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Saratoga Jockey Preview
The 2016 Saratoga Meet starts this Friday, July 22. Although a Triple Crown winner won't run in the Travers Stakes this year, a three-year-old superstar will run at Saratoga. That superstar is West Coast filly Songbird who is scheduled to run in both ...
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SOUTHLAND preview - Wednesday, July 20
Wednesday's twilight racing action at Southland looks to be full of exciting & entertaining paw to paw action and with that in mind, I've selected 3 greyhounds that I think have the good possibility of getting a win. To this point, of the 9 picks ...
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Sprint Classic Round 1
It’s time for the best greyhounds at the racetrack to prove their worth again here at bestbet Jacksonville. Tonight starts the 2016 edition of the $20,000 bestbet Sprint Classic. Sixty-Four of the best greyhounds at the racetrack and ready to strap o ...
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Delaware Park a gem of a track and a new favorite
I didn't (and still don't) know how to explain it. Perhaps it was simply the thrill of seeing someplace new for the first time in more than a decade. Maybe my memories of visits elsewhere had become too faded for proper comparison. Or it could be I'm ...
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California Chrome assigned top weight of 126 pounds for San Diego ‘Cap
California Chrome, the 2014 Horse of the Year who was last seen conquering the March 26 Dubai World Cup (G1), rates as the 126-pound highweight for Saturday’s $200,000 San Diego H. (G2) at Del Mar. Next on the list at 121 pounds is Bob Baffert’s come ...
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Palm Beach Weekly Wrap Up 7/17/2016
Of course us radio dudes on The Backstretch Show are rooting for host Mike Balsamo's namesake Johnny Souffle from Rader Racing to run well heading into this competition.
That's all we have for this week. See you next time for th ...
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Midnight Storm fends off all comers in Eddie Read
On the heels of a determined front-running victory in the June 4 Shoemaker Mile (G1) at Santa Anita, Midnight Storm summoned even sterner resolve to wire Saturday’s $251,380 Eddie Read (G2) at Del Mar. In so doing, the 5-year-old son of Pioneerof the ...
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Songbird works for CCA Oaks as fields take shape for Spa opening weekend stakes
Edited Press Release
As the 148th meet at Saratoga is set to get underway on Friday, July 22, fields for the six stakes races on tap for opening weekend are beginning to take shape.
Highlighting those stakes is the purse-enhanced $500,000 Coa ...
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Nyquist tunes up for Haskell; Dortmund readies for Chrome showdown
Edited from Del Mar press release
At Del Mar on Sunday, Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Nyquist went five furlongs in 1:02 under exercise rider Jonny Garcia, the last half-mile in :48.60 in company with stablemate Snappy Jack.
“We’re very hap ...
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Beholder 'as good as ever' in seven-furlong work
Edited Del Mar press release
Three-time champion Beholder went through a business-like workout Sunday morning at Del Mar, covering seven furlongs in company in 1:27 under gray skies with regular rider Gary Stevens at the controls and trainer Ric ...
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Frosh Win Is $67, Tweet Score is $13 At Northfield; Control The Moment ‘Pace’ Pick Wins, Favorites Fly For Fans
On Twitter last Wednesday, July 13, we offered three spot plays at Northfield. We took one of those races with Twin B Spy ($13.60, $4.80, $2.80). We were ninth with Threesocksngo (19-1) and our other choice, Sirkuler (10-1) broke and was eliminated. ...
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Cupid gamely returns to win column in Indiana Derby
Cupid was put to the test before prevailing in Saturday’s $512,000 Indiana Derby (G2) , repelling the challenge of runner-up The Player to score by three-quarters of a length. The gray son of Tapit travelled wide from an outside post while dueling f ...
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She’s Not Here knows where she is in Yellow Ribbon repeat
Unplaced in five straight since capturing the 2015 Yellow Ribbon (G2) at Del Mar, She’s Not Here perked up back at the seaside track to repeat in Saturday’s renewal of the $201,035 turf event . The three-quarter sister to Zenyatta thus joined Tranqu ...
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Family Tree rolls in Indiana Oaks off short rest
After registering her first stakes victory in the Iowa Oaks (G3), Family Tree came back 16 days later to easily capture the $202,400 Indiana Oaks (G2) on Saturday, powering clear to a three-length decision. The Smart Strike 3-year-old filly complet ...
