Unplaced in four prior stakes attempts in Southern California, Cyrus Alexander found the switch to Texas agreeable on Memorial Day with a 2 1/2-length victory in the $200,000 Lone Star Park H. (G3). With Martin Garcia in the irons, Cyrus Alexander rated in third as Supermason sped through an...
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Cyrus Alexander prevails on class drop in Lone Star Park 'Cap
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Posted Monday, May 30
Your form guide to the 2016 Epsom Derby
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Posted Monday, May 30
As of Monday, 18 sophomores are eligible for Saturday’s Derby (G1) at Epsom, including a grand total of seven from trainer Aidan O’Brien. That Ballydoyle septet is expected to be whittled down by Thursday’s final declaration stage, with the French Derby (G1) looming as an alternative on Sunday....
McLaughlin provides updates, plans for stable stars
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Posted Monday, May 30
Edited Press Release Returning to Belmont Park after visiting his stables at the Greentree Training Center in Saratoga over the weekend, trainer Kiaran McLaughlin discussed his group of possible starters set for the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival. Multiple graded stakes winner Frosted,...
Exaggerator tests Belmont track; Swipe back from throat surgery
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Posted Monday, May 30
Edited Press Release Leading Belmont S. (G1) contender Exaggerator got a feel for Belmont Park's main track on a rainy Monday morning, the Preakness (G1) winner's first excursion over the surface since his arrival from Pimlico Sunday afternoon. Overseen at Belmont Park by Keith Desormeaux'...
Creator works for Belmont, Irad Ortiz to ride
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Posted Monday, May 30
Edited Press Release Arkansas Derby (G1) winner Creator, who finished 13th in the Kentucky Derby (G1), breezed five furlongs in 1:02 Monday over a fast main track at Churchill Downs in preparation for his next start in the $1.5 million Belmont S. (G1) on June 11. Working in company with...
Scioto Smasher At $57; ‘Wiggle’ Wins Again; H2W Nabs 41 Percent Across-The-Board Prices
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Posted Sunday, May 29
Last week, on Wednesday, May 25, we returned to Twitter and sent five spot plays on the Buffalo program. We scored with one, Before I Die ($11.80, $5.00, $2.60). We were third with KD Bella ($5.90) and Tys A Big Star ($3.40), sixth with Flashy Trick (6-1) and eighth with Francessa (115-1). On...
Shotgun Cowboy key to Lone Star Late Pick 4
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Posted Sunday, May 29
The $300,000 Lone Star Park H. (G3) serves as the headliner on the Memorial Day program, with a field of seven squaring off at the 1 1/16-mile distance, and Shotgun Cowboy can regain his winning ways. He reeled off three straight victories last season including the Oklahoma Derby (G3). The 4yo...
11-1 Si Sage leads home big-priced trifecta in Whittingham
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Posted Sunday, May 29
Sunday’s $201,725 Charles Whittingham (G2) at Santa Anita looked a lot more competitive on paper than the market suggested, and so it proved as 11-1 Si Sage sprang the front-running upset over 32-1 Patentar with the 20-1 Montego Bay in third. Bal a Bali, the 7-5 favorite, did himself no favors...
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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.
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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.
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Jill Byrne A television racing analyst for Churchill Downs, Jill has earned acclaim and a loyal audience throughout Thoroughbred racing.
