Will presumptive 2021 Horse of the Year Knicks Go conclude his racing career by registering his fifth straight victory? Can Life Is Good get the job done when racing farther than 1 1/16 miles for the first time? Who is going to get the early lead, Knicks Go or Life Is Good? […]
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Past performances for last Saturday’s Gulfstream Late Pick 4 looked like Greek to us and we weren’t alone. Zero Xpressbet account holders among those registered for a weekly $2,000 bonus submitted a winning ticket! That’s saying something. Actually, a couple of things. First, you’ve got to make sure to register for […]
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Gulfstream Park’s 2021-22 Championship meeting is off and running and Saturday’s Claiming Crown card is a challenging way to begin the season. Let’s amend that…Saturday’s Claiming Crown card is an extremely challenging way to begin the season. Besides paying homage (and rich purses) to horses that often race with luggage pre-packed like one-on-one […]
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Saturday, the Gr. 3, $200k Smile Sprint and Gr. 2 $350k Princess Rooney are ‘Invitational’ meats in a tasty Gulfstream Park Pick 4 sandwich. The former, afternoon’s 10th race at 5:02 pm ET, is a six-furlong sprint with a field of 8 topped by the versatile 6-year-old Gulfstream specialist #6 Diamond Oops. He’s 5-2 on […]
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Saturday, veteran Gulfstream Park handicapper and simulcast host Ron Nicoletti will be the man wearing the bullseye in Week 6 Beat the Host action. Players will attempt to top Nicoletti’s earning’s total based on a ‘live’ $5 Win wagers in each of 10 competition races. That accomplishment earns a seat in the Beat the Host […]
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Veteran handicapper and host Jeff Siegel turned a profit Saturday when he picked 4 winners out of 10 competition races in Week 4 Beat the Host action. His winning total was $56, based on $5 Win wagers on one horse in each race. Usually, Beat the Host competition races are a combination of heats […]
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Last Saturday, we fumbled. Booted a grounder. Launched an air ball. Technical difficulties knocked us out. Down for the count. Offline for a few hours. Wasn’t the first time. Won’t be the last. It happens. And, according to the folks working in IT, that word ‘it’ usually begins with an additional two letters. Ever […]
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The horses are entered and post positions have been drawn, which means the stage is set for Gulfstream Park’s Grade I Pegasus World Cup Invitational. The $3 million race will be contested at 1 1/8 miles Saturday. NBC will telecast the Pegasus World Cup Invitational and Pegasus World Cup Turf from 4:30-6 p.m. ET. […]
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Though it has been run only four times, Gulfstream Park’s Pegasus World Cup Invitational has firmly established itself as an important event on the American racing stage. It has become a prime early-year target. This year’s 1 1/8-mile Pegasus will be held on Jan. 23. With a purse of $3 million, it is one […]
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No matter what you’re doing Saturday you’ve got to submit a ticket in Gulfstream’s Rainbow Six. It’s ‘mandatory.’ You know, as in ‘you have to do it.’ Why? Because it’s ‘mandatory.’ We thought we already made that clear. What’s that, you want a reason? OK, here goes: There’s a giant Rainbow Six pot […]
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Last week, in this space, we analyzed Del Mar’s Saturday Late Pick 4 and suggested a $42 ticket that didn’t include first-leg winner #10 Bedrock at $28.80. The rest of the ticket was ‘cherry’ and used #5 Count Again $18.80; single #9 Colt Fiction $5.20 and #8 Domestic Spending $10.40. The winning combo returned $1,475.80 […]
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Our horse racing fantasy league held its annual draft this past Monday. It’s called the Fantasy Stable League (FSL). Daily Racing Form handicapper Michael Hammersly started this league all the way back in 1986. I joined it in 1990 when I was working for the DRF. I have been the league’s commissioner since 2000. […]
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Unconventional as it may be, Saturday is Belmont Stakes Day, which means a full palate of stakes action! Below is my Pick 5 ticket for races 6 through 10. This economical ticket comes in at just $18. Good luck to all! Race 6 Highland Glory (#3, 2-1) has recency, which is something that most of […]
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Off the turf for Thursday’s card, but with no more rain in the forecast, perhaps we can hope to be back on for Friday! Race 1) Turf 1 Mile|3lcMd 50000(50-40)|Purse: $35k – rail 108 #3 Gloriously 4-1 I’m like a dog with a bone, I keep going back …..and Gloriously I’m pretty sure now owes […]
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Race 1) Turf 1° Miles|3ÎçMd Sp Wt 45k|Purse: $45k – Rail 48 #5 Act like Artie 4-1 owns the highest number and just missed over the course and distance last out. Has worked well in the interim. Workout: https://xbtv.com//video/act-like-artie-(outside)-and-elusive-molly-worked-5-furlongs-in-1/act-like-artie-outside-and-elusive-molly-worked-5-furlongs-in-100-11-at-gulfstream-park-on-may-3rd-2020/ #11 Ocean Aie 3-1 draws in the car park once more, but got a good schooling […]
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