evening at the Meadowlands many of the sport's best sophomores of both gaits were on displ ...
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How to bet the Clement L. Hirsch using Stellar Wind
by SCOTT SHAPIRO
Del Mar's second week of racing concludes Sunday with a strong nine-race card headlined by the Clement L. Hirsch (G1).
The five-horse field with the scratch of #5 Shenandoah Queen is led by 2015 champion three-year- ...
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Bird Song the pick on cut back
Saratoga features four graded stakes Saturday and the $350,000 A.G. Vanderbilt (G1) is the most appetizing from a betting prospective. A solid field of eight will travel 6-furlongs including defending champion A.P. Indian.
It’s easy to respect A.P ...
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Arlington Million winner Mondialiste seeks turnaround at York
Winless since last summer’s Arlington Million (G1), Mondialiste hopes for a revival of fortune in Saturday’s York S. (G2). The 10 1/2-furlong test is scheduled to go off at 10:15 a.m. (ET), shortly before Ascot’s King George VI & Queen Elizabeth ...
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Top standardardbreds on display day and night on Saturday
Tomorrow afternoon and again tomorrow evening at a pair of harness racing venues that typically have little in common in terms of size and location, both the Meadows near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and the Meadowlands in northern New Jersey in the shad ...
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Drefong No Single On Shapiro's Del Mar Pick 4 Ticket
by SCOTT SHAPIRO
After one of the bigger upsets in Del Mar history last Saturday when Arrogate never picked up his feet at 1-to-20 in the San Diego Handicap, we return for the second weekend of racing “Where the Turf Meets the Surf.”
Un ...
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Historical trends favor Cloud Computing over Always Dreaming in Jim Dandy
The clash of Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Always Dreaming and Preakness (G1) hero Cloud Computing has elevated Saturday’s $600,000 Jim Dandy (G2) at Saratoga above the typical Travers (G1) prep. Although both have an eye toward that “Midsummer Derby” ...
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Spot Plays for Jim Dandy Day at Saratoga
Jim Dandy Saturday at Saratoga features a clash between classic winners in the feature, but there are several more enticing wagering options in several of the undercard races. Here are a few I'll be giving a long look at.
Race 6 -- #2 TATHQEEF ...
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Conditions suitable for Jack Hobbs in King George VI
It's overshadowed in the American racing fan's consciousness this weekend by the excellent renewals of the Jim Dandy (G2) and Haskell Invitational (G1), but the weekend will kick off with a bang Saturday morning (10:35 a.m. EDT) with the $1.4 million ...
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Harrington Raceway Hosts Lucrative Governor's Day Card
While many harness racing enthusiasts are already looking forward to the Adios Pace at the Meadows on Saturday afternoon and the Hambletonian Oaks eliminations at the Meadowlands later that evening, many standardbred fans were given an added treat wh ...
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Trainer Profile: Brad H. Cox
One of the best trainers in the country right now, Brad H. Cox, isn't a household name. In fact, if you concentrate on races on both sides of the coast, you're not likely to know who he even is. Make no mistake, Cox has been one of the best conditio ...
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Semi-Finals bestbet Sprint Classic
The Semi-finals of the 2017 bestbet Sprint Classic should be a while affair and 14 of the top 24 remaining greyhounds are just a win away from the point lead and everyone still might have a chance, if the cards play out right, to make it into the fi ...
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Handicapping Saturday’s Late Pick 4 at Saratoga
by Dick Powell
There’s no bet at the racetrack that leads to more “woulda,” “coulda,” and “shouldas” than the Pick 4. Everyone you meet seems to have a tale of woe. “I woulda had it if my single hit the first leg.” “I coulda had it if spread ...
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Adios Pace Showdown; Big Time Massachusetts Trots; Green Trotters Battle For Berths
Just when you thought this time of the harness stakes season couldn’t become more jazzed, along comes a new huge event to commingle with the attractions on tap. Of all places, Plainridge Racecourse hosts the first Spirit of Massachusetts Trot and som ...
