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Why Private Zone's time is now for TwinSpires.com BC Sprint
This is the first in a series profiling the top contenders for the $1.5 million TwinSpires.com Breeders' Cup Sprint.
Nothing is assured in the racing game, but his lineage always suggested Private Zone had a strong chance of succeeding somewher ...
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Gomo out of BC Juvenile Fillies with ankle chip
Edited Press Release
Alcibiades S. (G1) winner Gomo will not contest the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) on October 31 at Keeneland. Instead, the bay daughter of Uncle Mo will undergo minor surgery to remove a chip in an ankle and receive ...
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Esoterique fits profile of distaffers who do well in Breeders' Cup Mile
Goldikova photo courtesy of Ed Van Meter/Horsephotos.com
With top French mare Esoterique and the peaking Tepin in line for the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1), it’s an opportune time to recall just how well distaffers have performed in this turf test.
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Age no detriment for Breeders’ Cup veterans Beholder, Stephanie’s Kitten
Nicknamed “The Old Perfessor,” Hall of Fame baseball manager Casey Stengel once said, “The trick is growing up without growing old.”
A pair of former juvenile stars, Beholder and Stephanie’s Kitten, epitomize the saying when it comes to Thoroughbr ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Festival Of Stakes
Welcome to another Friday evening 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 start of the 2015 ...
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Fantastic Friday at Palm Beach
*Amf Wild Burst*
Race 15 Grade A 545 Yards
The race that the world will tune in for.
The country of Ireland is abuzz with anticipation for their newest favorite greyhound “The Luck of the Irish” #3 Barts Dublin getting the call ...
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Holiday Star defends Sycamore title at Keeneland
Holiday Star captured last year’s Sycamore S. (G3) at Keeneland by a half-length, and successfully defended his title in the 1 1/2-mile turf contest on Thursday when scoring by that same margin under Edgar Prado.
The duo settled into the perfect ...
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A Breeders' Cup Classic target would benefit American Pharoah & Beholder
With the front-running Liam’s Map bypassing the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic in favor of the $1 million Dirt Mile, there is a common misconception that it benefits the chances of American Pharoah and Beholder because they possess speed.
Don’t ...
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Nevills Derby Pedigree Analysis Wins Rippey Award for Handicapping Media
Joe Nevills, the Daily Racing Form ’s sales editor & breeding correspondent, applied his beat to Kentucky Derby handicapping and won the second annual Ron Rippey Award for Handicapping Media for his “Who is Bred for the Distance” published Apr ...
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Yahilwa records ‘awesome’ five-furlong bullet at Keeneland for BC Distaff
Edited Press Release
Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) hopeful Yahilwa clocked a bullet five furlongs in :58.40 under exercise rider Aime Williams after the Thursday morning renovation break at Keeneland.
Working on her own, the Medaglia d’Oro fiv ...
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Beholder works five furlongs, ships to Keeneland on Monday
Unbeaten in five starts this year and a top contender for the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) , dual Eclipse Award winner Beholder worked five furlongs in 1:02 over the fast track at Santa Anita Thursday morning. The 5-year-old mare is schedul ...
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Can Golden Horn end the shut-out of Arc winners in the Breeders' Cup?
On paper, Golden Horn is strictly the one to beat in the Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1). The John Gosden trainee flaunts the highest standard of form, having accounted for the Epsom Derby (G1), Eclipse (G1), Irish Champion (G1), and Prix de l’Arc de Triomph ...
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Breeders Crown Elimination-mania At Woodbine Best For Bets
The sport’s gathering of its top divisions begins this weekend, Oct. 16 and Oct. 17, with eliminations for the Breeders Crown, this year at Woodbine Racetrack in Canada. The $5.8 million Breeders Crown finals will be contested on Saturday, Oct. 24.
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Thursday, October 15
Welcome to another Thursday twilight card of exciting greyhound racing at Southland as there are 18 entertaining races on tap for our viewing and wagering pleasure. Triple upset Thursday is what we will call this program's MoneyMaker Mike's picks ...
