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Betting 101


Betting 101

Betting on horse racing is just as historic as the sport of horse racing itself. From ancient civilizations across the world to the betting windows at Churchill Downs, the desire to bet on the horse that is fastest on a set course at a set distance has remain unchanged. Read on for beginner tips to help you bet at Churchill Downs

Types of Bets

Win-Place-Show Bets

Betting on horse racing can be fun and easy. There are several different wagers offered each race, but these are the three most basic:

  • The first is a "win" wager. Betting a horse to win is just as fun as it sounds – the horse must win the race in order for you to win the wager.
  • Next, is a "place" wager. This is betting on a horse to finish in the top 2. You win the wager if your horse finishes first or second.
  • Betting a horse to "show" means selecting a horse who you think will finish in the top 3. You win the wager if your horse finishes first, second, or third.

Because of the difficulty of a win wager, it will yield the highest payoff of these three wagers. A show wager will yield the lowest payoff but offers the greatest chance of winning.

The minimum bet for a win, place or show wager is only $2.

Exacta Bets

If you've mastered the art of win, place and show wagers, try an exacta. An exacta is more difficult than win, place and show wagers, but yields a higher payout. You bet an exacta by selecting a minimum two horses to finish first and second. These horses must finish first and second, in that order, for you to win the wager.

If picking two horses in order sounds too difficult, you can "box" your wager. A boxed wager will win if your horses finish 1st and 2nd, in any order, making it more likely for you to win.

The minimum bet for an exacta or exacta box wager is only $2.

Trifecta Bets

If you've mastered the art of win, place and show wagers, try a trifecta. A trifecta is more difficult than win, place and show wagers, as well as exacta wagers, so it yields a higher payout than any of those bets.

You bet a trifecta be selecting a minimum three horses to finish first, second, and third. These horses must finish first, second, and third, in that exact order, for you to win the wager.

If picking three horses in order sounds too difficult you can "box" your wager. A boxed trifecta wager will win if your horses finish 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, in any order, making it more likely to win.

The minimum bet for a trifecta wager is only 50 cents and you can bet a trifecta box for as little as $3.


What to Say to the Mutuel Teller When You Bet

If you're a beginning bettor you probably want to place your bets at a mutuel window with a live mutuel teller before using self-service betting machines and mobile applications. Here’s what you should do when you get to the betting window:

  1. Have your money in hand, so that once you're at the counter, you're ready to make your bet
  2. State the track's name
  3. State the race number you are betting on
  4. State the amount of money you are betting
  5. Say the type of bet you are placing
  6. Finally, state the horse's program number

It should sound something like this, "Churchill Downs, Race 11, $2 to win on #4." After you've handed the teller your money, make sure you take your betting ticket and store it in a safe, or lucky, place. If you’re bet wins, you'll need to return to the betting window and give the teller your ticket to collect your winnings
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Betting 101

How to Pick a Winner

Read the Program

The daily racing program is packed with information that can help you choose your favorite horse and can help you to make smarter bets. For each race, the program outlines each horse contender, and provides very detailed information about that horse, including its odds of winning the race, its race history, its work-outs, its jockey and other connections and their statistical records, its saddle towel color, and even its birthdate. At first glance, the numbers and language can be intimidating, but with a little guidance and a little practice, you'll find your own rhythm for reading through the program and selecting a winner. Explore our "How to Read a Program" guide for detailed explanations of each program statistic. You can start at a beginner level, and move up to intermediate and advanced readings.

Listen to What the Experts are Saying

Churchill Downs Expert Picks

Watch the Horses

As with any athlete, physical appearances are an important factor in sizing up competition. Horse racing is no different, and what your eyes tell you about the horse can be a helpful tool in betting. Here's just a few tips on what to look for as the horses come into the Paddock, but remember that, like your mom always said, "Don't judge a book by its cover." It's difficult to make judgments based solely on appearance.

