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2014 racing season parallels 2002 but my Eclipse Award votes do not
Going through my first Eclipse Award vote in 2002, I promised myself that I would not become like some of my curmudgeon colleagues and lament the talent pool on particularly down years.
A lot has changed in 12 years. Voters now use the internet to ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Monday twilight, January 5
Welcome to MoneyMaker Monday at Southland Greyhound Park. For this twilight racing I've selected 4 races where I am giving a longshot pick. As most of you know I normally have one designated MoneyMaker pick for the program but several of you have sho ...
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Cotolo’s Harness Review, News And Notes
Profits rule again, readers, as we scored in two of our feature races, hitting 50 percent, since one choice, CR Amigo, scratched at Western Fair. But before the scratch, we opened the Jan. 2 program with a big winner in Race 1.
We gave you Aro ...
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Harness preview 1/5/15
With the Wild Card round of the National Football League playoffs having been finished the night before, standardbred racing fans will look for an ideal way to kick off the upcoming week and many of them will do so by playing the solid Monday evening ...
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Player Quick Pick: Santa Anita for 1/4/2014
Yesterday’s pick, Dynamic Sky, had nowhere to go at the top of the stretch in the Grade 2 San Gabriel. It’s doubtful that jockey Corey Nakatani would have gotten Dynamic Sky up for the victory over Finnegan’s Wake, but Corey might have been able to g ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Sunday matinee, January 4
For Sunday afternoon greyhound racing, Southland Park is the place to be as there are 18 exciting races on tap for the matinee. Several of these contests caught my attention as solid wagering opportunities and I've listed my choices below for you to ...
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How Good Trainers Become ‘Super’
I was at Longacres, the scenic racetrack once located in Renton, Washington, when a horse named Hilco Scamper made his career debut on May 18, 1985.
Sent off as the 7-5 favorite, the two-year-old gelding made like Secretariat that day, leaving ...
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The longshot you have to use in the Jerome Stakes
Although the road to the Kentucky Derby began four months ago in September 2014 with the first points races for the 2015 Kentucky Derby, there is something about the first prep for three-year-olds that adds excitement to the Triple Crown trail.
An ...
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Micks Miracle's Maiden Win Nets Owner-Breeder Liviakis More Than $250,000
When Micks Miracle finally made it to the starting gate, John Liviakis was going to make sure he got paid a lot more than what the purse offered if his homebred colt got the job done in his career debut.
So when Micks Miracle started on December 2 ...
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Player Quick Pick: Santa Anita Park for 1/3/2015
The first Saturday of 2015 is upon us and there’s plenty of thoroughbred action for horseplayers to choose from. The best race to look for a winner might actually be the Grade 2 San Gabriel at 1 1/8 miles over the turf at Santa Anita. The morning lin ...
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TwinSpires Horse Racing Podcast w/Derek Simon
In a busy News & Notes segment, host Derek Simon opines on jockey Angel Suarez’s tragic shooting, discusses the Horse of the Year battle with an in-depth look at Main Sequence, and comments on Courtney Love’s — yes, that Courtney Love — desire to ...
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My debut as an Eclipse Award Voter
There is no wrong answer to the 2014 Horse of the Year question. Bayern, California Chrome, Main Sequence and Shared Belief (listed alphabetically) all bring solid credentials to a murky debate lacking a standout.
I revealed my Horse of the Year s ...
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Palm Beach Top 10 Rankings December 2014
Just For Kicks * Just For Kicks* Honorable Mention Nikita's First, Nothin ForNothin, Ninis Chipotle, Atascocita Sybil, Dewzee, Jj’s Tango, Java Beretta, Aye Doctor Ron, WW’s Genesis, SKN Jackson, Just For Kicks, Pat C Dark Ciena, Pat C ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - January 2, 2015
Friday's card at Southland Greyhound Park has several promising wagering opportunities and I've listed them below. The evening's racing is highlighted by COUNSELOR running in the 8th race, he's a very impressive greyhound and capable of running a big ...
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Three-year-olds hit Derby trail in Jerome
Saturday’s Jerome at Aqueduct is the year’s first scoring race in the “Road to the Kentucky Derby” series and the one-mile and 70-yard race has attracted El Kabeir, winner of the November 29 Kentucky Jockey Club at Churchill Downs.
The John Terran ...
