Godolphin has announced a solid team for the August 13 Arlington International Festival of Racing. As expected, Tryster is set for the Arlington Million (G1), but he will be joined by Sky Hunter. Very Special is confirmed for the Beverly D. (G1), and Secret Number adds a welcome touch of class to...
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Million-bound Tryster tops Godolphin squad for Arlington
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Posted Thursday, July 14
What To Watch For On TwinSpires at Del Mar Opening Weekend
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Posted Thursday, July 14
by SCOTT SHAPIRO The Major League Baseball All Star game festivities are over, but the massive week of sports action in San Diego County continues on Friday when Del Mar Thoroughbred Club opens its nine-week summer meeting. With entries out for the first weekend of action, here are a things to...
Build-up to Saratoga meet not what it used to be
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Posted Thursday, July 14
By Dick Powell Saratoga opens up a week from Friday! Crickets. To say there is no buzz up here in Saratoga Springs and in the local media is a vast understatement. Let’s review. The day before the Belmont Stakes (G1), New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued a scathing audit of the...
Out Cap Da Shap Daily Pick 4 tickets
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Posted Thursday, July 14
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 FRIDAY, JULY 15 Scott Shapiro handicaps the daily Pick 4 for the $25,000 Outcap da Shap Challenge. Each day of the challenge, Scott's tickets, insight...
Drysdale duo live on Opening Day at Del Mar
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Posted Thursday, July 14
Friday marks the first day of the summer meeting of Del Mar, with a solid 10-race card for the opener. Trainer Neil Drysdale has a pair of runners that look good to me on Friday and I will back both in hopes of kicking off the meeting in good fashion. In Race 5, GRANDMA’S HANDS (#11) is stuck with...
Big promos Thursdays at Arlington Park
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Posted Thursday, July 14
Thursday racing has returned to Arlington International Racecourse, and with it some solid promotions at TwinSpires.com: 20x points when you win $50 or more, 20% bonus on the $25,000 late Pick 4 (races 5-8), and Let 8 Ride on race 8 with $1,500 added The trio of bonuses makes...
Meadowlands Pace Night Hosts Stars From Multi-Divisions; ‘Sheppard’ Stakes Heads More Frosh Post Parades
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Posted Wednesday, July 13
It’s Meadowlands Pace night on Saturday, July 16, and along with the classic event parades a quartet of huge events for old and young and the top equine celebrities of the season thus far. We also continue with two-year-old racing, stakes and overnight, with the featuring of Saturday’s Lawrence B....
Trotters Approach Pivotal ‘Trail’ Point
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Posted Wednesday, July 13
The Meadowlands Racetrack will host the major Hambletonian and Hambletonian Oaks prep races on Saturday, July 16 with the $306,500 Stanley Dancer Memorial and the $193,000 Delvin Miller Memorial, both of which go in two divisions. The first split of the Delvin Miller Memorial starts the...
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Derek Simon TwinSpires' horse racing author, handicapper, and podcast host, Derek Simon of Denver, Colo. offers his insightful, humorous and sometimes controversial take on the horse racing industry. He even publishes the ROI on the picks he gives out.
Frank Cotolo TwinSpires' harness racing expert, Frank Cotolo follows all of the big North American circuits throughout the year, providing the best value picks and latest news from the sulky.
Ed DeRosa The Director of Marketing for Bloodstock Research Information Services (BRIS) and a lifelong Thoroughbred racing enthusiast and astute handicapper, Ed joined Churchill Downs Inc. following nine years as a writer and editor with Thoroughbred Times.
Peter Thomas Fornat A writer and editor who has been following horse racing for fifteen years. Peter has written books for the Daily Racing Form Press; Crown; and Simon and Schuster; among other publishers, and regular features in The Horseplayer Magazine.
Jill Byrne A television racing analyst for Churchill Downs, Jill has earned acclaim and a loyal audience throughout Thoroughbred racing.
