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A Moment in Time: November 2, 1993
The Melbourne Cup goes international
Most people in Thoroughbred racing around the world knew about the Melbourne Cup before 1993. But it was anything but international. True, horses bred or trained in one foreign country – nearby New Zealand – ...
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2017: The 10 best races of the year
1) T J Smith Stakes (6 furlongs, G1, April 1, Randwick, $1.9 million) Throughout his career, Chautauqua has frequently come from last in six-furlong sprints with flying late runs to win in a manner which looked impossible. Among other races it earne ...
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2017 Year in Review: 10 Best Horses
Arrogate It’s a shame Arrogate ended 2017 so badly. He lost a lot of luster in his three defeats at Del Mar, finishing behind horses such as Cat Burglar, Donworth, and War Story. Whether it was the Del Mar track, or whether he simply wasn’t as goo ...
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Moments In Time: October 28, 1994 - Cigar
October 28, 1994 would have seemed like just another day at the races for anyone who went to Aqueduct Racetrack in New York. Four claiming races on dirt, two maiden special weights, one allowance on turf, and two one-mile allowances on dirt. Nobody ...
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Danon Premium favored in Asahi Hai Futurity
Unbeaten colt Danon Premium could give trainer Mitsumasa Nakauchida his first grade one victory when he contests the Asahi Hai Futurity (G1) for 2-year-olds at Hanshin racecourse Dec. 17. One of two colts in the field by champion sire Deep Impact, D ...
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Orfevre pair fancied in Hanshin Juvenile Fillies
Two fillies from the first crop of 2011 Japanese Triple Crown winner Orfevre are among those vying for favoritism in the Dec. 10 Hanshin Juvenile Fillies, the only grade one race for 2-year-old fillies in Japan. Orfevre (Stay Gold), who was unfortun ...
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Big challenge for Stormy Liberal in Hong Kong Sprint
Californian speedster Stormy Liberal pulled off a major upset when he left Marsha and Lady Aurelia, both group one winners in Britain, in his wake in the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1). But he faces just as tough a task if he is to travel across the ...
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Breeders' Cup Turf rematch set for Hong Kong Vase
European runners have dominated the $2.3 million Hong Kong International Vase (G1) since the 1 ½-mile race was first run in 1994, and with Talismanic and Highland Reel in this year’s contest they may well do so again. The pair fought out the finish ...
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Hong Kong Cup win would be sweet for Werther
Hong Kong racing fans will be hoping their outstanding horse Werther can see off a strong international challenge in the $3.2 million Hong Kong International Cup at Sha Tin Dec. 10. The New Zealand-bred by Tavistock won at group two level in Austral ...
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O'Brien faces strong local challenge in Hong Kong Mile
Aidan O’Brien brings two genuine group one horses to Sha Tin for the $2.95 million Hong Kong International Mile (G1), but he’s got history and a strong local team against him Dec. 10. O’Brien will start Lancaster Bomber and Roly Poly in the race, bo ...
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Handicapping 101: Playing Pedigrees on Muddy Tracks
When handicapping major races like the Kentucky Derby (gr. I) , it’s easy to be overwhelmed by the amount of data available to help you make your selections.
Fractional times? Workouts? Running styles? Pedigrees? Jockey assignments? Post position ...
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Open look to Japan's Champions Cup
Japan’s leading dirt horses get two opportunities at grade one level in a year, and one of them is this weekend. The Champions Cup (G1), formerly the Japan Cup Dirt, is held at Chukyo racecourse over 1,800 meters (about 1 1/8 miles) Dec. 3, and form ...
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Champagne Room favored in Bayakoa Handicap
Sixth in a high-quality edition of the Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1), Champagne Room is seeking some compensation in the 1 1/16-mile Bayakoa Handicap (G2) at Los Alamitos Dec. 3. Champagne Room won the Eclipse Award for champion 2-year-old filly last y ...
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Demoiselle runner-up returns in Go For Wand Handicap
After an abbreviated 2017 campaign, Jamyson ‘n Ginger is out to score her first graded stakes win in the one-mile Go For Wand Handicap (G3) at Aqueduct Dec. 2. Jamyson ‘n Ginger was one of the better 2-year-old fillies last year, finishing fifth in ...
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Great opportunities at Claiming Crown
While there are grade one races and prep races for the Kentucky Derby and Oaks this weekend, some of the best betting opportunities are at the Claiming Crown meeting at Gulfstream Park. The day features nine rich races for claiming horses. All the C ...
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Practical Joke out to extend one-turn record in Cigar Mile
With stallion duty at Ashford Stud looming next year, leading 3-year-old Practical Joke aims to end his career unbeaten around one turn in the Cigar Mile (G1) at Aqueduct. Practical Joke has run well without winning in two-turn races all year, his e ...
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Catholic Boy off turf to contest Remsen Stakes
High-quality turf colt Catholic Boy becomes an intriguing addition to the horses on the Road to the Kentucky Derby when he contests the 1 1/8-mile Remsen Stakes (G2) at Aqueduct Dec. 2. Catholic Boy (More Than Ready) contested his first three races ...
