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Greyhound Preview: Dubuque for 6/14/2014
by Gary Dura We’ll continue with the matinees at Dubuque Greyhound Park with a look at Saturday’s card. Hang on until the later races as the card closes with some good ones. Race 1 : Maiden. K’s Vance (6) likes the middle and shows good rush. XK ...
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Weekend Harness Preview for 6/14/2014
by Ted Black While the Meadowlands is gearing up for its summer stakes and Yonkers returns off a brief hiatus, much of the attention on Saturday night certainly will be focused on Mohawk Racetrack in Toronto, Canada, as the oval offers its best ca ...
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Australia Racing Preview for 6/13/2014
by Grant Davies Back at headquarters tomorrow for a fine day of racing and the chance to make some bank! Let’s take a look at a few races and see if we can’t get everyone cheering home some winners. Flemington racecourse is the place to be. FLE ...
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Friday Harness Preview for 6/13/2014
by Ted Black A pair of harness tracks that are virtual opposites for several reasons deserve top billing on Friday evening as The Meadowlands in New Jersey offers a solid, 13-race card while Ocean Downs presents its second night of live racing for t ...
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Churchill Downs Foster Night All-Graded-Stakes Pick 4
The all-graded-stakes Pick 4 on the Stephen Foster Handicap card on Saturday night at Churchill Downs is a tricky sequence that challenges handicappers to choose their horses judiciously, as no logical contender has to win, but there is enough parity ...
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Player Quick Pick: Santa Anita for 6/13/14
Santa Anita 4 | 7:33 pm ET
Cal-Bred Maiden Special Weight for 2yo going 5f The second leg of the pick 6 carryover at Santa Anita on Friday is a state-bred maiden special weight race for two-year-olds and with six of the eight making their first car ...
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Greyhound Preview: Southland for 6/13/2014
by Moneymaker Mike This evening's Southland card brings 18 exciting and full of action greyhound races for us to enjoy. Most of the picks are concentrated on the higher grade races for tonight as there are some talented runners going in them. I do ...
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Player Quick Pick: Belmont for 6/13/2013
If I've said it once, I've said it a thousand times over the last 7 days... it's so nice to have NYRA at TwinSpires! Let's see if we can't make some money in the featured 8th today. The condition is a bit confusing.
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Player Quick Pick: Santa Anita for 6/12/2014
by Mel Daniels Santa Anita race 7 | 7:12 pm ET
Claiming (25-22.5) for 3&up going 6f 2-Gal Has to Like It This 5yo gelding has a very impressive strike rate. He has placed in 16 of 23 career starts with 6 wins. In his last time out, he ...
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Player Quick Pick: Belmont for 6/12/2014
NYRA's weekday cards are filled with plenty of great wagering opportunities! Belmont Park race 8 | 4:57 pm ET
OC 62k / N2X for 3&up going 6.5f 1- Start Jumping (trainer scratch) 2- Bemata : in off the win and has been very consistent s ...
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Greyhound Preview: Southland for 6/12/2014
by Moneymaker Mike Thursday evening's Southland card of 18 exciting races is highlighted by the 2nd round of the 2014 Southland Derby stakes contest in which we will see 9 races of stakes racing over the 583 yard course. I have included three of t ...
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Player Quick Pick: Churchill Downs for 6/12/2014
by Molly Jo Rosen Always remember to check Scratches and Changes before handicapping I like the card at Churchill today, even if it's been hit by a lot of scratches. One race that has no changes is the 6th, a super interesting Maiden Special We ...
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Greyhound Preview: Palm Beach for 6/12/2014
by Palm Beach Jason The Thursday action at Palm Beach will be fantastic, with 15 races to watch and play today. Many of the top lid flippers at this track will be on display, including Jawa Bruiser and Super C Roxee. One of the best announcers in ...
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North America Cup Headlines Huge Stakes Program; Captaintreacherous Returns
The $1-million Pepsi North America Cup features a glimpse of the glamour-boy division’s best pacers. It is the biggest purse for the group all season but it may or may not be the showcase of the top colt. After the elims last week we were left with t ...
