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Pletcher to send out Saratoga Mischief in Saratoga Special
Todd Pletcher appears well on his way to capturing a sixth straight title, and 12 th overall at Saratoga, leading all conditioners with 20 wins entering Saturday’s program, and is always dangerous in two-year-old races. He pocketed a sixth Sanford S ...
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Taris seeking winning return in Rancho Bernardo
Only seven have been entered for Del Mar’s $100,000 Rancho Bernardo H. (G3) on Sunday, but Taris will finally get the chance to avenge her half-length loss to Sam’s Sister in the December 26 La Brea S. (G1) in the 6 1/2-furlong affair.
The Simon ...
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Breeders' Cup Big Bet Battle Royale - Arlington Million Selections
One of the exciting contest & promotions at TwinSpires.com, the $15,000 Breeders’ Cup Big Bet Battle Royale is offering Players the opportunity to win a VIP Trip to the Breeders’ Cup at Keeneland and a $10,000 Win bet on the Breeders’ Cup Cla ...
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Breeders' Cup Big Bet Battle Royale - Beverly D. Selections
One of the exciting contest & promotions at TwinSpires.com, the $15,000 Breeders’ Cup Big Bet Battle Royale is offering Players the opportunity to win a VIP Trip to the Breeders’ Cup at Keeneland and a $10,000 Win bet on the Breeders’ Cup Cla ...
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Million Eve ABC Plays for Friday at Arlington Park
We had a good day yesterday . Not as good a day as Tim Holland, who had a perfect day with 8 winners from 8 races on his Daily Selections full-card analysis with best bets sheet, but a good day nevertheless thanks mostly to NO FIGHTING winning the ...
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Turning a Small Edge Into a Big One
Many folks believe that the only way to win wagering on horse racing or other sports is to eschew smaller edges in favor of larger ones — a twist on the Wall St. dictum to “buy low and sell high.” Such advice sounds good and, when coupled with some ...
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Hanson's wagering strategy for TwinSpires $150K Arlington Late Pick 4
Saturday’s $150,000 Guaranteed TwinSpires.com Late Pick 4 at Arlington encompasses the American St Leger (G3), Secretariat (G1), Beverly D. (G1), and Arlington Million (G1). The 50-cent minimum wager is a challenging handicapping exercise, but we’l ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Friday evening, August 14
Welcome to another Friday evening card of exciting greyhound racing at Southland as there are 18 entertaining races on tap for your viewing and wagering pleasure. For the past several days MoneyMaker Mike has been giving out four longshot selection ...
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All eyes on Ohio on Friday evening
Many harness racing enthusiasts eagerly anticipate the annual renewal of the Little Brown Jug, the famed Triple Crown event for three-year-old colt pacers held each September at the Delaware (OH) County Fair. But this Friday the focus will clearly be ...
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My favorite Arlington Million
This week, we'll be strolling down memory lane to revisit several Arlington Millions that hold special personal meaning for us. This second of two "team blogs" looks back on our favorite Million memories.
(Powerscourt photo courtesy of Jim Tyrre ...
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Handicapping Insights - August 13
By Dick Powell
Of all the good horses I have ever seen in person before a race, SEATTLE SLEW (Bold Reasoning) behaved the worst. He would wash out before every race and act up right up until loading into the starting gate. In the Jockey Club Gold ...
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Arlington Million Week Begins With Let 8 Ride Ending 8-Race Thursday Card
Arlington Million week begins today, August 13, and it's an eight-race card at Arlington International Racecourse with some logical favorites but hopefully enough landmines to blow up most people's multi-race wagers and give ourselves a chance to bui ...
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Saratoga Notebook - August 13
A fine rendition of the Whitney took the spotlight during the third week of racing at Saratoga Race Course.
Whitney H. (G1) : Phipps’ homebred HONOR CODE (A.P. Indy) moved into second in the lane and caught the clear leader (Liam’s Map [Unbridled ...
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September Begins Road to the Kentucky Derby
There's a lot of races coming up that could affect who starts in this year's Breeders' Cup event at Keeneland on Oct. 30 and Oct. 31. Arlington Park hosts one of the top turf races of the year, the Arlington Million, on Saturday, August 15. The ra ...
