**JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THIS PAGE TO GET FREE BREEDERS’ CUP CLASSIC PICKS AND EXACTA/TRIFECTA/SUPERFECTA SELECTION TO YOUR INBOX** Saturday 2012 Breeders’ Cup Picks Anyone that knows anything about horse racing can tell you that the Breeders’ Cup is the Super Bowl of horse racing. The two-day championship series brings [...]
November 3, 2012 Leave a Comment
October 27, 2012 2 Comments
2012 Breeders’ Cup Classic betting preview
Learn more about 2012 Breeders Cup Picks. The 2012 Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita will provide great betting scenarios. Whether your play is the exacta, trifecta, superfecta or something else entirely like the Pick 4, Pick 5 or Pick 6, the Classic offers plenty of horses to key in on. This race is the richest [...]
September 20, 2012 Leave a Comment
Alpha & Golden Ticket renew rivalry in Pennsylvania Derby
The Grade 2 Pennsylvania Derby is proving to be a key race each year, thanks in large part to its $1 million purse. Hosted by Parx Racing, it will go forward as race 11 at 6:16 EST. A marquee field of eight has gathered, including Travers dead heat winners Alpha and Golden Ticket. Stephanoatsee (A.P. [...]
August 24, 2012 Leave a Comment
2012 Travers Stakes betting preview
The Midsummer Derby, better known as the Travers Stakes, boasts a purse of $1 million. The 1 ¼ miles race has what appears to be a depleted field after the defections of Bodemeister, Hansen, Union Rags and Paynter. Nonetheless, 11 stalwarts of the three-year-old division are ready to stake their claim to the throne. Speightscity [...]
July 26, 2012 Leave a Comment
2012 Jim Dandy Stakes betting preview
You know it is really summertime when the $600k Grade 2 Jim Dandy Stakes rolls around. The Saratoga race for sophomores is contested at 1 1/8 miles and is a great harbinger for the Grade 1 Travers Stakes the following month. Five of the last 10 Travers winners (Medaglia d’Oro, Flower Alley, Bernardini, Street Sense [...]
May 8, 2012 Leave a Comment
One leg down, two to go; recapping the 2012 Kentucky Derby
Bodemeister seemingly had the 2012 Kentucky Derby in his pocket turning for home under the Twin Spires, but it was I’ll Have Another who rallied down the lane to register the 1 ½ length score. It was a neck back to the hard charging Dullahan and ¾ of a length behind that one was Went The Day [...]
May 5, 2012 Leave a Comment
The Daily Derby News Blitz – May 4, 2012
Welcome to the final installment of the 2012 Daily Derby News Blitz. It has been a fun pre-Derby season, with many talented colts graduating from major races all across the United States set to converge in Louisville tomorrow. The Derby boys will have to wait though, because today was all about the ladies. The [...]
May 4, 2012 Leave a Comment
Kentucky Derby Contender: Alpha
Alpha (Starts: 6 Win: 3 Place: 2 Show: 0 Earnings: $500,000) Trainer: Kiaran McLaughlin (27%) Jockey: Rajiv Maragh (13.1%) THE CONNECTIONS: At first blush there has to be a bit of trepidation regarding Alpha’s connections since defending Eclipse Award Winning jockey Ramon Dominguez is choosing to ride Hansen over Alpha on Saturday. But, Rajiv Maragh [...]
May 4, 2012 Leave a Comment
The Daily Derby News Blitz – May 3, 2012
As with many things, in horseracing no news is good news. That is especially the case in the two days between the drawing of post positions and Kentucky Derby day. Usually, if a major headline appears during one of those days, it is because a horse has been injured or has become ill and will [...]
May 3, 2012 2 Comments
Do You Suffer From Pretty Pony Syndrome?
It has happened to the best of us. You are at the racetrack enjoying a glorious day of horseracing, perhaps checking out the horses walking through the paddock as they get ready for a race. Suddenly, it hits you. Look how pretty the #4 horse is! Wow, he looks great! How could he not win? [...]
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