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Predicteform Travers Preview: Who to bet and who should be 1,000-to-1
In-depth analysis of the 2015 Travers Stakes including Pace Figures and Past Performances each starter. Please refer to the Legend or Pattern Guide for back-up definitions and patterns.
The Grade I Travers Stakes from Saratoga Race Cour ...
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All-graded stakes Pick 6 at Saratoga has several keys
By no means am I a Pick 6 kinda guy (Pick 3s and Pick 4s are tough enough). However, NYRA has been kind enough to lump six of their seven graded stakes on Saturday together to form the day's Pick 6 sequence, an enticement not usually found outside of ...
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Who would you pick to run second in the Travers to American Pharoah?
American Pharoah is dominating the discussion ahead of Saturday’s Travers S. (G1), and it's tough to go against the Triple Crown champ. But if you're looking for a potential upsetter, or just hoping to round out the exacta, the TwinSpires team offers ...
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BC Big Bet Battle Royale picks for Travers Day
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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LoPresti 'optimistic' about Wise Dan's comeback in Woodbine Mile
Two-time Horse of the Year Wise Dan remains on course for a comeback in the September 13 Woodbine Mile (G1), trainer Charles LoPresti reported to track publicity.
"Things are looking very positive. He's been working pretty steady if you follow his ...
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Trainer Profile: J. Keith Desormeaux
Although training horses since 1988, the name J. Keith Desormeaux wasn't known to most horse racing fans until 2014 when Desormeaux won the Breeders' Cup Juvenile with Texas Red . Texas Red, who has the chance to beat Triple Crown Champion American ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Friday evening, August 28
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. MoneyMaker Mike's picks for this card will be greyhounds that finished in last place ...
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Texas Red maturing physically, mentally ahead of Travers
Texas Red was no match for the brilliance of American Pharoah when the pair met as juveniles in last September's FrontRunner (G1) at Santa Anita. But the son of Afleet Alex was lanky and unfurnished way back when.
Fast forward to the Travers (G1), ...
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Violette still having 'internal battle' over whether to run Upstart in Travers
Trainer Rick Violette continues to do his Hamlet impression regarding Upstart's status for the Travers (G1). After expressing doubt last weekend about running his charge against American Pharoah, the horsemen entered Upstart, and is now playing the w ...
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All eyes on Big Apple this weekend
This Saturday will mark one of those very rare weekends in which both thoroughbred and standardbred fans alike will have the chance to see some of the sport's best three-year-olds compete within hours of one another and within the boundaries of the s ...
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McLaughlin takes contrarian view, thinks Travers pace scenario may not benefit American Pharoah
While many observers have explained that the lack of a really speedy pace rival plays into American Pharoah's hands, there is a contrarian voice out there: Kiaran McLaughlin, the trainer of Travers (G1) rival Frosted.
"My thought process is that i ...
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Top 10 reasons why American Pharoah could lose the Travers
When pondering what circumstances would have to conspire to make Saratoga the "Graveyard of Champions" for American Pharoah, I was reduced to the most far-fetched fancies.
If you'll bear with those as a light-hearted preamble, there are three legi ...
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American Pharoah continues to please in first tour of Saratoga
American Pharoah, who arrived at Saratoga Wednesday, turned in his first gallop at the Spa early Thursday morning and later schooled in the paddock. Throughout his activity, the Triple Crown champion continues to exude confidence ahead of Saturday's ...
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ON POINT: American Pharoah & the Travers Stakes
August 27, 2015
Despite 1-to-5 odds on American Pharoah, neither Ed DeRosa nor James Scully are willing to pick against the Triple Crown champion in the Travers Stakes. Both seek value underneath by beating one of the other Grade 1 winners--eithe ...
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Pharoah heads fantastic day; Beholder throws down gauntlet
By Dick Powell
The historic Travers Stakes (G1) will be run for the 146 th time on Saturday and despite the naysayers, me included, Triple Crown winner AMERICAN PHAROAH (Pioneerof the Nile) will be in the starting gate at 5:46 p.m. (ET). The rac ...
