Mine That Bird to Lead Post Parade for Derby Prep

Fri Feb 21 2014Molly Jo Rosen

Mine That Bird, 50-1 longshot winner of the 2009 Kentucky Derby, will return to Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino on Saturday to lead the post parade for the 2014 Mine That Bird Derby. Arguably the most important horse in Sunland Park racing hist ...
Gulfstream Park - $1.1 Million Rainbow 6 Jackpot Carryover, February 21, 2014

Fri Feb 21 2014Matt Carter

Gulfstream Park Thursday, February 21, 2014 Race 1 Post Time: 12:40 pm ET Race 5 Post Time: 2:36 pm ET The Rainbow 6 at Gulfstream Park is a jackpot wager, you have to be the only winning ticket to take down the pool, but when the pool get this l ...
Australia Racing Preview for 2/20/2014

Fri Feb 21 2014Molly Jo Rosen

Friday night racing is on at Moonee Valley! Time to get ourselves into the mood for huge day at Caulfield tomorrow with the running of the Sportingbet Blue Diamond Stakes. So let’s take a look at a few of the better races and get started bettin ...
Thursday Harness Preview for 2/20/2014

Thu Feb 20 2014Molly Jo Rosen

While most harness tracks prefer to use their best cards on Saturday nights, Dover Downs - which does not offer live racing on Friday or Saturday - has opted to highlight its best pacers of all ages on  Thursday evenings each week. Granted, man ...
Player Quick Pick for 2/20/2014

Thu Feb 20 2014Molly Jo Rosen

Australia A Race 5 Post Time 8:20 pm PT Benchmark 70 1 mile Track Dead 4 With the Caulfield 1 million dollar Blue Diamond Stakes looming just a day away. let's hit some bets tonight! We'll start with the 4 NABOOTIQUE. The baby of this group o ...
Showdown update: Can one of 1,176 go 17/17?

Thu Feb 20 2014TwinSpires Staff

With 17 races to go, 1,176 TwinSpires.com players remain alive for the $1-million top prize on the Road to the Kentucky Derby SHOWdown . The number represents 50.9% of the original 2,308 players and 72.3% of the 1,627 who had advanced out of the ...

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Australia Racing Preview: Blue Diamond Edition for 2/19/2014

Wed Feb 19 2014Molly Jo Rosen

[Earthquake] is in good order and is such a relaxed type of two-year-old I think she will handle [the pressure of the Blue Diamond] all right. I think she will be really strong late. Earthquake 2.70 Rubick 3.20 Chivalry 8.00 Nayeli 8.00 ...
Wednesday Harness Preview for 2/19/2014

Wed Feb 19 2014Molly Jo Rosen

by Ted Black At two five-eighths mile harness tracks along the East Coast but over 1000 miles apart, it seems as though the emphasis each Wednesday is usually on the trotters. With that being the case again this week, most of the plays, but not en ...
Australia Racing Preview for 2/18/2014

Wed Feb 19 2014Molly Jo Rosen

by Grant Davies Mid-week racing back at Sandown today people and there hopefully is some money to be had on the wagering front. Let’s take a quick look and build for the big Blue Diamond day coming up at Caulfield where it’s Girl vs Boy in th ...
Weekly Stakes Wrap-Up for 2/18/2014

Tue Feb 18 2014Molly Jo Rosen

Kobe's Back On Monday racing returned to Laurel Park after a few days off to deal with the aftermath of snowstorms on the East Coast. The feature race was the Grade 3, $250,000, General George Handicap going seven furlongs. New York bred Band ...
Who's Fit For the Southwest

Mon Feb 17 2014Ed DeRosa

In discussing the Southwest Stakes (click for free Brisnet.com Ultimate PPs w/ comments ) with Steve Byk on his At The Races radio program Friday morning, I wondered whether fitness would be a factor for some entrants because of the lost train ...
Player Quick Pick for 2/17/2014

Mon Feb 17 2014Molly Jo Rosen

The fun part about this time of year is that we start figuring out who belongs in the Kentucky Derby picture. And - in order to get there - we get fantastic wagering opportunities like today's Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn Park. This is a really inter ...
Monday Harness Preview for 2/17/2014

Mon Feb 17 2014Molly Jo Rosen

by Ted Black After a week in which Winter Storm Pax wreaked havoc with the racing on the East Coast, harness racing fans should find a full slate of races on Monday when Dover Downs, Pompano Park and Yonkers Raceway host live cards. Plenty of grea ...