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Harness Racing: It’s Winter, Give a Cheer for the Overnighters

December 13, 2019 John Furgele Horse Racing News

By John Furgele The stakes racing season is over in harness racing; it concluded when 9-1 long shot Shake That House prevailed in the $355,000 Progress Pace at Dover Downs on Nov. 27. Stakes races …

Eddie Mac’s Book: Pick 5 Play in Florida After Pick 3 Score at Big A

December 12, 2019 Ed McNamara Horse Racing News

By Ed McNamara My mother always stressed the importance of making a good first impression, which I did in last week’s debut column. I recommended a $40 play on Aqueduct’s late pick 3, and it …

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Gulfstream Park: Prep mode for Pegasus festival with 5 stakes on Saturday

December 12, 2019 Mike Farrel Horse Racing News

By Mike Farrell Tis the season when many of us are busy shopping and planning for the rapidly-approaching holidays. Gulfstream Park is no different. Racing’s winter showcase on Florida’s East Coast is also in preparatory …

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The Great Trodmore Betting Hoax: If Only They Used Their Minds for Good

December 11, 2019 Ray Wallin Horse Racing News

By Ray Wallin The year is 1898. It is the middle of summer in the south of England, the Summer Bank Holiday which is one of the busiest racing and betting days in England. You’ve …

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Sunny Future for Soon-To-Be-Champion Maximum Security

December 9, 2019 Richard Rosenblatt Horse Racing News

By Richard Rosenblatt If all goes well over the next seven weeks, and in the case of Maximum Security that’s asking a lot, racing fans may find themselves cheering on a most unlikely hero. First …

Maximum Security has Firm Grip on Championship with Cigar Mile Win

December 7, 2019 Richard Rosenblatt Horse Racing News

By Richard Rosenblatt So there! With a dominating stretch run, Maximum Security cruised to victory in the $750,000 Cigar Mile (G1) on Saturday at chilly Aqueduct Racetrack and likely clinched an Eclipse Award as 3-year-old …

Baffert Seeks Another Sweep of Starlet, Futurity at Los Alamitos

December 6, 2019 Margaret Ransom Horse Racing News

By Margaret Ransom Bob Baffert looks to continue his dominance of the Southern California juvenile scene as he seeks a third consecutive sweep of the Starlet and Los Alamitos Futurity on Saturday. The two-time Triple …

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Claiming Crown: Spotlight on Claimers at Gulfstream Park

December 6, 2019 Lynne Snierson Horse Racing News

By Lynne Snierson Five weeks ago, the sport’s flashy, international equine stars were spotlighted in the $28 million Breeders’ Cup World Thoroughbred Championships. On Saturday the blue-collar horses, those who are the foundation for the …

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Eddie Mac’s Book: Handicapping a Big Day at the Big A

December 5, 2019 Ed McNamara Horse Racing Analysis

By Ed McNamara The late, great Ed Comerford was the turf writer at Newsday when I started my 36-year career there in 1983, and I learned a lot from him. Besides being a wordsmith, Ed …

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Oregon’s Newest Commercial Horse Racing Track Closes a Successful First Meet

December 5, 2019 US Racing Team Horse Racing Analysis

Grants Pass Downs wrapped a safe and successful inaugural commercial race meet on Nov. 4, drawing horsemen and fans from across the west to Southern Oregon Grants Pass, Ore. – Dec. 2, 2019 – Grants …

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What A Long, Strange Trip It’s Been

December 5, 2019 Mike Farrel Horse Racing News

By Mike Farrell Maximum Security concludes a tumultuous season Saturday in the $750,000 Cigar Mile (G1) at Aqueduct. You need a journey in the Wayback Machine — to the eras of Dancer’s Image and Spectacular …

Cigar Mile at the Big A Draws 11-Horse Field

December 4, 2019 Richard Rosenblatt Horse Racing News

By Richard Rosenblatt Maximum Security may have his toughest race of the year when he takes on older horses for the first time as well as Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile winner Spun to Run in …

Cigar: ‘Unconquerable, Invincible, Unbeatable’

December 4, 2019 Jenny Kellner Horse Racing News

By Jenny Kellner Sometimes a Cigar is more than just a Cigar. Such was the case with Allen Paulson’s inestimable racehorse, for whom Saturday’s 31st running of the Cigar Mile Handicap (G1) at Aqueduct Racetrack …

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S-M-A-R-T Goals Lead to Profitability

December 4, 2019 Ray Wallin Handicapping Reports Horse Racing News

By Ray Wallin You don’t leave the house on the weekend without knowing where you are going. You don’t jump over the fence into the lion exhibit at the zoo without a plan (and live …

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Mac’s Book: I Got the Horse Right Here

December 3, 2019 Ed McNamara Horse Racing News Kentucky Derby Road to the Roses

By Ed McNamara Pool 1 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager is a wild stab. On the first weekend in December, off a few races — none further than 1 1/16 miles –you must predict …