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Questions to ask before betting for or against American Pharoah in the Travers Stakes
For some the Travers will be an exhibition. The Triple Crown champion is running in the most prestigious race for three-year-olds outside of that Triple Crown championship, and his race against the historical records of the 11 who came before him is ...
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Elims Energize Entries, Including Pinkman, For Lucrative Finals; Stars Abound
The two-year-olds pacers are stampeding as the second part of the season presents frosh stakes. The focus is on eliminations for more big finals tests as September rolls around.
At Yonkers, the historic Yonkers Trot for glamour-boy trotters ha ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Thursday, August 27
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. MoneyMaker Mike's picks for this card will be greyhounds that finished in last pl ...
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Small, but talented, distaff fields make up Personal Ensign, Ballerina
The distaff set will have two opportunities to score big on Saturday’s blockbuster Travers Day program, with the $750,000 Personal Ensign S. (G1) sending a half dozen nine furlongs and eight entered in the $500,000 Ballerina S. (G1) at seven furl ...
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Private Zone heads Forego; Holy Boss seeks fifth straight win in King’s Bishop
Leading sprinter Private Zone, a convincing winner of the Belmont Sprint (G3) and Churchill Downs S. (G2) in his last two attempts at seven furlongs, will take some beating in Saturday’s $700,000 Forego (G1) at Saratoga.
Trained by Jorge Navarro ...
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Flintshire looks tough in Sword Dancer as does Tepin in Ballston Spa
Enticed by an enhanced purse of $1 million and the strong probability of firm ground, one of Europe's leading middle-distance runners, Flintshire , will headline Saturday's 1 1/2-mile Sword Dancer (G1) at Saratoga.
Hindered from starting Flints ...
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Beholder stars; speed bias not as extreme as portrayed at Del Mar
DEL MAR NOTEBOOK
A quartet of graded races highlighted the signature weekend at Del Mar Race Course.
Pacific Classic (G1) : Spendthrift Farms’ BEHOLDER (Henny Hughes) glided to the front with ease nearing the turn for home and poured it on la ...
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Saratoga main track playing fairly to all run types
SARATOGA NOTEBOOK
A grade 1 tilt for sophomore fillies headlined the racing at Saratoga Race Course.
Alabama S. (G1) : Alex and JoAnn Lieblong’s EMBELLISH THE LACE (Super Saver) sped to the front soon after the break and never gave way en rou ...
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Del Mar to host additional stakes during expanded fall meet
The Del Mar Thoroughbred Club on Wednesday announced the stakes schedule for its second annual "Bing Crosby" fall meet, which runs 20 days from October 29 through November 29.
Because the meet is five days, or one week, longer than in 2014, Del Ma ...
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Pharoah good enough under any circumstances but paceless Travers looks like a slam-dunk
When taking my first look at Saturday’s Travers (G1) field, the glaring lack of early speed immediately stands out. There are no confirmed front-runners entered outside of the Triple Crown winner.
Upstart could possibly show some zip from his insi ...
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The Gift Horse
It’s hard to win consistently at the races. Although the guy hawking “guaranteed winners” on the Internet for just $9.99 would disagree, pari-mutuel markets are generally efficient, meaning that they reflect nearly all the pertinent data available fo ...
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Quarter Horse Jockey Eduardo Nicasio
Eduardo Nicasio Winning All American Derby Trial with Apollitical Blood ...
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Glamour-Boy Pacers At The Meadows, Girls At Mohawk
A dozen Breeders Crown (e) eligible soph-colt pacers are spread over three Pennsylvania Sires Stakes (PASS) divisions with others in their division at the Meadows on Friday, Aug. 28. The purses are $61,000-plus each.
The first split has seven ...
