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Meydan, Dubai, Thursday 2/18 Preview
Laura King, a presenter for the Dubai Racing Channel, previews another awesome card from Meydan, Dubai on Thursday. Mike de Kock is finding all of those who have written off Mubtaahij after his fifth place in the Firebreak Stakes a fortnight ago ...
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Live Meydan Blog Week 7
Every Thursday morning from 10am we offer a live blog direct from the Dubai Racing Festival, Meydan, UAE. Our trackside experts will keep up you up to date with the latest and greatest happenings, featuring tips, video replays and rapid results! Thi ...
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Weekend Pick 3 Look Back
Tepin winning the Endeavour (Photography by Tampa Bay Downs) 1. Tepin
Now this was a great return to the races. When I was watching this race as they went down the backstretch I saw her stalking in second and thought to myself that visuall ...
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Early thoughts on La. Derby Preview Day and coupled entries
The major racing this weekend will be held at Fair Grounds in New Orleans, which hosts Louisiana Derby Preview Day. Six open stakes will be run, four of them graded, including leading preps for the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Kentucky Oaks (G1). Here are ...
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Racetrack touts, but for recommending restaurants
The tout business has always been a part of the racetrack scene, and it is still as vibrant as ever on track at such historical locales as Saratoga , Oaklawn , and Del Mar , but like a lot of things in racing, a lot has migrated online.
People ...
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Kentucky Derby Futures Pool 2
Awesome Banner, 53/1 - It's hard to believe that less than $5,000 was bet on the Hutcheson winner in Pool 2 to win on the First Saturday in May. The way that he won the Hutcheson implies that he could be a freak. Will he get the distance? Who know ...
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Nyquist impresses in fast return; Moonlight Drive, Swift Lady are turf horses to watch for Baffert
SANTA ANITA NOTEBOOK
There was a trio of graded races over the weekend of the winter/spring meeting at Santa Anita, headlined by an unbeaten champion picking up where he left off.
San Vicente S. (G2) : Reddam Racing’s Champion NYQUIST (Uncle ...
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The Triple Crown Hopefuls Most Likely to Make the Kentucky Derby Starting Gate
by LAURA PUGH
Presidents Day ended the first leg of the “Road to the Kentucky Derby” with style.
Champion Nyquist won his first outing (albeit in the no-points San Vicente), and Suddenbreakingnews suddenly surged to the front of everyone’s min ...
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Suddenbreakingnews passes them all en route to Southwest win
Stuck with post 13 for Monday's $500,000 Southwest (G3) at Oaklawn Park, jockey Luis Quinonez had few appealing options other to take back, save ground and produce one big run aboard the gelding Suddenbreakingnews. The strategy worked to a tee as ...
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Harry Meyerhoff, owner of Spectacular Bid, dead at 86
The Baltimore Sun on Monday reported the February 11 death of Harry Meyerhoff, best known as the owner of Hall of Fame Thoroughbred Spectacular Bid. The paper reported Meyerhoff died of complications from a stroke at the University of Maryland Shor ...
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Unbeaten champion Nyquist rolls in San Vicente, eyes next step to Kentucky Derby
Last year’s undefeated champion 2-year-old colt Nyquist had been training sharply for his comeback in Monday’s $200,000 San Vicente (G2) , and his morning works didn’t lie. Despite the potential complications of a rail draw, the pestering of a pure ...
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Page McKenney shortens up successfully in General George
The decision to bypass Saturday's $75,000 John B. Campbell in favor of Monday's $250,000 General George (G3) paid huge dividends for the connections of local favorite Page McKenney, who gradually wore down 3-2 favorite Majestic Affair to take the s ...
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Dubai Carnival beads: Polar vortex
If you haven’t seen unbeaten Polar River ’s annihilation of last Thursday’s UAE 1000 Guineas, words won’t do it justice – you owe it to yourself to watch this thing of beauty. And if you have seen it, chances are you’ll want to enjoy the 3-year-old ...
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Southland - Wednesday, February 17
Welcome to another Wednesday twilight program of highly entertaining and exciting greyhound racing at Southland as there are 18 races on tap on the card for your viewing and wagering pleasure. MoneyMaker Mike has selected several races that stand ...
