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Greyhound Preview: Southland for 4/4/2014
by Moneymaker Mike Tonight's card will be full of exciting races as it features the first round of the 2014 Southland Spring Futurity stakes racing with 9 races of greyhounds vying for the title. Race 2 - This race is a grade D race over the 660 ...
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Australia Racing Preview: Golden Slipper
by Grant Davies Another huge day of racing at Rosehill Gardens as we get to watch the battle of the best 2YR olds Australia has to offer in the richest 2YR old race in the world, The AAMI Golden Slipper! $3.5 Million is up for grabs and it will be ...
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Nothing crazy in Derby preps but expecting prices elsewhere
Even if spring isn’t in the air everywhere, there’s certainly a spring in racing’s step with four weeks to go until the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks, and what better way to hit the homestretch of the Triple Crown trail than opening weekend at ...
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Greyhound Preview: Palm Beach for 4/4/2014
by Palm Beach Jason
The weekend starts at Palm Beach with an excellent card for the Friday Matinee. 15 fantastic races to get it all started at one of the best greyhound tracks in the country. Here are the top races I will be watching at “The B ...
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Pedigree Handicapping WIth Brisnet.com & Doug Salvatore: Saturday, April 5, at Keeneland
RACE 1 (click for FREE Brisnet.com Ultimate Past Performances with comments )
We have our first dash of the meet for babies going 4 ½ furlongs, and trainer Wesley Ward sends out an uncoupled entry of 2-to-1 morning line favorite Climb In Back as ...
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Keeneland - Transylvania Stakes, April 4, 2014
Keeneland 9 | 5:13 pm ET
G3 Transylvania for 3yo going 1 mi (T) Opening day at Keeneland and that means the three-year-olds will kick off their Spring meet in the Grade 3 Transylvania. The race looks like a good spot for PLEUVEN, who is making hi ...
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Australia Racing Preview: Golden Slipper Preview
by Grant Davies Saturday at Rosehill Gardens will see another edition of the richest race for 2YR olds in the world. The Golden Slipper has long been the most sought after prize in the Australian 2YR old season, not so much for the value it ...
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Australia Racing Preview for 4/3/2014
by Grant Davies Friday night racing takes us out to Cranbourne and with a huge day of racing upon us tomorrow at Rosehill it would be nice just to get the ball rolling and find a few winners so we could get our confidence up and have some money to ...
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Player Quick Pick for 4/3/2014
by Mel Daniels Santa Anita race 7 | 7:12 pm ET
Allowance for 4&up F&M going 1-1/8 mi. (T) 3-Ginger Tap This lightly run filly by Tapit has only raced 5 times grabbing a first and a third. This Neil Drysdale trained horse adds top j ...
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Greyhound Preview: Southland for 4/3/2014
by Moneymaker Mike Thursday's card at Southland will be a bettor's delight as it presents numerous opportunities for players to make a nice score so let's get right to the picks. Race 4 - This is a grade D distance race of 660 yards and the (4) A ...
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Thursday Harness Preview for 4/3/2014
by Ted Black While one harness track will offer its best card of the week on Thursday, another is just giving an early glimpse of much bigger and better things to come over the next two nights. Dover Downs typically offers its best card on Thu ...
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Greyhound Preview: Palm Beach for 4/3/13
by Palm Beach Jason 15 more big races on tap for the Thursday Matinee at “The Beach.” Some of the best greyhounds in the country will be on display during this card. Race 2 Grade C 545 Yards #6 Tebucky Jones will be the heavy favorite in thi ...
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Pedigree Handicapping with Brisnet.com & Doug Salvatore: Friday, April 4, at Keeneland
RACE TWO (click race for PPs):
Radiant (8-to-5 morning line) and Follow The Kitten (9-to-5) are expected to vie for favoritism. Both horses have obvious credentials and are dropping from the Maiden Special Weight level, where they have burnt a ...
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This Week's Lucky 7s Down Under Worth $3,000
The $1.4 million BMW Stakes (click for PPs) is a re-run of the Ranvet Stakes (G1) two weeks ago. Last time out, the Queen’s CARLTON HOUSE opened up a gigantic lead and was run down late by SILENT ACHIEVER with none of the others making up any ...
