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Belmont Stakes Odds: Exaggerator's price to determine the value
Eric Donovan, NYRA's excellent linemaker, has Exaggerator at 9-5. I have him at 3-5 in DRF. Never had such big a disparity like this before.
— Mike Watchmaker (@DRFWatchmaker) June 8, 2016
I'll be caustic and say neither is correct because I ...
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Internationals on Belmont Stakes Day
As a follow-up to the post on international shippers in the Belmont Stakes Festival on Thursday and Friday , here are my thoughts on the raiders lining up on Saturday.
Just a Game (G1)
As a Group 1-caliber filly who’s just below Europe’s bes ...
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Belmont Stakes Racing Festival Kick Off Picks
As far as Thursday cards go, the kick off to Belmont Stakes Racing Festival turned up a good one with three stakes bolstering a nine-race card that features a $30,261 Pick 6 carryover and the usual slate of a pick 5, two Pick 4s, and the grand slam. ...
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SOUTHLAND's 5 Up & Coming Young Greyhounds to Watch for in June
Welcome to another Southland monthly preview of the Five Up & Coming Young Greyhounds To Watch . June's selections consist of several hard running youngsters that have started their careers with some impressive wins and who bear watching i ...
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Reflections on post positions and life ahead of the Belmont Stakes
by RON FLATTER
In a race with so many closers, it would be hard to find a jockey or a trainer who did not like his draw for Saturday’s 148th running of the Belmont Stakes (click for FREE Ultimate Past Performances. For ALL Bri ...
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Bevy Of Elims For Glamour Pacers Among Jam-Packed Menu Of Stakes Features All Weekend
The projected and the surprise racing stars of this season landed in Ontario, Canada, this week to joust for positions in top stakes by racing in eliminations at Mohawk on a huge Saturday program this June 11. Leading the pack of important events is ...
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Saturday again offers best of both breeds
While thoroughbred racing fans will be eagerly watching the Belmont Stakes and lucrative supporting undercard on Saturday afternoon, harness racing enthusiasts will not venture far from the track on Saturday night thanks to a stellar program at Mohaw ...
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Hopefuls Brawl In Goodtimes, Breeders Classic Elims
Mohawk Racetrack and Vernon Downs will host Hambletonian Trail events on Friday, June 10, with the colts competing in two eliminations for the Goodtimes Trot, and the fillies going in two eliminations of the Empire Breeders Classic (EBC).
Elim ...
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Young Connections Win Richest Quarter Horse Race of the Year
The connections of Heritage Place Futurity champion Duponte celebrate at Remington Park The colt, bred in Texas by Bobby Cox, is by American Runaway out of the Ivory James mare Havanah Goodtime. Paredes purchased Duponte last July at the TQHA S ...
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Star-studded field assembled for Ogden Phipps
Seven distaffers will head to the gate on Saturday in the $1 million Ogden Phipps (G1) on the Belmont Stakes (G1) undercard, and the one-turn, 1 1/16-mile contest has shaped up to be a mini Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1).
Not only does the race incl ...
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Cathryn Sophia, Go Maggie Go face off in Acorn
Only six sophomore fillies were entered for Saturday’s $700,000 Acorn (G1) on the Belmont Stakes (G1) undercard, but included in that group are the winners of the Kentucky Oaks (G1) and Black-Eyed Susan (G2).
Cathryn Sophia, the Kentucky Oaks qu ...
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Frosted tops Met Mile; Justin Squared, Sharp Azteca meet in Woody Stephens
Runner-up to American Pharoah in last year’s Belmont Stakes (G1), Frosted returns to Belmont Park for Saturday’s $1.25 million Metropolitan H. (G1) . The Tapit colt has been established as the 7-2 favorite against 12 rivals in the event known as t ...
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Flintshire returns in Manhattan loaded with heavyweights
It's only June, but Saturday's $1 million Manhattan (G1) has all the markings of being a Breeders' Cup-quality race, and most of the leading contenders will be racing out of the Chad Brown barn.
The globetrotting Flintshire , who wowed fans at ...
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2016 Belmont Stakes Post Position Draw Transcript
The following is a transcript from the post position draw for the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (G1) held Wednesday at Rock Center Café at Rockefeller Center in Manhattan
NYRA TRACK ANNOUNCER LARRY COLLMUS: So a lot of excitementas we get read ...