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Cutacorner the value play of Southwest
Today's $200,000 San Vicente (G2) at Santa Anita is obviously a race of great interest as it marks the return of juvenile colt champion Nyquist. However, with just five horses set to start following the early scratch of Electrifying, it's not a great ...
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Mutuel field favored while Mohaymen, Nyquist top individual choices in Pool 2 of KDFW
Edited Press Release
Unbeaten three-year-olds Mohaymen (#15) and Nyquist (#17) were top choices among individual horses taking aim on the May 7 Kentucky Derby (G1), but the always-popular Mutuel Field, or “All Others” (#24), ended up as the ...
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Call Pat rallies for Bayakoa victory
Miller Racing LLC’s Call Pat bided her time in the rear of Sunday’s $100,000 Bayakoa S. (G3) before rallying in the stretch to run down pacesetter Meshell and Streamline for the half-length win under jockey Joe Rocco Jr.
The Brad Cox trainee set ...
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Racing in full swing on Monday
Two days after many standardbred tracks cancelled live racing due to the frigid combination of chilly temperatures and steady, gusty winds, both Dover Downs and Yonkers Raceway are expected to offer full cards on Monday night amid warmer, rainier con ...
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Mo Tom seeks second consecutive Kentucky Derby prep at Fair Grounds, Airoforce returns in Risen Star
After rolling to a 2 ¼-length decision in the January 16 TwinSpires.com Lecomte (G3), Mo Tom will try to make it two straight at Fair Grounds in Saturday’s $400,000 Risen Star (G2) . The Tom Amoss-trained colt heads a field of 13 in the 1 1/16-mil ...
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Stageplay tops TwinSpires.com Rachel Alexandra
Multiple stakes winner Stageplay heads a field of nine fillies in Saturday’s $200,000 TwinSpires.com Rachel Alexandra (G3) at Fair Grounds. Part of the Road to the Kentucky Oaks series, the 1 1/16-mile race awards points on a 50-20-10-5 scale to ...
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Horses and riders brave cold and wind
While many tracks along the East Coast cancelled daytime and nighttime cards on Saturday amid the frigid conditions made exponentially worse by the strong, biting gusting winds that prevailed, Laurel Park remained open to offer nine races including a ...
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Freehold Win Tops At $19; Miami Pick-4 Combo Spills $128 Exacta; Place Prices Soar
Our betting weekend began on Thursday, Feb. 11 with our top winner of the week coming in our first call, the beginning of the Late Daily Double at Freehold, Quiet Cammile ($19.00, $11.00, $4.80). Our second choice, Sleazy Does It (8-1) finished seven ...
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Kentucky Derby Poll Dancing
With the transition from the Kentucky Derby Prep Season that concludes with the Southwest Stakes on Monday, February 15, at Oaklawn Park to the Kentucky Derby Championship Series that begins with the Risen Star Stakes on Saturday, February 20, at Fai ...
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Tara’s Tango lives up to favoritism in Santa Maria
Despite having never won a stakes race, Stonestreet Stables’ homebred Tara’s Tango was sent off the 9-5 favorite in Saturday’s $201,035 Santa Maria S. (G2) against confirmed graded winners Yahilwa, Living the Life and Birdatthewire.
In the end, ...
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Frank Conversation doubles up in El Camino Real Derby
Hailing from the same connections as unbeaten champion Nyquist, Frank Conversation is getting in the habit of being his warm-up act. On the day of the Eclipse Awards gala, he captured the California Derby at Golden Gate Fields for Reddam Racing, tr ...
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Awesome Banner, Cherry Wine post five-furlong moves for Fountain of Youth
Edited Press Release
Awesome Banner and Cherry Wine, two of the leading candidates for the $400,000 Fountain of Youth S. (G2) on February 27 at Gulfstream Park, turned in impressive five-furlong workouts Saturday morning at the Hallandale Beach, ...
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Bolo back with a bang in Arcadia
Bolo, who crushed the 2014 Eddie Logan in the manner of a budding turf star, may yet make good on that early promise. Undaunted by a checkered sophomore season -- that ended in a van-off from the July 4 Belmont Derby Invitational (G1) – the Carla Gai ...
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Its All Relevant readies for Risen Star stakes bow; Tom’s Ready tops busy worktab
Edited Press Release
While trainer Dominick Schettino already has a major Triple Crown trail contender in last-out Holy Bull (G2) runner-up Greenpointcrusader , he will look to add another when he runs Its All Relevant in the 43rd running of t ...