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Player Quick Pick: Woodbine for 6/11/2014
by Molly Jo Rosen So there's a $87,167 Jackpot Hi5 at Woodbine tonight... the Hi5 is the only wager I've never hit in my entire handicapping career and - jackpot (ie: single ticket) or not - it's my mission to take one down this year. Famous last ...
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Wednesday Harness Preview for 6/11/2014
by Ted Black While the Wednesday evening cards at Harrington Raceway typically focus on the trotters, and that is again the case this evening at the Delaware half-mile oval, much of the attention from racegoers and horsemen should go toward traine ...
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Australia Racing Preview for 6/11/2014
by Grant Davies Mid-week racing at Sandown to help recover from the blues of no Triple Crown this year. All we can do is keep our fingers crossed and turn our attention to some fresh racing and making bank! SANDOWN LAKESIDE – AUS A RACE 5 - ...
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Player Quick Pick: Belmont for 6/11/2014
by Molly Jo Rosen It's so nice to be able to share my thoughts on Belmont Park with y'all! Saturday's huge day of stakes races was awesome and now we get to be back doing it all over again. There's an interesting Claiming race on the card I think ...
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Greyhound Preview: Southland for 6/11/2014
by Moneymaker Mike This evening's Southland card of 18 exciting and entertaining greyhound races at has a little something for everyone. After giving the program a good look I have found several good opportunities for the wagering public to give t ...
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Greyhound Preview: Dubuque for 6/11/2014
by Gary Dura Race 1 : Maiden. The newbie, KB’s Credit Rate, is in the 8 box; he’s in a good spot. Hilco Sting (5) has been running well lately. Daily Double: 58/38 Quinella: 5/178 Race 2 : Grade E. I like the shippers in this one. Gable Mac ( ...
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Greyhound Preview: Palm Beach for 6/11/2014
by Palm Beach Jason Palm Beach has certainly given us a treat for the Wednesday racing card. Superstars Bae Sang, Juggernaut and Flying The Who all look to stay on top of their games today, as well as many other competitive races to follow all af ...
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The Triple Crown Ain't Broke
On Saturday, June 7, 2014 at 6:55 PM Eastern Time, California Chrome stood at the cusp of greatness — 1 ½ miles away from Triple Crown glory. Two and a half minutes later, he was just another in a long line of horses to fail in the Belmont Stakes aft ...
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Greyhound Top 10: May at Palm Beach
JS Speedypebbles What a fantastic month of racing Palm Beach just had in the month of May! Irish Cup Stakes races and superstars at their finest were the main highlights, along with new up and coming greyhounds starting to make their mark at t ...
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Player Quick Pick: Presque Isle for 6/10/2014
by Mel Daniels Presque Isle race 2 | 5:50 pm ET
Claiming (5) for 3&up going 1 mi. (A) 4-Righteous Place This Tampa Bay invader has 2 wins in his 12 career starts. All of his starts excluding his first race have been on turf. He gets a ...
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Greyhound Preview: Palm Beach for 6/10/2014
by Palm Beach Jason Palm Beach will be an excellent place to watch and play for the Tuesday racing card. 15 very competitive races come our way, with many rookie greyhounds looking to make their mark starting today. With less than 3 weeks left in ...
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Genesis of a Triple Crown drought: Spectacular Bid & the 1979 Belmont Stakes
The 36-year streak of Triple Crown futility dates back to unquestionably one of the greatest racers in history, the mighty Spectacular Bid.
Coming into the 1979 Belmont Stakes, the Triple Crown had been captured three different times in the last s ...
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Monday Harness Preview for 6/9/2014
by Ted Black In the aftermath of California Chrome's fourth-place finish in the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, racing enthusiasts are now looking to counter the after effects of extending the Triple Crown drought even further by focusing their attent ...
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Greyhound Preview: Southland for 6/9/2014
by Moneymaker Mike The week gets started with a Monday Southland program of 18 exciting races and which features several distance races that grabbed my attention as good wagering opportunities. I have concentrated my picks on those races and liste ...