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I’m a Chatterbox survives objection for Delaware Handicap score
Carolyn and Fletcher Gray’s homebred I’m a Chatterbox took a left-hand turn out of the gate in Saturday’s $750,125 Delaware Handicap (G1) and nearly took out her three inside rivals, including second choice Paid Up Subscriber who stumbled badly.
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American Patriot marches to course record in Kent
WinStar Farm’s homebred American Patriot may have run himself into consideration for the Secretariat (G1) with a course record-setting victory in Saturday’s $200,250 Kent (G3) at Delaware Park.
Sent off the 8-5 favorite after a smart allowance t ...
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‘Lute runs away with Rockville Centre Stakes
Harold Lerner LLC and Nehoc Stables’ Runaway Lute put his talent on display at Belmont Park Saturday when sailing home an effortless 8 3/4-length winner of the $122,500 Rockville Centre Stakes under jockey Javier Castellano.
The Midnight Lute co ...
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California Chrome breezes at Del Mar
Edited Press Release
Horse of the Year California Chrome worked a bullet, best-of-83, five furlongs in :59.20 Saturday morning at Del Mar over a fast racetrack cleared of all but a few other runners he’s likely to face in his comeback race in th ...
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The Player makes stakes debut on stakes-packed Indiana Derby program
Saturday’s evening card at Indiana Grand features six stakes races, including the $500,000 Indiana Derby (G2) and $200,000 Indiana Oaks (G2), and TwinSpires is offering a 1 Million Points Exactamundo contest where players can compete for point priz ...
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Bea uncorks Monster rally in Oceanside
Gary Barber’s Monster Bea has apparently been absorbing some lessons from his former stablemates Tepin, Catch a Glimpse, and World Approval. Switched from trainer Mark Casse to Peter Miller ahead of the Del Mar meet, the 12-1 shot dominated the tradi ...
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Undefeated Running Dragon Returns to Action Saturday at Ruidoso Downs
Talented filly Running Dragon will aim for her fifth career win Saturday afternoon at Ruidoso Downs July is always a very live month at Ruidoso Downs. This weekend's fastest qualifiers will return for the $400,000. Zia Futurity final on July 31 ...
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Bolo bids for Eddie Read rebound
Whenever Bolo tries to take his game on the road, it just doesn’t pan out for him – i.e., the 2015 Kentucky Derby (G1) and Belmont Derby (G1), as well as the May 7 Woodford Reserve Turf Classic (G1) last time out. But with the Breeders’ Cup in his ...
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California Chrome to run in support of The V Foundation
Edited Press Release
The V Foundation for Cancer Research, one of the nation’s leading cancer research funding organizations, and majority owners Perry & Denise Martin and Taylor Made Stallions are pleased to announce that California Chrome ...
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Late Pick 4 Strategy at Monmouth Saturday
Monmouth Park offers a 10-race card Saturday and I will preview the Late Pick 4, which runs Races 7-10.
Race 7, a $20k conditioned claimer for fillies and mares, features a full field and the 5 ½-furlong turf sprint lacks a standout. I’ll spread s ...
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SOUTHLAND preview - Saturday afternoon, July 16
Saturday afternoon's racing action at Southland looks to be full of exciting & entertaining paw to paw action and with that in mind, I've selected 3 greyhounds that I think have the good possibility of getting a win. So far, with the 6 picks I've ...
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2016 bestbet Sprint Classic Preview
What a stellar field of greyhounds we have on tap for the upcoming $20,000 bestbet Sprint Classic. Loads of talent will be on tap as 64 of the best we have to offer up here at bestbet Jacksonville will be vying for the title and trophy over the ne ...
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Del Mar Jockey Preview
Del Mar is back! The West Coast Saratoga Meet has returned. There's a lot riding on this year's Del Mar races. California Chrome, Firing Line, Dortmund and super mare Beholder all plan on racing at where the Turf Meets the Surf. The purses for many ...
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Meadowlands offer stellar card on Saturday night
Racing fans may have grown accustomed to the hot, humid conditions that have enveloped the Mid-Atlantic and much of the Northeast this week and those typical summertime climes will prove an ideal backdrop for the stellar card at the Meadowlands this ...
