Tiz The Law brings back Derby hopes to New York
Unless Honor A. P. or a wild card comes through, this will be the second year in a row that California is denied a photo op with the big floral horseshoe.
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Ron Flatter sums up the unprecedented pool 7 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager
True, Tiz The Law does not need any more points; he has qualified five times over. Lead owner Jack Knowlton and trainer Barclay Tagg are aiming for bigger things, like the unprecedented Belmont-Travers-Derby-Preakness-Breeders’ Cup Grade 1 quintuple. ...
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Midnight Bisou’s Personal Ensign performance will set the stage for Breeders’ Cup leading role
Every show in New York has a Saturday matinée. Saratoga has become racing’s Broadway and Midnight Bisou is about as big a name as this stage can get.
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Breeders' Cup odds reveal top talent and betting confidence
Authentic’s Haskell Stakes victory Saturday may have eroded his faith among Kentucky Derby futures bettors. But he gained new Breeders' Cup ground in early wagering.
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Battaglia making morning lines for Derby/Oaks in September
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His numbers have provided a guideline to bettors for most of the past half-century. But that does not mean that Mike Battaglia buys everything that he writes on his morning line.
That certainly applies to this weekend’s unprec ...
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Cafe Pharoah seeks to sweeten undefeated record in Japan Dirt Derby July 8
The two-turn Japan Dirt Derby filled with 13 colts and featuring Cafe Pharoah is scheduled for 7:05 a.m. ET and is available on TwinSpires!
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Breeders' Cup Win and You're In Challenge Preview
As the most challenging year of our times moves past its halfway point, some horses have emerged as the ones to watch on the way to the Breeders’ Cup.
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In Japan, the Takarazuka Kinen is the last big race until fall
Ron Flatter looks at the final big race until fall in Japan, where three of the last six $1 trifecta payouts exceeded $2,300 with a high of $4,942 five years ago.
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The odds-on failures to start the Triple Crown
Belmont Stakes odds and trends
Tiz The Law is on the verge of making some Triple Crown history even before the gates fly open Saturday for the 152nd running of the Belmont Stakes .
If pari-mutuel bettors follow the trend established in fut ...
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Contrail to pursue Triple Crown glory in Japanese St. Leger
Triple Crowns create indelible memories. So do the near-misses. And they are not limited to North America.
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Yasuda Kinen preview
Is this the weekend when Japan’s chalk-fest ends? Or will that nation’s most popular horse maintain the trend?
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Rivals Contrail and Salios meet again in Japanese Derby
Amid the anniversary of Sunday Silence and Easy Goer, another rivalry blooms in Contrail and Salios Sunday at 2:40am ET.
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Japanese Oaks preview
While stretching to 1 1/2 miles has become a moot point this year in the U.S. Triple Crown, it is still an important question that must be asked at the next major race for 3-year-old fillies in Japan.
Early bettors see it as no problem for Darin ...
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Deep Impact fillies aim to thwart Daring Tact in Yushun Himba
In Japan’s last 20 Grade 1 turf races going back nearly a year, Deep Impact progeny have won only four times, including three as favorites.
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NHK Mile Cup preview
This weekend, Resistencia has her chance to take on the boys and figures to be the favorite for the running of the $2.1 million NHK Mile Cup.
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Preview for the Japanese Tennō Shō
It has been a chalky spring for high-profile horses in Japan, and what has become the chalkiest race there in recent years is coming this weekend.
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The inside scoop on betting Japanese racing
At first glance racing from Japan appears to be a complicated, intimidating world of its own. But once a few user-friendly resources are put to use, it becomes very friendly.
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Preview for the 2020 Satsuki Shō
Contrail certainly looks the part of the favorite for a classic. This pace stalker is 3-for-3 coming into his 3-year-old debut.
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Seeking value in the Oka Sho in Japan
Racing analyst Ron Flatter explains that Resistencia is the favorite, but history says this is the winning trend for Japan's Oka Sho. Bet Japanese racing on TwinSpires!
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Flatter at the Arc: Chantilly offers contrast to Longchamp
By RON FLATTER
Compiègne, France -- It is still called the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1). With a purse of $5.6 million, it remains Europe’s richest horse race. It is as always turning right for 1½ miles on turf. Even the big silver trophy tha ...
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