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American Pharoah wires Breeders’ Cup Classic in record-setting time to become first Grand Slam champion
The outcome was long anticipated and the race itself epic as Triple Crown hero American Pharoah rolled home the easiest of winners in Saturday’s $4.55 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) at Keeneland to complete the newly anointed Grand Slam of Raci ...
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Pharwell to a champion and legend
by LAURA PUGH
If there was ever any doubt that American Pharoah would do anything less than dominate the Breeder Cup Classic, they were all erased the moment Victor Espinoza gave the magnificent champion his cue to run. He may have lost the Trav ...
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American Pharoah tops a day of champions
My first opportunity to see a Triple Crown winner race, and my first time witnessing a renewal of the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) from an unobstructed view, was an absolute privilege.
Until the spirits of Charles Hatton, Joe Palmer, David Alexander ...
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Found downs Golden Horn to make Breeders' Cup Turf history
As 4-5 favorite Golden Horn fought down the Keeneland stretch with the Aidan O'Brien-trained Found in the $2,760,000 Breeders' Cup Turf (G1) , each was straining every nerve and sinew toward history. Golden Horn was trying to become the first Prix ...
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Nyquist overcomes wide trip, cements championship in Juvenile victory
Reddam Racing’s Nyquist was caught wide on both turns but his outside post proved no detriment in the $1,840,000 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) , rallying boldly to the lead in upper stretch and proving best by a half-length. Unbeaten in five starts, t ...
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Nyquist roars to Breeders’ Cup Juvenile win
by Laura Pugh
California dominated the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, as Nyquist and Swipe brought their rivalry to Keeneland, finishing 1-2, and as always, Nyquist used his incredible nose for the wire to just outlast the hard-closing Swipe. The son of ...
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Tepin thrashes the boys in Breeders' Cup Mile
Robert E. Masterson's Tepin, who decimated her own division in the October 3 First Lady (G1) at Keeneland, was every bit as dominant over an international cast of males in Saturday's $1,840,000 Breeders' Cup Mile (G1) at the same course and distanc ...
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Runhappy crowned a champ in TwinSpires BC Sprint
The season-long fairy tale involving 32-year-old trainer Maria Borell and her three-year-old colt Runhappy ended quite happily on Saturday when the son of Super Saver broke the six-furlong Keeneland track record in the $1,375,000 TwinSpires Breede ...
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Runhappy lifts connections to new heights with courageous TwinSpires Breeders' Cup Sprint victory
by Laura Pugh
Runhappy had been training like the devil, and today in the TwinSpires Breeders’ Cup Sprint he ran like a devil.
Stalking the pace, Ruhappy sat off of Holy Boss and Private Zone. The first quarter was :22.05 and the half-mile was ...
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Stephanie's Kitten goes out with a bang in Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf
One day before selling at Fasig-Tipton's November Sale, Ken and Sarah Ramsey's homebred Stephanie's Kitten put an exclamation point on her career in Saturday's $1,840,000 Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1) . Scoffing at my pre-race concerns a ...
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Songbird evokes memories of Rachel Alexandra
by Laura Pugh
The 2015 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies was all about Rachel…in more ways than one.
No, Rachel’s little girl, Rachel’s Valentina, did not win, that honor was reserved for Rachel Alexandra’s two-year-old look-a-like, Songbird.
N ...
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Wavell Avenue charges late to take TwinSpires BC Filly & Mare Sprint
Wavell Avenue’s late-closing second to La Verdad in last month’s Gallant Bloom H. (G2) was a precursor of good things to come for the four-year-old Ontario-bred. Getting an extra sixteenth of a mile to work with in Saturday’s $920,000 TwinSpires B ...
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It was a Mongolian Saturday in TwinSpires Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint
A season of disappointing photo-finish losses for Mongolian Saturday was made right in the TwinSpires Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1 ) at Keeneland on Saturday as the five-year-old gelding just held off three-year-old filly Lady Shipman to take the ...