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Wednesday Harness Preview for 4/2/2014
While both tracks will offer their best cards on Thursday and Saturday evenings, respectively, both Dover Downs and Pompano Park will present programs that are geared toward highlighting the trotters this evening and upsets could actually be the rule ...
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Greyhound Preview: Southland for 4/2/2014
by Mike Johnson Wednesday's Southland card starts at 4 pm ET and offers several good plays for the greyhound gambler along with a Moneymaker play that has big betting potential. Race 9 - This B grade distance race of 660 yards has the (6) Pescado ...
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Greyhound Preview: Palm Beach for 4/2/2014
by Palm Beach Jason We are back at Palm Beach for 15 more fantastic races for your Wednesday viewing pleasure. Race Announcer Fastrak Dale Simons will be calling the winners home all day long. Here are my top races I will be following for the Mat ...
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Australia Racing Preview for 4/1/2014
by Grant Davies Mid-week at Sandown! After a huge weekend of racing just gone and the Golden Slipper coming up this weekend, we are going to need to get some bank! Let’s take a look at few races and see if we can get it happening. Big fields here ...
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Player Quick Pick for 4/1/2014
by Mel Daniels Mountaineer Race 2 | 7:23 pm ET
Claiming (5) for 3&up going 5.5f 7-Sentenciada This 4yo filly invader from Penn National was claimed last time out by Sharyn Hackney and trained by William Hackney who has won 18% of the ...
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Greyhound Top 10: March at Palm Beach
Another outstanding month of racing at Palm Beach has finished up! I am excited that the Top 10 has found a new home with TwinSpires. Here are the Top 10 greyhounds for the month of March at “The Beach.”
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Monday Harness Preview for 3/31/2014
by Ted Black After another round of inclement weather passed through the Mid-Atlantic region over the weekend, warmer climes and expected to greet owners, trainers, drivers and fans as they venture to a trio of standardbred tracks on Monday evenin ...
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Greyhound Preview: Southland for 3/31/2014
by Moneymaker Mike On today's card at Southland we will take a look at several races that stand out as good betting opportunities! Race 4 - This distance race of 703 yards could prove to be the upset of the card if the wide running (4) Penros ...
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Player Quick Pick for Sunday 3/30/2014
by D.S. Williamson Oaklawn Park follows up a great Saturday of racing with full fields and an interesting state-bred stakes race as its feature on Sunday. Let’s take a look at a couple of competitive races. Oaklawn Park 6 | 4:46 pm ET
Allow ...
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Santa Anita Pick 6 - $92,562 Carryover, March 30, 2014
Race 1 Post Time: 3:30 pm ET
Race 4 Post Time: 5:01 pm ET Race 4: Maiden special weight going nine furlongs on the turf with stretch out runner TOMMY'S STYLIN the 2-1 morning line favorite. Big jump from six and one-half down the hill to this dis ...
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Weekend Harness Preview for 3/29/204
by Ted Black While the day might begin with a pair of giant thoroughbred cards from Meydan in Dubai and Gulfstream Park in Florida, harness racing fans will savor the evening thanks to excellent programs at Yonkers Raceway and The Meadowlands. Yo ...
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Player Quick Pick: G2 Louisiana Derby
Fair Grounds race 11 | 7:10 pm ET
G2 Louisiana Derby for 3yo going 1-1/8 mi. 1- Intense Holiday : stepped up with a gritty win in the G2 Risen Star
2- King Cyrus : Pletcher's other horse steps up & stretches out
3- Louies Flower : ...
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Player Quick Pick: G1 Florida Derby
by Ryan Dickey Gulfstream 14 | 6:48 pm ET
G1 Florida Derby for 3 yo going 1-1/8 mi. The most likely winner of this race isn’t necessarily the best Kentucky Derby contender running at Gulfstream today. MOST PROBABLE WINNER: 6-General a Rod ...
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Player Quick Pick: Oaklawn for 3/29/2014
by D.S. Williamson Oaklawn Park has been a bonanza for overlay betting horseplayers. Let’s see if we can find a couple of great overlays at the Arkansas track for Saturday! Oaklawn Park 7 | 5:09 pm ET
Allowance Optional Claiming (40) for ...