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Million-bound Tryster tops Godolphin squad for Arlington
Godolphin has announced a solid team for the August 13 Arlington International Festival of Racing. As expected, Tryster is set for the Arlington Million (G1), but he will be joined by Sky Hunter . Very Special is confirmed for the Beverly D. (G1 ...
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What To Watch For On TwinSpires at Del Mar Opening Weekend
by SCOTT SHAPIRO
The Major League Baseball All Star game festivities are over, but the massive week of sports action in San Diego County continues on Friday when Del Mar Thoroughbred Club opens its nine-week summer meeting.
With entries out fo ...
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Build-up to Saratoga meet not what it used to be
By Dick Powell
Saratoga opens up a week from Friday!
Crickets.
To say there is no buzz up here in Saratoga Springs and in the local media is a vast understatement. Let’s review.
The day before the Belmont Stakes (G1), New York State Comp ...
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Drysdale duo live on Opening Day at Del Mar
Friday marks the first day of the summer meeting of Del Mar, with a solid 10-race card for the opener. Trainer Neil Drysdale has a pair of runners that look good to me on Friday and I will back both in hopes of kicking off the meeting in good fashion ...
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Big promos Thursdays at Arlington Park
Thursday racing has returned to Arlington International Racecourse, and with it some solid promotions at TwinSpires.com:
20x points when you win $50 or more,
20% bonus on the $25,000 late Pick 4 (races 5-8), and
Let ...
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Palm Beach Fabulous Friday Matinee Preview 7/15/2016
Top Pick Race 12- #1 Sentinel
Enjoy all of the action race fans! ...
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Meadowlands Pace Night Hosts Stars From Multi-Divisions; ‘Sheppard’ Stakes Heads More Frosh Post Parades
It’s Meadowlands Pace night on Saturday, July 16, and along with the classic event parades a quartet of huge events for old and young and the top equine celebrities of the season thus far. We also continue with two-year-old racing, stakes and overnig ...
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Trotters Approach Pivotal ‘Trail’ Point
The Meadowlands Racetrack will host the major Hambletonian and Hambletonian Oaks prep races on Saturday, July 16 with the $306,500 Stanley Dancer Memorial and the $193,000 Delvin Miller Memorial, both of which go in two divisions.
The first sp ...
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Yellow Ribbon kicks off graded action at Del Mar
Nine fillies and mares will line up Saturday to take part in the first graded offering of the 2016 Del Mar Summer Meet, the $200,000 Yellow Ribbon Handicap (G2) going 1 1/16 miles on the Jimmy Durante Turf Course.
The well-matched group includes ...
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How to bet the Assiniboia Downs $20,606 Pick 4 carryover on Wednesday night
There is a $20,606 into the Pick 4 tonight at Assiniboia Downs, which is a pretty decent add-on for a $1 sequence that only takes 15% off the top anyway. With that carryover and that takeout on new money, there’d have to be $137,374 in the pool befor ...
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Cherry Wine seeks first stakes win in Indiana Derby
Runner-up in the Preakness (G1) and third in the Blue Grass (G1), Cherry Wine will pursue his first stakes victory when he lines up for Saturday’s $500,000 Indiana Derby (G2) . The Dale Romans trainee has been installed as the 5-2 morning line fav ...
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$1.6 million RNA for Donegal Moon; Maker, Catch a Glimpse among recent storylines
Little explanation was offered for putting Donegal Moon up for auction and news of a $1.6 million RNA (didn’t meet the reserve) at Monday’s Fasig-Tipton Kentucky sale made less sense for an unproven commodity in the 3-year-old ranks.
How much were ...
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I’m a Chatterbox, Paid Up Subscriber meet in Delaware Handicap
I’m a Chatterbox and Paid Up Subscriber will enter Saturday’s $750,000 Delaware H. (G1) off convincing wins, with the former posting an 8 ¼-length romp in the June 11 Obeah at Delaware Park and the latter scoring by three lengths in the June 18 ...
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How to Bet Del Mar: Tips from Shapper Da Capper
by SCOTT SHAPIRO
The Del Mar summer meeting is upon us, and that means perfect weather and incredible wagering opportunities each day on the Southern California circuit.
After a dull end to the Santa Anita meeting due to short fields and ...
