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Abel Tasman captures Kentucky Oaks 143
China Horse Club and breeder Clearsky Farms’ Abel Tasman put in a last-to-first run on Friday to triumph in the 143rd edition of the Kentucky Oaks (G1) at Churchill Downs.
Trainer Mike Smith was in the saddle as Abel Tasman found herself running ...
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Unanimous A.I. & TwinSpires Team To Bet the Kentucky Derby Superfecta
The collective knowledge of those who participated in the Unanimous A.I. Kentucky Derby Swarm predicted the same winner as me: Classic Empire .
But of course , betting on the Kentucky Derby can involve so much more than just pic ...
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Pompano Sunday Pickin’ from John Berry
Sunday, May 7, 2017 RACE ONE DOUBLE - 3-5, 5-5, 6-5 PICK-5 - 3,5,6 w 5 w 4,7,8 w 4 w 2,3 3-PAPARAZZI PRINCE...post hurt in last. Prior showed strong pace final 3/4s--1:24.4. Much better spot here. 6-OFFIC ...
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Shapiro's wagering strategy for 2017 Kentucky Derby: Top four and two more
by SCOTT SHAPIRO
The time is here. After several prep races and a ton of discourse we are just one day away from the 143rd running of the Kentucky Derby.
Without further ado…
TOP 4
1) Hence
#8 Hence is 15-1 on the morning line ...
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A longshot and a best bet on the Kentucky Oaks undercard
We're not letting the rain get us down at Churchill Downs where the Kentucky Oaks card kicks off at 10:30 a.m. ET. For a multi-race player like me, the 13-race card offers ample opportunities to leverage opinions across races. There are Pick 5s start ...
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Paradise Woods the key to Oaks Day Pick 4
It's sloppy and good (turf) to start this unseasonably cool Kentucky Oaks Day at Churchill Downs. As far as the Oaks is concerned, Paradise Woods looks like a standout with a replication of her last race in the Santa Anita Oaks (G1). That's not a cer ...
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Horses of interest: Kentucky Oaks Day edition
A few scribblings on Friday’s graded stakes at Churchill Downs, culminating in the Kentucky Oaks (G1).
5TH Race, the La Troienne (G1)
Not overthinking this one, with #4 Paid Up Subscriber (2-1) striking me as too logical in a field that doe ...
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Churchill Downs Hosts Kentucky Derby on Busy Saturday
This Saturday afternoon the entire thoroughbred racing world will focus its attention on Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky as the famed oval under the twin spires hosts the 143rd edition of the Kentucky Derby, the run for the roses for three-ye ...
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What Jockeys Are In the 2017 Kentucky Derby?
Kentucky Derby Jockeys
If you want to learn more about the trainers who have contenders running in the Kentucky Derby, then you have come to the right place!
JAVIER CASTELLANO (GUNNEVERA):
Venezuelan-born Castellano has been outstandin ...
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What Trainers Are In the 2017 Kentucky Derby?
Kentucky Derby Trainers
If you want to learn more about the trainers who have contenders running in the Kentucky Derby, then you have come to the right place!
STEVE ASMUSSEN (HENCE, LOOKIN AT LEE, UNTRAPPED):
A Hall of Fame trainer, Asm ...
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Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks television schedules and post times
The 143rd runnings of the Kentucky Derby and Oaks have finally arrived but not everyone can make it out to Churchill Downs for the events.
Those watching from home have a couple of options to watch both the Run for the Lilies on Friday and Run for ...
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Seven Kentucky Derby Horses in Seven Days: J Boys Echo
After covering McCraken , Always Dreaming , Irish War Cry , Classic Empire , Hence and Gunnevera , we have arrived at my final profile of 2017 Kentucky Derby contenders, J Boys Echo.
Trainer Dale Romans has been a staple of so ...
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Farrell on course for Kentucky Oaks glory
The 143rd running of the Kentucky Oaks (G1) has drawn an uber-talented field of sophomore fillies. From Paradise Woods to Miss Sky Warrior to Salty, these fillies have been burning up the track en route to the 1 1/8-mile Run for the Lilies.
But wh ...
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Shapiro's verdict on SoCal runners on Kentucky Derby undercard
by SCOTT SHAPIRO
Southern California based colts are extremely unlikely to make it four straight wins in the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, but there are several horses in with significant chances on the monster card that includes seven graded stake ...
