by Dick Powell The American class of 2013 goes out with a bang at Parx Racing this Saturday where the $1 million Cotillion Stakes (G1) and $1.25 million Pennsylvania Derby (G2) will be contested. Both races attracted terrific fields as the big purses, restriction to three-year-olds and perfect...
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Penn Derby, Cotillion too good to pass up for top runners
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Posted Thursday, September 22
Third annual Ron Rippey Handicapping Award accepting entries
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Posted Thursday, September 22
Edited Press Release The third-annual Ron Rippey Handicapping Media Award is now open for entries. Brisnet.com will present the honor at the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters (NTWAB) dinner on Wednesday, November 2, at Altadena Town & Country Club in Pasadena, California. The Rippey...
Nyquist set to rebound from outside post
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Posted Thursday, September 22
Nyquist has posted his biggest victories from outside starting positions, capturing the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) from post 12 and the Kentucky Derby (G1) from post 13, and is drawn favorably once again for Saturday’s $1.25 million Pennsylvania Derby (G2) in post 9. After winning his first eight...
Jug Day: Lots of heat but not many more on the track
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Posted Thursday, September 22
DELAWARE, OHIO -- The fair aspect is unmistakable. It's hot, pleasant aromas permeate from the food (fried and not fried) stands, and the amusement rides are ubiquitous. But the Delaware County Fairgrounds is also unmistakably a racetrack in an old-fashioned, almost anachronistic, sense. The...
How to wager on the Little Brown Jug at the 2016 Delaware County Fair
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Posted Thursday, September 22
This is the last year a three-year-old pacer must win two heats of the Little Brown Jug to win the Little Brown Jug, but many do not expect that provision to come into play for its swan song as first heat first division favorite Betting Line and second division favorite Racing Hill are the...
Giant Weekend With Little Brown Jug, Yonkers’ New York Championship Miles, Hoosier Stakes Parade And More
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Posted Wednesday, September 21
It’s a long weekend of stakes, front-heavy with the Little Brown Jug and accompanying traditional events on Thursday, Sept. 22. Then there are stakes on Friday and on Saturday Hoosier Park presents a star-studded stakes program. Mohawk’s Milton finalizes that night and the parade of six-digit New...
Force the Pass headlines Turf Cup on Commonwealth Day at Laurel Park
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Posted Wednesday, September 21
Grade 1 hero Force the Pass enters Saturday’s $200,000 Commonwealth Turf Cup (G2) at Laurel Park 0-2-1 from four starts in 2016. The Alan Goldberg trainee will attempt to finally earn that elusive first win of his four-year-old season while facing 11 rivals in the one-mile turf contest. The...
Brown ready to Connect in Pennsylvania Derby
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Posted Wednesday, September 21
Saturday's $1.25 million Pennsylvania Derby (G2) has attracted a strong field of 12 for the lucrative event at Parx and I think the race could yield some nice payoffs. Kentucky Derby (G1) hero Nyquist and Preakness S. (G1) star Exaggerator are the top draws, but each could be vulnerable in this...
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