  1. Ears – If the horse's ears are pricked, meaning they are large and pointed up, and its head is high and confident, you can assume that the horse is alert, aware of their surroundings, and ready to race. You don't want to bet on a horse that’s ears are flattened back, or hanging its head low and inattentive.
  2. Hair – Like humans, a good hair day goes a long way! While the horses are in the Paddock, take a good look at their hair. A nice shiny coat is an indication that the horse is in good condition; it's a general sign of the horse’s health and well-being.
  3. Muscle Definition – Most super-star athlete have prominent muscles and horses are no different. Be sure to look for nice, toned muscles around the horse’s chest and rib cage area. You want to bet on a horse that has defined muscles near their rib cage, and isn’t overweight or carrying too much fat.
  4. Nerves – It's natural to have some nerves before competition, but over anxious horses aren't necessarily a good bet. Look at the horse's behavior in the paddock, and look closely at the sweat on his/her coat. If the horse is too fidgety or sweating too much, then the horse may be wasting too much energy before it has even hit the racetrack.

Have Fun

Not every wager has to be a brain teaser! Plenty of Kentucky Derby fans win big by randomly picking a horse. Some people choose their lucky number, others draw a number out of a hat, and some select their favorite color jockey silk or favorite horse name. There are lots of fun ways to handicap a horse race, so choose the best method that works for you!

Posted on September 17th, 2016



Picking Your Horse

There is no right or wrong way to pick a horse. Here are some approaches that may work well for you:

1. Look at Past Performances in the NYRA Bets store to see how each horse has done in its most recent start.

2. Make a selection based on jockeys or trainers. Check out our NYRA leaderboard to see who is doing well during the current meet.

3. Find out who the experts like. Every track offers analysis from their in-house handicappers. Check out our NYRA BetsExpert Picks page.


The Different Bet Types

Easy
Win – Your horse must win.
Place – Your horse must finish first or second.
Show – Your horse must finish first, second, or third.
Across the Board – Separate win, place, and show wagers of equal amounts on the same horse.


Medium
Exacta – Pick the first two horses in the correct order.
Quinella – Pick the first two horses in either order.
Trifecta – Pick the first three horses in the correct order.
Daily Double – Pick the winners of two consecutive races.


Hard
Superfecta – Pick the first four horses in the correct order.
Grand Slam – Pick a horse to finish in the top three in three straight races, capped by the winner of the fourth race in the sequence. If there is no show wagering in one of the first three legs, the horse must finish second.
Pick 3 – Pick the winners of three consecutive races.
Pick 4 – Pick the winners of four consecutive races.
Pick 5 – Pick the winners of five consecutive races.
Pick 6 – Pick the winners of six consecutive races.

“Boxing" your choices in exacta, trifecta, and superfecta bets makes your wager more expensive but allows you to win if your selected horses finish in any order! In addition, adding additional horses to your wagers raises the price of your ticket, but gives you more chances to win.


If you have trouble placing bets, please contact us through our Live Chat or call 1-844-NYRA-BET and we would be happy to assist.


You Won! Now What?

Whether you place your bet online or on-track, your account balance will reflect your winnings once the result is official.

There is only one thing left to do - get ready for the next race

Posted on September 17th, 2016

BELMONT PARK & zCHURCHILL DOWNS SCRATCHES AND PROGRAM CHANGES FOR SATURDAY, 9/17/2016


BELMONT PARK
SCRATCHES AND PROGRAM CHANGES FOR SATURDAY, 9/17/2016
Last Updated: 11:40:24 AM
TRACK CONDITIONS
Weather:MOSTLY SUNNY 68
Track:FAST
Turf:FIRM
Turf Races:2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10
Inner:Set at 0 Ft
Widener:Set at 18 Ft
P6 Carryover:NONE Takeout - 15.00 %
DAILY NOTES
SCRATCHES
RaceProgram #HorseReasonNotes
17Son of a GeneralEarly--Veterinarian
66AlertaEarly--Veterinarian
7A Chip and a ChairEarly--Veterinarian
79Here Comes TommyEarly--Main Track Only
85Eden RidgeEarly--Veterinarian
103Oh So SinisterEarly--Veterinarian
JOCKEY CHANGES
RaceProgram #HorseChanges
104Dot MatrixEric Cancel
MISCELLANEOUS CHANGES
RaceProgram #HorseChanges
11Best PlayBLINKERS OFF
51The WalkEAR MUFFS AGAIN
74The J Y+1 LBS
POST TIME CHANGES
RaceChanges


Program Changes

2016 Churchill Downs September Meet

Sept. 16-Oct. 2

Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016

Day 2 of 11


TRACK: MUDDY

TURF: OFF (races 1 & 5 moved to the main track)

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST:Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 2 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 82. Southwest wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half-inch possible.

