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Departing to shorten up, revert to dirt in Vanderbilt
Multiple Grade 2-winning millionaire Departing proved himself effective on turf when capturing the June 27 Firecracker (G2) over a mile at Churchill, but trainer Al Stall Jr. is changing direction with the War Front gelding at Saratoga. His next ob ...
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Ageless lives up to name in Royal North defense
Ageless didn’t let a little thing like being six-years old and making her 21st start from defending her title in Sunday’s Royal North S. (Can-G3) at Woodbine.
And not just defending her title, but doing so while setting a new course record of 1: ...
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Magna Light ‘still thinks he won’ Sanford
Magna Light’s disqualification from the win in Saturday’s Sanford S. (G3) at Saratoga was still smarting for trainer Rudy Rodriguez one day after the incident.
"He looks good, he looks pretty happy. He still thinks he won," Rodriguez said. "In our ...
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Closers look to have the advantage in speed-laden Lucky Coin
The first Monday program of the Saratoga meet will be highlighted by the $100,000 Lucky Coin , a turf dash for older horses conveniently held over 5 1/2 furlongs. Convenient, that is, because it's the same distance over which the Breeders' Cup Turf ...
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Sunday's notable 2-year-old maidens: 7th at Del Mar
Del Mar's 7TH race , 6 furlongs, fillies (8:10 p.m. EDT)
A squadron of Del Mar Debutante (G1) nominees will clash in this spot.
Songbird , a $400,000 Saratoga purchase by Fox Hill Farms, is a daughter of Medaglia d'Oro and Grade 2 heroine Iv ...
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American Pharoah update
Triple Crown champion American Pharoah schooled in the gate at Del Mar on Sunday before galloping around the track under exercise rider George Alvarez.
The sophomore will put in his final major move Tuesday at Del Mar before shipping to Monmouth P ...
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Standardbred stakes hitting high gear
While thoroughbred racing enthusiasts were given a boost by the outset of the Saratoga Race Course summer meet last weekend and will enjoy another this weekend upon the pending return of Triple Crown winner American Pharoah in this Sunday's Grade I H ...
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Sunday's notable 2-year-old maidens: 5th at Del Mar
Del Mar's 5TH race , one mile on turf (7:10 p.m. EDT)
Rideo has a strong pedigree befitting a Wertheimer et Frere homebred. By Candy Ride, he was produced by a Trempolino half-sister to sensational turf champ Leroidesanimaux. That means that h ...
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Top Clearance enters Haskell picture
The Wayne Catalano-trained Top Clearance will take his chances against Triple Crown champion American Pharoah on August 2 in the $1 million Haskell Invitational (G1), Monmouth Park announced Sunday.
“He worked the other day and was excellent,” sai ...
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Sunday's notable 2-year-old maidens: 6th at Saratoga
Saratoga's 6TH race , 1 1/16 miles on inner turf for fillies (3:47 p.m. EDT)
Crystal Wave has the most eye-catching pedigree as a three-quarter sister to Grade 1 star Laragh, who placed third in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf. The $535 ...
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Catch a Flight soars to San Diego ‘Cap winner’s circle
Catch a Flight just started racing in the United States on January 19, but the Argentinean-bred five-year-old quickly has already carved out a spot in the upper ranks in California.
On Saturday, the Richard Mandella trainee continued his ascent wh ...
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Hard Not to Like stakes claim as best older turf mare in Diana
When Speedway Stable purchased Hard Not to Like for $1.5 million at last November's Keeneland Sale, you might have thought that the already Grade 1-winning five-year-old would make a lovely broodmare. But her new connections wanted to give her a chan ...
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Big Book opens winning chapter in Fleet Treat
Big Book brought a two-for-two mark into Saturday’s Fleet Treat S. at Del Mar and exited the seven-furlong sprint a stakes winner in her first try for trainer Tim Yakteen.
The seven-filly field broke together and stayed in a line through the ope ...
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Uncle Vinny ascends in Sanford on questionable disqualification
For the first time since 1938, the winner of Saturday's $150,000 Sanford (G3) was decided in the stewards' room at Saratoga. Their verdict, although popular with a large swath of win bettors, was widely derided.