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Dressed in Hermes heads opening-day Oceanside
Winner of the Cecil B. DeMille (G3) on Del Mar’s turf last November, Dressed in Hermes returns to the seaside oval for Friday’s $100,000 Oceanside . The one-mile turf affair for sophomores is the featured event on a 10-race opening day program at ...
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Laurel fall stakes schedule features 32 races worth $3.25 million
Edited Press Release
The Maryland Jockey Club on Tuesday announced a $3.25 million fall stakes schedule featuring 32 stakes races (four graded) and five Super Saturdays with four or more stakes races.
Highlights of the fall program at renovat ...
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SOUTHLAND preview - Wednesday twilight, July 13
Wednesday's racing action at Southland should be full of exciting & entertaining paw to paw action and I'm going to be watching 3 greyhounds in particular to see how they do. There are 18 races on the program and I'll take a look at the 3 races t ...
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Coast-to-Coast Success for Breeder Bobby D. Cox
His graded stakes winners are spanning the country this year with Duponte winning the $1,083,480 Heritage Place Futurity (G1) at Remington Park as well as the $278,000 Harrah's Futurity at Louisiana Downs. He also bred Marfilous, a gray filly by Ivor ...
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How to bet the Pick 5 carryover on Tuesday, July 12, at Finger Lakes
If at first you don't succeed: try, try again is how the saying goes, but we're actually at try try try again after failing to succeed with recent carryovers at Churchill, Fort Erie, and Finger Lakes.
But at least with racing "it only takes one" a ...
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Stars shine on turf, dirt and stonedust
Last weekend might have seemed ordinary for many Americans since it did not involve a major holiday of any kind, but for thoroughbred and standardbred racing fans alike it provided many memories courtesy of numerous quality performances from runners ...
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Sensational Year for Quarter Horse Breeder Bobby D. Cox
Texas horseman Bobby D. Cox is the leading Quarter Horse breeder in 2016 Followers of the Quarter Horse industry would hardly be surprised at the success this year of the noted Texas breeder. He has been honored by the AQHA as champion breeder ...
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Nyquist confirmed for Haskell after strong five-furlong work
Kentucky Derby (G1) star Nyquist fired a five-furlong bullet at Santa Anita Monday morning, his third work back since an illness following his third in the Preakness (G1). After a flurry of reports indicating that Reddam Racing’s champion was bound f ...
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Orb, Animal Kingdom among first-crop sires to watch at Fasig-Tipton
An enduring highlight of the summer yearling sales season is seeing how the first-crop sires are received. Tuesday’s July Selected Yearlings Sale at Fasig-Tipton is a treasure trove in this regard – so much so that it’s not easy to whittle down the l ...
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Attendance up, handle dips at Santa Anita
Edited Santa Anita press release
Santa Anita’s combined Winter/Spring Meet drew to a close Sunday, with the track posting a 3 percent increase in on-track attendance as it gets ready to host the Breeders’ Cup World Championships for a record nint ...
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Palm Beach Weekly Wrap Up 7/10/2016
A fantastic start to the new season at Palm Beach! The champions from last season were given their well deserved hardware and the greatest super sprinter of all time had a course/starting box named after him. Plus a new star is starting to emerge.
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Caren wires Bison City Stakes
Edited Press Release
Robert Marzilli's Caren went gate-to-wire to capture Sunday's $191,725 Bison City Stakes , the second leg of the Canadian Triple Tiara, at Woodbine.
Trained by Mike DePaulo, Caren entered the 1 1/16-mile Tapeta test off ...
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Catch a Glimpse, Effinex doing well following Saturday graded wins
Edited Press Release
Canadian Horse of the Year Catch a Glimpse has emerged from her half-length victory in Saturday's Belmont Oaks Invitational (G1) in good shape, according to trainer Mark Casse's Belmont-based assistant Randi Melton Sunday mo ...
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Little Mike fifth in comeback
Edited Gulfstream Park press release
Making a return from a layoff of more than two years, multiple Grade 1-stakes winner Little Mike set the pace to the far turn before tiring to fifth (pictured on rail at far right) in Sunday’s 7TH race at Gulf ...
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Lady Eli, Flintshire breeze on Belmont’s inner turf
Edited Press Release
Unbeaten multiple Grade 1-winning millionaire Lady Eli breezed four furlongs in :49.50 on the firm Belmont Park inner turf Sunday.
