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Interjecting this blog with a strong opinion at Kentucky Downs
The Thursday, September 10, card at Kentucky Downs is what everyone expects from racing at the European-style course: full, competitive fields with angles offering potential value in every race.
Those angles paid off on opening day (Saturday, Sept ...
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Rachel Alexandra's First Trainer Enjoys Watching Her Babies Win
by LAURA PUGH
Rachel Alexandra mania enjoyed a renaissance this summer when, five years after her retirement, both (the only) foals out of the 2009 Horse of the Year raced and won at Saratoga Race Course.
And watching from afar was Hal Wiggins ...
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Southland Preview - Thursday, September 10
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. As most of you who follow the Southland preview blog may know, from time to time I ...
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Plethora Of Pacers, Trotters On Grand Circuit Gala Weekend
We are keeping our focus on Canada again this week as divisional stars fire on all cylinders in Grand Circuit action. Friday, Sept. 11 and Saturday, Sept. 12, multi-divisional miles are presented on the Mohawk stage with a lot of money on the line. W ...
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Casse tries for another sweep of Summer, Natalma at Woodbine
Trainer Mark Casse swept the Summer (G2) and Natalma (G2) , Woodbine's automatic qualifiers for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (G1) and Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1), last season with Conquest Typhoon and Conquest Curlinate. He will be involved in b ...
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Stellar performances, turf speed potent in final week at the Spa
SARATOGA NOTEBOOK
A big week of stakes action headlined the closing week at Saratoga.
Woodward S. (G1) : Viola Racing Stable’s LIAM’S MAP (Unbridled’s Song) went to the lead soon after the break and never gave his foes a chance on the way to a ...
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Pocahontas, Iroquois worth far more than purse money
Churchill Downs will kick off its September meet on Friday, but racing fans will have to wait one more day for the stakes action to heat up.
And boy, will it heat up!
The home of the Kentucky Derby has carded four stakes on Saturday, and the ...
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International cast makes Sands Points a tough handicapping challenge
A highly contentious field will line up for Saturday's $500,000 Sands Point (G2) at Belmont Park over nine furlongs, a group that includes the winners of Saratoga's major stakes for three-year-old turf fillies and an unusually large European contin ...
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Classic Roundup: Liam’s Map will be the one to catch
The pace pressure from the August 8 Whitney H. (G1) was missing, allowing the front-runner to get away with reasonable fractions on a clear lead, but the dominance was impressive nonetheless. Liam’s Map garnered his first graded victory with a 4 ¾-le ...
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Quiet Force and others look to rebound in Kentucky Turf Cup
Quiet Force , whose chances in last month's Arlington Million (G1) might have been compromised when unexpected rain softened course conditions in the hours leading up to the event, will look to rebound Saturday in the $600,000 Kentucky Turf Cu ...
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Entries up 22% for opener as Churchill Downs commences September Meet
Racing returns to Churchill Downs on Friday with a 10-race program beginning at 12:45 p.m. (ET) as the famed Louisville racetrack opens its third September Meet for an action-packed 11-date run through September 27.
Inaugurated by Churchill Downs ...
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Southland Preview - Wednesday, September 9
Race 2 - 583 yards - Grade B - CRT TOMMY HEARNS - box 7 - His first race since dropping back to Grade B could give him a shot at a money finish in this one, last two efforts from the 7 box resulted in a 4th and 8th place finish.
Race 6 ...
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Sires Stakes Championships Headline Top Contenders’ Cruising For Cash
The Helen Smith stakes for soph-filly trotters is not the classy mile it was years ago and it does not attract many from the division (this year only four will go) but a quartet of top gals from the division will go in the $30,000 event at Freehold o ...
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Liam's Map Has That Ghostzapper Look
Although his connections believe that Liam's Map might be a better fit for the G1 Breeders' Cup Mile instead of the G1 Breeders' Cup Classic at 1 1/4 miles, the son of Unbridled's Song and a Trippi mare, Miss Macy Sue, left no doubt regarding his qu ...
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Wise Dan one of the greats, but don't forget these underrated geldings
The unfortunate retirement on Monday of Wise Dan brings to an end a remarkable career that will, after the mandatory waiting period, be rightfully acknowledged with a Hall of Fame induction. For those of us residing in Central Kentucky, the April and ...