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Servis pair take on Wonder Gadot in Demoiselle Stakes
Promising fillies Daisy and Maurer Power give trainer John Servis a strong hand in the Demoiselle Stakes (G2) at Aqueduct Dec. 2. Daisy (Blame) and Maurer Power (Violence) both come into the race unbeaten in two starts. Daisy’s resume is the stronge ...
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Mutuel Field, Bolt d’Oro favored as Pool 1 of 2018 Kentucky Derby Future Wager closes
The Mutuel Field (#24) , or “All Other Three-Year-Olds,” drew the most action during the first of four pools of the 2018 Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW) . The Mutuel Field was bet down to 6-5 favoritism when wagering concluded on Pool 1 at 6 p.m ...
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Cambodia seeks first grade one in Matriarch
Third in the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf, leading mare Cambodia is out for her first grade one victory in the Matriarch Stakes (G1) at Del Mar Nov. 26. Cambodia has improved throughout her 5-year-old season, winning the Gallorette Stakes (G3), ...
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Local team could be too strong in Japan Cup
Four foreign invaders have arrived to try and wrest the $5.1 million Japan Cup (G1) from the locals for the first time since 2005 – but they’ll have to beat a strong local team in the 1 ½-mile contest to do so. Coming in to challenge the Japanese ho ...
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Strong undercards at Del Mar Thanksgiving weekend
The Hollywood Derby and the Matriarch Stakes are the big races at Del Mar this Thanksgiving weekend, but there’s also four other graded stakes for punters to have a serious look at. The Native Diver Stakes (G2) sees the return of Mubtaahij to the tr ...
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Graded races around North America this weekend
Churchill Downs and Del Mar take center stage in racing this Thanksgiving weekend, but there’s no shortage of top quality racing around North America for players to look at. Graded races will be held at Aqueduct, Golden Gate, Hawthorne, and Woodbine ...
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Deep field contests Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes
Champagne Stakes (G1) third-place finisher Enticed heads a Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (G2) field strong in numbers and potential at Churchill Downs Nov. 25. Fourteen horses are entered for the race, which carries qualifying points on the Road to th ...
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Samurai looks Sharp for Hollywood Derby
Sharp Samurai has had the wood over the West Coast turf 3-year-olds this year, but he’ll have to beat some eastern invaders to win the 1 1/8-mile Hollywood Derby (G1) at Del Mar Nov. 25. The First Samurai gelding has won four consecutive stakes race ...
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Unbeaten Monomoy Girl heads Golden Rod Stakes
Monomoy Girl attempts to extend her unbeaten record to four, and enhance her Kentucky Oaks credentials, when she contests the Golden Rod Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs Nov. 25. The Tapizar filly has won all three of her starts comfortably, and at he ...
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Diversify seeks second grade one in Clark Handicap
Held back from the Breeders’ Cup Classic despite winning the Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) at Belmont Park, Diversify gets his chance at a second grade one victory in the 1 1/8-mile Clark Handicap at Churchill Downs Nov. 24. Diversify had won six of his ...
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Solid challenge awaits Daddys Lil Darling
After a busy, varied, and at times frustrating year, Daddys Lil Darling is once again seeking her first graded stakes triumph as a 3-year-old. The Scat Daddy filly is the likely favorite for the 1 1/16-mile Mrs. Revere Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs ...
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Hollywood Turf Cup could be Flamboyant
Flamboyant hasn’t won for 21 months, but his form is as good as any of his rivals in the 1 ½-mile Hollywood Turf Cup (G2) at Del Mar Nov. 24. The former French galloper won two consecutive graded stakes races at Santa Anita in early 2016. He hasn’t ...
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Actress, Miss Sky Warrior dominate Comely Stakes
Proven class is always worth following when trying to assess a race, and that’s what Miss Sky Warrior and Actress have in their favor in the 1 1/8-mile Comely Stakes (G3) for 3-year-old fillies at Aqueduct Nov. 24. Actress has only won once in six s ...
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Responsibleforlove set for Red Carpet
Third at grade one level on her last racecourse outing, Responsibleforlove should appreciate the drop in class when she contests the 1 3/8-mile Red Carpet Handicap (G3) on the Del Mar turf Nov. 23. Responsibleforlove was less than a length behind th ...
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Dude has another crack at Fall Highweight Handicap
Defeated in a close finish in the Fall Highweight Handicap (G3) last year, the seemingly ageless Stallwalkin’ Dude is out to make amends in 2017. The 7-year-old gelding was just nabbed near the line last year by Heaven’s Runway, to whom he was conce ...
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Copper set to be Shining in River City Handicap
Shining Copper heads to Churchill Downs this Thanksgiving to seek his first graded stakes victory in the 1 1/8-mile River City Handicap (G3) on turf. The Irish-bred was one of the better turf gallopers in 2015, finishing fourth in the United Nations ...