Trainer Chad Brown said the Divine Park filly came out fine as she is looking to make her ...
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Songbird breezes for CCA Oaks, Carina Mia confirmed to tackle champion
Edited Press Release
Undefeated champion Songbird breezed six furlongs over Santa Anita Park’s fast main track Saturday morning in 1:13.40 with exercise rider Edgar Rodriguez aboard.
The Jerry Hollendorfer-trained Medaglia d’Oro filly, who is ...
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Great African-American Jockeys
Alonzo Clayton, 1876 - March 17, 1917 - Clayton started riding at the age of 12. He followed in his older brother's footsteps by becoming a jockey. In 1892, at the age of 15, he won the Kentucky Derby aboard Azra. During his career, Clayton won the ...
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Super $90 Freshman Filly Blasts At Hoosier; $18 Winners At Scioto, Monticello; H2W Marks 52-Percent In-The-Money Average
On Twitter last Wednesday, July 6, we offered three spot plays at Northfield. The three races were also a Pick 3. In Race 9 we were third with Sharp Action ($3.40). We were third again in Race 10 and the 60-1 Game Amelia ($6.80). At 21-1, we were fif ...
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Kasaqui justifies 3-1 favoritism in Arlington ‘Cap
Wimborne Farm’s Kasaqui put himself into the Arlington Million (G1) picture with a convincing victory in Saturday’s $125,000 Arlington H. (G3) . Trained by Ignacio Correas IV and ridden by Robby Albarado, the 3-1 favorite swept from just off the pac ...
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A. P. Indian just holds in Belmont Sprint Championship
Green Lantern Stables LLC’s homebred A. P. Indian had a clear lead in the stretch run of Saturday’s $400,000 Belmont Sprint Championship (G3) before seeing it whittled away by a tenacious Marking. Nonetheless, the Indian Charlie gelding kept his he ...
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One Mean Man rallies for American Derby score
L. T. B. Inc. and Hillerich Racing LLC’s One Mean Man rallied from the near back of Saturday’s $125,000 American Derby (G3) at Arlington to score a half-length victory under jockey Robby Albarado.
The Bernie Flint-trained sophomore raced well of ...
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Catch a Glimpse answers distance question in Belmont Oaks
After Catch a Glimpse remained perfect from eight career turf starts in Saturday’s $1 million Belmont Oaks (G1) , assistant trainer Norman Casse might have said it best:
“#TEPIN is the Queen of the Turf but we now know who the heir apparent is #C ...
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Greengrassofyoming triumphs in Stars and Stripes (G3) blanket finish
Michael M. Hui’s Greengrassofyoming just got his nose down at the right moment to take Saturday’s $100,000 Stars and Stripes Stakes (G3) at Arlington on Million Preview Day.
It was a four-horse blanket finish on the wire but Chip Leader had a se ...
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Southland preview - Sunday, July 10
Sunday's racing action at Southland should be full of exciting & entertaining paw to paw action and I'm going to be watching 3 greyhounds in particular to see how they do. There are 18 races on the Sunday twilight program and I'll take a look at ...
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Deauville brings class to bear under superb Spencer ride in Belmont Derby
The Aidan O’Brien-trained Deauville has been highly tried versus the best of his generation in Europe, and would have kept to that path but for rain that rendered last Saturday’s Eclipse (G1) a no-go. Rerouted to the lucrative $1.25 million Belmont ...
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Effinex edges Samraat to repeat in Suburban
After narrowly defeating Tonalist 12 months ago, Effinex was put to the test by Samraat before prevailing by a neck in Saturday’s $500,000 Suburban H. (G2) at Belmont Park. The 5-year-old rebounded from a well-beaten sixth as the 3-5 favorite in ...
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Faufiler quickens best in Modesty
The Niarchos Family’s homebred Faufiler can find herself too far behind off a fast pace at around a mile, but the stretch-out to 1 3/16 miles in Saturday’s $125,000 Modesty (G3) implied that she might secure better early position. That’s exactly ho ...
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Fish Trappe Road registers initial stakes win in Dwyer
Runner-up in the Woody Stephens (G2) on the Belmont Stakes undercard, Fish Trappe Road came back to record his first stakes win in Saturday’s $500,000 Dwyer (G3) , rallying from just off the pace to post a 1 1/4-length decision. Trained by Bret Ca ...