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Juveniles in spotlight, speed strong once again as Del Mar concludes
DEL MAR NOTEBOOK
Juveniles took the spotlight during the closing weekend at Del Mar Race Course.
Del Mar Futurity (G1) : Reddam Racing’s NYQUIST (Uncle Mo) chased the leader early, took a short lead in early stretch and powered home a fine 3 ¾ ...
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Five Takeaways from Labor Day Weekend
1) Classic Speed : Liam’s Map impressed romping on the lead in Saturday’s Woodward (G1), registering his first graded win with the 4 ¾-length decision, and the 4yo front-runner has posted BRIS Speed ratings of 104-109-106 (Woodward) in his last t ...
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Nyquist completes cross-country G1 double in Del Mar Futurity
"I think it is the best group of two-year-olds I’ve ever had."
So declared trainer Doug O'Neill in early August. Just about a month to the day later, that view was vindicated on Labor Day when O'Neill pupils Ralis and Nyquist turned an historic ...
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Living the Life repeats in Presque Isle Downs Masters
Living the Life became the third repeat winner in the nine-year history of the $400,000 Presque Isle Downs Masters (G2) when she made a late, inside bid to catch 6-5 favorite Leigh Court by three parts of a length in the 6 1/2-furlong dash Monday ...
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Ralis has breakout performance in Hopeful
Ralis, a California-based colt with an unassuming record, put several of New York's leading juvenile males to shame Monday when authoritatively taking the $350,000 Hopeful (G1) , highlight of the closing day card at Saratoga.
Rating in third as ...
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Ironicus eclipses Fourstardave's course record in Bernard Baruch
Not too long after Wise Dan's retirement was announced Labor Day afternoon, Ironicus rallied from last to take the $250,000 Bernard Baruch H. (G2) in course-record time at Saratoga. On a literal level, the Stuart S. Janney III homebred supplanted W ...
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Pure Sensation enters BC Turf Sprint mix with Monster score
Pure Sensation, who was made the 2-1 favorite in Monday's $300,000 Turf Monster H. (G3) at Parx Racing against many of the region's most accomplished grass sprinters, lived up to bettors' expectations when catching front runner Mongolian Saturday i ...
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Wise Dan's highlight reel
The title is a misnomer, since the future Hall of Famer deserves a much more thorough video tribute that we can provide here. So here's my personal list of Wise Dan's top six performances.
6. The Bernard Baruch (G2) on August 30, 2014. From my ...
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Wise Dan retired after tear discovered on tendon
Two-time Horse of the Year Wise Dan , who was expected to make his return from an 11-month layoff in next Sunday's C$1 million Woodbine Mile (G1), has been forced out of the race and off the track for good after a tear on his tendon was found Monday ...
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Races to watch during the 4-day St Leger Festival
While Doncaster's Festival is anchored by the St Leger (G1) on Saturday, the action begins Wednesday. Here's the overview of the most significant races to watch.
Wednesday
The Scarbrough (10 a.m. EDT) is the only black-type event on the ope ...
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Storm the Stars, O'Brien trio, filly Simple Verse among 8 in St Leger
The world's oldest classic -- the St Leger (G1) at Doncaster -- will be staged for the 239th time on Saturday. The third jewel in Britain's Triple Crown, the 1 3/4-mile, 132-yard prize tests the stamina of these three-year-olds.
Storm the Stars ...
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Saratoga trainer race: Pletcher, up by two wins, sends out 12 to Brown’s 7 in finale
Four wins down entering last Wednesday’s program at Saratoga, Todd Pletcher now leads Chad Brown by two in the race for leading trainer.
Pletcher and Brown will each be well-represented in Monday’s closing-day program, with the advantage going to ...
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2015 Palm Beach Labor Day Puppy Stakes Final Preview
*Par Snipe* Picks: (2-8-1-7) The best rush I believe win this race and BF Par Snipe has the top fire out of the box of them all. Trainer Billy Bob Dawson & the Agganis Team celebrate tonight. Heard on The Backstretch Show last Fri ...