UPDATED: 10 a.m. (all times EDT)

RACE 1 (2:30 p.m.) - OFF TURF - will be run at one mile on the main track | 50-cent minimum Pick 4 begins

JOCKEY CHANGE: #5 Scatmeifucan, James Graham

SCRATCH #8 Katie the Cutie

RACE 2 (2:59 p.m.) - 50-cent minimum Pick 5 begins

JOCKEY CHANGE: #4 Valient Tenobob, Ty Kennedy

RACE 3 (3:29 p.m.) - 33rd running of the $100,000 Locust Grove Presented by TwinSpires.com (Grade III)

NO CHANGES

RACE 4 (3:59 p.m.) - 50-cent minimum Pick 4 begins

SCRATCH #1 Phone Chick

JOCKEY CHANGE: #9 Pocket of Aces, Robby Albarado

AE #13 Don't Talk Back will run

RACE 5 (4:20 p.m.) - OFF TURF - will be run at 1 1/16 miles on the main track

SCRATCH #1A Regal Kitten (part of entry, #1 Shootout will run) (NOTE: CHANGED FROM EARLIER LISTING)

Jockey Change #7 Leonardo Da Vinci, Brian Hernandez Jr.

SCRATCH AE #11 Handiwork (entered for main track only - "MTO")

RACE 6 (4:59 p.m.) - 20-cent minimum Single 6 Jackpot begins (1-day carryover of $6,269)

JOCKEY CHANGE: #4 Convict Pike, Chris Landeros

SCRATCH AE #13 Wild Scat Blue

SCRATCH AE #14 Road to the Roses

SCRATCH AE #15 Teletap

SCRATCH AE #16 Giant Payday

RACE 7 (5:29 p.m) - 50-cent minimum Pick 5 begins

Jockey Change: #5 D'craziness, TBA

Jockey Change: #8 Bootleggin, Jose Valdivia Jr.

SCRATCH AE #13 Papa Zulu

SCRATCH AE #14 Kocheck

RACE 8 (5:59 p.m.) - 35th running of the $150,000 Iroquois Presented by TwinSpires.com (Grade III) | Road to the Kentucky Derby series opener | Breeders' Cup 'Win & You're In' | 50-cent minimum Pick 4 begins

NO CHANGES

RACE 9 (6:29 p.m.) - The 8th running of the $100,000 Open Mind

SCRATCH #3 Athena

RACE 10 (6:59 p.m.) - 48th running of the $200,000 Pocahontas Presented by TwinSpires.com (Grade II) | Road to the Kentucky Oaks series opener | Breeders' Cup 'Win & You're In'

JOCKEY CHANGE: #5 Jordan's Henny, Brian Hernandez Jr.

RACE 11 (7:29 p.m.) - $1 Super Hi-5 (1-day carryover of $2,255)

SCRATCH #1 Super Wonderful

JOCKEY CHANGE: #9 Picasso Moon, Ricardo Santana Jr.

JOCKEY CHANGE: #12 Rossini Sunrise, TBA

AE #13 Make Amends will run


SCRATCH AE #14 Oh Maybe Baby

Posted on September 17th, 2016

Casse Bids For Sweep of Saturday's Road to Kentucky Derby, Oaks Openers, Breeders' Cup 'Win & You're In' Races

Casse Bids For Sweep of Saturday's Road to Kentucky Derby, Oaks Openers, Breeders' Cup 'Win & You're In' Races

Sep 16, 2016
Ryan Martin
20160604 THIRSTFORLIFE (Coady) R1 Inside Fin

The Mark Casse-trained Thirstforlife, shown in an easy victory in his second career start during the Spring Meet at Churchill Downs, bids for his first stakes triumph in Saturday's $150,000 Iroquois Presented by TwinSpires.com (GIII). (Coady Photography, Churchill Downs)

Trainer Mark Casse swept both 2-year-old stakes races on closing day of Churchill Downs’ Spring Meet with the John C. Oxley-owned pair of Classic Empire andPretty City Dancer in the Bashford Manor (GIII) and Debutante Stakes, respectively, and will attempt to mirror that accomplishment Saturday when he sends out Thirstforlife in the $150,000 Iroquois Presented by TwinSpires.com (GIII) andDream Dancing in the $200,000 Pocahontas Presented by TwinSpires.com (GII).

