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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast May 15, 2020
It's Friday which means The Jury is back to discuss some of their opinions for Opening Day at Churchill Downs. Also Jason discusses Santa Anita opening back up and more! ...
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Australian horse racing picks for Geelong and Scone
The Scone Cup Carnival kicks off in Australia tonight, with the Scone Cup among the exciting races on offer for BetAmerica horseplayers.
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A Gulfstream Park turf pick for May 14
Thursday’s program at Gulfstream Park features an interesting turf maiden for 3-year-old fillies. We'll focus on race 6 for the play of the day.
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BetAmerica’s horse racing pick of the day: May 14, Gulfstream
Weekday picks and plays for Thoroughbred racing.
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Shapiro's Churchill Downs Opening Day Pick 5
Scott Shapiro guides us to Pick 5 victory by way of full fields, Hall of Fame jockeys, and top barns from all over the country, for the 26-day meet in Louisville at Churchill Downs on opening day.
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How to bet Monomoy Girl in her return
The 4th race at Churchill Downs on Saturday is an allowance event for fillies and mares with the long awaited return of champion Monomoy Girl.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast May 14, 2020
It's Horseplayer Thursday and Jason answers some listener questions about horizontal wagering. Then we welcome in Churchill Downs clocker John Nichols for a chat on clocking, Churchill, and more. Jason also looks over the Golden Gate Fields opening ...
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Australian horse racing picks for Moruya and Wyong
As we count down the days to the much-anticipated return of racing at Churchill Downs on Saturday, there are plenty of opportunities to build a bank playing racing from Australia!
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Holland's North American Picks for Thursday, May 14
Tim Holland brings his expert racing picks for North America as Golden Gate Fields opens back up for a new season of racing.
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Hanson's look at Thursday's Golden Gate Pick 6
A mandatory dispersal of the Golden Pick 6 pool, seeded with a $398,294 carryover, awaits bettors as racing re-starts Thursday at Golden Gate Fields.
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Australian harness continues at Redcliffe
Australian harness racing is on target at BetAmerica tonight, May 13, at 11 p.m ET, which is Thursday afternoon, May 14, at Redcliffe Harness Racing Club in Queensland.
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BetAmerica’s horse racing pick of the day: May 13, Fonner Park
Weekday picks and plays for Thoroughbred racing.
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Holland's North American Spot Plays for May 13
North American horse racing picks for betting at Tampa Bay Downs, Fonner park and Will Rogers Downs by handicapper Tim Holland.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast May 13, 2020
We start to look ahead to Saturday's big Churchill Downs opener which includes the return of Monomoy Girl to the races. We welcome in Kevin Kerstein from Churchill to talk about the meet getting underway, working in publicity, handicapping, and more ...
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Australian horse racing picks for Warwick Farm and Doomben
Three city tracks under the spotlight in Australia tonight, including Warwick Farm in Sydney, Doomben in Brisbane, and Ascot in Perth.
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Churchill Downs: Tips and trends for betting the spring meet
The Churchill Downs spring meet gets off to a belated start on Saturday, bringing racing back to Kentucky after a nearly two-month hiatus.
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The Derby Decimal Classifications: May 12
A by-the-numbers review of the latest news and developments on the Road to the 2020 Kentucky Derby.
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BetAmerica’s horse racing pick of the day: May 12, Fonner Park
Weekday picks and plays for Thoroughbred racing.
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Australian Spot Plays for Warwick Farm May 12
Free expert betting picks for Australian racing at Warwick Farm on Tuesday night.
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Hong Kong Spot Plays: First-time starter offers appeal
Free picks for betting Hong Kong International Racing at Happy Valley by Keeler Johnson.
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Japan's Almond Eye Spy's the Victoria Mile
Almond Eye returns in a big betting weekend in Japan. Ron Flatter leads us through the expected spectacle and anticipated return.
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Holland's North American Picks for May 12
Free picks for betting at Will Rogers Downs and Fonner Park on May 12, 2020 by Tim Holland.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast May 12, 2020
Jason does some story time talking Seinfeld and baseball and his connection to a famous scene in the show. Then we welcome in Erich Zimny from Charles Town to talk about the track's reopening, racing without gaming, marketing Charles Town, and more! ...
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Churchill Downs Spring Meet kicks off Saturday
Churchill Downs racing returns and here is what to expect from the spring racing schedule.
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Bellafina highlights Santa Anita restart
Santa Anita anticipates a much welcomed restart to racing with a Pick 6 Jackpot carryover.
