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Keeneland Spring Meeting
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Keeneland Spring Meeting Kicks Off April 4

Keeneland opens its Spring Meet on Friday, April 4 to launch 15 days of exceptional Thoroughbred racing along with a slate of popular special events for fans of all ages and exciting wagering action for all skill levels of handicappers.

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Doncaster
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Flat Season in UK Kicks Off at Doncaster

Karl Burke has a strong hand in this year’s William Hill Lincoln, worth £150,000, after he declared both Thunder Run and Native Warrior for the 1m handicap – a race he is yet to win. A total of 20 runners

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Golden Slipper
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$5 Million Golden Slipper Tops Big Day at Rosehill

The iconic Group 1 $5 million TAB Golden Slipper – the centrepiece of Australia’s biggest day of Group 1 racing – headlines a huge day of racing and entertainment at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. (Friday night U.S. time).  The 69th running

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OBS March Sales
Handicapping 101
The 2YO Edge Man

OBS March Insights into First-Crop Sires

Under tack times from Two-Year-Old sales is certainly only one barometer of success for First-Crop Sires. Is it a perfect indicator of precocious babies to come? Of course not, but it is one tool we look at when trying to

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2025 Saratoga Stakes Schedule
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NYRA Announces 2025 Saratoga Stakes Schedule

The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced the stakes schedule for the 2025 summer meet at Saratoga Race Course, which will open Thursday, July 10 and continue through Monday, September 1.  Highlighted by the 156th renewal of the

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Keeneland spring meet
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The 2YO Edge Man

Keeneland Spring Meet 2025 Tidbits

The doors of Keeneland will swing open in less than a month to usher in patrons for this year’s Spring Meet. The highlight (at least for me and I hope for you, too) will be the same as always –

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Hoosier Park
Horse Racing News
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Hoosier Park Opens Meet With Lower Takeout

The stage is set for Harrah’s Hoosier Park as the 32nd season of live harness racing is set to get underway on Friday, March 14 at 6:15 p.m. When racing returns, the Anderson oval will greet bettors with its brand

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Tampa Bay Derby
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Michael Dempsey

Tampa Bay Derby Picks: Brown Has Two Chances

A field of seven three-year-olds line up with Derby points on the line in the Tampa Bay Derby (G3) on Saturday at Tampa Bay Downs. Trainer Chad Brown sends out a pair of contenders. Chance McPatrick is the 8-5 morning

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Gotham Stakes
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Michael Dempsey

Gotham Stakes Could Still Be a Scorcher

The $300,000 Gotham Stakes at Aqueduct could be a scorcher, with a field of 10 entered and nine lining up to go one mile on the main track. Scorching will be a scratch according to his trainer. The colt was

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