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Arlington Million scouting report: Wake Forest
Wake Forest is a lightly-raced multiple Group 3 winner in his native Germany. That resume implies that he’ll need to step up from what he’s achieved so far, but he has the connections (both human and pedigree) to offer hope of better.
From the yar ...
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Arlington Million scouting report: Maverick Wave
Maverick Wave has obvious points of comparison with 2010 Arlington Million (G1) upsetter Debussy: both had won the Huxley (G3) at Chester for the same trainer/jockey tandem of John Gosden and William Buick. You can push the parallel further, since Pr ...
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Arlington Million scouting report: Elleval
Elleval has a profile reminiscent of Million rival Belgian Bill, in that both are primarily veterans of the handicap ranks who are venturing outside of their comfort zones into Grade 1 company.
Unlike Belgian Bill, however, Elleval is perhaps at h ...
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Arlington Million scouting report: Bookrunner
Bookrunner has the potential to be much better than he’s had the opportunity to show so far. American conditions might be the key to this American-bred son of Tiznow and Grade 3 winner Take the Ribbon (a daughter of 2000 Arlington Million [G1] romper ...
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Arlington Million scouting report: Belgian Bill
Belgian Bill, a tough handicapper with a proven ability to take his game abroad, makes his first Grade 1 attempt in his 44th lifetime start.
As that suggests, the seven-year-old faces significant class questions here. Trainer George Baker ha ...
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The Wild, Wild Midwest Welcomes Powerful Pacers
From the national focus in the east, where The Meadowlands pauses until November, harness racing shifts attention to the Midwest, in Indiana and Ohio.
Hoosier Park’s Dan Patch Invitational leads a parade of soph sires-stakes finals on Friday, ...
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Pretty N Cool scores easy win in Sorrento
Pretty N Cool was favored at 2-5 to win Wednesday’s $200,250 Sorrento S. (G2) at Del Mar, and the Scat Daddy filly easily lived up to those expectations.
Pretty N Cool tracked well behind early pacesetter Undisputed as that filly set opening spl ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Thursday twilight, August 13
Welcome to another Thursday twilight race card of exciting greyhound racing at Southland as there are 18 entertaining races on tap for your viewing and wagering pleasure. For the next few days MoneyMaker Mike will give four longshot selections ...
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Force the Pass, Highland Reel highlight Secretariat; The Pizza Man likely to bypass St. Leger for Million
Force the Pass, who surged to the fore of the U.S. sophomore turf division with victories in the Penn Mile (G3) and Belmont Derby (G1), will receive a stiff international challenge when he lines up for Saturday’s $450,000 Secretariat (G1) at Arling ...
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Euro Charline makes Beverly D. title defense against a deep field
After edging Stephanie’s Kitten in an exciting finish last year, Euro Charline will make a title defense in Saturday’s $700,000 Beverly D. (G1) at Arlington. One of four major turf stakes in the International Festival of Racing, the 1 3/16-mi ...
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2015-16 Road to the Kentucky Derby/Oaks features points increase for BC Juvenile/Juvenile Fillies
On Wednesday, Churchill Downs released the official schedule of races for the 2015-16 Road to the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Oaks (G1) and, for the first time, the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) and Juvenile Fillies (G1) will offer 20 points to the winne ...
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Mshawish faces tough group in Fourstardave return
While a significant segment of the nation's best grass runners, male and female, will be running at Arlington on Saturday, Saratoga has put together a rather nifty turf feature of their own. The $500,000 Fourstardave H. (G2) , to be run on the inne ...
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San Clemente re-match on tap in Del Mar Oaks
Prize Exhibit, Sunset Glow and Paulina’s Love were one-two-three, respectively, in the July 19 San Clemente H. (G2) at Del Mar, and on Saturday the trio square off once again as part of an eight-filly field entered for the $300,000 Del Mar Oaks (G1) ...
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Brown holds strong Million hand with Big Blue Kitten, Slumber
Saturday’s $1 million Arlington Million (G1) features its typical international flavor, with five of the 13 slated for their North American debut and Triple Threat making his second start stateside. However, the domestic contingent, led by Chad ...