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Quarter Horse Jockey Ivan Carnero
Ivan Carnero aboard All American Futurity winner Jess Good Candy There is a new young rider on the Quarter Horse circuit who is quickly rising up the ranks based on a phenomenal year so far. The man in the spotlight is Ivan Carnero, 23, winner ...
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Kentucky Derby-winning champion War Emblem back home in the Bluegrass State
Edited Press Release
Old Friends, the Thoroughbred Retirement Center in Georgetown, Kentucky, announced Wednesday that champion and dual-classic winner War Emblem is back in the Bluegrass State.
Winner of the 2002 Kentucky Derby (G1) and 2002 ...
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Super Majesty bypassing Raven Run for BC F&M Sprint, clocks 5f
Edited Press Release
With trainer Jerry Hollendorfer on hand from his California base, once-beaten Super Majesty worked five furlongs in :59 under exercise rider Ian Craven on Wednesday at Keeneland.
Fractions for the move, accomplished ...
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Demonstrative to defend Grand National title at Far Hills
American steeplechasing's richest event, the $300,000 Grand National (G1) over 2 5/8 miles, will be contested Saturday at Far Hills, New Jersey, but without divisional leader Bob Le Beau among the field of nine. The New York Turf Writers Cup (G1) a ...
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Cocked and Loaded, Casse trainees ready for BC Juvenile contests with Keeneland works
Edited Press Release
Cocked and Loaded, working in company with three-year-old allowance winner Lewys Vaporizer, blitzed five furlongs in :58 over Keeneland’s fast track after the Wednesday morning renovation break with Jose ...
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Bar of Gold can flatter Cavorting in Raven Run
After finishing a clear second to Cavorting in the Test (G1) and Prioress Stakes (G2) at Saratoga, Bar of Gold will not have to deal with her Breeders’ Cup-bound rival in Saturday’s $250,000 Raven Run (G2) at Keeneland. The John Kimmel-trained da ...
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Ready Dancer returns in Futurity off two-week rest for Pletcher
Everything went wrong for Ready Dancer two weeks ago in the Champagne (G1), perhaps one reason why trainer Todd Pletcher will make the unusual move (for him) of wheeling his juvenile colt back for Saturday's $200,000 Futurity (G2) at Belmont Park ...
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Runhappy posts 5-furlong bullet from gate for TwinSpires.com BC Sprint
TwinSpires.com Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) contender Runhappy broke sharply from the gate to post a :57.80 five-furlong bullet work over Keeneland’s fast main track on Wednesday with exercise rider Marcus O’Donnell aboard.
After the renovation brea ...
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To her breeders, Beholder a beauty that's caught many an eye (Part 2)
The second of two parts. You can read the first part here .
Beholder's attempt to win a third consecutive division title frustratingly ended less than two weeks prior to the 2014 Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1) when she spiked a fever. Possessing an ...
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Breeders Crown Freshman-Elimination Divisions Deep With Talent
At Woodbine this week, our “Countdown” covers the two-year-old eliminations for Breeders Crown finals. There are 60 freshman pacers and trotters of both sexes, allowing for $20,000 eliminations in all divisions on Friday, Oct. 16. Some frosh-mores [s ...
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American Pharoah works sparkling seven furlongs
Edited press release
Triple Crown winner American Pharoah, in his most serious drill since running second in the Travers (G1), worked seven furlongs in 1:23 and galloped out a mile in a rapid 1:35.40 Wednesday morning at Santa Anita as he continu ...
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To her breeders, Beholder a beauty that's caught many an eye (Part 1)
The first of two parts.
The 32nd edition of the Breeders' Cup, to be held in the heart of bluegrass country at Keeneland on October 30-31, will represent a homecoming of sorts for a great number of its equine participants. Among them is dual cham ...
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TURF TALK: Breeders' Cup Countdown is On
October 12, 2015
The handicapping action will be fast and furious over the next 2 1/2 weeks. Contender PPs, pre-entry PPs, and final PPs are all coming out within the next two weeks. Vance Hanson discusses his road map to prepare for one of the b ...
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Both surfaces at Santa Anita play fairly, Hollendorfer sends out a sharp pair of winners in Cadet Roni & Stays in Vegas
SANTA ANITA NOTEBOOK
There was no graded racing this past weekend at Santa Anita.