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Eighteen Fillies Fight In Set of ‘Oaks’ Elims; Colts Undergo Final Hambo Preparations
The two eliminations for the 2017 renewal of the Hambletonian Oaks are set for the Saturday, July 29 program at the Meadowlands, with two sets of glamour-boy trots on the undercard featuring potential starters for the $1.5-million Hambletonian.
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San Diego proved a perfect spot for ‘bridgejumpers’
by Dick Powell
There’s an old horse racing saying about “They all get beat.”
While that is not always true, it certainly did not seem like it would apply to ARROGATE (Unbridled’s Song) in Saturday’s San Diego Handicap (G2) at Del Mar.
Sent ...
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A Tale of Two Fillies
One was making her graded debut; the other sought a third straight Grade 1.
One drew off to win by nine lengths; the other barely scored a head victory.
The fillies in question – Dream It Is and Abel Tasman – are both now riding a three-race wi ...
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Pup Sensation Rules in Round 3
The third round of the 2017 bestbet Sprint Classic was ruled by longshots. Only one single favorite took home the top spot in the 4 rounds, and that win belonged to the new Sensation at the racetrack. Pure Sensation broke on top in the 7 th race on ...
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Harrington Raceway hosts Governor
While most thoroughbred and standardbred race tracks typically offer their best cards on the weekends, Harrington Raceway in Delaware will buck their trend twice this season and the first of those occasions will take place on Thursday when the track ...
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Wednesday Del Mar Pick 6 observations from Shapiro
by SCOTT SHAPIRO
The racing week at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club commences Wednesday afternoon with a Pick 6 carryover of $96,599.72 in addition to the jackpot for a single ticket of $89,338.58.
The sequence starts in Race 3 with an open $32 ...
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Main track produces slower times, race-riding tactics in spotlight during opening week at Saratoga
By DICK POWELL
The first four days of Saratoga are in the books and some interesting things happened that bear watching.
This year, there was clay and sand added to the main track in an effort to get all three main tracks at NYRA as similar a ...
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How To Bet the Prince of Wales 2017 at Fort Erie
The second jewel of the Canadian Triple Crown is Tuesday, July 25, at Fort Erie Racetrack, and I have a strong opinion that the favorite is worth a win bet at 6-to-5 or better.
I have made a fair odds line for the 7-horse field and based on the mo ...
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Jockey Profile: Luis Contreras
Last Friday, in the first graded race of the 2017 Saratoga Meet, Luis Contreras rode Dream It Is to a win. Contreras has spent most of his career riding up in Woodbine. It was interesting to see Contreras take the call aboard Dream It Is. Because hi ...
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Siding with potential over experience in Prince of Wales
Besides the improbability of getting qualified under the current Road to the Kentucky Derby Series points system, on its face it seems extremely far-fetched that America's most revered race could ever be won by a horse making its second lifetime star ...
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Short but select field expected for Jim Dandy
Triple Crown race winners Always Dreaming and Cloud Computing will bring star power to Saturday’s $600,000 Jim Dandy (G2) at Saratoga. A prep for the $1.25 million Travers (G1) on August 26, the 1 1/8-mile event is often overshadowed by the $1 mi ...
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Enable may aim to dethrone Highland Reel in King George
After demolishing fellow three-year-old fillies in the Oaks (G1) at Epsom and the Irish Oaks (G1) last time out July 15, Enable appears set to wheel back versus older males in Saturday’s King George VI & Queen Elizabeth (G1) at Ascot.
The “W ...
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bestbet Sprint Classic Round 3
Round 3 of the bestbet Sprint Classic runs on Monday evening July 24 th at bestbet Jacksonville. Although the field has gotten smaller and competition has gotten taller. Only 4 races remain in the stakes and every point counts from now on out i ...
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A tale of two superstar favorites: Lady Eli lives up to billing, Arrogate flops
If Lady Eli’s Diana (G1) was just the dandy we eagerly hoped for, Arrogate’s flop in the San Diego (G2) was a letdown as gigantic as it was unexpected.