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Greyhound Preview: Palm Beach for 3/29/2014
by Palm Beach Jason Superstar Saturday kicks into high gear with the Saturday Matinee at the Palm Beach Kennel Club. Here are the top races I will be following: Race 3 Class C 545 Yards The up and comer to watch in this one is #5 Tebucky Jo ...
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The Dubai World Cup is Underway!
So let's take a look at the races... Meydan 4 | 10:25 am ET
G2 UAE Derby for 3yo going 1-3/16 mi. (A) The morning favorite is the West Virginia-bred / Ballydoyle-trained Giovanni Boldini who is unraced since a strong runner-up finish in ...
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Gulfstream Park - The Appleton Stakes, March 29, 2014
Gulfstream Park 11 | 5:00 pm ET
G3 Appleton for 4&Up going 1 mi (T) The most important race on the Saturday card may not be the Florida Derby; instead, look to the Grade 3 Appleton, which is the third leg of the Rainbow 6, second leg of the pic ...
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Australia Racing Preview for 3/28/2014
by Grant Davies What a fantastic day of racing we have ahead of us at Rosehill Gardens. Along with a bunch of graded race s we have a triple grade 1 treat with the Galaxy, George Ryder and Rosehill Guineas all up for grabs. Things won’t be easy, ...
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Derby Prep Weekend Watch And Win Now And Later
The Florida and Louisiana Derby cards (click state name for free Brisnet.com Ultimate PPs ) on Saturday stand alone as blockbuster wagering and sporting events, but it will be impossible for Thoroughbred racing fans to keep from thinking about t ...
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Greyhound Preview: Palm Beach for 3/28/2014
by Palm Beach Jason Another 15 fantastic races are on deck for the Friday Matinee at the Palm Beach Kennel Club. Superstars and up and comers highlight the card to start off the weekend. Here are the top races I am following at “The Beach.” Rac ...
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TwinSpires.com to sponsor Wood Memorial Stakes
TwinSpires.com is the title sponsor of this and next year's Wood Memorial Stakes at Aqueduct. The Wood is a major Triple Crown prep race and is one of seven races worth 185 points on the TwinSpires.com Road to the Kentucky Derby Championship Series. ...
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Fair Grounds - New Orleans Handicap, March 29, 2014
Fair Grounds 10 | 6:25 pm ET
G2 New Orleans Hcp for 4&Up going 1-1/8 mi NORMANY INVASION will not be his morning line of 7-2 when the gates open so there is no value there. PALACE MALICE is the morning line favorite at 8-5 and it's possible th ...
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#DWC2014 coverage sponsored by TwinSpires
The Dubai World Cup is the world's richest race and TwinSpires is proud to be partnering with The Jockey Club Tour on FOX and Horse Racing Radio Network (HRRN) to bring you the best coverage. The 2014 Dubai World Cup looks to light up the desert ...
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Australia Racing Preview for 3/27/2014
by Grant Davies Friday racing will take us to Cranbourne so we can start to make sure the wallets are a little thicker in anticipation for the superb racing that is approaching this weekend. So let’s just take a look at a few races and see what w ...
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Thursday Harness Preview for 3/27/2014
Perhaps with spring finally to take hold in the Mid-Atlantic region, things will warm up on several levels as Dover Downs and Yonkers host competitive standardbred cards on Thursday evening. Dover Downs typically reserves its best cards for Thu ...
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Player Quick Pick for 3/27/2014
by Mel Daniels Santa Anita race 5 | 6:03 pm ET
Claiming (25-22) for 3&up F&M going 1 mi. (T) 3 Incredible Journey This filly by Lemon Drop Kid is rounding into form, making her 4th start after a seven month layoff. Two starts bac ...
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$3,000 for Three Group 1s Down Under
I don’t see a whole lot of separation amongst these sprinters in the Galaxy Stakes (G1) so the question is whose turn is it to win?
Last spring, SESSIONS won a group two stakes race at course and distance in fast time then missed by a length on th ...
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Racing Rarities: Marathon Distances
Saturday's feature race at Santa Anita Park is the G3 Tokyo City Cup. It's a rarity in modern American horse racing, a 12-furlong affair that promises to be much more about stamina and grit than speed and flash. Why is it, though, that longer-d ...