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Weekend harness preview 1/2/15
While many sports enthusiasts are eagerly looking forward to the Wild Card weekend in the National Football League playoffs, standardbred fans will be seeking to cash a few tickets at several tracks along the East Coast beginning on Friday night. Th ...
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The Wonder Of Winter’s Wrath
Bitter cold, precipitation, biting winds, early darkness, early dawns and layers of clothing contribute to the scenario of harness racing’s 2015 season. Battling one another and the elements will be common for horses and horsemen across the continent ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - January 1
HAPPY NEW YEAR to all of you and welcome to another Southland twilight card as the 2015 racing action gets underway. There are 18 races on tap for the Thursday session and I've pick out some races that offer good wagering potential and they are list ...
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Shared Belief the choice for champion and Horse of the Year
In this, Part II of my annual Eclipse Award commentary (Part I can be viewed here ), I'll discuss my reasons for supporting SHARED BELIEF as champion three-year-old male and Horse of the Year and why I won't be supporting some of the other candid ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Wednesday twilight, December 31
Wednesday's matinee card has a full slate of 18 exciting and entertaining races to close out the year at Southland and there are several contests that caught my interest. I have listed these below and I look forward to starting the New Year out by pu ...
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$50,000 Hes My Man Classic Tournament Preview
I’m going with JS SpeedyPebbles to win it all. She gets her favorite 1 box to start today and should carry momentum into the later rounds of the Classic. I believe Pebbles will get her second Stakes victory for owner Shannon Henry.
Othe ...
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Will San Antonio Offer Early Season Showdown?
by Laura Pugh
Many familiar names from 2014 are expected to race in 2015, and not just later in the year, either. The connections of several stars have mentioned the $500,000 San Antonio Stakes, on February 7, at Santa Anita Park, as a potenti ...
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New Year's Day Harness preview 1/1/15
While many sports enthusiasts will certainly be paying close attention to the two college football semifinals today between Oregon and Florida State University and Alabama and Ohio State to determine the first two teams to compete in the inaugural co ...
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Why Temple City Is a Freshman Sire Success
A 1 1/2-mile track record-setter by Dynaformer -- that's not the biographical snapshot you'd normally associate with a hot freshman sire. But it is if you're talking about Temple City. Currently sixth on the list of U.S.-based freshmen, the Spendthri ...
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Cotolo’s Harness Review, News And Notes
This week’s review focuses on the TwinSpires Harness Players Horse of the Year and a look at some of our big successes of 2014. Then, as usual, we will review our feature race results and the H2W action.
It happened on June 6 this season. Ou ...
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Horses Don't Bounce
Of all the racing “truisms” that are, well, not true, few grate on me more than the concept of the “bounce.” Conceived by Len Ragozin, founder of the “Sheets,” the bounce theory asserts that a peak effort, as measured by a horse’s speed figures, is l ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Sunday matinee, December 28
Welcome to Southland's Sunday matinee racing card as there are 18 exciting and entertaining races for your enjoyment and wagering pleasures. I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and a great weekend as well. Good luck to everyone and thanks for r ...
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Will the Ship set sail in the Arima Kinen?
If you had to guess the most popular race in Japan, you might think of the Japanese Derby or Japan Cup. But in fact, it's the Arima Kinen, held at Nakayama right around Christmas. Fans get to vote on the composition of the field, with their top 10 ch ...
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Player Quick Pick: 12/28/2014
Aqueduct showcases New York breds on Sunday with two New York Stallion Stakes races. The first, Race 3, figures to be a battle between The Lewis Dinner and Omagoddonna. Race 5 is a somewhat deeper affair. Aqueduct Race 5 – 2:16 PM ET New York Sta ...
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TwinSpires Horse Racing Podcast w/Derek Simon
Host Derek Simon discusses the Eclipse Awards picture following Shared Belief’s victory in the Malibu Stakes and explains why there is more to assessing a horse’s talent than simply noting its graded success — or lack thereof.
In the U. of Bet seg ...
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Shared Belief was best in 2014
Shared Belief showed what he’s all about in the Dec. 26 Malibu Stakes, establishing a forward position in a speed-laden field before proving best. Whether it’s a daylight win or narrow decision, the competition doesn’t get past him if he gets the tri ...
