KENTUCKY DERBY & KENTUCKY OAKS UPDATES: PLETCHER CONTINGENT INTACT AT CHURCHILL DOWNS

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, April 26, 2017) – For the first time in nearly a month, trainer Todd Pletcher had all of his Kentucky Derby hopefuls in one shedrow. The last of the contingent, Always Dreaming and Patch, arrived after training hours Tuesday...
Posted On 27 Apr 2017
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Keeneland April 26 Barn Notes

By Amy Owens —- Keeneland begins the final three days of the Spring Meet today. Post time for the first race Wednesday through Friday is 1:05 p.m. ET. • CENTRAL BANK ASHLAND WINNER SAILOR’S VALENTINE WORKS • WESLEY WARD, JOEL ROSARIO LEAD PEERS TO BEGIN FINAL WEEK OF...
Posted On 27 Apr 2017
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RED-HOT SAWYER’S HILL & CLASSY BOLO HEAD SATURDAY’S GRADE III THUNDER ROAD STAKES

By Mike Willman —- ARCADIA, Calif. (April 26, 2017)—Resurgent Sawyer’s Hill and multiple graded stakes winning Bolo head a field of seven older horses in Saturday’s Grade III, $100,000 Thunder Road Stakes, to be run at one mile over the Santa Anita turf. Trained by Kristin...
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GARCIA IS JOCKEY OF MONTH; CENTENO CONTINUES RELENTLESS MARCH

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – After a recent victory, Wilmer Garcia stopped long enough on his walk back to the jockeys’ room to pose for pictures with fans, then playfully flexed a biceps muscle to demonstrate his hidden strength. No one questions Garcia’s ability to...
Posted On 27 Apr 2017
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Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks Update: Tuesday, April 25, 2017

By Darren Rogers —- GUNNEVERA MAKES FIRST APPEARANCE ON TRACK AT CHURCHILL DOWNS LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Tuesday, April 25, 2017) – Peacock Racing Stables’ Gunnevera, a three-time graded stakes winner and a millionaire in his young career, took his first steps on the main track at...
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Keeneland April 25 Barn Notes

By Amy Owens —- Keeneland begins the final three days of the Spring Meet on Wednesday. Post time for the first race Wednesday through Friday is 1:05 p.m. ET. On Wednesday, Keeneland will offer a Pick 6 carryover of $13,950 and a Super High Five carryover of $7,160. • DARING...
Posted On 25 Apr 2017
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Live racing returns to Belmont Park on April 28

By Pat McKenna —- Belmont Stakes Racing Festival June 8-10 ELMONT, N.Y. – Featuring the third annual Belmont Stakes Racing Festival, itself anchored by the 149th renewal of the Grade 1, $1.5 million Belmont Stakes on Saturday, June 10, live thoroughbred racing returns...
Posted On 25 Apr 2017
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A Start to Handicapping the Kentucky Derby

By Bob Hill TSV Staff Writer —- For those who have followed my handicapping tips for both vertical and horizontal betting, you may recall that I rate contenders in four categories: platinum, gold, silver, and bronze. For the purposes of betting, I account for value in...
Posted On 25 Apr 2017
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OAKLAWN CLOSES 2017 WITH GAINS IN TOTAL HANDLE

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Hot Springs, AR (Tuesday, April 25, 2017) – Culminating with 62,500 fans turning out to watch champion Classic Empire win the $1 million Arkansas Derby, the 2017 Oaklawn live racing season concluded with nearly a 5% gain in total handle and another...
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Keeneland April 24 Barn Notes

By Amy Owens —- Keeneland begins the final three days of the Spring Meet on Wednesday. Post time for the first race Wednesday through Friday is 1:05 p.m. ET. The season’s final stakes is the $150,000 Bewitch (G3) on Friday. • KENTUCKY DERBY CANDIDATE GIRVIN JOGS IN ADVANCE...
Posted On 24 Apr 2017
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