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Flintshire vs. three in Joe Hirsch Turf Classic
Despite a $500,000 purse and guaranteed entry to the Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) for the winner, only four horses were entered for the Joe Hirsch Turf Classic (G1) on Belmont Park’s first Super Saturday program.
The presence of multiple Grade/Group ...
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Drama off to the side, 'Happy' ready to Run in Ack Ack
There's been enough drama surrounding Runhappy over the past year to fill up all of Broadway. The reigning champion male sprinter himself remains a popular horse, though, and it will show when he makes his long-awaited four-year-old debut Saturday ...
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How to Wager on the Meadowlands all-turf Meeting
The Meadowlands begins its 14-date all-turf fall meeting today (Wednesday, September 28), and if you thought the prices were great last year, then you're in for a treat thanks to an across-the-board reduction in takeout to 15% in all pools.
What ...
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Breeders' Cup Distaff Could Be A Legendary Race
Cavorting, 6/1
I have to admit that based on likely odds, I'm leaning this way. The Kiaran McLaughlin trainee has been absolutely sensational in her last 3 races. She's won the Grade 2 Ruffian, the Grade 1 Ogden Phipps and the Grade 1 Personal ...
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Looking forward to the first of two Breeders’ Cup Preview weekends
The first of two Breeders’ Cup preview weekends is at hand and plenty of star power will be on display at Belmont Park, Churchill Downs and Santa Anita.
Let’s start in Arcadia, California where the Breeders’ Cup will be held for a record ninth tim ...
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Lady Shipman stars in split Eddie D.
As host of the Breeders' Cup in five weeks time, Santa Anita's major preps figure to take on added significance this year. Potentially one of the more important ones is the $100,000 Eddie D. (G3), a course-and-distance tune-up for the Turf Sprint (G1 ...
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Arlington Juveniles to Watch
By Tim Holland
Trainers Larry Rivelli and Mike Stidham finished the recently concluded Arlington meet first and second in the trainer standings, with each winning one of the most important juvenile events earlier this month. Rivelli saddled the ...
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History of Eclipse Award for Champion Three-Year-Old Male Can't Help Separate Nyquist, Exaggerator, or Arrogate
Barring an incredible late run from some other three-year-old male not named Nyquist, Exaggerator, or Arrogate, the Eclipse Award for that division is down to any of the winners of Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, or Travers Stakes.
The question ...
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Rosecroft Offers Solid Card on Tuesday
of $4000 last five conditioned event, but a trio of these pacers will garner most of the attention. Zooez Boy Henry, JW Renegade and Arpegio Hanover will vie for favoritism and the lion's share of the purse in this spot. JW Renegade is only three, b ...
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Evangeline Downs Quarter Horse Meet Begins Wednesday, September 28
Jess A Saint won the $1 million LQHBA Breeders Futurity last November at Evangeline Downs In addition to Ramirez, jockeys to watch include David Alvarez, who tied with John Hamilton for top honors last year at Evangeline Downs. Hamilton just cl ...
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Change of venue to Chantilly tops Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe story lines
The Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1) typically brims with story lines. The classic generation takes on the best of the older horses in Europe’s fall championship, with broader international implications. Japanese fans still hope for a breakthrough, and ...
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He needs no miracle, but now is definitely Arrogate's time
In the aftermath of Saturday's Pennsylvania Derby (G2), I began thinking of coach Herb Brooks' pep talk to the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team before their semi-final showdown against the Soviet Union, the so-called Miracle on Ice.
The speech and ga ...
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Harrington and Yonkers Both Offer Solid Monday Cards
While the stakes races take center stage at Harrington on Monday, the overnight races toward the latter half of the card deserve close watching at Yonkers Raceway. In the eighth, a non-winners of $20,000 last five starts conditioned event for old ...
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Texas Chrome scores gutsy Oklahoma Derby triumph
Despite bringing a two-race win streak into Sunday’s $400,000 Oklahoma Derby (G3) at Remington Park that included the Super Derby (G2), Keene Thoroughbreds LLC’s Texas Chrome was sent off the second choice in a field of 11 runners.
The game colt ...
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Palm Beach Weekly Wrap Up 9/25/2016
That's all we have for this week. See you next time for the Wrap Up!