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Player Quick Pick: Aqueduct 12/27/2014
Race 8 at Aqueduct on Saturday is a super competitive affair among horses entered in a high-level optional claimer going 1 mile and 70 yards. The morning line chalk at 3/1, Israal, breaks from the disadvantageous post-position 10. The race looks like ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - December 26, 2014 evening card
I sincerely hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas and are enjoying a wonderful holiday season. After a short break for Christmas, Southland greyhound racing resumes Friday with both matinee and evening performances. These are MoneyMaker Mike's sel ...
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25,000 Reasons to Play Opening Day at Santa Anita with TwinSpires
By Lucky Kalanges
As I get older, pragmatism trumps idealism. I find this to be true in life and gambling. Long gone are the days when I was cocky enough to play $32 Pick 6 tickets and be disappointed when I didn’t get at least five of six winner ...
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Betting On The Brink Of A New Season
The holiday season goes into phase two, the celebration of 2015’s arrival and we continue to serve as your primary source for overnight harness action with our thorough TwinSpires harness blog. Once again this week, the final weekend of the year, we ...
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Aqueduct - 12/26/2014
It’s opening day at Santa Anita, but horseplayers shouldn’t forget about the Big A where a terrific 9 race card awaits. The feature, Race 3, has drawn a 5 horse field and a morning line chalk in Salutos Amigos. Since he figures to be difficult to bea ...
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Palm Beach 2014 Dick Andrews Futurity Final Preview 12/26/2014
*AMF Pushover* Prediction I’ve said it from the beginning….AMF Pushover is the best racer of this group. I’m calling another Pushover dramatic finish to take home the win for B & B Racing. Picks 5-1-8-3 Enj ...
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Saturday harness preview 12/27/14
While many Americans will be headed back to the malls this weekend to return or exchange gifts they perhaps never desired, standardbred racing fans will be looking to line their pockets in a different way as they head to a track or simulcast outlet s ...
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Opening-Day Santa Anita Plays
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all!
Thoroughbred racing slows down to a crawl in the days leading up Christmas but that changes Friday, December 26, with the traditional opening of the Santa Anita winter/spring meet.
Shared Belief is the ...
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eNews - $25K Pick 5 Pot O'Gold, and How to Wager Through the Holidays
Play big and win this holiday season at TwinSpires. The Holiday edition of eNews is here, to show you how to take down your share of the $25K Pick 5 Pot O'Gold, when to place bets Down Under, and all the opportunities to wager over the next week!
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Will Keeneland's Blue Grass Gambit Pay Off?
by Laura Pugh
When Keeneland returned its main track to dirt, the first thought I had was, “Boy! Now this means that the Blue Grass Stakes will become a meaningful prep for the Kentucky Derby again!” However, I'm not so sure of that following t ...
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What to Watch For As Santa Anita Opens
by John Mucciolo
The rich and exciting meeting at Santa Anita Race Track gets underway Friday, December 26, and the winter action ki ...
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Friday harness preview 12/26/14
Many standardbred racing owners, trainers and fans alike probably welcomed the brief respite to celebrate Christmas Day on Thursday, but many of them will be looking to get back to the races on Friday night to enjoy the holiday cheer that only cashin ...
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Cotolo’s Harness Review, News And Notes
Our first week of the stakes’ hiatus season found us with one win from our feature race choices. On Saturday, Dec. 20, we struck at Charlottetown Drivers Park with Jk Hustler in Race 3. In the small field we received good prices for the pacer. Across ...
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What is ‘Smart Money?’
Several years ago, I wrote about “smart money” — the notion that a particular horse is getting pari-mutuel love from insiders or bettors in the know.
Over the years, I’ve come to affectionately refer to this group as “they,” based on interacti ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Sunday matinee, December 21
Welcome to another Sunday matinee of exciting greyhound racing at Southland. There are four races which in going thru the program got my attention as good wagering opportunities so they will be my choices for today. I've listed them below and I hope ...
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Dortmund gets up in final strides
Dortmund continued to impress while being tested for the first time in his three-race career, remaining unbeaten with an ultra-game performance in Saturday’s Grade 1 Futurity Stakes.
Wide the entire way, the massive two-year-old colt needed every ...
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An Eclipse toast of ‘Brandi
A half-length victory in the Starlet (G1) at Los Alamitos on December 13 pretty much sealed the deal for Take Charge Brandi.
By winning the Starlet, Delta Downs Princess (G3) and Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies in succession, the chestnut miss shou ...