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Songbird flies to victory in Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies
According to jockey Mike Smith, as soon as Songbird broke from the gate and he stayed on, there was no doubt in who would win Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) at Keeneland.
The dark bay filly immediately took command of the race fr ...
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Hard Not to Like, Talmada scratched from Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf
Press release :
Speedway Stable’s 6-year-old mare Hard Not To Like and Sheikk Ahmed al Maktoum’s 4-year-old filly Talmada have been scratched from the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1). Hard Not to Like was scratched b ...
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How to Make Money with Scully on Breeders' Cup Saturday
Nine Breeders’ Cup races are on tap Saturday and I’ll pick my spots earlier on the card, with the Turf and Classic featuring prohibitive favorites in Golden Horn and American Pharoah who will be difficult to beat.
Here are some wagering thoughts: ...
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How DeRosa Will Win Money Betting the Breeders' Cup at TwinSpires.com
There are two kinds of bad days betting horses: there are bad days when you suck and there are bad days when you're just plain wrong.
2015 Breeders' Cup Friday falls into the latter category. I was right about Liam's Map (whoopee!) and not much el ...
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Superstar Saturday Palm Beach Preview 10-31-2015
Top Pick Race 14- #1 Ethel Is Here Enjoy the racing at Palm Beach and the Breeders Cup everybody! ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Round 4
Welcome to Round 4 of the 2015 SOUTHLAND FESTIVAL OF STAKES as both the Saturday matinee and Saturday evening programs are full of stakes races featuring some of the most talented greyhounds running anywhere in the country. These greyhounds are vyi ...
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Breeders' Cup Saturday Best Longshot
James Scully
The TwinSpires Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) is loaded with early speed, with need-the-lead types Runhappy, Private Zone and Favorite Tale all capable of sub 22-second opening quarter-miles, and I’m predicting a pace meltdown that benefi ...
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Breeders' Cup Saturday Best Bet
James Scully
I’ll stay away from expected short-priced favorites and tab STONETASTIC (#8, 5-1) in the TwinSpires Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1) as my best bet. Off at 3-1 in last year’s Filly & Mare Sprint, the gray miss set the ...
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Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Preview
The Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) only drew 10 to go 1 1/16 miles over Keeneland’s main track to kick off the BC action on Saturday, and the race appears to be Songbird’s to lose. That dark bay lass has dominated her rivals on the West Coast an ...
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Breeders' Cup Turf Preview
If the Filly & Mare Turf (G1) has a standout in Legatissimo, the 2015 Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) has a titanic, larger-than-life colossus. Although there could be a slight concern about whether the ground is riding a bit soft, it’s too thin – and ...
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Breeders' Cup Juvenile Preview
The Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) features a full field of 14 with no standouts. And there isn’t an abundance of early speed as well.
1ST: EXAGGERATOR (6-1) got sick after winning the Saratoga Special (G2) and was arguably a race short when retur ...
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Breeders' Cup Classic Preview
The $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) lost a major player when Beholder scratched on Thursday and her absence adversely affects late runners like Honor Code, Tonalist and Keen Ice given that she figured to make a run at American Pharoah by the fa ...
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Breeders' Cup Mile Preview
The 2015 Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1) features an army of well qualified Europeans tackling an American division that currently lacks a star. Thus the handicapping puzzle revolves around putting the internationals in the right order. I could well be und ...
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Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf Preview
The 2015 Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1) has a standout on paper, and without finding any compelling reason to oppose her, we’ll try not to get too cute and overthink our top selection. Moreover, considering the lack of a corresponding stan ...
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TwinSpires Breeders' Cup Sprint Preview
A full field of 14 is expected to start in the TwinSpires Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1), but the two best horses in the race are undoubtedly Private Zone and Runhappy. Both are talented and worthy enough to come out on top, but the outcome might have b ...