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My first Arlington Million
This week, we'll be strolling down memory lane to revisit several Arlington Millions that hold special personal meaning for us. The first of two "team blogs" looks back on our first Million memories.
James Scully: The inaugural Arlington Millio ...
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Beverly D. scouting report: Wedding Vow
Trainer Aidan O’Brien reportedly had a couple of other fillies in mind (Together Forever and Outstanding) at first, but Wedding Vow’s career-best form has earned her the call-up.
You wouldn’t have seen this coming a month ago. The royally bred dau ...
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Beverly D. scouting report: Secret Gesture
Secret Gesture, a Group 1 bridesmaid over the course of her career, enters with a high level of form for trainer Ralph Beckett.
Placed in a trio of Oaks – the Epsom (G1), German (G2) and Yorkshire (G1) versions – during her sophomore campaign in 2 ...
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Beverly D. scouting report: Lacy
German shipper Lacy brings a fantastic pedigree and some sneaky form into her biggest career test.
A slow-starting fourth in last year’s German Oaks (G1) on rain-softened ground, the Waldemar Hickst filly has turned in her best efforts on a good s ...
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Del Mar Notebook - August 12
A trio of graded races headlined the fourth week at Del Mar Race Course.
La Jolla H. (G2) : Marty and Pam Wygod’s homebred PROSPECT PARK (Tapit) tracked in third before taking command in early stretch and posted a superb 4 ¼-length tally in his t ...
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Beverly D. scouting report: Euro Charline
Euro Charline, who made history as the first three-year-old filly to win the Beverly D. (G1), could rewrite the record books again by becoming the race’s first two-time winner.
The Team Valor International filly was on an upward curve this time la ...
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Beverly D. scouting report: Carla Bianca
Carla Bianca could just be reaching her peak for the maestro Dermot Weld.
Second to future champion colt Australia in her debut at two, the Moyglare Stud homebred next tried the Group 1 race of the same name and checked in a useful fourth to Rizee ...
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Top 10 Greyhound Racing Names At Palm Beach
*HotFoot Pink* Honorable Mention Crazy Uncle, JS Froot Loops, HareRaisnGudTime, Hey Pretty Girl, Kb's Gold Rider, Our VietnamHeros, Party of One, Too Darn Hot, Rocket Luke, Liquid Fire, Hotfoot Pink, ImPawster, Boc’s Easy Peasy, Fuzzys ...
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Meadowlands Hambo Day card was first rate
One week after more than 60,000 fans filled Monmouth Park to witness Triple Crown winner American Pharoah trounce his foes in the Grade I, $1.75 million Haskell Invitational, standardbred fans flocked to the Meadowlands in northern New Jersey for ...
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ON POINT: Ed & James Expect American Pharoah in Travers
August 11, 2015
James Scully casts the deciding vote (sorry Vance) in favor of American Pharoah winning the Whitney Stakes while both he & Ed expect the Triple Crown champion to fulfill owner Ahmed Zayat's wish of running in the Travers Stake ...
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TURF TALK: Would American Pharoah Have Won the Whitney?
August 10, 2015
Ed DeRosa & Vance Hanson absolutely agree that Honor Code is the leader of the older male ("handicap") division following his win in the Whitney Stakes on August 8 at Saratoga Race Course, but would Triple Crown champion Ameri ...
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Gleneagles likely to clash with Golden Horn at York
A clash between Golden Horn and Gleneagles, respectively Europe's best middle-distance horse and best miler among the classic generation, is closer to being realized.
Coolmore released a statement Tuesday that Gleneagles could be re-routed from Su ...
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Back from Europe, Miss Temple City ready to take charge in Lake Placid
With Lady Eli sidelined with laminitis, Miss Temple City can assume a more prominent role among the nation's three-year-old turf fillies with a victory in Friday's $300,000 Lake Placid (G2) at Saratoga.
Runner-up to Lady Eli in the Appalachian ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Wednesday, August 12
Welcome to another Wednesday twilight race card of exciting greyhound racing at Southland as there are 18 entertaining races on tap for your viewing and wagering pleasure. For the next few days MoneyMaker Mike will give four longshot selections ...