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California Chrome, Beholder, Flintshire, Runhappy to prep Saturday for Breeders’ Cup
When the Breeders’ Cup preps kick into high gear next weekend, a murderers’ row will take to the tracks on both coasts and the Bluegrass State. Consider this as an appetizer, or a tease, of Saturday’s coming attractions.
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California Chrome arrives at Santa Anita, ‘ready to go’ for Awesome Again
California Chrome arrived at Santa Anita Park around noon (PT) on Sunday to begin his final preparations for Saturday’s $300,000 Awesome Again Stakes (G1).
“The trip was uneventful,” assistant trainer Alan Sherman said following California Chrome’ ...
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Hopefully not too late to hop on the Grum/Pitts bandwagon
Is it too late to jump on the Grum/Pitts maiden claiming bandwagon?
I'm hoping it's not the case as Sunday's fifth race at Churchill Downs approaches. Owner-breeder Clifford Grum and trainer Helen Pitts have already struck twice this week with lon ...
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Best ‘Jug’-Heat Win Hit At $23, $30 Place; ‘Bucket’ Spills $13 Victor; Chalk Covers Feature Stakes Results
Our history of Little Brown Jug heat-and/or-heat-and-final winners continued on Sept. 22 with our strong choice in elim-heat two, Western Fame ($23.40, $30.60 ok n/s), who beat up on favorite Racing Hill so badly that he did not return for the second ...
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Penn Derby muddies the picture; Songbird continues to romp
Story & photos by Teresa Genaro
With the Pennsylvania Derby a rematch of the top three finishers in the Kentucky Derby – a trio that included one horse who won the Preakness and Haskell, and another who finished third in two Grade 1 races t ...
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Deeply Undervalued pays $15.40 in Commonwealth Derby; big ‘Impression’ in Oaks
Klaravich Stables and William H. Lawrence’s Deeply Undervalued turned out to be the value play in Saturday’s $200,000 Commonwealth Derby (G2) , for the 6-1 chance toppled a useful field at Laurel Park. It’s tempting to say he lived up to his name, w ...
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Connect shakes up division further with Pennsylvania Derby upset
Connect parlayed a ground-saving trip into a 10-1 upset of Saturday's $1,250,000 Pennsylvania Derby (G2) at Parx, fending off the wide-rallying Gun Runner by nearly a length and divisional stalwarts Nyquist and Exaggerator by larger margins.
Und ...
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Songbird now a perfect 11 following Cotillion victory
Rick Porter was on hand Saturday at Parx Racing to see his star filly Songbird romp home the easiest of winners in the Cotillion Stakes (G1) under jockey Mike Smith.
With weeks of anticipation leading up to this one moment, the champion stalked ...
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Noholdingback Bear pounces in Gallant Bob
Noholdingback Bear tracked the pace in third to the head of the stretch and finished best of all in Saturday’s $300,000 Gallant Bob (G3) at Parx Racing, drawing off to a 1 1/4-length decision in the 6-furlong test for 3-year-olds. Trained by Michae ...
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Quirky Looks for Repeat in the $100,000 Mildred Vessels Handicap
Champion mare Quirky defends her title in the $100,000 Mildred Vessels Sunday at Los Alamitos The California-bred daughter of Stel Corona, Quirky will be ridden by Eulices Gomez for trainer James Glenn, Jr. Undefeated in 2016, she has won nine ...
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Lady Aurelia run down by O’Brien duo Brave Anna, Roly Poly at Newmarket
Saturday’s Cheveley Park (G1) was a referendum on Lady Aurelia : would the Wesley Ward star see out the demanding six furlongs at Newmarket, or would the combination of course and distance prove too much for the speedball?
Lady Aurelia was the pr ...
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Parx Offers Two Grade I Events on Saturday
But if there was a spot to play against Songbird the Cotillion is the race. Maryland-need Cathryn Sophia arrives off a sharp score over the track and the Kentucky Oaks heroine looms a serious threat to Songbird and is worth an upset play at 3-1 or ...