The record book will show Uncle V ...
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Palace ready to resume after freshening
Palace, who turned the Alfred G. Vanderbilt (G1) and Forego (G1) double at Saratoga last summer, is nearing a return for trainer Linda Rice. Fifth in the April 4 Carter (G1) in his last appearance, he subsequently came down with a throat infection.
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Untapable may await Personal Ensign
Champion Untapable is happy to be back at Saratoga, but may not run until near the end of the meet.
"She loves it up here," trainer Steve Asmussen said. "She's doing really well. She's still the queen of the barn. She is nominated to the Shuvee ...
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Honor Code, Frosted among workers at the Spa
Metropolitan H. (G1) star Honor Code breezed five furlongs in 1:01.05 on Saratoga's fast main track on Saturday, two weeks in advance of his tilt at the August 8 Whitney (G1).
"You couldn't really see him because it was foggy, but he went fine a ...
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Golden Horn's connections keep eyes on the biggest prize
Saturday morning brought the not entirely surprising news that Golden Horn was withdrawn from the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (G1) due to the soggy ground at Ascot. That of course sparked a discussion -- or perhaps more accurately, recriminati ...
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Big John B saves ground and outstays Cougar II rivals
Big John B saved all the ground and outstayed four rivals Friday in the $100,000 Cougar II H. (G3) at Del Mar.
Conceding the freewheeling second choice Cat Burglar more than a dozen lengths during the front half of the 12-furlong fixture, Big J ...
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Salvatore handicaps Saturday's 2-year-old maiden races at Saratoga
By Doug Salvatore
Today's card at Saratoga includes a trio of 2-year-old Maiden Special Weight races, all of which are carded in the ...
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Cocked and Loaded, Tepin key to late Pick 4 wagers
Saturday’s Saratoga program is highlighted by a pair of stakes, the $500,000 Diana (G1) for distaffers at 1 1/8 miles on turf and the $150,000 Stanford (G2) for juveniles at six furlongs, and I’ll single both races in the late Pick 4.
Cocked and L ...
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Saturday's notable 2-year-old maidens: 6th at Del Mar
Del Mar's 6TH race , 6 furlongs (7:40 p.m. EDT)
The majority of this field is nominated to the Del Mar Futurity (G1).
Prime Attraction , a $335,000 Keeneland September yearling, boasts a fine pedigree: by Unbridled's Song, he is out of a ful ...
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Saturday's notable 2-year-old maidens: 5th at Saratoga
Saratoga's 5TH race , 5 1/2 furlongs (3:13 p.m. EDT)
While Show Bound obviously sets the standard off his second in the Bashford Manor (G3), I suspect that wasn't a very deep field overall and am treading warily about him.
Crosstown Route ...
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Saturday's notable 2-year-old maidens: 1st & 3rd races at Saratoga
Part of the mystique of the Saratoga and Del Mar summers is the appearance of promising juveniles. In addition to the Sanford (G3) , Saturday offers no fewer than four potentially informative maidens for the two-year-old set.
In this and the nex ...
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Leigh Court, Ageless clash in Royal North
Woodbine is hosting a pair of turf contests on Sunday, highlighted by the C$150,000 Royal North S. (Can-G3) sending distaffers six furlongs.
Canadian champion Leigh Court returns in the Royal North after fading to fifth in the Breeders ...
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Mrs McDougal prospers on cutback in trip in Lake George
Appearing not to stay the 1 1/4-mile trip in the May 30 American Oaks (G1) at Santa Anita, Mrs McDougal benefited to a return to 1 1/16 miles in Friday's $200,000 Lake George (G2) on opening day at Saratoga. The turf event for three-year-old fillie ...
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Double the ‘Silver,’ double the fun
Monmouth Park’s $60,000 Little Silver S. on Sunday drew so many entrants that the track split the 1 1/16-mile turf contest into two divisions of 10 sophomore fillies each, including some main-track only contestants.
The first division features G ...
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CCA Oaks features familiar faces and foes
Curalina, Include Betty and Keen Pauline are just three of those entered in Sunday’s $300,000 Coaching Club American Oaks (G1) at Saratoga.