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Breeding Dreams versus Racing Realities
So with lineage like that - you may be asking - how could I suggest not racing the baby? Because the odds of that foal being anywhere near as talented as either - let alone both - of its parents are super slim. What's interesting is that Curlin ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Saturday evening, December 20
Saturday evening's card at Southland Greyhound Park features 18 exciting and entertaining races and I've picked out 4 of them as good solid wagering opportunities. I've listed them below for you to check out and remember, TwinSpires is your one stop ...
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Saturday harness preview 12/20/14
In the second race, a non-winners of two races or $20,000 lifetime class for younger pacers, the event looks to be a virtual match race on paper. But one of the colts is well worth backing. Brick Bazooka (John Campbell) arrives with an unbeaten re ...
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Owner hopes to keep rolling with Dortmund
The German sports club naming strategy is working well for Kaleem Shah.
First up was Bayern, who capped an outstanding three-year-old season with a victory in the Breeders’ Cup Classic and is a contender for Horse of the Year. His name is an appar ...
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TwinSpires Horse Racing Podcast w/Derek Simon
TwinSpires' Derek Simon discusses track bias, with an assist from "Betting Thoroughbreds" author Steve Davidowitz.
In the U. of Bet, Derek tackles the tote board, with an in-depth look at "insider" betting. How can one spot it and is it meanin ...
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eNews - 2 Million Points, Super Secret Santa Bonus, and Unlimited Data!
The latest eNews blast is here - and we want you to take down your share of 2 Million Points during the 12 Bets of TwinSpires! All you need to do is cash bets in featured races at 12 different tracks. Santa is coming to town early this Saturday! With ...
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Friday harness preview 12/19/14
One day after standardbred enthusiasts are still seeking to solve the mystery surrounding the final tallies for trotter of the year, pacer of the year and horse of the year, many will turn their attention to the Friday evening card at the Meadowlands ...
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Overnight Omnipotence
As we approach the end of another year and the equine age upgrades that define next season’s division, we are still swarmed with standardbred action across the board. Deep December offers your TwinSpires account many great opportunities across the co ...
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Thursday harness preview 12/18/14
[older pacer], McWicked [three-year-old colt pacer] and Artspeak [two-year-old colt pacer] won their titles easily. Although it has never happened in the previous 70 years of voting, my guess is JK She'salady becomes the first two-year-old filly pac ...
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Using Speed, Class, & Potter Stewart to Define a Great Performance
To most race fans, a great performance can be hard to define with words, but as Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart said regarding obscenity, “I know when I see it.”
From a personal eye test perspective, Shared Belief winning the Pacific Classic ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Five up and coming young greyhounds to watch for at Southland in January
It's that time again, the middle of the month and MoneyMaker Mike's 5 selections for Southland's January five up and coming greyhounds to watch are now posted. The only criteria used for choosing these 5 greyhounds is that they have no more than 10 s ...
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Derby the goal for Take Charge Brandi
Take Charge Brandi did everything asked of her over a six-week span, capping a three-race graded stakes-winning spree with a gutsy score in last Saturday’s Starlet Stakes at Los Alamitos, and established herself as the presumptive two-year-old filly ...
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One man's Eclipse Award ballot (Part I)
The 2014 racing season is near complete and so is the Eclipse Award ballot I will be filling out electronically later this month. In the past I've waited until all my selections in the equine categories were decided before I revealed them publicly, b ...
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Harness ballots due today 12/16/14
Ballots that were distributed to the various members of the United States Harness Writers Association and the United Trotting Association were due back to the USTA by Tuesday afternoon and on Thursday afternoon the numerous division champions as well ...
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Hong Kong Postscripts
Now that the Hong Kong International Races are in the books, here are a few postscripts:
1 . Able Friend is no longer a budding star -- after the Hong Kong Mile, he's officially an international powerhouse.
From a potentially dicey spot behi ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - A recap of our 5 up and coming young greyhounds from August to December
As many of you may recall, back in August I started a monthly feature I called "Five Up And Coming Young Greyhounds" at Southland and today I wanted to bring you up to date on their stats since making the list. The criteria for selecting them was fai ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Monday, December 15
Today's card at Southland Greyhound Park has 18 exciting and entertaining races on tap and several of these contests drew my attention as they feature some good plays with a couple of longshots to take a chance on. I have them listed below as well as ...
