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BARN Podcast 8/22/19
It's Horseplayer Thursday and we're discussing all the big stakes races coming up at Saratoga on Saturday for Travers Day. Elate vs. Midnight Bisou, Mitole looking to get back on track, and does Tacitus finally break through? We talk about it all. ...
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BARN Podcast 8/21/19
We're excited to welcome in Ron Flatter from VSIN to talk Las Vegas, media, his horse racing podcast, and more! ...
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Dick Powell’s Australian Pick of the Week for August 21
Race 2 at Hawkesbury (Australia A) on Wednesday night is a maiden for three-year-olds going five furlongs. Please note that all horses in the Southern Hemisphere had their birthday on August 1 so you will not see any more races for two-year-olds. The ...
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Ellis Park Spot Plays for Friday, August 23
Race 4 – #4 ISLAND LOVE (9-2)
By City Zip out of the stakes-placed Empire Maker mare Bahama Bound, this Victoria Oliver debuter has turf influences in the pedigree. She has some sneaky fast works and James Graham, one down to Corey Lanerie in th ...
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Schauffele worth a wager at controversial Tour Championship
The 2018-19 PGA Tour season will end Sunday, when the winner hoists the trophy for the Tour Championship and FedEx Cup at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta. The event offers plenty of intrigue thanks to a controversial new format.
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BARN Podcast 8/20/19
We start to look ahead to Travers Weekend at Saratoga as we welcome in Anthony Stabile to talk about the Saratoga meet, the Travers field, and much more! ...
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Saratoga Scouting Report: Kentucky horses for August 21-23
With Churchill Downs coming off perhaps their strongest spring meet in history, the horses based in Kentucky should perform even better than they have in years past.
Chances are, in many cases, they won't get the respect they deserve. There is ...
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BARN Podcast 8/19/19
We look back at the weekend including Pacific Classic Day at Del Mar, Alabama Day at Saratoga, and Jason talks about his visit to Laurel Park. ...
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Saratoga Scouting Report: Kentucky Horses for Sunday, August 18
With Churchill Downs coming off perhaps their strongest spring meet in history, the horses based in Kentucky should perform even better than they have in years past.
Chances are, in many cases, they won’t get the respect they deserve. There is v ...
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Promising Two-Year-Olds take center stage at Ellis Park
The Road to both the 2020 Kentucky Derby (G1) and Kentucky Oaks (G1) doesn’t officially begin until September 14 at Churchill Downs , but Sunday’s pair of juvenile stakes at Ellis Park do serve as a direct entrance ramp to the journey that is ab ...
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Saratoga Scouting Report: Kentucky Horses for Saturday, August 17
With Churchill Downs coming off perhaps their strongest spring meet in history, the horses based in Kentucky should perform even better than they have in years past.
Chances are, in many cases, they won’t get the respect they deserve. There is v ...
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Ellis Park Spot Plays for Saturday, August 17
In a battle with current leaders James Graham, Tyler Baze and Miguel Mena for the Ellis Park riding title , Corey Lanerie could make a bold move on Saturday.
Lanerie is absolutely loaded with live mounts, several of which I picked to win. Let’s f ...
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BARN Podcast 8/16/19
We discuss the big cards coming up this weekend including Pacific Classic Day at Del Mar, Alabama at Saratoga, and the Monmouth Oaks. Then the BARN Jury join us to talk about which NFL teams they think will over/under achieve. ...
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Post Time w/ Mike and Mike Harness Show 8/15/19
Mike and Mike talk harness every Thursday morning in the BetAmerica Radio Network. This week featured Gabe Prewitt, Joe Zambito, Anthony MacDonald, and Jordan Stratton ...
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Who Do Ya Like Podcast: The NFL, the Travers Stakes, and this Saturday at the Spa with James Scully
On this week's episode of the Who Do Ya Like Podcast, Scott Shapiro welcomes in James Scully to talk about the National Football League, next weekend's Travers Stakes, and this Saturday's late Pick 5 at Saratoga. James gives Scott his team to fade in the NFL, as well as two squads he expects to exceed expectations in 2019.
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BARN Podcast 8/15/19
It's Horseplayer Thursday and we discuss the Thursday races at Saratoga and then welcome in Jon Hardoon from Ragozin to talk Spa, Del Mar, handicapping, and more! ...
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Rose, Poulter could hit at a price in BMW Championship
The FedEx Cup switches to the BMW Championship at Medinah Country Club (No. 3 course) in Chicago this week for the penultimate leg of the playoffs.