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TwinSpires Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint Preview
Admittedly having no strong feel for the TwinSpires Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1) despite painstaking review, it remains incumbent on me to provide some selections for this seven-furlong dash.
1: CAVORTING (3-1) has several legiti ...
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TwinSpires Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint Preview
Undoubtedly one of the best betting races of the entire weekend, the TwinSpires Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (G1) is also a difficult handicapping exercise. In its short history the race has generally favored course-and-distance specialists. However, ...
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Lane's End should allow Liam's Map to return in 2016
by Laura Pugh
Who thinks that Lanes End should reconsider the pending retirement of Liam’s Map?
The son of Unbridled’s Song just started to find his best stride this year, and then ran his best race to date, in Friday’s Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile. ...
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Stopchargingmaria keeps charging to win the Breeders' Cup Distaff
by Laura Pugh
KEEPCHARGINGMARIA!!!
Oh, wait that isn’t that name of the 2015 Breeders’ Cup Distaff winner, that’s Stopchargingmaria. Despite her name, Stopchargingmaria never stopped finding more when dueling Stellar Wind through the stretch of ...
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Stopchargingmaria rings up Breeders’ Cup Distaff win
Stopchargingmaria was fourth last out in the Personal Ensign S. (G1) at Saratoga – behind the re-opposing Sheer Drama, Got Lucky and Untapable – but on Friday got the best of all her rivals in the 2015 Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) at Keeneland.
Th ...
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Catch a Glimpse can't be caught in Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf
After Europe drew first blood with Hit It a Bomb in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (G1), North America struck back with Catch a Glimpse in the $920,000 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1) . Under a crafty ride by Florent Geroux, the 6-1 chance ...
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Breeders Cup Saturday highlights weekend
Roughly six months after American racing fans reached a state of euphoria when American Pharoah ended a 37-year drought by capturing thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown for three-year-olds, thoroughbred fans could once again reach a genuine state of h ...
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Liam's Map far ahead of BC Dirt Mile class
Liam's Map will likely be the shortest-priced winner of Breeders' Cup weekend after taking Friday's $920,000 Dirt Mile (G1) at odds of 1-2. His performance might also prove to be the most impressive.
Unexpectedly breaking slow from post 3, the g ...
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Liam's Map runs off the map in Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile
by Laura Pugh
Those who believe Liam’s Map was sitting on a big race coming into the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile had their hunch proven right, though I don’t believe even they could have foreseen the effort the son of Unbridled’s Song would unleash. L ...
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Hit It a Bomb nails Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf for Aidan O’Brien
Hit It a Bomb got the international contingent off to a good start on Breeders’ Cup Friday at Keeneland, taking the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1) in a blanket finish with Airoforce and Birchwood.
The bay colt ran in last down the backstretch ...
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TwinSpires Saturday Supper Tournament
Whether you have a good or bad day at Keeneland on Breeders Cup Saturday, Oct. 31, the wisest decision you make might be to try and get some trick or treating done in one or both of the TwinSpires after Breeders Cup Saturday Supper Tournaments. Ho ...
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Scully's thoughts on Friday's Breeders' Cup races
Here are my thoughts on Friday’s four Breeders’ Cup races:
Race 6 : Don’t have the strongest opinion in Juvenile Turf. Birchwood (#6) received an ideal post position & possesses the tactical speed to sit a good trip behind the early leade ...
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BC Internationals: Filly & Mare Turf contender Talmada
Photo courtesy of Keeneland/Coady Photography .
Although it’s disappointing that soft-ground lover Bawina is out of the Filly & Mare Turf (G1), Talmada is a worthy addition from the also-eligible list.
By Cape Cross – sire of two-time Filly ...
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Bawina, Tale of S'avall withdrawn from Breeders' Cup races
Edited Press Release
Bawina, trained by Carlos Laffon Parias, has been scratched from Saturday's $2 million Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1).