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Greyhound Preview: Palm Beach for 3/27/2014
by Palm Beach Jason 15 terrific races for your Thursday enjoyment will be on display at the Palm Beach Kennel Club. World famous announcer Mike Jameson will be calling them home for you all day long. Here are the top races I will be following at “ ...
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Santa Anita Pick 6 - $115,862 Carryover, March 27, 2014
Race 1 Post Time: 4:00 pm ET
Race 3 Post Time: 5:01 pm ET Race 3: DO SOME MAGIC just finished second by a head at this level and is the horse to beat as we kick off another carryover in the pick-6 at Santa Anita. UNUSUALLY GREEN also is coming of ...
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Wednesday Harness Preview for 3/26/2014
by Ted Black One day after another post-winter storm made for interesting scenes at several harness racing tracks along the East Coast, chilly and much drier conditions should prevail at Dover Downs on Wednesday and ideal conditions should be on t ...
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Meet The Man Alive For $1-Million
It took nine races to eliminate 98% of those who started, but just one race to eliminate 98% of the remaining 2%, and only one man left standing on the TwinSpires.com Road to the Kentucky Derby SHOWdown competition.
Steve Metzler of Louisville i ...
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Greyhound Preview: Palm Beach for 3/26/014
by Palm Beach Jason Many of Palm Beach’s superstars will be on display in the Wednesday Matinee performance. There also will be some real up and coming greyhounds worth taking a look at as well. 15 fantastic races to watch all day long. Here are t ...
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Australia Racing Preview for 3/25/2014
by Grant Davies Midweek racing is down the coast at Mornington today, let’s try and get some bank building done for the weekend approaching! MORNINGTON – AUS A RACE 3 - ORBIT FITNESS HANDICAP 1200m $35,000 (AUS) Would expect GIRL GUIDE ...
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Player Quick Pick for 3/25/2014
by Mel Daniels Sunland Park race 4 | 4:10 pm ET
Claiming (15) for 3&up NM-breds going 5.5f 6-Reeser This baby of the bunch has just 3 career starts and has won 2 of those. In his last start ou,t he set very fast fractions, running the ...
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Greyhound Preview: Palm Beach for 3/25/2014
Great card on tap for Tuesday at the Palm Beach Kennel Club. 15 fantastic races for players and fans to follow all day long. Here are my top races I will be following at the track: Race 1 Grade M 545 Yards
The #1 OlTimeRockenRoll is a fu ...
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Monday Harness Preview for 3/24/2014
by Ted Black Once again this evening the Monday standardbred cards at Dover Downs, Pompano Park and Yonkers Raceway will center around the pacing fillies and mares and, as has been another common theme, inclement weather could play a belated facto ...
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Player Quick Pick: G3 Sunland Derby for 3/23/2014
It's Sunday Funday! Sunland Park race 11 | 7:40 pm ET
G3 Sunland Derby for 3yo going 1-1/8 mi. 1- Bourbonize : undefeated before a troubled trip in the Southwest
2- Garen : became a different horse on the lead and the stretchout
3- Commiss ...
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Player Quick Pick for 3/23/2014
by D.S. Williamson The beautiful weather at Gulfstream these past few weekends means that horseplayers should definitely take advantage of turf betting at Florida’s premier track. That’s exactly what we’ll be doing with today’s two races. Gulf ...
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Sunland Park - Sunland Derby, March 23, 2014
Sunland Park 11 | 7:40 pm ET
G3 Sunland Derby for 3yo going 1-1/8 mi Trainer Bob Baffert holds a pair of aces in the Grade 3 Sunland Derby with MIDNIGHT HAWK and CHITU , two colts that have been running against the best three-year-olds in Southe ...
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Weekend Harness Preview
by Ted Black With spring weather perhaps having finally arrived, at least temporarily, the racing action will certainly heat up at several tracks along the East Coast on Saturday night with stakes action at two of them and a bevy of overnights at ...
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Player Quick Pick: G3 Spiral Stakes 3/22/2014
Turfway Park race 11 | 6:28 pm ET
G3 Spiral Stakes for 3yo going 1-1/8 mi. (A) 1- Big Bazinga : big effort sprinting on the turf last out
2- Asserting Bear : stepped up with good effort against open stakes company
3- Poker Player : will be ro ...