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Record Breaking Watch & Puppy Stakes Preview
*Oaks Maddy* Race 15 Grade SA 545 Yards (Puppy Stakes 3 rd Rd) My pick to win it all #4 Oaks Maddy from Rader Racing showed her dominance in the 2 nd Rd, pounding her competition to the tune of a 29.54 secs victory. Should absolutely ...
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Graveyard of Champions Will Not Deter Pharoah
By Laura Pugh
On Sunday morning, American Pharoah convinced trainer Bob Baffert of his readiness to make the cross-country trip to compete in the Travers Stakes at Saratoga. Since that time the question on everyone’s mind has been, will the Grave ...
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Trotters dominate Wednesday card at Harrington
While many harness racing tracks often find it difficult to card more than a pair of races for trotters on any given night, Harrington Raceway in Delaware has taken an extra step for that gait on Wednesday as it offers nine consecutive races for trot ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Wednesday, August 26
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. MoneyMaker Mike's picks for this card will be greyhounds that finished in last p ...
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American Pharoah receives post 2 in 10-horse Travers
Triple Crown champion American Pharoah, a smashing 2 ¼-length winner of the August 2 Haskell Invitational (G1) in his last start, received post 2 at Tuesday evening’s draw for Saturday’s $1.6 million Travers Stakes (G1) at Saratoga.
“The horse is ...
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Wise Dan breezes five-furlong bullet
Two-time Horse of the Year Wise Dan continued preparations for his comeback in the September 13 Woodbine Mile (G1) on Tuesday morning, breezing five furlongs in a bullet :59 over the fast Keeneland track.
Unraced since his victory in the Shadwell ...
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Parx Fall Festival kicks off with Smarty Jones
Following a two-week hiatus to enable a reconstruction of its paddock, Parx Racing will be back in action on Saturday when the Philadelphia-area track begins its newly-branded Fall Festival.
Daily purses at Parx are expected to average $500,000 th ...
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Zayat Stables to Donate a Percentage of American Pharoah’s Earnings to New Vocations
New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program announced Tuesday that Zayat Stables has committed to donating a percentage of Triple Crown winner American Pharoah’s purse earnings for the remainder of his racing career to support the program’s mission to r ...
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The Golden Era of Racing
Fans of Thoroughbred Racing have been blessed this spring and summer with some sensational performers, events and accomplishments, more so than any time in my recent memory. The truly fantastic span of the past few months has me as excited about the ...
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Demonstrative seeks third win in New York Turf Writers Cup
Reigning steeplechase champion Demonstrative didn't show his usual stretch punch earlier this month in the A.P. Smithwick Memorial (G1), but will look to rebound in his title defense of the $150,000 New York Turf Writers Cup (G1) at Saratoga on T ...
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Top 5 2015 BC Classic Rankings
The Southern California Legend that is Richard Mandella proved why he continues to be one of the top thoroughbred conditioners in the world when Beholder dominated her rivals in the 2015 Pacific Classic by 8 1/4 lengths. It was the most impressive ...
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A Bad Beat & Badly Beaten Elicit Different Responses in Horseplayers
One of the best pieces of advice I’ve ever read about gambling on horses (and gambling in general, I suppose) is “Same face win or lose,” and I try to hold myself to it, but the fifth race on Monday at Saratoga Race Course tested that resolve.
In ...
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American Pharoah ready for Travers with his 'new Nikes' on
Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert reported that all systems are "go" for Triple Crown champion American Pharoah ahead of Saturday's Travers (G1).
"He looks great today," Baffert told NYRA publicity Monday, one day after American Pharoah's dynamic ...
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Jess's Dream rallies from far back to give mama 'Rachel' a second winner
Rachel Alexandra, the 2009 Horse of the Year, continues to bat a thousand as a broodmare.
Three weeks after her two-year-old daughter Rachel's Valentina scored an impressive two-length win in her six-furlong debut at Saratoga, that one's three-yea ...
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Lexie Lou's reappearance postponed
Reigning Canadian Horse of the Year Lexie Lou will miss her intended comeback in Wednesday's 1ST race at Woodbine after sustaining an eye injury, trainer Mark Casse revealed.
