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Archive for the ‘Stakes Races’ Category

July 26th, 2008

Del Mar July 26th recap + July 27th preview

Del Mar recap (July 26th)
Double digit winners (no winning favs) ruled the day at Del Mar. The late Pick 4 paid $200k, and the Pick 6 carryover is now over a cool $1.5 million. A pair of wins for Michael Baze…
Race 9: Storm Mesa is the real deal for Bret Calhoun. She was on a […]

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July 26th, 2008

Saratoga July 26th review + July 27th preview

Saratoga rewind (July 26th)
It was a great day of racing on Saturday. Johnny V pulled off the hat trick, and Edgar Prado booted home a pair of upset winners on the 11-race card…
Race 2: $1.7 million Pletcher firster Munnings bested green Zito FTS Just A Coincidence in this juvenile MSW event. 6f in 1:09.84.
Race […]

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July 25th, 2008

July 25th Del Mar recap + July 26th preview

Del Mar review (July 25th)

I have been hot with my free racingonthenet selections at Del Mar, and I kept the streak going with Matlow 2nd timer Tammy’s Luck ($18.80).
The Wickerr Handicap was impossibly close with pacesetter One Union nostrilizing four others, including a very unlucky and surging Awesome Gem.
Nobody came up with all […]

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July 25th, 2008

Saratoga July 25th review + July 26th preview

July 25th Saratoga recap
The track was fast and the stakes feature was contested on the turf at Saratoga on Friday. Early/pressing types (2 wire jobs) had a good day on the main, and stalker My Princess Jess nabbed the grass feature. Hat trick for Eibar Coa.
Race 6: A real slugfest between Real Estate, Aquino, […]

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July 24th, 2008

Del Mar July 24th recap + July 25th preview

July 24th Del Mar recap
Polytrack was fair once again. A stalker and a closer won the two turf routes. Bejarano booted home a pair.
In yesterday’s preview blog, I said that In The Forecast ($8.60) was Kaffeinator’s most likely upsetter in the opener, and they ran 1-2 all the way around the oval.
Synthetic […]

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July 24th, 2008

Saratoga day 2 review + July 25th preview

Saratoga Day 2 recap (July 24th)
Another off track at the Spa on Friday. Main track played fair with a trio of wire jobs in sprints. Elvis Trujillo/Wesley Ward teamed up for a pair of winners, and they just missed the hat trick by a 1/2 length when Easy Ashley got run down late in the […]

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July 23rd, 2008

Saratoga opening day review + day 2 preview

Showers and storms lead to a sloppy, sealed main track and no turf on opening day at the Spa. Early/pressing types off the rail fared well, with a trio of wire jobs on the day. Alan Garcia and Cornelio Velasquez both booted home a pair, and kudos to Steve Asmussen saddling a trio of winners. […]

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July 23rd, 2008

Louisiana Downs week in review (July 17th-20th) + July 24th preview

LA Downs week in review (July 17-20)
There were a few noteworthy jockey and trainer efforts last week at Louisiana Downs, and the horse performance of the week was a tough call as well…
*** The turf (firm) rails were down and off the pace types performed well. The fast main track played as fair as can […]

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July 22nd, 2008

Del Mar recap: Day 6 Monday July 21st

A trio of wire jobs in 4 sprints, and a pair of off the pace winners at a flat mile made up the Polytrack winners on Monday at Del Mar. The turf route was was by an off the pace type, and the 5f turf sprint was nabbed by an early/pressing runner.
Bejarano and Rosario […]

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July 21st, 2008

Louisiana Downs recap for Saturday July 19th

Louisiana Downs review: Saturday (July 19th)

I pulled off an odd handicapping feat on Saturday @ LA Downs. I swept the card ten race card with my selections, but the only problem was seven of my 2nd choices won, and my 3rd choices nabbed the other three races. My tops garnered a trio of place finishes […]

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