Both the Iroquois and Pocahontas serve as the first qualifying races on the “Road to the Kentucky Derby” and “Road to the Kentucky Oaks” and will award the Top 4 finishers points on a 10-4-2-1 scale. They are also a part of the Breeders’ Cup “Win & You’re In” program where the winners of each race will receive an automatic berth to the Sentient Jet Breeders’ Cup Juvenile and 14 Hands Winery Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies, both Grade I races that carry a purse of $2 million.

“Obviously it would be a great accomplishment,” said Casse’s assistant trainer David Carroll. “It would speak volumes of the horses under our care, the job Mark does and the team that he has put together and obviously the owners giving us horses of this caliber.”

Owned by Gary Barber and St. Elias Stable, Thirstforlife was a third beaten six lengths last time out behind Klimt in Del Mar’s Best Pal (GIII) who came back to win the Del Mar Futurity (GI). The son of Stay Thirstywill be trying two turns for the first time when he runs in the Iroquois.

“We’re looking forward to getting him around two turns,” Carroll said. “I don’t think we learned too much after his last race. He broke sharp, took back and they went a slow pace and ran one-two all the way around so we don’t really know where he fits but (Saturday) we should learn a lot about him. Obviously it’s a good field and a lot of horses on the up and up. I think (trainer) Dale (Romans)’s horse (Not This Time) looks like a promising colt also. We’ll learn a lot more after the race.”

While Thirstforlife is coming fresh out of a Grade III, his stable mate Dream Dancing will be taking things up a notch. Her last effort came when she broke her maiden on the second attempt going two turns on the turf at Saratoga. She will be trying dirt for the first time.

“Mark likes to use Saratoga for two turns,” Carroll said. “There are no two-turn dirt races, only turf races and often if they have a dirt pedigree, he’ll put them on the turf just for the experience and conditioning. She’s bred for dirt, her family says dirt and obviously she won on turf. She shipped down a few days ago, she’s in great shape and we’re looking forward to running her also.”

In her career debut on Aug. 7, the daughter of Tapit was second behind the Leah Gyarmati-trained Coastal who went on to win Saratoga’s P.G. Johnson Stakes. In the same race, Dream Dancing finished ahead of Joust who went on to break her maiden at Kentucky Downs on Sept. 11.

“They’ve done a great job with her at Saratoga,” Carroll said. “The form is good and we’re looking forward to leading her over there and hopefully run a big race. Mark will say that there are no two-turn dirt races and the turf is easier on them and also a lot of conditioning from them. Once you try that bottom, then you can try them on the dirt. It seems to work well.”

Casse will be in search of his first Pocahontas victory with Dream Dancing and has one Iroquois victory under his belt with Uncaptured in 2012. Jockey Florent Geroux has the mount aboard both Casse trainees.

PROMISING 2-YEAR-OLD NOT THIS TIME STEPS UP IN IROQUOIS – Albaugh Family Stable’s Not This Time is the “total package,” according to trainer Dale Romans, who hopes that this half-brother to dual Grade I winner Liam’s Map will deliver a victory for the Romans barn in Saturday’s $150,000 Iroquois Presented by TwinSpires.com (GIII) following an impressive 10-length maiden victory at Ellis Park on Aug. 12.

The homebred son of Giant’s Causeway’s Ellis Park romp was a big turnaround from his career debut at Churchill on June 28, where he was a well-beaten fifth beaten 10 lengths behind the Eddie Kenneally-trained Bitumen, the eventual winner of Saratoga’s Sanford (GII) on July 23.

“He’s pedigree, he’s intelligence, he’s looks, he’s talent … he’s got it all,” said Romans, who won the Iroquois with Cleburne in 2013. “This is a good field of horses, there are a lot of good horses in the race and it looks like there is a lot of speed. This will be a good test for him to see if he steps up where we think that he can. Endurance is no question, he’s a good horse.”

In recent years, Romans has left many of his quality 2-year-olds at Churchill, rather than taking them to Saratoga where he based during a good portion of the summer.

