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‘Brandi takes charge of Eclipse debate
“Her class carried her.”
That’s what Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas had to say in the post-race interview after Take Charge Brandi took the lucrative Delta Downs Princess.
Many doubted that class following the well-bred filly’s half-length ...
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Player Quick Pick: Aqueduct 11/23/2014
Sunday’s feature at the Big A is a $57,000 Allowance for 3 and up fillies and mares. Out of the 10 entrants, 5 of the horses are at morning line odds of 3 to 1 to 6 to 1. An overlay or two definitely exists in the eighth at Aqueduct on Sunday. Aque ...
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Greyhound Preview Palm Beach 11/22/2014
*JS SpeedyPebbles* Race 14 Grade A 545 Yards The race of the day without a doubt. To say my editor at TwinSpires Molly Jo Rosen was excited that #1 JS SpeedyPebbles from owner Shannon Henry was back at Palm Beach would be a huge und ...
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Player Quick Pick: Aqueduct 11/22/2014
Aqueduct’s feature on Saturday is a New York Stallions Stake race with a solid morning line favorite in West Hill’s Giant. The race right after, Race 9, appears to be one where horseplayers could put together a profitable ticket. Aqueduct Racetrack ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Saturday evening 11/22/14
The racing action gets heated up at Southland Greyhound Park on Saturday evening with 18 exciting and entertaining races on tap. MoneyMaker Mike has studied the program and three good MoneyMaker plays are listed below as part of the November theme of ...
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2014 Delta Jackpot and Delta Princess
This is a particularly good weekend to be a Thoroughbred player: there are really interesting fields assembled for the G3 Cardinal Handicap at Churchill Downs on Saturday and the G2 Kennedy Road at Woodbine on Sunday. Plus we have the first step ...
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Saturday harness preview
Saturday evening will mark the second day of the two-night festivities surrounding the Breeders Crown finals and the phrase "It All Comes Down to the Breeders Crown" will reach its zenith this evening when the eight finals will determine upwards of s ...
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Delta Jackpot Pick 4
Saturday’s $1 million Delta Downs Jackpot, a 1 1/16-mile race for two-year-olds, is part of the “Road to the Kentucky Derby” series and anchors a $200,000 guaranteed Delta Downs Jackpot Pick 4. TwinSpires.com players can take advantage of “Hit and Sp ...
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Playing against the favorites in the Delta Jackpot
Delta Jackpot Stakes (11/21/14)
The Predicteform.com Pace Figures will tell you if a horse is likely to improve or regress in its next start. Pace Figures are not just a single speed number, but rather a series of numbers that are incred ...
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Growing Your Bankroll
Ask the average handicapper to detail his/her greatest weaknesses and “betting” typically makes the list. Granted, it’s not always justified. Players often make excuses for their mediocre handicapping skills — “I shoulda played the six-horse” is not ...
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Upstart has established himself as a heavyweight Kentucky Derby contender
UPSTART
Flatter—Party Silks, by Touch Gold
Owner
Ralph M. Evans
Breeder
Mrs. Gerald A. Nielsen
Trainer
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This One Handicapping Angle Beat the Meet Last Year at Fair Grounds
Betting the best last-out Brisnet.com Speed Rating to win every race at Fair Grounds last year (i.e. the 2013-2014 meeting) resulted in a flat bet profit of 2%.
Turf, dirt, sprints, maidens… no matter the race the only piece of information you ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Thursday, November 20
As keeping with the week's theme at Southland, MoneyMaker Mike has 3 interesting picks for your viewing and wagering pleasure as well as a recap of results of the 3 picks from Wednesday's twilight action. Be sure to always check out the TwinSpires we ...
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Bring On The Breeders Crown Finals, 2014
The Breeders Crown finals, this year at the Meadowlands, are being held over two nights, Nov. 21 and Nov. 22. Here’s the exclusive coverage from TwinSpires’ harness department, the consummate on-line harness-racing advisory center for ADWs, featuring ...