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Zenyatta relative She's Not Here snares the Yellow Ribbon
With Rachel Alexandra dominating the Saratoga headlines these days with her two foals -- Spinaway (G1) heroine Rachel's Valentina and sophomore debut winner Jess's Dream -- it was a quasi-Newtonian law of horse racing publicity that Zenyatta should w ...
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Unblinkered Om upsets Del Mar Derby
Maybe Om viewed the parading of American Pharoah after Del Mar's 4TH race as a pep talk, recalling that he'd beaten the future Triple Crown winner in a maiden here last summer. Maybe it was shedding the blinkers. Maybe it was picking up Hall of Fame ...
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Cavorting romps in Prioress
Cavorting capped off a nice Spa weekend for both her owner, Stonestreet Stables, and her sire, Bernardini, when galloping home an easy winner of the $300,000 Prioress S. (G2) on Sunday.
One day prior, Stonestreet saw Rachel Alexandra’s Bernardin ...
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Mondialiste, Mr. Owen in line for Woodbine Mile
According to the Woodbine notes, two Europeans are listed as likely for the September 13 Woodbine Mile (G1) -- five-year-old Mondialiste and three-year-old Mr. Owen.
Mondialiste was originally campaigned by his breeders, Wertheimer et Frere, and ...
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Harrington and Yonkers host Labor Day evening cards
While many Americans might insist on staying close to home for various gatherings on Labor Day Monday, standardbred fans will look to get away to a track or simulcast outlet in order to focus their attention on solid overnight cards being offered by ...
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Simply the Best: Jockey G. R. Carter
He is the leading Quarter Horse jockey through the first nine months of 2015, riding now at Ruidoso Downs after winning his 18th leading rider title at Remington Park in Oklahoma City in May. Inducted into the Ruidoso Downs Hall of Fame , he is p ...
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Frosh Fires With Top $12.00 Score; Public Prolific In Stakes Action
We begin the stakes weekend review with the Breeders Crown Countdown (BCC) blog and the Pennsylvania Sires Stakes (PASS) winner, two-year-old Hititoutofthepark ($12.00, $7.80, $5.40) at the Meadows on Sept 4. There were two other PASS splits for the ...
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Songbird soars to Del Mar Debutante victory
Songbird proved too much for Pretty N Cool in Saturday’s $301,250 Del Mar Debutante , easily dueling that rival into submission during the stretch run and crossing under the wire 5 1/4 lengths the best.
The seven-furlong contest essentially turne ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Sunday, September 6
Welcome to another Sunday afternoon card of exciting greyhound racing at Southland as there are 18 entertaining races on tap for our viewing and wagering pleasure. As most of you who follow the Southland preview blog may know, from time to time I l ...
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Close finishes highlight soggy FSS Day at Gulfstream
Jacks or Better Farm and trainer Stanley Gold made out like gangbusters on Saturday thanks to back-to-back one-two finishes in stakes on the Florida Sire Stakes (FSS) program at Gulfstream Park.
Homebreds Ballet Diva and Silent Prayer really gave ...
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Geroux sweeps Kentucky Downs stakes during five-win day
Whether you had time to handicap the Kentucky Downs card on Saturday or not, you'd have been better off just backing whatever Florent Geroux was riding. The talented Frenchman put on a clinic with a five-win day, highlighted by a clean sweep of the s ...
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Liam's Map takes it easier, wins easily in Woodward
Setting a more relaxed pace than he did four weeks earlier in the Whitney (G1), Liam’s Map coasted to a 4 3/4-length victory Saturday in the $600,000 Woodward (G1) at Saratoga.
After ripping through a half-mile split in :46 and a sub-1:10 three- ...
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Rachel's Valentina adds another chapter to her famous dam's legacy in Spinaway
Labor Day Saturdays at Saratoga belong to Rachel Alexandra and family. Six years to the day after the future Hall of Famer clinched a Horse of the Year title with an historic victory against older males in the Woodward (G1), her daughter, Rachel’s Va ...