“When I started a long time ago I would take a lot of 2-year-olds to Saratoga,” Romans said. “I just saw a pattern of horses working way too hard too early to compete up there and it’s paid off for me to just leave them behind and run at Ellis and it’s really become some very high quality racing. It’s a good time of year to break a horse’s maiden and it’s a safe surface to run on. It’s worked well for me.

“Hopefully he just steadily improves. He doesn’t have to go too far right now. He’s a good horse but we would just like to see him keep getting better with every race.”

Robby Albarado, the pilot aboard Not This Time’s two career starts, returns to the saddle for the Iroquois.

GORDER TOUTS POCAHONTAS ENTRANT SULLY’S DREAM – Following an eye-popping 12-length maiden victory at Ellis Park on July 30, trainer Kellyn Gorder can’t help but speak blessings of his promising 2-year-old filly Sully’s Dream, who is taking a jump up in class in Saturday’s $200,000 Pocahontas Presented by TwinSpires.com (GII).

“Halfway through the summer I sent a text to the owner (Ralph Ebert) and said, ‘I think this could be the best filly I’ve had in my barn,’” said Gorder, who seeks his first graded stakes victory since the 2013 Jefferson Cup (GIII) with General Election. “I really don’t think we’ve got close to seeing what she’s capable of and I think highly of her. I’m not sure that she beat much in that race, but it really is hard to judge. She’s been working with older horses and physically she doesn’t look 2; she looks like a 3-year-old.”

The Pocahontas serves as a part of the Breeders’ Cup “Win & You’re In Juvenile Fillies Division,” whose winner will receive an automatic berth into the $2 million 14 Hands Winery Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (GI) at Santa Anita on Nov. 5. Should this daughter of Colonel John return to the winner’s circle, she will likely be California bound.

“If she punches the ticket here, that’s what we’ll do,” Gorder said. “I’m a little concerned with the outside post but it’s nothing I’d be too nervous about. The way she goes about her work is just so professional. She does everything so easily and I think that she’s pretty special.”

Sully’s Dream will receive the riding services of Robby Albarado, who was aboard for her astonishing maiden win.

LANERIE HOPES FOR MORE SUCCESS DURING SEPTEMBER MEET – Last year, jockey Corey Lanerie entered the Churchill Downs September Meet fresh off a frustrating 0-for-57 at Saratoga, but this year he stayed home to ride at Ellis Park, which resulted in a riding title at the Henderson, Ky. oval.

The Lafayette, La. native finished off the Ellis Park meet with 26 wins in 125 starts banking $557,782 when riding at the track.

“Last year I knew going into Saratoga that I’d be up against some tough competition,” Lanerie said. “Did I think that I would not win a race? No, but I knew how tough it would be and coming home I have my people that are loyal to me and I’m grateful for my good business here.”

Lanerie will be in search of his 12thChurchill title in the past 13 meets.

“I got to stay home and win some races and was fortunate enough to be leading rider at Ellis Park,” Lanerie said. “I’m very glad to get back to Churchill. I expect that we can hopefully kick off against winning a bunch of races and try my best to stay on top.”

SATURDAY’S FIRST RACE MOVED TO 2:30 P.M.; LOUISVILLE/FLORIDA STATE ATTENDEES TO RECEIVE FREE ADMISSION– With a nationally-televised ACC showdown between the 10th-rankedUniversity of Louisville football team and second-ranked Florida State at nearby Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium on Saturday at noon, Central Avenue is certain to be bustling with activity this weekend.

Track officials proactively moved back Saturday’s post time from 12:45 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. so fans could enjoy the best of both worlds and to help ease area traffic.

Those who attend the big game are invited to visit Churchill Downs afterward free of charge on Saturday simply by showing their ticket stub. Eleven races, including four stakes events, are scheduled Saturday and the last race is scheduled for 7:29 p.m.

ESPN’s College GameDay will visit Louisville for the first time for Saturday’s game, and there will be some elements from Churchill Downs fused into the broadcast, including track bugler Steve Buttleman starting the show at 9 a.m. with the “Call to the Post.”

FAMILY ADVENTURE DAY IS SUNDAY – Presented by Kroger and in partnership with Kosair Children’s Hospital, Family Adventure Day at Churchill Downs will be held Sunday (Sept. 18) – first Sunday of the September Meet.