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Player Quick Pick: Santa Anita for 6/8/14
Santa Anita 8 | 7:30 pm ET
Crystal Water for 3&Up going 1 mi (T) If ready to roll off the layoff ETHNIC DANCE is the right horse to bet in the state-bred Crystal Water at Santa Anita on Sunday. The son of Tribal Rule won the Grade 2 Del Mar De ...
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Belmont 2014: Win or Lose, It Was A Good Day
'Chrome did "grab a quarter" in the race, which is a mild injury: either one of his or another horse's shoes cut him and took a chunk of skin with it. This is a common problem in racing and is best summed as: more than a superficial cut, but it's ...
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Player Quick Pick: Belmont All G1 Pick 4
Between the LL Cool J soundcheck as I was leaving the track last night and starting today with a California Chrome escort to the track (click here to walk with us!)... it's been a really cool whirlwind for TwinSpires in New York.
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Player Quick Picks: 2014 Belmont Stakes
We decided to poll the TwinSpires bloggers because... well... that's the whole fun of pari-mutuel wagering right? It's basically Your Money Versus My Money in the pools.
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Saturday Harness Preview for 6/7/2014
While thoroughbred fans are eagerly awaiting today's Belmont Stakes and California Chrome's bid to become the sport's 12th Triple Crown winner, standardbred fans will have races to watch and wager on once the dust settles at Belmont Park on Saturday ...
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Player Quick Pick: Santa Anita for 6/7/14
Santa Anita 9 | 7:00 pm ET
G3 Affirmed for 3yo going 1-1/16 mi While the California-bred California Chrome tackles the historic Triple Crown in New York, the three-year-olds in California will try to get the second half of the season started on a h ...
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Player Quick Pick: Monmouth for 6/7/2014
by Ryan Dickey Monmouth race 12 | 6:26 pm ET
Crank It Up Stakes for 3 yo F going 5.5 f (T) Who says all the big races are at Belmont today? Here’s a nice little 3 year old fillies turf sprint stakes that will go off a half hour prior to Cal ...
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Player Quick Pick: Woodbine for 6/7/2014
by D.S. Williamson Woodbine race 8 | 4:54 pm ET
Lady Angela for 3yo F going 7f (A) 3 – She Ain’t Bad – Because of a 3 and 1 record out of 4 lifetime starts over the Woodbine artificial track, She Ain’t Bad warrants big time consideration ...
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Greyhound Preview: Southland for 6/7/2014
by Moneymaker Mike This evening at Southland Greyhound Park we have a card of 18 exciting races in store and several which I believe offer some solid wagering opportunities. I have concentrated my picks on those contests and I'm looking to put som ...
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What would a Triple Crown winner mean for racing? Nothing if he never runs again
The morning zoo and shock jock deejays all asked the same two questions: “Can California Chrome do it?” and “What would it mean for Thoroughbred racing if he does?”
Even though I’m betting against California Chrome to win the Belmont Stakes , I’m ...
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Australia Racing Preview for 6/5/2014
by Grant Davies Another big day of racing up in Queensland with their biggest race of the year in the Stradbroke Handicap taking place at Eagle farm as well as two other Grade 1’s in the Queensland Derby and the J.J ATKINS. Let’s get right into it ...
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Santa Anita's Heating Up!
by Molly Jo Rosen Say what you want about California racing and the changes it's going through (ie: Hollywood closing, Del Mar going back to dirt, Santa Anita renaming historic stakes races)... they know how to build a tough Pick 6 sequence! Ther ...
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Player Pick: Santa Anita Pick 6 for 6/5/14
Pick 6 carryover of $129,366 on Thursday, June 5, 2014 at Santa Anita and here is one suggested play. The ticket uses two singles with some coverage in the other four races. The sequence starts in race three, post time 5:04 pm ET. SCREAMING OF SKYL ...
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Player Quick Pick: Santa Anita for 6/5/2014
by Mel Daniels Santa Anita race 8 | 7:30 pm ET
Claiming (40-35) for 3yo going 1 mi. (T) 3-Hobbits Hero. In 6 career starts, he has won 3 of those including 2 straight. In his last start out in a 50k claimer, he was bumped early and made th ...