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Dancing House kicks away in Barbara Fritchie; Kid Cruz, Pangburn win undercard stakes
Godolphin Racing’s homebred Dancing House responded between horses in deep stretch of Saturday’s $300,000 Barbara Fritchie (G2) at Laurel Park, driving to win going away in the 7-furlong test. Kendrick Carmouche was up on the 5-year-old mare for ...
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Tepin as hot as ever in Endeavour reappearance
Freshened after conquering an international cast of males in the October 31 Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1), reigning champion turf female Tepin showed that she hasn’t lost any of her heat with a ready dismissal of Saturday’s Endeavour (G3) at Tampa Bay ...
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Penwith adds stakes win to resume in Royal Delta
Godolphin Racing’s Penwith easily held off 6-5 favorite Sandiva to earn her first stakes win in Saturday’s $200,000 Royal Delta S. (G2) at Gulfstream Park.
Sandiva, a multiple Grade/Group 3 winner on turf, was trying dirt for the first time in h ...
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Destin proves best of Pletcher duo in Sam F. Davis
Gettysburg, a sharp maiden winner in his previous start, led the discussion entering Saturday's $200,000 Sam F. Davis (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs, but it was his stablemate Destin that led at the finish of the 1 1/16-mile prep for next month's Tampa Ba ...
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Two Major Stakes This Weekend at Los Alamitos
Fastest qualifier Moonist takes on Heza Dasha Fire on Sunday. ...
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Palm Beach $50,000 Derby
The first round went just as expected on Wednesday in the James W. Paul 3/8ths Mile Derby, with many favorites taking home victories. Expect the 2nd Round to have a few more fireworks.
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Nyquist's path to Derby begins in San Vicente
W hile maintaining his undefeated record would be nice, champion juvenile colt Nyquist 's main goal, of course, is a victory in the Kentucky Derby (G1). Monday's $200,000 San Vicente (G2) at Santa Anita serves as the first stepping stone toward th ...
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Euro Charline to get prep race in Dubai; Maurice stays home in Japan
This week brought some welcome news regarding the international contingent for Dubai – the crystallization of plans for classy turf distaffer Euro Charline and Australian sprint star Buffering.
But the happy momentum was brought to a screeching ha ...
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Page McKenney cross-entered to General George
Grade 2-placed multiple stakes-winning millionaire Page McKenney squeezed out a close victory in the 2015 John B. Campbell H. at Laurel Park and is entered for a title defense run in that race on Saturday as part of the track’s Winter Carnival weeken ...
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Collected invades for Baffert, Discreetness receives post 14 in Southwest
Top contenders Collected and Discreetness will start from opposite ends of a 14-horse starting gate in Monday’s $500,000 Southwest (G3) at Oaklawn Park. The 1 1/16-mile event is the last race in the “Prep Season” portion of the Road to the Kent ...
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California Chrome in beast mode ahead of Dubai World Cup prep
We might have lost Marshawn Lynch to retirement, but we’ve got another star athlete who’s laying claim to “beast mode” -- former Horse of the Year California Chrome, who continues to train strongly in the build-up to his prep race for the $10 million ...
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2016 Kentucky Derby Pedigrees: Mor Spirit
Following on from our first pedigree profile of Mohaymen , we turn to another recent Kentucky Derby (G1) prep winner, Mor Spirit. The Los Alamitos Futurity (G1) hero made it two straight in last Saturday’s Robert B. Lewis (G3).
Mor Spirit is easi ...
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Mohaymen impresses in first post-Holy Bull work
Edited Press Release
Mohaymen, undefeated winner of the $350,000 Holy Bull (G2) January 30 in his sophomore debut, sparkled in his return to the work tab Friday morning.
Under regular exercise rider Miguel Jaime, the multiple graded stakes ...
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Airoforce ready for takeoff in Risen Star
Edited press release from Fair Grounds
By all accounts, John C. Oxley’s Airoforce has done little wrong in his career. A smashing winner on debut going six furlongs on the grass at Kentucky Downs in a sharp 1:10.34, the son of Colonel John was eq ...