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Remembering John Piesen
by DICK POWELL
I grew up as a newspaper addict. Every day, the routine was to get up, go buy the papers, then, have breakfast. In fact, I don’t know how it is possible to have breakfast without a newspaper. It is my favorite condiment.
As a ki ...
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The 2017 Kentucky Derby Betting Guide FREE Download
We are here to help you bet smarter!
If a 20 horse field causes your vision to blur, then let us help bring you clarity with our free 2017 Kentucky Derby betting guide.
Inside this free download are easy to read tip sheets with brief analysis ...
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Sires-Stakes Sophs Meet In Season Start; Older Pacers, Trotters Chase Cash Over Kentucky Derby weekend
Things are becoming busy in the stakes-features department. We are heavy in harness on Kentucky Derby day as most tracks simulcast “the most exciting two minutes in sports.” Look for our coverage of the Saturday events from the East, including Pennsy ...
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Seven Kentucky Derby Horses in Seven Days: Gunnevera
This is the sixth of seven profiles for the 2017 Kentucky Derby . I have already covered McCraken , Always Dreaming , Irish War Cry , Classic Empire and Hence .
The Cinderella story in the 2017 Kentucky Derby field would be Gunn ...
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August aims for glamour divisions with Dexter Cup, Lady Suffolk finals
Once again this year, the Dexter Cup and the Lady Suffolk at Freehold open the soph-colt-and-filly trotters’ journey to the first Saturday in August, when the Hambletonian and Hambletonian Oaks makes history at The Meadowlands.
And again we ar ...
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Trainer Kenneth Roberts, Sr. Off to a Fast Start at Delta Downs
Roberts, who was born in Louisiana, but trained for close to two decades in Texas, saddled his first racehorse 40 years ago. He and his staff, including his brother, Roy, oversee a barn of 50 runners, with another 25 on his farm. Hard work and a dedi ...
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Possible wet track should play small role in picking your Kentucky Derby horse
Churchill Downs' main track has a reputation for being fast-draining, often not needing much work by maintenance crews to get back to fast after absorbing a lot of water. That's important to note considering the long-range forecast for Kentucky Derby ...
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A few of the prominent Southern California runners on Kentucky Oaks Day
by Scott Shapiro
The 143rd Running of the Kentucky Oaks headlines Friday’s 13-race card at Churchill Downs. The day before the Kentucky Derby slate offers racing fans six graded stakes events and a plethora of wagering options throughout t ...
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Contest Newsletter 5/5/2017
Monday will mark the beginning of afternoon Harness racing contest action as we welcome The Meadows to the tournament lineup at TwinSpires!
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A closer look at the Kentucky Derby post position draw
Halfway through Wednesday morning's post position draw for Saturday's Kentucky Derby (G1), the connections of 10 three-year-olds were surely nervous as the dreaded post 1 remained vacant on the board. Their chances of drawing it had been 5 percent at ...
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Kentucky Derby 143 Field with PP & M/L Odds
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Palm Beach Top 10 Rankings April 2017
Honorable Mention
Whirlin Toodlelu, Pat C Faro, O Ya Maybelline, BartsWindWarning (pictured), Bf Par Snipe, Craigie Darkmoon, Ice Buster, Js Sweet Revenge, Marge In Charge, Johnny Souffle, Nb's KissTheRoad, Kiowa Business, B Allstar Gar ...
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The 2017 Kentucky Derby Trainers' Dinner
Thank you for tuning into the Kentucky Derby Trainers' Dinner live on TwinSpires!
The KTA/KTOB and hosts Jill Byrne and Paul Rogers will bring you interviews from trainers of Kentucky Derby contenders.
The Trainer interviews begin at Time Stam ...
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Seven Kentucky Derby Horses in Seven Days: Hence the Enigma
This is the fifth installment as I profile seven Kentucky Derby contenders in seven days. I’ve already covered McCraken , Always Dreaming , Irish War Cry and Classic Empire .
In a sterling Sunland Derby (G3) win last time o ...
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Seven Kentucky Derby Horses in Seven Days: Classic Empire
This is the fourth installment as I focus on seven Kentucky Derby contenders over a seven-day period, with McCraken , Always Dreaming and Irish War Cry already covered.
