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Thu Sep 15 2016TwinSpires Staff

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 ...
Trio Of Lucrative Affairs For Trot And Pace Divisions

Thu Sep 15 2016TwinSpires Staff

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 ...
Points chase for 2017 Kentucky Derby begins with Iroquois

Wed Sep 14 2016James Scully

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 ...
Queen of the Turf Tepin takes royal tour to Canada for Mile

Wed Sep 14 2016Vance Hanson

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 ...
How to bet Churchill Downs in September

Wed Sep 14 2016Ed DeRosa

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 ...
Bling on the Music seeking validation – and Breeders’ Cup berth – in Pocahontas

Wed Sep 14 2016Jen Caldwell

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

Wed Sep 14 2016Ted Black

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 ...
SOUTHLAND'S 2016 Festival Of Stakes Continues with Round 2 on Wednesday, September 14

Tue Sep 13 2016MoneyMaker Mike

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 ...
Can’t stop Maker at Kentucky Downs; decision pending for Da Big Hoss

Tue Sep 13 2016James Scully

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 ...
Live Quarter Horse Racing Season Gets Underway Friday at Lone Star Park

Tue Sep 13 2016

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 ...
Is Mutakayyef this year’s Mondialiste in the Woodbine Mile?

Mon Sep 12 2016Kellie Reilly

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 ...
Rosecroft Resumes Live Racing on Tuesday

Mon Sep 12 2016Ted Black

[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 ...
Sam F. Davis joins points races for 2017 Kentucky Derby

Mon Sep 12 2016TwinSpires Staff

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 ...