The nine-furlong race has come up pretty exciting as it also features I’m a Chatterbox and Wonder Gal amo ...
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When horses "owe" you, why not bet them again?
It's an angle not espoused in any of the great handicapping books ever written because there is no intellectual underpinning or logic behind it. It can be dangerous to your bankroll if you take it too far, but it can also be very rewarding when you h ...
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Off the Tracks stays the course in Schuylerville
Off the Tracks entered Friday’s $150,000 Schuylerville S. (G3) on Saratoga’s opening day boasting a 4 1/4-length debut maiden win at Gulfstream Park. The bay filly was favored in that five-furlong event, but this time around exited the gates at 8-1 ...
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Saratoga Handicapping Primer
Last week, I profiled Del Mar; this week, I’m looking at Saratoga.
Saratoga Race Course opened its gates in 1863, making it the third oldest racetrack in the United States and one of the oldest sporting venues in the country. The track's first ...
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Palm Beach Friday Evening Preview 7-24-2015
*Cbj Jackie O* Race 10 Grade A 545 Yards Nobody can say this Track is just for early speed anymore with the likes of Atascocita Jolie and #7 Cbj Jackie O from the Royal Racing Team running here right now. One of my top contenders to b ...
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How will the Ascot rains affect Saturday's King George VI?
Ascot was pelted by rain on Friday, resulting in a deterioration of the course condition to "soft" and raising the question of "who benefits?" in Saturday's King George VI & Queen Elizabeth (G1).
Let's begin with the warning label: at this wri ...
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Saratoga Race Course Opening Day Selections
There are tracks I like to visit more than Saratoga, and there are big days that I enjoy more than the biggest days at Saratoga, but there is no better race meeting day in and day out in America than Saratoga Race Course, which opens its 40-day summe ...
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Saratoga Betting Stats and Trends
I'm not an expert on Saratoga. Although I've been betting races run at the Saratoga Summer Meet since the early 1990's, I've never stepped foot onto the Saratoga grounds. I've never worn a suit and tie to any race track and I still have trouble figur ...
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Three Opening-Day Value Plays at Saratoga
Saratoga opens Friday with a 10-race program featuring mostly full fields and plenty of wagering opportunities.
Four turf routes will be offered, all with at least 12 horses entered, and I’ll mention a few turf prospects at enticing morning-line o ...
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Trotters Tour Vernon Downs In Final ‘Trail’ Prep
Vernon Downs is hosting the Zweig Memorial for sophomore trotters on Sunday, July 26, which encompasses a $76,000 consolation, a $185,000 final for fillies and a $370,000 final for colts.
The consolation attracts seven “B” list trotters, setti ...
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Masochistic looks for fourth straight in Bing Crosby
Masochistic aims to continue his meteoric rise in the sprint division in Sunday's $300,000 Bing Crosby (G1) at Del Mar, where he figures to be heavily favored over just five rivals. The six-furlong dash serves as a "Win & You're In" for the Br ...
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Older horses thrive at Ocean Downs
Throughout the summer months Ocean Downs, a half-mile harness racing oval in Berlin, Maryland five miles west of popular destination Ocean City, is a haven for older horses looking to regain their winning ways amid the cool breeze arriving from the I ...
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First winner for Sidney’s Candy comes at Del Mar
Sooner Time, a two-year-old chestnut filly trained by Peter Eurton, became the first winner for sire Sidney’s Candy when taking the 1ST race on Thursday during the second week of the 2015 Del Mar summer meet.
The Kentucky-bred lass was making he ...
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Carpe Diem: What might have been
It's a bit ironic, not to say very disappointing, that a young, lightly raced horse named for the Latin phrase "seize the day" will never again try to seize a prize on the racetrack. With Thursday's announcement of the retirement of Carpe Diem, I can ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Friday evening, July 24
The weekend gets started with a full slate of 18 exciting and entertaining races on Friday and that includes four top grade contests. There are two TAA and two AA races on tap showcasing some of the top and talented greyhounds at Southland and it sho ...
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Monmouth releases provisional ‘Pharoah’ schedule
Triple Crown champion American Pharoah is scheduled to arrive at Monmouth Park in New Jersey from California on Wednesday, July 29.