Track Stats
From a total of 44 races held at the Arcadia, California racetrack during the past week, favorites won at a 32 percent clip and the ...
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Five Takeaways from October 10-11 Weekend
Favorite Flops : The top two recorded the performance of their career, with Her Emmynency gamely withstanding the late bid of Miss Temple City, but the non-threatening third from Sentiero Italia was the biggest storyline from the Queen Elizabeth II C ...
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Monday's Breeders' Cup news: Honor Code works, Artemis Agrotera to return - plus Songbird update
File photo of Honor Code working back on May 31, courtesy of NYRA/Coglianese Photography/Susie Raisher .
Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey was delighted with Honor Code 's five-furlong work at Belmont Park on Monday. The Met Mile (G1) and Whitn ...
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Sycamore field of 11 includes Da Big Hoss
Da Big Hoss has answered every call since his acquisition by owner Skychai Racing and trainer Mike Maker from a $50,000 claiming race at Churchill Downs in June. A four-year-old by Lemon Drop Kid, he'll seek his fourth straight win for connections T ...
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Keeneland's main track passes review
After the fatal breakdowns suffered by Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1) contender Rock Fall and Tacticus in morning works, and by Shore Runner in the off-the-turf Woodford (G3), Keeneland conducted a review of its main track. The Lexington, Kentucky, venue ...
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Breeders’ Cup workers out in force at Keeneland
With the October 30-31 Breeders’ Cup drawing ever closer, a number of horses readying for the championship events worked at Keeneland on Sunday.
I’m a Chatterbox prepared for the Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) on October 30 with a half-mile bullet b ...
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Keeneland is Perfect for the 2015 Breeders' Cup
Keeneland may not be the perfect venue for every Breeders' Cup. Lexington isn't a large town. Outside of the college, some might say that it's sort of a sleepy town. Keeneland Race Course is small. Even with the changes for the 2015 Breeders' Cup, ...
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‘Futurity’ Exacta Worth $202; Striking Wins Predicted For Pinkman, JK Endofanera, Artspeak
Another stakes-strewn week has ended, with action at The Red Mile, Woodbine, Hoosier and Yonkers, all of which we impacted with live horses across the board in features and in our horses-to-watch list (H2W).
Let’s start at The Red Mile and the ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Sunday, October 11
Welcome to another Sunday card of exciting greyhound racing at Southland as there are 18 entertaining races on tap for our viewing and wagering pleasure. Highlights of the program will be two races over the 334 yard course. These are the first two ...
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Dressed in Hermes, Stays in Vegas score on Santa Anita turf
Dressed in Hermes entered Saturday's $101,250 Zuma Beach at Santa Anita a maiden, but walked away a graduate after taking the one-mile grass test for two-year-olds by a half-length.
The gelded son of Hat Trick found himself farther back than joc ...
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Her Emmynency holds off Miss Temple City, upsets Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup
Her Emmynency seized command leaving the far turn and gamely withstood the late challenge of Miss Temple City by a head, registering a 19-1 upset in Saturday’s $500,000 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1) at Keeneland.
Sentiero Italia, the 3-5 ...
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Messi just collars Cage Fighter in Knickerbocker
Cage Fighter attempted to lead all the way home in Saturday’s $200,000 Knickerbocker S. (G3) at Belmont Park under jockey Joshua Navarro but was just nosed out on the wire by Messi and John Velazquez.
Sent off the 34-1 second longest shot in the ...
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Rock Fall suffers fatal breakdown at Keeneland
Rock Fall, who was expected to be among the favorites for the $1.5 million TwinSpires.com Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) on October 31, suffered a fatal breakdown during training hours at Keeneland Saturday morning.
“We are heartbroken to confirm our ...
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Palm Beach Superstar Saturday Preview 10-10-15
Watch out for #1 HotFoot Pink, who could snag a good price on the rail. Can you feel the Sizzle? Picks 8-7-1-2 Top Pick Race 9 - #8 Nb’s FunkyFusion Enjoy the races everybody! ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Saturday matinee, October 10
Welcome to another Saturday matinee of exciting greyhound racing at Southland as there are 18 entertaining races on tap for our viewing and wagering pleasure. Highlights of the matinee will include two races which feature two very impressive greyho ...