"She was training well leading up to it," Casse said Monday, alluding ...
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In Horse of the Year debate, American Pharoah shouldn't be too big to fail
In this space a couple of days after American Pharoah completed a Triple Crown sweep in the Belmont S. (G1), I acknowledged the reality that he was a lock for 2015 Horse of the Year honors . I also noted that such a coronation could be seen in the ...
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Kentucky Derby has new ticket partner, redesigned website
Churchill Downs on Monday announced a partnership with Ticketmaster to make purchasing Kentucky Derby (G1) and Kentucky Oaks (G1) tickets online easy and reliable for fans across the country. The introduction of a new ticketing solutions provider coi ...
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Wearable Technology in Horse Racing: Gaining an Edge on the Competition
[Click on the thumbnails below to view two examples of E-Trakka readings. The one on the left is a healthy 4-year-old mare, while the one on the right is from a 2-year-old filly who was discovered to be sick from a virus and was thankfully prevented ...
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Five Takeaways from Beholder's Pacific Classic
1) Brilliance – The older male and female divisions in California can be criticized, but nobody expected Beholder to dominate both in similar fashion. Whether she’s taking the Clement L. Hirsch (G1) by seven lengths ...
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Avanzare takes Del Mar Mile off layoff, but note Talco & Bal a Bali
Sidelined since capturing the January 31 Arcadia (G2) at Santa Anita, Avanzare defied a nearly seven-month layoff in Sunday's $201,250 Del Mar Mile (G2) . And he did so by turning over a new tactical leaf for Hall of Fame rider Gary Stevens.
The ...
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Cold Exacta Picks—$140, $46—Top Long Weekend’s Profit Parade
The long weekend began with big win. In the first installment of our annual Breeders Crown Countdown (BCC) series in its own blog presentation, we scored big with a “mortal lock.” The soph-filly trotting sensation, Mission Brief, was an easy winner&n ...
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Bobby's Kitten still needs to relax; Middleburg on the upswing
Aside from tonight's upcoming Del Mar Mile (G2), two other Sunday turf stakes had a bearing on the mile picture.
First came the $163,187 Play the King (G2) at Woodbine, featuring the seasonal reappearance of Bobby's Kitten. The Ramsey homebred h ...
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A quick look at projected fields for Travers undercard
NYRA has released the probables for the six supporting stakes on Saturday's blockbuster Travers Day program.
The $1 million Sword Dancer (G1), a "Win & You're In" for the Breeders' Cup Turf (G1): Last year's Turf runner-up Flintshire is ex ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Monday, August 24
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. MoneyMaker Mike's picks for this card will be greyhounds that finished in last plac ...
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Baffert hopes American Pharoah meets Beholder in breeding shed
The day after supermare Beholder trounced males in Del Mar's Pacific Classic (G1), superlatives, tributes, and various expressions of marvel continued to pour in from her connections and informed observers alike.
Racing fans everywhere have been d ...
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Smart Transition fires bullet for Travers
John Shirreffs didn't plan for Smart Transition to go quite as fast as he did in his final major move for the Travers (G1), but the horseman was pleased that his up-and-coming sophomore blazed five-eighths in a bullet :58.55 over Saratoga's main trac ...
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American Pharoah just worked himself into the Travers; Zayat confirms he's Saratoga-bound
After American Pharoah's superb work Sunday morning at Del Mar, owner/breeder Ahmed Zayat confirmed that the Triple Crown champion will contest Saturday's Travers (G1) at Saratoga.
According to Del Mar clockers, the Bob Baffert trainee posted spli ...
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Greatness on display as Beholder makes case for Breeders’ Cup Classic in Pacific Classic romp
Beholder delivered a spectacular performance in Saturday’s $1 million Pacific Classic (G1) at Del Mar, humbling the top older males in California with an 8 ¼-length decision. The stunning ease of her victory promises to be remembered for a long tim ...