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Greyhound Preview: Southland for 6/5/2014
by Moneymaker Mike Thursday's program at Southland looks like a bettor's delight with several solid play wagers and a couple of contests with some very playable longshots that could bring us some very nice payoffs. I like a few of the lower grade ...
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Greyhound Preview: Palm Beach for 6/5/2014
Another 15 fantastic races are on the card for the Thursday racing at Palm Beach. With a huge weekend planned for all of racing, most of the top level talent will be running on Saturday here. This gives the up and coming puppies a chance to shine on ...
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Player Quick Pick: Woodbine for 6/4/2014
Admittedly, I look for any excuse to #BetWoodbine because the racing at the Toronto track offers quality wagering opportunities just about every day. So tonight's $100k guaranteed Pick 4 and the $52k Jackpot Hi5 carryover just happen to be a really, ...
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Wednesday Harness Preview for 6/4/2014
by Ted Black While thoroughbred fans might still be counting down the days until California Chrome seeks racing immortality by becoming the 12th horse to win the sport's coveted Triple Crown at Belmont Park on Saturday, harness racing fans will ap ...
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Greyhound Preview for 6/4/2014
by Gary Dura We’ll take a look at the first Wednesday of June card at Dubuque Greyhound Park. Race 1: Maiden. Outta Here (5) likes the middle, and should have a clear break. Cals Shadow Lake (1) is in a good spot, too. Daily Double: 15/24 Race ...
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Greyhound Preview: Palm Beach for 6/4/2014
by Palm Beach Jason The superstars of Palm Beach will be on display for the Wednesday afternoon racing. The best middle distance racer here Flying The Who goes for season win #17 in Race 10 and one of the hottest puppies here Juggernaut looks to ...
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Belmont Stakes pedigree: Can Mr. Prospector Do It Again
When this blog ran ahead of last year’s Belmont Stakes , Mr. Prospector was on a run of being the progenitor of the sire of three of the past four Belmont winners, seven of the past nine, 11 of the past 14, and 13 of the past 17.
Palace Malice ...
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Greyhound Preview: Southland for 6/4/2014
by Moneymaker Mike This Southland card of 18 entertaining greyhound races has the potential to be a wild and wacky Wednesday with some good possibilities for very nice payouts. I have concentrated my picks on several upset specials for this evenin ...
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Australia Racing Preview for 6/3/2014
by Grant Davies Mid-week racing sees us back out at the Sandown Hillside track this week with some nice little opportunities presenting themselves to make some money for the big weekend of racing coming up in Queensland. So without any more delay ...
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Presque Isle Predictions
by Mel Daniels Presque Isle race 2 | 5:50 pm ET
Claiming (5) for 3&up going 1mi & 70yds (A) 7-Gospel Hour He is making his second start after a long layoff. He gets major class relief today after making his 2014 debut in a 34k Sta ...
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Player Quick Pick: SunRay late Pick 4 for 6/3/2014
by Molly Jo Rosen remember: these are the horses I would use to build the ticket ~ by program number ~ not necessarily in preference order... Race 5 | 5:06 pm ET
N2L Claiming (12.5-8) for 3&up F&M going 6.5f
1-Hollywood Icon ~ i ...
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Predicteform tabs Tonalist as Belmont value play
In-depth analysis of the 2014 Belmont Stakes including Pace Figures and Form Cycle Pattern of each starter. Please refer to the Legend or Pattern Guide for back-up definitions and patterns.
The Predicteform.com Pace Figur ...
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Player Quick Pick: SunRay early Pick 4 for 6/3/2014
by Molly Jo Rosen So playing these TwinSpires-sponsored Pick 4s at SunRay Park and Casino on Tuesdays is a really good investment: last week, the early one paid $8,804.80 (with some hittable longshots) and (even with four short priced favorites) t ...
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Bringing New Fans Back To Track Important To Success
Churchill Downs and the Louisville Courier-Journal did a great thing on Saturday when teaming to present a basics of betting seminar geared toward new race fans as part of the track’s Summer n’ Spires Festival that also included food trucks ...
