SOUTHLAND Preview - Thursday twilight, July 9

Thu Jul 09 2015MoneyMaker Mike

Welcome to another big Thursday twilight card of greyhound racing at Southland  as there are 18 entertaining and exciting races on tap. For the rest of this week I will be selecting one greyhound from each grade that I feel has a solid chance to f ...
Sophs Energized For M-Pace Elims; Top Trotters Joust

Thu Jul 09 2015TwinSpires Staff

Regardless of losing some of its stature over the tough years, The Meadowlands Pace is still a coveted prize to horses and horsemen. It’s time for the eliminations on July 12 to set the stage for the final. The glamour-boy pacing division has ...
The Pizza Man sets his sights higher trying the Arlington Handicap

Wed Jul 08 2015Vance Hanson

The Pizza Man conquered Arlington's major long-distance turf stakes last year, but connections have loftier goals for the six-year-old gelding this year. They will find out if he's worthy of continuing down that path Saturday when he headlines the $1 ...
Speightster continues to impress

Wed Jul 08 2015James Scully

The Dwyer (G2) wasn’t the biggest race on a busy July 4 th  weekend nor did it feature the most memorable performance ( Lady Eli sets off fireworks ), but Speightster proved highly impressive in his stakes debut, remaining unbeaten for Bill Mott ...
California Chrome arrives for Arlington Million with tall task ahead

Wed Jul 08 2015Vance Hanson

Reigning Horse of the Year California Chrome arrived back in America Tuesday afternoon after several months overseas. After shipping to Dubai in March for the World Cup (UAE-G1) at Meydan, in which he finished second, the colt spent time in England p ...
Lovely Maria returns as even-money Delaware Oaks favorite

Wed Jul 08 2015James Scully

Lovely Maria rose to the top of the three-year-old filly division with convincing victories in the Kentucky Oaks (G1) and Ashland Stakes (G1), and remains at the fore on the main track, but the turf brilliance displayed by Lady Eli in recent months m ...

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Trotters Ready For Major Trail Prep With Reynolds

Wed Jul 08 2015TwinSpires Staff

The Meadowlands Racetrack will present two divisions of the $59,206 Reynolds Stakes for filly trotters and one division of the $62,406 Reynolds for colt trotters on Saturday, July 11. Many of these trotters are bracing for the next test on the Hamble ...
SOUTHLAND Preview - Wednesday twilight, July 8

Wed Jul 08 2015MoneyMaker Mike

Welcome to another big Wednesday twilight card of greyhound racing at Southland  as there are 18 entertaining and exciting races on tap. For the rest of this week I will be selecting one greyhound from each grade that I feel has a solid chance to ...
Where to after the Haskell for American Pharoah

Tue Jul 07 2015D.S. Williamson

Trainer Bob Baffert showed his hand with American Pharoah last week by letting it be known that the Triple Crown winner will next run in the $1 million Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park on Aug. 2 . It makes absolute sense. Baffert has won the ...
A fourth win for Ben's Cat in the Parx Dash won't be easy

Tue Jul 07 2015Vance Hanson

The venerable Maryland-bred Ben's Cat will attempt to win Saturday's $200,000 Parx Dash H. (G3) on Saturday for the fourth year in a row. If not for a head loss to El Churruca in the 2011 edition, Ben's Cat would be going for his fifth straight in ...
Ten years on, how my trip to Epsom Downs was dashed

Mon Jul 06 2015Vance Hanson

It began with a coin flip at Christmas. The bride and I had differing views about where we should make our first ever excursion to Europe the following summer, so I proposed that the toss of a quarter settle the matter. As one of the primary goals ...
American Pharoah continues to look sharp in Haskell preparations

Mon Jul 06 2015Kellie Reilly

Exactly one week after returning to the worktab with a three-furlong move in :36 2/5, Triple Crown champion American Pharoah stepped it up to a half-mile at Santa Anita on Monday and drilled in a sharp :47 3/5. The Bob Baffert pupil is scheduled ...
Top 5 Horse Racing Trainers of the 2000's

Mon Jul 06 2015D.S. Williamson

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