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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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eNews - $20K Rainbow 6 Bonus, Last Call To Vegas and More!
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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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Emilie Gerlinde Fojan ...
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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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Player Quick Pick: Aqueduct for 12/6/2014
Aqueduct’s feature on Saturday, the Garland of Roses Stakes, has attracted an ultra-competitive field of 9 entrants. Going off as Race 8 on the card, the Garland of Roses should give horseplayers plenty of ways to go. Aqueduct Racetrack 8 | 3:43 pm ...
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Regular Racing: Is It a Bad Thing?
Recently, social media has been all abuzz over the impact of regular racing. In a nutshell, the question is this: Is it hard on a racehorse to compete every 7-10 days, as opposed to every month or two?
Not surprisingly (although I wish I was ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Friday, December 5
Friday evening's card at Southland has 18 exciting and entertaining races on tap and I've picked several of the promising greyhounds for some solid wagering opportunities so let's see if we can put some cash in our pockets to start the weekend. As al ...
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Midweek harness update 12/4/14
During the same week in which members of the United States Harness Writers Association received their ballots to determine the numerous division winners, trotter of the year, pacer of the year and invariably horse of the year, the Tuesday card at Ros ...
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What'd You Win is far more important than Who'd Ya Beat
I loathe the question, “Who’d s/he beat” when someone attempts to throw shade at the accomplishment that is a Grade 1 victory. To me, race success is binary: either you win or you lose, and it’s not the obligation of the connections of a well-regarde ...
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Dover In December
December draws the curtain on another year and as all racehorses’ birthdays approach, December delivers the dawn of another season. Meanwhile, racing aplenty adorns the winter months across North America, leaving the active player with enough to keep ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Thursday, December 4
Thursday's twilight racing at Southland features 18 exciting races including four contests that caught my attention and I have listed those below. There are several young greyhounds that I feel stand out in the program due to their potential shown so ...
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McLaughlin juveniles run well in defeat; Dortmund, Mr. Jordan star
Last weekend featured plenty of two-year-old action, with Dortmund posting an eye-catching allowance victory; first-time stakes winners El Kabeir and Leave the Light On earning 10 points toward a starting berth in the Kentucky Derby; and Mr. Jorda ...
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Simon Says: Turfway Park and California Chrome
On this week's TwinSpires Horse Racing Podcast w/Derek Simon , Turfway Park Marketing Specialist Ryan Patterson joins host Derek Simon to discuss the opening of Turfway Park on Thursday and what fans and bettors can expect during the upcoming me ...
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Palm Beach Top 10 Rankings November 2014
*Albatross* Honorable Mention Albatross, Gez Jacked Up, WW’s Genesis, Hareraisngudtime, Too Darn Hot, Pat C Dark Ciena, Bozica, Dewzee, Pat C Hooraw, SKN Jackson, Budz Flame, HS Bobaruskee, RCK Penske’s Best, Super ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Wednesday, December 3
Welcome to what is sure to be another entertaining Wednesday of exciting racing at Southland Greyhound Park. The twilight program is highlighted by the 4 races of Round 2 of the Arkansas Bred Futurity stakes contest. Also running this evening are two ...
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To see the future of Aqueduct, should we look to its past?
With the return of racing this week to its inner dirt track for a four-month slog, this seems like an appropriate time to discuss Aqueduct.
Torn down in the mid-1950s and then rebuilt and expanded, the current "Big A" re-opened in 1959. What it la ...
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Weekend harness recap
A glimpse at three results from the Meadowlands and Dover Downs over the weekend highlighted two successful bids to clinch divisional honors while the third perhaps ended another horse's chances at one major title. When Sweet Lou captured the $500,0 ...
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Tuesday harness preview
With the Rosecroft Raceway fall meet rapidly coming to an end, the focus for owners, trainers, drivers and fans alike on Tuesday evening will be the continued pursuit of the coveted horse of the meet title, an honor that will be bestowed upon a pair ...
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The Sweet Science Of a TwinSpires.com Handicapping Championship
After landing his first punch to start the TwinSpires Online Handicapping Series Championship , Rocky Hardy had just one winner from his next 10 picks and found himself in 70 th place with only three races to go.
Knocked down but not out, Hardy ...
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Why the Hollywood Derby isn't the clincher for Chrome
At the risk of being sent to the guillotine by a mob of Chromies, I must confess my unpopular opinion: while California Chrome added a feather to his cap by taking Saturday's Hollywood Derby, and expanded his portfolio to include turf, that doesn't e ...
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Cotolo’s Harness Review, News And Notes
With few stakes on the docket, there were few chances to score large win prices. Though we missed the Open Trot feature winner (14-1) at the Meadowlands on No. 29, we were second with Market Share ($10.40, $6.20).
The Open Trot feature favorit ...
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Cotolo’s Harness Review, News And Notes
With few stakes on the docket, there were few chances to score large win prices. Though we missed the Open Trot feature winner (14-1) at the Meadowlands on No. 29, we were second with Market Share ($10.40, $6.20).
The Open Trot feature favorit ...
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Grass Proves Medicinal for California Chrome
It looks like grass is just what the doctor ordered for California Chrome, the three-year-old colt who won the first two legs of this year’s Triple Crown and finished a close third in the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic versus older foes.
To ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Sunday afternoon, November 30
Today's Southland racing card features 18 races for your viewing and wagering pleasure. MoneyMaker Mike has selected three picks for today's program that have potential to put some nice size payoffs in your pocket. I have also listed the results from ...
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Should California Chrome be champion and other thoughts
A few thoughts following this week’s stakes action:
*Don’t Tell Sophia perhaps might have garnered some additional votes in the Eclipse Award race for champion older female with a victory in Thursday’s Falls City Handicap at Churchill Downs, but t ...
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Player Quick Pick: Aqueduct 11/30/2014
After yesterday’s fantastic card, where Private Zone ran a half-mile in around :44 and still managed to win the Cigar Mile, horseplayers can be forgiven if they aren’t too excited about Sunday’s card at the Big A. Race 9, the night-cap, appears to be ...
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Japan Cup Thoughts
As a supplement to my field story on the Japan Cup , here are a few thoughts on the "Big Three" -- Gentildonna, Harp Star and Just a Way -- and the outsider who intrigues me most, Epiphaneia.
Any discussion must begin with Gentildonna, the two-ti ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Saturday evening, November 29
Welcome to another MoneyMaker Mike's picks for Southland Greyhound Park. There are 18 exciting and entertaining races on tap for this evening and what a better way to end the holiday weekend then by cashing some nice paying tickets. Thanks for readin ...
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Sunday harness preview
While many sports enthusiasts might wake up on Sunday morning looking forward to the full slate of National Football League games that will kick off at 1 p.m. and end around midnight, serious harness racing fans will get their day started early and a ...
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Player Quick Picks: Aqueduct 11/29/2014
Although Saturday’s Cigar Mile is the feature and figures to be the race that most horseplayers look to bet since it has attracted an extremely competitive field, Race 4, the Grade 3 Comely Stakes might provide the best overlay. Aqueduct Racetrack ...
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The Kentucky Derby Future Wager Field Value Conundrum: Is it worth betting $5(000) now to win $4(000) (five months) later?
Whether you’re looking ahead to Kentucky Derby 141 or still excited over Derby 140, there’s something for everyone this weekend.
From a wagering standpoint, Friday-Sunday marks the first time (unless you live in [or have recently visited] Nevada ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Friday evening, November 28
Happy Thanksgiving to all. I hope everyone is enjoying the holiday and being with family and friends. Southland has a full card scheduled for Friday evening with 18 races and MoneyMaker Mike has several of last month's and this month's 5 up can comin ...
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Post-Crown Jewels
The Breeders Crown completed, many of the season’s champs will take the rest of the year off. It has been a long, competitive season all over North America for all 12 divisions. But there are still weekends left and some late-season stakes to highlig ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - 5 Up And Coming Greyhounds at Southland for December
Here is MoneyMaker Mike's picks for the 5 up and coming young greyhounds at Southland for December. We will follow these dogs on a daily basis for December and watch as they progress up in grade while gaining much needed track experience. Please feel ...
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Tuesday cards shine brightly at Rosecroft
With the Rosecroft Raceway 30-day fall meet rapidly winding to a close, owners and trainers are looking to have their various trotters and pacers in peak form as more than a handful of horses remain in contention for the coveted horse of the meet tit ...
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Thoughts on Pool 1 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager
Pool 1 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW) opens Friday and closes Sunday at 6 p.m. (ET). TwinSpires.com will offer wagering (check out the Kentucky Derby Future Wager Insurance promotion) and real-time odds are available through KentuckyDerb ...
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Weekend harness racing preview
With the Thanksgiving Day holiday weekend on tap, standardbred enthusiasts will be looking to find ample races to feast upon on Saturday and Sunday at various venues. While most of the divisional honors and potentially horse of the year were decided ...
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Player Quick Pick: Aqueduct 11/27/2014
The feature on Thanksgiving Day at Aqueduct is the Grade 3 Fall Highweight Handicap. What a fantastic race for horseplayers to dig into before they start digging into turkey and stuffing! The races at the Big A start early on Thanksgiving Day. Don’t ...
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Greyhound Preview Palm Beach 11/26/2014
Track Announcer Ramon Cadavieco With Ethel Is Here
Race 15 Grade TA 660 Yards
All eyes will be on track record holder #3 Ethel Is Here from owner Jerry Simons in the Matinee finale. Is the best middle distance racer here and it’s not ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Wednesday twilight, November 26
Wednesday's program has 18 exciting races on tap including three MoneyMaker Mike picks and is highlighted by one of the best young greyhounds in the country running in the 18th race, Counselor. He drew the 3 box in this contest and with 19 top four f ...
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Giving thanks for a great week of racing
If asked what their favorite time on the calendar is, most racing fans would gravitate toward the obvious. The "Family Feud" type survey would undoubtedly say the Triple Crown and its preceding run-up of preps, Saratoga and Del Mar, and the Breeders' ...
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Seven reasons to follow international racing
For the casual fan who's getting more involved in the racing scene, taking the plunge into international waters might seem daunting. But it's never been easier to follow the sport globally, and you'll be rewarded on a number of levels.
This is as ...
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