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Player Quick Pick: G3 Bourbonette Oaks for 3/22/2014
Turfway 10 | 5:42 pm ET
G3 Bourbonette Oaks for 3yo F going 1 mi. (A) Though not the “A-list” for Kentucky Oaks hopefuls, the G3 Bourbonette Oaks should prove to be a competitive race for young three-year old fillies, with Wayne Catalano r ...
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Player Quick Pick for 3/22/2014
by D.S. Williamson Gulfstream’s feature on Saturday is the Grade 2 Inside Information. Before they run that race, is Race 7 where a 10 to 1 morning line shot looks like the perfect key horse in a wide open event. Gulfstream Park 7 | 4:03 pm ET ...
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Santa Anita Saturday Pick 5 - March 22, 2014
Santa Anita 1 | 3:30 pm ET
Pick 5 featuring G2 San Luis Rey (Race 4)
4&up going 1-1/2 mil (T) Race 1: OBSESS has not won in his last seven starts, dating back to September 2012, but this may be the spot to right the ship. Not to mention he is ...
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Australia Racing Preview for 3/21/2014
Big say ahead here at Rosehill Gardens with some serious Graded Stakes races and 2 huge Grade 1’s in the COOLMORE CLASSIC and the RANVET STAKES. It is sure to be a magnificent day of racing so let’s try and line our pockets with some dollars! ...
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Spiraling to the Kentucky Derby and $1-million
Fifty TwinSpires.com players remain alive for $1-million in the Road to the Kentucky Derby Showdown , and those who survive this weekend’s races—the Spiral Stakes on Saturday at Turfway Park and the Sunland Derby on Sunday at Sunland Park —wi ...
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Autumn View's Aim at Glory?
Race 1: Post time 4:00 pm ET
Race 3: Post time 5:01 pm ET Started strong in the pick-6 on Thursday and ended with the double, but missed the three races in between. Let's try to better that on Friday. Race 3: AUTUMN VIEW is going to be a single ...
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Australia Racing Preview for 3/20/2014
by Grant Davies Friday night and everything is going to be alright….we have Grade 1 racing at Moonee Valley with the William Reid and it’s a good night to start that bank for the weekend! Rosehill Gardens is putting on a huge day with no less tha ...
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Lucky 7s Draws Pair of Rosehill Group 1s
The Coolmore Classic (G1) has drawn 17 females going 7 ½ furlongs around the right-hand course of Rosehill. The horses drawn wide will have to expose their hand early the inside posts will be caught in traffic unless they are hard used into the turn. ...
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Thursday Harness Preview for 3/20/2014
Harness racing fans will gladly bid the winter a fond farewell as spring arrives and those who venture to Dover Downs on Thursday evening will benefit from the warmer temperatures and the contentious action of the 15-race card, literally from st ...
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Player Quick Pick for 3/20/2014
by Mel Daniels Fair Grounds Race 8 | 5:55 pm ET
Optional Claiming (12.5) | 4&up going 1 mi. (T) 2-Quietdetermination He came off of a long layoff last time out going 1m 1/16 against the same he will face today. He rode the rail and wen ...
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Can Pulpit's Express Claim Victory Again?
Race 1: Post time 4:00 pm ET
Race 3: Post time 5:01 pm ET Thursday's pick-6 carryover at Santa Anita starts in race 3, a $40,000 claiming race for four-year-olds and upward going one mile on the main track. Race 3: Not an easy way to kick off the ...
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Wednesday Harness Preview for 3/19/2014
Although the two standardbred tracks are a considerable distance apart, the similarities between Dover Downs and Pompano Park, both five-eighths mile ovals take on an added dimension each Wednesday when their cards feature trotters. But with al ...
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Australia Racing Preview for 3/18/2014
Mid-week racing is again at Sandown so let’s see what we can find and try and get some money in our pockets! SANDOWN HILLSIDE – AUS A RACE 1 - EQUIANO - KING OF SPEED HANDICAP 900m $35,000 (AUS) EVA'S DAY is the only one to have raced ...
