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2017 Breeders' Cup Results and Takeaways

POSTED: November 5, 2017

The Breeders' Cup can always be counted on to produce two kinds of results over the two days: one, solidifying and validating results that are...

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Eclipse Ramifications for Lady Eli

POSTED: November 1, 2017

The Breeders' Cup almost always carries with it Eclipse Award ramifications. Although personally I think the Eclipse Awards lost some of the prestige once associated...

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Joel Rosario Taken Off Forever Unbridled for Breeders' Cup

POSTED: November 1, 2017

Jockey Joel Rosario has ridden Forever Unbridled in 7 of her last 8 races, and the last 6 in a row. Every race was a...

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Getting Ready for the 2017 Breeders' Cup

POSTED: October 31, 2017

For the past several weeks, most of us who play the horses have been getting ready for the 2017 Breeders' Cup. Interestingly enough, getting ready...

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IRS Changes How Gambling Winnings are Taxed

POSTED: September 27, 2017

I didn't think we'd ever see it. The long overdue IRS revision of the way gambling winnings are taxed has finally been changed. Bettors will...

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Certainties In Horse Racing

POSTED: September 23, 2017

There are indeed certainties in horse racing; they just don't come the way most people think. There are no free squares in multi race wagers....

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Arrogate: The Fastest Travers Horse In History

POSTED: September 4, 2017

Arrogate the big gray horse bred in Kentucky at Clearsky Farms. The colt was consigned to the Keeneland September sale as a yearling and was...

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Rabbit Barred by NTRA Stewards in Woodward Stakes

POSTED: August 31, 2017

In a case of the Stewards exercising discretion they are indeed allowed by rules to exercise, they have barred owner Ron Paolucci, owner of Loooch...

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West Coast Vaults to Head of the Class

POSTED: August 28, 2017

West Coast handled the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, Belmont, Haskell, Jim Dandy, Blue Grass, Florida Derby, Indiana Derby, Ohio Derby, Matt Winn, Tampa Bay Derby, Sam...

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