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BARN Podcast 8/14/19
We look ahead to Wednesday racing action from Del Mar and Saratoga and then welcome in jockey Julien Leparoux to talk about Concrete Rose, Saratoga, and more! ...
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Dick Powell's Australian Pick of the Week for August 14
Race 6 at Sale (Australia A) on Wednesday night is a Class 1 handicap going six furlongs for older horses. Please note that all horses in the southern hemisphere had their birthday on August 1 so you will not see any more races for two-year-olds. The ...
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Ellis Park Spot Plays for Friday, August 16
Race 4
#4 Campaign Spy (2-1)
Pressed a hot pace over a one-turn mile at this level at Churchill last time out, and finished a very good second behind a legitimate winner, and his third the race prior was better than it looks on paper. No ...
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Saratoga Scouting Report: Kentucky Horses for Friday, August 16
With Churchill Downs coming off perhaps their strongest spring meet in history, the horses based in Kentucky should perform even better than they have in years past.
Chances are, in many cases, they won't get the respect they deserve. There is ...
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BARN Podcast 8/13/19
It's a two-fer Tuesday and we have a double guest episode. First up Joe Withee from Emerald Downs joins us to recap the Longacres Mile and his impromptu call of the race. Then jockey James Graham comes on to discuss Ellis Park, Kentucky Downs, and ...
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Saratoga Scouting Report: Kentucky Horses for Wednesday, August 14 and Thursday, August 15
With Churchill Downs coming off perhaps their strongest spring meet in history, the horses based in Kentucky should perform even better than they have in years past.
Chances are, in many cases, they won't get the respect they deserve. There is ...
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BARN Podcast 8/12/19
We look back at the big Arlington Million card as well as Got Stormy winning at Saratoga. Jason also recaps the opening weekend at Colonial Downs. ...
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Saratoga Scouting Report: Kentucky Horses for Sunday, August 11
With Churchill Downs coming off perhaps their strongest spring meet in history, the horses based in Kentucky should perform even better than they have in years past.
Chances are, in many cases, they won’t get the respect they deserve. There is v ...
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Ellis Park Spot Plays for Sunday, August 11
Race 2 – SPLIT THE WICKETS (#2) (6-1)
In tight between horses in his June 23 run over the Churchill Downs turf, he made a slingshot move into an honest pace , rolled past the leaders and continued on. A very troubled trip cost him a fair crack a ...
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Arlington Park’s Late Pick 4 on Arlington Million Day
The 50-cent Late Pick 4 kicks off in Race 9 at Arlington Park in the Beverly D. Stakes (G1) for fillies and mares going 1 3/16 miles.
FLEETING (#1) (5-2) is a three-year-old taking on older rivals for the first time. She has been in against th ...
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Ellis Park Spot Plays for Saturday, August 10
Race 7 – SISTA OF WAR (#1) (10-1)
Charlie Lopresti isn’t known as a trainer who wins races first out of the box, but this filly appears ready to run big in her debut. She’s by Declaration of War (War Front) out of the dam Sistas Stroll , a Grade ...
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Saratoga Scouting Report: Kentucky Horses for Saturday, August 10
With Churchill Downs coming off perhaps their strongest spring meet in history, the horses based in Kentucky should perform even better than they have in years past.
Chances are, in many cases, they won’t get the respect they deserve. There is v ...
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BARN Podcast 8/9/19
We look ahead to weekend stakes action from Saratoga and Del Mar and the BARN Jury come in to discuss their toughest DQ's. ...
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Exacta box of the week: Arlington Million, August 10
These four horses will be valuable against a potentially vulnerable favorite in the Arlington Million on Saturday.
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Who Do Ya Like Podcast: Saturday at Saratoga with 2012 NHC Champion Michael Beychok
On this week's episode of the Who Do Ya Like Podcast over the BetAmerica Radio Network, Scott Shapiro welcomes in longtime handicapper and 2012 NHC champion Michael Beychok. The guys chat about Michael's trip to Saratoga, his style of handicapping a ...
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Post Time w/ Mike and Mike Harness Show 8/8/19
Mike and Mike talk harness every Thursday morning in the BetAmerica Radio Network. This week featured Dave Bianconi, Emily Gaskin, Montrell Teague, and Bob McClure. ...
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BARN Podcast 8/8/19
It's Horseplayer Thursday and we start out looking ahead to Arlington Million Day at Arlington Park. Then we welcome in horseplayer "EMD4ME" to join the show and talk about his life playing the races, video analysis, his love for Emerald Downs, and ...