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Time and Motion coming on for Toner; sensational weekend of racing ahead at Belmont
BELMONT NOTEBOOK
There was no graded racing during the weekend at Belmont Park.
Track Stats
A total of 37 races were held at the Elmont, New York venue, with favorites winning at a 40 percent rate and the top two betting choices combining ...
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Beholder continues to impress; speed plays favorably on Santa Anita main track
SANTA ANITA NOTEBOOK
A pair of Grade 1 races topped the Saturday of racing at Santa Anita.
Vanity Mile (G1) : Spendthrift Farm’s multiple champion BEHOLDER (Henny Hughes) readily took the lead at the top of the lane and cruised home an emphat ...
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I'm a Chatterbox preps for Del 'Cap in Obeah
A minor injury incurred last month by I'm a Chatterbox forced a change of summer plans for the four-year-old filly. Rather than duke it out against some of the division's best in the Ogden Phipps (G1) at Belmont Park Saturday afternoon, the Grade 1 ...
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Exaggerator draws post 11, installed as 9-5 Belmont Stakes favorite
Jockey Kent Desormeaux expects to keep Exaggerator in the clear after receiving post 11 in Saturday’s $1.5 million Belmont Stakes . A total of 13 3-year-olds were entered and Exaggerator has been listed as the 9-5 morning line choice.
The ...
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Older pacers don't disappoint on Tuesday card
Onlookers expecting fast miles on the Tuesday card at Rosecroft Raceway were not disappointed as many of the best older pacers delivered. Just past the midway point of the card, Diamondkeeper (Jonathan Roberts) overcame an extended first over bid an ...
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Desormeaux Brothers praise Exaggerator’s ability to recover quickly
Preakness winner Exaggerator returned to the worktab Tuesday morning at Belmont Park, breezing five furlongs in 1:00.92 with jockey Kent Desormeaux. It was his first work since April 30, a week before his runner-up finish in the Kentucky Derby, and t ...
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Baffert reflects on American Pharoah experience
Even though a year has gone by since American Pharoah became only the 12th Triple Crown winner and the first in 37 years, the moment remains resplendent for Bob Baffert.
"We're glad to be a part of history," the Hall of Fame trainer said by phone ...
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With Gettysburg in, we can now resume normal Belmont handicapping
WinStar Farm's announcement Monday that its stakes-placed colt Gettysburg would be added to Saturday's Belmont S. (G1) field finally gives the 1 1/2-mile classic a legitimate pace presence.
For more than two weeks, prognosticators have been tryi ...
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Exaggerator wows as Desormeaux reflects ahead of Belmont Stakes
by RON FLATTER
After the biggest name still left on the Triple Crown trail turned in a strong workout Tuesday for the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, Exaggerator’s troubled Racing Hall of Fame jockey Kent Desormeaux addressed the big elephant in ...
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The $2 Win-Place Format & Contest Selection
Handicapping contests come in all shape, sizes and lengths. It can be a difficult, and sometimes overwhelming, task to choose which contest to play and why. Several factors are involved with making this kind of decision about handicapping contests, w ...
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International intrigue throughout Belmont Stakes Festival
Given its position right up against Royal Ascot on the calendar, the Belmont Stakes Festival isn’t going to lure too many international headliners. But the three-day event still features several enterprising shippers.
Here are my form comments on ...
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The three-year-old champion male Eclipse Award picture ahead of the Belmont Stakes
Just because a Triple Crown is not on the line at this year’s Belmont Stakes does not mean the “Test of the Champion” does not have championship implications.
Indeed, a win by Preakness Stakes winner Exaggerator would make the Curlin colt the 23 ...
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Exaggerator to breeze Tuesday for Belmont; Lani could move up work due to weather
Preakness (G1) hero and likely Belmont S. (G1) favorite Exaggerator is scheduled to breeze Tuesday morning following the main track renovation break at Belmont Park.
“He looks great,” trainer Keith Desormeaux said. “I haven't seen him in 12 days ...
