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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,...
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...
Churchill Downs partners with Ticketmaster for Kentucky Derby ticket resale
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Posted Thursday, March 10
Edited Press Release Churchill Downs Racetrack (CDRT) has launched the Kentucky Derby Ticket Exchange by Ticketmaster, the only online resale marketplace to provide fans with a secure, reliable and convenient place to buy and resell tickets to the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Kentucky Oaks (G1). As...
Mid-March Madness For Harness Bets Across North America
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Posted Wednesday, March 9
At mid-March we are getting closer to official features and series, heading into April, hopefully, with all of our winter profits for springtime action. This weekend we diverge our features’ attractions, beginning Thursday, March 10 with Freehold and move on to spot-play action at just-opened...
Destin captured the Sam F. Davis (G3) last out at Tampa Bay Downs and on Saturday will try to parlay that into a victory in the $350,000 Tampa Bay Derby (G2) with jockey Javier Castellano holding the reins. The Tampa Bay Derby is part of the Road to the Kentucky Derby series of points races and...
