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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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Ready for a Big Saturday at Keeneland
Opening day of the Breeders' Cup meeting at Keeneland on Friday, October 2, was consistent in how the track played throughout the day, but whether that will remain the case on day 2 remains to be seen considering the erratic weather Lexington has exp ...
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Betting Saturday's Stakes at Keeneland and Belmont Park
Forwardly-placed horses fared well on Friday’s opening day card as Keeneland was inundated with rainfall but Keeneland’s main track drains well and the surface is quickly drying out with less than 90 minutes remaining until today’s opener at 1:05 p.m ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Saturday, October 3
Welcome to another Saturday of exciting greyhound racing at Southland as there are 18 entertaining races on tap for both the matinee and evening cards, a total of 36 races on tap for our viewing and wagering pleasure. I have had some requests over ...
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Limato could set off post-Arc fireworks in Foret
Limato, the Foret favorite, courtesy of Champions Series via Twitter .
Unless you have something better to do after the Arc on Sunday morning (like running off to church), stay tuned for three more Group 1s at Longchamp.
Mecca’s Angel is the ...
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$1,000 Graded Stakes Racing Contest
Saturday, Oct. 3rd's featured TwinSpires Racing Contest is the $1,000 Graded Stakes Game. There is also a great contest going on for Red Mile. I'm not usually a big harness bettor. But, since Merv at TwinSpires told me that the card was a great one, ...
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TwinSpires Racing Contests in a League of their Own
If you haven't played any of the TwinSpires Racing contests, now is the time to give a few of the contests a try. Although there are other companies that offer racing contests, TwinSpires offers a plethora of contests that require anywhere f ...
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Gomo dethrones Dothraki Queen in Alcibiades
Trainer Doug O’Neill utilized a one-mile turf race at Del Mar to ready Gomo for Friday’s opening day co-feature at Keeneland, the $400,000 Alcibiades S. (G1) , and the move paid dividends as the bay miss recorded a 2 3/4-length victory.
Sent off ...
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You’re In the Middle of the Ride Everything Will Be Just Fine
Jimmy Eat World probably didn’t have opening day of Keeneland 2015 fall meeting in mind when it wrote its big hit in November 2001, but it proved prescient for how the main track played on a wet day at the home of this year’s Breeders’ Cup World Cham ...
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Runhappy splashes to strong-looking Phoenix win
The aptly-named Runhappy returned to a joyous Keeneland winner’s circle on a raw, soggy afternoon Friday after a front-running victory in the $250,000 Phoenix (G3).
The six-furlong dash, the oldest stakes race on the North American calendar, ser ...
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Identifying the Mud Monsters
by Laura Pugh
As rain wreaks havoc at Belmont Park, the question everyone will have to find out isn’t who is the fastest, or the fittest, but which horse will best be able to emulate Michael Phelps.
Belmont Park is completely saturated and the ...
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Who will be the Opera protagonist?
Photo of Diamondsandrubies courtesy of Curragh Racecourse via Facebook .
One race before the Arc on Sunday, a competitive cast of fillies and mares will take the stage in the Prix de l’Opera (G1) (9:10 a.m. EDT).
At this writing, Covert Love ...
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Gulfstream closes out 2015 FSS juvenile series with In Reality, My Dear Girl divisions
The Florida Sire Stakes (FSS) series for juveniles will conclude on Saturday at Gulfstream Park with the In Reality and My Dear Girl divisions sending fields 1 1/16 miles. Each contest boasts a $500,000 purse, and the My Dear Girl features the top th ...
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Field Set for the Refrigerator Handicap (G1) at Lone Star Park
Dashin Brown Streak will run in Saturday's Refrigerator Handicap
A very competitive field of Quarter Horses is assembled for Saturday night's $75,000 Refrigerator Handicap (G1) at Lone Star Park .
The 440-yard stakes includes several natio ...
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Grey & Mazarine offer points toward Kentucky Derby & Oaks
Woodbine offers a pair of scoring races for 2-year-olds on Sunday, with the $150,000 Grey (G3) and $150,000 Mazarine (G3) rewarding points on a 10-4-2-1 sliding scale toward the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks, respectively.