Champion two-year-old Classic Empire has endu ...
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Palm Beach Weekly Wrap Up 4-30-2017
That's all we have for this week. We'll see you next time for the Wrap Up! ...
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Seven Kentucky Derby Horses in Seven Days: Irish War Cry
This is the third installment as I focus on seven Kentucky Derby contenders over a seven-day period, with McCraken and Always Dreaming already in the books.
Graham Motion saddled the 2011 Kentucky Derby winner, Animal Kingdom, who rolled hom ...
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Standardbreds Shine Day and Night
Many of harness racing's top trotters and pacers can typically be found under the lights, but on Saturday the action got started early and lasted well into the night. On Saturday morning at the Meadowlands Pure Country, Resolve and Lyons Johnny all ...
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Mohawk Monster, $47; Yonkers Power Plays Land $48 Exacta, $311 Trifecta; Two Of Three Miami Ohio-Breds
Although the highest win price came this weekend from our H2W (horses-to-watch) list, we delivered some strong, valuable prices to win and in exotics in our features.
Saturday, April 29’s featured Ohio-bred Lucky Buckeye events for aged pacers ...
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Seven Kentucky Derby Horses in Seven Days: Always Dreaming
His name is fitting for a Kentucky Derby winner and Always Dreaming has the substance to back it up.
Previously trained by Dominick Schettino, Always Dreaming opened his racing career last summer with a pair of placings as the favorite in Sarato ...
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Pompano Tuesday Pickin' from John Berry
Tuesday, May 2, 2017 RACE ONE DOUBLE - 1-3, 1-7, 2-3, 2-7, 7-3, 7-7 PICK-5 - 1,2,7 w 3,7 w 6 w 6,9 w 3,4,5,7 7-SUE’S YOUR DADDY...posts have hindered last 2 but did pace final 3/4s in 1:25.4. Can rattle cages late. 2-CA ...
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Pompano Sunday Pickin' from John Berry
Sunday, April 30: RACE ONE DOUBLE - 2-5, 5-5, 6-5 PICK-5 - 2,5,6 w 5 w 4 w 4 w 8,9 5-STRIKER ACE...was very competitive in higher class last two starts. Could be on the engine from this post. 6-OVERNIGHT SH ...
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How To Bet Kentucky Derby Week at Churchill Downs
While national countdowns zero in on the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands on Saturday, May 6, at Churchill Downs, Kentucky handicappers and horsemen have already shifted their focus to beneath the Twin Spires as the Louisville track's spring-s ...
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Quarter Horse Trainer Trey Wood on Top at Remington Park
Texas Classic Futurity at Lone Star Park . Since then, he has added three more wins in the premier race at Lone Star Park, including last year’s running with High Plains Perry. There is quite a bit of loyalty in the Wood camp, not only with ...
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Bolo a vulnerable favorite in Thunder Road Stakes
by Scott Shapiro
Saturday’s feature at Santa Anita Park is the 13th running of the Thunder Road Stakes. The $100,000, Grade 3 event is contested at one mile over the lawn.
The field is headlined by Bolo (#3). The winner of five of 15 lifetime i ...
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Is There A Clear Kentucky Derby Favorite In 2017?
In most years, Kentucky Derby preps establishes a pecking order heading into the big race. They may not tell you everything, but often there’s a clear favorite.
This year, the preps have told us … well, that anything’s possible.
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Palm Beach $20,000 Spring Puppy Stakes Preview
Prediction
This Final could go so many different ways that I won't be surprised by anything that happens. I'm going with #4 Record Year for the 20K victory here. The nationally recognized kennel gets their first ever title in South FLA ...
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Seven Kentucky Derby Horses in Seven Days: The Mighty McCraken
I will focus on one runner for each of the seven days leading up to the Kentucky Derby , starting with the Ian Wilkes-trained McCraken.
He’s a colt I’ve liked since the career debut, scoring by open lengths at Churchill Downs in early October fo ...
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Yonkers Offers Another Solid Saturday Night Card
One race later in the $55,000 Open Handicap for older pacers, Levy final hero Keystone Velocity (Daniel Dube) gets assigned post eight and brings three wins and $323,000 banked from seven starts this year for trainer Rene Allard and owns a 22-16-8 sl ...