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Secretariat scouting report: Highland Reel
The Aidan O'Brien-trained Highland Reel will try to follow in the hoofsteps of his former stablemate, Adelaide -- not only by taking the Secretariat (G1), but by plundering Australia's famed Cox Plate (G1) at Moonee Valley October 24.
Highland Ree ...
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Secretariat scouting report: War Dispatch
War Dispatch, who was nominated to the U.S. Triple Crown, has waited until this spot for his repatriation.
Based in France with Jean-Claude Rouget, the Joseph Allen homebred began his career on the synthetic. He was second to future Group 1 winner ...
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Secretariat scouting report: Goldstream
Goldstream, unbeaten in five starts in his native Italy, now seeks to make a splash internationally for new connections.
Victorious in his two starts as a juvenile, he has been even more emphatic this season for Stefano Botti. After hacking up by ...
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American St Leger scouting report: Panama Hat
Panama Hat was a progressive handicapper in Ireland last season for vet-turned- trainer Andy Oliver, reeling off five straight wins and coming within a neck of making it six. Spotting 13 pounds to winner, needless to say, made all the difference.
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American St Leger scouting report: Lucky Speed
In this first of our scouting reports on the internationals pre-entered for Arlington Million Day, let's focus on Germany's Lucky Speed in the American St. Leger (G3).
Lucky Speed represents renowned trainer Peter Schiergen, best known for his suc ...
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Baffert, in Saratoga, addresses Travers speculation for 'Pharoah
In Saratoga Springs Monday for this week's Fasig-Tipton yearling sale, trainer Bob Baffert addressed the buzz concerning Triple Crown winner American Pharoah's next start. Owner Ahmed Zayat has publicly stated he would like to run his colt in the Aug ...
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No Fighting This Let 8 Ride Success Story
John G. Dooley and I were feeling pretty good about ourselves last week when—for the second consecutive week—we tabbed the odds on favorite as our #Let8Ride selection, but the popular winners the were just launching pads to untold riches for a pai ...
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Let's revel in two spectacular Whitney performances
by Laura Pugh
Who would have thought a horse that has such a thrilling style would cause such debate after such a heroic effort? Of course, I'm talking about Honor Code and his thrilling Whitney (G1) victory, and yes, I'm being completely sarcasti ...
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Prospect Park's a revelation on turf
Pam and Martin Wygod's homebred Prospect Park finally delivered the kind of breakout performance that always seemed to be buried in there somewhere. It took a switch to turf in Sunday's $151,000 La Jolla H. (G3) at Del Mar, but this surface brought ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Monday twilight, August 10
Welcome to another Monday twilight race card of exciting greyhound racing at Southland as there are 18 entertaining races on tap for your viewing and wagering pleasure. For the next few days MoneyMaker Mike will give four longshot selections fo ...
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Pinkman Pounces Filly Foe In Hambletonian; Artspeak $41 To Show In ‘Wiggle’ War
The classic features of the week, the Hambletonian and the Hambletonian Oaks were the center point of The Meadowlands’ huge closing card on Saturday, Aug. 8. There were no shocking results to the soph-trot miles as the Hambletonian Trail concluded. I ...
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Bay of Plenty springs for front-running Alydar score
Lightly raced Bay of Plenty was making just his ninth career start on Sunday in the $100,000 Alydar S. at Saratoga, but that didn’t stop the Kiaran McLaughlin pupil from schooling a group of more experienced rivals.
Just to give an indication of ...
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Sunday's notable 2-year-old maidens: 7th at Del Mar
Del Mar's 7TH race , 6 1/2 furlongs for fillies (8:10 p.m. EDT)
Surfside Tiara could complete a big day for her family: her near maternal relative, Aidan O'Brien juvenile Air Force Blue, just captured Sunday's Phoenix (G1) at the Curragh. The J ...
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Diverse group of fillies entered in Del Mar’s Sorrento
Eight fillies have been entered to go 6 1/2 furlongs on Wednesday in the $200,000 Sorrento S. (G2) at Del Mar, and the field features a pretty eclectic group.