The Bob Baffert-trained bay colt is targeting the $1 million Haskell Invitational (G1) on August 2 at Monmouth.
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Handicapping Insights – July 23
by Dick Powell
If you think Del Mar’s weather last week was crazy, and it was, wait until you get to see how crazy Saratoga’s will be. Thunderstorms hit Del Mar and forced the turf races to the new dirt track, which was a sea of slop. It’s been ov ...
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Texas Summer Showdown Set for July 24-25 at Retama Park
The final stakes of the card is the $30,000 TQHA "250" with a full field of ten accredited Texas-breds. #1 Jess a Comment runs very well at Retama, but is far from a lock, with stakes winners #4 John the Banker, #5 Last Man Standin and #8 Cartel A ...
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American Pharoah gives Baffert 'goosebumps' with bullet work
Triple Crown champ American Pharoah drilled six furlongs in a bullet 1:11.00 at Del Mar Thursday, giving trainer Bob Baffert "goosebumps" ahead of the August 2 Haskell Invitational (G1) at Monmouth.
The work came five days after a previous bullet ...
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Letting It Ride Against the Favorite At Arlington
Well, we finally got off the #Let8Ride snide last week, as our second choice traipsed home to an easy victory to advance us to day two for the first time in three tries. Of course, our second choice was the overwhelming favorite, so everyone else a ...
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Adios Week Wild With Action; Stakes Shuffled Around The Circuits
The glamour- pacer divisions’ gold continues to stack on weekends as August looms in the thick air of summer. Many of the season’s top colts are headed to Pittsburgh for the Adios Pace as the Grand Circuit comes to the Meadows. Adios week at the hous ...
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Wickerr offers up thrilling three-horse photo
Wednesday's Wickerr S. at Del Mar provided an exciting finish as three runners hit the line at the same time.
Winning Prize has faced graded rivals in nine of his last 10 races, but dropped back to this stakes after a pair of fourth-placing ...
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Sanford features usual bunch of up-and-coming two-year-olds
Two names stand out in Saturday’s $150,000 Sanford S. (G3) – He’s Comin in Hot & Cocked and Loaded.
That’s because those two are the only ones in the 11-strong field with stakes wins under their girths.
It’s not unexpected, though, as the ...
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Is San Diego the last call for Bayern?
The three-year-old class of 2014, so deep and rich in talent, promised to give the sport a huge boost in 2015, in particular to an older dirt male division that hadn't yielded an Eclipse Award winner in five of the previous six seasons.
One by one ...
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Diana field is small, but also competitive
Three of the seven distaffers entered in Saturday’s $500,000 Diana S. (G1) at Saratoga are already Grade 1 winners. However, the other four aren’t slackers by any means, especially one who is trying turf for just the second time in the 1 1/8-mile c ...
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Cancellation of Breeders' Cup prep continues disappointing trend
With the Breeders' Cup on a one-year hiatus from Southern California, the stakes offerings at Santa Anita's fall meeting, which runs from September 26 through November 1, reportedly have been pared back.
Daily Racing Form noted Tuesday that one ...
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SoCal Horse Racing Legend: J. Paco Gonzalez
Some might consider 1997 a watershed year for horse racing. The reason is because that was the year that Bob Baffert, American Pharoah's trainer, burst onto the scene with a horse named Silver Charm. Silver Charm came achingly close to winning the Tr ...
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Eastern shore well represented at Meadowlands
But last Saturday night in the Meadowlands Pace final, Wiggle It Jiggleit notched his third straight win against Wakizashi Hanover, who settled for third after a demanding first over journey, as the son of Mr Wiggles posted his 14th win in 15 star ...
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Lake Placid, Schuylerville headline Saratoga opener
The most prestigious meeting in American racing, the 40-day stand at Saratoga, kicks off Friday with a 10-race program, which includes two graded stakes.
Saratoga's prestige is matched by its popularity with horseplayers, who bet an average of mor ...
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War Emblem to have new home at Old Friends
Old Friends, the Thoroughbred retirement facility in Georgetown, Kentucky, announced Tuesday that 2002 Kentucky Derby (G1) and Preakness (G1) winner War Emblem would be joining the farm's roster in September.
