There are two opportunities on Saturday for those taking part in TwinSpires.com’s $25,000 Kentucky Derby Dream Bet contest to get a winner. First up is the Tampa Bay Derby (G2), which features a field of 10 going 1 1/16 miles. About a half-hour later, a field of seven was entered to go the same...
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Kentucky Derby Dream Bet Tampa Bay Derby and San Felipe Stakes picks from Jennifer Caldwell
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Posted Friday, March 11
Cal-bred stars among most underrated San Felipe winners
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Posted Friday, March 11
As the main lead-in to the Santa Anita Derby (G1), the 1 1/16-mile San Felipe (G2) has a rich and storied past all its own. First won by an eventual Kentucky Derby (G1) winner in 1954 by Determine, the race has also been taken down by fellow Derby heroes Affirmed, Sunday Silence, Fusaichi Pegasus,...
Battaglia's Enthusiasm a Part of His Legacy Away From Announcer's Booth
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Posted Thursday, March 10
There were no hashtags or top ten lists. No weepy recollections about how his calls of bottom-level maiden claimers in driving snowstorms in December helped save Christmas. There was just the announcement and quiet understanding that, yeah, maybe it is time for Mike Battaglia to move on from...
2016 Kentucky Derby Pedigrees: Zulu
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Posted Thursday, March 10
Zulu, best of the rest behind Mohaymen in the Fountain of Youth (G2), is among the notable sons of Bernardini on the 2016 Kentucky Derby trail. Shagaf has just been the subject of a pedigree profile, while Greenpointcrusader is due for his own soon. Bernardini figured to be a classic sire. By Hall...
Jensen likely to skip Louisiana Derby in favor of Spiral
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Posted Thursday, March 10
Edited Press Release Trainer Larry Jones’ homebred Jensen is likely to skip the $1 million Twinspires.com Louisiana Derby (G2) on March 26 at Fair Grounds and instead ship to Turfway Park for the $500,000 Spiral (G3) on April 2 for his breeder-owner-trainer. The chestnut son of Haynesfield is out...
2016 Kentucky Derby Pedigrees: Shagaf
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Posted Thursday, March 10
We continue our pedigree profiles of the 2016 Kentucky Derby hopefuls with Gotham (G3) hero Shagaf, who has joined fellow Shadwell Stable colorbearer Mohaymen as a prominent contender. Unlike Mohaymen, a $2.2 million auction purchase, Shagaf is a Shadwell homebred. Both are bred in the purple,...
Remembering the 2007 Tampa Bay Derby; Street Sense & Any Given Saturday duel to the wire
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Posted Thursday, March 10
Saturday’s $400,000 Tampa Bay Derby (G2) features the return of juvenile Grade 1 winner Brody’s Cause, a highly-ranked Kentucky Derby (G1) contender who was last seen rallying for third in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1). Others with Kentucky Derby aspirations include the Todd Pletcher-trained...
Ortiz brothers thriving at Aqueduct; Shagaf passes Gotham test in good fashion
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Posted Thursday, March 10
BY DICK POWELL Winter racing has not been bad at Aqueduct this year with fewer cancellations and much better weather. The four-day-a-week schedule for the first three months of 2016 have enabled field sizes to maintain and scheduled closures at Parx Racing and Laurel have also helped. Purses at...
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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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