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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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Include Betty highlights Remington Park Oaks
Oklahoma Derby Day is Sunday at Remington Park, and track officials have scheduled a plethora of stakes for the occasion.
However, the biggest event on the undercard has to be the $200,000 Remington Park Oaks sending a field of seven 1 1/16 mile ...
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Four things I'm watching for in this weekend's round of BC preps
There's a lot going on in Saturday's first round of final Breeders' Cup preps, where the action from Belmont Park, Churchill Downs, and Santa Anita will be coming at a fast and furious pace all afternoon. Here are four things I'll be watching for:
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ON POINT: Beholder Headlines First Breeders' Cup Super Saturday
September 25, 2015
The first of two Super Saturday Breeders' Cup prep days is this Saturday, September 26, with graded stakes Breeders' Cup preps at Belmont Park, Churchill Downs, and Santa Anita Park. The West Coast features top races for Breede ...
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Palm Beach Friday Matinee Preview 9-25-2015
Put Puppy Stakes Finalists #2 Bf Par Snipe in your exotic plays, as she has hit the board in 14 of 18 starts (78%) this season. Java Beretta on top to end the Friday Matinee with Jackie O closing in for the Place spot. Picks 6-4-2-3 Top ...
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Wiggle It Jiggleit wows them in Little Brown Jug
Dealt A Winner had posted a 26-1 shocker to capture the $320,000 Cane Pace at the Meadowlands on the Hambletonian Day card, while Revenge Shark posted a mild 9-1 upset to take the $500,000 Messenger Stakes at Yonkers Raceway last month. But heading i ...
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Hard Not to Like looking for Grade 1 hat trick in Rodeo Drive
Hard Not to Like brings a pair of Grade 1 victories into Saturday’s $300,000 Rodeo Drive S. (G1) at Santa Anita Park, and a win in the 1 1/4-mile turf contest would not only net her a third straight top level score but also a guaranteed berth in t ...
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Bob Le Beau prevails in Lonesome Glory Steeplechase
Edited PR
Bob Le Beau split rivals in midstretch and held off a late challenge from Hinterland to win Thursday's $150,000 Lonesome Glory Steeplechase (NSA-G1) at Belmont Park by a half-length and notch his second straight Grade 1 victory.
Tra ...
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Thoroughbred sales don't support anti-Lasix crowd; Frosted & I'm a Chatterbox impress
By Dick Powell
The Keeneland September Yearling Sale grinds on and the results have been spectacular. Through nine sessions, 2,076 yearlings have been sold for $270,447,300, with the $130,273 average increasing 4.35% over last year.
The market ...
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Avanzare, Talco meet again in City of Hope
Avanzare and Talco , the 1-2 finishers in the August 23 Del Mar Mile, will square off again in Sunday’s $200,000 City of Hope Mile (G2) at Santa Anita. They are leading contenders among nine horses in the one-mile turf affair.
Avanzare posted ...
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Beholder seeks third Zenyatta score; Bayern looking for return to winner’s circle in Awesome Again
Pacific Classic (G1) heroine and dual champion Beholder returns to face her own gender on Saturday in the $300,000 Zenyatta S. (G1) at Santa Anita Park, one of five stakes on the opening day card that will offer an automatic berth to the Breeders ...
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Nyquist, Songbird looking to clinch Breeders’ Cup spots
Juveniles will get a shot at a guaranteed berth in both the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) and Juvenile Fillies (G1) when lining up in the respective FrontRunner S. (G1) and Chandelier S. (G1) at Santa Anita Park on Saturday.
Each race is worth $ ...
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Big Blue Kitten seeks elusive Turf Classic win
Second by a nose two years ago and fourth as part of a favored entry in 2014, perhaps the third time will be the charm for Big Blue Kitten in Saturday's $600,000 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic (G1) at Belmont Park.
The 1 1/2-mile fixture on the Wid ...
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Rock Fall will be hard to beat in Vosburgh
From an historical perspective, horses seeking victory in the Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1), now sponsored by TwinSpires.com , have been better off not winning the Vosburgh (G1) at Belmont Park. Only one horse, Artax (1999), has been able to pull off th ...
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Tapiture preps for BC Dirt Mile in Ack Ack; Mylute tries to clear stakes hurdle in Lukas Classic
The final Saturday of the September meet features three stakes races at Churchill Downs, including the $175,000 Lukas Classic . Formerly known as the Homecoming Classic, the 1 1/8-mile race was recently renamed for the 80-year-old Hall of Fame train ...
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Little Brown Jug Thursday, Then Saturday Yonkers, Hoosier, Mohawk And Freehold Stakes
The weekend begins early, on Thursday, Sept. 24 for The Little Brown Jug. The late afternoon American pacing classic is analyzed below, along with some other major events on the “Jug” program. Saturday, Sept. 26, we head to Freehold in the afternoon ...