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Monday Harness Preview for 6/2/2014
by Ted Black While tracks such as Pompano Park and Yonkers Raceway are on a brief hiatus, harness racing fans can focus their attention this evening on the Monday card at Harrington Raceway . Among the 14 races, more than half are playable and ...
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Greyhound Preview: Southland for 6/2/2014
by Moneymaker Mike June gets started with a bang as Southland has 18 exciting races on the card for this evening. The picks tonight are spread thru out and feature a race from four different grades, D,C,B and AA. An outstanding lineup of talented ...
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Player Quick Pick: Santa Anita for 6/1/14
Santa Anita 9 | 8:00 pm ET
$20K Maiden Claimer for 3&Up going 5.5 furlongs The finale on Sunday at Santa Anita is a head scratcher, seven of the 11 entrants are between 7-2 and 8-1 on the morning line. Going to try a price and bet on WARREN'S SU ...
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Sunday Pedigree Handicapping With Brisnet.com & Doug Salvatore: Belmont race 1
At long last, two-year-old racing returns to New York when juveniles sprint five furlongs in the Sunday opener (click for FREE Brisnet.com Ultimate Past Performances for this race).
From a wagering standpoint, the two expected favorites m ...
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Player Quick Pick: Santa Anita for 5/31/14
Santa Anita 8 | 7:44 pm ET
G1 American Oaks for 3yo fillies going 1-1/4 mi (T) Same name, new course as the Grade 1 American Oaks will be run for the first time at Santa Anita after a storied history across town at Hollywood Park. This year's fie ...
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Player Quick Pick: Penn National for 5/31/2014
1- Global View : game when he sees daylight
2- Sing the Dream : steps up off the layoff
3- Laddie Boy : near-miss on the dirt last out with a rough trip
4- Bobby's Kitten : line-through worst peformance of his career
5- Storming Inti : speed cuts ...
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Saturday Harness Preview for 5/31/2014
While many thoroughbred racing enthusiasts might merely look upon this Saturday as the last weekend before California Chrome seeks racing immortality by looking to become the sport's 12th Triple Crown winner, harness racing fans will have a bevy of s ...
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Player Quick Pick: Prairie Meadows for 5/31/2014
by Ryan Dickey Prairie Meadows 6 | 9:44 pm ET
Panthers Stakes for 3 yo F going 1 mi. This prep for the Iowa Oaks for next month’s Iowa Festival of Racing, Prairie Meadow’s richest weekend of racing, should be won by the favorite Sugar Shock ...
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Player Quick Pick: Monmouth for 5/31/2014
by D.S. Williamson Monmouth Park 9 | 4:49 pm ET
Optional Claiming (30) for 3&up going 1 1-8 mi. (T) 1/1A – Global Asset/Silent Appeal – If the entry keeps its 8/1 morning line odds, then it’s the overlay in this 8 horse field. Global A ...
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Greyhound Preview: Southland for 5/31/2014
by Moneymaker Mike On tap this evening at the Southland track are 18 exciting and entertaining greyhound races and numerous solid wagering opportunities for the betting public. It's time to put some cash in our pockets and with that in mind let's ...
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Greyhound Preview: Palm Beach for 5/31/2014
Superstar Saturday is in full swing at Palm Beach, as some of the best greyhounds at the track will be going today and tonight. Puppy Stakes Champ Storm Control looks to get back on track in Race 12, along with possibly the #1 racer here JS SpeedyPe ...
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Player Quick Pick: PA Governor's Cup - May 31, 2014
Penn National 2 | 6:33 pm ET
Governor's Cup for 3&Up going 5 furlongs (T) TIGHTEND TOUCHDOWN came into the Governor's Cup in 2013 off of two straight wins and won going away over a stellar field that included Bridgetown and Ben's Cat. This year ...
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Australia Racing Preview for 5/30/2014
by Grant Davies What a great day ahead at Eagle Farm racetrack! With winter upon us the good horses have flocked here to the warmer weather and a crack at some graded stakes racing. Highlighted with the Grade 1 Queensland Oaks! Let’s make some mon ...