The four-year-old daughter of Dubawi got tied up behind after exercise on Wednesday morning a ...
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Major Championships This Weekend at Los Alamitos
Heza Dasha Fire runs in Saturday's Los Alamitos Super Derby (G1)
Some of the best 2-year-olds in the West will square off Sunday night in the $1,049,350 Golden State Million Futurity (G1) at Los Alamitos.
Trials were contested on October 18 ...
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Breeders' Cup Distaff Preview
With Untapable out of the Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) due to a low-grade fever – and Beholder skipping the race altogether in favor of the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) one day later before, herself, scratching on Thursday – this year’s Ladies’ Classic i ...
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Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile Preview
Have gone back and forth with what to do with Liam’s Map – the same horse from the Whitney (G1) and Woodward (G1) threatens to run the competition off their feet but the natural spot for the 1 1/8-mile star appeared to be the Classic (G1), where the ...
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Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Preview
Friday’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1) drew 14 plus one also-eligible, and the one-mile grass contest looks ripe for a price winner. Three of the entrants are coming from overseas, but I like a Woodbine shipper who has already acclimated to the Ke ...
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Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf Preview
Just like the Juvenile Turf (G1), Friday’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1) drew a full field of 14 plus one listed on the also-eligible list. The one-mile grass affair looks to be pretty competitive and includes four overseas runners.
1 ...
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What Beholder's scratch means for odds, handle, and the Breeders' Cup Classic's legacy
Beholder’s scratch has an obvious effect on how the Breeders’ Cup Classic will be run, but her absence will have reverberations long after some other horse is crowned in America’s richest race.
James Scully and I discussed what the scratch means ...
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My morning at Keeneland, starring American Pharoah and Golden Horn
It's not a bad morning's work when you can spy an American Triple Crown winner and an Epsom Derby (G1)/Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (G1) hero, and that about sums up Thursday's memorable training hours at Keeneland on the eve of the 2015 Breeders' Cup. ...
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Breeders' Cup Friday Best Longshot
Vance Hanson
He might not be classy enough to best the European invaders in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1), but HIGHLAND SKY (#5, 30-1) did not get a proper run in the Pilgrim (G3) at Belmont Park last out. Advancing around the far turn a ...
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Breeders' Cup Friday Best Bet
Vance Hanson
The three-year-old filly contingent enters this year’s Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) seemingly underrated. None are of Untapable-like quality (2014 version) for sure, but then the older fillies and mares they’re facing aren’t Beholder-l ...
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Profiles on Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Field
1 – Land Over Sea (8-1)
Land Over Sea ran into a juggernaut named Songbird in her last two races, the Del Mar Debutante (G1) and Chandelier S. (G1), but easily proved best of the rest in that latter contest when 9 3/4 lengths up on Right There in ...
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Breeders Cup Supper Tournament
What's the best thing to do after Breeders Cup Friday? How about getting into a $2500 guaranteed tournament on races at Charles Town and Delta Downs? As most horseplayers know, the Breeders Cup can be a boon to the bankroll. Where else can you ...
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Beholder out of Breeders' Cup Classic
Beholder has been scratched from the Breeders' Cup Classic.
Richard Mandella revealed the dual champion bled after exercising Thursday morning. The Hall of Fame trainer said the 5-year-old mare will be okay, but she won't be able to compete o ...
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Hoosier Showdowns: Wiggle It Jiggleit Vs. Freaky Feet Pete; Pinkman’s Revenge; Trottin’ Kids At Vernon
Post Breeders Crown finals time may offer breathing room for those that made it into the soggy spotlight last week at Woodbine but some from and some that passed the championships for one reason or another crossed the border to get to Indiana for Hoo ...
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Pedigree fun facts for 2015 Breeders' Cup
Building upon last night’s blog on sires to watch in the 2015 Breeders’ Cup , now it’s time to broaden the focus and put the spotlight on some other pedigree fun facts.