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Racing resumes at Golden Gate with mandatory Pick 6 dispersal
Racing resumes at Golden Gate Fields and kicks their return in high gear with a Pick 6 Jackpot!
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Under-the-radar Kentucky Derby contenders, volume 15
A weekly look at under the radar 3-year-olds who could step up and make an impact on the Road to the 2020 Kentucky Derby:
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Nighttime Thoroughbred action returns as Charles Town reopens
Racing will be held on a Thursday through Saturday basis for the time being. Bettors should be aware that that for now only horses stabled in West Virginia, or West Virginia-breds, will be allowed to race at Charles Town.
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Australian racing picks for Taree and Sale
It’s a return to country and provincial racing tonight after a weekend of Group 1 racing that saw the emergence of a new Melbourne Cup favorite!
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BetAmerica’s horse racing pick of the day: May 11, Will Rogers
Weekday picks and plays for Thoroughbred racing.
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Holland's North American Picks for May 11
Free expert picks for betting horse racing at Will Rogers Downs and Fonner Park on May 11, 2020.
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Kentucky Derby Roundup: May 11, 2020
What new races were added to the Road to the Kentucky Derby and what points are they worth? How did contender workouts go?
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Kentucky Oaks Roundup: May 11, 2020
Which races have been officially added to the Road to the Kentucky Oaks and what big name has been sidelined for now?
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast May 11, 2020
We look back at the weekend in racing including another pick 6 force out at Gulfstream Park, Halladay scoring impressively, and more! ...
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The 2020 Harness Season: A What’s What In May
The standardbred industry is currently flooding media with press releases about raceways opening to jump-start the 2020 season. We have put such information into briefs, offering an oversight of harness racing’s hopes to reopen and an updated list a ...
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Kentucky Derby Maiden Watch: Grainger County shows tenacity in Gulfstream debut
A weekly series analyzing recent maiden winners poised to join the Road to the Kentucky Derby. Grainger County and the unexpected Talako take their maidens.
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Satono Impresa can ‘resist’ favorite in tonight’s NHK Mile Cup at Tokyo
Up-and-coming colt is likely to go off at a slightly better price than the filly and finish stronger as well.
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Tokyo Racecourse: Spot plays for NHK Mile Cup day
The spring racing season continues in Japan on Sunday with a dozen races at Tokyo Racecourse, including the NHK Mile Cup (G1) and Brilliant S.
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Holland's Gulfstream Racing Picks for May 10
With a solid week of racing wrapping up, Handicapper Tim Holland analyizes Gulfstream Park this Sunday and gives his expert picks to you.
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Three more reasons to support Hawkish in Sunshine Forever
Hawkish has all the key factors - proven talent, ability to run well off the layoff, and a recent bullet work for Jimmy Toner.
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Holland's North American Racing Picks for May 9
Handicapper Tim Holland takes on the racing cards at Gulfstream Park and Tampa Bay Downs on Saturday, and his picks have been doing well of late.
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Australian racing picks for Royal Randwick
There are four quality Aussie meetings available for BetAmerica horseplayers tonight, starting with the Queensland meeting at Doomben, which kicks off at 9:20 p.m. ET.
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Jockeys and trainers to watch at Churchill Downs
Better late than never, the Churchill Downs spring meet will kick off on May 16, with six weeks of racing action.
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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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Shapiro's Late Pick 4 at Gulfstream on May 9
Gulfstream Park takes center stage this Saturday afternoon with a 12-race card that includes the return of 2019 Preakness (G1) winner War of Will.
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What to watch for during the Spring Meet at Churchill Downs
The 146th spring meeting at Churchill Downs will get underway on Saturday, May 16 and run through Saturday, June 27.
Below
are some things that I observed last spring:
Dirt Racing
There were 288 races on the main oval during the 3 ...
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Tampa Bay Downs pick of the day for May 8
Ideal conditions are expected at Tampa Bay Downs on Friday, and Race 5 brings together seven fillies and mares for an optional-claiming allowance event at 5 furlongs on turf.
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BetAmerica’s horse racing pick of the day: May 8, Gulfstream Park
Weekday picks and plays for Thoroughbred racing.
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Keeler Johnson’s Freeplay Game Selections: May 9, 2020
Test your handicapping acumen with daily Freeplay games on TwinSpires! These free-to-play handicapping contests challenge you to pit your abilities against fellow horseplayers.
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All in with Paranoia at Gulfstream
Social Paranoia will make his second start of the 2020 in Saturday’s $75,000 Sunshine Forever S. at Gulfstream Park, and I’m expecting a big effort.