Only one in the bunch, Gomo, has stretched out past 5 1/2 furlongs. That filly broke h ...
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Coming to a farm near you – Microchipped foals
The 63rd Round Table Conference on Matters Pertaining to Racing was held on Sunday in Saratoga Springs, New York, and the biggest news to come out of that annual meeting is that, starting in 2017, microchips will be required for foal registration.
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Sunday's notable 2-year-old maidens: 6th at Saratoga
Saratoga's 6TH race , 5 1/2 furlongs (4:01 p.m. EDT)
J La Tache , by Harlan's Holiday, is the first named foal from Grade 3-winning sprinter Palanka City. The Carson City mare is a full sister to multiple stakes-winning sprinter Quick Action, fr ...
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American Pharoah's BC Classic Quest
With California Chrome on the shelf until the end of 2015 , the Todd Pletcher trained Liam's Map has officially become the challenger to Triple Crown winner American Pharoah in the Breeders' Cup Classic. Should each horse suffer no setbacks from n ...
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Palm Beach Superstar Sunday Preview 8-9-2015
Look out for “Sizzle” #8 JS ToHotToHandle from owner Shannon Henry who is starting to heat up once again. The 20 time winner from last season has won two straight and is sitting in a nice spot on the outside this afternoon. “The Friendly Gr ...
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Sunday's notable 2-year-old maidens: 2nd at Saratoga
Saratoga's 2ND race , 1 1/16 miles on inner turf for fillies (1:33 p.m.)
Michael Tabor's Thrilled is a daughter of hot freshman sire Uncle Mo and Virginia Oaks (G3) winner Excited, by Giant's Causeway. Her dam is a full sister to stakes victres ...
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Elektrum provides electric finish in John C. Mabee
Elektrum just kept her head in front on the wire of Saturday’s $250,750 John C. Mabee S. (G2) at Del Mar to earn her first stakes victory.
Jockey Victor Espinoza kept Elektrum in a nice stalking spot in midpack on the outside of Personal Diary a ...
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Gabriel Charles sidelined by emergency colic surgery
Gabriel Charles, who recovered from a bowed tendon to win the Eddie Read (G1) last out, has suffered another round of misfortune. The Paulick Report broke the bad news Saturday evening: the Arlington Million (G1) pre-entrant was stricken by colic a ...
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Nyquist lives up to reputation in Best Pal
Reddam Racing's Nyquist came into Saturday's $200,250 Best Pal (G2) with a big reputation, and the even-money favorite lived up to it with an emphatic 5 1/4-length victory. By enhancing his credentials for the September 7 Del Mar Futurity (G1), he ...
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Goldy Espony lulls rivals to sleep in Waya
Goldy Espony, a Group 3 winner in France last season, equaled that achievement on Saturday in her fifth U.S. start, taking the $200,000 Waya (G3) at Saratoga in wire-to-wire fashion.
Under Kendrick Carmouche, the four-year-old set modest fractio ...
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No sweat! Honor Code does just fine around two turns
Honor Code, who got a little warm entering the starting gate, gave Liam's Map quite the head start -- 19 1/4 lengths according to the official chart -- but was still able to reel in the freewheeling gray in the final strides of Saturday's $1.25 milli ...
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‘It’s High Time’ for revenge in Desert Vixen; ‘Dream of Me’ in Dr. Fager
On July 5 at Gulfstream Park, It’s High Time found herself chasing the pace set by Ballet Diva in the Cassidy S. The dark bay miss could never get to that rival and ended up finishing third, beaten eight lengths on the wire.
Fast forward to Saturd ...
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Cavorting passes Saratoga’s Test with flying colors
Cavorting is now four-for-four at less than a mile following an easy 2 1/2-length victory in the $500,000 Test S. (G1) at Saratoga on Saturday.
The Bernardini filly was a bit overshadowed in the news due to champion Take Charge Brandi making her ...