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Big John B goes last to first in Del Mar 'Cap repeat
One year ago, Michael House's Big John B rallied off a solid early pace to earn his first stakes victory in the Del Mar H. (G2) . Fast forward to Saturday's $250,750 renewal , and the defending champion encountered a much slower tempo, but that pro ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Sunday twilight, August 23
Welcome to another Sunday twilight card of exciting greyhound racing at Southland as there are 18 entertaining races on tap for our viewing and wagering pleasure. MoneyMaker Mike's picks for this card will be greyhounds that finished in last plac ...
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Appealing Tale snares BC Dirt Mile placement with Pat O'Brien score
Appealing Tale gained an automatic entry into the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1) on Saturday when taking the $245,000 Pat O'Brien (G2) at Del Mar in wire-to-wire fashion.
Up a half-length through splits of :23.34 and :45.62, Appealing Tale came un ...
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Embellish the Lace's win in Alabama sabotages championship aspirations of rivals
Most expected Saturday's $600,000 Alabama (G1) at Saratoga to clear up any ambiguity remaining about who is the nation's best three-year-old filly on dirt. However, the candidates for that honor all sputtered when jockey Javier Castellano turned in ...
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Delightful Joy rallies to first stakes win in Monmouth Oaks
Delightful Joy settled well off the pace with Paco Lopez and blew past her rivals in deep stretch of Saturday’s $111,000 Monmouth Oaks (G3) , registering her first stakes win with a 1 ¾-length decision.
The Tapit filly wasn’t ready for stakes ...
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Upstart, Madefromlucky tune up as connections mull Travers
Holy Bull (G2) winner Upstart sped five furlongs in a bullet :59.05 over Saratoga's main track on Saturday, but trainer Rick Violette was in no hurry to nail down Travers (G1) plans. According to the NYRA notes, he'd prefer to run only if Triple Cr ...
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Texas Red, Keen Ice work sharply for Travers
As we await Triple Crown champion American Pharoah 's Sunday work at Del Mar, which is expected to clarify his Travers (G1) status, several definite Travers contenders tuned up Saturday at Saratoga.
Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) winner Texas Red , ...
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Obviously scratched from Del Mar Mile
Obviously, a two-time Del Mar Mile (G2) winner who was set to return in Sunday's renewal , has been scratched.
Last seen finishing fifth in the November 1 Breeders' Cup Mile (G1), the Phil D'Amato veteran had ranked as the 5-2 morning-line favori ...
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Five Things I’m looking forward to in the Pacific Classic/Alabama
1) Legacy-builder : Beholder towers over her division and appears well on her way toward adding a third Eclipse Award to a Hall of Fame resume. The October 30 Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) at Keeneland remains the logical ...
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ON POINT: Pacific Classic and Alabama Stakes picks
August 21, 2015
James Scully & Ed DeRosa take a look at the Grade 1 races on Saturday, August 22: The Alabama Stakes at Saratoga Race Course and the Pacific Classic Stakes at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club. Of their four picks for the two races, o ...
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Breeders' Cup Big Bet Battle Royale - Pacific Classic 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 - Del Mar H. 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 - Pat O'Brien 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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Jess’s Dream, son of two Horses of the Year, to debut at Saratoga
Jess’s Dream, the first foal from 2009 Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra and by 2007-08 Horse of the Year Curlin, will make his highly-anticipated career debut in Monday’s sixth race at Saratoga.
Owned and bred by Barbara Banke’s Stonestreet St ...
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Mecca's Angel takes wing, surpasses Acapulco in Nunthorpe
For a good part of Friday's Nunthorpe (G1) at York, the Wesley Ward-trained Acapulco appeared to be dominating her older rivals with her blazing speed. But nearing the end of the five-furlong dash over ground that still had plenty of moisture in it, ...
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Bobby's Kitten returns to action in Play the King
Bobby's Kitten , who made a remarkable last-to-first rally to take the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (G1) at Santa Anita last November, will make his first start since that run on Sunday when he faces seven others in the C$200,000 Play the King (G2) at ...