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Gettysburg adds speed to Belmont fray; Creator, Suddenbreakingnews work
Gettysburg's pacesetting set the table in the Arkansas Derby (G1) for Creator (right) and Suddenbreakingnews; photo courtesy of Oaklawn Park/Coady Photography
Edited NYRA press release
Early Monday afternoon, trainer Steve Asmussen informed ...
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Sea Calisi heads Brown trio in New York
Trainer Chad Brown has three of the seven fillies and mares entered in Friday's $500,000 New York (G2) , but most eyes will be on Sea Calisi after her facile victory in last month's Sheepshead Bay (G2).
A Group 2 winner in France last season, S ...
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Japanese Jockey Legend Yutaka Take
Does Lani have any shot in the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, June 11? Who knows? He finished a fast closing 5th in the Preakness Stakes. He is bred well and he's trained well. He'll also have one of the greatest jockeys in the history of the sport, ...
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Zindaya primed for title defense in Intercontinental
The Belmont Stakes Racing Festival kicks off Thursday with a trio of stakes, including Zindaya's title defense of the $150,000 Intercontinental .
Winner of the seven-furlong, Widener turf test for fillies and mares by 2 1/4 lengths last season f ...
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Palm Beach Weekly Wrap Up 6/5/2016
Welcome to June and the final month of racing this season! The season championship remains tight heading into these final 4 weeks, while the Kennel Championship is about wrapped up.
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Rosecroft Tuesday card gives older horses chance to shine
Throughout the Rosecroft Raceway spring meet that ends with a live card on Saturday that will get under way right after the Belmont Stakes the Fort Washington oval has put the best horses in the spotlight on Tuesday and that will be the case again th ...
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Time and Motion’s a most fitting winner of Wonder Again
James Toner has trained some fantastic turf fillies for Phillips Racing Partnership over the years, including Wonder Again, namesake of Sunday’s $200,000 feature at Belmont Park . Appropriately enough, those same connections were represented by the ...
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‘There’s something very special about’ Beholder
Trainer Richard Mandella summed it up pretty good Saturday afternoon at Santa Anita Park.
“Good horses come along, and there are a few great ones, but to be great and stay great, it really is special. There’s something very special about her.”
...
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Stewart: maiden winners Forever d’Oro and Seeking the Soul training forwardly for Belmont
Edited Press Release
Trainer Dallas Stewart reported that recent maiden winners Forever d'Oro and Seeking the Soul have been training forwardly ahead of their stakes debuts in the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (G1) on June 11.
Separated by littl ...
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MEGA REVELATION Wins 2016 SOUTHLAND RAZORBACK CLASSIC STAKES with a thrilling finish
Congratulations in order to MEGA REVELATION as she is the champion of the 2016 Southland RAZORBACK CLASSIC STAKES, winning a very exciting stakes final with a rousing run down the stretch. She broke decent and avoided trouble and was in a great p ...
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Top Scores At $27, $25, And $33 Show Payoff; H2W Nabs 44-Percent Across-The-Board Average
Generally, the public was in fine fettle this weekend playing our features, which produced results that made chalk players happy. However, some popular choices certainly deserved to deliver mere pennies to winning players. We nailed one solid-cold ex ...
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Horses impress on turf, dirt and sandstone
One week before the Belmont Stakes thoroughbred and standardbred racing fans had plenty to applaud on Saturday evening. At Penn National, Catch A Glimpse extended her win streak to seven straight when she led throughout to capture the Grade III, $50 ...
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Beholder sails home easiest of winners in Vanity Mile
Three-time champion Beholder found herself in a familiar spot on Saturday – the Santa Anita Park winner’s circle – after yet another effortless win, this time in the $400,000 Vanity Mile (G1) .
Making just her second start of the year, the popula ...
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Midnight Storm gets his Shoemaker Mile
Beaten a half-length here last year after a bobbling start took him out of his rhythm, Midnight Storm made no mistake with a front-running verdict in Saturday’s $400,345 Shoemaker Mile (G1) at Santa Anita. Aside from the Grade 1 coup for his resume ...
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Catch a Glimpse shakes loose from the boys in Penn Mile
Escaping injury in the evening's first race when his mount fell after clipping heels, jockey Florent Geroux came back to win two stakes at Penn National Saturday night, including the featured $500,000 Penn Mile (G3) aboard Canadian Horse of the Yea ...