Both races take p ...
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Antonoe aims for stardom in Marcel Boussac
Sunday’s blockbuster Arc card also showcases budding stars in two juvenile contests. And the day could get off to a rousing start at 8 a.m. (EDT) with Antonoe in the Prix Marcel Boussac (G1).
Trained by Pascal Bary for Juddmonte, the daughter of ...
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These 3 horses should like wet conditions on Super Saturday II
Wet weather is likely to linger around Keeneland and Belmont Park on Saturday as they place to host to numerous Breeders’ Cup preps and other graded stakes. Here are few major entries that should take to the prevailing conditions.
Thoroughbred Cl ...
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Arc Post Position Draw - Treve Draws Number 8
By Ron Flatter
PARIS – It sure felt important today when they drew for post positions for Sunday’s $6.7 million Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.
There were expensive suits and ties and dresses here at Longchamp Racecourse. There were canapés and ch ...
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Final Countdown of "Win & You're In" Races has Begun
By Laura Pugh
The final countdown of the Breeders Cup “Win and You’re In” Challenge races has begun. It is Super Saturday at Belmont Park, where we will see a rematch of the top two finishers in the Hopeful Stakes, and if the mighty king of Belmo ...
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Who to bet on opening day at Keeneland
Another Keeneland meeting is upon us, and opening day of the 20-day Breeders' Cup stand is a challenging 10-race card featuring two win and you're in races for the World Championships on October 30-31.
The Phoenix Stakes is a Grade 3 in notation o ...
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Favorites have obstacles to overcome in Phoenix
Runhappy and Work All Week are the undoubted stars of Friday’s $250,000 Phoenix (G3) at Keeneland, but neither offers much in the way of value while facing potentially significant obstacles in the six-furlong dash.
The three-year-old Runhappy, exi ...
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Barbados one of three opening-day picks with a win at Keeneland
Speed figures prominently in today’s Phoenix (G3) at Keeneland, with Runhappy, A.P. Indian, Fast Anna, Waco and Work All Week all confirmed front-runners in the six-furlong prep for the TwinSpires Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1), and sets up well for the f ...
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Analyzing the Arc: four win contenders besides Treve
Treve's momentum toward an epic three-peat in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (G1) continued unabated Friday, as she drew a fine post 8, while three of her most significant rivals -- Golden Horn (14), Found (15) and Free Eagle (12) -- are all in double ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Friday, October 2
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. I have had some requests over the past several weeks to give out quiniela picks so th ...
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Spinster boasts first match-up between Kentucky Oaks winners since 2006
Sunday’s $500,000 Spinster S. (G1) at Keeneland holds the distinction of being the final “Win & You’re In” Challenge race offering a guaranteed berth into the Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) but is also significant for another reason as well.
The ...
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One major weekend is in the books & more big races lie ahead at Belmont, Keeneland & Longchamp
HANDICAPPING INSIGHTS
By Dick Powell
These prep races for the Breeders’ Cup have been great to watch but not so much to bet on. Too many odds-on favorites that lay over the field make pari-mutuel value scarce to come by. But, as a scouting m ...
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Stakes races highlight Friday cards
Those interested in both the upcoming Breeders Cup Championship races for thoroughbreds and the Breeders Crown events for trotters and pacers will get an early taste of what to expect on those occasions on Friday when Keeneland Race Course hosts a pa ...
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ON POINT: Breeders' Cup Meeting Opens at Keeneland
October 1, 2015
Five Grade 1 races and a slew of Breeders' Cup prep races highlight FallStars weekend October 2-4 at Keeneland Race Course, which four weeks later will play host to the Breeders' Cup World Championships. ...
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Arc weekend: Cirrus des Aigles headlines Saturday action at Longchamp
The day before Treve bids for immortality as the two-time defending champion in Sunday's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (G1), Longchamp kicks off the banner weekend with four Group 2 stakes on Saturday.