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Handicapping Insights - August 21
By Dick Powell
He might not be a household name, yet, but Irad Ortiz, Jr. is having a career year and has opened up a commanding eight-win lead over Javier Castellano despite riding 19 fewer horses. For those of us who got to watch Irad, and his ...
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5 Greyhounds To Watch
Welcome to another Southland monthly preview of the Five Up & Coming Young Greyhounds To Watch . September's selections certainly look like they will give a solid showing in the coming weeks and months as their young careers have already ...
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Obviously faces Talco, Bal a Bali in Del Mar Mile comeback
Once the turf mile kingpin of Southern California, Obviously returns from a nine-month layoff in hopes of reclaiming that title in Sunday's $200,000 Del Mar Mile H. (G2) . But the landscape has changed in the interim, with the likes of French impo ...
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Pocono Downs hosts stellar Saturday card
Two weeks after the Meadowlands offered the $1 million Hambletonian Stakes for three-year-old colt trotters on the same day it presented the $400,000 Cane Pace for three-year-old colt pacers, Pocono Downs in Pennsylvania will celebrate its 50th anniv ...
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Ward expects big effort from Acapulco in Friday's Nunthorpe
Trainer Wesley Ward gave his flying two-year-old filly Acapulco a massive vote of confidence going into Friday's Nunthorpe (G1) at York, where she will face battle-hardened older males over five furlongs.
"I think she is really going to bring her ...
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Analyzing Workouts
One of the toughest things for handicappers to assess is workouts — or so the experts tell us.
“It’s not how fast they work, it’s how they work fast,” the clockers say.
Well, call me stubborn, but when I see a horse work six furlongs ...
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Quarter Horse Meet at Fair Grounds Off and Running
LQHBA Sale Futurity Fastest Qualifier Micmac Warrior Fair Grounds in New Orleans, Louisiana, kicked off its 2015 Quarter Horse meet on Saturday, August 15.
The opening day card featured ten trials for the LQHBA Sale Futurity (RG1). Micmac ...
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Pocono Parades Big Cast; Vernon’s Aflame With Famed; Mohawk, Tioga Grand Circuit Stories; Cup & Saucer Served
The second part of the season is sizzling in the hot August days and nights and this coming weekend piles the stakes on the tracks. The Meadows, Pocono, Vernon, Charlottetown, Mohawk and Tioga host many stars from various divisions.
This week, ...
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Trotters highlight Monday cards
At a pair of half-mile tracks several states apart, trotters both young and old were on display on Monday evening in consecutive races at the midway points of programs at Yonkers Raceway in New York and Ocean Downs in Maryland. Monday evening at Y ...
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Curalina, I'm a Chatterbox set for Alabama rematch
Curalina and I'm a Chatterbox are set for a rematch in Saturday's $600,000 Alabama (G1) at Saratoga, four weeks after a controversial first meeting between the pair in the Coaching Club American Oaks (G1).
In the 1 1/8-mile CCA Oaks, I'm a Ch ...
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Let 8 Ride At Arlington Without a Net
I normally wait until early Thursday afternoon to dish on #Let8Ride because it allows me to handicap post scratches, and when you’re in survive-and-advance mode every $8 and non-runner counts, but I’ll be at Ikea for tomorrow’s festivities and don’ ...
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Big John B, Wild Dude head Pacific Classic undercard stakes
A smashing 5 ¼-length winner 12 months ago, Big John B will make a title defense in Saturday’s $250,000 Del Mar H. (G2) . The reformed claimer recorded his initial stakes tally last year and will enter the 1 3/8-mile turf affair in good form for tra ...
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Beholder well-situated in post 9 for Pacific Classic bid
An inside draw would’ve forced jockey Gary Stevens’ hand but Beholder received the perfect starting position, post 9, for Saturday’s $1 million Pacific Classic (G1) at Del Mar. That provides the speedy 5yo an excellent chance to defeat her nine ...