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World Approval surges up hedge to edge Money Multiplier in Saranac
World Approval relished the stretch back out to 1 1/8 miles in Saturday’s $300,000 Saranac (G3) , rallying boldly up the inside on the Saratoga Mellon turf course to edge Money Multiplier. Joel Rosario provided the heady ride aboard the Mark Casse-t ...
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Ben's Cat seeks third Turf Monster; female sprinters contest Masters
The venerable Maryland-bred gelding Ben’s Cat will attempt to win the $300,000 Turf Monster H. (G3) at Parx on Monday for a third time, but the nine-year-old has severe obstacles in his path, namely Sharp Sensation and Tightend Touchdown .
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A couple of key plays for early Pick 4 at Kentucky Downs
Kentucky Downs opens its popular five-day stand today with a 10-race card filled with wagering opportunities. Seven of the 10 races are oversubscribed and horseplayers never expect to see five or six-horse fields at the turf-only track.
A pair of ...
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Factor Brisnet.com Prime Power & Last-Out Speed Rating into your Kentucky Downs Handicapping
Anyone who creates, markets, and/or sells speed ratings and/or performance figures for a living will gladly tell you how over complicated we’ve made the handicapping process.
Andy Beyer wrote about it in his books, as did Len Ragozin in his: the s ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Saturday, September 5
Welcome to another Saturday matinee and evening card of exciting greyhound racing at Southland as there are 18 entertaining races on tap for both the matinee and evening and for our viewing and wagering pleasure as well. As most of you who follow t ...
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Nyquist the one to beat but some new faces await in Del Mar Futurity
Nyquist can stake a claim as the best 2yo male in training with a victory in Monday’s $300,000 Del Mar Futurity (G1) . A son of Uncle Mo, the Doug O’Neill-trained colt heads a field of eight in the closing-day feature.
Purchased for $400,000 at ...
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Breeders' Cup Big Bet Battle Royale picks for Spinaway
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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Hopeful, Bernard Baruch close out Saratoga’s 2015 season on Labor Day Monday
Saratoga will close the doors on its 152nd racing meet on Labor Day Monday, and highlighting the final card of 2015 will be two graded contests – one for juveniles in the penultimate race of the season and the other sending older runners in the last ...
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Potential value plays in Saturday stakes
The usual caveats and disclaimers apply about whether these will produce tangible value, but their morning-line odds are a bit high relative to their win chances. So here are the potential overlays in 10 Saturday stakes, in order of scheduled post ti ...
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Yonkers hosts two triple crown races Saturday
Habitat won his elim from post five in wire-to-wire fashion and draws the same post again for the final, while Crazy Wow, who also defeated Pinkman in the $500,000 Colonial final at Pocono Downs, moves out several spots from post two to post six. He ...
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How To Win Big in the Pick 6 When Your Strongest Opinion Is Not Having One
When your strongest opinion is that you don’t have a strong opinion on a particular race, watching a longshot go gate-to-wire to scoop the entire Pick 6 pool might not make you feel like a smart handicapper, but it’s a great way to feel like a smart bettor.
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Travers Recap
Host Derek Simon recaps the 2015 Travers Stakes, with commentary from American Pharoah's trainer (Bob Baffert), jockey (Victor Espinoza) and owner (Ahmed Zayat).
Check Out Sports Podcasts at Blog Talk Radio with TwinSpires Radio on ...
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American Pharoah Lost, Get Over It!
American Pharoah lost a horse race. And not since Chicken Little proclaimed that the sky was falling has there been so much ado-doo about nothing.
After the Triple Crown champion was overtaken by Keen Ice in the stretch of last Saturday’s Trav ...
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ON POINT: Breeders' Cup Classic Intrigue Following Travers Upset
September 3, 2015
American Pharoah's loss in the Travers Stakes has not deterred his connections from pointing to the Breeders' Cup Classic, but it has deterred Ed DeRosa from making him his top pick for North America's richest race. In this week ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Friday, September 4
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. As most of you who follow the Southland preview blog may know, from time to time I lik ...
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Cavorting may need her running shoes in Prioress
A contentious field of 11 sophomore fillies seeks a Grade 2 victory and the winner’s share of $300,000 in Sunday’s Prioress S. at Saratoga, and leading the way is Cavorting (2-1 morning-line favorite).