The star of Arc Eve is Cirrus des Aigles , who w ...
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Masochistic, Wild Dude face off in Santa Anita Sprint Championship
Before the big showdown in the October 31 Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) at Keeneland, there will be a smaller showdown on Saturday as Masochistic and Wild Dude face off yet again in the $300,000 Santa Anita Sprint Championship S. (G1) .
The six-furlo ...
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Breeders’ Cup releases Wagering Menu at Keeneland
The Breeders' Cup announced on Thursday the wagering menu and post times for the 32nd Breeders' Cup World Championships, to be held on Friday, October 30 and Saturday, October 31 at Keeneland Race Course. This year's wagering menu on the 13 Breeders' ...
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Peruvian shipper Salama posts half-mile over sealed Keeneland surface for BC Distaff
“This should be interesting. I don’t know if she’s ever been on an off track.”
That was trainer Charlie LoPresti Thursday morning as Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) hopeful Salama tried out a sloppy, sealed track at Keeneland.
Jockey Julien Leparoux ...
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Updated Breeders Cup Classic Rankings
The two-day 2015 Breeders Cup Event is about 29 days away. That's not a long time for the biggest day of the year for horseplayers. Most of us are already thinking about which horses we'd consider singling on our Pick 4 and Pick 6 tickets. On ...
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How Treve's Trainer Relaxes Before Arc Threepeat Attempt
by RON FLATTER
Imagine this. It’s three days before American Pharoah runs for the first Triple Crown in 37 years. Can you see Bob Baffert showing up to train some other horse at a county fair?
That is essentially what Criquette Head-Maar ...
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Baffert Shows Fight
In my last blog, I wrote about how Bob Baffert maybe should have saddled Bayern in the Bayern Stakes at Parx last Saturday . My thinking is that Baffert would do well by the horse to get some confidence into him. Bayern had won the Pennsylvania Derb ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Thursday, October 1
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. I have had some requests over the past several weeks to give out quiniela picks so ...
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Autumn Aglow With Red Mile Action; Dayton Delivers Derbies
The weekend focuses upon the autumn theater at Lexington, Kentucky, where division champs meet for the Grand Circuit Bluegrass stakes at The Red Mile.
This week, the Breeders Crown Countdown (BCC) blog enters October, the month that will ...
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Weekend Warrior Makes Lifetime Score--turns $64.80 into $130,712.80
A weekend warrior made the score of a lifetime on Sunday, September 27, by using TwinSpires.com to bet $64.80 on the jackpot Rainbow^6 at Gulfstream Park and getting back $130,712.80.
“That’s my biggest hit ever, and it’s just now sinking in,” Dav ...
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Stephanie's Kitten defends Flower Bowl title against Curvy
Trainer Chad Brown has the numbers in the $500,000 Flower Bowl (G1) at Belmont Park on Saturday, but Irish invader Curvy looks like the one to beat in the 1 1/4-mile prep for the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1).
A three-year-old daugh ...
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Hopeful upsetter Ralis now the target in Champagne
Ralis , who confirmed the dominance of West Coast-based two-year-olds with a runaway victory in last month's Hopeful (G1), will try and put the New York-based contingent in their place again Saturday when he heads a field of nine in the $500,000 Cha ...
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Juveniles star in Breeders’ Futurity, Judy the Beauty seeks TCA victory and Undrafted headlines Woodford
Saturday’s $500,000 Breeders’ Futurity (G1) will not only offer up a guaranteed spot to the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) on October 31 via the “Win & You’re In” Challenge series, it’s part of the Road to the Kentucky Derby that awards points tow ...
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Kelso-bound Honor Code taking unconventional route to BC Classic
Honor Code will take an unconventional detour on the road to the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) on Saturday. Although staying at his Belmont Park base, the regally-bred four-year-old will prep in the $400,000 Kelso H. (G2) over a mile rathe ...
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The Pizza Man, Tepin top domestic draws as Shadwell Turf Mile & First Lady also have international flavor
The Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) remains the logical target for The Pizza Man , winner of the 10-furlong Arlington Million (G1) and 1 ½-mile Stars and Stripes (G3) in his last two starts, but trainer Roger Brueggemann isn’t willing to dismiss the Breeder ...