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Yonkers, Philly Power Plays; Buckeye-Bred Stakes At Miami; Dexter Cup Elims Launch Glamour-Boy Trot Season
There is no official start to Sires Stakes season so consider it starting as our weekly preview’s major features include a few high-purse affairs for older Ohio-breds on April 29 at Miami Valley among our features.
There are over 70 colt-and-f ...
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Fillies Showing the Way in 2017 Futurities
La Vencedora, a daughter of Ivory James won the $932,500 Remington Park Futurity (RG2) on April 22. She was the fastest qualifier on the second day of the trials; the fourth-fastest overall and rewarded her supporters with a $20 win ticket. Fastest ...
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2017 Kentucky Derby BRIS Speed Rating Final Report
After producing a weekly report highlighting BRIS Speed ratings from Kentucky Derby prep races, it’s time to dive in a little deeper. Most of the contenders are already on the grounds at Churchill Downs, with conditioners putting in the final prepara ...
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Lady Aurelia among raft of American entries for Royal Ascot
After Wesley Ward’s successes at Royal Ascot, and Tepin’s historic victory in the Queen Anne (G1) last summer for Mark Casse, the American invasion for the 2017 festivities is gathering pace.
Early entries were announced Wednesday for Royal Ascot’ ...
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Contest Newsletter 4/28/2017
The very best of luck to ALL of the players participating in Saturday night’s $50,000 World Harness Handicapping Championship at Meadowlands!
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Australian Superstar Winx Wins Over the World
Winx (Courtesy of the Steve Hart/Skyracing World)
by Alastair Bull
Another Australian autumn, another Winx wipeout – but will the rest of the world get a chance to see her?
Winx was ranked the best turf horse, and the best mare, in th ...
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Pacing Mares Highlight Cards at Harrington and Rosecroft
That same evening at Rosecroft amid similar conditions, Feelingmightygood (Jeff Stafford) kicked off the card by overcoming a parked-the-mile journey and third over bid to prevail by a length in 1:54 as the 3-1 second choice. A nine-year-old Mr Feelg ...
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Mucciolo’s Sophomore Spotlight: Illinois Derby, Federico Tesio Recaps
Illinois Derby (G3):
MULTIPLIER made the huge leap from the maiden ranks to graded winner with a determined late rally to take the Hawthorne feature by a head beneath James Graham. The Brendan Walsh trainee showed a lot of class and talent to me, ...
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Harrington Raceway Kicks Off Spring Meet on Monday
Then right at the midway point of the card, Poisonous (Ross Wolfenden) lived up to his billing as the 4-5 favorite in the $16,000 Open Handicap when he overcame his assigned post seven and a first over journey to score by two lengths in 1:52. Owned a ...
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Odds Say First Time Trainer Wins 2017 Kentucky Derby
There's a good chance that a trainer that has never won the Kentucky Derby before takes home the garland of roses on May 6. The reason is because all 5 of the horses listed below are in the Top 10 in the Derby Point Standings. Keep reading for infor ...
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Palm Beach Weekly Wrap Up 4-23-2017
That's all we have for this week. We'll see you next time for the Wrap Up! ...
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Saturday Stakes Center on Mud, Sweat, and Tears
Last Saturday a trio of lucrative stakes worth a combined sum of over $2 million were decided on "off" tracks that produced a trio of mild upsets. In the ninth running of the Grade II, $1.25 million Charles Town Classic at nine furlongs, Imperative ...
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Godolphin's Year to Take Home the Roses?
When Thunder Snow enters the Kentucky Derby starting gate on May 6, he's going to try and accomplish something for Godolphin no other horse has done. Godolphin, arguably the greatest racing organization in the world, has never won a Kentucky Derby. ...
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Yonkers Series’ Consolations Nabbed; Philly Tops Win Prices And Petite Power Plays; Exotic Partners Parade Scores
At the top of the features list this weekend, on April 22, the George Morton Levy and Matchmaker consolations and finals at Yonkers offered a variety of winners—of which we had two (both consolations), along with two on-the-board finishers (in the fi ...
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Several Big Cards on Tap on Saturday
Two spots to his outside is Matt King Coal, winner of his last two open stakes outings at Laurel Park for trainer Linda Rice. War Story, who trounced Sunny Ridge in the Queens County last fall at Aqueduct then was fifth, beaten 13 lengths by Arrogate ...
