Player Quick Pick: Churchill Downs for 4/29/2014

Tue Apr 29 2014Molly Jo Rosen

by Mel Daniels Churchill Downs race 8 | 4:27 pm ET Claiming (30-25) for 3&up F&M going 1 mi. 5-Hadarra   After no wins in her first 6 starts, this three year old has put together and very good 3 race stretch, winning 2 and finishing 3 ...
Greyhound Preview: Palm Beach for 4/29/2014

Tue Apr 29 2014Molly Jo Rosen

by Palm Beach Jason We are back at Palm Beach, where 15 more fantastic races are on tap for your Tuesday entertainment. Big Race 14 that has some of the best early speed greyhounds around is the highlight of the card, but there is also other good ...
Monday Harness Preview for 4/28/2014

Mon Apr 28 2014Molly Jo Rosen

While handicappers might have to adjust their tactics accordingly this evening as rain showers are forecasted for much of the Mid-Atlantic region on Monday night, two half-mile harness tracks in the region are offering solid, playable cards. At ...
Form, Pedigree, Speed, & Red Flag Analysis of Derby Contenders, part 3 of 3

Mon Apr 28 2014TwinSpires Staff

While we wait for more two-year-old racing to start, Brisnet.com pedigree handicapper and blogger Doug Salvatore will profile each of the expected Kentucky Derby starters in terms of classic breeding and current form/speed. This final installm ...
Greyhound Preview: Southland for 4/28/2014

Mon Apr 28 2014Molly Jo Rosen

by Moneymaker Mike Monday's program has a little something for everyone with six distance races and a total of seven grade A races or better and I will focus the majority of the picks on the class races this evening as there are some talented grey ...
Kentucky Derby prep weddings and the funerals that follow

Mon Apr 28 2014Ed DeRosa

One of the most popular clichés around the betting windows—especially on the Triple Crown trail—is “if you didn’t go to the wedding then don’t go to the funeral.” I did not just miss Danza’s wedding in the Arkansas Derby, but I was at the church n ...

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The Derby is Coming! The Derby is Coming!

Mon Apr 28 2014Molly Jo Rosen

by Molly Jo Rosen A while back, Derek Brown wrote a brilliant piece  about what happens when you're invited to your first Derby party and - like seeing Christmas tree lots pop up at Halloween - it was a great way to get into the spirit of the se ...
Santa Anita - Wilshire Stakes, April 27, 2014

Sun Apr 27 2014Matt Carter

Santa Anita 8 | 7:41 pm ET G2 Wilshire for 3&Up F&M going 1 mi (T) THEATRE STAR could have been claimed for $40,000 back in November, but wasn't and the four-year-old War Front filly has become a star in the making. She has won four straight ra ...
Player Quick Pick: Hawthorne for 4/27/2014

Sun Apr 27 2014Molly Jo Rosen

by D. S. Williamson A little cloudy weather shouldn’t hamper either one of the races we’re looking at today. Hawthorne Race Course 8 | 6:18 pm ET Claiming (30) for 4&up going 1 mi. (T) 7 – Duke of Del Rey – This six-year-old gelding m ...
Player Quick Pick: Woodbine for 4/27/2014

Sun Apr 27 2014Molly Jo Rosen

by Ryan Dickey Remember to #BetWoodbine exotics on Sundays and win bonuses with TwinSpires: 5% on Exactors (Exactas), 10% on Triactors (Trifectas), and 15% on Superfectas THE TICKET : WOODBINE 4 $1 Pick-4 ... 1-6,8 over 1,6,7 over 1,3 over ...
Kentucky Derby turnoffs

Sat Apr 26 2014Derek Simon

I have often discussed how important it is that a horse show the ability to gain ground on the turn in Kentucky Derby preps, à la Animal Kingdom in the 2011 Spiral.   (C ...
Player Quick Pick: Churchill Downs for 4/26/2014

Sat Apr 26 2014Molly Jo Rosen

Churchill Downs race 8 | 10:01 pm ET G3 Derby Trial for 3yo going 1 mi. 1-Bayern : +blinks having really never run a bad race 2-Chitu : will not run tonight due to expected Kentucky Derby start 3-Big Sugar Soda : consistent closer stretc ...
Player Quick Pick: Lone Star for 4/26/2014

Sat Apr 26 2014Molly Jo Rosen

by Ryan Dickey Lone Star race 8 | 10:51 pm ET G3 Texas Mile for 3 yo+ going 1 mi. A nice assortment of stakes-winning horses in what can be a thrilling edition of the Texas Mile.  Three or four horses in the race have a legitimate shot of wi ...