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Coppa remains unbeaten with Victory Ride win
Anthony Fanticola and Joseph Scardino’s Coppa passed her stakes debut with flying colors on Saturday at Belmont Park, taking the $150,000 Victory Ride Stakes (G3) by a neck with regular rider Joe Talamo in the saddle.
Coppa led every step of the ...
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Playing the Late Pick 4 at Arlington
Saturday is Million Preview Day at Arlington and TwinSpires is offering a 10% bonus to players on all Pick 4s. The late sequence (Races 6-9) includes three stakes and I’ll take a swing it.
Here are my thoughts on the races and a $48 Pick 4 ticket ...
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How to bet the Pick 4 on Million Preview day at Arlington Park
The first piece of advice related to how to bet the Pick 4s on Million Preview day--Saturday, July 9, at Arlington International Racecourse--is to do it on TwinSpires.com where all winning tickets will receive a 10% bonus (up to $500, click the image ...
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Price horses of interest at Arlington & Belmont
Although the turf stakes on Arlington’s Million Preview Day and Belmont Park’s Stars and Stripes Festival figure to be pretty formful (read: chalky), there are a few horses worth a look at a price.
Arlington
In the Modesty (G3) (4TH race), ...
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How to bet Stars & Stripes Day at Belmont Park and the Promotion at TwinSpires.com
Thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown ended a month ago, but great racing, great wagering, and a great promotion on the Stars & Stripes Day card on Saturday, July 9, at Belmont Park is a triumverate worth celebrating as well with the New York Racing ...
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Limato’s in a league of his own in July Cup
Denied the chance to strut his stuff at a rain-sodden Royal Ascot, Limato proved worth the wait when bolting up in Saturday’s July Cup (G1) at Newmarket . As a measure of the competitiveness of this sprint field on paper, the Henry Candy trainee w ...
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Value Plays in Stars & Stripes Festival
Five days after the Fourth of July, Belmont Park will feature the Stars & Stripes Festival with six graded stakes. A pair of premiere events for 3-year-old turf sophomores, the $1.25 million Belmont Derby and $1 million Belmont Oaks, highlight th ...
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Rescheduled Ellis Park Smackdown set for Saturday
Edited Press Release
It started out with a tweet announcing that Joe Kristufek will make daily selections for Ellis Park on Brisnet.com : "To play @EllisParkRacing without @JoeyDaKRacing picks is a handicap, not han ...
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Alice Springs, Roly Poly give O’Brien a Newmarket double; Very Special to Beverly D.
Trainer Aidan O’Brien swept both of Friday’s major events at the Newmarket July Festival, his fillies Alice Springs and Roly Poly enjoying the good-to-firm ground so much as to record new career highs. The sophomore Alice Springs bounded clear of old ...
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Woodbine Oaks upsetter Neshama faces six in Bison City
Neshama seeks the second jewel of the Canadian Triple Tiara on Sunday when lining up against six rivals in the C$250,000 Bison City Stakes at Woodbine.
The Catherine Day Phillips trainee is 3-1-0 from six career starts, with her biggest win to d ...
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Hot Races on Tap
Another great weekend of races is ahead of us here at bestbet Jacksonville. Loads of talent are on tap as we continue our great Greyhound Summer Promotions with prizes, deals, and steals this next few days and nights. Let’s take a look at the 10 feat ...
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Tepin readying for Spa trip
Edited Press Release
Champion turf mare Tepin is set to depart from trainer Mark Casse's Churchill Downs base midweek to settle into her summer digs at Saratoga Race Course, according to Norm Casse, the head assistant for his father, Mark, on Fr ...
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Hollendorfer confirms Songbird for Coaching Club American Oaks
Edited Press Release
Fox Hill Farm's Songbird will soon be heading to Saratoga Race Course, now that the undefeated champion filly has been confirmed for the $500,000 Coaching Club American Oaks (G1) sending three-year-old fillies 1 1/8 miles on ...
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International challengers loom large in Belmont Derby
They aren't Europe's best, but the continent's three representatives in Saturday's $1.25 million Belmont Derby (G1) still figure to pack a formidable punch against 10 U.S.-based entrants in the 1 1/4-mile grass test that highlights Belmont Park's S ...
