Oxbow's Preakness pace wasn't soft

Fri May 24 2013Ed DeRosa

Before Preakness, Ox bow had five previous races where at least one of those ratings (the E1 or E2) was 95+, and he lost all five of those races . In the Preakness , however, Oxbow po pped a 96-105 en route to a victory in wh ...
Solid Stakes Situations

Thu May 23 2013TwinSpires Staff

Pacing and trotting action ensues into deep spring with action from many divisions in the U.S. and business-torn Ontario. New Jersey Sires Stakes (NJSS) and Pennsylvania Sires Stakes (PASS) for soph pacers and trotters are flowing with glamour-boys a ...
TwinSpires Horse Racing Podcast w/Derek Simon 05/22 by TwinSpires Radio | Blog Talk Radio

Wed May 22 2013Derek Simon

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Cotolo’s Harness Review, News And Notes

Sun May 19 2013TwinSpires Staff

A lot of bettors were excited about Mister Herbie in the “Cutler” final at the Meadowlands on May 18, sending him off around 6-5. We liked him, though not at that price, and if you were so inclined to pass due to that then you saved a few bucks since ...
The Baltimore Bounce

Fri May 17 2013Derek Simon

(Click on image to enlarge) It appears that my hypothesis may be correct (the sample is far too small to be definitive). Horses that improved their Brisnet speed figure by more than five points in the Kentucky Derby (compared to their ...
Horse by horse Preakness analysis with fair odds line

Thu May 16 2013Ed DeRosa

I’m not the type that’s big into having to pick one horse as the winner of each race. I understand why it’s done for major events, but even though I’m calling Itsmyluckyday my pick to win the Preakness Stakes (as he was in the Derby) it’s not like I ...

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Foes Out In Full Force

Thu May 16 2013TwinSpires Staff

Some big names from the past and present are involved in this weekend’s harness features around North America. Older pacers and trotters of the first degree meet at the Meadowlands and New Jersey Sires Stakes (NJSS) and Pennsylvania Sires Stakes (PAS ...
TwinSpires Horse Racing Podcast w/Derek Simon 05/15 by TwinSpires Radio | Blog Talk Radio

Wed May 15 2013Derek Simon

TwinSpires ' Derek Simon discusses all the latest Preakness news with Ed DeRosa of Brisnet.com . Among the topics are: Orb’s scintillating recent workout, Departing’s status as the likely second choice in Maryland and fair-value exacta combinatio ...
Enter the Preakness exacta matrix

Tue May 14 2013Ed DeRosa

Anyone can make a morning line for projected win odds, but making one for exacta will pays takes a little more finesse, though I did take some liberties to make it easier while still providing guidance as to where the money will go in the exacta pool ...
Cotolo’s Harness Review, News And Notes

Sun May 12 2013TwinSpires Staff

This past weekend you had to go out of your way to find a winner from this department, as the weekend’s offerings, in general, missed their marks, mostly to favorites. Keeping good notes on our Thursday blogs and following through is what worked this ...
Kentucky Derby Recap & Triple Crown Preview

Sat May 11 2013Derek Simon

(Click on image to enlarge) Though the son of Into Mischief is clearly a closer (say that five times fast), notice that he was within three lengths of the leader at the first call in four of his five races prior to the Derby. However, ...
Final Derby thoughts and what Orb's win means for racing

Fri May 10 2013Ed DeRosa

As the Kentucky Derby aftermath gives way to Preakness chatter, the story lines for the second jewel of American Thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown are becoming fairly well established with Orb's quest to become the first Triple Crown winner since Af ...
Northern Exposure; Jersey Giants

Thu May 09 2013TwinSpires Staff

The big Saturday features this week take us to Canada, where Woodbine hosts the Princess Final and the Diplomat Final, starring sophomores. The co-starring events are at the Meadowlands. Of course, there are four John Simpson Stakes on Friday, May 10 ...