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Sarah Sis hoping to rebound in Bayakoa
Sarah Sis is no stranger to Oaklawn Park.
The Sharp Humor filly began her 2015 sophomore season at that Hot Springs, Arkansas, oval and proceeded to closely place in both the Dixie Belle and Martha Washington before recording a nice win in the Hon ...
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Remembering the 1997 San Vicente – the beginning of a terrific rivalry
Monday’s San Vicente (G2) at Santa Anita will have serious Kentucky Derby implications due to the presence of Nyquist and Exaggerator. The 7-furlong event isn’t part of the Road to the Kentucky Derby series – the qualifying races are all held at a mi ...
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Mshawish establishes himself as a serious Dubai World Cup contender in Donn; Songbird returns a brilliant winner
BY DICK POWELL
MSHAWISH (Medaglis d’Oro) was a Grade 1 stakes winner on the turf last year at Gulfstream Park. His win came in the third start of the meet in early February and we didn’t see him again in America until Saratoga when he finished fi ...
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Jockey Ramon Dominguez'es Top 5 Rides
5. Gio Ponti, 2009 Frank E. Kilroe Mile - This is the only copy of the 2009 Frank E. Kilroe Mile that I could find on YouTube. If you can stand the quality, this race is definitely worth watching. What separated Ramon from other jockeys was his inn ...
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Sandiva trying to follow Mshawish’s path to graded victory on dirt
Trainer Todd Pletcher successfully transitioned Mshawish from scoring at the Grade 1 level on turf to triumphing at the Grade 1 level on dirt.
On Saturday, Pletcher tries that same tactic with multiple Grade/Group 3 heroine Sandiva in the $200,000 ...
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Hearts Pounding For Winning Wagers On Valentine’s Day Weekend
Aside from the fact that Valentine’s Day falls on a weekend’s Sunday this year, poets have called February the lost month of any year. However, we are not about to get poetic about anything lost, so to speak. In the thick of winter, harness bettors l ...
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Handicapping 870-Yard Quarter Horse Races
Fire On The Fly is a multiple 870-yard Quarter Horse champion The most important aspects of handicapping an 870-yard Quarter Horse race are post position and track configuration. For an 870-yard race on a one-mile oval, such as Remington Park ...
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Royal Delta draws six, including turf mare Sandiva, while Santa Maria attracts eight
Saturday’s $200,000 Royal Delta (G2) at Gulfstream Park is scheduled for 1 1/16 miles on the dirt track. However the top runner in the race is turf mare Sandiva, who would be making her main track debut in the contest.
Sandiva is a dual Grade 3 ...
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Top three from California Derby return, Mr. Coker to make stakes debut in El Camino Real Derby
Saturday’s $200,000 El Camino Real Derby (G3) at Golden Gate Fields offers points on Tapeta, one of two Road to the Kentucky Derby races to be held over a synthetic track this year along with the April 2 Spiral (G3) at Turfway Park.
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Champion turf mare Tepin returns to action in Endeavour
Other than Triple Crown hero American Pharoah, one of the biggest stars of last fall's Breeders' Cup, and of the 2015 season in general, was Tepin . Unplaced in three of her final four outings at three in 2014, the daughter of Bernstein surprisingly ...
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KDFW entry Gettysburg faces six in Sam F. Davis
Two Triple Crown nominated colts from the Todd Pletcher barn, Gettysburg and Destin , will seek to enhance their classic credentials Saturday in the $250,000 Sam F. Davis (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs.
Although not a point-scoring race as part of t ...
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Kentucky Derby Report (2/10): Baffert remains in spotlight with Mor Spirit
Mor Spirit confirmed his status as a major Kentucky Derby contender when opening his 3-year-old season in Saturday’s Robert B. Lewis (G3) at Santa Anita, rallying to win going away by 1 ½ lengths as the 1-2 favorite.
With three w ...
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Another Solid Meydan card on Thursday
In a sense, those thoroughbred racing fans who get up bright and early - especially on the west coast - every Thursday morning to watch the action from Meydan Race Course in Dubai are definitely starting the day in style. Thursday's opener at Meydan ...
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Gander winner Governor Malibu among horses to watch from three-day race week at Aqueduct
AQUEDUCT NOTEBOOK
There was no stakes action at Aqueduct during a three-day race week that included a Friday cancellation.
