Tacitus Breaks Through in Tampa Bay Derby

Sun Mar 10 2019J. Keeler Johnson

Early speed, middle moves, late rallies, a wild finish with a half-dozen horses in the hunt—from start to finish, the $400,000 Tampa Bay Derby (gr. II) at Tampa Bay Downs had it all. Ultimately, it was Bill Mott’s lightly-raced Tacitus who ...
Somelikeithotbrown Wins Again in Jeff Ruby Steaks

Sun Mar 10 2019J. Keeler Johnson

Dynamic Racer , runner-up behind Somelikeithotbrown in the John Battaglia Memorial Stakes, finished second once again at odds of 45-1, while longshot Moonster —coming off an eighth-place finish in the Sam F. Davis Stakes (gr. III) on dirt—rallied p ...
Three Takeaways from the Gotham Stakes

Sun Mar 10 2019J. Keeler Johnson

So what are the main takeaways from the Gotham Stakes? My thoughts are along these lines… Haikal Received a Dream Trip You have to give credit to Haikal for stepping up in class and recording his third straight victory; the son of ...
Thunderous Wins At Yonkers Pay $123 and $43; Features Yield Fair-Odds Scores; Protruding Place Prices Presented

Sun Mar 10 2019TwinSpires Staff

In last week’s Update we reported on Yonkers Raceway’s highest win price of the season, paying 72-1. We might not have had that winner but on March 4 at Yonkers we picked up a three-digit winner, Queenace Blue Chip and complemented that with a 20-1 w ...
$35,126 carryover enhances Tampa Bay Derby all-stakes Late Pick 5

Sat Mar 09 2019Vance Hanson

Saturday's all-stakes Late Pick 5 at Tampa Bay Downs is enhanced by a $35,126 carryover triggered when no one had a perfect ticket on Friday's card. Here's a look at how I'll be playing the sequence: Race 7 -- $75,000 Columbia #5 GLOBAL A ...
Probing for value on Dubai’s Super Saturday

Fri Mar 08 2019Kellie Reilly

Last year’s Super Saturday card was a virtual graveyard for favorites, with the top betting choice overturned in six of seven races at Meydan. That makes sense since the final preps for Dubai World Cup night attract runners at varying stages of ...

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How to bet the 2019 Tampa Bay Derby

Fri Mar 08 2019Dick Powell

The $400,000 Tampa Bay Derby (G2) will be run at Tampa Bay Downs on Saturday for three-year-olds going 1 1/16 miles. It is part of the Road to the Kentucky Derby (G1) and will award 50 points to the winner, 20 points to the second-place finishe ...
How to bet the 2019 Gotham Stakes

Fri Mar 08 2019John Mucciolo

The feature at Aqueduct on Saturday is the $300,000 Gotham Stakes (G3) . The Road to the Kentucky Derby points race attracted a strong field of eight, which includes a pair of Grade 1 victors among the cast. FREE Gotham Stakes PPs courtesy ...
How to bet the 2019 Jeff Ruby Steaks

Fri Mar 08 2019Dick Powell

The $200,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3) will be run on Saturday at Turfway Park going 1 1/8 miles on the synthetic track. As part of the Road to the Kentucky Derby (G1) , it rewards the winner with 20 points, the second-place finisher with eight points, ...
Bet America Radio Network How To Bet Horse Racing Podcast: Gotham, Tampa Bay Derby, & Derby Future

Fri Mar 08 2019Ed DeRosa

No San Felipe Stakes? No problem! It's still a huge weekend on the Kentucky Derby trail with the  Gotham Stakes ,  Tampa Bay Derby , and  Jeff Ruby Steaks  all offering lucrative points to the First Saturday in May. Emily Gullikson of  OptixEQ  join ...
Fair Grounds Pick of the Week for March 9

Fri Mar 08 2019TwinSpires Staff

Saturday's feature at Fair Grounds is the $75,000 Allen "Black Cat" Lacombe Memorial for three-year-old fillies at about one mile on the turf. #2 MANDY BLUE (6-1) is an interesting candidate from the Brad Cox barn and is sure to be overlooked a ...
Godolphin Holds Strong Hand on Super Saturday at Meydan

Thu Mar 07 2019J. Keeler Johnson

Thunder Snow hasn’t run since finishing third in the Breeders’ Cup Classic (gr. I) four months ago and might need to get a race under his belt before returning to peak form, but he isn’t facing much on Saturday and might well prevail anyway. Gronk ...
Jahbath, Playa Del Puente Prevail in European Derby Preps

Thu Mar 07 2019J. Keeler Johnson

These results significantly shook up the European Road to the Kentucky Derby leaderboard. Jahbath and Western Australia are now the joint leaders with 20 points apiece, though neither have been nominated to the Triple Crown and will have to be supple ...