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Arabian Queen stuns Golden Horn in Juddmonte International
Arabian Queen pulled off the mother of all upsets Wednesday, handing Derby (G1) and Eclipse (G1) winner Golden Horn his first career defeat in the Juddmonte International (G1) before a stunned crowd crowd assembled on the Knavesmire at York.
Sent ...
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Saratoga Notebook - August 19
Four Grade 2 tilts headlined the racing at Saratoga Race Course.
Saratoga Special (G2) : Big Chief Racing’s EXAGGERATOR (Curlin) overcame some traffic issues, closing boldly up the inside to score by three-quarters of a length under Junior Alvara ...
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Palm Beach $20,000 Puppy Stakes Tournament Preview
Oaks Maddy Oaks Maddy ~ Rader Racing One of the fastest greyhounds in this Tournament. Has already zinged a 29.24 secs victory this season, third fastest split of any greyhound here. Comes into the Tourney well rested, getting a full 10 days ...
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Super Stars And Co-Stars Charge In Stakes
It's time to launch the 2015 Breeders Crown Countdown, the exclusive blog that will coordinate with our general weekly harness blog at TwinSpires.com and the Hambletonian Society to find great wagering opportunities for "Crown" eligibles as ...
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Beholder taking her run at history in Pacific Classic
Saturday's $1 million Pacific Classic (G1) at Del Mar, once thought as a possible but not-very-likely race for Triple Crown winner American Pharoah, will nonetheless have intrigue as the dual-champion mare Beholder is expected to take her place in th ...
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$1 million Jackpot highlights Delta Downs stakes schedule
Delta Downs on Tuesday announced its 2015-16 Thoroughbred stakes schedule. The Vinton, Louisiana track will offer a total of 32 stakes races during its 86-day season that runs from October 16, 2015 through March 12, 2016. Total purse money of $4.6 mi ...
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Del Mar Notebook - August 18
A trio of graded races headlined the fifth week at Del Mar Race Course.
Del Mar Oaks (G1) : Brous Stable et al’s SHARLA RAE (Afleet Alex) saved ground early, came out entering the stretch and proved best late, securing a three-parts of a length v ...
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SoCal Legend: Richard Mandella
64-year-old Richard Mandella is back. It's fitting that the year that Del Mar decides to junk the artificial surface and return to dirt, that Mandella is going to have 2 brilliant horses, the likely 2 favorites, in the 2015 Pacific Classic this weeke ...
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Ebor Festival preview: Juddmonte International and beyond
As Vance Hanson rightly notes in his latest blog, Wednesday's Juddmonte International (G1) is a race to savor, guaranteeing a dynamic opening day of York's Ebor Festival.
When I first agitated for a Golden Horn vs. Gleneagles showdown , I thoug ...
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Top Quarter Horse Trainers of 2015
Trainer Paul Jones Quarter Horse racing is heating up in circuits across the country. With trials for the prestigious All American Futurity and All American Derby set for August 21 -23, let's take a look at the top trainers of 2015. Paul Jones ...
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Juddmonte International clash an example U.S. would be wise to emulate more often
Wednesday's Juddmonte International (G1), the highlight on opening day of York's four-day Ebor Festival, has the potential of being one of those races you'll remember for a long time.
The about 1 5/16-mile fixture features a clash between the ...
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Change of plans for Highland Reel or Lucky Speed?
Following on from James Scully's " Five Takeaways from Arlington Million Day ," here are a couple of additional postscripts.
Secretariat (G1) romper Highland Reel just might have run himself into consideration for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (G1 ...
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Beverly D. DQ: Spencer vs. Ortiz, my take & yours
Photo of Secret Gesture in front of Stephanie's Kitten, cropped from larger image courtesy of Four Footed Fotos .
In the aftermath of the disqualification of Secret Gesture from her victory in the Beverly D. (G1) for hampering Stephanie's Kitten, ...
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