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Arlington Million pre-entries revealed
Arlington has released the pre-entries for the marquee events on the August 15 International Festival of Racing. There weren't any earth-shattering surprises in the lists (but Gabriel Charles was later reportedly out because of emergency colic surger ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Sunday afternoon, August 9
Welcome to another Sunday afternoon of exciting greyhound racing at Southland as there are 18 entertaining races on tap for your viewing and wagering pleasure. For this afternoon MoneyMaker Mike will give four longshot selections for those of y ...
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Is Nyquist the one to beat in the Best Pal?
If you're grading Best Pal (G2) runners on overall strength of pedigree, top to bottom, Nyquist might just rate the best.
From the first crop of champion Uncle Mo, he's also the first foal from a Forestry three-quarter sister to ...
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Potential value plays in Saturday stakes
Whether any of these actually ends up representing value or not, we'll see, but here are a few horses who stood out to me at a price:
Saratoga's 7TH , the De La Rose: Token of Love probably won't go off at 10-1, especially with the scratches of ...
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Slight edge to Noble Bird over Tonalist, other Saturday stakes thoughts
Saturday’s $1.25 million Whitney features an exciting cast of older horses and my colleague Vance Hanson provided his insight analyzing the contenders and non-contenders on Friday.
From a wagering perspective, five horses – Honor Code, Tonalist, ...
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Saturday's notable 2-year-old maidens: 3rd at Del Mar
Del Mar's 3RD race , 6 1/2 furlongs, 6:09 p.m. (EDT)
All seven entrants are nominated to the Del Mar Futurity (G1).
Young Brian , a John Liviakis homebred, was set a very lofty reserve at Barretts in March. That's why he didn't reach it despi ...
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Latest from Arlington: defections of The Corsican, Divisidero
Arlington's latest International Festival of Racing bulletin offered a couple of unwelcome developments -- the defections of The Corsican and Divisidero from the Arlington Million (G1) and Secretariat (G1), respectively.
Although The Corsican had ...
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Takeover Target hits Hall of Fame bullseye for Brown
With four of the 11 starters in Friday's $200,000 National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame (G2) at Saratoga, it came as no surprise that trainer Chad Brown reached the winner's circle following the 1 1/16-mile grass test for three-year-olds. He made ...
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Saturday's notable 2-year-old maidens: 3rd at Saratoga
Saratoga's 3RD race , 6 furlongs (2:09 p.m. EDT)
Wingman is a Haynesfield half-brother to Met Mile (G1) winner Divine Park (now famous for siring Lady Eli). Bred by Brereton Jones, he sold for $300,000 as a Keeneland November weanling. His firs ...
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Will the Florida Sire Stakes produce another champion?
It’s that time again. The time when Florida-bred two-year-olds line up to take part in the Florida Sire Stakes (FSS).
Formerly known as the Florida Stallion Stakes, the summer series of six races took place at Calder for 32 years before being move ...
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Justin Zayat on American Pharoah's Future & Legacy
by LAURA PUGH ( Jamie Newell photo )
Forget wanting to know who will win the Whitney Stakes or next year’s Kentucky Derby, the hottest question in racing right now is where will Triple Crown champion American Pharoah race next?
The quest t ...
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Saturday's notable 2-year-old maidens: 2nd at Saratoga
Saratoga's 2ND race , 1 1/16 miles on turf (1:34 p.m. EDT)
Juddmonte Farm's homebred Acoustic is a blueblood -- but I repeat myself -- by Tapit and out of English highweight older mare Promising Lead. She is a very close relative of Banks Hill, ...
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A closer look at the Whitney field
While everyone wants to cash tickets, from a sporting perspective it's always nice to see the best horses win the best races. I'm hoping that will be one of the takeaways from Saturday's $1.25 million Whitney (G1) at Saratoga.
With Catch a Flight ...
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Florida Derby winner Materiality retired
Florida Derby (G1) winner Materiality has been retired due to a soft tissue injury he sustained while training, owner Alto Racing LLC announced Friday.
“Materiality was a very special racehorse, winning from 6 furlongs to 1 1/8 miles against the b ...
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TwinSpires Horse Racing Podcast with Derek Simon
Host Derek Simon discusses American Pharoah’s devastating win in the Haskell that garnered him a 136 Timeform Rating , as well as the stellar racing debut of Rachel’s Valentina, daughter of 2009 Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra.