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Golf: Fleetwood, Scott in the right spot at The Northern Trust
Solid, consistent golfers Tommy Fleetwood and Adam Scott both have a big shot to perform well in the first round of the FedEx Cup Playoffs.
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BARN Podcast 8/7/19
We discuss Pick 4 approaches and the Wednesday Saratoga card to kick off the show. Then we welcome in trainer Norm Casse to talk about his first year and a half running his own barn, winning a graded stake, and much more! ...
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Dick Powell's Australian Pick of the Week for August 7
Race 1 at Kempsey (Australia A) on Wednesday night is a benchmark 58 handicap going just over 1 3/16 miles. The track is expected to be "Good 4" so we will lean towards those that have some success or at least experience over firmer ground.
F ...
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Ellis Park Spot Plays for Friday, August 9
Race 1
#7 New Colossus (3-1)
Loaded with talent, he somehow has only managed one win from eight career starts and we haven't seen him since February. This will be his first try on turf, but by Curling out of a More Than Ready mare, dashing on ...
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Saratoga Scouting Report: Kentucky Horses for Friday, August 9
With Churchill Downs coming off perhaps their strongest spring meet in history, the horses based in Kentucky should perform even better than they have in years past.
Chances are, in many cases, they won't get the respect they deserve. There is ...
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BARN Podcast 8/6/19
We continue to look back at Whitney weekend as we welcome in Acacia Courtney from 'Saratoga Live' to talk about the weekend, working on the FS1 show, doing interviews, and more! ...
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Saratoga Scouting Report: Kentucky horses for Wednesday, August 7 and Thursday, August 8
With Churchill Downs coming off perhaps their strongest spring meet in history, the horses based in Kentucky should perform even better than they have in years past.
Chances are, in many cases, they won't get the respect they deserve. There is ...
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BARN Podcast 8/5/19
We look back at the weekend of racing action including Whitney day at Saratoga, Stakes action from Del Mar, and the West Virginia Derby. ...
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Saratoga Scouting Report: Kentucky Horses for Sunday, August 4
With Churchill Downs coming off perhaps their strongest spring meet in history, the horses based in Kentucky should perform even better than they have in years past.
Chances are, in many cases, they won’t get the respect they deserve. There is v ...
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Ellis Park Spot Plays for Late Pick 5 wager on Kentucky Downs Preview Day
The 50-cent “All-Turf Stakes” Late Pick 5 wager at Ellis Park on Sunday’s Kentucky Downs Preview Day offers a wonderful wagering opportunity. Based on the forecast, the turf should be super firm, and thus forward, particularly in the sprint races.
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Saratoga Scouting Report: Kentucky Horses for Saturday, August 3
With Churchill Downs coming off perhaps their strongest spring meet in history, the horses based in Kentucky should perform even better than they have in years past.
Chances are, in many cases, they won’t get the respect they deserve. There is v ...
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BARN Podcast 8/2/19
We look ahead to a big weekend of racing including Whitney Day at Saratoga, the West Virginia Derby at Mountaineer, and the Yellow Ribbon at Del Mar. We welcome in the BARN Jury to discuss their favorite jaw-dropping performances. ...
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Ellis Park Spot Plays for Friday, August 2
Race 5 – GREELEY AND BEN (#3) (6-1 ML)
A sneaky good performer on dirt his entire career, he tried two turns on turf against a formidable field last out and didn’t disgrace himself. Off four lengths slow, he was hung in a stalking position three- ...
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Post Time w/ Mike and Mike Harness Show 8/1/19
Mike and Mike talk harness every Thursday morning in the BetAmerica Radio Network. This week featured Nancy Johansson, Moira Fanning, Dave Brower, and Marcus Melander ...
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Who Do Ya Like Podcast: Whitney Day at Saratoga With Optix EQ's John Doyle
On this week's episode of the Who Do Ya Like Podcast over the BetAmerica Radio Network, Scott Shapiro welcomes in 2011 NHC Champion and co-founder of OptixEQ, John Doyle, to chat about Saturday's late Pick 5 sequence at Saratoga. Scott and John disc ...
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BARN Podcast 8/1/19
It's Thursday and we're looking ahead to Friday's card at Saratoga which features three stakes including the Saratoga Oaks. We also discuss recognizing our biases in our handicapping. Then we welcome in Greg Reinhart from DRF Harness to talk about ...
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