The 16-year-old stallion is being dona ...
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Stakes pointers in weekday Del Mar turf races
A few Del Mar turf races this week figure to yield contenders for stakes later in the meet.
Wednesday's 3RD race , a five-furlong turf scramble, is a logical prep for the August 19 Green Flash. Multiple Grade 3 winner Marchman , unraced since ...
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Prize hopes to regain Winning thread in Wickerr
Argentine champion Winning Prize looked like the next big thing on the Southern California turf mile scene when turning the Arcadia (G2)/Frank E. Kilroe Mile (G1) double in the spring of 2014. Unfortunately, he hasn't visited the winner's circle si ...
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Competitive Edge confirmed for Haskell
Competitive Edge romped in last summer's Hopeful (G1) just two days before American Pharoah burst onto the scene in the Del Mar Futurity (G1), but the two have never met on the track -- until now. Initially among the possibles for the August 2 ...
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Sky Kingdom hoping third time's the charm in Cougar II
If there's a horse who should appreciate Del Mar's return to a dirt surface, it might by Sky Kingdom . The Bob Baffert-trained son of Empire Maker will attempt for a third time to win the $100,000 Cougar II H. (G3) on Friday.
The beaten favorit ...
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Golden Horn among 11 remaining in King George
The undefeated Golden Horn is the marquee name among 11 horses remaining for Saturday's King George VI and Queen Elizabeth S. (G1) at Ascot. The three-year-old colt, trained by John Gosden, will be seeking a rare triple in the 1 1/2-mile weight-for ...
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San Clemente form underlines Lady Eli's stature
Star turf filly Lady Eli, who is currently waging war on laminitis , received another compliment in absentia on Sunday -- the top two from the San Clemente (G2), Prize Exhibit and Sunset Glow, were among those she defeated handily in last fall's Br ...
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Prize Exhibit sails past Sunset Glow in San Clemente
DP Racing’s Prize Exhibit easily ran down 8-5 favorite Sunset Glow in Sunday’s San Clemente H. (G2) at Del Mar to earn her second straight graded victory.
Jockey Santiago Gonzalez took a firm hold on Prize Exhibit and settled her in the back of ...
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Pretty N Cool stamps herself as a two-year-old to follow at Del Mar
Bet down to even-money favoritism off a strong work pattern, Pretty N Cool justified bettors' confidence with a 4 1/2-length debut victory at Del Mar on Sunday. The Bob Baffert pupil is nominated to the September 5 Del Mar Debutante (G1), a realist ...
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Are You Kidding Me takes Nijinsky, but note a couple of others too
Are You Kidding Me, victorious in the June 7 Eclipse (G2) last time out on Woodbine's Polytrack, added another laurel to his resume in Sunday's $161,580 Nijinsky (G2) on the turf. Benefiting from a textbook stalk and pounce trip off a steady pace, ...
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An early look at the likely fields for Saratoga's opening weekend stakes
In anticipation of Saratoga's opening weekend, NYRA has released the probables for Friday's Schuylverville (G3) and Lake George (G2), Saturday's Sanford (G3) and Diana (G1), and next Sunday's Coaching Club American Oaks (G1).
In the opening day S ...
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California Chrome will return to action in 2016
Trainer Art Sherman has made the announcement that racing fans have wanted to hear: Horse of the Year California Chrome, currently sidelined by cannon bone bruising, will be back in action in 2016.
The news came on the Roger Stein radio show Sunda ...
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Maywood Scores $24 Top Winner; Meadowlands Pace To Wiggle It Jiggleit
The Meadowlands Pace was just as we said for the win. Wiggle It Jiggleit could have beaten a better field, so at 1:47.4 he was able to easily take this bunch, paying $2.80, $2.20, $2.10). “Wiggle” took the lead at the quarter and was only mildly chal ...
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Tiz Shea D triumphs as Mr. Z’s antics cost him Indiana Derby
Tiz Shea D took full advantage of Mr. Z’s hijinks in Saturday evening’s $508,000 Indiana Derby (G2) to post a 1 1/4-length score over that rival.