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Texas Chrome the one to beat in Oklahoma Derby
Texas Chrome brings positive momentum into the $400,000 Oklahoma Derby (G3) at Remington Park, registering his first graded stakes tally in the September 10 Super Derby (G3) at Louisiana Downs, and the Texas-bred will try to stretch his win streak ...
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Mohawk and Yonkers Take Center Stage on Saturday Night
One race later in the NYSS final for three-year-old colt pacers, early season star Missile J (Tetrick) will start from post three owning an 8-2-2 slate and $314,000 bankroll from 18 starts this year for Toscano, while Roll Away Joe (Morrill) sport ...
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My Most Memorable Mike Smith Rides
Holy Bull and Mike Smith finished 12 out of 14 horses in the 1994 Kentucky Derby. Holy Bull didn't appreciate the mud. Smith and the 1994 Horse of the Year made amends for the bad Derby run in the 1994 Midsummer Classic, the Travers Stakes. At one po ...
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Cathryn Sophia could be the Mid-Atlantic's new star
by Teresa Genaro
A decade ago, the Pennsylvania Derby was not run. Parx – then Philadelphia Park, affectionately called the Pha, a nod to its program abbreviation – was being renovated, and the race went on hiatus for a year.
The timing was no ...
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Team Ethel or Team Camry...Which Side Are You On?
Who Ya Got?
As with any rivalry debate, it will have to be settled on the field. Both teams are great to root for without question, with both athletes having bragging rights of their own. No matter what happens in Friday's Matinee or in ...
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Big Closing Weekend for the Albuquerque Downs Live Racing Season
Zoomin Effortlessly returns to action Sunday in the $250,000 Albuquerque Quarter Horse Championship His top rival appears to be JM Miracle, winner of the 2014 All American Futurity (G1). The gelding by Volcom has been lightly raced since that r ...
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Penn Derby, Cotillion too good to pass up for top runners
by Dick Powell
The American class of 2013 goes out with a bang at Parx Racing this Saturday where the $1 million Cotillion Stakes (G1) and $1.25 million Pennsylvania Derby (G2) will be contested. Both races attracted terrific fields as the big pur ...
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Redemption Match-Up
Another stakes race is upon us here at bestbet Jacksonville as the sprint stakes greyhounds get a chance at Redemption this coming Monday evening. Sixteen of the best greyhounds at the racetrack will be locked, loaded, and ready to fire on Monday nig ...
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Third annual Ron Rippey Handicapping Award accepting entries
Edited Press Release
The third-annual Ron Rippey Handicapping Media Award is now open for entries. Brisnet.com will present the honor at the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters (NTWAB) dinner on Wednesday, November 2, at Altadena Town & ...
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Nyquist set to rebound from outside post
Nyquist has posted his biggest victories from outside starting positions, capturing the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) from post 12 and the Kentucky Derby (G1) from post 13, and is drawn favorably once again for Saturday’s $1.25 million Pennsylvania Der ...
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Jug Day: Lots of heat but not many more on the track
DELAWARE, OHIO -- The fair aspect is unmistakable. It's hot, pleasant aromas permeate from the food (fried and not fried) stands, and the amusement rides are ubiquitous.
But the Delaware County Fairgrounds is also unmistakably a racetrack in an ol ...
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How to wager on the Little Brown Jug at the 2016 Delaware County Fair
This is the last year a three-year-old pacer must win two heats of the Little Brown Jug to win the Little Brown Jug, but many do not expect that provision to come into play for its swan song as first heat first division favorite Betting Line and seco ...
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Giant Weekend With Little Brown Jug, Yonkers’ New York Championship Miles, Hoosier Stakes Parade And More
It’s a long weekend of stakes, front-heavy with the Little Brown Jug and accompanying traditional events on Thursday, Sept. 22. Then there are stakes on Friday and on Saturday Hoosier Park presents a star-studded stakes program. Mohawk’s Milton final ...
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Force the Pass headlines Turf Cup on Commonwealth Day at Laurel Park
Grade 1 hero Force the Pass enters Saturday’s $200,000 Commonwealth Turf Cup (G2) at Laurel Park 0-2-1 from four starts in 2016. The Alan Goldberg trainee will attempt to finally earn that elusive first win of his four-year-old season while facing ...