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Trainer Lynn Whiting Passes Away
In the Sport of Kings it's easy to forget that the backbone of the thoroughbred industry resides in the everyday jockey, owner, groom, groundskeeper, and trainer. Horseplayers get so caught up in the greatness of individual equine and human athletes, ...
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Pompano Tuesday Pickin’ from John Berry
Tuesday, April 25, 2017 RACE ONE (DOUBLE - 1-6, 1-8, 7-6, 7-8 PICK-5 - 1,7 w 6,8 w 2,4 w 5,7 w 1) 7-SHADYS ART...outside post, yes, but field is short & can catch live cover off quick panels. In a bit easier. 1-DREA’S GOOD POWOW.. ...
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Pompano Monday Pickin’ from John Berry
Monday, April 24, 2017 RACE ONE (DOUBLE - 1-6, 1-7, 6-6, 6-7 PICK-5 - 1,6 w 6,7 w 1,3,6 w 7 w 1,3) 6-BLUEBERRY HEAVEN...debut was very sharp from post 8. Paced last 3/4s in 1:26.3 & finished full of pace. 1-LADY MACHBETH...ha ...
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Pompano Sunday Pickin’ from John Berry
Sunday, April 23, 2017 RACE ONE (DOUBLE - 1-4 PICK-5 - 1 w 4 w 3,4 w 5,6,9 w 6) 1-OVERNIGHT SHIPPER...post hindered in last but showed strong, prolonged trot from opener to mid-stretch. 5-PHOENICIAN...made 2 moves in last--secon ...
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Don’t be put off by Pletcher’s Kentucky Derby stats
With five horses under consideration, Todd Pletcher could have 25% of the 2017 Kentucky Derby field. He ran five horses in the 2007 and 2013 editions and shares the record with D. Wayne Lukas and Nick Zito for most starters in a single year.
A sev ...
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Improved Jockey Colony Adds to Indiana Grand Appeal
by SCOTT SHAPIRO
The Indiana Grand racing calendar began on Tuesday, as did my role as Daily Selections handicapper for the 120-day meet that runs through October 28.
It was a great start to the meet at the Shelbyville, Indiana, venue lar ...
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Younger Horses Prevail at Rosecroft on Wednesday
Then several races later on the card, Delaware invader Heart Crusher (Bart Dalious) notched the first victory of her career when she prevailed as the odds-on choice in 1:57. A sophomore daughter of Art Director driven and trained by Dalious for The W ...
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Tepin Decides She's Had Enough
Eclipse Award Winner Tepin has been retired. Tepin has dominated grass racing for the past couple of years. She finished first in the 2015 Breeders' Cup Mile, and won the Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot. What's great about Tepin's retirement is tha ...
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Delta Downs Quarter Horse Meet opens Friday, April 21
The Delta Downs jockey colony is always filled with talent, ranging from veteran riders John Hamilton, Gilbert Ortiz, Patrick Watson and Raul Ramirez, Jr. to the rising stars, which include last year’s leading rider David Alvarez, Damian Martinez and ...
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Contest Newsletter 4/21/2017
Be on the lookout for new tracks coming soon to the Contest Lobby, including Churchill Downs and games featuring Kentucky Derby & Oaks! Also, after Derby, be on the lookout for new Harness action from Meadows and Hoosier! Stay tuned! ...
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Kentucky Derby Dream Bet Winner Expects Sleepless Nights Before Making $10,000 Bet
A $5 win and place bet on Irap to win the Blue Grass Stakes helped propel Tim Steadman to victory in TwinSpires.com's Kentucky Derby Dream Bet contest, but the Arkansas attorney does not expect to use that horse for his $10,000 win bet on the Kentuck ...
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Mucciolo’s Sophomore Spotlight: Illinois Derby, Federico Tesio Previews
Illinois Derby (G3):
The $250,000 feature at Hawthorne Saturday is not going to produce a Kentucky Derby starter but could be a steppingstone to the second leg of the Triple Crown, the Preakness. In addition, it could help shed a better light a ...