Mr. Z set the pace in the 1 1/16-mile contest under jockey Joe Bravo, who flew in to ride the colt ...
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High Dollar Woman leads all the way in Indiana Oaks upset
Alex and JoAnn Lieblong’s High Dollar Woman provided a high win payout of $32.40 when wiring Saturday’s $206,900 Indiana Oaks (G2) under jockey Joe Rocco Jr.
The duo hit the front soon after the gates opened and never looked back en route to a o ...
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Gas Total fires in Osunitas
Haras Phillipson Inc.’s homebred Gas Total earned her first stakes win on Saturday when just running down My Monet in the Osunitas S. over the good, but sloppy-looking, main track at Del Mar.
The race was originally supposed to take place on the ...
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Gabriel Charles finds conditions ideal in Eddie Read
Gabriel Charles' victory in the $400,500 Eddie Read (G1) was perhaps the least strange thing that happened at Del Mar on Saturday.
A track known for its virtually flawless weather and track conditions, Del Mar was hit by rain Saturday morning an ...
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Longshot Antonia Autumn kicks off stakes action on Indiana Derby Day
16-1 shot Antonia Autumn emerged from the pack in the stretch of the Indiana General Assembly Distaff S. to record a drawing-off victory under jockey Corey Lanerie.
The Castleton Lyons homebred finished 1 1/16 miles over the yielding turf in 1:4 ...
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Sheer Drama passes all tests in Delaware Handicap
Any doubts that Sheer Drama lacked the fortitude to win the big one were laid to rest Saturday when the five-year-old mare proved best in the $750,000 Delaware H. (G1) .
Runner-up in four of her five previous starts heading into the Del 'Cap, She ...
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American Pharoah posts bullet 6f in 1:11.40
Triple Crown champion American Pharoah recorded his first work over the new Del Mar dirt surface on Saturday.
With trainer Bob Baffert looking on, jockey Martin Garcia guided the Pioneerof the Nile colt through six furlongs in 1:11.40. Del Mar's o ...
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Del Mar Preview
With one the summer’s marque race meetings — Del Mar — now getting underway, I did some digging and have unearthed a slew of statistical nuggets that I hope handicappers will find insightful. Next week, we’ll look at Saratoga.
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Five Up and Coming Greyhounds
Welcome to another Southland monthly preview of the Five Up & Coming Young Greyhounds To Watch at Southland and August's selections certainly look like they will give a solid showing in the coming weeks and months as their young careers ...
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Tiz Shea D can deliver for Mott in Indiana Derby
Trainer Bill Mott holds a nice hand of three-year-olds heading into the late summer/fall campaign. Speighster and Japan are at the head of the class, both posting impressive victories in recent months, and Tiz Shea D is seeking a breakthrough perform ...
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Get to Know the Leading 2-Year-Old Sires
In Quarter Horse racing, the lion's share of purse money is dedicated to the 2-year-olds. Talented juveniles can compete in several million dollar stakes, known as futurities. Remington Park ran the $1.1 million Heritage Place Futurity in May; Lo ...
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Gabriel Charles among Saturday stakes spot plays
On a weekend where the surf's up at Del Mar and a calm before the Saratoga storm, here's some longer-priced horses I'll be taking a look at around the world on Saturday.
Irish Oaks (G1): Post time for this 1 1/2-mile classic from The Curragh is ...
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Sunset seeking ‘glowing’ win in San Clemente
Sunset Glow is hoping “third time’s the charm” as she seeks a return to the winner’s circle in Sunday’s $200,000 San Clemente H. (G2) at Del Mar.
The Wesley Ward pupil has placed in her two races thus far this year. After closing out 2014 with a ...
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Turf sprinter in Scully’s spotlight at Del Mar Friday
Del Mar opened Thursday with an exciting 10-race card and a new dirt track that received rave reviews.
The opener offered a trio of two-turn races on the turf course, which was redone for the 2014 summer meet, and being forwardly-placed on the gre ...
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Wise Dan returns to worktab with Keeneland turf breeze
Two-time Horse of the Year Wise Dan returned to the worktab Friday for the first time after suffering a non-displaced fracture at the bottom of the cannon bone in his right front fetlock last fall.