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TwinSpires Horse Racing Podcast w/Derek Simon
In the News & Notes segment, host Derek Simon speculates about California Chrome’s turf debut, analyzing both his pedigree and previous pace figures. He also opines on jockey injuries — how can we prevent them?
In the U. Of Bet segment, De ...
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Friday harness preview
Beginning on Friday evening all harness racing fans will focus their attention on the Meadowlands as standardbred racing enthusiasts will get ample fill of the phrase "It All Comes Down to the Breeders Crown" as the New Jersey one-mile oval hosts fou ...
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Early thoughts on the Delta Downs Jackpot
Saturday’s $1 million Delta Downs Jackpot is one of the most lucrative juvenile events on the American racing calendar, and its stature has noticeably risen in the past decade. Among its past winners were Big Drama (2008), who went on to be champion ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Wednesday November 19 - Twilight card
Welcome to another Southland preview for Wednesday's twilight program on 11/19/14. There are 3 of MoneyMaker Mike's 5 up and coming greyhounds running on this card and 3 MoneyMaker picks listed below. On our scorecard last night was a win by TC'S MIK ...
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Thursday harness preview
While many standardbred enthusiasts might find it too difficult to make any serious plays on Thursday evening with the two-day Breeders Crown festivities looming on Friday and Saturday evenings at the Meadowlands, serious harness racing fans will wan ...
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Wednesday harness preview
While many standardbred enthusiasts have already focused their attention on this weekend's Breeders Crown finals at the Meadowlands on Friday and Saturday evenings that will go a long way toward determining divisional honors and horse of the year, nu ...
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The three horses you shouldn’t leave off your Portland Meadows 0% Takeout Pick 5 ticket
TwinSpires.com and Portland Meadows have teamed to offer a special promotion today (and every Tuesday this year) whereby if you hit the $.20 Pick 5 at the Oregon track then you will receive a bonus (up to $500/day) that mitigates takeout.
It’s a ...
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How I became a racing fan for life
Whenever anyone asks where my interest in racing comes from, my quickfire reply is, "Atavism" -- a throwback to my distant ancestors, a timed-release inheritance of their historic bond with the horse. But the proximate cause is the 1981 Kentucky Derb ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Monday twilight 11/17/18 features 3 greyhounds worth playing in MoneyMaker Mike's picks
At Southland today, MoneyMaker Mike has selected several greyhounds that could deliver big efforts and some nice size payoffs so let's look at a few of the choices for this card. I am often asked about my MoneyMaker plays and what criteria do I use ...
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A case for Lady Eli as champion two-year-old filly
This year’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies, usually a sure-bet in tabbing champion juvenile filly, really muddied the picture and left the door open for history to be made.
In this and my next post, I’ll be making cases for two very different fill ...
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Cotolo’s Harness Review, News And Notes
Last Friday and Saturday evenings, Nov. 14 and Nov. 15, respectively, presented the elimination races for this year’s Breeders Crown. The Meadowlands offered its first two programs of its Autumn meet for the events and we took them on with our usual ...
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Tuesday harness preview
While this upcoming weekend's Friday and Saturday cards at the Meadowlands featuring a dozen Breeders Crown finals will decide numerous divisional honors and potentially horse of the year, the Tuesday program at Rosecroft Raceway will impact that tra ...
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Weekend Harness Recap
Last weekend the Meadowlands hosted the eliminations for numerous, but not all, divisions for the various Breeders Crown finals that will be conducted at the New Jersey one-mile oval this weekend and the results of the preliminaries proved quite reve ...
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Player Quick Pick: Aqueduct 11/16/2014
The feature at Aqueduct on Sunday is the Notebook Stakes for $100,000. Restricted to two-year-olds foaled in New York, the Notebook Stakes should showcase some of the top young sprinters on the East Coast. There also might be an overlay in the field. ...