Their divergent performances on Saturday throw into relief their long-term career contrasts.
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2017 Mid-Summer Derby Travers Stakes Rankings
The 2017 Mid-Summer Derby, the Travers Stakes, takes place on August 26. The 3 winners of the Triple Crown races: Derby winner Always Dreaming, Preakness winner Cloud Computing, and Belmont winner Tapwrit, are likely to show up in the Travers' starti ...
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Running Aces’ Amazing $54 Winner; Century Score At $34; Fear The Dragon Vs. Huntsville Next Week
Check out the horses-to-watch list for our headline winners at Running Aces and Century Downs.
Next week’s Adios Pace at the Meadowswill match the glamour-boy-pacing division’s two top colts, Fear The Dragon and Huntsville. Both won their Adio ...
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Harness Races Highlighted by the Meadows and Saratoga
While many thoroughbred racing fans were keenly watching the action at Del Mar Race Course in California and Saratoga Race Course in New York - the sport's two concurrent premier tracks each summer - harness racing enthusiasts got their fair share of ...
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Del Mar’s upcoming 7TH race features Futurity nominees
Among the warm-up acts for Arrogate at Del Mar today, the most intriguing may be the 7TH race (8:03 p.m. ET). The five-furlong maiden for two-year-olds has attracted seven Del Mar Futurity (G1) nominees, including two expensive sales juveniles whose ...
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Exotic plays with Arrogate
Arrogate, the world’s top-ranked horse, returns to action in Saturday’s San Diego H. (G2). Scheduled for 9:03 p.m. (ET), the 1 1/16-mile race attracted five undistinguished challengers and Arrogate should be 1-9 on the tote board as he seeks his eigh ...
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How to bet Del Mar's Late Pick 4 starring Arrogate
by SCOTT SHAPIRO
The first Saturday of the Del Mar summer meeting is upon us and is headlined by the presence of the great Arrogate.
The 2016 Breeders’ Cup Classic winner has not been seen since his last to first victory in the $10 million dol ...
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Pair of Saturday plays at Saratoga
A nice card awaits horseplayers on Day 2 at Saratoga and I will recommend a pair of horses on the 11-race program. Both will be used prominently in any multi-race wagers.
Race 8 (5:02 p.m. ET) is a one-mile allowance/optional claiming event ...
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Three spot plays on the grass Saturday at Saratoga
A pair of grass allowances and the Diana (G1) are the focal points for our spot plays on the first Saturday of the Saratoga meet.
Trainer Wesley Ward has two intriguing imports in the 7th race, a 5 1/2-furlong N2X allowance/optional claimer. Evacu ...
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Pedigree notes for Saratoga: Sanford plus two maidens on undercard
It’s been about a decade since the historic Sanford (G3) has produced a winner who progressed into a major three-year-old, so here’s hoping that one member of Saturday’s 103rd cast can erase the stat.
Free Drop Billy , despite his homespun-sound ...
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The Curious Case of Arrogate as an Overlay at 1-to-20
Arrogate will be 1-to-20 odds in the San Diego Handicap on Saturday at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club.
Those odds indicate he should win this race 95.24% of the time. It's an extraordinary statement that might actually shortchange last year's champion ...
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Mrs McDougal key to Friday's Pick 4 at Del Mar
The Osunitas Stakes (race 7, 10 p.m. [ET] post time) serves as the featured race at Del Mar Friday evening and Mrs McDougal will make her first start for Richard Mandella in the 1 1/16-mile turf affair. A three-time stakes winner, the 5-year-old ma ...
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How To Bet Saratoga 2017 opening day
Opening day at Saratoga is finally here, and my approach to the 10-race card in Upstate New York is pretty similar to how I approached the 10-race opening day card at Del Mar on Wednesday: I want to hit the Pick 5; I want to hit the Pick 4s, but my b ...