Let’s get the obvious one out of the way first: Juvenile Fillies contender ...
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Lane’s End purchases interest in Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile runner Liam’s Map
Edited Press Release
Stud farm Lane’s End has acquired an interest in Teresa Viola Racing Stables’ Liam’s Map (Unbridled’s Song).
Liam’s Map is the likely favorite for the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) on Friday at Keeneland at taking the Wood ...
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Never Ends returns to Horses to Watch list in SA Notebook
SANTA ANITA NOTEBOOK
by John Mucciolo
There was a pair of graded races this past weekend at Santa Anita.
Twilight Derby (G2): Sareen Family Trust’s OM (Munnings) took the lead soon after the break and was never headed i ...
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Girls Could Rule at Breeders' Cup on Saturday
Beholder is expected to be the second choice in the Breeders' Cup Classic. For many horseplayers she's the only equine that can beat Triple Crown winner American Pharoah. But, Beholder isn't the only female horse that could do something sp ...
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Favorites continue nice run at Belmont Park
BELMONT NOTEBOOK
by John Mucciolo
There was no graded racing this weekend at Belmont Park.
Track Stats
A total of 47 races were held over the main strip at the Elmont, New York venue, with favorites winning at a 43 percent rate a ...
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Beholder the latest, and perhaps greatest, in a phenomenal era of distaffers
This is a golden age for females on the American Thoroughbred racing scene.
Distaffers accounted for three consecutive Horse of the Year titlists in the last decade, with Rachel Alexandra, Zenyatta and Havre de Grace taking home the top prize in 2 ...
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Profiles on Breeders’ Cup Distaff Field
1 – I’m a Chatterbox (8-1)
I’m a Chatterbox is a very good bet at 8-1 on the morning line. The chestnut miss has suffered just one unplaced run in her 10-race career, and that came last year at Churchill Downs in the Golden Rod S. (G2). Since then ...
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These favorites look like keys in Breeders' Cup exotics
The 1991 Breeders' Cup remains one of the more memorable for me, although not for the right reasons. After making a long, arduous trek through more than two feet of freshly fallen snow to the local simulcasting facility, I then sat all afternoon and ...
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Breeders' Cup sires to watch
Photo of Tapit courtesy of Gainesway's Michael Hernon via Twitter .
While bettors all want to score at the Breeders’ Cup, so do the stakeholders in the bloodstock industry. Sires are in a competition of their own, making for a fascinating angle to ...
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Bank of America Challenge Championships at Lone Star Park
Jake Gold Br will represent California in the Bank of America Challenge on November 7
Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie, Texas will host a national championship, the 2015 Bank of America Challenge Championships on November 6 and 7.
The annual ...
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Churchill Downs kicks off 21-day Fall Meet on Sunday
Edited Press Release
Racing on the Kentucky circuit won’t skip a beat after Keeneland plays host to the two-day Breeders’ Cup World Championships on Friday, Oct. 30 and Saturday, Oct. 31. Churchill Downs Racetrack will open its 126 th Fall ...
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Breeders' Cup Friday Preview
Harmonize and jockey Junior Alvarado win the 25th running of the JPMorgan Chase Jessamine (Grade 3) $150,000 for trainer William Mott. Candice Chavez/ESW/CSM The top U.S. hopeful here is Harmonize, who rallied from far back to win the Grade I ...
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Minnesota Man wins $10,000 Breeders' Cup Classic bet, VIP trip to Keeneland
Press Release
Eugene “Geno” Korska turned 10 $15 win-place bets into an opportunity to wager $10,000 on the Breeders’ Cup Classic by winning the TwinSpires.com Big Bet Battle Royale.
In addition to the $721.50 Korksa won on his bets on designa ...
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Breeders' Cup Betting Strategies: RAIL Against the Machine
One of the great things about the Breeders’ Cup World Championships is that it offers a legitimate chance to just gamble on horse racing.
