Pick 4 and Pick 5 Plays for Keeneland on July 11th

By Bob Hill Tracksideview Feature Writer —- Having endured the chalk-a-thon at Belmont Park last weekend we welcome the fact that the horizontal exotics plays at Keeneland for Saturday actually look tough to handicap. Listed below are suggested ways to play three Pick 4 and...
Posted On 10 Jul 2020
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VEKOMA CRACKS TOP THREE IN NTRA THOROUGHBRED POLL

Alicia Hughes, NTRA Communications —- LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 6, 2020) – After earning his third straight victory and second consecutive Grade 1 triumph when he captured the Metropolitan Handicap on July 4, Vekoma left no doubt he was among the elite handicap horses in the...
Posted On 06 Jul 2020
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MIDNIGHT BISOU UNSHAKABLE FROM TOP SPOT IN NTRA THOROUGHBRED POLL

Alicia Hughes, NTRA Communications —- LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 29, 2020) – Champion Midnight Bisou further stamped her divisional superiority when she cruised to victory in the Grade 2 Fleur de Lis Stakes at Churchill Downs on June 27, a performance that allowed the daughter of...
Posted On 29 Jun 2020
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CHURCHILL DOWNS TO STAGE KENTUCKY DERBY 146 WITH SPECTATORS ON SEPT. 5

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Thursday, June 25, 2020) – Churchill Downs Racetrack announced that after consultation with Gov. Andy Beshear and state public health officials the 146th runnings of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve and Longines Kentucky...
Posted On 26 Jun 2020
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Tiz the Law tops Derby contenders; Gamine joins the club

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- Tiz the Law left little doubt that he is the “Beast in the East” as far the 3-year-old class is concerned with his dominating win in the Belmont Stakes on June 20 in New York. The top ranks of the division are thinning more with...
Posted On 24 Jun 2020
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CHURCHILL: FIELD PASS GOES WIRE TO WIRE IN $100,000 AUDUBON

By Darren Rogers —- Field Pass; Churchill Downs Photos Three Diamonds Farm’s Field Pass led every step of the way en route to a one-length victory over Bama Breeze in Saturday’s inaugural running of the $100,000 Audubon Stakes presented by TwinSpires.com for 3-year-olds at...
Posted On 21 Jun 2020
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FACTOR THIS HOLDS OFF ENGLISH BEE IN GRADE II, $200,000 WISE DAN

By Darren Rogers —- Factor This; Churchill Downs Photo LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, June 20, 2020) – Gaining Ground Racing LLC’s 5-year-old Factor This collected his third consecutive stakes win with a hard-fought, front-running triumph while holding off a fast-closing...
Posted On 21 Jun 2020
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Gamine records fastest-ever G1 Longines Acorn time in 18 3/4-length romp

By Brian Bohl —- Gamine; Elsa Lorieul Photos ELMONT, N.Y. – Michael Lund Petersen’s Gamine took social distancing directives to heart, ensuring none of her six competitors would get anywhere close in the stretch en route to an 18 ¾-length domination of the Grade...
Posted On 21 Jun 2020
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Hard-knocking mare Oleksandra rallies to victory in G1 Jaipur presented by America’s Best Racing

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Oleksandra; NYRA/Coglianese Photos ELMONT, N.Y. – Serving as a prelude to the Grade 1 Belmont Stakes one race later, the Grade 1, $250,000 Jaipur presented by America’s Best Racing provided plenty of excitement in advance of the first...
Posted On 21 Jun 2020
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New York-bred Tiz the Law victorious in G1 Belmont Stakes

By Brian Bohl —- Tiz the Law; Gulfstream Park File Photo ELMONT, N.Y. – The traditional playing of “New York, New York” is a hallmark of the prelude to the Belmont Stakes. Frank Sinatra’s refrain resonated strongly on Saturday, as Sackatoga...
Posted On 21 Jun 2020
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