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How to find value in the San Diego Handicap
by SCOTT SHAPIRO
On Saturday afternoon Southern California racing fans will be fortunate to see one of the most impressive racehorses -- Arrogate -- I have ever set eyes on. The 2016 Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) winner returns to the races for the ...
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Free Picks for Saratoga And Handicapping Information
The Saratoga Race Course meeting is finally here, and Brisnet.com and TwinSpires.com have teamed to offer bettors great handicapping information absolutely free during the 40 days of live racing.
The action begins Friday, July 21, and runs through ...
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Horse-for-course angle in Saratoga opening-day Late Pick 4
Saratoga opens Friday with a 10-race program featuring a pair of graded stakes. The Late Pick 4 sequence starts with a turf allowance (race 7) and I like a horse for the course who is exiting a better-than-it-looks effort at Belmont Park.
#6 Red ...
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Pedigree notes for Schuylerville and Friday juvenile maiden at Saratoga
Saratoga is synonymous with promising two-year-olds, so it’s apt that the historic meet wastes no time in featuring the emerging youngsters. Friday’s co-feature, the $150,000 Schuylerville (G3), begins the Spa series for juvenile fillies that continu ...
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The Meadows and Saratoga Offer Solid Saturday Cards
This coming Saturday standardbred racing fans will have the chance to watch quality pacers compete during the afternoon and then well into the evening as The Meadows hosts a solid daytime card featuring a pair of eliminations for the Adios Pace while ...
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Pace yourself and other tips for betting Saratoga
by DICK POWELL
Del Mar opened on Wednesday and Saratoga opens on Friday. California usually races four days a week but Del Mar increases it to five and Saratoga is the last track in America to race six days a week so there are full menus to choos ...
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2017 Saratoga Race Meet Preview
The 2017 Saratoga Meet opens Friday, July 21. Some of the best horses, trainers, and jockeys are going to be at The Spa. Just like every year, summer racing at Saratoga produces some great, gigantic, payoffs. Arrogate, who ended up becoming the best ...
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Aiming At The Adios; PA Parades State-Breds; Saratoga’s Super Stake Sends Stars To Battle
It’s that time of the season when it seems there is no relief for division stakes and the stars, co-stars and string-alongs keep pushing their ways through high-powered fields and high-purse events. Elims for the Adios Pace at the Meadows highlight t ...
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Final Stops On The ‘Trail’ Include Tompkins-Geers
With three weeks until the first Saturday in August, some colts and fillies will be making their final preparations for the Hambletonian in their respective splits of the Arthur Tompkins Memorial.
The $49,870 filly dash of the Arthur Tompkins ...
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Bucking a Mountaineer Trend And Singling a Closer in Pick 5 Carryover
Several favorites look vulnerable in the Pick 5 tonight (Wednesday, July 19) at Mountaineer, including morning line choices of 4-to-5, even money, and 9-to-5, but one favorite I will lean on is #7 Divine Connection--5-to-2 on the race 7 morning line. ...
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How to bet Del Mar 2017 Opening Day Summer
Navigating the initial card of the 36-day summer meeting at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club is like a 10-race choose your own adventure about an international espionage plot. I.e., Who do you trust?
Unfortunately for me as a multi-race player, my ...
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Speed play on Del Mar’s opening day
Del Mar opens Wednesday with a contentious 10-race program and the Late Pick 4 (races 7-10) concludes with a one-mile claiming event that lacks front-running types. I will take a stand in the finale with inside speed.
#2 Anxious Times has fallen ...
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2017 Del Mar Race Meet Preview
Del Mar's annual summer meet begins this Wednesday, July 19. Del Mar's Meet runs from July 19 through Sept. 4. As always, some of the best horses in the nation are set to run at Del Mar. The very best horse in the world, Arrogate, is scheduled to run ...
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Four Horses To Use In Your Del Mar Bets On Opening Day 2017
by SCOTT SHAPIRO
Wednesday marks one of my favorite days on the calendar: Opening Day at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club , and hopes are high as we embark on another journey “Where the Turf Meets the Surf.” For opening day handicapping reports,&nb ...
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