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Cotolo’s Harness Review, News And Notes
We hope you took advantage of our suggested contenders at Yonkers on Sunday, Dec. 14 because with the 30X cashing on races 1—3 and the usual earning of TCS Elite Points, you should have racked up big numbers across-the-board because we had a mighty S ...
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Player Quick Pick: Aqueduct for 12/14/2014
Two-year-olds take to the inner track in Sunday’s feature at the Big A, the Damon Runyon stakes at 1 mi. and 70 yards for a purse of $100,000. The morning line favorite is the undefeated Regal Minister, but a full field of 12 is expected, meaning tha ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Sunday matinee, December 14
Sunday at Southland Greyhound Park features 18 exciting races and several that stand out as good wagering possibilities. I have listed those choices below and I'm looking forward to putting some extra cash in our pockets with some solid picks. Good l ...
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Selections (and Longshots) for the Hong Kong International Races
As a follow-up to my four Hong Kong features on Brisnet.com, here is a more streamlined guide to help sort out the contenders in the International Races (HKIR) at Sha Tin. The Group 1 bonanza is held late Saturday night into the wee hours of Sunday m ...
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Player Quick Pick: Aqueduct for 12/13/2014
With the rains finally receding, a fast track is expected at the Big A on Saturday. The feature, the Queen County Stakes, is a non-graded race that has attracted such big names as Vyjack and Micromanage. Aqueduct Racetrack 8 | 3:43 pm ET Queen Co ...
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Palm Beach Saturday Matinee Preview 12-13-2014
*Jj's Tango* Race 15 Grade SA 545 Yards (Puppy Stakes QuarterFinals) The most impressive greyhound in this whole Tournament has to be #3 Jj’s Tango from top Kennel Rader Racing. Two blistering W’s in a row has fans ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Saturday evening, December 13
Another Saturday evening at Southland Park with 18 exciting greyhound races of fun filled entertainment. In looking over the program I came across several races which show promise for some solid wagering opportunities and I have listed those below. T ...
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Hong Kong Homework: Features on the 4 International Races
On Saturday, I'll post a summary of my thoughts in advance of the Hong Kong International Races. But in the meantime, I've been scribbling more in-depth analyses of each of the four big races over at Brisnet.com, and wanted to cross-post in this spot ...
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Carlos Pellegrini a Great Way to Enjoy Racing Argentinean Style
While the Hong Kong International Races take center stage this weekend, there is also another overseas racing event that will have my interest on Saturday.
The Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini, a one-turn, 1 1/2-mile grass test at San Isidro racecour ...
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The Logic of Illogic
In his seminal work, “Picking Winners,” Andrew Beyer wrote about a chance encounter he had on a train ride from Boston to the now-defunct Narragansett Park, the track where Seabiscuit broke his maiden, in 1963.
“I could not have gues ...
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Crowdsourcing ideas and sharing yours on Horse of the Year
I love crowdsourcing (stealing?) marketing ideas, and one of the cooler things I’ve seen on Twitter lately is the poll-style tweet where the user votes by either retweeting or favoriting.
As a Browns fan, I’ve seen more than a few of these the pas ...
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Will the real World Championships Please Stand Up
The Hong Kong International Races are Sunday at Sha Tin (the race card starts at 11:55 p.m. ET on Saturday), and those with no familiarity with racing from there can get a taste at 6 a.m. ET Wednesday morning with partial card coverage from Happy Val ...
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Watch Out for Dortmund
DORTMUND
Big Brown—Our Josephina, by Tale of the Cat
Owner
Kaleem Shah
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North By Northwest
We begin this weekend’s blog with an unprecedented report on a main event that was cancelled.
Northfield Park finally got the brunt of offering the last glamour-boy pace of the season. On Dec. 9, only five colts entered one of the track’s prem ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Thursday twilight, December 11
Here we go with a Thursday racing card at Southland Greyhound Park that has 18 entertaining and exciting races on tap and MoneyMaker Mike has noticed some decent greyhounds that aren't on the morning line but who could help put some nice payoffs into ...
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Cowboy Artist's Redeeming Race?
This weekend a pair of harness racing ovals on the East Coast will conclude their 2014 standardbred seasons with cards filled with overnight races that could enable savvy players to pad their bankrolls heading into the upcoming holiday season. Satur ...