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Ageless edges Lady Shipman by a head in Franklin County
Friday's $100,000 Franklin County at Keeneland was expected to determine whether Ageless or Lady Shipman was best suited to take on the boys later this month in the $1 million Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (G1) over the same course and 5 1/2-furlong d ...
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Charles Town hosts West Virginia Breeders Classics
One week after the Mid-Atlantic region was deluged by rains from a n'oreaster and spared the brunt of Hurricane Joaquin, Charles Town racing fans should see clear skies tomorrow night when the track hosts the 29th edition of the West Virginia Breeder ...
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Trotters hightlight weekend cards
Thoroughbred racing fans are accustomed to seeing the best horses compete during the afternoon and standardbred fans are usually heading to the track during the evening to watch the trotters and pacers compete. But Saturday afternoon offers a twist o ...
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Golden Horn gets the right conditions, stars in Arc; Greenspointcrusader, Tonalist record big performances
HANDICAPPING INSIGHTS
By DICK POWELL
The Queen is dead! Long live the Queen!
Yes, TREVE (Motivator) was beaten on Sunday as she tried to make history with a third straight win in the Prix de L’Arc de Triomphe (G1) at Longchamp Racecourse in ...
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American Pharoah, Beholder put in 5f moves at Santa Anita Park
Champions American Pharoah and Beholder were both on track at Santa Anita Park Friday morning to record five-furlong moves in advance of the October 31 Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) at Keeneland.
While American Pharoah posted a routine five furlongs ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Friday, October 9
Welcome to another Friday evening of exciting greyhound racing at Southland as there are 18 entertaining races on tap for our viewing and wagering pleasure. Highlights of the evening will include two Grade AA contests which feature two very impress ...
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Iowa Quarter Horse Champions Night
The Fiscal Cliff Runs Saturday Night at Prairie Meadows Prairie Meadows in Altoona, Iowa will close out its 2015 live Quarter Horse season on Saturday, October 10 when they present Iowa Quarter Horse Champions Night. Over $800,000 in purses w ...
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Champion Work All Week retired with stress fracture
A stress fracture in the knee turned up by a routine scan will see Work All Week head into retirement instead of a title defense in the Twinspires.com Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) on October 31.
Owner Midwest Thoroughbreds announced the news on Thu ...
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Breeders' Cup Classic left to Pharoah and Beholder
Todd Pletcher has decided to run Liam's Map in the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile on Oct. 30 instead of the Breeders' Cup Classic on Oct. 31. For me the Classic has now turned into a 2-horse race
between Triple Crown winner American Pharoah and Pacific ...
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Kentucky Futurity Leads Fall Features; Yonkers’ International Trot Shines; Hoosier, Woodbine Locals Joust
Autumn harness sparkles in Lexington, Kentucky, as the Grand Circuit-Red Mile meet concludes Oct. 10 with the featured Kentucky Futurity and the Filly Futurity. The weekend starts at The Red Mile with International Stallion Stakes (ISS) action for fr ...
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Harmonize hits winning note in Jessamine
Harmonize took the longest route home in Wednesday’s $150,000 Jessamine S. (G3) at Keeneland but still managed to get her neck in front on the wire to earn her second straight stakes victory.
In the process, the Larkin Armstrong colorbeare ...
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Belmont hosts its final round of Breeders' Cup preps; speed especially dangerous on the wet track
BELMONT NOTEBOOK
A six-pack of graded races headlined the fourth weekend at Belmont Park.
Jockey Club Gold Cup S. (G1) : Robert S. Evans’ TONALIST (Tapit) gained the lead in early stretch and spurted clear with authority on his way to a convi ...
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Knickerbocker comes up tough at Belmont Park
Saturday’s $200,000 Knickerbocker S. (G3) at Belmont Park came up pretty competitive, with the likes of Grade 1 victor V. E. Day and defending champion Legendary entered as part of the 11-horse field.
However, the biggest draw in the 1 1/8-mile ...
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Liam’s Map to Dirt Mile drastically changes Classic pace scenario
The Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) lost its expected pacesetter when trainer Todd Pletcher revealed Wednesday that Woodward Stakes (G1) winner Liam’s Map will be pointed to the Dirt Mile (G1) instead of the 1 ¼-mile showcase event.