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Brown ready to Connect in Pennsylvania Derby
Saturday's $1.25 million Pennsylvania Derby (G2) has attracted a strong field of 12 for the lucrative event at Parx and I think the race could yield some nice payoffs. Kentucky Derby (G1) hero Nyquist and Preakness S. (G1) star Exaggerator are the to ...
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Top Greyhounds for September 2016
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Bitzka more than a former claimer
The Barretts Debutante S. was the feature at Los Alamitos Saturday, with a field of six that didn't look like a whole lot to me on paper. Following the race, I seemed to have made an error in judgement as I overlooked Bitzka , who rolled home a very ...
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Round 4 of the 2016 Southland Festival Of Stakes runs Saturday, September 24 and Sunday, September 25
opportunities and thanks for reading. 2016 Southland Festival Of Stakes - 9 Divisions - results so far of my picks to win the division after three rounds Barry Baldwin Juvenile Division - my pick to win the division - VJ GRACE THE ACE - 2 win ...
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Return to Little Brown Jug is Homecoming for Kentuckian with Ohio Roots
Even as urban sprawl inches north of Columbus and threatens the pastoral nature of Delaware 24 miles away, a half-mile patch of dirt in the heart of this rural town will always harken back to simpler times.
The Delaware County Fair bills its Littl ...
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Classic & Dirt Mile implications for Pennsylvania Derby
Before they step up to face California Chrome in the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic, Exaggerator and Nyquist will be seeking a measure of redemption in Saturday’s $1.25 million Pennsylvania Derby (G2).
Preakness winner Exaggerator exits an 11 th ...
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Little Brown Jug and Jugette Highlight Midweek
LA Delight (John Campbell) was one of the sports top two-year-old filly pacers last season, but even with six wins and $310,000 banked from 11 starts this year she has hardly resembled her freshman form. Thursday afternoon the standardbred racing ...
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Wiggle It Jiggleit Wows Them in Quillen
His final time was exactly one second slower than his track and world record performance of a year ago, but it came over a rain-soaked sloppy track that was at least one second slower than normal. Wiggle It Jiggleit will next head to the Dayton De ...
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Jugette Day Hosts Top Pacing Fillies, Offers Cash For Division Hopefuls
The penultimate program of the Delaware, Ohio “Jug” meet is Wednesday, Sept. 21, known as Jugette Day. The glamour-girl pacers meet in their version of the Jug and this time, a filly who has tampered with the glamour-boy division enters the Jugette t ...
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Michelle Yu's Penn Derby Preview
I am going to give Nyquist the benefit of the doubt here. It looks like it will be a fast strip, he has been pointing for this race and he is good fresh. I want to use Cupid because it seems Bobby B can do no wrong right now. Gun Runner can ...
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Seven things to know about the Little Brown Jug
In advance of TwinSpires.com's on-site coverage of one of harness racing's biggest highlights, here are seven things to know about Thursday's renewal of the $577,000 Little Brown Jug:
1. Just the facts
The Little Brown Jug, a leg of the Tripl ...
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The BC Las Vegas Dirt Mile has Come Into Its Own
2015, Liam's Map
Last year saw the second best horse in the United States, maybe the world, win the Las Vegas Dirt Mile after getting into tons of trouble. Liam's Map got into trouble at the start, along the backstretch, and right before they ...
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Sarah Sis thwarts Living the Life by a head in Presque Isle Masters
Under a well-judged ride by Florent Geroux, Sarah Sis controlled the pace throughout in Monday evening’s $400,600 Presque Isle Downs Masters (G2) and just lasted from two-time defending champion Living the Life. The Ingrid Mason trainee negotiated ...
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Pennsylvania Derby an important race for Nyquist, Exaggerator
The $1 million Pennsylvania Derby (G2) at Parx Racing serves as an important race for the season's first two classic winners. Unless Arrogate pops up with a superlative performance in the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) in early November, the three-yea ...
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SOUTHLAND's 5 Up & Coming Young Greyhounds for September
potential to be Southland stars. As many of our regular readers probably know, the only requirement that I use in selecting the 5 up and coming young greyhounds to watch each month is that they have had no more then 10 official starts prior to bein ...