Under Jen Patterson, the eight-year-old gelding w ...
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American Pharoah and Saratoga
The decline of the Sport of Kings has been well-documented. Although it's popularity has never waned with horseplayers, we look at racing forms on a weekly if not a daily basis, there's no doubt that its popularity among horse racing fans has taken a ...
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Soul Driver finds success in Oceanside as ‘Papa’ cools off
Soul Driver, a 4 1/2-length winner of the Singletary S. at Santa Anita last out on June 20, ran down pacesetter Forest Blue to take Thursday’s opening day feature at Del Mar, the Oceanside S.
Papacoolpapacool, the 6-5 favorite, finished off-the- ...
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5 Powerful Greyhounds Have Arrived
As many of you know, each month I choose 5 Up & Coming Greyhounds To Watch as they get started in their racing careers and from time to time I recap how these selections are doing in their careers. Listed below is a recap of May and June's ch ...
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The Dirt on Del Mar Opening Day
We'll know more about how to play the new dirt surface at Del Mar, but going into opening day of the summer meeting I see no reason to treat perceived wagering opportunities with kid gloves. Keeneland's recent change from Polytrack to dirt and Southe ...
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Handicapping Insights - July 16
By Dick Powell
Del Mar opens up on Thursday and Saratoga opens next Friday. Just in time with all the bad news piling up. MAIN SEQUENCE (Aldebaran) has been retired after racing poorly in the United Nations Handicap (G1) at Monmouth Park The 2014 ...
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Firing At Let 8 Ride Again With Missle Bomb
Look, all the kids cereal in the world wouldn’t be able to sugarcoat my performance in #Let8Ride through the first two weeks of the contest. My top picks haven’t been close, and even my “saver” plays have failed to win on either opening day of the ...
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A couple of speed plays on Del Mar's opener
Del Mar concluded an eight-year synthetic run last fall and reverts back to a dirt main track for the 2015 summer meet. No one knows exactly how the new track will perform in the afternoons but I’m expecting to see early speed do well.
We’ll get a ...
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BF Par Snipe to Make History?
#3 SM Houndman from the Royal Racing Team was an 18 time winner here last year but really has struggled at this Grade when he’s not in the 1,2 or 8 boxes. Board spot is highly probable though. “Smokey” on the rail I’m banking he’ll sail. In ...
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Del Mar: What's Old is New
The racing at Del Mar used to be on par with Saratoga. Ask any horseplayer living in Southern California and they will tell you that ever since Del Mar installed a Polytrack surface in 2007, the racing has suffered. You only need to look at the Pac ...
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Meadowlands Pace Program Plentiful With Stars In Stakes; Young Guns At Yonkers
A hundred thousand dollars more than last year’s purse, the prestigious Meadowlands Pace presents the best of the glamour-boy pacing division on a huge stakes card, July 18. All eyes are on Wiggle It Jiggleit as he continues to show remarkable versat ...
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Saturday Meadowlands card is first rate
Throughout the first half of the harness racing calendar, many of the sport's premier events have been contested in New York, Pennsylvania and Canada. But this Saturday evening the focus will once again return to the Meadowlands Racetrack in New Jers ...
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Midnight ‘storms’ into Del Mar for Eddie Read
Midnight Storm dominated his stakes debut last year when capturing the Del Mar Derby (G2) wire-to-wire, and on Saturday the Philip D’Amato trainee returns to the site of that victory when taking on six rivals in the $400,000 Eddie Read S. (G1) .
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American Pharoah – “I’m ready for my close-up!”
Triple Crown winner American Pharoah arrived at Del Mar in the wee hours of Tuesday morning but was bright-eyed and bushy-tailed during a meet-and-greet with the media later on.
According to the Del Mar pressbox, American Pharoah vanned from Santa ...
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Indiana Oaks will produce a first-time stakes winner – guaranteed!
Not one of the 11 fillies entered in Saturday’s $200,000 Indiana Oaks (G2) owns a stakes score. In fact, many in the field still boast just one win on their resumes entering that 1 1/16-mile contest at Indiana Grand.
That’ll change once the race ...
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