Greengrassofyoming triumphs in Stars and Stripes (G3) blanket finish

Sat Jul 09 2016Jen Caldwell

Michael M. Hui’s Greengrassofyoming just got his nose down at the right moment to take Saturday’s $100,000 Stars and Stripes Stakes (G3) at Arlington on Million Preview Day. It was a four-horse blanket finish on the wire but Chip Leader had a se ...
Southland preview - Sunday, July 10

Sat Jul 09 2016MoneyMaker Mike

Sunday's racing action at Southland should be full of exciting & entertaining paw to paw action and I'm going to be watching 3 greyhounds in particular to see how they do. There are 18 races on the Sunday twilight program and I'll take a look at ...
Deauville brings class to bear under superb Spencer ride in Belmont Derby

Sat Jul 09 2016Kellie Reilly

The Aidan O’Brien-trained Deauville has been highly tried versus the best of his generation in Europe, and would have kept to that path but for rain that rendered last Saturday’s Eclipse (G1) a no-go. Rerouted to the lucrative $1.25 million Belmont ...
Effinex edges Samraat to repeat in Suburban

Sat Jul 09 2016James Scully

After narrowly defeating Tonalist 12 months ago, Effinex was put to the test by Samraat before prevailing by a neck in Saturday’s $500,000 Suburban H. (G2) at Belmont Park. The 5-year-old rebounded from a well-beaten sixth as the 3-5 favorite in ...
Faufiler quickens best in Modesty

Sat Jul 09 2016Kellie Reilly

The Niarchos Family’s homebred Faufiler can find herself too far behind off a fast pace at around a mile, but the stretch-out to 1 3/16 miles in Saturday’s $125,000 Modesty (G3) implied that she might secure better early position. That’s exactly ho ...
Fish Trappe Road registers initial stakes win in Dwyer

Sat Jul 09 2016James Scully

Runner-up in the Woody Stephens (G2) on the Belmont Stakes undercard, Fish Trappe Road came back to record his first stakes win in Saturday’s $500,000 Dwyer (G3) , rallying from just off the pace to post a 1 1/4-length decision. Trained by Bret Ca ...

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Coppa remains unbeaten with Victory Ride win

Sat Jul 09 2016Jen Caldwell

Anthony Fanticola and Joseph Scardino’s Coppa passed her stakes debut with flying colors on Saturday at Belmont Park, taking the $150,000 Victory Ride Stakes (G3) by a neck with regular rider Joe Talamo in the saddle. Coppa led every step of the ...
Playing the Late Pick 4 at Arlington

Sat Jul 09 2016James Scully

Saturday is Million Preview Day at Arlington and TwinSpires is offering a 10% bonus to players on all Pick 4s. The late sequence (Races 6-9) includes three stakes and I’ll take a swing it. Here are my thoughts on the races and a $48 Pick 4 ticket ...
How to bet the Pick 4 on Million Preview day at Arlington Park

Sat Jul 09 2016Ed DeRosa

The first piece of advice related to how to bet the Pick 4s on Million Preview day--Saturday, July 9, at Arlington International Racecourse--is to do it on TwinSpires.com where all winning tickets will receive a 10% bonus (up to $500, click the image ...
Price horses of interest at Arlington & Belmont

Sat Jul 09 2016Kellie Reilly

Although the turf stakes on Arlington’s Million Preview Day and Belmont Park’s Stars and Stripes Festival figure to be pretty formful (read: chalky), there are a few horses worth a look at a price. Arlington In the Modesty (G3) (4TH race), ...
How to bet Stars & Stripes Day at Belmont Park and the Promotion at TwinSpires.com

Sat Jul 09 2016Ed DeRosa

Thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown ended a month ago, but great racing, great wagering, and a great promotion on the Stars & Stripes Day card on Saturday, July 9, at Belmont Park is a triumverate worth celebrating as well with the New York Racing ...
Limato’s in a league of his own in July Cup

Sat Jul 09 2016Kellie Reilly

Denied the chance to strut his stuff at a rain-sodden Royal Ascot, Limato proved worth the wait when bolting up in Saturday’s July Cup (G1) at Newmarket . As a measure of the competitiveness of this sprint field on paper, the Henry Candy trainee w ...
Value Plays in Stars & Stripes Festival

Sat Jul 09 2016James Scully

Five days after the Fourth of July, Belmont Park will feature the Stars & Stripes Festival with six graded stakes. A pair of premiere events for 3-year-old turf sophomores, the $1.25 million Belmont Derby and $1 million Belmont Oaks, highlight th ...