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Songbird, Cathryn Sophia bout in Philly set in $1 million Cotillion
In fictional boxing terms, undefeated champion filly Songbird will enter her bout in Saturday's $1 million Cotillion (G1) at Parx Racing, near Philadelphia, as the equine equivalent of Apollo Creed. However, even with Parx-trained Kentucky Oaks ( ...
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Lady Aurelia to ‘run her best ever race’ in Saturday’s Cheveley Park
Trainer Wesley Ward is striking a confident tone ahead of Lady Aurelia’s tilt at the Cheveley Park (G1) at Newmarket on Saturday.
“Lady Aurelia worked great on the Rowley Mile the day before yesterday and is ready to run her best ever race&nb ...
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Wide-open Lonesome Glory attracts field of eight
With its three biggest Grade 1 races left to be run over the next two months, the American steeplechase division is in search of some clarity. However, Thursday's $150,000 Lonesome Glory (G1) at Belmont Park is a wide-open affair just as likely to ...
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Palm Beach Weekly Wrap Up 9/18/2016
That's all we have for this week. We'll see you next time for the Wrap-Up!
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Living the Life bids for three-peat in Presque Isle Downs Masters
In its short history, the Presque Isle Downs Masters (G2) has a tendency to produce repeat winners, with Informed Decision (2009-10), Groupie Doll (2012-13), and currently Living the Life (2014-15). On Monday evening, the two-time defending champio ...
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Turf juveniles Victory to Victory, Good Samaritan earn Breeders’ Cup spots at Woodbine
Woodbine Mile (G1) weekend concluded Sunday with a pair of “Win and You’re In” events for the turf juveniles.
One day after sending out champion Tepin to beat the boys in the Woodbine Mile, trainer Mark Casse deployed a four-strong force in hopes ...
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Royal Charm Renders $62-Win $122-Place Shocker; Jack Attack For $15; ATB Average Hits 40 Percent
Wednesday, Sept. 14, we could only point players to one show price at Hoosier with our spot-plays tweet. The 19-1 Hot Cakes finished third ($3.80) in Race 9. In Race 7 Ride Wilma Ride (33-1) was sixth and in Race 6 Cruisin On (7-1) broke and was elim ...
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Team Tepin Comes Together for Woodbine Mile win
Those around Tepin in the moments before she won the Woodbine Mile (G1) paced underneath hats emblazoned with the champion’s name. Afterward chants of “Tepin! Tepin!” rained down from the grandstand as she entered the winner’s circle.
“She’s don ...
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Not This Time impresses in Iroquois
Not This Time broke a step slowly but left no doubt to his superiority in Saturday’s $150,000 Iroquois (G3) at Churchill Downs, offering a sensational turn of foot leaving the far turn to grab a clear lead as he rolled to an 8 ¾-length decision in ...
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Daddys Lil Darling punches Breeders' Cup ticket in Pocahontas
Daddys Lil Darling punched a ticket to the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) and earned qualifying points for next year's Kentucky Oaks (G1) with a successful off-the-pace rally in Saturday's $200,000 Pocahontas (G2) at Churchill Downs.
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The Pizza Man back in business in Northern Dancer; Rainha Da Bateria edges Dacita in Canadian
Midwest Thoroughbreds’ The Pizza Man had been experiencing a downturn in 2016, but the popular Illinois-bred rose to the occasion in the $228,401 Northern Dancer Turf (G1) on Woodbine Mile Day.
A fast-finishing sixth as the defending champion in ...
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Woodbine Mile News & Notes
The Woodbine Mile (Can-G1) has finally arrived and Tepin is primed and ready!
Tepin Adds Spice to Woodbine Mile
The contest has drawn a field of eight runners, but none as popular as Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1) queen Tepin.
The five-year-old m ...
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How to wager on the Woodbine Mile card
We're all excited about the late Pick 5 at Woodbine, which features three graded stakes including a pair of Grade 1s: the Northern Dancer and the Ricoh Mile with champion Tepin. That Pick 5 is guarnateed at $100,000 with the last four races encompass ...
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Not This Time brings high expectations to Iroquois
Dale Romans couldn’t be more bullish on Not This Time, who steps up to make his stakes debut in Saturday’s Iroquois (G3) at Churchill Downs.