In the U. o ...
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Travers or Pacific Classic for American Pharoah?
The Mid-Summer Derby would be American Pharoah's toughest test to date. Even after winning the Triple Crown, even after dominating in the Haskell Invitational, American Pharoah would have to prove his quality at least one more time versus one more of ...
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The Importance of WINNING at the Track
I’m asked all the time if I think it’s possible to make a living at the racetrack and whether or not I believe I can do it. My answer to both questions is “yes,” provided that “make a living” is assigned a realistic numerical value (somewhere between ...
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Taking Velazquez/Brown combo in Hall of Fame
John Velazquez not only leads the Saratoga jockey standings at this point, his 28% win percentage towers over his nearest competitors, Javier Castellano (19%) and Irad Ortiz Jr. (16%). The Hall of Fame jockey is riding well on both dirt and turf, and ...
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Om reverts to turf in La Jolla
Om , already known as the answer to a trivia question, hopes to build a more substantial resume. He can start that project in Sunday's $150,000 La Jolla H. (G3) at Del Mar.
At the moment, Om is a footnote to racing history, as the winner of the ...
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Ready for Rye continues to prosper on turf
Ready for Rye's progress as a dirt sprinter stalled, but he's picking back up again since switching to turf. A 2 3/4-length winner in his first try on the surface at Belmont Park July 4, the Tom Albertrani sophomore rolled from off the pace to prevai ...
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Mrazek’s Graduation win could cause a Del Mar Futurity change-up
Mrazek deserves a shot in $300,000 Del Mar Futurity (G1) on September 7.
The chestnut colt drew off to a 3 1/4-length front-running victory in Wednesday’s Graduation S. at Del Mar to begin a Square Eddie/Doug O’Neill/ Reddam Racing exacta with s ...
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Messi scores again
Graham Motion bid goodbye to stable star Main Sequence in the wake of a career-ending injury, but the affable Englishman just might have another to pick up the baton. Gestut Brummerhof's homebred Messi made it two-for-two in the United States with ...
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Palace Malice seeking Alydar crown
If they awarded grades to races based on who actually entered, then Sunday’s $100,000 Alydar S. at Saratoga might rate a Grade 2.
The 1 1/8-mile contest drew a field of 12 and, more importantly, includes Palace Malice, Golden Ticket, Noble Moon, ...
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Sword Dancer-bound Flintshire's the latest Euro to eye US target
The Sword Dancer Invitational's (G1) purse boost to $1 million has attracted a top-flight international candidate in FLINTSHIRE (pictured on right). The Andre Fabre charge thus became the latest European to express an interest in a U.S. target.
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Celebrating a Big Winner in Last Week's Let 8 Ride As a New Game Begins
Today’s #Let8Ride is a classic puzzle of the most likely winner versus the best value. Thankfully, since it’s the first day of the weekly contest, we can play both.
But before we get into the virtues of #2 Crissy Field at 7-to-2 or #7 Lake Snow ...
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Handicapping Insights -- August 6
by Dick Powell
How good is AMERICAN PHAROAH (Pioneerof the Nile)? Well, after Sunday’s Haskell Invitational (G1) at Monmouth Park, when he jogged home the easiest of winners in fast time, the sky is the limit. You would have to say he is one of th ...
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Summer Spectacular At The Meadowlands
Saturday, Aug. 8 at The Meadowlands is the pinnacle of programs for the summer, featuring the Hambletonian (in heats and a final this year) and more, as listed and analyzed below.
As we have been doing exclusively for TwinSpires over the years ...
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Meadowlands offers Hambletonian Day card
While thoroughbred racing fans always point to four dates on the calendar that comprise the Triple Crown in the spring and the Breeders Cup in the fall, standardbred racing fans have an equal number of days that highlight the year and one of them oc ...
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Best Pal full of promise, Mabee has the usual suspects
Del Mar will offer a pair of graded stakes on Saturday, the $200,000 Best Pal (G2) for two-year-olds and $250,000 John C. Mabee (G2) for turf distaffers. The Best Pal features a short field of six but is the more interesting race.
The 6 ½-furl ...
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