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Paying my respects to Cigar
A loyal and layered congregation of fans and admirers descended on the Kentucky Horse Park’s Hall of Champions barn on Friday to pay tribute to Cigar, the two-time Horse of the Year and former leading money winner in North America, who passed away la ...
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Player Quick Pick: Aqueduct 11/15/2014
Tomorrow’s feature at Aqueduct is the Grade 3 Red Smith, which should be a battle between turf starts Dynamic Sky and Big Blue Kitten. The best betting race on Big A’s Saturday card might be Race 5, a state-bred allowance that has attracted 10 runner ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - Great racing this Friday evening, check it out with talented greyhounds Counselor and PJ Refined both showcasing their racing abilitlies
What an exciting evening of racing at Southland Greyhound Park on Friday, November 14th. There are four particular races that drew my interest when looking at the program and I've listed those below. There are 2 up and coming young greyhounds going i ...
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Saturday harness preview
As noted in the Friday preview, this weekend and next the Meadowlands will take center stage as the one-mile New Jersey oval hosts the various Breeders Crown eliminations for trotters and pacers of all ages with the finals slated for next weekend. Th ...
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Palace Malice to Race in 2015
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Using the Brisnet Prime Power Rating to Ferret Out False Favorites
On my latest podcast , I discussed the benefits of finding a “false favorite” in a race — a horse whose morning line status isn’t justified by its past performances. However, I freely admitted that taking advantage of such a scenario is easier said ...
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Kentucky Derby Profile: Can Carpe Diem Seize the First Saturday in May?
CARPE DIEM
Giant’s Causeway-Rebridled Dreams, by Unbridled’s Song
Owner
WinStar Farm LLC & Stonestreet Stables
Breeder
Coffeepot S ...
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Greyhound Preview Palm Beach 11/14/2014
Race 10 Grade A 545 Yards Look out for the Puppy Stakes Finalist #2 Albatross. The Rader Racing phenom is starting to seriously sizzle, with three wins in four starts and just coming off a blistering 29.39 secs W. Loves the inside and lo ...
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SOUTHLAND Preview - 5 Up And Coming Greyhounds to keep an eye on at Southland
Here are 5 up and coming greyhounds running at Southland that already show much promise and potential in their very young careers and who bear watching in the future. These greyhounds show talent and desire and are certainly worth keeping an eye on a ...
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Friday harness preview
Since the first events were contested in 1984, harness racing fans have often sworn by the adage that "It All Comes down to the Breeders Crown" and that will certainly be the case over the next two weekends at the Meadowlands as the New Jersey one-mi ...
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Can California Chrome handle turf?
In an exciting development that could have serious implications in year-end Eclipse Award voting, California Chrome’s connections said they will consider the Hollywood Derby (Grade 1 on turf) on November 29 at Del Mar.
A win in the prestigious rac ...
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Breeders Crown elims total 13 at the Meadowlands
It's time for the big contest elims and finals, two weeks of tremendous Breeders Crown harness racing, this year at the Meadowlands over four nights, two for elims (Nov. 14 and Nov. 15) and two for finals (Nov. 21 and Nov. 22).
The elim weeken ...
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California Chrome to Try the Turf
Here's my logic:
Half of his sire Lucky Pulpit 's 22 career starts came on the grass, including his lone stakes win in the Smile at Arlington Park back in 2005
His mother Love the Chase never tried the turf, but her six starts all cam ...
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TwinSpires Horse Racing Podcast w/Derek Simon
In the News & Notes segment, host Derek Simon opines that “ruining” the Breeders’ Cup may have been good for racing and he also reports on a Crazy News story from Britain.
In the U. of Bet segment, Derek unveils a “revolutionary” approac ...
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Is it time for an Eclipse Award voting guide?
Steven Crist recently wrote about an impending probability (“Older dirt horses need Eclipse of their own,” Daily Racing Form , November 8) in the upcoming Eclipse Award voting:
“For the fifth time in the last six years, the statuette for bes ...