Track Stats
A total of 28 races were held over the inner strip at the Long Island, New York venue, with favorites w ...
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Songbird highlights a stakes-packed weekend; inside posts don't fare well on Santa Anita main track
SANTA ANITA NOTEBOOK
There were a handful of graded races over the weekend of the winter/spring meeting at Santa Anita, headlined by a superstar filly.
Las Virgenes S. (G2) : Fox Hill Farms’ SONGBIRD (Unbridled’s Song) took the lead soon afte ...
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Meydan, Dubai, Thursday 2/11 Preview
[since arriving] this morning, but he’s loving it out here.” The son of Intikhab makes his dirt debut in the Guineas, but Dow is hopeful that this won’t be a problem from the widest draw in seven. “It’s a small field, so as long as he breaks well, ...
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Jockey Dominguez made eligible for Hall of Fame ballot
Edited Press Release
The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame's Executive Committee has unanimously approved a measure to designate retired jockey Ramon Dominguez as eligible for Hall of Fame consideration beginning in 2016.
Dominguez, w ...
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Palm Beach $50,000 Derby Preview
Ethel Is Here is the best middle distance racer I've ever seen period and this comes from somebody who grew up watching the amazing Pat C Rendezvous. I just don't see any one in this field being able to stay with Ethel. She puts a stamp on an ...
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Drivers have hot hand on cold nights
While many standardbred fans look for the hot horses climbing up the class ladder, they often look for drivers that seem to have the hot hand even on a cold night. Delaware driver George Dennis is hardly a household name outside of the Mid-Atlantic ...
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Live Meydan Blog Week 6
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Leigh Court returns to winner's circle in Mardi Gras
Bettors' wallets didn't get fat following Leigh Court's victory in the $60,000 Mardi Gras , the "Fat Tuesday" feature at Fair Grounds. However, it was nice to see the six-year-old return to form while earning her first victory since the Thoroughbre ...
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Laoban, Bistraya added to TwinSpires.com Risen Star
Edited Press Release
According to the Fair Grounds racing office, two horses are likely to represent California in next Saturday’s $400,000 TwinSpires.com Risen Star (G2) for 3-year-olds – the second of three Kentucky Derby preps at the New Orl ...
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Remembering the 2004 Southwest: Smarty party begins in Arkansas
The 2004 Southwest Stakes represented a significant step for Smarty Jones , who opened his racing career with three straight dominant wins but was now attempting to establish himself as a legitimate Kentucky Derby prospect.
Trainer John Servis ...
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Lady Sabelia bids to join elite company in Fritchie title defense
Lady Sabelia will attempt to join an elite club when she defends her title in Saturday's $300,000 Barbara Fritchie H. (G2) at Laurel.
Winner of the seven-furlong test for fillies and mares by 1 1/2 lengths last season, Lady Sabelia will likely ...
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2016 Dubai World Cup Power Rankings
5A. Effinex (12-1)
Unlike Hoppertunity, whom this guy beat in the Grade 1 Clark Handicap in 2015, Effinex might go in the Santa Anita Handicap on March 12 instead of going in the Dubai World Cup on March 26. He's a talented horse to win the Duba ...
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TURF TALK: Effusive Praise for Songbird & Mardi Gras traditions
February 8, 2016
Songbird lived up to her billing and Racing Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer stood pat on his word that the undefeated champion Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies winner would not target the Kentucky Derby. His steadfast pursu ...
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Mohaymen, Nyquist top individuals; ‘all others’ the early odds-on choice in KDFW 2
Edited Press Release
A pair of unbeaten 3-year-old Thoroughbreds – Shadwell Stable ’s Mohaymen (#15) and Reddam Racing LLC ’s champion Nyquist (#17) are rated as the top individual horses, but the ever-popular “All Others” (#24) wager is ...
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Dover Downs offers solid Monday card
While many sports enthusiasts were still recovering from Super Bowl 50 and the endless array of commercials the night before, standardbred fans were treated to a sold card at Dover Downs on Monday. Monday evenings feature at Dover Downs was the $30, ...
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Dubai Carnival beads: Frosted’s the icing on Godolphin cake
Strictly speaking, Frosted was the substantive cake on Godolphin’s four-win night at Meydan Thursday. But you could trot out the old icing-on-the-cake reference, aside from the pun on his name, to underscore just how flashy he was in his prep for ...