And one of the great things about gambling on horse racing is you can take a seemingly random thing like bett ...
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Whatever happens in BC Classic, American Pharoah should be Horse of the Year
By LAURA PUGH
American racing fans are a fickle bunch, and the newest instance shows that in spades. For over three decades America hoped and prayed for a horse that wasn’t just good, or even great, but worthy of immortality. For over three decad ...
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Final European contingent arrived Monday night; Golden Horn visits Keeneland training track on Tuesday
Edited Press Release
The Aidan O’Brien-trained Gleneagles , Europe’s sole challenger for this year’s $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic, arrived at the Keeneland quarantine barn on Monday night shortly after 9:45 (ET), along with his six other Bal ...
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Untapable out of Breeders' Cup Distaff
Edited press release :
Winchell Thoroughbreds’ 2014 Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) winner and Eclipse Award-winning champion 3-year-old filly Untapable has been scratched from the Distaff by her connections. Trained by Steve Asmussen, the daughter of ...
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Kb's Like A Fox Breaks Record
No matter what happens the rest of this season, it will be an historic ride watching this greyhound work. A Walk of Fame Star at Palm Beach should certainly await him after all is said and done. What does the Fox say? Replay of Fox's record ru ...
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Breeders' Cup Saturday: Post positions & morning line odds
Here are the final fields for Saturday's nine Breeders' Cup races:
CLASSIC (with revised ML odds after Beholder's scratch)
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Breeders' Cup Friday: Post positions & morning line odds
Here are the final fields for Friday's four Breeders' Cup events:
DISTAFF
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TRAINER
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Our favorite Breeders' Cup moment
What is your favorite Breeders' Cup moment of the past 31 years? That question was posed to the editors at Brisnet.com and here are events they found most memorable.
Kellie Reilly: As an ardent fan of Personal Ensign from the very beginning, ...
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Tough post for Nyquist, Liam’s Map starts in a favorable position
Post positions were drawn early Monday afternoon for 11 of the 13 Breeders’ Cup races, with the University of Kentucky’s John Calipari serving as the emcee for the Classic and Distaff draws later in the day, and there were a few notable takeaways. ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Round 3 Monday twilight
Welcome to another Monday twilight card of exciting greyhound racing at Southland as there are 19 entertaining races on tap for our viewing and wagering pleasure. The highlight of this card, and of several rounds to come, is the continuation of th ...
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TwinSpires.com title sponsor of all three Breeders' Cup sprint races
Edited Press Release
The Breeders' Cup and TwinSpires.com have announced an expanded business relationship for the 2015 Breeders' Cup World Championships . TwinSpires.com, the leading online and mobile betting platform, and the official wager ...
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These horses are in line for Eclipse Awards with Breeders' Cup success
While Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) candidates American Pharoah and Beholder long ago clinched their respective Eclipse Award division titles, most of the others remain up for grabs heading into next week’s two-day Breeders’ Cup meet at Keeneland .
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BC Internationals: Classic contender Gleneagles
Photo courtesy of Ascot Racecourse via Twitter .
Aidan O’Brien has famously compared Gleneagles to Giant’s Causeway, who nearly provided the master of Ballydoyle with an elusive victory in the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) in 2000. We’ll discover whe ...
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BC Internationals: Turf contender Golden Horn
Photo courtesy of Champions Series via Twitter .
At the start of the season, few could have imagined what Golden Horn would go on to accomplish -- a glittering resume, featuring several of Europe's most coveted prizes, and deserved favoritism for ...
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Masochistic heads light BC work tab at Santa Anita; Baffert discusses American Pharoah
Edited Press Release
Grade 1 winner Masochistic headed a relatively light Breeders’ Cup work tab at Santa Anita Park on Sunday.
The Sought After gelding readied for the TwinSpires Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) with a bullet five-eighths move in : ...