That Bernardini filly holds the distincti ...
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Prospect Park, Soul Driver meet for 3yo turf supremacy at Del Mar; Prize Exhibit tries to KO elders in Yellow Ribbon
Soul Driver captured his second straight stakes on turf when taking the opening-day Oceanside at Del Mar and Prospect Park made his grass debut a winning one in the August 9 La Jolla (G3), impressively scoring by a 4 ¼-length margin. The exciting ...
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Dream of Me, It’s High Time return for second leg of Florida Sire Stakes
The Florida Sire Stakes series continues this Saturday at Gulfstream Park and both the Affirmed and Susan’s Girl divisions feature the top four from the first races in the series.
In fact, the Affirmed boasts the top six finishers from the Dr. ...
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American Pharoah to Breeders' Cup: Zayat makes the decision racing fans everywhere wanted to hear
After several days of suspense regarding American Pharoah's future, owner/breeder Ahmed Zayat caused the racing world to rejoice Thursday, confirming that the Triple Crown champion will indeed aim for the October 31 Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) at Keen ...
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American Pharoah's Travers experience didn't go as planned but still a special weekend at Saratoga
By Dick Powell
He came, he saw, but he didn’t conquer. Oh well. Not every fairy tale has a happy ending but until the last 100 yards of the Travers Stakes (G1) last Saturday, it looked like a great chapter of Saratoga history was about to be writ ...
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Top 5 Upsets of a Triple Crown Winner in the Year They Won the Crown
- American Pharoah makes the cut, but don't you think he's in good company? Losing the Travers Stakes really isn't a surprise. If Gallant Fox could lose in a 4 horse race to 100-1 shot Jim Dandy in the Travers, American Pharoah certainly could ge ...
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Palm Beach Top 10 Rankings August 2015
*JS SpeedyPebbles* Honorable Mention JS SpeedyPebbles, Cbj Jackie O, HareRaisnGudTime, Hustle It Up, HotFoot Rihanna, Amf Bombs Acomin, Victory Gallant, Oshkosh Jasmine, Boc’s Easy Peasy, Atascocita Sybil, USS Chibs, Par Five Hour, PJ S ...
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Divisions Duel In Finals; Classic Trot And Pace On Docket
Once again, from border to border, multi-divisional stakes finals feature the top performers of the season. Classic paces and trots with competitive casts and betting opportunities unavailable anywhere (virtual or actual) as we continue to dig for th ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Thursday, September 3
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. As most of you who follow the Southland preview blog may know, from time to time I ...
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$3 million All American Futurity at Ruidoso Downs
Ochoa, 2011 All American Futurity Champion
The 2015 Ruidoso Downs live racing season comes to a lucrative final conclusion Labor Day weekend with the $2.3 million All American Derby (G1) on Sunday, September 6 and the $3 million All American ...
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Rachel’s Valentina, Pretty N Cool lead coast-to-coast juvenile action
Six juvenile fillies have been entered in Saturday’s $350,000 Spinaway S. (G1) at Saratoga and the focus will be on Rachel’s Valentina, who breaks from post 2 under John Velazquez.
The bay miss broke her maiden by two lengths and earned an 87 ...
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Triple Crown--while great--does not confer greatness on American Pharoah
by JEFF MOSS
There are two Triple Crowns in sports that have been mythologized as much for the impressive achievement they represent as for the California-style drought preceding the most recent noteworthy feats.
Of course, I am talking about ...
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Texas racing resumes with three-month extension
After being shut down on Tuesday, the Texas Racing Commission (TRC) has received the funding allowing tracks in the state to reopen for live racing and simulcast wagering. However, the three-month extension remains a temporary fix for Thoroughbred an ...
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Is Liam's Map vulnerable to bounce in the Woodward?
Bounce or no? That's a question horseplayers will have to ponder Saturday when Liam's Map faces seven others, including three stablemates, in the $600,000 Woodward (G1) at Saratoga.
When last seen four weeks ago in the Whitney (G1), Liam's Ma ...
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Azar breaks maiden in With Anticipation
Azar entered Wednesday’s $200,000 With Anticipation S. (G2) at Saratoga with two losses from as many starts on his line, but exited the 1 1/16-mile firm-turf contest a first-time winner.