“That was pretty spectacular but I expected a big effort,” the conditioner said after the Giant’s Causeway ...
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Harrington Raceway Hosts Quillen Memorial on Monday
Mara, who also owns a victory over Always B Miki this season, drew the dreaded eight hole for the Quillen and will need to display speed and stamina in order to overcome that slot in order to upend Wiggle It Jiggleit and Luck Be Withyou on Monday ni ...
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Northern Dancer key to guaranteed pools on Woodbine Mile Day
The Woodbine Mile (G1) anchors guaranteed Pick 4 & Pick 5 pools on Saturday and Tepin will bring a seven-race win streak into her first start since mid-June. The champion turf mare runs well fresh and will be used as a single on my primary tick ...
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Tepin Lends Spice to Woodbine Mile
There are not many peppers hotter than a Tepin, and there aren’t many horses hotter than Tepin right now, either, as the reigning champion turf female and Royal Ascot heroine brings her international road show to Woodbine for the Ricoh Mile on Saturd ...
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Hanson: Gearing up for my first trip to the Little Brown Jug
Despite residing in central Kentucky for the better part of 20 years, It's rather odd that I've never made the three-hour excursion to Delaware, Ohio, for one of the biggest horse races held in the region -- the Little Brown Jug.
Although primaril ...
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Four Bank of America Challenge Stakes Saturday at Prairie Meadows
Multiple stakes winner Ajs High will run Saturday afternoon at Prairie Meadows in the Bank of America Challenge Championship The final contest of the afternoon is the 440-yard, $74,340 Bank of America Prairie Meadows Championship Challenge Stak ...
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Palm Beach Fabulous Friday Matinee Preview 9/16/2016
Top Pick Race 14 - #5 Ethel Is Here
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Mohawk Racetrack Hosts Stellar Card on Saturday Night
favorite to secure divisional honors among sophomore trotting colts for Burke. But after sharp scores early in the campaign, Southwind Frank was second in the Hambo elim and final behind 'Marion' and then was a listless second last week in his ML T ...
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Charles Town Hosts Graded Stakes and West Virginia-bred Stakes
One race earlier it will be the older boys on display in the $100,000 Wild & Wonderful Stakes at seven furlongs. While the Pink Ribbon looks fairly wide open, Rise Up looms as the odds-on favorite from the rail in this event. He won his only p ...
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Natalma attracts overflow field; Conquest Farenheit heats up Summer
One day after the Woodbine Mile (Can-G1), juveniles will get their turn in the spotlight at Woodbine on Sunday when lining up in the C$250,000 Natalma Stakes (Can-G1) and C$200,000 Summer Stakes (Can-G2) .
Each one-mile turf race will award the ...
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Carroll horses look live on Woodbine Mile Day
Trainer Josie Carroll is no stranger to Woodbine Race Course, nor Canadian racing in general, as the 58-year-old conditioner has been a local mainstay since going out on her own in 1994. Carroll became the first female trainer to bag the country’s mo ...
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Runhappy breezes six furlongs for Ack Ack
Edited Press Release
Reigning champion male sprinter Runhappy breezed six furlongs Thursday morning from the Churchill Downs starting gate in 1:14.40 under jockey Edgar Prado in preparation for his much-anticipated four-year-old debut in the $10 ...
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Don’t overlook Presque Isle stakes
By DICK POWELL
Breeders’ Cup prep races have been going on for months and while the “Win And You Are In” events are well-publicized, there are others that merit our attention.
This coming Sunday and Monday, Presque Isle Downs will run a pair ...
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Mike Smith Could Rule the 2016 Breeders' Cup
Defrong - It's likely that Masochistic, a talented West Coast runner in Ron Ellis's barn, will head to the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile. Mike Smith will have a shot at winning the Breeders Cup Dirt Mile with Defrong although it appears that some terrifi ...
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Trotting Drums Along The Mohawk; Empire Freshmen Assault Sires Stakes; Wiggle It Jiggleit Races Home
Mohawk gathers last week’s elimination contenders for five huge finals. Among the fields are many of the stars aiming still higher to reach earnings and perhaps capture the divisional championships in the Breeders Crown series. A Twinspires million-p ...