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Faithfully, Money'soncharlotte head Falls City Handicap
Denied twice in California this year, Faithfully heads east to search for her first graded stakes triumph in the Falls City Handicap (G2) at Churchill Downs on Thanksgiving Day. The Smart Strike filly stepped up to stakes company for the first time ...
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Thanksgiving could be Chublicious
Thursday is a day for giving thanks, and for the six-furlong Thanksgiving Handicap Stakes at Fair Grounds. So which runner can give you extra reason to be thankful courtesy of a wise investment? On a day where tasty food is part of the celebration, ...
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Lessons from tough Breeders' Cup for punters
OK, hands up – who out there thought Mor Spirit, Moonshine Memories, Unique Bella, Lady Aurelia, Lady Eli, Drefong, and Bolt d’Oro would all be beaten at the Breeders’ Cup? It’s not often that only two one of the 13 Breeders’ Cup favorites win, as h ...
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Many chances in Japan's Mile Championship
High-quality 4-year-old Air Spinel may be set to break through for his first grade one victory in the Mile Championship at Kyoto Nov. 19. Air Spinel (King Kamehameha) wasn’t far away in the Japanese classics last year, and this year has done well ca ...
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How To Bet the Mahoning Valley Pick 4 November 13
If you're looking for a challenging Pick 4 sequence to get the brain working on a Monday, then look no more than Mahoning Valley where the 8-race card concludes with a Pick 4 featuring fields of 11, 11, 12, and 12 for 17,424 possible combinations.
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Back At It At Churchill Downs
There's a 10-race card on Wednesday, November 8, to help me continue to get over my Breeders' Cup hangover, and the biggest opportunity for a score might have to wait for the last race when #9 Archangel Rose gets fast dirt for the first time in his c ...
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Overcoming a Breeders' Cup hangover: Hair of the Dog at Mahoning Valley
I know this year’s Breeders’ Cup was an extremely exhilarating renewal because I found the racing deeply satisfying despite abysmal performances predicting and wagering on the outcomes.
Even if I did not pick or win money on them, it was easy to c ...
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Vulnerable favorites and logical longshots focus of exciting Breeders’ Cup Saturday
The 34th annual Breeders’ Cup World Championships visited Del Mar, “Where the Turf Meets the Surf,” for the first time on Friday and Saturday, November 3-4, providing an exciting exhibition of some of the finest Thoroughbred race horses on Planet E ...
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Forever Unbridled, sophomores highlight brilliant Breeders’ Cup Friday
A gutsy half-length victory by Forever Unbridled in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) capped off a stellar Breeders’ Cup Friday at Del Mar.
The Charles Fipke homebred held off fast-closing three-year-old filly Abel Tasman to secure the win and go ...
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5 Woodbine Win Plays For Bet Back Promotion
There is a Bet Back Promotion for today’s races at Woodbine. If your win bet finishes second, then you get your win bet back. You have to play at least 5 races to qualify. Here are the five I’d take a shot at.
Race 2: #3 Releasethe Glacken has bee ...
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Wheels And Motion: How To Play the Grade 1 Double Sunday at Woodbine
One of the better wagering opportunities (among many great ones) on the 12-race Pattison Canadian International day card today at Woodbine is the Grade 1 double linking the E.P. Taylor and the aforementioned featured race as races 9 & 10, which a ...
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Using Sabermetrics to Win Kentucky Downs' Jockey Bet
The aftermath of the premiere summer meetings at Saratoga Race Course and Del Mar Thoroughbred Club usually brings about some legitimate philosophical discussion on whether number of wins is the best metric by which to crown a meet champion.
I'm O ...
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Road to the Kentucky Derby extends reach into Europe
Churchill Downs released the "Road to the Kentucky Derby" points schedule for the 2017-18 season , and several changes were made to the series.
Highlighting the changes is the addition of a "European Road to the Kentucky Derby," which consists of ...
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Can Arrogate Redeem Himself in the Pacific Classic?
Well, yeah, he can . Whether it's worth betting on whether he will is the real question.
All this week, I've asked colleagues what their fair odds are on Arrogate. Brisnet.com handicapper Scott Shapiro wrote about it here ; Anthony Stabille ...
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How to bet Arlington Million Day 2017 at Arlington International Racecourse
The Arlington Million headlines a blockbuster 12-race card on Saturday at Arlington International Racecourse. It's one of three Grade 1s that (along with the American St. Leger) make up the International Festival of Racing. The action begins at 1:15 ...
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How To Bet $8,756 Arlington Pick 5 Carryover
What better a reason to use the FREE Arlington International Race Course Premium Past Performances from Brisnet.com than a Pick 5 carryover at Chicago's premiere racing destination? There is $8,756 in the Thursday, August 3, sequence that begins wi ...
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A Tale of Two Fillies
One was making her graded debut; the other sought a third straight Grade 1.
One drew off to win by nine lengths; the other barely scored a head victory.
The fillies in question – Dream It Is and Abel Tasman – are both now riding a three-race wi ...
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