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Tuesday harness preview
Those standardbred fans too eager to wait until this weekend for the Breeders Crown elims will want to get to the track early on Tuesday evening as Rosecroft Raceway in Maryland offers a 12-race card that offers plenty of plays early and late. In th ...
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Cotolo’s Harness Review, News And Notes
The past week was highlighted by two blogs, due to the Matron Stakes finals being held on a single Dover Downs program, held on Thursday, Nov. 6.
Our highlight for the eight races was not a win, it was the place-and-show prices of a 157-1 soph ...
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Matron recap and early Breeders Crown glance
Last Thursday's card at Dover Downs may not have provided the ideal setting for eight stakes worth roughly $1.6 million after a heavy storm forced a 40-minute delay in the action, but those eight Matron Stakes helped provide an early read into this w ...
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Player Quick Pick: Aqueduct 11/9/2014
Race 8 at Aqueduct on Sunday looks like the type of event where horseplayers could find profits. Eight horses will enter the starting gate for the 1 mile journey over the Big A dirt and over half the field appears to have a shot at getting home first ...
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The Breeders’ Cup Bias & Other Nonsense
Well, it turns out Yogi Berra was right: It’s déjà vu all over again.
One year after cries of “speed bias” erupted after nearly every Breeders’ Cup race run over the main track at Santa Anita in 2013 , the bias boys — and girls — were out in ...
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Greyhound Preview Palm Beach 11/8/2014
* JS Froot Loops* Race 10 Grade A 545 Yards Two superstars go toe to toe in what should be a classic matchup. #1 JS Froot Loops from owner Shannon Henry gets her favorite box to fire from today. Has won or placed in 8 of her last 9 rac ...
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The Saturday Show Bets You'll Want To Make For 1-Million Points
The TwinSpires.com SHOW-a-profit promotion on Saturday requires players to finish in the black on their show bets only to win or share 1-million points.
Assuming no scratches that would result in cancelled show wagering, there are 38 eligible ...
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Is Breeders' Cup Juvenile Winner Texas Red as a Kentucky Derby Contender?
by James Scully
TEXAS RED
Afleet Alex-Ramatuelle, by Jeune Homme
Owner
Erich Brehm, Wayne Detmar, Lee Michaels & Keith Desormeaux
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Free Breeders’ Cup money from TwinSpires.com
The instructions were simple: Using the hashtag #BC14TS on either Twitter or Facebook (or both!) pick one horse to win the Breeders’ Cup Distaff and Breeders’ Cup Classic.
Ten users correctly tabbed Bayern to win the Classic while 25 were on ...
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Player Quick Pick: Aqueduct Racetrack for 11/8/2014
There is a 0% chance of rain tomorrow in Ozone Park, NY, meaning that the Long Island Handicap at Aqueduct Racetrack shouldn’t see a single scratch. The morning line favorite is Danza Cavallo, who hasn’t raced competitively in over 100 days. Is the t ...
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Previewing the 2014 G3 Long Island Handicap
Aqueduct race 7 | 3:14 pm ET
G3 Long Island Handicap for 3&up F&M going 1-1/2 mi. (T)
1- Aigue Marine (GB) : Versatile speedster has proven a near-miss closer
2- Viva Rafaela (BRZ) : Always right there at the wire against the country ...
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The Power of Predicteform's New Pace Top
There were a total of nine New Pace Top (NPT) runners over three Breeders' Cup races on Saturday - the Juvenile, the Filly & Mare Sprint and the Sprint. Two of those three races were won by a horse with a NPT Form Cycle Pattern .
As ...
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Overnight Harness Action Aplenty
Here is the second part of this week’s harness blog, featuring our popular and profitable horses-to-watch list. All results and reviews of feature races will appear in the usual Sunday-night-Monday-morning blog.
If you have not already checked ...
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Ethel Is Here Breaks the 660 Yard Record At The Palm Beach Kennel Club
*Track Announcer Ramon Cadavieco with new record holder Ethel Is Here.*
In the 82 years since the Palm Beach Kennel Club opened in 1932, no greyhound has ever been faster on the 3/8ths Mile. Ethel Is Here (Trent Lee - J’s Alyssa) from owner ...
