Greyhound Preview - SOUTHLAND 9/29/14

Mon Sep 29 2014MoneyMaker Mike

By MoneyMaker Mike Race 1 - Grade M - 583 yard course - I'm going with the (7) TC's Mike Trout as the key in this one as he is coming off two nice schooling wins and should be battling for the lead right out of the box. He has good early speed and l ...
Player Quick Pick: 2014 Oklahoma Derby

Sun Sep 28 2014Molly Jo Rosen

Kudos to Remington Park for putting together a really cool race to follow. The last 10 winners have been some very interesting horses: 2013: Broadway Empire 2012: Politicallycorrect 2011: Redeemed 2010: Pleasant Prince 2009: Fiddlers Afleet 200 ...
Full Card at Monmouth Park

Sun Sep 28 2014D.S. Williamson

By D.S. Williamson It’s closing day at Monmouth Park on Sunday. The Oceanport, NJ track offers a full card of 10 races for horseplayers. The best on which to bet appears to be Race 9 where an abundance of speed might set things up for my final pick ...
5 Maiden Greyhounds To Be Following At Southland

Sat Sep 27 2014MoneyMaker Mike

By MoneyMaker Mike Some of you know that I've been putting out the "Five Up and Coming Greyhounds You Should Be Following At Southland" the past couple of months and I've decided to expand on that to include those young greyhounds who have shown nic ...
Player Quick Pick: Churchill Downs for 9/27/2014

Sat Sep 27 2014Ryan Dickey

by  Ryan Dickey   Churchill Downs 10| 5:20 pm ET G3 Jefferson Cup for 3 yo going 1 mi. (T)   MOST LIKELY WINNER: 3-Heart to Heart   Finding his niche as a turf miler, Heart to Heart is trying graded stakes company for ...
Girl's Night Out-Jackie vs Kelly vs Queen

Sat Sep 27 2014D.S. Williamson

By D.S. Williamson There are two days left at the Monmouth meet, Saturday and Sunday. Saturday’s feature is the Jersey Juvenile Stakes, which is Race 9 on the card, but the best race in which to bet might be Race 8, a $20,000 optional claimer for fi ...

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Super Saturday

Fri Sep 26 2014Derek Simon

It’s officially fall, time to start gearing up for the Breeders’ Cup to be held at Santa Anita Park on Oct. 31-Nov. 1. And if you’ve already got the BC bug, Belmont Park is the place to be this weekend. On Saturday, Big Sandy is the home of — ...
TwinSpires Horse Racing Podcast w/Derek Simon

Fri Sep 26 2014Derek Simon

In the News & Notes segment, host Derek Simon discusses a great article in The Guardian entitled “ Scratching the surface: US racing looks to track conditions to lower injury rates .” Then, he takes up the bizarre tale of a feud between ...
2014 Awesome Again: Should We Believe in Shared Belief?

Fri Sep 26 2014Molly Jo Rosen

Whatever happens with his win record, Shared Belief is a talented athlete, fun to watch and great for the game (especially since his co-owner Jim Rome of Jungle Racing is one of the sport's best ambassadors). Plus - barring injury - we should get ...
Player Quick Pick: 2014 Jockey Club Gold Cup

Fri Sep 26 2014Molly Jo Rosen

[20/1] 2- Last Gunfighter : Has more speed than he's shown in the last few starts & may need softer company to secure the win [20-1] 3- Wicked Strong : Had a very consistent Saratoga & always runs well at Belmont, but tries elders for the ...
Bruno With the Works Dishes on Santa Anita's New Dirt

Fri Sep 26 2014TwinSpires Staff

Santa Anita has installed a new main track surface for the upcoming fall meeting that begins Friday, September 26. In a track-issued press release, Superintendent Dennis Moore identifies the surface as “El Segundo Sand,” a mix of silt and clay. ...
TwinSpires.com presents PredictionMachine.com's College Football Game of the Week: Mizzou at S. Car (-5.5) & over 62

Thu Sep 25 2014Ed DeRosa

For Week 5 in the College Football, there are a total of 19 plays that cover the spread greater than 57% of the time to be considered "normal" or better, including three picks that cover more than 60% of the time as well as four predicted outright ...
Harness Racing’s Autumn Almanac

Thu Sep 25 2014TwinSpires Staff

Blue grass, The Red Mile and the amber skies of Kentucky are the atmosphere of the Grand Circuit as Autumn debuts in 2014. James Mulligan’s famous ode to the state sang that “Life’s burdens bear the brightest” and “the home fires burn the brightest” ...