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PANARIN BREAD FAN

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i do wonder if mindframe's connections are considering replacing irad with someone else. if he doesn't stumble at the gate and rides mindframe the way he rode tapit trice today the result might have ended differently.
 

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Damn. Nice looking Curlin filly just won for fun in the Laurel opener. Overwish, a $675,000 Mike Repole purchase, won comfortably in a debut under the direction of Jevian Toledo and Brittany Russell.
 
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first time ever in all the years i've been following horses. race 4 at saratoga a first time starter wins at a a mile and a half.

now have to see if the winner survives the steward's inquiry
 

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first time ever in all the years i've been following horses. race 4 at saratoga a first time starter wins at a a mile and a half.

now have to see if the winner survives the steward's inquiry
My favorite betting angle is to play a lone first-time starter when it offers long odds. Though the odds were adequate, I talked myself out of this wager due to the distance, rare for a debut starter.
 

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Sunday, July 21, 2024

Saratoga (New York):
  • Handle: $20 million.
  • Manny Franco rode four winners and perhaps more impressively were the odds: 8-to-1, 4-to-1, 10-to-1 and 14-to-1. Two of the winners were out for the first time.
  • Flavien Prat has my vote for top jockey in North America this year. He deserves to be elevated to such a lofty position. He had four winners on eight mounts (oddly, all losses were fourth place finishes).
  • Leading Jockeys Through Two Weeks: Flavien Prat, Irad Ortiz, Jr., Tyler Gaffalione, Manny Franco and Dylan Davis.
  • Leading Trainers Through Two Weeks: Chad Brown, Todd Pletcher, Mark Casse and Michael Maker.
  • Top Riders Under 10%: John Velazquez, Junior Alvarado and Luis Saez.
  • Cold Barns: Christophe Clement 1-for-19 and Rudy Rodriguez 0-for-16.
  • Race 6: Raging Sea (Flavien Prat/Chad Brown) won the $200,000 Grade 2 Shuvee Stakes. The Curlin filly improved to 10 5-1-1. Shuvee, in a vote of top 100 horses of the 20th Century, ranked 74th (source: Bloodhorse). Sammy Hagar called "Riders Up."

Laurel (Maryland):
  • Race 1: Overwish (Jevian Toledo/Brittany Russell) won by more than six lengths in a stylish debut. The Curlin filly was a $675,000 purchase by Mike Repole.

Colonial Downs (Virginia):
  • Race 12: Create Trouble (Jevian Toledo/Brittany Russell) finally broke his maiden after six losses and by more than eight lengths. Create Trouble was sold for $875,000 in 2022 but showed little then after a switch in trainers and a nine-month layoff finally found the winner's circle. Russell is 6 4-1-0 (67%) at the meet and is tied for most wins among all trainers.
Gulfstream (Florida):
  • Saffie Joseph, Jr. finished the card with a natural hat trick. Joseph should win the meet trainers' title rather handily as his total of 69 wins is 37 more than the closest competitor. Gulfstream runs 12 months a year but the current meet ends in late September.
Del Mar (California):
  • Race 4: Casalu (Juan Hernandez/Bob Baffert), a $775,000 purchase, debuted to a 5 1/2 length win.
 
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Saratoga's card for July 27.

RacePurseRace TypeDistanceSurfaceStartersEst. Post
1$100,000Maiden Special Weight1 1/16 MTurf1312:35 PM ET
2$90,000Maiden Special Weight7 FDirt81:07 PM ET
3$60,000Claiming7 FDirt111:40 PM ET
4$110,000Allowance6 FDirt92:13 PM ET
5$70,000Starter Allowance1 1/8 MDirt102:46 PM ET
6$350,000Alfred G. Vanderbilt H.6 FDirt63:20 PM ET
7$100,000Maiden Special Weight6 1/2 FDirt113:54 PM ET
8$100,000Maiden Special Weight5 1/2 FTurf124:29 PM ET
9$110,000Allowance Optional Claiming1 1/16 MTurf135:04 PM ET
10$500,000Jim Dandy S. Presented by Mohegan Sun1 1/8 MDirt65:43 PM ET
11$95,000Allowance1 1/16 MTurf166:17 PM ET
12$90,000Maiden Special Weight1 MTurf166:50 PM ET
 
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The remaining schedule of the current meet at Ruidoso (NM) has been transferred to Albuquerque Downs (NM) due to the series of damaging natural events including flash floods. The meet is expected to conclude the first weekend of September with Albuqerque's regular schedule to follow.