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Ranking the Last 10 Kentucky Derbies
Yes I’m a West Coaster and a total California Chrome honk. But his story of being a modestly bred (being generous even saying modestly) horse whose two owners were new to the game and whose trainer had been around for decades was just so awesome. He ...
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Takeaways from Classic Empire’s Arkansas Derby victory
By Dick Powell
Run last Saturday at Oaklawn Park, the $1 million Arkansas Derby (G1) turned out to be a hard race to analyze for a number of reasons.
First, how will the Kentucky Derby (G1) runners coming out of it perform off only three we ...
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Older-Pacer Finals Blast Off At Yonkers; More Philly Power Plays; Ohio Soph Standouts At Miami
Speeding through the first splashes of this season’s Grand Circuit, it is already time for the George Morton Levy Pacing Series and the Blue Chip Matchmaker Series finals at Yonkers Raceway. On April 22 these older-pacer events mark their champions, ...
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Filly and Mare Showdown Saturday at Sam Houston Race Park
won five career races and topped the $120,000 earnings mark. Jose Alvarez, who rode for Kearl last summer at Ruidoso Downs, will guide Million Dollar Kiss. Trainer Leon Bard and jockey Francisco Calderon won the Merial Texas Distaff last year with ...
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JockeyTalk360: Julien Leparoux Rules the Arkansas Derby, Honored as Jockey of the Week
After his performance in the Arkansas Derby and leading all North American jockeys by earnings, Julien Leparoux was named Jockey of the Week for April 10-16, 2017. The award is voted on by a panel of experts for riding accomplishments by members ...
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Mucciolo’s Sophomore Spotlight: Arkansas Derby & Lexington Recaps
Arkansas Derby (G1):
Champion CLASSIC EMPIRE cemented his status among the top in his division with a gutsy half-length tally in this big Kentucky Derby prep for conditioner Mark Casse. Son of Pioneerof the Nile was a bit headstrong early while ...
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A best bet, 51-to-1 debut runner, and a favorite produce 413-1 cold trifecta in Santa Anita Daily Selections
by SCOTT SHAPIRO
The first week of the spring meeting at Santa Anita Park is complete and I am off to a strong start in my Daily Selections analysis on brisnet.com .
Unlike the final four days of the winter meeting, I was not able to ...
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Kentucky Derby BRIS Speed Rating Report April 18: Classic Empire back on track
Classic Empire’s comeback victory in the Arkansas Derby (G1) elicited cheers and an enormous sense of relief from supporters. After nearly going off the rails this winter, the 2-year-old champ is back in a prominent position for the Kentucky Derby ...
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Empire and Whitmore shine at Oaklawn
Champion CLASSIC EMPIRE has endured his share of mishaps this season in preparing for a hopeful run in the Kentucky Derby on May 6, but the Mark Casse pupil put a lot of his doubters to rest following a game score in Saturday’s Arkansas Derby (G1).
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How to bet the 2017 Indiana Grand Meeting
Admittedly, the headline is optimistic considering betting on horses requires both short- and long-term adjustments. Maybe what has worked over the past four seasons at Indiana Grand Race Course (my Brisnet.com ALLWAYS database for the track includ ...
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Yonkers Set to Host Lucrative Levy, Matchmaker Finals
Heading into the final, McWicked, Somewhere In L A and Bit Of A Legend N have all raced superbly in each of the last two weeks and all three displayed varying tactics in recording elim victories lately. While McWicked, Somewhere In L A and Bit Of A L ...
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Palm Beach Weekly Wrap Up 4-16-2017
That's all we have for this week. We'll see you next time for the Wrap Up!
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Paradise Woods, Miss Sky Warrior impress in final Kentucky Oaks preps
The past two weeks has seen a flurry of activity as sophomore fillies try to earn enough points to make the 14-horse restricted Kentucky Oaks (G1) field.
The Road to the Kentucky Oaks series of points races concluded on Friday, April 14, but not w ...
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Kentucky Oaks Crazier than Kentucky Derby
If you thought the Kentucky Derby was a toss-up, wait until you take a look at the Kentucky Oaks field. Talk about toss-up! The Oaks is so crazy that I haven't the foggiest idea who to build wagers around on Kentucky Oaks Day. Without Unique Bella, t ...