Jockey John Velazquez allowed Azar to settle behind the pa ...
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Keen Ice stars in stakes-packed weekend; speed plays well on turf
The signature day of the meeting on Saturday topped the action at Saratoga Race Course.
Travers S. (G1) : Donegal Racing’s KEEN ICE (Curlin) moved outside at the top of the lane and gradually wore down Triple Crown star American Pharoah en route ...
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TURF TALK: American Pharoah Enters the Graveyard; Does a Breeders' Cup Resurrection Await?
August 31, 2015
Lots of agreement this week, as both Ed DeRosa & Vance Hanson prefer "Graveyard of Favorites" to "champion" apropos of Keen Ice upsetting 1-to-5 favorite and Triple Crown champion American Pharoah in the Travers Stakes. ...
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An early six to watch for the TwinSpires.com Breeders' Cup Sprint
With TwinSpires.com the official wagering partner of the Breeders' Cup World Championships and title sponsor of the $1.5 million Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1), I'll be taking a weekly look at news and developments leading up to the six-furlong dash at ...
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Older Pacers, Frosh Trotters Wrestle To Earn Big Bucks
In the battle of the $685,000 Canadian Pacing Derby title, only one entry is not Breeders Crown (e) eligible—Nirvana Seelster. Mohawk’s stakes-laden Sept. 5 program presents this older-pacer stakes mile and the stars are here after earning their bert ...
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Kentucky Downs features three lucrative stakes, $1.585 million in purses on opening-day program
Kentucky Downs, the turf-only track near Franklin, Kentucky, begins its five-day run on Saturday with a 10-race card featuring a trio of $300,000 stakes and a combined $1.585 million in purses.
The five racing dates (September 5, 10, 12, 16 & ...
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Stellar Wind wins impressively; speed strong on Del Mar main track
A single graded race headlined the weekend at Del Mar Race Course.
Torrey Pines S. (G3) : Hronis Racing’s STELLAR WIND (Curlin) took the lead approaching the turn for home and cruised home a facile 4 ¼-length winner under the guidance of Victor E ...
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Three quick thoughts on Gleneagles and the BC Classic
Just three quick (or if you prefer, knee-jerk) reactions to the news about Europe's star three-year-old miler, Gleneagles, now setting his sights on the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) at Keeneland:
An American Pharoah subtext? Let's consider this fr ...
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Texas racing shut down
With lawmakers failing to fund the Texas Racing Commission, racetracks in the state are effectively shut down for the time being.
The new fiscal year in Texas began Tuesday, September 1.
As a result of the lack of funding, the Texas Racing Comm ...
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Churchill Downs to have $18 million in upgrades for 2016 Kentucky Derby
Churchill Downs has announced an extensive $18 million capital project to modernize the Turf Club and several other premium areas.
A new and enlarged Stakes Room on the fourth floor of the Clubhouse will combine the current Stakes Room, Aristides ...
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Free Money Alert! Some Horses To Use in Pick 5 Carryovers at Finger Lakes and Fort Erie
Tuesday has always been a good day to play the races on TwinSpires.com: 20x points promos at Fort Erie , Indiana Grand , and (for our harness players) Hoosier Park .
But the stakes get raised today (September 1), as a pair of Pick 5 carryove ...
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Gleneagles aims for BC Classic, potential clash with American Pharoah
The $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) has the potential to be even more epic as trainer Aidan O'Brien announced Tuesday that his top miler Gleneagles will be pointed for the 1 1/4-mile test at Keeneland on October 31.
"Given suitable ground, G ...
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Probables for Saratoga's Labor Day weekend: Liam's Map, Rachel's Valentina & more
The fields are coming into focus for Saratoga's seven graded stakes over Labor Day weekend, the concluding days of the Spa's meet.
Saturday's $600,000 Woodward (G1) will likely feature the speedy Liam's Map, last seen being caught by Honor Code ...