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Derby Remix: Baffert's big day in Arkansas
With last Saturday's Arkansas Derby split into two divisions, Bob Baffert managed a strong tag team.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast May 8, 2020
We welcome in the Jury to talk about which tracks they're most excited about opening back up this spring and summer. Then Jason takes a look at the late Pick 5 for Saturday at Gulfstream Park. ...
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Horses to watch for during the Spring Meet at Churchill Downs
The much-anticipated spring meeting at Churchill Downs will commence on Saturday, May 16, and run through June 27, hosting an arangment of notable horses.
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Australian racing picks for Gold Coast and Goulburn
With only one U.S. Thoroughbred meeting today, thank goodness for Australian racing tonight! There’s four Aussie Thoroughbred meetings and two harness meetings available for BetAmerica horseplayers tonight.
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Holland's North American Picks for May 8
Handicapper Tim Holland likes the betting fare at Gulfstream Park and Tampa Bay Downs on Friday, and his picks have been doing well of late.
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How to bet the Sunshine Forever Stakes
Classic winner War of Will headlines an excellent field of 12 in Saturday’s $75,000 Sunshine Forever S. at Gulfstream Park.
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Shapiro's Friday Late Pick 4 at Gulfstream
Handicappers that do their best work on the lawn will love the Late Pick 4 on Friday afternoon in South Florida with three races over grass and a competitive optional claimer.
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BetAmerica’s horse racing pick of the day: May 7, Gulfstream Park
Weekday picks and plays for Thoroughbred racing.
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What We’re Watching When Racing Returns
How close are we to wagering on harness racing again? Speculation abounds,
though no tracks have committed to opening, as of this posting, on any specific
dates.
You may have read some posts around the Internet during this pandemic where
public h ...
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast May 7, 2020
It's Horseplayer Thursday and we're happy to welcome in Dave Valento from Track Phantom to talk about playing the races, battling 'tilt', approaches to betting, and more! ...
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Holland's Gulfstream Picks for May 7
Handicapper Tim Holland takes an exclusive look at Gulfstream Park's racing card and provides his expert picks for Thursday, May 7.
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Australian racing picks for Kembla Grange and Werribee
There’s plenty of Australian racing tonight with four thoroughbred meetings and two harness meetings for BetAmerica players to get involved with from Down Under.
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Pick 3 play at Gulfstream Thursday
Fast and firm conditions are expected for Thursday’s card at Gulfstream Park, and I will try to build the bankroll by connecting on a Pick 3 sequence.
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Australian harness racing picks for Redcliffe
Australian harness racing is on target at BetAmerica tonight, May 6, at 11 p.m. ET, which is Thursday afternoon, May 7, at Redcliffe Harness Racing Club in Queensland.
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BetAmerica’s horse racing pick of the day: May 6, Tampa Bay
Weekday picks and plays for Thoroughbred racing.
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Shapiro's Thursday Pick 4 at Gulfstream
Racing reconvenes in Hallandale Beach on Thursday with an 11-race card that as always includes a late Pick 4 over the final four races.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast May 6, 2020
We welcome in trainer Kenny McPeek to talk about his big Fantasy Stakes win with Swiss Skydiver. Then Jason does another segment of "Races I Love" talking about the 2005 American Oaks from Hollywood Park. ...
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Holland's North American Racing Picks for May 6
Peppering in the racing of Tampa Bay Downs as we continue with Fonner Park and Will Rogers Downs picks for Wed., May 6.
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Australian racing picks for Warrnambool and Canterbury
It was a thrilling first day of the Warrnambool carnival, and there’s more to come tonight! Now that the jumps racing is out of the way, it’s back to a full card of flat racing tonight, including the Listed Wangoom Handicap and the Listed Warrnambool Cup.
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The Derby Decimal Classifications: May 5
A by-the-numbers review of the latest news and developments on the Road to the 2020 Kentucky Derby.
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How Oaklawn trainers fared at Churchill Downs spring meet in 2019
With Oaklawn Park closing for the spring season, let us analyze how trainers that move their talent to Churchill Downs fare.
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BetAmerica’s horse racing pick of the day: May 5, Fonner Park
Weekday picks and plays for Thoroughbred racing.
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Hong Kong Spot Plays: Be Ready for Victory
The racing continues in Hong Kong and we have a few enticing bets to offer. See how to structure your tickets at Happy Valley Wed. evening.
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Holland's North American Racing Picks for May 5
Below are betting picks for May 5 horse racing at Fonner Park and Will Rogers Downs.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast May 5, 2020
We're excited to welcome in Fonner Park Announcer Steve Anderson to talk about Fonner being in the spotlight, Nebraska racing, becoming an announcer, and more! ...