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Thursday harness preview
Throughout its prolonged fall-winter standardbred meet that began on Sunday, Dover Downs will have its best cards each week on Thursdays when the top overnight horses on the grounds compete. This Thursday the track will set the bar considerably highe ...
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The mourning after: take your medicine
More often than not I can look back at a bad day playing the races and say, “Well, at least it wasn’t my worst day ever.”
I couldn’t say that following Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup event where only a single “A” selection of mine (Dayatthespa in the Fi ...
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Breeders' Cup highlights using Brisnet.com PPs
One of the benefits of being a TwinSpires.com member is free Brisnet.com Past Performances when you wager, and this was truly a benefit at this year’s Breeders’ Cup World Championships , as Brisnet.com’s proprietary handicapping information like ...
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2014 SOUTHLAND Festival Of Stakes is in the books, congratulations to all the winners
Congratulations to all the winners in the 2014 Southland Festival Of Stakes which concluded on Friday night. It was an extremely competitive evening of stakes competition and the winners are listed below. Let's give a shout out and high five to both ...
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Matron Marathon At Dover, Nov. 6
The main harness features for the week will all take place at Dover Downs on Thursday, Nov. 6. With a 4:30 p.m. EST post, Dover will present eight Matron Finals. Though Dover is racing on Sunday, Nov. 9, due to the Breeders Crown elims at the Meadowl ...
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Tuesday harness preview
While thoroughbred racing fans perhaps got their fill of excitement last weekend when Santa Anita Park hosted the two-day Breeders Cup Championship races, standradbred fans were able to enjoy a solid card at Hoosier Park last Friday and will have ano ...
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Cotolo’s Harness Review, News And Notes
We nailed the rhyme and reason Always B Miki was going to win the Monument Circle at Hoosier on Oct. 31 with our essay on him, the glamour-boy pacing division, his possible appearance at the Meadowlands in November and the race itself in our Breeder ...
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Palm Beach Top 10 Rankings October 2014
* JS Froot Loops* Honorable Mention JS Froot Loops, Pat C Hooraw, Hustle It Up, Flat Richard, CRT Majestic, Jim Brown, Boc’s Vectress, Dewzee, AMF Pushover, Flying Conduit, JS Big Mack, TF Chucky Slick, Java Beretta *All photos provided ...
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The Championship Picture Following Breeders' Cup
Horse of the Year:
Now: Main Sequence
Still: Bayern or Untapable
Main Sequence won four Grade 1 races, including our richest turf event and second-most-valuable race in general, and the controversial no change in the Classic likely hurt ...
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Who Doug Salvatore Likes Today at Breeders' Cup
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies:
An eye-catching debut winner going just five furlongs at Belmont, Angela Renee is bred tremendously to go a route of ground. She's a full sibling to To Honor And Serve, and he won the Grade 2 Remsen at 9-furlongs a ...
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TwinSpires Bets the Best
A few best bets... Gary Smith : Besides the straight money using my top pick, #12 Main Sequence, I will also make a nice exacta box using #4 Brown Panther. In turn, I will use both horses in the first and second spots in trifecta and superfecta whe ...
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Doug Salvatore Breeders' Cup Friday Juvenile Picks
We've been on hiatus from handicapping juvenile races since a lovely 3-for-3 day with all top pick winners at Keeneland on October 4th. The Juvenile racing blog is back for the Breeders' Cup and we will try to navigate through a couple of treacherous ...
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Dougie Sal Talks Pace & Frustration
"Pace makes the race" is an old and famous adage. It is a handicapping truth across virtually all distances, surfaces, and class levels. Much has already been speculated on the anticipated pace scenarios in this years Breeders' Cup races. In fact, so ...
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Breeders’ Cup 2014
Well, it’s finally here.