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Mike Smith to Star in TwinSpires TV Commercials
TwinSpires is pleased to announce that the online gaming website has reached an agreement with Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith to be the star of their new TV campaign in a deal brokered by Meticulous Talent Management. The 12-month agreement is a maj ...
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Brandi's late push continues to flatter Peace and War
One of the few contentious races on this year's Eclipse Award ballot is for the two-year-old filly championship, due in no small part to Take Charge Brandi's massive upset victory in last month's Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies.
Having finished ...
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Palm Beach Wednesday Matinee Preview 12/10/2014
*Ethel Is Here* Race 9 Grade TA 660 Yards The TwinSpires #1 Ranked racer currently at “The Beach” is #4 Ethel Is Here from the Janie Carroll Kennel. Will be the heavy favorite in this one and she should be after just getting nipped at ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Wednesday, December 10
Welcome to another Wednesday of twilight greyhound racing at Southland as we have several good wagering opportunities for you. There is a solid pick in the first race as well as one of the 5 up and coming young greyhounds for December running in the ...
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Tuesday harness preview 12/9/14
While the weather outside is expected to be frightful, Tuesday's 13-race card at Rosecroft will prove considerably delightful for a pair of trainers whose pacers split the coveted title of fall meet champion and fittingly they will meet again in the ...
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Cotolo’s Harness Review, News And Notes
The two six-digit events at Dover on Dec. 7 were great and awful. We hit one (obviously the great one).
The Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund’s $100,000 final for frosh-colt pacers was delicious addressed by our Thursday blog and we took it ...
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Can’t “Catch” him!
On December 6, popular gelding Eighttofasttocatch closed out his career with a scintillating 10 3/4-length victory in the Jennings Handicap at Laurel Park.
It was a fitting end to a career that has spanned seven years and 12 stakes victories ...
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Player Quick Pick: Gulfstream 12/7/2014
Aqueduct figures to be a bog again, which means that finding overlays might be tough. Let’s turn our attention to Race 8 at Gulfstream Park on Sunday. The race, a $37,000n1x for three-year-olds and up going 1 and 1/16 miles over the turf, has attract ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Sunday matinee, December 7
Welcome to another Sunday matinee at Southland Greyhound Park. There are 18 exciting races for this afternoon and included are four races that appear to be good wagering opportunities for a nice return on investment. I have listed the picks below so ...
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Getting ready for the race formerly known as the Japan Cup Dirt
Overnight Saturday U.S. time, I'll be tuning in for the race formerly known as the Japan Cup Dirt, and interested to see whether Hokko Tarumae can turn the tables on the clear favorite, Copano Rickey. Now rebranded as the Champions Cup, the about 1 1 ...
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Some thoughts on the Demoiselle and Golden Rod
With the Demoiselle and Golden Rod now done and over, there is only one more graded race left this year for two-year-old fillies – the Grade 1 Starlet at Los Alamitos on December 13.
True, the girls can run in the Los Alamitos Futurity – also a Gr ...
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Palm Beach Stakes Preview: 2014 Dick Andrews Futurity
*Last years Champion JS SpeedyPebbles*
The start of Stakes season at Palm Beach is about to get going, with $20,000 up for grabs in the Dick Andrews Futurity. This tourney is wide open, with upwards of 10 greyhounds having a chance at glory. He ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Saturday evening, December 6
The program for Saturday evening at Southland Greyhound Park is an enticing one with several of the 18 races on tap having solid wagering opportunities. Included on the card are two races that feature 3 of our 5 up and coming greyhounds for December ...
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Sunday 12/7 harness preview
While fans of the National Football League are accustomed to watching games from 1 p.m. to midnight on the East Coast every Sunday, standardbred fans are quickly enjoying a newfound tradition of playing early races on Sunday at Yonkers and then the ...
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Should the Hollywood Derby's grade matter?
In this space Thursday, Ed DeRosa took issue with the criticism that California Chrome's victory in last week's Hollywood Derby should be downgraded based on the quality of his opposition:
To me, race success is binary: either you win or you ...
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We're offering players $20,000 to chase the Rainbow!
The Rainbow 6 jackpot Pick 6 wager has been responsible for some of horse racing’s largest payouts the past few years, and TwinSpires.com is giving its players the opportunity to play for an extra $20,000 this month.
Starting with opening day on ...
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