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Catch a Glimpse’s again the one to catch in Lake Placid
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Posted Thursday, August 18
A star three-year-old filly aims to prolong her unbeaten sequence at Saratoga. Chances are you thought of champion Songbird in Saturday’s Alabama (G1). But one day after Songbird struts her stuff on dirt, Catch a Glimpse will try to keep her turf record unblemished in Sunday’s $300,000 Lake Placid...
The showdown at the shore has finally arrived as Beholder, California Chrome and Dortmund all line up in one of the most exciting editions of the Pacific Classic (G1) ever run! The trio of top-class racers headline the main event at Del Mar on Saturday, with Beholder seeking to defend her title...
I enjoy horse racing, and I enjoy wine, but I don’t know wine like I do horse racing. I know enough to know I’m better off letting other people tell me what to drink in certain situations but also enough to feel comfortable making a choice for more low key events. I thought about this during a...
How to Bet the Alabama
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Posted Thursday, August 18
by DAVE LITFIN A week or so ago, the prospects for a “How to Bet the Alabama” column were looking pretty bleak, because how does one recommend going against a filly like Songbird? There have since been two favorable developments, at least for the purposes of this exercise: Thanks to the...
The late, great Bobby Frankel captured the $1 million Pacific Classic (G1) a record six times, including back-to-back editions with Skimming (2000-01), a former claimer who recorded four of his five career stakes wins at Del Mar. When asked to explain Skimming’s affinity for the track after the...
Scott Shapiro's Late Pick 4 Tickets at Del Mar All tickets will be placed for the base value of 50 cents and will be posted after early scratches THURSDAY, AUGUST 18 After missing out on a juicy payout of over $2400 for a fifty-cent Pick 4 winning ticket on Wednesday, I am back on Thursday...
by DICK POWELL So what really happened at Saratoga last Saturday? I was there and it took me hours to figure it out. The weather forecast was not good. Brutally hot and humid weather was already present and severe thunderstorms were going to hit. It was just a matter of when on Saturday. The...
by SCOTT SHAPIRO Many have called the 2016 rendition of the Pacific Classic the strongest in the event’s 26-year history and it is arguably the North American race of the year thus far. A field of nine, including 2014 Horse of the Year California Chrome, 3-time Eclipse Award-winning mare Beholder...