Ever since the first Saturday in May came and went, horse players have been looking forward to the Breeders' Cup like kids look forward to that chubby guy and his sleigh every December 25.
As early as June ...
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TwinSpires Horse Racing Podcast w/Derek Simon
Derek Simon of TwinSpires.com and Ed DeRosa of Brisnet.com preview the 2014 Breeders’ Cup races and Ed gives out his weekend "singles."
In the Handicapping segment, Derek takes a further, more in-depth look at selected BC races, including ...
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Breeders' Cup 2014 Value Plays for Friday and Saturday
by John Mucciolo
Friday
Juvenile Turf :
Trainer Brian Meehan is always a conditioner to keep a keen eye on when he imports horses across the pond to race on U.S. soil. The Irish native has enjoyed a bevy of success in the states, includi ...
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6 New Kings to Emerge
Are you ready for championship greyhound racing at its best, if so, wait no longer as Friday evening at Southland brings us the finals along with the consolation races of the 2014 Southland Festival Of Stakes tournament. Six different divisions will ...
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Friday harness preview
While thoroughbred fans are eagerly looking forward to the two days of the Breeders Cup Championship races that get underway on Friday afternoon at Santa Anita, standardbred fans will be keeping a close eye on the stellar program at Hoosier Park on F ...
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TwinSpires.com’s $2,000 Breeders’ Cup Selections Contest
Want to share your Breeders’ Cup wisdom with the world and win cash while doing it? Then check out TwinSpires.com’s social media network for three chances to cash in on the Breeders’ Cup Distaff and Breeders’ Cup Classic races this weekend at San ...
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Predicteform Breeders' Cup Distaff Analysis
In-depth analysis of the 2014 Breeders' Cup Longines Distaff including Pace Figures and Form Cycle Patterns of each starter. Please refer to the Legend or Pattern Guide for back-up definitions and patterns.
The Breeders' Cup Longines Di ...
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Greyhound Preview Palm Beach 10/30/2014
* Albatross* Race 14 Grade B 545 Yards I’m favoring #1 Aimeecita from Rader Racing here. The A grade hound dropping down had her last win from this box and in this class. Should have a solid rail rush. Fastest race time this season as w ...
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Hoosier Rocks On October’s Sunset
Launching into November, division leaders and scallywag upset hopefuls aim at the month’s last two weeks, when The Meadowlands presents the elims and finals of the Breeders Crown. While the thoroughbred world presents its parade of stars at Santa Ani ...
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Breeders’ Cup Second Chance Promotion
TwinSpires.com offers players a Second Chance for Breeders’ Cup
SAN FRANCISCO, October 29, 2014 – Advance-deposit wagering website TwinSpires.com is offering their customers a way to win even with losing wagers: TwinSpires will refund up to $50 on ...
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MoneyMaker Mikes' Final Eight
The 2014 Southland Festival Of Stakes finals are set along with the consolation races for Friday evening, October 31. What a tremendous past few weeks of incredible stakes racing we have had and after 4 extremely exciting rounds, the finals are set a ...
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Player Quick Pick: BC Sprint 11/1/2014
There is a ton of speed, as always, signed up for the Breeders’ Cup Sprint this Saturday. The race should set up for a presser or closer if the speed doesn’t hold and it’s hard to see the speed holding with Private Zone, Work All Week, Fast Anna, and ...
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Pro Player Quick Pick: BC Dirt Mile 10/31/2014
Supposedly, the likeliest winner on the Breeders’ Cup Friday card is defending BC Dirt Mile champ Goldencents. He’s listed at 6/5 on the morning line. Although Goldencents will be tough, there is a horse in the field that could provide major dividend ...
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Potential Breeders' Cup Overlays to Watch
Other than, perhaps, watching a great champion streak to victory or witnessing one being crowned, nothing quite beats that time-honored Breeders’ Cup experience of cashing tickets on an overlaid contender or longshot few others seemed to like.
W ...