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Alsvid defends Aristides title at Churchill Downs
Alsvid was trying for back-to-back wins in Saturday’s $100,000 Aristides (G3) at Churchill Downs, and the Chris Hartman trainee became just the second two-time winner of the race when holding by a head on the wire.
Jockey Chris Landeros sent Als ...
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Camelot Kitten just beats Highland Sky to summit of Pennine Ridge
Ken and Sarah Ramsey’s homebred Camelot Kitten made it two-for-two in blinkers in Saturday’s $200,000 Pennine Ridge (G3) , the local prep for the $1.25 million Belmont Derby Invitational (G1) on July 9. But his neck decision was assisted by jockey I ...
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Harrington offers solid Monday card
While Yonkers Raceway will be dark through the Belmont Stakes card, harness racing fans who enjoy half-mile track racing will focus their attention on Harrington Raceway on Monday when the track offers its best card of the week and a final tuneup for ...
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Harzand triumphs over adversity, gives Aga Khan his fifth Derby
One day after Minding overcame a brutal trip in the Oaks (G1), Harzand had to overcome a completely different kind of adversity en route to Derby (G1) glory at Epsom .
Lame this morning after pulling off a shoe in transit from Ireland, the Aga Kh ...
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Bradley enjoying another good homebred with The Player
Edited Press Release
Trainer William “Buff” Bradley will be saddling Woodford Reserve Turf Classic (G1) winner Divisidero in next Saturday’s $1 million Manhattan (G1) on the Belmont Stakes (G1) undercard, but a big victory with The Player in Fr ...
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Flintshire given green light for Manhattan return
Edited Press Release
Chad Brown confirmed that multiple Grade/Group 1 winner Flintshire will make his seasonal debut in the $1 million Manhattan (G1) on Belmont Stakes Day following an encouraging bullet breeze on Belmont Park's inner turf on ...
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Cherry Wine, Brody's Cause breeze for Belmont
Edited Press Release
Dale Romans' Belmont S. (G1) Cherry Wine and Brody's Cause wrapped up their major preparations for the final jewel of the Triple Crown on June 11, undertaking very separate workouts Saturday morning at Belmont Park.
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Postponed’s time has come
It’s not often you can say that an odds-on favorite actually exceeds expectations, but Postponed may have done just that by dominating a strong renewal of the Coronation Cup (G1) at Epsom on Saturday. Storming 4 1/2 lengths clear of Breeders’ Cup T ...
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Nyquist ready to head home after Pimlico jog
Edited Press Release
Kentucky Derby (G1) and Florida Derby (G1) winner Nyquist spent his last morning on the main track at Pimlico with an energetic two-mile jog Saturday morning.
It was the third straight day of training for the 2015 cham ...
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Alsvid among three to follow in graded stakes action
In today's graded stakes offerings, here are three I'll be following:
Pennine Ridge (G3) -- Race 8 at Belmont Park -- In a race lacking much in the way of pace, HAMMERS VISION (#1, 8-1) could show speed from post 1 and take this field a ways. ...
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Epsom Derby one-liners
After scribbling the in-depth form guide on Monday, and chiming in with some ground and post updates Thursday, I have no new brainstorms to offer in the final hours leading up to Saturday’s Derby (G1) at Epsom.
So here’s an idea: a distillatio ...
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Governor Malibu breezes at Belmont; Exaggerator, Cherry Wine & Brody’s Cause gallop
Edited Press Release
With jockey Joel Rosario aboard, Peter Pan (G2) runner-up Governor Malibu hit the main track at Belmont Park early Friday morning to ready for the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (G1) on June 11.
Breezing in company, the son ...
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Donn winner Mshawish retired to due to injury
Edited Press Release
Multiple Grade 1 winner Mshawish has been retired from racing due to a minor soft tissue injury that was discovered Friday morning at Belmont Park.
After conferring with veterinarian Duncan Moir, it was determined by t ...
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Destin, Stradivari post half-mile moves for Belmont Stakes
Edited Press Release
Beating the light rain that began to fall at Belmont Park Friday morning, Todd Pletcher worked both his $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (G1) hopefuls, Destin and Stradivari, at 7:45 a.m. (ET) on the fast training track.
The n ...
