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Aug 26 2020

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Down and Dirty Definitive Derby Dozen +1– (Semi) Final Version Late August

. Wednesday, April 26, 2020.  The long awaited (almost) final and Definitive Derby Dozen is here. Normally it’s the Double Dozen but the field has finally narrowed down to 21 after the year long battle of attrition.  In the last Dozen 2 months ago, even after the removal of Nadal and Charlatan, there were still […]

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Saratoga Sat.Aug.8: Travers Day is Here! Precap of Pick 6 and Stakes

. Saturday, August 8.  Saratoga is having its historically biggest race day of the year today, with no fans in the stands, which is quite a strange spectacle.  The Travers G1 “Midsummer Derby” is the featured race, preceded by the Test G1 and several other graded stakes. . This also the last 100 point prep […]

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Travers Weekend Underway: Analysis and Preview of the Grade 1 Races

. Friday, August 23, 2019. It’s that time of year again: Travers Weekend! That’s right, Saratoga has 6 stakes races today in preparation for the always highly anticipated Travers day tomorrow, which will have 7 stakes races on the card, all but one of which are Grade 1 events. * Update 4pm Sat: Dirt track […]

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Travers Weekend Looms; New Special Grid Deal

. Wednesday, August 21. The big news of the week is Saratoga race track reaching its climax with the always highly anticipated Travers weekend. They’ll have 1 stakes race today, 2 tomorrow, and 6 on Friday, leading up to the Big Saturday with 8 stakes races, all but one of which are Grade 1 events. […]

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Breeders Cup October 31 Day 2 Saturday Analysis

Yes, there was a lot of chalk winning yesterday at Keeneland, but there were also some nice long shots, some compliments of the Grid. Friday’s Analysis and Racing Grid Here are some highlights from Friday’s race call: R3: From Friday’s analysis: “R3: The favorites look strong yes, but the horse with the top PF average […]

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Thistledown Sat. June 20 Ohio Derby $500k Secret Grid

Ohio has its big day of the year racing at Thisteldown, offering a half million dollar purse at the Ohio Derby, one of the largest purses without a graded stakes designation. Remember, it took years for the Sunland Derby to get a grade. The monring line favorite is Ghostzapper colt Whiskey Ticket, coached by Bob […]

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Santa Anita Sunday June 7 Affirmed Stakes Possibly Perfect Handicap

Sunday we get to see if there are any wild cards coming out of Cali from the Affirmed, now that American Pharoah will be retired. Summer racing for 3yo’s will include the Haskell, Jim Dandy, and ultimately the unofficial 4th jewel of the Quadruple Crown, the Travers at Saratoga. Good luck, west coast slackers! Congrats […]

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