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Tuesday Harness Preview for 3/18/2014
While racing cards at most harness tracks on Tuesday evenings often leave little to the imagination, the standardbred programs at Rosecroft Raceway in Maryland and Yonkers Raceway in New York actually have plenty to offer this evening. Yonkers ...
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Player Quick Pick for 3/18/2014
by Mel Daniels Turf Paradise 6 | 6:32 pm ET
AOC (20) for 3&up going 7.5f (T) My top selection 1-Macias has scratched. This makes my top pick 2-King of the Sky . This gelding is coming into this fresh off of a 75k dirt stakes race. ...
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Monday Harness Preview
Monday evening a trio of harness tracks along the East Coast will offer cards that highlight pacing fillies and mares and two of those ovals could be affected by the impact of Winter Storm Wiley, hopefully the last of the nearly alphabetically e ...
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Future Star Update: Only I Know
Owning an undefeated colt in March of his 3yo year is a big deal. A really big deal. It's a take-over-the-front-page-of-your-local-sports-section big deal. And this is exactly the adrenaline rush that Flying G Racing and Debra Rombis are experienc ...
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Racing's Luckiest Moments
Afleet Alex rises from his knees to win the Preakness Just over 18 years later, Afleet Alex channeled Alysheba at Pimlico. The beaten favorite in the 2005 Kentucky Derby took flight around the far turn, only to clip heels with Scrappy T. For a ...
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Player Quick Pick: Success Story for 3/17/2014
What does having a fantastic Saturday at TwinSpires look like? Just ask racingform, a TwinSpires account holder who scored a monster $3,736.50 betting the $.50 Gulfstream Park Pick 4 five times. To hit the Pick 4, he had to correctly select ...
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Player Quick Pick for 3/16/2014
by D.S. Williamson A couple of great turf races at Gulfstream Park makes up Sunday’s two best bets. Sunshine once again promises for a fair track. Gulfstream Park 9 | 5:05 pm ET
Optional Claiming (25) for 4&up F&M going 1-1/16 mi. ( ...
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Santa Anita - Santa Ana Stakes, March 16, 2014
Santa Anita 7 | 6:34 pm ET
G2 Santa Ana for 4&Up F&M going 1-1/8 mi (T) EMOLLIENT is a Grade 1 winner on turf and synthetic and even money on the morning line, but if you are going to take a shot and wager against her, this is the race. The Emp ...
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Weekend Harness Preview for 3/15/2014
by Ted Black Saturday evening will mark of the last weekend of winter and the racing action at a quartet of standardbred ovals of varying sizes and locales is already starting to warm up. At The Meadowlands on Saturday evening, the New Jersey mil ...
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Player Quick Pick for 3/15/2014
MOST PROBABLE WINNER: 3-Tapiture
Coming into the last prep race for the Arkansas Derby next month, the horse in The Rebel that has the fewest question marks has to be Tapiture. The chestnut colt by Tapit out of Free Spin has the pedigree to ...
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Player Quick Pick for 3/15/2014
by D.S. Williamson The rain at Oaklawn forces me back to the sunshine in southern Florida today. Let's see if we can't find some great betting opportunities! Gulfstream Park 6 | 3:32 pm ET
Optional Claiming (25) for 4&up going 1-1/16 mi. ...
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Santa Anita - Irish O'Brien Stakes, Saturday, March 15, 2014
Santa Anita 4 | 5:00 pm ET
Irish O'Brien for 4&Up F&M going 6.5f (T) The state-bred Irish O'Brien Stakes is a key race on Saturday at Santa Anita as it's part of the pick-5, early pick-4 and pick-6. Morning line favorite and mare to beat is ...
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Australia Racing Preview for 3/14/2014
Big Saturday at Royal Randwick! Seven graded stakes races highlighted by the two grade 1’s. The $500,000 GUINNESS CANTERBURY STAKES and the $600,000 ROYAL RANDWICK GUINEAS! Both will be fantastic races and let’s make sure we are right in the finish! ...
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Arkansas Derby Preview Day Preview Blog
As I discussed in varying ways on the Hello Race Fans Derby Prep Alert and Steve Byk’s At The Races Radio Program, I don’t expect a lot of sexy results on Saturday at Oaklawn Park in terms of payoffs, but it will be fun to watch some (future) s ...
