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Expert picks October 11, 2018

Best bet for the weekend at Keeneland, October 13

There used to be one Daily Double bet each day at racetracks and it involved picking the winners of the first two races of the day. Now, many tracks have Daily Doubles that begin with every race but the last. And it is an unappreciated bet since many...

Horse Profile October 8, 2018

Road to the Kentucky Derby Horse Profile: Knicks Go

Road to the Kentucky Derby Horse Profile

Breeders’ Futurity winner Knicks Go
KNICKS GO, let go at 70-1 in the October 6 Breeders’ Futurity (G1) at Keeneland, sprang the biggest upset in the history of the race. While it might have been...

Horse Profile October 8, 2018

Road to the Kentucky Derby Horse Profile: Complexity

Road to the Kentucky Derby Horse Profile
Champagne Stakes winner Complexity
It’s easy to see why trainer Chad Brown has hailed COMPLEXITY  as an “outstanding talent.” After a flashy debut score at Saratoga, the Klaravich Stables...

October 7, 2018

Royal Marine sweeps past Broome in Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere

Godolphin’s Royal Marine outdueled Coolmore’s Broome in a battle of global empires in Sunday's Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere (G1) on Arc Day at ParisLongchamp. Stalking pacesetter Broome early, the Saeed bin Suroor trainee wore his rival...

October 6, 2018

Knicks Go prevails in Breeders' Futurity stunner

Knicks Go produced pari-mutuel fireworks in Saturday's $500,000 Breeders' Futurity (G1) at Keeneland, a Road to the Kentucky Derby series prep and a 'Win & You're In' Breeders' Cup Challenge race for next month's...

October 6, 2018

Complexity leads wire-to-wire in Champagne

With a convincing wire-to-wire win in the $500,000 Champagne (G1) , Complexity confirmed himself as a top contender for the November 2 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) at Churchill Downs. He earned a free berth to the Juvenile in the “Win &...

October 5, 2018

Anodor aims to defend home turf in Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere

The next stop on the European Road to the Kentucky Derby lies in Paris, where Anodor must repel invaders from Britain and Ireland to stay undefeated in Sunday’s Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere (G1). The only points race in France, the about one-mile affair...

October 5, 2018

Breeders’ Futurity and Champagne selections from our experts

On Saturday, a pair of two-year-old contests will not only award points toward a spot in next year’s Kentucky Derby (G1) but also bestow all-fees paid berths to this year’s Breeders’ Cup at Churchill Downs.
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October 4, 2018

Ten things to know for the weekend of racing

A fantastic weekend of racing awaits us both on U.S. soil and abroad. Here is a list of 10 things for horse racing enthusiasts to keep their eyes on.
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Labeled by some as the greatest horse race in the world, Sunday...

Expert picks October 4, 2018

Best bet of the weekend: Riding the ‘Bull’ in the Hill Prince Stakes

A fantastic weekend of U.S. racing is upon us, with a bevy of races with Breeders’ Cup implications being hosted by Belmont Park , Santa Anita and Keeneland. While my top play of the weekend is not in a “Win & You’re In” event...

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