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Where I was right and wrong: a review of last week's stakes picks
I'm glad I referred to Power Alert in the header of my Saturday stakes picks blog last week because he (narrowly) proved to be my only winner of six recommended plays.
Even that Gulfstream Park Turf Sprint selection needs a bit of an asterisk a ...
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Whitmore leads local workers for Southwest
Edited Press Release
Whitmore will make his next start in the $500,000 Southwest (G3) at Oaklawn Park February 15, co-owner and trainer Ron Moquett said Monday morning.
Co-owner Harry Rosenblum said later Monday morning that Hall of Fame ...
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Southland Preview - Wednesday, Feb 10
Welcome to another Wednesday twilight program of highly entertaining and exciting greyhound racing at Southland as there are 18 races on tap on the card for your viewing and wagering pleasure. MoneyMaker Mike has selected several races that stand ...
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Will the Donn regain its status as a Dubai World Cup pointer?
The Donn H. (G1) has historically been the key race for U.S. interests in the Dubai World Cup (G1). Of the nine U.S.-based winners, four exited the Donn, twice as many as those who prepped in the San Antonio (G2).
Cigar (1996) won the inaugural Wo ...
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McLaughlin discusses plans for Mohaymen, Lady Shipman & Frosted
Edited Press Release
Shadwell Stable’s undefeated homebred Mohaymen will return to the work tab this week to begin preparations for his next scheduled start in the $400,000 Fountain of Youth (G2) on February 27 at Gulfstream Park.
Trainer Kia ...
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Kobe’s Back rallies from last to take Palos Verdes
Kobe’s Back has gained a reputation for running in last and used that tactic to score his first victory since last April in Sunday’s $200,000 Palos Verdes S. (G2) at Santa Anita Park.
With jockey Gary Stevens aboard, the C R K Stable colorbearer ...
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Nyquist skates through final work for San Vicente
Taking to the Santa Anita track about 45 minutes before the Super Bowl Sunday card kicked off, Nyquist turned in a smooth-as-silk five-furlong drill in company. The undefeated champion 2-year-old colt appears primed for his reappearance in the Februa ...
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Daytona B Returns to Hialeah Park
Multiple stakes winner Daytona B to run in the Sawgrass Stakes at Hialeah Park Daytona B relishes today's distance of 440 yards, which at a quarter mile is called the "classic" distance for Quarter Horse racing. He will go off as the favorite, ...
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Half Of Miami Valley Pick 4 Produces Two $30 Exactas; 37 Percent Hit The Board
The major accomplishments of the past weekend can be narrowed down to the Miami Valley Pick 4 on Feb. 6. Though we did not hand out the quartet of winners, the first two legs as features on their own—and we always encourage the “Pick” exotic players ...
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Older Pacers in Fine Form
At a trio of tracks on Saturday night, a quartet of older pacers proved to be in mid season form. At Yonkers Raceway, Roland N Rock (Daniel Dube) notched his second straight sharp score and his third win in four starts over the New York half-mile ov ...
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Flamboyant-Gaga exacta in San Marcos
David Bienstock and Charles Winner’s Flamboyant scored his second straight graded win at Santa Anita Saturday, following up his January 2 San Gabriel (G2) with another strong finish in the $201,380 San Marcos (G2) .
There were a couple of differe ...
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Hoppertunity out-bobs Imperative in San Antonio
After being out-bobbed in last year’s Gold Cup at Santa Anita (G1), Hoppertunity got his nose down at the most opportune time in Saturday’s $500,690 San Antonio (G2) , edging Imperative by the slimmest of margins.
With Flavien Prat up for the fir ...
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Marquee Miss nips Nickname in Martha Washington
Rags Racing Stable’s Marquee Miss got up to deny 1-2 favorite Nickname by a half-length in Saturday’s $100,000 Martha Washington S. at Oaklawn Park.
Nickname captured the Frizette S. (G1) last year and closed out 2015 with a fourth-place finish ...
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Songbird remains unbeatable in Las Virgenes romp
Fox Hill Farms’ Songbird lived up to all expectations in Saturday’s $300,345 Las Virgenes S. (G2) at Santa Anita Park, loping home the easiest of winners after leading throughout the one-mile contest.