A neck second in ...
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Sentiero Italia seeks to stay hot in Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup
The 3-year-old filly turf division sustained a major loss when Lady Eli was sidelined by laminitis in July but a rising star named Sentiero Italia has emerged in her absence.
A dead-heat fourth behind Lady Eli when making her stakes debut in the ...
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The Iconic Dash For Cash
Dash For Cash was exceptional as both a racehorse and stallion Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie, Texas, will host the $448,515 Dash For Cash Futurity on Saturday, October 10. Nucky, a 2-year-old son of Dominyun, will be the big favorite in the ...
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Filly Trotters Fight In Four Stakes At The Red Mile
At The Red Mile this week, our “Countdown” covers four divisions of the International Stallion Stakes (ISS) for two-year-old filly trotters on Wednesday, Oct. 7, noting those eligible for the Breeders Crown (e). These are important miles as the elimi ...
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SOUTHLAND recap - Tuesday, October 6
As many of you know last week's MoneyMaker Mike's selections at Southland consisted of 4 dog quiniela boxes over all the distance reaces. I had some requests over the past several weeks to give out some quiniela picks so I chose to select 4 dog ...
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TURF TALK: 2015 Breeders' Cup preps in the books
Vance Hanson & James Scully discuss the week that was in Breeders' Cup prep races, including their effect on the Classic and TwinSpires Sprint races: ...
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Glory finds niche in turf sprint, d'Amato sends out a couple of horses to watch at Santa Anita
SANTA ANITA NOTEBOOK
A trio of graded races took place this past weekend at Santa Anita.
Santa Anita Sprint Championship S. (G1) : Trainer Jerry Hollendorfer et al’s WILD DUDE (Wildcat Heir) took a short lead with a sixteenth-of- ...
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Ageless, Lady Shipman square off in Franklin County
The six-year-old mare Ageless was beaten less than a length in last year's Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (G1) at Santa Anita, and will look to get back into that race on October 31 following a course-and-distance prep in Friday's $100,000 Franklin Co ...
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Five Takeaways from October 2-4 Weekend
Impressive but slow starts a concern : Last of 11 horses three jumps out of the starting gate, Runhappy recorded a remarkable victory in the Phoenix Stakes (G3) at Keeneland last Friday. Fortunately for him, no rival came over to impede as the ...
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Tuesday cards offer youth and experience
At two standardbred tracks on opposite sides of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge on Tuesday night, both Harrington Raceway in Delaware and Rosecroft Raceway in Maryland will offer cards that highlight opposing age groups. Tuesday evening Harrington will ho ...
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BC works videos: Liam's Map, Rachel's Valentina & Stopchargingmaria
Three members of trainer Todd Pletcher's Breeders' Cup team turned in works at Keeneland Monday morning.
Woodward (G1) romper Liam's Map breezed a half-mile, with connections still weighing the Dirt Mile (G1) versus the Classic (G1). Jockey Javier ...
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Harmonize leads packed field in Jessamine
The Breeders' Cup "Win & You're In" Challenge prep seasons winds down Wednesday when Keeneland hosts the $150,000 Jessamine (G3) , a 1 1/16-mile prep for the Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1).
Fourteen are in the main body of the field, with two als ...
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Got Lucky gets the win, and Distaff berth, in Spinster
Got Lucky just overtook champion and 8-5 favorite Untapable by a neck to capture Sunday’s $500,000 Spinster S. (G1) at Keeneland.
This win, her first at the Grade 1 level, earned Got Lucky an automatic berth to the Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) ove ...
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Airoforce takes flight in Bourbon
Trainer Mark Casse already had one Breeders' Cup Challenge winner assured of a spot in the Juvenile Turf (G1) -- Summer (G2) hero Conquest Daddyo. In Sunday's $250,000 Bourbon (G3) , he added to his squadron as Airoforce landed the final "Win and Yo ...
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Riker earns Kentucky Derby points, shot at Breeders’ Cup Juvenile with Grey win
The connections of undefeated Riker are dreaming big after the Include colt wired Sunday’s $114,045 Grey S. (Can-G3) at Woodbine by 1 1/2 lengths.
