Players Pick 5 on Breeders' Cup Friday

Thu Nov 03 2016TwinSpires Staff

by Scott Shapiro The Breeders’ Cup action does not commence until the 6TH race on Friday afternoon, but my favorite wager in Thoroughbred racing will get things started in Race 1. The Players’ Pick Five with the low 14 percent takeout includes ...
Best Longshot in the Breeders’ Cup

Thu Nov 03 2016TwinSpires Staff

by Scott Shapiro The Breeders’ Cup is a time for horseplayers to not only watch the superstars of the game compete on the biggest stage, but also a time to find value at the windows with full fields of talented runners from across the globe. The ...
Mucciolo’s Live Longshots on Breeders’ Cup Saturday

Thu Nov 03 2016John Mucciolo

In a search for some live price plays that could, if nothing else, make the vertical exotics juicier on Breeders’ Cup Saturday, I’ve landed on the following horses: Classic: Recent Woodward S. (G1) upsetter Shaman Ghost (20-1) is a great e ...
Lord Nelson out of Sprint; two defections allow Green Mask into Turf Sprint

Thu Nov 03 2016Kellie Reilly

Thursday brought major developments regarding two Breeders' Cup races, the TwinSpires Sprint (G1) and Turf Sprint (G1). Lord Nelson , one of the top contenders in the six-furlong Sprint on the main track, will miss the race after developing infecti ...
Matrons At Dover; Hoosier Star Quartet Features; Kindergarten Capers Highlighted At Meadowlands

Thu Nov 03 2016TwinSpires Staff

The remaining two months of the harness-racing season offer the sport’s last stakes series—the Matrons—at Dover, along with other late-autumn affairs for top earners whose connections have decided to keep in play as the year wanes. This week, Kinderg ...
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday Offer Plenty

Thu Nov 03 2016Ted Black

Then on Friday afternoon Santa Anita will host a quartet of Breeders' Cup events, with the main event being the finale, the $2 million Distaff at one-mile and an eighth for fillies and mares. Three of the ladies are garnering the most attention, but ...

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Taking a crack at the hardest Pick 4 of all time on Breeders’ Cup Saturday

Thu Nov 03 2016John Mucciolo

Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup action gets underway in Race 4, marking the beginning of a bevy of sensational tilts on the biggest day of racing in the U.S. It also starts a Pick-4 sequence, with races consisting of the Juvenile Fillies, Filly and Mare Tur ...
Tom’s Ready indeed! Chrome fever brings Saints’ Benson back into racing

Wed Nov 02 2016TwinSpires Staff

by Jennie Rees The influence of the wildly popular California Chrome on this week’s Breeders’ Cup goes well beyond all the “Chromies” and extra fans he’ll pack into the Santa Anita Park grandstand for Saturday’s $6 million Classic. The 2014 Kentu ...
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies -- Valadorna

Wed Nov 02 2016Jen Caldwell

Valadorna – 2-1-1-0, $44,600 Owner: Stonestreet Stables LLC Trainer: Mark Casse Jockey: Julien Leparoux Valadorna took two tries to break her maiden and enters the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) off her initial victory at Keeneland ...
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies -- Jamyson 'n Ginger

Wed Nov 02 2016Jen Caldwell

Jamyson ‘n Ginger – 3-1-0-1, $55,500 Owner: Magic Cap Stables Trainer: Rudy Rodriguez Jockey: Irad Ortiz Jr. Jamyson ‘n Ginger makes her stakes bow in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1), but that may not stop the Rudy Rodriguez fill ...
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies -- Dancing Rags

Wed Nov 02 2016Jen Caldwell

Dancing Rags – 3-2-0-1, $275,360 Owner: Chadds Ford Stable Trainer: Graham Motion Jockey: Angel Cruz Dancing Rags is unbeaten on the main track in two starts since beginning her career with a third-place run in a maiden turf contest at L ...
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies -- Daddys Lil Darling

Wed Nov 02 2016Jen Caldwell

Daddys Lil Darling – 4-2-1-0, $224,165 Owner: Normandy Farm Trainer: Kenny McPeek Jockey: Corey Lanerie Daddys Lil Darling dropped her career debut sprinting 5 1/2 furlongs at Churchill Downs in June, but easily earned her first victory ...
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies -- With Honors

Wed Nov 02 2016Jen Caldwell

With Honors – 3-2-1-0, $157,800 Owner: LNJ Foxwoods Trainer: Keith Desormeaux Jockey: Flavien Prat With Honors will be making just her second main track start when lining up in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) on Saturday. The Ken ...