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Favorites perform well as Breeders' Cup contenders tune up in Belmont stakes
BELMONT NOTEBOOK
A six-pack of graded races headlined the third weekend at Belmont Park.
Beldame S. (G1) : Godolphin homebred WEDDING TOAST (Street Sense) grabbed the edge soon after the start and was never headed en route to a 2 ¾-length tal ...
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Strong California Contingent Breeders' Cup Bound
A slew of graded races with major Breeders’ Cup implications took place at “The Great Race Place” over the weekend. Let’s take a look at some of the standout performers likely headed for the Bluegrass State later this month.
It all starts with the ...
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Thoroughbred Club of America recognizes Durkin at Testimonial Dinner
Tom Durkin was the guest of honor at the Thoroughbred Club of America’s 84 th annual Testimonial Dinner on Tuesday evening at Keeneland recognizing his distinguished service to the sport of racing.
Known for being the voice of the Breeders’ Cup ( ...
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September Front Runners To Run In The Daytona 550 National Championship
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Red Mile Grand Circuit Launches With Bluegrass Stakes
Lexington will showcase two divisions of the $259,000 Bluegrass stakes for two-year-old filly trotters on Wednesday, Sept. 30. Many throughout this preview are eligible for the Breeders Crown (e).
Freshman leader Broadway Donna (e) heads the f ...
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Quarter Horse Season Begins at Evangeline Downs
The Louisiana Quarter Horse circuit shifts to Evangeline Downs in Opelousas on Wednesday, September 30. The 46-day racing season runs through December 19 with evening racing Wednesday -Saturday beginning at 5:40 p.m. (Central).
Evangeline Downs ...
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Breeders' Cup contenders out in full force on Santa Anita's opening weekend
SANTA ANITA NOTEBOOK
A slew of graded races took place during the opening weekend at Santa Anita.
Awesome Again S. (G1) : Lucky Charm Stable’s SMOOTH ROLLER (Hard Spun) raced in second to the top of the lane and took over with re ...
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Eleven vie for BC spot, Oaks points in Alcibiades
Eleven two-year-old fillies will vie for an automatic starting spot in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) and 10 qualifying points in the "Road to the Kentucky Oaks" series in Friday's $400,000 Alcibiades (G1) at Keeneland. The winner of the 1 ...
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Five Takeaways from September 26-27 Weekend
Beholder Set for Classic : Beholder made it look as easy as possible, showing no ill effects from a memorable Pacific Classic (G1) romp as she galloped to a 3 ¼-length decision in the Zenyatta (G1) at Santa Anita. And the transformation from speed ...
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Work All Week, Runhappy bookend Phoenix dozen as Keeneland opens
Reigning champion male sprinter Work All Week and sophomore upstart Runhappy bookend a field of 12 for Friday's $250,000 Phoenix (G3) , co-feature on opening day of Keeneland's fall meet and a major prep for the TwinSpires.com Breeders' Cup S ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Wednesday, September 30
Welcome to another Wednesday twilight card 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 s ...
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How we're playing dirt sprints at Keeneland
There have been 234 dirt races since Keeneland Race Course replaced its Polytrack surface ahead of last year’s fall meeting, and the most predictive measure of success on the new surface the past two meetings has been Brisnet.com’s PRIME POWER .
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Bayern, Take Charge Brandi retired
Monday brought news of the retirements of two stars of 2014 who haven't recaptured their old sparkle this year -- Bayern, the reigning Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) winner, and Take Charge Brandi, last year's champion two-year-old filly.
The parallel ...
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Things we learned on the first Super Saturday
While trying not to supersede my esteemed colleague James Scully, who will have some important, must-read insight in his weekly "Five Takeaways" feature on Tuesday, there was a lot that caught my attention in the plethora of stakes action on Saturday ...
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Can anything thwart an Arc three-peat for Treve?