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Top sophomore turf filly Catch a Glimpse brings seven-race win streak to Belmont Oaks
Canadian Horse of the Year Catch a Glimpse has nearly done it all in posting an undefeated record of seven wins from seven starts on turf. Having beaten an international field in last fall's Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1) and toppling mal ...
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Mubtaahij returns for McLaughlin in Suburban; Economic Model enters Dwyer on upswing
Mubtaahij returns to the United States and makes his first start for trainer Kiaran McLaughlin in Saturday’s $500,000 Suburban H. (G2) , one of six graded stakes races on a blockbuster card at Belmont Park.
The 4-year-old colt hasn’t visited the ...
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The Pizza Man headlines Million Preview Day at Arlington
Arlington’s Million Preview Day on Saturday features four turf stakes that give the participants a chance to both earn a paycheck and prepare for the upcoming International Festival of Racing on August 13.
Two of Saturday’s contests, the $125,000 ...
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Oscar Nominated faces 10 in American Derby; Modesty attracts eight
Oscar Nominated was a force to be reckoned with sprinting on the turf early this year, but was diverted to the Kentucky Derby (G1) after winning the Spiral Stakes (G3) on the all-weather at Turfway Park.
Following a 17th-place finish in the Derby, ...
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Euro Charline: a success story that could have been even greater
“The saddest day of my career to announce the brilliant Euro Charline has been retired due to injury.”
So commented trainer Marco Botti Wednesday on Twitter, after Team Valor International’s globetrotting mare was retired due to a tendon injury. S ...
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Lumiere lights up July Festival again; watch for ‘Gatsby’ at Breeders’ Cup
Thursday’s opening day of the Newmarket July Festival featured Group race victories by tough stayer Big Orange, classy juvenile Mehmas, and St Leger (G1) prospect Housesofparliament, but Lumiere arguably upstaged them all in the listed Sir Henry Cec ...
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2016 Saratoga Meet Preview
Scenes from morning workouts at Saratoga Race Course on Travers Stakes Day in Saratoga Springs, New York on August 25, 2012. The 2016 Saratoga Meet starts on July 22 and ends on September 5. Saratoga is routinely the most important meet on the ...
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Louisiana Showcase Night Saturday, July 9 at Delta Downs
Open Me A Corona seeks his 14th career win in the Louisiana Classic Post time for Saturday's Louisiana Showcase Night is 6:15 pm (CT). The card is devoted to Louisiana-bred Quarter Horse and will include eight stakes races and total purse mon ...
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How to Bet Let 8 Ride as Thursday racing returns to Arlington
Thursday racing returns to Arlington International Racecourse on July 7 and along with it the popular TwinSpires.com promotion Let 8 Ride .
This week also marks five weeks until the International Festival of Racing , and Arlington Park will mark ...
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Meadowlands Pace Trial For Berths; Graduates Double Header; Frosh-Picks Parade
A single Meadowlands Pace elimination is the overture for next week’s big glamour-boy pacing event, worth $750,000. This weekend, though, at the Meadowlands, four-year-old pacers and trotters finalize their Graduate journeys for $250,000 each.
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Trotter Train Travels Through Meadowlands, Tioga
Filly trotters compose most of the action on the Hambletonian Trail this week, going in two divisions of the $56,486 “Reynolds” at the Meadowlands on Saturday, July 9, as well as in three divisions of the $121,800 New York Sires Stakes (NYSS) at Tiog ...
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Ocean Downs offers bevy of Maryland-bred events
Throughout the summer the scene in Maryland shifts from Rosecroft Raceway in Fort Washington to Ocean Downs in Berlin where the half-mile oval five miles west of Ocean City has long been a favorite stop for serious and novice harness racing fans alik ...
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How to bet the Pick 5 carryover on July 6 at Finger Lakes
The carryovers are getting smaller, which is bad news considering our debt is getting bigger after swinging and missing at the mandatory single^6 on Saturday at Churchill and the $16k Pick 5 carryover on Tuesday at Fort Erie, but Wednesday brings ano ...
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Rainbow Futurity Trials Set for Friday and Saturday
Teller Baja will be in action Friday at Ruidoso Downs in trials for the Rainbow Futurity. Teller Baja, a daughter of Teller Cartel, is undefeated and makes her first start following her victory at Remington Park in the $888,000 Remington Park ...
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