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Cheltenham Gold Cup Day Live Blog
Wow, what a great racecall by Mark Johnson!
Lord Windermere gets the job done for jockey Davy Russell and trainer Jim Culloty--my old pal who rode Best Mate to three Cheltenham Gold Cups. Not to take anything away from the top finishers, but it di ...
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Santa Anita - Santa Margarita Stakes, March 15, 2014
Santa Anita - Santa Margarita Stakes Santa Anita 7 | 6:30 pm ET | Saturday, March 15, 2014
G1 Santa Margarita for 3&Up F&M going 1-1/8 mi. SPELLBOUND was the pick to upset the Grade 2 La Canada back in January and she did just that, comi ...
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Australia Racing Preview for 3/13/2014
Friday night racing is back on at the valley, so we can all breathe a sigh of relief and get to making ourselves a bankroll for the weekend! Graded racing at Royal Randwick tomorrow so we need a good night and there is some good racing here! ...
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Thursday Harness Preview for 3/13/2014
While most tracks save their best cards for the weekend, Dover Downs offers its best programs every Thursday and this evening is no exception. Of course, unlike the previous three nights when warmer temperatures made viewing races outside appeal ...
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Player Quick Pick for 3/13/2014
by Mel Daniels Oaklawn 8 | 5:42 pm ET
Allowance for 3yo going 6f The first horse I want to look at is the 10-Gigi's Alina. This filly has placed in 5 of 6 career starts. She made her 3yo debut back on Jan. 25th with a win. She had a nice worko ...
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Group 1 Double Headlines $2,000 Lucky 7 Promotion
Nearly $1-million will be on the line among the two Group 1 races on Saturday in Australia, and another $2,000 is up for grabs at TwinSpires.com during week two of its Lucky 7s promotion .
Playing Lucky 7s requires a trio of $7 bets on each of th ...
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Two Grade 1s On Day 3 of Cheltenham Live Blog
The last two are tricky and I haven’t exactly acquitted myself well today but let’s see if we can tab a winner and turn things around,
The Fifth is Byrne Group Plate , a Grade 3 Handicap Chase going 2 miles and 5 furlongs.
#2 JOHN’S SPIRIT is ...
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Wednesday Harness Preview for 3/12/2014
by Ted Black Once again the Wednesday cards at Dover Downs in Delaware and Pompano Park in southern Florida will highlight the trotters and for the first time this winter the two five-eighths mile ovals might also offer comparable temperatures. T ...
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Ladies' Day At Cheltenham Live Blog With P.T. Fornatale
OK, we’ll cover the last three races today in one fell swoop so I can get started working on tomorrow – that’s the trouble with a four day meet – the first two days are pretty easy to find time to do the work for but the last two can get short shrift ...
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Player Quick Pick for 3/11/2014
by Mel Daniels Mountaineer Race 8 | 9:41 pm ET
Allowance for 3&up going 6f The first one I want to look at is the 1A-Valient Tenabob . This veteran of the bunch has 46 career starts placing in 29, while winning 12 for almost 200k in earning ...
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Day 1 Cheltenham Live Blog with P. T. Fornatale
The seventh is a listed handicap Novice chase. Let’s take a few shots. The main play is #5 ART OF LOGISTICS. I’m impressed by the betting on this Irish raider. Sean Clancy’s looks play is #8 PENDRA. He is pretty good at spotting future jumps stars an ...
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Monday Harness Preview for 3/10/2014
One week after several standardbred tracks cancelled because of Winter Storm Titan, harness racing fans will have the chance to enjoy much warmer weather - at least temporarily - on Monday when they venture to several tracks. Perhaps in an unwr ...
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Fornatale Is Pumped Up As Cheltenham Looms Boldly
It’s hard to explain Cheltenham to the uninitiated because in some ways it must be experienced in the flesh to truly appreciate it.
But that doesn’t mean you can’t try, and what better way to take in the greatest, most fun, most exciting race meet ...
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Horse Sense: Handicapping the Hall of Fame
Ashado : This hard-knocking filly was on the ballot last year and lost out to Invasor, Lure, Housebuster, and Calvin Borel. This year, Curlin is a lock, and we'll get to a near-lock later on in the column. As good as she was (and at her peak, she ...
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