Handicapping Santa Anita's Late Pick 4

Sat Oct 01 2016James Scully

California Chrome and Klimt are among the stars on hand at Santa Anita Saturday, towering over the competition in the Awesome Again (G1) and FrontRunner (G1), respectively. The Breeders’ Cup prep races kick off a string of six straight stakes but are ...
Million-dollar Keeneland yearling purchase seeks Breeders’ Cup ticket in Lagardere

Sat Oct 01 2016Kellie Reilly

Sunday’s Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere (G1) might not be as jam-packed as its Arc Day companion for fillies, the Prix Marcel Boussac (G1) , but for that very reason it could be the place for Whitecliffsofdover to repay his $1.15 million price tag . ...
Ambitious Brew, Holy Lute upset Eddie D divisions ahead of Turf Sprint

Sat Oct 01 2016Vance Hanson

Unlucky to lose the same race in a photo two years ago as the favorite, Ambitious Brew bounced back to pull off a minor upset in the first division of the $101,725 Eddie D (G3) at Santa Anita on Friday, potentially stamping his ticket for the Breeder ...
$430,000 PCQHRA Breeders' Futurity Highlights Big Weekend at Los Alamitos

Sat Oct 01 2016

Start Something Bad with Cesar DeAlba up, headlines the field for the the PCQHRA Breeders Futurity at Los Alamitos. Second fastest qualifier Doctor Fantastic, an Idaho-bred gelding from the Lin Melton barn drew post nine and will be ridden by C ...
Championship Day at Southland, Finals of the 2016 FESTIVAL OF STAKES on Saturday, October 1

Sat Oct 01 2016MoneyMaker Mike

opportunities and thanks for reading. Best of luck to all the greyhounds, their kennels, owners, trainers and all other connections involved. Thanks to SOUTHLAND for once again putting on the best stakes racing in the country. 2016 Southland Fes ...
Deep cast of 11 juvenile fillies set for Prix Marcel Boussac

Fri Sep 30 2016Kellie Reilly

Arc Day opens with a bang in the form of the Prix Marcel Boussac (G1), a one-mile event for juvenile fillies that’s attracted some very smart prospects among the cast of 11. If the winner takes up the “Win and You’re In” offer for the Breeders’ Cup J ...

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So Mi Dar heavily favored in Prix de l’Opera, WAYI for Breeders’ Cup F&M Turf

Fri Sep 30 2016Kellie Reilly

But for an ill-timed injury earlier in the season, So Mi Dar would have already tested her mettle at the Group 1 level. The John Gosden filly rated as the leading challenger to Minding ahead of the Oaks (G1), only to miss Epsom and spend the summer ...
Finding value on a seemingly chalky BC Super Saturday Preview Day

Fri Sep 30 2016Vance Hanson

California Chrome, Flintshire, Runhappy, Klimpt, Forever Unbridled...these are just a few of the popular stars participating in the first round of final Breeders' Cup preps on Saturday, and all hard to oppose in their respective races. Indeed, as ...
Redemption Stakes Highlights Weekend

Fri Sep 30 2016Kelly Clark

Weekends are always exciting at bestbet Jacksonville, but this weekend we will take it to another level. It might just be a small stakes event, but stakes races as what drives the soul. The best of the best heading to post, doing all they can, and tr ...
10 possible Breeders' Cup contenders in action on Arc Day

Fri Sep 30 2016TwinSpires Staff

By RON FLATTER Saint-Cloud, France – It sounds odd to say that a $5.6 million race – the world’s richest on turf – is a prep for something else. But with the Breeders’ Cup five weeks off, that is an essential element of Sunday’s Prix de l’Arc d ...
Holland’s preview of Saturday’s juvenile stakes

Fri Sep 30 2016TwinSpires Staff

By Tim Holland A trio of prep Breeders’ Cup prep races for juveniles will be offered Saturday and I’ll take a look at the top contenders for each. FrontRunner : The Bob Baffert-trained Klimt (#6) is the likely favorite for the 1 1/16 ...
Alice Springs, Smart Call among Breeders’ Cup candidates in Sun Chariot

Fri Sep 30 2016Kellie Reilly

Between the loaded Saturday domestically, and Arc weekend in France, don’t miss Saturday’s Sun Chariot (G1) at Newmarket (11 a.m. EDT). The one-mile test features four potential Breeders’ Cup contenders – Aidan O’Brien’s Alice Springs (pictured), t ...
How to bet the Chandelier and Saturday's late DD at Santa Anita

Fri Sep 30 2016TwinSpires Staff

by SCOTT SHAPIRO The final of five Grade 1 races on Saturday afternoon at Santa Anita is the Chandelier for two-year-old fillies. The $300,000 event is conducted at a mile and a sixteenth over the main track and the winner will be rewarded an auto ...