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SOUTHLAND'S 2016 RAZORBACK CLASSIC STAKES FINALS set to run on Saturday, June 4
The finals are set for the 2016 SOUTHLAND RAZORBACK CLASSIC STAKES and will be the 10th race on Saturday evening, June 4. An extremely talented field of 96 greyhounds were entered in this very competitive distance course stakes competition and afte ...
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Belmont race shape not flattering the heavy favorite
Pace dynamics have shifted dramatically through the 2016 Triple Crown and the Belmont Stakes appears extreme with no confirmed front-runners among prospective contestants. Barring any surprise additions, the 1 ½-mile Belmont shapes up to be a complet ...
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Minding literally unstoppable in Oaks
“ Will anyone beat Minding in the Epsom Oaks ?” No – not her rivals, not a busted sinus in a tough loss 12 days ago, not the trip, not the ground, not even a traffic mash-up that shuffled her back to what should have been a hopeless position at the h ...
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Cut from the proper Cloth, 'Stars' the Epsom Derby pick
After watching Diamond Pour Moi being pulled up about halfway through Friday's Oaks (G1) at Epsom, I chose to take a cue from some British musicians of yore who once said:
I get knocked down, but I get up again
You are never gonna keep me d ...
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Classic-placed Divining Rod eyeing mid-summer return
Edited Press Release
Lael Stables’ Grade 3-winning Divining Rod, third behind 2015 Triple Crown champion American Pharoah in the 140th Preakness Stakes (G1), is getting closer to his first race in nearly a year.
The four-year-old Tapit colt, ...
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Remington Park Closes out Meet with a "Mega" Quarter Horse Card
Zoomin Effortlessly and JRC Callas First Match up Saturday at Remington Park 2014 AQHA world champion JRC Callas First ran fourth in the 2015 edition of the race, but trainer Brian Stroud feels that his charge is primed for a big effort in the ...
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Casse workers ready for upcoming stakes
Edited Press Release
Trainer Mark Casse sent out Grade 1 hero Noble Bird to breeze a half-mile in :48 over Churchill Downs’ fast main track Friday with jockey Julien Leparoux up.
It was the first move back for the five-year-old chestnut sin ...
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Tepin turns in 'typical' work ahead of trip to Royal Ascot
Robert Masterson’s 2015 champion turf female Tepin registered her final local workout in advance of an international engagement in the June 14 Queen Anne (G1) at England’s Royal Ascot with a half-mile breeze in :48.40 under regular rider Ju ...
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Belmont more hospitable to new shooters
In contrast to the Preakness (G1), where “new shooters” rarely win , the Belmont (G1) has been a relatively more congenial hunting ground for newcomers to the Triple Crown races.
Before delving into the historical stats, one big caveat: a great de ...
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Palm Beach Top 10 Rankings May 2016
*Blu Too Ataree*
Honorable Mention
Blu Too Ataree, Superior Jamaica, JustDoInMyThing, Craigie Piney, Tc's Posey, Flying Russian, Amf Wild Burst, Wiki Ray Donovan, KTen Grace, Classy Saydel, JS Just Do It, Bf Par Snipe, JohnnyCantWait ...
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New York Based Jockeys Well Represented in Belmont Stakes
Stradivari - John Velazquez - Johnny V gave one of the most electrifying performances in the history of the Belmont Stakes in 2012. Once Paynter took off and seemingly shut the door on Union Rags and Johnny V in the stretch, it appeared that the Bo ...
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Belmont Stakes Week packed with activities
Edited Press Release
The 148th running of the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (G1) will be the anchor of this year's three-day Belmont Stakes Racing Festival, featuring 19 stakes races and nearly $10 million in purses.
Belmont Stakes Week offi ...
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‘Distance doesn’t seem to matter’ to Kentucky Oaks winner Cathryn Sophia
Edited Press Release
Kentucky Oaks (G1) heroine Cathryn Sophia breezed five furlongs Wednesday ahead of an expected start in the $700,000 Acorn (G1) going a mile at Belmont Park on June 11.
The bay daughter of Street Boss recorded her five-ei ...
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Value hunting in Epsom Oaks & latest thoughts on Derby
After the finalizing of the fields, and the prospect of perhaps a little more give in the ground than first expected at Epsom, here are my updated thoughts on Friday’s Oaks (G1) and Saturday’s Derby (G1).