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Kentucky Derby bubble horses await Thunder Snow, Conquest Mo Money decisions
The 2017 Kentucky Derby (G1) leaderboard is finalized following Saturday’s Arkansas Derby (G1), but as ever, the top 20 today won’t necessarily enter the starting gate at Churchill Downs on May 6. Thus the “bubble” horses – those currently on the o ...
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Century, Northville Winners At $28, $27 Best Of Week; Cold Hoosier $28 Exacta, Matchmaker, ‘Levy’ Favorites Lead Into Finals
The last of the “Levy” and Matchmaker legs at Yonkers were public-betting pleasers, with only one of the five events taken by a second choice, while the strongest supported won.
On Friday, April 14, in the Matchmakers, we were only on the boar ...
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Yonkers Hosts Last Levy Elimination
Then one race later in the third Levy elim, Somewhere In L A (Bartlett) gained command in a modest 28-second opener, got a breather to the half in 56.4 and held safe Clear Vision (Brett Miller) for a two-length score in 1:51.3. A six-year-old Somebea ...
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Siding with experience over youth (Lady Aurelia) in Giant's Causeway
There was a time, many moons ago, when running star three-year-olds against older horses early in the season was something not to be shunned. Citation famously won the Seminole H. (seven-furlong edition) at Hialeah over Hall of Fame stablemate Armed ...
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Two plays on Arkansas Derby undercard
The $1 million Arkansas Derby (G1) is the main event and Oaklawn concludes its 2017 meet with a 1 ¾-mile starter allowance that is listed in the program as “The Trail’s End.”
Untrapped is my pick in the Arkansas Derby and I will add Classic Empi ...
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Untrapped should get trip in Arkansas Derby
Today’s $1 million Arkansas Derby (G1) is the final major prep for the Kentucky Derby and Classic Empire commands attention. The 2-year-old champ is back seeking to reestablish himself as a major Kentucky Derby player, but I am going with Untrapped ...
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Five things to know for the Lexington
The $200,000 Lexington (G3) at Keeneland has yielded last-minute Kentucky Derby (G1) candidates in the past, but Saturday’s renewal, with a mere 10 points to the winner, doesn’t figure to have much bearing on the leaderboard. Instead, the 1 1/16-mile ...
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Hoyt hoping for another shot at Kentucky Derby Dream Bet glory
David Hoyt of Haverhill, Massachusetts, isn’t a high roller or professional handicapper, though he is used to working with numbers as an accountant.
But last year, Hoyt placed a $25,000 bet on Exaggerator to win the 2016 Kentucky Derby (G1) .
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Levy Contenders Head Into Final Leg at Yonkers
Guantanamo Bay and PH Supercam - a former Levy final hero - both are vying for spots in the consolation, as is Clear Vision, who has finished first and third in two Levy rounds after bypassing the first two. All Bets Off, runner-up in last year's Lev ...
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Five things to know for the Arkansas Derby
While Saturday’s $1 million Arkansas Derby (G1) is a major prize in its own right, its timing as the last Kentucky Derby (G1) points race raises the stakes for horses trying to make the cut for the first Saturday in May. The 170 points on offer, awar ...
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Pompano Tuesday Pickin’ from John Berry
Tuesday, April 18, 2017 RACE ONE (DOUBLE - 4-3, 4-5, 5-6 PICK-5 - 4 w 3,5,6 w 5,6,7 w 1 w 2,3) 4-FREEDOM ROLLS...was in tough situation in last with winner banking mile in 1:52.1. Much better situation. 8-CAITLIN’S ROMANCE.. ...
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Pompano Monday Pickin’ from John Berry
Monday, April 17, 2017 RACE ONE (DOUBLE - 1-5, 5-5, 7-5 PICK-5 - 1,5,7 w 5 w 1 w 7 w 1,2,3) 5-THE BUDSTER...warrior made 2 moves in last, second on short rest, and held firm until mid-stretch. Edge! 1-ZORGWIJK IMPACT...got picture pe ...
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Pompano Sunday Pickin’ from John Berry
Sunday, April 16, 2017 RACE ONE (DOUBLE - 1-6, 2-6, 5-6 PICK-5 - 1,2,5 w 6 w 6 w 1 w 1,2) 2-WILLIAMS WISH...pulled turn 2 after leader got away cheap, got up closer final turn & had good trot late. 1-THUNDERCREST...can really tu ...
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