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Seeking a Home-Court Edge At the Breeders' Cup At Santa Anita
by James Scully
The Breeders’ Cup will be held for a record eighth time at Santa Anita and an affinity for the dirt and turf ovals in Arcadia, California, is often beneficial.
Seven of the 14 horses that finished first in 2013 (She’s a Tige ...
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Breeders' Cup play list megamix
My 2014 Breeders' Cup World Championships playlist is set and with it the soundtrack to what I hope will be a weekend of undolt riches and safe and healthy trips for all involved.
Like a painter staring at a blank canvas or a skiier staring down f ...
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Jim Rome Is Hooked On Horse Racing
by John Mucciolo
Unbeaten champion Shared Belief will be the favorite in Saturday's $5-million Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita. The classy son of Candy Ride has handled everything thrown at him to date -- from synthetic and dirt surfaces, ...
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Fun with Breeders' Cup Favorites
As much as I hate the cliché “wide open” moniker to describe any race or series of races (especially major events such as the Breeders’ Cup or Kentucky Derby ), it does seem apt for this year’s World Championships on October 31-November 1 at Santa ...
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Tuesday harness preview
While many of the sport's best pacers and trotters of all ages competed last weekend at Yonkers Raceway and Woodbine Racetrack and many of them will be heading to Dover Downs early next month for the Matron Stakes on Thursday, November 6, the Tuesday ...
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Cotolo’s Harness Review, News And Notes
Our best shots this past weekend came from the final program at Colonial Downs and with exactas where our choices were partners with favorites, all listed in the horses-to-watch list (H2W). This weekend, too many of our suggested contenders faltered ...
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Weekend harness recap
While thoroughbred racing fans are obviously eagerly looking ahead to this weekend's Breeders Cup Championship races on Friday and Saturday at Santa Anita, standardbred fans had plenty to savor this past weekend when both Yonkers Raceway and Woodbine ...
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Weekend harness preview
This Saturday evening a pair of standardbred tracks will offer stellar cards that include the best trotters and pacers on the continent as Yonkers Raceway in New York hosts a quartet of stakes for soohomores while Woodbine Raceway in Canada presents ...
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Player Quick Pick: Belmont Park 10/26/2014
Sunday’s feature at Big Sandy is the Grade 3 Turnback the Alarm Handicap for a purse of $200K. Some great 3 and up fillies and mares will contest the long one turn mile and one sixteenth of the Turnback the Alarm on Sunday. Is there an overlay amongs ...
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Greyhound Preview - SOUTHLAND's 2014 Festival Of Stakes racing continues with Round 4 on Saturday evening, October 25
The 2014 Southland Festival Of Stakes continues Saturday evening with Round 4 taking center stage as all 18 races are stakes races. This is the last round before the Consolation and Finals are held next Friday, October 31. What an exciting and entert ...
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5 Steps to Breeders’ Cup Success
As many of my regular readers know, I love systems and angles. Simple systems and angles, complex systems and angles, goofy systems and angles — I love ‘em all.
My passion for a purely numbers-based approach to the Sport of Kings began in 1984 ...
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Player Quick Pick - Belmont Park 10/25/2014
A beautiful sunny day is expected in Elmont, NY on Saturday. The feature, the Grade 3 Bold Ruler, should be a great race, but the better betting race might actually be Race 8, the Chelsea Flower Stakes. Belmont Park 8 | 4:27 pm ET Chelsea Flower ...
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Greyhound Preview Palm Beach For 10/24/2014
*CRT Leyla*
What a way to start the racing weekend today at Palm Beach! Two of the biggest greyhound stars at the club Storm Control and CRT Leyla will square off in the finale in what should be an instant classic. Here are the top races I ...
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TwinSpires Horse Racing Podcast w/Derek Simon
In the News & Notes segment, host Derek Simon discusses the top stories in the Sport of Kings, including a new claiming rule in New York and a tragic confrontation between Steve Coburn, part-owner of California Chrome, and some members of the Bre ...
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