October 19, 2012 - American Turf Monthly Magazine Handicapping Newsletter

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October 19, 2012

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HORSES TO WATCH
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STRAIGHT TALK ABOUT ANGLES
By: RAY TAULBOT

It is next to impossible for an impatient player to become a success at turf speculation. This is due to the fact that so few races on the day’s card offer the investor a real opportunity to cash a wager. Most of the races carded every day defy the

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AMERICAN TURF CLUB LEAD-PICK FIVE SANTA ANITA
By: JOE GIRARDI

We have said in this spot in the past how the best play at the racetrack was the pick four play. Well over the

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Kindergarden Kid rallies to win Sycamore Stakes
By: SPORTS NETWORK

Lexington, KY (Sports Network) - Kindergarden Kid, ridden by Julien Leparoux, rallied down the stretch to catch Ioya Bigtime and win the $100,000 Sycamore Stakes at Keeneland.

Racing fifth in the seven-horse field for most of the race, Kindergarden Kid found another gear with 100 yards to go

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Romans' assistant to decide Dullahan's Breeders' Cup race
By: SPORTS NETWORK

Arcadia, CA (Sports Network) - The small woman always at trainer Dale Romans' side will have the responsibility of deciding which Breeders' Cup race Dullahan should start.

Tammy Fox, the longtime companion and assistant to Romans, is the one who picks the race the 3-year-old colt will enter

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Great Attack set for Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint
By: SPORTS NETWORK

Lexington, KY (Sports Network) - Trainer Wesley Ward had 5-year-old Great Attack work Thursday morning at Keeneland in advance of the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint on Nov.3.

With Blake Shinn riding. Great Attack covered five-furlongs in 1:02.60 over Keeneland's turf course. Owned by Houyhnhnm St

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Up the Backstretch: Next stop Breeders' Cup
By: By Don Agriss, Horse Racing Editor

(Sports Network) - The major races have been run and now the horses are in their final preparations for the 29th Breeders' Cup World Championships to be held at Santa Anita Park Nov.2 and 3.

The two-day event will conclude with the running of the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic at 1 1/4 mil

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Dialed In retired to Darby Dan Farm
By: SPORTS NETWORK

Lexington, KY (Sports Network) - Dialed In, the 2011 Kentucky Derby favorite, has been retired from racing and will stand the 2013 breeding season at Darby Dan Farm in Kentucky.

Dialed In, who underwent knee surgery last year, made his last start in an allowance/optional claiming race on Mar

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New filly and mare stakes at Sam Houston
By: SPORTS NETWORK

Houston, TX (Sports Network) - A brand new stakes race for fillies and mares will be held at Sam Houston Race Park early in 2013. The racetrack announced Tuesday the creation of the $400,000 Houston Ladies Classic.

"Fillies and mares have been the superstars of the racing industry for the la

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Wise Dan extends lead over Game On Dude in NTRA poll
By: SPORTS NETWORK

New York, NY (Sports Network) - Shadwell Turf Mile winner Wise Dan was given additional space over Game One Dude in week 33 of the NTRA National Thoroughbred Poll. Making a first appearance is 4-year-old filly Groupie Doll.

Wise Dan, trained by Charles Lopresti, receive

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Injury forces Algorithms into retirement
By: SPORTS NETWORK

Elmont, NY (Sports Network) - Former Kentucky Derby hopeful Algorithms has been retired after a long injury absence. The 3-year-old colt had been sidelined with a fractured splint bone of the right front leg.

"We were optimistic about his future and return to the track," said trainer Todd Pl

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Joshua Tree takes another Canadian International
By: SPORTS NETWORK

Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - Joshua Tree, ridden by Frankie Dettori, set the pace and went on to win his second $1.5 million Canadian International at Woodbine Race Course. The 5-year-old ran the 1 1/2-miles in 2:30.89 on a turf course rated as 'good.'

Along with the International on Sunda

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Game On Dude has Sunday work for Breeders' Cup
By: SPORTS NETWORK

Arcadia, CA (Sports Network) - Game On Dude worked five-furlongs Sunday morning at Santa Anita Park in preparation for the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic on Nov. 3. Trained by Bob Baffert, the 5-year-old gelding covered the distance in 1:00.40 with Rafael Bejarano in the saddle.