Are Speed Figures Still Important?

Fri Mar 06 2015Derek Simon

In 2010, I did a column for Youbet.com regarding the importance — or lack thereof — of speed figures. Back then, I only had Trackmaster figs to work with, so I thought it might be kind of fun to revisit my study using the Brisnet numbers. But first, ...
Dubai: Super Saturday Forecast, Part II

Fri Mar 06 2015Kellie Reilly

Picking up where we left off in the midst of the Super Saturday card, here are my notes on the three remaining races. The Dubai City of Gold (UAE-G2) (post time 9:55 a.m. EST) is the stepping stone to the Dubai Sheema Classic (UAE-G1). No City o ...
The Redboard Report: Native Hero Emigrates With My Money

Fri Mar 06 2015TwinSpires Staff

by DAVID ARAGONA See the initial Redboard Report for an overview of this series of post-race ruminations. As horseplayers, we all have shared the painful experience of watching a horse that we had considered during the handicapping process, ...
Player Quick Pick: Santa Anita 3/7/2015

Fri Mar 06 2015D.S. Williamson

3 - Dortmund – 8/5 – Like Ocho Ocho Ocho, Dortmund, Bob Baffert’s top ranked Kentucky Derby contender, was sired by a Run for the Roses winner. Dortmund looks a lot like his dad, Big Brown. He might actually have a longer stride than what his f ...
Palm Beach Friday Matinee Preview 3/6/2015

Fri Mar 06 2015TwinSpires Staff

Fantastic Friday card at Palm Beach without a doubt this afternoon. Many of the top superstars this track has to offer will be on display for the fans to enjoy. The most anticipated race today will come in Race 14 with the two top ranked r ...
Dubai: Super Saturday Forecast, Part I

Thu Mar 05 2015Kellie Reilly

Before the fantastic U.S. racing action kicks off Saturday, Dubai serves up a feast of course-and-distance preps for World Cup night. If you haven’t gotten into the Carnival scene yet, Meydan’s “Super Saturday” is a great way to prepare for the main ...

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Big Cap Preview

Thu Mar 05 2015D.S. Williamson

Moreno (6/1) Moreno had no shot in the Breeders' Cup Classic because of the start, and he clipped heels in the Jockey Club Gold Cup. If you throw those two races out, he’s got as legitimate of a shot to beat Shared Belief as any of them in here ...
Scully’s Derby Top 10 – Prospect Park joins in advance of San Felipe

Thu Mar 05 2015James Scully

The Great War is off the Kentucky Derby trail, bleeding through Lasix as he faded in last Saturday’s John Battaglia Memorial, and his departure opens a spot for a new addition to the Top 10 list, Prospect Park. A dark bay son of Tapit, Prospect Pa ...
Pick-3 Power; Fraser, Yonkers In Profit Portraits

Thu Mar 05 2015TwinSpires Staff

Let winter wallow through the first weekend of March, roaring like the lion it always imitates when it arrives, because the northern hemisphere is cooking with harness racing and we will be targeting every great wagering opportunity available. ...
SOUTHLAND Preview - Thursday twilight, March 5

Thu Mar 05 2015MoneyMaker Mike

Welcome to another program of 18 exciting and entertaining races at Southland for Thursday. There are several contests that drew my attention for a closer look and I've come up with some good opportunities for making money and I've listed those choic ...
Aged stars return in Meadowlands qualifiers

Wed Mar 04 2015Ted Black

While thoroughbred racing fans are accustomed to following the workout tabs at the various tracks to see when the top three-year-olds and top older horses are posting their first breezes and drills before their seasonal debuts, standardbred racing fa ...
Dubai: Local Time keeps ticking, Almoonqith finds his calling

Tue Mar 03 2015Kellie Reilly

Godolphin's Local Time clocked her foes once again in last Thursday's U.A.E. Oaks (UAE-G3) , but the striking visual impression could be no more than a desert mirage. The evidence of the clock, and the form book, raise questions about her otherwise a ...
Palm Beach Top 10 Rankings February 2015

Mon Mar 02 2015TwinSpires Staff

Jj's Tango     Honorable Mention Nikita’s First, Turbo Casper, Nothin ForNothin, Loop A, Pat C Short Cut, Java Beretta, Jj’s Tango, Pat C Rapper, Tah Tyler, Kb’s Santa Lucia, HareRaisnGudTime, Peddler, Superior Philly, Pat C Shy ...