Treve appears poised for immortality as she seeks an unprecedented Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (G1) three-peat on Sunday. The champion mare enters the Longchamp showpiece in superb form, having won all three starts this campaign. And trainer Criquette ...
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'Bay' shows fondness for Santa Anita turf in City of Hope Mile
Owner Peter Redekop made the call to send Alert Bay down to Santa Anita for Sunday's $200,000 City of Hope Mile (G2) , and it was the right one as the Golden Gate shipper swept from off the hot pace to notch his eighth career stakes victory. In so d ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Monday, September 28
Welcome to another Monday twilight card 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 t ...
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Local connections celebrate as Okie-bred Shotgun Kowboy triumphs in Oklahoma Derby
Owned, trained and bred in Edmond, Oklahoma, by C.R. Trout, Shotgun Kowboy was the public’s near 3-1 choice in Sunday’s $420,000 Oklahoma Derby (G2) despite facing the likes of West Coast shipper Desert Dynamo, Super Derby (G2) victor Mobile Bay an ...
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Include Betty guts out Remington Park Oaks score
Include Betty proved a determined winner on Sunday at Remington Park, taking the track’s namesake $200,000 Remington Park Oaks by a half-length after a stretch-long battle with Sweet Opportunity.
That latter filly tracked the pacesetting Tosha T ...
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Tin Type Gal gets up despite wide trip in Miss Grillo, eyes BC Juvenile Fillies Turf
The record will show that My Meadowview Farm's homebred Tin Type Gal prevailed over Thrilled by a nose in Sunday's $200,000 Miss Grillo (G3) , but the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1) contender was some way better than that.
For unlike Th ...
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Ivan Fallunovalot readies for BC Sprint with Remington Park Sprint Cup win
Ivan Fallunovalot had a four-race win streak broken last year when finishing fourth in the Remington Park Sprint Cup, and was back at the Oklahoma City venue on Sunday to avenge that loss on Oklahoma Derby Day.
The $153,000 Remington Park Sprint ...
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Unbeaten Sudden Surprise just holds Jets rally in battle of NY-bred juveniles
A trio of exceptionally promising New York-bred juveniles made Sunday's $147,000 Bertram F. Bongard worth watching. While flashy Saratoga maiden winners (and pricey purchases) Championofthenile and Get Jets vied for favoritism, it was the 7-2 third ...
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American Pharoah looking sharp in Sunday drill
Triple Crown champion American Pharoah posted a smart work at Santa Anita on Sunday as he cranks up for a grand finale in the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) at Keeneland.
Under regular work rider Martin Garcia, the Bob Baffert trainee was given an off ...
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Big ‘Wave’ Splashes $40 Win; Stakes Upset At $18; Quartet Of Double-Digit Scores
Our features this week took place all week, since the Delaware Ohio Fair Little Brown Jug meet began Sunday, Sept. 29 and went through Thursday, Sept. 24 and then the weekend of stakes began, with action at a few tracks. Before we go through our resu ...
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Photo Call upsets Rodeo Drive, but can she buck race's history in BC Filly & Mare Turf?
Santa Anita's 1 1/4-mile prep -- whether under its old moniker of the Yellow Ribbon or its current name of the $300,000 Rodeo Drive (G1) -- has yet to produce a winner of the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1). That's the pretty daunting stat ...
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Smooth Roller hits the jackpot in Awesome Again
Smooth Roller brought just three career starts into Saturday’s $300,750 Awesome Again S. (G1) at Santa Anita Park, but exited the 1 1/8-mile contest a first-time stakes winner with a guaranteed berth in the October 31 Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) at ...
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Songbird polishes off Chandelier triumph
Songbird moved her record to a perfect three-for-three on Saturday when easily taking the $300,750 Chandelier S. (G1) at Santa Anita Park by 4 1/2 lengths under jockey Mike Smith.
The Jerry Hollendorfer pupil did so while running 1 1/16 miles in ...
