Ride On Curlin and Tapiture were among the leaders of the Oaklawn Park-based group of sophomores last year. The two have returned to their old stomping grounds for a rematch in the Grade 3, $250,000 Razorback Handicap, part of a star-studded Saturday card at the Hot Springs, Ark., track.
Download positive ROI trainer statistics for Thursday's cards at Aqueduct, Charles Town, Delta Downs, Fair Grounds, Golden Gate, Gulfstream Park, Laurel Park, Oaklawn Park, Penn National, and Santa Anita. The report features top trainer angles, top trainer/jockey combinations, and profitable betting angles based on a trainer's record in similar situations.
Mary Rampellini's horses to watch at Oaklawn Park for the week of March 12.
This is not one of those “big event” cards that have come to characterize the highest end of racing, but it should be a fun and eventful Saturday nonetheless at Gulfstream Park.
Horses to watch from Woodbine Harness.
A bill exempting wagers from any state taxes during the two-day Breeders’ Cup event at Keeneland in Lexington on Oct. 30-31 was passed late Wednesday in the Kentucky Senate and sent to Gov. Steve Beshear.
Some 11 years after training world champion Rainbow Blue, George Teague, Jr. has gone through the ups and downs of an industry that can applaud you and swallow you up simultaneously. His rags-to-riches-to-rags-to riches story has unfolded this year with the emergence of Wiggle It Jiggleit, an undefeated three-year-old gelding starting in the $58,000 William Buddy Gilmour final at the Meadowlands on Saturday night.
Download a list of horses exiting races where two or more of the competitors have come back to win their next starts. Thursday's report features races from Aqueduct, Charles Town, Delta Downs, Fair Grounds, Golden Gate, Gulfstream Park, Laurel Park, Oaklawn Park, Penn National, and Santa Anita.
Bob Pandolfo's Sharp Horses and Track Trends for March 5 to 8, 2015.
The third race at Charles Town on Wednesday night was ruled a no-contest after two horses fell on the first turn of the 6 1/2-furlong race.