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Trio Of Lucrative Affairs For Trot And Pace Divisions
Another week of Grand Circuit racing takes place at Mohawk Racetrack, with their program on Saturday, Sept. 17 featuring the $363,000 Peaceful Way Final, $350,000 William Wellwood Memorial Final, and two $35,000 eliminations for mares in the Milton P ...
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Points chase for 2017 Kentucky Derby begins with Iroquois
Saturday’s $150,000 Iroquois (G3) at Churchill Downs is the first of 35 qualifying races in the 2016-17 “Road to the Kentucky Derby” series and a contentious field of eight juveniles has been assembled for the 1 1/16-mile test, which will award poi ...
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Queen of the Turf Tepin takes royal tour to Canada for Mile
Tepin , the reigning queen of the American turf, heads north of the border for the first time Saturday to kick start her fall campaign in the C$1 million Woodbine Mile (G1) .
Last seen venturing to England and walking away with the spoils after ...
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How to bet Churchill Downs in September
The first order of business when discussing the upcoming Churchill Downs meeting that opens Friday, September 16, is what to call it.
It’s not the September meeting because it spills into October (racing is September 16-18, September 22-25, and Se ...
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Bling on the Music seeking validation – and Breeders’ Cup berth – in Pocahontas
Ten juvenile fillies have been entered in Churchill Downs’ $200,000 Pocahontas Stakes (G2) on Saturday, and the 1 1/16-mile affair kicks off the Road to the Kentucky Oaks series of points of races leading to the 2017 Kentucky Oaks (G1).
The Po ...
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Rosecroft Resumes Live Racing
One race later on the card, Boardwalk Gangster (Roberts) capped the inaugural pick 5 with a handy, wire-to-wire score in 1:54.1 in a non-winners of $2500 last five starts class. A five-year-old Cams Card Shark gelding owned and trained by Amanda M ...
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SOUTHLAND'S 2016 Festival Of Stakes Continues with Round 2 on Wednesday, September 14
opportunities and thanks for reading. 2016 Southland Festival Of Stakes - 9 Divisions Barry Baldwin Juvenile Division - my pick to win the division - VJ GRACE THE ACE
Darby Henry Male Sprint Division - my pick to win the division - tough cal ...
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Can’t stop Maker at Kentucky Downs; decision pending for Da Big Hoss
Mike Maker started slowly, posting a 0-for-7 mark on the September 3 card that opened the five-day meet, but there’s been no stopping him of late at Kentucky Downs. The 47-year-old trainer is poised to easily capture his second consecutive title at t ...
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Live Quarter Horse Racing Season Gets Underway Friday at Lone Star Park
The winning connections of Tres Friends. 2015 Texas Classic Futurity champion, in the Lone Star Park winner's circle Dash for Cash Futurity and Derby on October 9 and the Grade 1, $1 million Texas Classic Futurity and $400,000 Texas Classic Der ...
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Is Mutakayyef this year’s Mondialiste in the Woodbine Mile?
That headline’s a bit cheeky, since the task faced by European shippers in this year’s Woodbine Mile (G1) is entirely different. Last year, there was a solid – but not formidable – North American cast for Mondialiste to beat, but on Saturday, you’ve ...
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Rosecroft Resumes Live Racing on Tuesday
[now defunct] before purchasing Laurel and Pimlico. DeFrancis would later sell Freestate to Mark Vogel, who also owned Rosecroft and opted to close Freestate, which had the summer dates, and keep Rosecroft open year-round. Rosecroft has changed han ...
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Sam F. Davis joins points races for 2017 Kentucky Derby
Edited Churchill Downs press release
The 38th running of the Sam F. Davis S. (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs will replace Canada’s Grey S. (G3) on the list of 35-select races that comprise the 2016-17 “Road to the Kentucky Derby,” Churchill Downs offici ...
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Churchill Downs, JRA announce 'Japan Road to the Derby'
Edited Churchill Downs press release
Fresh off Japanese-based Lani’s run in this year’s Triple Crown that culminated with a third-place finish in the Belmont S. (G1), Churchill Downs Inc. (“CDI”) has partnered with the Japan R ...
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