While there hasn’t been a significant chan ...
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'Diamonds' a longshot pour moi in Epsom Oaks
The withdrawal a week or two ago of So Mi Dar from Friday's Oaks (G1) at Epsom not only deprived fans of an intriguing clash between her and 1000 Guineas (G1) winner MINDING, but it left the latter as an overwhelming favorite for the 1 1/2-mile class ...
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Seeking the Soul, Forever d’Oro under Belmont Stakes consideration
Edited Press Release
Trainer Dallas Stewart is considering the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (G1) on June 11 for recent maiden victors Seeking the Soul and Forever d’Oro, both owned by Charles Fipke.
“I don’t know where we’re at right now,” Stew ...
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Nyquist returns to the track
Edited Press Release
Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Nyquist returned to the track Thursday morning for the first time since his third-place finish in the 141st Preakness Stakes (G1) on May 21 at Pimlico.
Accompanied on the pony by California-base ...
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The passing of Morty Finder leaves a big void
by Dick Powell
Yesterday, the word broke that Morty Finder had died on Wednesday, June 1, 2016. A legend in the Standardbred industry, Morty was more than what you might read so I will give it a try and fill in some blanks.
I got to know Morty ...
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Stakes High In Canada; Dueling For Division Dominance Plays For Profit
June already sizzles, as forecasters promises one of the hottest summers in a long time. Pacers and trotters of all ages and of both sexes are not concerned. The stakes season is starting to sizzle all its own.
Aside from a stream of sires sta ...
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Stacks O’ Stakes Headlining In New Jersey, Pennsylvania
The Meadowlands and Harrahs’ Philadelphia are hosting sires stakes events this week, with both sexes going in their respective $100,000 finals of the New Jersey Sires Stakes (NJSS) on Saturday, June 4, and colts going in four divisions of the $165,70 ...
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Penn National offers numerous stakes on Saturday
One week before the nation focuses its attention on the Belmont Stakes, the third leg of thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown for three-year-old colts, the centerpiece of an exceptional card at Belmont, horse players will give several of the races at P ...
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All Quarter Horse Card at Indiana Grand on Saturday, June 4
Megatron Harry (7) won the 2015 Gordon Mobley Futurity at Indiana Grand The final all-Quarter Horse night set for Saturday, Oct. 22 will feature finals of four stakes races, including the $150,000-added Miss Roxie Little Futurity for two-year-o ...
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Beholder, Stellar Wind face off in Vanity Mile
The much-anticipated match between champions Beholder and Stellar Wind has finally arrived, and the duo drew the two inside posts for Saturday’s $400,000 Vanity Mile (G1) at Santa Anita Park.
The eight-furlong affair attracted a field of seven, ...
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Catch a Glimpse ready to take on the boys in the Penn Mile
Catch a Glimpse has achieved much in her brief career. Undefeated in six career outings on turf, the three-year-old filly is also the reigning Canadian Horse of the Year. The next frontier is a win over males, which the Mark Casse trainee will attem ...
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Limousine Liberal, Union Jackson square off in Aristides
Limousine Liberal is seeking a rebound while Union Jackson makes his stakes debut in Saturday’s $100,000 Aristides (G3) at Churchill Downs. And connections are hoping to use the 6-furlong race as a springboard toward a Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) ...
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Exaggerator jogs over training track; Creator, Cherry Wine and Brody’s Cause arrive at Belmont
Edited Press Release
Exaggerator diverged slightly from his regular routine by hitting the Belmont Park training track for the first time just after 9 a.m. (ET) Wednesday morning, jogging two miles around the surface.
Julie Clark, assistant t ...
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Lani breezes five furlongs for Belmont Stakes
Edited Press Release
Koji Maeda's Japanese import Lani turned in a characteristically lengthy breeze early Wednesday morning over Belmont Park’s fast main track, his penultimate work for the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (G1) on June 11.
After ...
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Gift Box impressive in return; Runaway Forest, Epping Forest sharp debut winners at Belmont
BELMONT NOTEBOOK
There was no graded racing during the Holiday weekend at Belmont Park.