The Medaglia d’Oro filly took command as soo ...
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Lukes Alley bowls over Pizza in Gulfstream Park Turf
As even-money favorite The Pizza Man labored home in fifth, former Canadian champion Lukes Alley struck late to register his first Grade 1 score in Saturday’s $350,000 Gulfstream Park Turf (G1) . The Melnyk Racing Stables homebred thrust his neck in ...
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Donn winner Mshawish deserving of long look in Dubai World Cup
With a solid victory in Saturday's $500,000 Donn H. (G1) at Gulfstream Park, Mshawish is now a Grade 1 winner on both turf and dirt. While that surely pleases owner Al Shaqab Racing with respect to Mshawish's future stallion potential, in the near ...
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Mor Spirit too good for Lewis rivals, moves to second on Kentucky Derby leaderboard
Jockey Gary Stevens had the competition measured turning for home and when he asked Mor Spirit for his best, the imposing 3-year-old rolled to a comfortable 1 1/2-length decision in Saturday’s $150,345 Robert B. Lewis (G3) at Santa Anita.
A dark ...
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Tom's Ready, Mo Tom work five furlongs for TwinSpires.com Risen Star
Edited Press Release
Tom's Ready , second last out to fellow G M B Racing-owned Mo Tom in the $200,000 TwinSpires.com Lecomte on January 16, fired a warning shot in the form of a five-furlong bullet in 1:00 flat on Saturday morning at Fair ...
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Synchrony, Bird of Trey put in final major Southwest moves
Edited Press Release
Synchrony completed major preparations for the $500,000 Southwest S. (G3) on February 15 at Oaklawn Park by working five furlongs in company Saturday morning for trainer Donnie K. Von Hemel.
The Tapit colt, who breezed ...
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Tammy the Torpedo sinks rivals in Suwannee River
Saturday’s $150,000 Suwannee River (G3) was devoid of an obvious pacesetter, so 9-5 favorite Tammy the Torpedo took the early initiative and never looked back.
Joel Rosario hustled her from her rail post in their first pass of the wire, and that ...
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Lady Shipman a go for Dubai after facile comeback win
Leading turf sprinter Lady Shipman returned to her winning ways Saturday at Gulfstream Park, comfortably scoring in the $75,000 Ladies Turf Sprint over five furlongs.
Headed early by Jewel of a Cat through a soft opening quarter of :23.22, Lady ...
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Picks for Gulfstream & Santa Anita stakes races
Saturday is a big day of stakes action at Gulfstream Park and Santa Anita, a fun prelude to Sunday’s Super Bowl festivities. I’ll give my thoughts on some stakes races at both tracks.
Gulfstream Park
Race 5, Fred Hooper (G3) : AMI’S FLATTE ...
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Highlight Trio of Saturday cards
While most sports enthusiasts consider this Saturday night simply as Super Bowl eve, serious standardbred fans will find ample plays at a trio of tracks. One of the Saturday evening co-features at Yonkers Raceway is the $32,000 Open Handicap for old ...
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Southland Preview - Saturday, February 6
Welcome to another Saturday evening program of highly entertaining and exciting greyhound racing at Southland as there are 18 races on tap on the card for your viewing and wagering pleasure. MoneyMaker Mike has selected several races that stand o ...
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Giving Songbird a 90% chance to win the Las Virgenes as Prep for Kentucky Oaks
There are no sure things in horse racing, but Songbird is as likely a winner as I’ve seen in a long time.
Her morning line odds of 1-to-5 to win the Las Virgenes Stakes on Saturday, February 6, at Santa Anita Park, mean she would have to win this ...
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The Dispatch Box: Charming Kitten to join Weld for tilts at Royal Ascot, Melbourne Cup
In my recap of the January 23 H. Allen Jerkens at Gulfstream Park , I floated the idea of whether Ken Ramsey would send Charming Kitten off on international travels.
Yes indeed, the Kitten’s Joy homebred is scheduled to ship to Irish maestro Derm ...
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'Power' among several that can rebound in Saturday stakes
Saturday is a blockbuster day of racing at both Gulfstream Park and Santa Anita, and because of it I figure to be more active betting than at any time so far this year. As usual, there are a number of heavy stakes favorites I have no plans on opposin ...
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