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Classic features exciting match-up, Distaff more contentious
American Pharoah and Beholder left a lasting impression during the 2015 season, with the former becoming the first Triple Crown winner in 37 years and the latter crushing male rivals in a Pacific Classic tour-de-force, and the heavy hitters will meet ...
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BC Internationals: Turf contender Found
Photo courtesy of Frank Sorge/Horsephotos.com .
Found aims to become the first sophomore filly, and just third female overall, to defeat males in the Turf (G1).
The Aidan O'Brien trainee ranked as the highweight juvenile filly in both France an ...
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Honor Code posts final BC Classic breeze at Belmont; La Verdad headed to Filly & Mare Sprint
Edited Press Release
Multiple Grade 1 winner Honor Code turned in his final breeze for the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) early Sunday morning at Belmont Park, going four furlongs in :48 under the cover of darkness on the main track.
"He did very ...
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BC Internationals: Mile contender Time Test
Photo courtesy of Channel 4 Racing via Twitter .
Breeders' Cup Mile (G1) hopeful Time Test could be the next star on the horizon for Juddmonte Farms.
Trained by Roger Charlton, the three-year-old son of Dubawi and French Group 1 heroine Passage ...
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BC Internationals: Mile contender Mondialiste
Photo courtesy of WEG/Michael Burns Photography .
Mondialiste was bred and originally raced by Wertheimer et Frere, so an interesting subplot to the 2015 Breeders' Cup Mile (G1) is that he's likely to face another Wertheimer homebred in Impassa ...
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BC Internationals: Mile contender Make Believe
Photo courtesy of Champions Series via Twitter .
Andre Fabre could have relied only on the classy mare Esoterique for the Mile (G1), so it may be significant that he's giving top-notch three-year-old colt Make Believe a shot at the glory as well ...
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BC Internationals: Defending Mile champion Karakontie
Photo courtesy of Breeders' Cup Ltd .
The Niarchos Family's homebred Karakontie stunned the 2014 Breeders' Cup Mile (G1) at odds of 30-1, but his price was more reflective of his recent bad luck than his overall merit -- or his pedigree, as a dire ...
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Ward sextet, Grand Arch & Nemoralia take to Keeneland’s turf ahead of BC
Edited Press Release
Trainer Wesley Ward was pleased with the moves of his six horses pre-entered in the Breeders’ Cup World Championships that worked or galloped over Keeneland’s good turf course on Sunday.
“Everything went great,” Ward said. ...
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BC Internationals: Mile contender Impassable
Photo courtesy of France Galop via Twitter .
Like fellow Wertheimer et Frere homebred and stablemate Bawina , Impassable has been cross-entered to two 2015 Breeders' Cup events. And just as Bawina was given a first preference in her more logica ...
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BC Internationals: Mile contender Esoterique
Photo courtesy of Newmarket Racecourse via Twitter .
We continue our series of international blogs on the 2015 Breeders' Cup contenders with Esoterique, one of Andre Fabre's dynamic duo in the Mile (G1).
During her sophomore campaign in 2013, ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Round 3 Sunday
Welcome to another Sunday afternoon card of exciting greyhound racing at Southland as there are 18 entertaining races on tap for our viewing and wagering pleasure. The highlight of this card, and of several rounds to come, is the running of the th ...
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Odds show BC Dirt Mile is Liam's to Lose
Most horseplayers will come to the conclusion that the Dirt Mile is Liam's Map's to lose. The second place finisher in the Whitney Stakes and the smashing winner of the Woodward should be the favorite. The Todd Pletcher trainee looked unbea ...
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Hi-5 Strike Of $38Gs Lifts Breeders Crown Bettors’ Evening From Chalky Results
We begin our review with the end of the Breeders Crown program at Woodbine on Oct. 24 where the final race of the night was theonly non-Breeders Crown event. In Race 13, a conditioned pace, there was a mandatory pay off for the Super Hi-5 with an acc ...
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