Track Stats
A total of 47 races were held at the Elmont, New York venue, with favorites winning at a 32 percent rate and the top two betting choices c ...
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Churchill announces 4 percent overnight purse increase
Edited Press Release
Effective Thursday, Churchill Downs will raise overnight race purse offerings 4 percent thanks to record Kentucky Derby (G1) week business levels.
Purses for overnight races -- which include overnight stakes, allowance ...
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Older horses contend for meet title
With the Rosecroft Raceway spring meet winding to a close, the chase for horse of the meet honors hinged largely on the Tuesday feature. Heading into the $12,000 Open 2 Handicap for older pacers, Concert Artist, Arpeggio Hanover, Jet Blue Miracle an ...
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TwinSpires Player Wins $191,588 on Santa Anita Pick 6
A longtime TwinSpires VIP player had a life changing score on Friday when he held the only winning ticket in a $167,000 Pick 6 payout at Santa Anita. With other consolations included the payout came to a huge $191,588 for a ticket which cost $1,280 to play.
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Round 4 of the 2016 Southland RAZORBACK STAKES CLASSIC is in the books
Round 4 of the 2016 RAZORBACK CLASSIC STAKES was run on Monday and of the 32 greyhounds that were still in the running for the title of champion the field has now been cut to 16. Eight greyhounds are in the finals and eight are also in the conso ...
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Wild About Deb joins Belmont Stakes mix
After breezing six furlongs in 1:13.20 Tuesday morning, according to Churchill Downs’ clockers, Peter Pan (G2) third-placer Wild About Deb appears likely to contest the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (G1) on June 11.
“It was a really good breeze,” ...
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Ellis Park purses receive boost, Juvenile revived
Edited Press Release
Ellis Park president Ron Geary, well-versed as a horse player and handicapper, is betting that this summer will be his best meet since buying the track nestled on the Ohio River in 2006.
In fact, by featuring enhanced ...
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Camelot Kitten preps for Belmont Derby in Pennine Ridge
The addition of blinkers and a fast pace up front helped Camelot Kitten pull off an upset of the American Turf (G2) on the Kentucky Derby undercard. On Saturday, the Chad Brown trainee looks to take another positive step toward the $1.25 million Be ...
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Illuminant spurts clear for initial stakes victory, Drefong does not disappoint in Santa Anita return
SANTA ANITA NOTEBOOK
A pair of graded races on the turf topped the Holiday weekend at Santa Anita.
Gamely S. (G1) : Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners’ ILLUMINANT (Quality Road) tracked in second to the top of the lane before spurting clear to a n ...
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History not totally on Exaggerator's side in Belmont, but it might not matter
In this space a couple of weeks ago, I looked back at previous scenarios when Kentucky Derby (G1) winners proved vulnerable as odds-on favorites in the Preakness (G1) . Based on past examples, I theorized the most likely way for Nyquist to lose in ...
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Top Maryland sire Not For Love dead at 26
Edited Press Release
Not For Love, Maryland’s leading sire for more than a dozen years, was euthanized the evening of May 29 due to complications from colic. Pensioned since March 2015 at his longtime home at Northview Stallion Station in Chesape ...
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NYRA releases graded stakes probables for Belmont Stakes Racing Festival
Edited Press Release
NYRA has announced graded stakes probables for the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival on June 10-11. Likely fields will be available later in the week.
Friday, June 10
$500,000 New York (G2), fillies & mares, 1 ¼ mil ...
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Found wheels back to face Postponed in Coronation Cup
Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) heroine Found was slated to have a busy spring, and summer break, in advance of a fall centering upon the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1). The first half of her campaign just got busier with an added stop in Saturday’s Corona ...
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Prat shines on Illuminant in Gamely
Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners’ Illuminant parlayed a perfect stalking trip into a landmark victory in the $300,000 Gamely (G1), Santa Anita’s Memorial Day feature. With an assist from jockey Flavien Prat, she earned a new career high for herself and ...
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Will anyone beat Minding in the Epsom Oaks?
With the setback to undefeated Musidora (G3) winner So Mi Dar, Friday’s Oaks (G1) lost its most riveting story line: her clash with Aidan O’Brien’s brilliant Minding . Now the Epsom classic appears at Minding’s mercy, at least according to the marke ...
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