This is the first card at Albuquerque that was originally slated for Ruidoso, Friday, July 26:

RacePurseRace TypeDistanceSurfaceStartersEst. Post
1$6,000Trials350 YDirt912:30 PM MT
2$6,000Trials350 YDirt912:56 PM MT
3$6,000Trials350 YDirt91:22 PM MT
4$6,000Trials350 YDirt91:48 PM MT
5$6,000Trials350 YDirt92:14 PM MT
6$6,000Trials350 YDirt92:40 PM MT
7$6,000Trials350 YDirt103:06 PM MT
8$6,000Trials350 YDirt93:32 PM MT
9$20,980Claiming7 FDirt73:58 PM MT
10$15,840Claiming5 FDirt104:24 PM MT
11$19,800Claiming7 FDirt84:56 PM MT
12$43,600Allowance5 FDirt95:16 PM MT
 
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TV Schedule for the upcoming week including racing from England on Fox Sports. Ascot races have yet to be drawn through Tuesday,

TV and Livestream Schedule

DateProgramTimeNetwork/Social Media
July 24"Saratoga Live"1 p.m.-6 p.m.FS2
July 24Live coverage of horse racingpost time variesFanDuel TV
July 24Live coverage of horse racingpost time variesRacetrack Television Network
July 25"Saratoga Live"1 p.m.-6:30 p.m.FS2
July 25Live coverage of horse racingpost time variesFanDuel TV
July 25Live coverage of horse racingpost time variesRacetrack Television Network
July 26"Saratoga Live"1 p.m.-6:30 p.m.FS2
July 26Live coverage of horse racingpost time variesFanDuel TV
July 26Live coverage of horse racingpost time variesRacetrack Television Network
July 27Broadcast of the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes from Ascot10 a.m.-11 a.m.FS2
July 27"Saratoga Live"12:30 p.m.-3 p.m. on FS2, 3 p.m.-6 p.m. on FOX, 6 p.m.-7 p.m. on FS2FOX and FS2
July 27"The Saratoga Show Livestream"3:30 p.m.Facebook, X, and YouTube
July 27Live coverage of horse racing including the Bing Crosby Stakespost time variesFanDuel TV
July 27Live coverage of horse racingpost time variesRacetrack Television Network
July 28"Saratoga Live"1 p.m.-6:30 p.m.FS2
July 28Live coverage of horse racingpost time variesFanDuel TV
July 28Live coverage of horse racingpost time variesRacetrack Television Network
 
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Fair to say that Meadowlands harness in New Jersey is the top circuit in the US. Handles are extraordinary. The Hambletonian, a $1,000,000 race, is August 3 with eliminations for that race and the Oaks this Saturday.




Race#​

Purse​

Class​

Gait​

Dist.​

Strs.​
Post Time (ET)

Race 1
$11,500​
MADC 1​
Pace​
1 Mile​
10​
6:20 PM​

Race 2
$9,500​
TM<77.5Cd​
Pace​
1 Mile​
10​
6:45 PM​

Race 3
$40,000​
MsVerstlty​
Trot​
1 Mile​
5​
7:10 PM​

Race 4
$28,500​
Tompkins​
Pace​
1 Mile​
7​
7:35 PM​

Race 5
$31,500​
4&5YO Open​
Trot​
1 Mile​
7​
8:00 PM​
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Race 6
$50,000​
HamboOaksE​
Trot​
1 Mile​
7​
8:25 PM​

Race 7
$29,000​
Tompkins​
Pace​
1 Mile​
8​
8:50 PM​

Race 8
$50,000​
HamboOaksE​
Trot​
1 Mile​
8​
9:15 PM​

Race 9
$100,000​
Hambo E​
Trot​
1 Mile​
10​
9:40 PM​
$50,000​
HamboOaksE​
Trot​
1 Mile​
8​
10:05 PM​
$100,000​
Hambo E​
Trot​
1 Mile​
10​
10:30 PM​
$71,100​
Tompkins​
Pace​
1 Mile​
9​
10:55 PM​
$18,000​
FMnw14000​
Pace​
1 Mile​
8​
11:20 PM​
$12,500​
nw7500L4cd​
Pace​
1 Mile​
10​
11:45 PM​



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The Breeders' Cup is just three months away. Del Mar, the host location in November, has the lone Challenge Series race this weekend: Race 10 on Saturday.

In the opener, Bob Baffert debuts a rare New York-foal, $600,000 Usha who is a Tiz the Law filly.

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RacePurseRace TypeDistanceSurfaceStartersEst. Post
1$75,000Maiden Special Weight5 1/2 FDirt72:00 PM PT
2$57,000Claiming7 FDirt62:30 PM PT
3$40,000Starter Allowance5 FTurf93:00 PM PT
4$27,000Claiming6 FDirt93:30 PM PT
5$75,000Maiden Special Weight1 MTurf144:00 PM PT
6$45,000Maiden Claiming5 1/2 FDirt94:30 PM PT
7$100,000Daisycutter H.5 FTurf95:00 PM PT
8$300,000San Diego H.1 1/16 MDirt65:30 PM PT
9$76,000Allowance Optional Claiming1 MTurf146:00 PM PT
10$400,000Bing Crosby S.6 FDirt96:30 PM PT
11$75,000Maiden Special Weight1 MTurf147:00 PM PT
 
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Saratoga (New York):
  • Spirit Wind (Mike Smith/Saffie Joseph, Jr.) won the Grade 2 Honorable Miss handicap at 5-to-1, the second largest odds in a field of five. Smith and Joseph don't have the opportunity to team much but there is chatter about Spirit Wind entering the Breeders' Cup. Smith rode at Saratoga for the first time since 2021.
 

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If Churchill Downs is not going to run turf racing in September, shouldn't Kentucky Downs pick up select dates? Ky.Downs just announced increased purses for its all-turf upcoming meet while Churchill is cutting turf races.
 
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