The Tucci Stable colorbearer grabbed command soon after the start and never looked back, drawing o ...
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Gamble’s Ghost appears on Mazarine wire, Kentucky Oaks leaderboard
Gamble’s Ghost was sent off the 2-5 favorite in Sunday’s $136,169 Mazarine S. (Can-G3) at Woodbine, and the Josie Carroll pupil needed every bit of her class to get the win after a troubled trip.
Gamble’s Ghost and jockey Luis Contreras found th ...
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Jockey Frankie Dettori provides Arc storyline
Appropriately, there was even the hint of a sprinkle from the gloomy sky the moment that Trêve failed in her bid to be the first three-time winner of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.
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Foret hero Make Believe enters Breeders' Cup Mile picture
Four of the six Group 1s on the Arc undercard figure to have Breeders' Cup implications, chief among them the Prix de la Foret (G1). The about seven-furlong test has been known to yield clues for the Breeders' Cup Mile (G1), and may do so again. Afte ...
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Golden Horn could be headed to BC Turf after gleaming in Arc
Sunday's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (G1) witnessed the eclipse of one legend, as Treve finished a lackluster fourth in her three-peat attempt, but it might have propelled another into that rarefied status. Star three-year-old colt Golden Horn added th ...
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Twin $30 Scores At Red Mile, Hoosier; Bluegrass Babes Pay Off
This past week we had some good winners mow down their foes in the Bluegrass Stakes at The Red Mile. The Grand Circuit at the Lexington, Kentucky track continues Wednesday, Oct. 7 through the weekend, highlighted by the Kentucky Futurity. Watch our T ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Sunday, October 4
Welcome to another Sunday of exciting greyhound racing at Southland as there are 18 entertaining races on tap for our viewing and wagering pleasure. I have had some requests over the past several weeks to give out quiniela picks so this past week' ...
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Wild Dude gets winning jump on Kobe's Back in Santa Anita Sprint Championship
When talking about top contenders for the upcoming TwinSpires.com Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1), the discussion has tended to be dominated by East Coast-based runners like Runhappy, Private Zone, and Rock Fall.
Southern California will, of course, b ...
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Grand Arch holds on in Shadwell Turf Mile, but The Pizza Man offers more appetizing BC chances
Grand Arch (center) just lasts from The Pizza Man (left) and Tourist (right), courtesy of Keeneland/Coady Photography .
On a day when recently retired legend Wise Dan made an appearance before his fans at Keeneland, it was natural that his legacy ...
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Brody’s Cause displays devastating late kick in Breeders’ Futurity
Brody’s Cause jumped straight to stakes company with a rallying victory in Saturday’s $500,000 Breeders’ Futurity (G1) at Keeneland, earning a berth to the October 31 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) in the “Win and You’re In” event and 10 points for ta ...
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Tonalist joins star-studded group as two-time winner of Jockey Club Gold Cup
On Saturday, Tonalist added his name to the list of luminaries who have captured back-to-back runnings of the $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) at Belmont Park.
Previous stars who accomplished the feat include Horses of the Year Curlin and Sk ...
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Tepin bound for BC Mile after trouncing First Lady foes
Going into Saturday's $400,000 First Lady (G1) at Keeneland, trainer Mark Casse had indicated that Tepin could run herself into the Breeders' Cup Mile (G1) with a big performance. Tepin must have taken that as a motivational speech, for the 8-5 fav ...
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Tonalist wins the Jockey Club Gold Cup, takes aim at BC Classic
by Laura Pugh
It took him five months to do it, but Tonalist finally returned to the winner’s circle with a dominating performance in the Jockey Club Gold Cup.
Performing like an even-money favorite should, Tonalist winning the race was about t ...
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Takeover Target prevails in Hill Prince
Takeover Target was a well-beaten sixth last out in the Saranac S. (G3) at Saratoga, so it was only logical the Chad Brown trainee would be sent off at 5-1 in Saturday’s $500,000 Hill Prince S. (G3) under Jose Ortiz.
Whether it was the soft turf ...