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SOUTHLAND RECAP July and August's Five Up
Welcome everyone to a SOUTHLAND recap of our monthly selections from July & August's Five Up & Coming Young Greyhounds. Each month I select five greyhounds who have shown determination, drive and talent in their very young careers to watch ...
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Little Brown Jug highlights midweek racing
Both thoroughbred and standardbred racing fans are accustomed to seeing the best horses of all ages in their respective sports compete at major ovals on weekends. But one of the biggest races in harness racing is actually held annually on a Thursday ...
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Moonist -The Streak Continues
Moonist wins his 10th career stake at Los Alamitos Race Course on September 20, 2015 Based on his exceptional performance this year, Moonist currently standings third in the AQHA Racing-Horseplayernow.com National Poll for older horses. Make su ...
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Older horses battled bravely in Quillen
Last Monday evening Harrington Raceway presented the ninth edition of the $150,000 Bobby Quillen Memorial Invitational for older pacers and the lucrative, prestigious event proved well worth the wait to local fans.
Foiled Again (Yannick Gingras) a ...
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Jugette Tests A Dozen Soph-Filly Pacers; Buckette Tests Trotting Gals
At the Delaware, Ohio Fairgrounds Wednesday, Sept. 23, all eyes are upon the glamour-girl pacers. Twelve of them (nine eligible to the Breeders Crown [e]) contest two elimination heats to earn berths in the 2015 Jugette Final.
Each elim heat i ...
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Breeders' Cup reveals logo for 2016 event at Santa Anita
The Breeders’ Cup on Tuesday revealed the stunning new logo for the 2016 Breeders’ Cup World Championships. Following an exciting and historic 2015 horseracing season, the Breeders’ Cup World Championships will return for the ninth time to Sant ...
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Five Takeaways from September 19-20 Weekend
Frosted Primed : Frosted saved ground along the rail, advanced into contention rounding the far turn and easily proved best in the final furlongs of Saturday’s $1 million Pennsylvania Derby (G2), recording his first victory since the TwinSpires.com W ...
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Bayern Could Have Won the Bayern Stakes
While handicapping this past Saturday's Parx Racing card, I came across the Bayern Stakes. Going off as Race 7 on Saturday's 11 race card, the Bayern Stakes was run for a purse of $150,000. The conditions of the race stated that it was for three-ye ...
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How to use the toteboard to bet the Pick 5 carryover at Mountaineer
There is a $21,618 carryover in the Pick 5 tonight at Mountaineer, and it is a challenging sequence that requires the bettor to balance how much to use likely winners with big longshots who aren’t impossible.
Take the first race in the sequence (r ...
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Bob Le Beau tops field of eight in Lonesome Glory
Clarity at the top of the steeplechase division might come as early Thursday when Bob Le Beau heads a field of eight in the $150,000 Lonesome Glory (G1) at Belmont Park.
The 2 1/2-mile hurdle is the first of three Grade 1 events in the fall t ...
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American Pharoah records first work since Travers
Monday morning at Santa Anita, Triple Crown winner American Pharoah recorded his first workout since losing his first race of the season in last month's Travers (G1).
Under Martin Garcia, American Pharoah worked four furlongs in :49.80, 58th faste ...
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Lucky Lindy runs away with Ontario Derby; Midnight Miley upsets La Lorgnette
Robby Albarado took a trip north of the border on Sunday and guided Lucky Lindy to an easy 3 3/4-length victory in Woodbine’s $134,738 Ontario Derby (Can-G3) .
The duo first paired up for Lucky Lindy’s stakes debut in the grassy Toronto Cup on Ju ...
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Lukas hospitalized after health scare
Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas suffered a health scare Saturday night while in Pennsylvania but was doing well Sunday morning, according to various media outlets.
Lukas had Mr. Z entered in the Pennsylvania Derby (G2) and champion Take Charge ...
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Kharafa, Old Harbor steal the spotlight at Belmont Park
Belmont Park played host to a pair of New York-bred stakes on Sunday, with Kharafa taking the $122,500 Ashley T. Cole S. by two lengths under jockey Javier Castellano and Old Harbor capturing the $125,000 John Hettinger S. by 3 1/2 lengths with E ...
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Quillen takes center stage on Monday night
While Foiled Again arrives with only one win in 14 starts this year, onlookers should keep in mind that the 'old man' has faced the best older pacers on the continent at various venues and most of his setbacks have been on the bigger tracks. His lone ...
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Canadian ‘Cowboy’ Tops At $21; Public Nabs Features’ Favorites; $9 On 1-9 Shot
First and foremost, this harness update blog will address the beginning of the Delaware, Ohio Fair race meet that leads to The Little Brown Jug. Harness racing at the fair features many stakes and a score of overnight events from Sunday, Sept. 19 thr ...
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Super Majesty reigns in Dogwood
A pair of sprint races for three-year-old fillies took center stage Saturday evening as the Dogwood S. (G3) at Churchill Downs and the Charles Town Oaks (G3) went off within 15 minutes of each other.
The Dogwood was the feature event on the Down ...
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