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Greyhound Preview: Southland for 5/30/2014
by Moneymaker Mike This evening's card is loaded with top grade races and I've concentrated the picks for tonight on those contests over three different courses. Greyhound racing is always exciting and especially so when we get to see the top dogs ...
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Greyhound Preview: Palm Beach for 5/30/2014
The weekend is here and I am ready for the action to get going today at Palm Beach. Superstars running here all weekend long, along with the return of the Marathon makes for awesome action to watch at one of the top greyhound tracks in the country. ...
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Santa Anita Pick 6 - $407,077 Carryover, May 30, 2014
Santa Anita 3 | 7:02 pm ET
$407,077 Pick 6 Carryover Double carryover of over $407,000 in the pick-6 on Friday at Santa Anita; let's take a look at some of the highlights of the sequence, which starts with race three. MIDNIGHT MAYHEM and TAKEIT ...
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Australia Racing Preview for 5/29/2014
by Grant Davies The Geelong synthetic track is the destination for today’s racing in Australia, so why don’t we take a quick peek and get some bank built for the graded stakes races tomorrow. GEELONG – AUS A RACE 2 - PREMIER FRUITS GROUP ...
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Greyhound Preview: Southland for 5/29/2014
by Moneymaker Mike Let's get a early jump on the upcoming weekend's activities with a Thursday night slate of 18 exciting greyhound races on the card and several nice wagering opportunities to put some extra cash in our pockets. The picks for Sout ...
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Greyhound Preview: Palm Beach for 5/29/2014
We are back at Palm Beach for the Thursday racing action. 15 fantastic races to watch and play all afternoon long. Only one Grade A race on the card in the 15 th gives the rookies at the track the spotlight today to show if they can be the next supe ...
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It's a big day at Arlington International Racecourse
There is a lot going on today at Arlington Park : in addition to the daily promotions Brisnet.com ( free early Pick 4 PPs ) and TwinSpires.com ( Let 8 Ride ) does, there are a bunch of carryovers at the Chicagoland track, including $21,190 in the ...
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Greyhound Preview: Southland for 5/28/2014
by Moneymaker Mike This evening's card of 18 races is sure to be an exciting one as I believe we are in store for some big surprises and several nice big $$$$$$ payouts. The program has quality greyhounds going paw to paw and I look for class and ...
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Greyhound Preview: Palm Beach for 5/28/2014
Many of the top win leaders at Palm Beach are set to go for the Wednesday racing action. 15 super races that includes new up and comer Fly Derek Jeter looking for 3 straight in Race 2 and Atascocita Golda going for win #28 in the finale. Lots of gre ...
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Horse Sense: Rating Triple Crown Losses
Trainer Bob Baffert was thought to have a Derby contender in 1998 with Indian Charlie, who won that year’s Santa Anita Derby. However, it was Real Quiet who won the marquee race, and he added the Preakness two weeks later: setting the stage for Baffe ...
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Australia Racing Preview for 5/27/2014
by Grant Davies Mid-racing sees us attend beautiful Mornington racetrack where we can get our weekend wallet started by finding a few winners. So let’s get to it! MORNINGTON – AUS A RACE 4 - A POSITIVE MOVE HANDICAP 2000m $35,000 (AUS) 3 ...
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Player Quick Pick: SunRay late Pick 4 for 5/27/2014
by Molly Jo Rosen So after taking the 8-Miss Joy off my early Pick 4 ticket at the last minute (of course she wins at 7-1!) , let's try and take down the TwinSpires sponsored Late Pick 4 at SunRay Park and Casino, shall we?! As always with my m ...
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Player Quick Pick: Presque Isle for 5/27/2014
by Mel Daniels Presque Isle Race 2 | 5:50 pm ET
Claiming (7.5) for 3&up F&M going 5.5f (A) 6-No Pussy Cat Here ~ This 6yr old mare is making her 2014 debut today. In 7 career starts, she has won 2 and placed in 2 others. In her las ...
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Player Quick Pick: SunRay early Pick 4 for 5/27/2014
by Molly Jo Rosen I'm loving these TwinSpires.com sponsored Pick 4s at SunRay every Tuesday! Maybe they aren't horses or connections you're super familiar with, but that makes it all the more fun of a puzzle to solve. Let's try and take down both ...