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Big Blue Kitten smashes Fantastic Light's course record in Joe Hirsch, makes BC Turf statement
Big Blue Kitten stated his case to be regarded as the leading American-based hope for the Breeders' Cup Turf (G1) with a course record-smashing victory in Saturday's $600,000 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic (G1) at Belmont Park. Well handled by Joe Bravo, ...
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Beholder turns Zenyatta into paid workout
If Beholder’s 8 1/4-length romp in the August 22 Pacific Classic (G1) at Del Mar looked effortless, then Saturday’s win in the $300,750 Zenyatta S. (G1) at Santa Anita Park could only be classified as a paid workout.
Seriously, Beholder could ha ...
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Rock Fall finds more late, takes Vosburgh as heavy favorite
Rock Fall was the overwhelming 2-5 favorite in Saturday's $400,000 Vosburgh (G1) at Belmont Park, and after a tense final quarter-mile prevailed by a neck under Javier Castellano.
A stalking third as Wildcat Red and Weekend Hideaway traded leads ...
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Nyquist has to dig deep but remains perfect in FrontRunner
Following easy wins in the Del Mar Futurity (G1) and Best Pal (G2), Nyquist was put to the test in Saturday’s $300,750 FrontRunner Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita before gamely prevailing by three-quarters of a length.
A son of freshman sire Uncle Mo ...
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Tapiture gets Ack Ack confidence boost ahead of BC Dirt Mile
Second to Goldencents in last year's Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1) as a three-year-old, Tapiture had been largely disappointing this season -- until Saturday's $100,000 Ack Ack H. (G3) at Churchill Downs. By digging in determinedly and staving off t ...
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Isotherm posts fitting upset in Pilgrim
Isotherm scored a fitting, upset victory in the $200,000 Pilgrim (G3) at Belmont Park on Saturday. The juvenile colt descends in tail-male line from Zabeel, a champion sire in Australia and New Zealand, who reportedly passed away Friday at the age ...
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La Verdad isn’t flashy but leads all the way as Gallant Bloom favorite
La Verdad carried her speed to another stakes victory in the Empire State, improving to 5-for-5 this year with a half-length decision in Saturday’s $300,000 Gallant Bloom H. (G2) at Belmont Park. Now a nine-time stakes heroine, the New York-bred ma ...
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Wedding Toast tunes up for Distaff bid with front-running Beldame romp
Unraced since an impressive win on the Belmont Stakes undercard, Wedding Toast returned with a sharp tally in Saturday’s $400,000 Beldame (G1) at Belmont Park and served notice she’ll take some beating in the October 31 Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) a ...
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Handicapping the first of two Breeders' Cup Super Saturdays: prohibitive favorites abound
Horseplayers seeking value face a number of heavy favorites on the first of two Super Saturday programs for the Breeders’ Cup.
The Zenyatta (G1) at Santa Anita serves as a prime example, with Pacific Classic (G1) winner and Breeders’ Cup Classic ( ...
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Big Closing Weekend at The Downs at Albuquerque
Trainer Brian Stroud and Jrc Callas First
Racing stars will be out in forces this weekend for the final two days of the Downs at Albuquerque live racing season. One "can't miss" race is Sunday's $200,000 Downs at Albuquerque Fall Quarter Hor ...
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Competitive field entered for Oklahoma Derby
A well-matched group of 12 sophomores has been assembled for Sunday’s $400,000 Oklahoma Derby (G3) at Remington Park, and the nine-furlong contest really is up for grabs.
Desert Dynamo holds the distinction of being the morning-line favorite at ...
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Alabama Bettor Wagers $14.40 on Woodbine Super High 5 to Win $64,122.95
A lot of stars aligned for Thomas from Alabama to turn $14.40 into $64,137.35 on Wednesday night betting Woodbine via TwinSpires.com.
First, Thomas had to have the time to play on a Wednesday night, then he had to find a track he wanted to play, a ...
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Hoosier Park takes center stage on Saturday night
It Jiggleit captured the Little Brown Jug to secure his status as the top standardbred of either gait or any age this year, several of the sport's best trotters and pacers will convene at Hoosier Park in Indiana for a quartet of open stakes.
While ...
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