COASTING HOME
By: By John Piesen
Two weeks back, I gave out two horses on opening day at Monmouth Park on my John Piesen Hot Line (1-888-612-2283). One was Final Forest at $5.40. Nothing special there. The other was Speeding Again, a first-time starter who was creating quite a buzz in and around the various watering holes on the
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AMERICAN TURF CLUB LEAD-PICK FOUR LEAD
By: JOE GIRARDI
With NYRA guaranteeing their late pick four wagers at $350,000 here is a lead that may help you cash a bet. The following is a article on playing the pick four, the BEST BET at the racetrack. With many of these major tracks putting up a gua
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Don’t Be Afraid to Swing for the Fences
By: By Ray Taulbot
For more than a year, we tracked the effectiveness of an angle that was des
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Horse and jockey added to 2012 Hall of Fame class
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Saratoga Springs, NY (Sports Network) - The Historic Review Committee of the National Museum of Racing has announced that a pair of 19th century luminaries have been elected to the National Museum of Racing's Hall of Fame. The committee selected racehorse Planet and jockey Anthony Hamilton to be
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Analyzing the lower-level Belmont Stakes runners
By: By Jeff Frank, Contributing Editor
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - All eyes will be on I'll Have Another June 9 to see if he can become the 12th Triple Crown winner in racing history. Ten other colts and geldings have other intentions to try to keep that number at 11 in the 144th running of the Belmont Stakes.
I'll Have A
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Alpha out of Belmont Stakes with fever
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Elmont, NY (Sports Network) - Wood Memorial runner-up Alpha has been taken out of consideration from the Belmont Stakes after coming down with a fever. Trainer Kiaran McLaughlin made the announcement Thursday morning.
"He spiked a temperature on Tuesday evening," McLaughlin said. "103. He wa
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Shackleford advances off Met Mile win
By: SPORTS NETWORK
New York, NY (Sports Network) - Four-year-old colt Shackleford posted a nose victory over Caleb's Posse in Monday's Met Mile and was rewarded in the latest NTRA Thoroughbred Poll. Caleb's Posse also was recognized for his valiant race.
Trained by Dale Romans, Shackleford led the entire way i
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Calder horse headed for Belmont Stakes
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Miami Gardens, FL (Sports Network) - A solid weekend workout at Calder Race Course proved enough for trainer Manny Azpurua to be convinced to send Ravelo's Boy to the 144th Belmont Stakes.
"He worked just the way I wanted him to," Azpurua said. "He had a fast work a couple of days ago, so I
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Derby and Preakness champ gallops at Belmont Park
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Elmont, NY (Sports Network) - Exercise rider Humberto Gomez guided Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner I'll Have Another through a mile gallop at Belmont Park Friday morning ahead of the $1 million Belmont Stakes on June 9.
The gallop followed two days of jogging for the chestnut colt at the
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John Velazquez gets mount on Union Rags for Belmont Stakes
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Elmont, NY (Sports Network) - As expected, there has been a jockey change for Union Rags in the upcoming Belmont Stakes. The colt's exercise rider Peter Brette confirmed on Twitter that John Velazquez will replace Julien Leparoux for the final race of the Triple Crown.
Speculation arose foll
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Weekly Television Schedule
June 1
- Movie: Casey's Shadow, 8:00-10:00AM, TCM
June 9
- Belmont Stakes, 4:30-7:00PM, NBC
June 10
- Movie: Wings of the Morning, 1:30-3:15AM, TCM
November 2
Weekly Stakes Race Schedule
June 1
- Penn National: Danzig S., $75,000, 3yo, c&g, 6f
- Penn National: Wonders Delight S., $75,000, 3yo f, 6f
June 2
- Belmont Park: Vagrancy H. (G2), $200,000, 3&up, f&m, 6.5f
- Churchill Downs: Aristides (G3), $100,000, 3&
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