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Greyhound Preview: Palm Beach for 5/27/2014
After a terrific holiday weekend of racing, Palm Beach once again showed why it is one of the premier greyhound tracks in the country. The action comes back for the Tuesday card with more great races to watch and play all afternoon long. Many of th ...
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What if rainbow 6 addition: Borislow costs Monday's winners thousands
Whether you’re a gambling sadist or a masochist, the “what if” game is surely a part of your repertoire.
One of my favorite racetrack/OTB denizens is the sadist quickest to remind a winner that s/he could have won even more if only s/he had be the ...
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Greyhound Preview: Southland for 5/26/2014
by Moneymaker Mike Southland Greyhound Park has an entertaining and appealing card for today's racing action as there are a total of 20 races to enjoy and wager on. I've concentrated my picks today on several of the lower grade contests on this pr ...
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Greyhound Preview: Dubuque for 5/26/2014
by Gary Dura Dubuque Greyhound Park has a holiday card this afternoon. It is capped with the Memorial Sprint in race 12. It is on the 3/16 th course. Race 1 : Maiden. Zero (8) has no break next to her. Also consider Boc’s Dragonlady (3). Her la ...
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Player Quick Pick: Santa Anita, May 26, 2014
Santa Anita 7 | 7:350 pm ET
G1 Gamely for 3&Up F&M going about 1-1/8 mi (T) No massive Rainbow 6 pool on Memorial Day, but there is a pick-6 carryover at Santa Anita of just over $94,000. In the sequence is the Grade 1 Gamely for fillies an ...
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Rainblown: near-miss ends jackpot tries
Our office had a mantra during the two months the TwinSpires.com player’s pool chased the Rainbow^6 seven-figure carryover at Gulfstream Park: It’s OK if you don’t hit it as long as no one else does.
And so it went for two months of a mix some d ...
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Player Quick Pick: Monmouth for 5/25/2014
by Ryan Dickey Monmouth race 10 | 5:12 pm ET
Claiming (25-20) for 3&up going 1-1/16 mi. (T) MOST PROBABLE WINNER: 5-Runyan Humor If this horse wasn’t making his Monmouth turf course debut, the morning line would have probably been lo ...
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Player Quick Pick: Gulfstream for 5/25/2014
by D.S. Williamson Gulfstream Park 6 | 4:00 pm ET
Claiming (25) for 3&up F&M going 1 1-16 mi. (T) 9 – Marie’s Music – Why would I suggest that horseplayers take a look at an entrant trained by an 0 for 82 on the year trainer that is ...
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Santa Anita - Mizdirection Stakes, May 25, 2014
Santa Anita 7 | 7:00 pm ET
Mizdirection for 3&Up F&M going about 6-1/2 f (T) A perfect name for a stakes race down the hill as Mizdirection was a pure beast over the course, winning the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint in both 2012 and 2013. A horse for ...
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Saturday Harness Preview for 5/24/2014
In the two weekends between the Preakness and the Belmont Stakes, while many thoroughbred racing fans eagerly await California Chrome's pursuit of becoming the sport's 12th Triple Crown winner, harness racing fans will be following the action cl ...
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Player Quick Pick: Monmouth for 5/24/2014
by Ryan Dickey Monmouth race 11 | 5:43 pm ET
Majestic Light Stakes for 3&up going 1 mi & 70 yds MOST PROBABLE WINNER: 6-Code West Although he won’t be the post-time favorite, thanks to the horse one gate to the right of him, Code W ...
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Player Quick Pick: Gulfstream for 5/24/2014
by D.S. Williamson As we're all gearing up for Monday's monster mandatory payout on the Rainbow 6, let's head to South Florida early and see if we can't build a bankroll. Saturday’s feature at Gulfstream Park is a $62,500 Allowance Optional Claim ...
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Greyhound Preview: Southland for 5/24/2014
by Moneymaker Mike Another Saturday night of fun filled greyhound racing entertainment at Southland is highlighted by a 2013 All-American displaying his talents while going for his fourth straight win. We have that race along with others included ...
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