Kentucky Derby Profile: Can Carpe Diem Seize the First Saturday in May?

Fri Nov 14 2014James Scully

CARPE DIEM Giant’s Causeway-Rebridled Dreams, by Unbridled’s Song Owner WinStar Farm LLC & Stonestreet Stables Breeder Coffeepot S ...
Greyhound Preview Palm Beach 11/14/2014

Fri Nov 14 2014Jason Michael

Race 10 Grade A 545 Yards Look out for the Puppy Stakes Finalist #2 Albatross. The Rader Racing phenom is starting to seriously sizzle, with three wins in four starts and just coming off a blistering 29.39 secs W. Loves the inside and lo ...
SOUTHLAND Preview - 5 Up And Coming Greyhounds to keep an eye on at Southland

Fri Nov 14 2014MoneyMaker Mike

Here are 5 up and coming greyhounds running at Southland that already show much promise and potential in their very young careers and who bear watching in the future. These greyhounds show talent and desire and are certainly worth keeping an eye on a ...
Friday harness preview

Thu Nov 13 2014Ted Black

Since the first events were contested in 1984, harness racing fans have often sworn by the adage that "It All Comes down to the Breeders Crown" and that will certainly be the case over the next two weekends at the Meadowlands as the New Jersey one-mi ...
Can California Chrome handle turf?

Thu Nov 13 2014TwinSpires Staff

In an exciting development that could have serious implications in year-end Eclipse Award voting, California Chrome’s connections said they will consider the Hollywood Derby (Grade 1 on turf) on November 29 at Del Mar. A win in the prestigious rac ...
Breeders Crown elims total 13 at the Meadowlands

Thu Nov 13 2014TwinSpires Staff

It's time for the big contest elims and finals, two weeks of tremendous Breeders Crown harness racing, this year at the Meadowlands over four nights, two for elims (Nov. 14 and Nov. 15) and two for finals (Nov. 21 and Nov. 22). The elim weeken ...

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California Chrome to Try the Turf

Thu Nov 13 2014Molly Jo Rosen

Here's my logic: Half of his sire Lucky Pulpit 's 22 career starts came on the grass, including his lone stakes win in the Smile at Arlington Park back in 2005 His mother Love the Chase never tried the turf, but her six starts all cam ...
TwinSpires Horse Racing Podcast w/Derek Simon

Wed Nov 12 2014Derek Simon

In the News & Notes segment, host Derek Simon opines that “ruining” the Breeders’ Cup may have been good for racing and he also reports on a Crazy News story from Britain. In the U. of Bet segment, Derek unveils a “revolutionary” approac ...
Is it time for an Eclipse Award voting guide?

Wed Nov 12 2014Vance Hanson

Steven Crist recently wrote about an impending probability (“Older dirt horses need Eclipse of their own,” Daily Racing Form , November 8) in the upcoming Eclipse Award voting: “For the fifth time in the last six years, the statuette for bes ...
Tuesday harness preview

Tue Nov 11 2014Ted Black

Those standardbred fans too eager to wait until this weekend for the Breeders Crown elims will want to get to the track early on Tuesday evening as Rosecroft Raceway in Maryland offers a 12-race card that offers plenty of plays early and late. In th ...
Cotolo’s Harness Review, News And Notes

Mon Nov 10 2014TwinSpires Staff

The past week was highlighted by two blogs, due to the Matron Stakes finals being held on a single Dover Downs program, held on Thursday, Nov. 6. Our highlight for the eight races was not a win, it was the place-and-show prices of a 157-1 soph ...
Matron recap and early Breeders Crown glance

Sun Nov 09 2014Ted Black

Last Thursday's card at Dover Downs may not have provided the ideal setting for eight stakes worth roughly $1.6 million after a heavy storm forced a 40-minute delay in the action, but those eight Matron Stakes helped provide an early read into this w ...
Player Quick Pick: Aqueduct 11/9/2014

Sun Nov 09 2014D.S. Williamson

Race 8 at Aqueduct on Sunday looks like the type of event where horseplayers could find profits. Eight horses will enter the starting gate for the 1 mile journey over the Big A dirt and over half the field appears to have a shot at getting home first ...