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137th Preakness Morning Line Odds 3x222d

by Horstradamus 1rn4f

posted on May 17, 2012 in No Comments >>

Post Horse Trainer Jockey ML 1 Tiger Walk I. Correas K. Desormeaux 30-1 2 Teeth of the Dog M. Matz J. Bravo 15-1 3 Pretension C. Grove J. Santiago 30-1 4 Zetterholm R. Dutrow, Jr. J. Alvarado 20-1 5 Went The Day Well H. Motion J. Velazquez 6-1 6 Creative Cause M. Harrington J. Rosario […]

Greg Melikov’s Horses to Watch t416c

by Greg Melikov

posted on May 14, 2012 in No Comments >>

Horses worth watching, a list of runners compiled by handicapper/turf writer Greg Melikov, should do well next time out. These thoroughbreds won seven times, finished second four times and ran third once since April 15. They’re worth considering when developing your wagering strategy for online betting or at your favorite track. ARLINGTON PARK Pryce’s Posse: […]

Believe You Can: Congrats to Napravnik! 193c2o

by Horstradamus

posted on May 4, 2012 in No Comments >>

Jockey Rosie Napravnik has left her mark in the racing history books by becoming the first female rider to win the 2012 Kentucky Oaks!  Aboard 13-1 Believe You Can, she certainly did just that, and this rising star deserves her moment in the spotlight.  Napravnik sat patiently right off of the pace and went on […]

2012 Kentucky Derby Entries rx2v

by Horstradamus

posted on May 3, 2012 in No Comments >>

  Post Horse Jockey Trainer Morning Line Odds 1 Daddy Long Legs Colm O’Donoghue Aidan O’Brien 30-1 2 Optimizer Jon Court D. Wayne Lukas 50-1 3 Take Charge Indy Calvin Borel Patrick Byrne 15-1 4 Union Rags Julien Leparoux Michael Matz 9-2 5 Dullahan Kent Desourmeaux Dale Romans 8-1 6 Bodemeister Mike Smith Bob Baffert […]

2012 Kentucky Oaks Entries 105r1c

by Horstradamus

posted on May 3, 2012 in No Comments >>

  Post Horse Jockey Trainer Morning Line Odds 1 On Fire Baby Joe Johnson Gary Hartlage 4-1 2 Grace Hall Javier Castellano Anthony Dutrow 5-2 3 Summer Applause Garrett Gomez W. Bret Calhoun 15-1 4 Eden’s Moon Martin Garcia Bob Baffert 12-1 5 Hard Not to Like Robby Albarado Gail Cox 20-1 6 Broadway’s Alibi […]

Champion Havre de Grace Retired Following Injury 225a6m

by Horstradamus

posted on April 26, 2012 in No Comments >>

Another highly decorated race mare will walk away from the track less than a year after being crowned Horse of the Year.  For Havre de Grace, retirement literally came on the heel of an injury.  Following a workout at Churchill Downs, the 5-year-old mare showed signs of heat in her right front ankle on Sunday, […]

Hansen Takes on Talented Blue Grass Field 5z633c

by Greg Melikov

posted on April 13, 2012 in No Comments >>

Hansen and Street Sense have several things in common, including victory in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile at Churchill Downs. Street Sense did it five years ago while Hansen triumphed in 2011. Both horses boasted experience on synthetic surfaces. Street Sense finished third in Keeneland’s Breeders’ Futurity as a juvenile and was runner-up in the Blue […]

Two Top Stakes Feature Variety of Top Runners 2f6l30

by Greg Melikov

posted on April 4, 2012 in No Comments >>

Two runners from the Gotham Stakes return to Aqueduct with their eye on Saturday’s $1 million Wood Memorial. The Grade 1 appears fairly wide open since Hansen opted for the Blue Grass at Keeneland on April 14. Gotham runner-up My Adonis, beaten three lengths, enters the 1 1/8-mile contest with only one off-the-board finish, while […]

Union Rags Aims for Victory in Rich Florida Derby 4t2e4n

by Greg Melikov

posted on March 27, 2012 in No Comments >>

Union Rags on Saturday attempts to become the sixth Fountain of Youth winner to take the Florida Derby since Fly So Free in 1991. The colt, with the only blemish on his record of four victories a neck loss to Hansen in last year’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, breezed four furlongs in 49 seconds at the […]

Baffert Guns for Third Straight Rebel Triumph 1s1a24

by Greg Melikov

posted on March 14, 2012 in No Comments >>

Bob Baffert loves traveling west when it comes to stakes races, particular those of late at Oaklawn Park. The California-based trainer has saddled all but one winner of the Southwest and Rebel Stakes since 2010. Baffert’s Conveyance captured the Southwest two years ago. When the race was divided into two divisions this year for the […]