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Glancing At Glamour-Boy Trotters Of 2020
In this TwinSpires harness blog installment, we predict some sophomore trotting
colts that have the talent to challenge obvious headliners from last season’s
freshman champs.
In 2020, as of this writing, there are no commitments for major st ...
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Under-the-radar Kentucky Derby contenders, volume 14
A weekly look at under the radar 3-year-olds who could step up and make an impact on the Road to the 2020 Kentucky Derby.
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Kentucky Derby Roundup: May 4, 2020
Stay up to speed on the Road to the Kentucky Derby with a weekly roundup of all the latest news and developments.
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Kentucky Oaks Roundup: May 4, 2020
Stay up to speed on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks with a weekly roundup of all the latest news and developments.
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Australian racing picks for Warrnambool and Hawkesbury
One of the most iconic racing events in Australia gets underway tonight, when Warrnambool commences its annual carnival. Tonight’s card will be entirely devoted to racing over the jumps.
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Baffert's Derby beasts: Why Charlatan might have an edge over Nadal
If all three of Baffert’s leading hopes make it to the starting gate, however, it’s a curious fact that he hasn’t won the Derby when he’s had three starters (1999, 2006, 2019).
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Kentucky Derby contender profile: Charlatan
Speed and stamina are two requisites for a champion Thoroughbred. And how can you beat a horse who seems to possess a perfect blend of both traits?
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What to expect at the upcoming Churchill Downs spring meet
Churchill Downs has released the first condition book covering the first 13 days through June 5. Receiving permission to belatedly commence its 2020 spring meet on May 16.
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Australian Pick 3 for Canterbury on May 5
Bet a Pick 3 sequence kicking off at midnight at Canterbury ("Australia C"). The card begins 10:50 p.m. ET. At this writing, the course condition is "Soft 5."
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Harness racing: Following horses for profit
There are great benefits for bettors who follow horses for a race or two, after they looked good but lost.
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BetAmerica’s horse racing pick of the day: May 4, Will Rogers
Weekday picks and plays for Thoroughbred racing.
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Holland's North American Racing Picks for Apr. 4
Racing continues during the first full week of May in 2020! Handicapper Tim Holland has found some interesting plays for Monday at Will Rogers Downs and Fonner Park.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast May 4, 2020
We look back at the huge Saturday card from Oaklawn Park including Baffert again dominating, some interesting undercard races, and more. ...
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Kentucky Derby Maiden Watch: Nick Zito returns to the spotlight with Hunt the Front
A weekly series analyzing recent maiden winners poised to join the Road to the Kentucky Derby. Hunt the Front brings Zick Nito back onto the Derby trail.
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Can Azeri’s son shake up tonight’s Tenno Sho at Kyoto?
Saturday night’s Tenno Sho (Spring) pits defending champion #14 Fierement against surging challenger #7 You Can Smile and veteran #8 Kiseki.
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Scouting a couple of Gulfstream plays on Sunday
Fast and firm conditions are expected for Sunday’s 12-race card at Gulfstream Park , and I am interested in playing a couple of horses in turf races.
In race 5, #12 Poppy’s Destiny will make his second start back from a lengthy layoff and fir ...
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Holland's North American Spot Plays for May 3
Tim Holland rounds out a jam packed weekend of racing with his spot plays for Sunday, May 3. Tracks featured include Gulfstream Park and Tampa Bay Downs.
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Oaklawn spot plays on Arkansas Derby Day
Oaklawn Park will close Saturday with a 14-race card filled with wagering opportunities. The $500,000 Arkansas Derby (G1), which remains a major prep for the Kentucky Derby on Sept. 4, has been split into divisions, and Hall of Famer and five-time Kentucky Derby winner Bob Baffert has the favorites in both.
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Weekend Watch: 1978 Triple Crown — Affirmed vs. Alydar
Our Weekend Watch feature touches on the most significant moments in sports history, and luckily for us in this modern age, many of them are viewable online, in their entirety.
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How to throw a virtual Kentucky Derby party
On May 2, Churchill Downs will host a "Kentucky Derby at Home" party.
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Holland's North American Spot Plays for May 2
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Maidens going 6-furlongs include #10 Bonus Baby (6-1) ,
a debuting daughter of decent first out sire Flatter, who is out of a mare by
Giant’s Causeway. Chestnut’s works include a sharp 4-furlong move in :48 from
the ...
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Hanson's mid-card Pick 4 on Arkansas Derby Day
A packed day of racing comes to Oaklawn Park on Saturday. Before the stakes action heats up, a little mid-card Pick 4 action is in order.
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