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Fioretti wins Thoroughbred Club of America under Sophie Doyle
Two Hearts Farm LLC & Don Janes’ Fioretti launched her move rounding the far turn and drove to a 17-1 upset in Saturday’s $250,000 Thoroughbred Club of America (G2) at Keeneland, winning the six-furlong test for fillies and mares by three-quart ...
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Palm Beach Top 10 Rankings September 2015
#9 Java Beretta ~ Sprinter ~ Champions Racing Team ~ 6 wins on the season, 29.43 secs best ever time Possesses one of the top rush and close combos around under the guidance of new trainer Lisa Lussier. #10 Amf Wild Burst ~ Sprinter ~ ...
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Champagne romper Greenpointcrusader hails from outstanding family
Greenpointcrusader continued to add to the immense producing legacy of his dam, Ava Knowsthecode, with an emphatic victory Saturday in the $500,000 Champagne (G1) at Belmont Park.
Under Joe Bravo, the son of Bernardini overcame an early stumble ...
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Amelia’s Wild Ride leads all the way in spill-marred Woodford
Amelia’s Wild Ride sped to the front at the break and led all the way in Saturday’s $150,000 Woodford Stakes at Keeneland. Moved from turf to 5 ½ furlongs on the main track, the race lost its Grade 3 status pending a review from the American Graded ...
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Stephanie's Kitten repeats in Flower Bowl, earns another try at BC Filly & Mare Turf
Ken and Sarah Ramsey's homebred Stephanie's Kitten shrugged off a frustrating summer by winning the $500,000 Flower Bowl Invitational (G1) at Belmont Park. If that evoked a sense of deja vu, it should have. For the exact same line could have ...
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Crusading to victory in the Champagne
by Laura Pugh
Greenpointcrusader came bursting onto the Breeders Cup Juvenile scene with a powerful performance in Belmont’s Champagne Stakes. With that victory he earned himself an automatic berth into the Breeders Cup Juvenile.
Greenpointcruc ...
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Nickname joins Kentucky Oaks leaderboard with Frizette win
Nickname was a well-beaten fourth behind Rachel’s Valentina when making her career debut on August 2, then broke her maiden one month later by 3 1/2 lengths.
In the $400,000 Frizette S. (G1) on Saturday at Belmont Park, the Steve Asmussen pupil ...
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Kelso loss by Honor Code might lead to second guessing
Let the second guessing begin.
Honor Code, the country's leading older dirt male in training, will enter the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) later this month off a loss as the regally-bred four-year-old finished a non-threatening third in Sa ...
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Honor Code lost the battle but may still win the war
by Laura Pugh
Appealing Tale stole the thunder in the Kelso when he beat heavily favored Honor Code.
Honor Code came into the Kelso off of two Grade 1 wins in the Met Mile and Whitney Handicap. Both races had a strong pace for him to close into ...
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Analyzing the Arc: exotics players & longshots to know
Dolniya photo courtesy of Andrew Watkins/Dubai Racing Club .
Having discussed Treve and the four other win candidates in Sunday's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (G1), it's time to look at a few contenders who are eligible to run well at big prices.
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American Pharoah posts 5f move in :59.80 ahead of rain
Trainer Bob Baffert called an audible Saturday morning, sending out Triple Crown winner American Pharaoh to work over Santa Anita’s fast main track after the 6:30 a.m. (PDT) break to beat Sunday’s forecasted rain.
Jockey Martin Garcia was aboard t ...
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Laura Pugh's Plays of Super Saturday
by Laura Pugh
I’ve always been a fan of trying to solve puzzles, and what better puzzles are there than horse races? You have to take several pieces of information and determine which pieces are viable and then use those pieces of information to p ...
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Longchamp Saturday report: Ground's firmer than Treve might prefer
by RON FLATTER in Paris
There are few things certain in life. Death. Taxes. And stress about the condition of the track at Longchamp before the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
If only Joaquin could spin some of that western Atlantic weather this wa ...
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Is Constitution a Gold Cup horse to believe in?
by Laura Pugh
What to make of Constitution? That should be the major question for today’s Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1). We have seen all five of his competitors race several times this season, so we know what to expect from them. That isn’t the case ...
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