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McLaughlin Says Lezcano Ride May Have Cost Frosted a Travers Win
by LAURA PUGH
Trainer Kiaran McLaughlin said that jockey Jose Lezcano did not ride Frosted to his instructions in the Travers Stakes on Saturday, August 29, at Saratoga Race Course, and that the miscue cost the horse a chance to win.
“The inst ...
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Surprise debut winner Site Read a shorter price for With Anticipation
Site Read was a surprise winner of his debut on July 25, but will be well-backed to make it two in a row on Wednesday in the $200,000 With Anticipation (G2) at Saratoga. The 1 1/16-mile grass test for juveniles, a prep for the Breeders' Cup Juveni ...
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Daughter's Pet Daisy Helps TwinSpires.com Player to $862,495 Score
A player used TwinSpires.com to wager $24,192 into the Pick 6 on Sunday at Saratoga Race Course and cashed for $886,687—$831,237 as one of only two perfect tickets plus $55,450 for 25 consolation (5/6) payouts worth $2,218 each for a profit of $862,4 ...
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Why the Travers was a race American Pharoah didn't have to lose
American Pharoah's upset loss in Saturday's Travers (G1) has, as you would expect, resulted in a lot of Monday morning quarterbacking among fans and pundits, but primarily from the connections of the horse themselves.
We can all go over numerous f ...
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American Pharoah to parade between Del Mar races Sunday
Del Mar has announced that Triple Crown champion American Pharoah will parade before his throngs of fans at Del Mar Sunday. Although the specific time of his appearance is to be determined, officials are looking at a period between races early in the ...
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Five Takeaways from Travers Stakes
1) Courageous Performance : American Pharoah didn’t run his best race in Saturday’s Travers (G1) but the Triple Crown winner performed bravely nonetheless, putting away a determined Frosted before succumbing to Keen Ice ...
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Post-Travers videos with Keen Ice/American Pharoah connections
Post-Travers interviews from NYRA's Richard Migliore with Keen Ice's connections (Jerry Crawford, Dale Romans and Javier Castellano) as well as American Pharoah's jockey Victor Espinoza. Below those, post-race press conference video with the connecti ...
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Stellar Wind blows away Torrey Pines rivals
Stellar Wind was sent off the 1-2 favorite in Sunday’s $100,250 Torrey Pines S. (G3) at Del Mar and the John Sadler pupil ran like with an easy 4 1/4-length romp under jockey Victor Espinoza.
The chestnut filly was a top contender on this year’s ...
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Baffert: No decision on American Pharoah yet as the champ needs to 'chill for a little bit'
After American Pharoah was upset in Saturday's Travers (G1) by Keen Ice -- a rival he'd roundly beaten in all of their prior meetings -- owner/breeder Ahmed Zayat let his emotions speak for him and suggested that his Triple Crown champion might be re ...
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McLaughlin on Frosted's unplanned change of tactics: 'unfortunate for us and maybe for American Pharoah too'
In the aftermath of Saturday's Travers (G1), it's an interesting counterfactual to wonder about the effect of the last-minute rider change for Frosted, who tired to third after unexpectedly pressing American Pharoah early.
His regular rider, Joel ...
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Private Zone considering Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile in addition to TwinSpires Sprint
Trainer Jorge Navarro reported Sunday that Private Zone, who secured a berth in the TwinSpires Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1) with a front-running coup in Saturday's Forego (G1), would also take a close look at the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1).
"The wa ...
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Keen Ice “tired” but well after Travers upset
Trainer Dale Romans was dealing with some technical issues on Sunday, one day after pupil Keen Ice ran down Triple Crown champion American Pharoah in Saturday’s Travers S. (G1) at Saratoga.
“I had so many calls my phone froze up and I haven't been ...
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Record-setter Runhappy sets sights on Phoenix, Twinspires BC Sprint
Trainer Maria Borell did something on Saturday that few have accomplished.
She saddled her first graded winner to a stakes-record time in her first start at Saratoga.
That of course came compliments of 11-1 longshot Runhappy, who wired the King ...
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Upsets were the rule in Saturday's major stakes
Keen Ice notched his first win in seven starts this year and subsequently handed American Pharoah his first setback in seven outings this year and his first since his career debut last summer at Del Mar. Keen Ice had been seventh in the Derby and th ...
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