Families are encouraged to bring the kids to Churchill Downs for a day of racing and family activities including pony rides, inflatables, petting zoo, stick horse races in the Paddock, face painting and more. New activities for this event include Sportsdrome Speedway race cars and drivers; the Air 60 police helicopter and the Belle of Louisville float. Kosair Children’s Hospital activities will feature the Caring for Your Child’s Mind, Body and Spirit: Mighty Titans obstacle course; kids’ yoga; and a “just for kids” craft activity.


Tickets for adults and children age 3 and up are just $8 when purchased online in advance at ChurchillDowns.com, and include unlimited access to all kid-friendly activities through 5 p.m. Churchill Downs is also offering a Family Four Pack that includes four Family Adventure Day tickets, four family meals in the Family Adventure Day area and two racing programs for only $44

Posted on September 17th, 2016

Race 1 - POST Time - 2:30 PM CHURCHILL DOWNS SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 17TH


 

Race 1 - POST Time - 2:30 PM

Entries Plus (FREE) PPs & Selections PP (Race 1)

Daily Double / Exacta / Trifecta / Superfecta / Pick 3 (Races 1-2-3) Pick 4 (Races 1-2-3-4)

Churchill Downs CLAIMING $30,000 – $25,000

Purse $24,000. For Fillies And Mares Three Years Old And Upward Which Have Never Won Three Races Or Three Year Old Fillies. Three Year Olds, 122 Lbs.; Older, 125 Lbs. Non-winners Of A Race Over A Mile On The Turf Since August 17 Allowed 2 Lbs. Claiming Price $30,000, if for $25,000, allowed 2 Lbs. (If deemed inadvisable by management to run this race over the turf course, it will be run on the main track at One mile.). One Mile. (Turf)
P#PPHorse Virtual
Stable		A/SMedClaim $JockeyWgtTrainerM/LLive
Odds
1
1Angel Haze (KY)4/FL$30,000J L Castanon123R R O'Connor, II8/1
2
2Hot Yankee (LA)4/FL$25,000R Albarado121M R Scherer15/1
3
3Leanne N Susan (KY)4/FL$30,000C J Lanerie123D L Romans7/2
4
4Rose to Glory (KY)4/FL$30,000C Hill123D K Von Hemel6/1
5
5Scatmeifucan (KY)3/FL$30,000J K Court120V L Foley6/1
6
6Tasseography (KY)4/FL$25,000F C Torres121J L Ely5/1
7
7Royal Temptress (IRE)5/ML$30,000S Bridgmohan123L J Sterling, Jr.5/1
 SCRKatie the Cutie (KY)-------------------------------------Scratched-------------------------------------4/1
 SCRTrack Teller (KY)-------------------------------------Scratched-------------------------------------20/1
10
10Traci Is Ready (KY)5/ML$25,000M Mena121G A Thomas30/1

Owners: 1 - Steven Mueller; 2 - Merrill R. Scherer, Daniel J. Lynch and Ken Sentel; 3 -Zayat Stables, LLC (Ahmed Zayat); 4 - Little River Racing (Jeremy Stone); 5 - Vickie L. Foley, et al.; 6 - Morrie Waud; 7 - Lynda G. Lail; 10 - Millard R. Seldin Revocable Trust (Millard R. Seldin)

Breeders: 1 - Edward Seltzer & Beverly Anderson; 2 - Merrill Scherer; 3 - Zayat Stables, LLC; 4 - Robert A. Gentry; 5 - Hart Farm; 6 - Machmer Hall; 7 - K. Molloy; 10 - Millard R. Seldin Rev. Trust

Pedigrees (Sire - Dam, by Dam Sire): 1 -City Zip - Rap Queen , by Stormin Fever ; 2 -Yankee Gentleman - Kindling , by Boundary; 3 - Eskendereya - Thirtysixth , by Dixieland Band ; 4 - Majestic Warrior - Rose Tiara , bySt. Jovite ; 5 - Scat Daddy - Tico Breeze , byCarson City ; 6 - Afleet Alex - Chinese Tea , by Boston Harbor ; 7 - Strategic Prince (GB) -Love Thirty (GB) , by Mister Baileys (GB) ; 10 - More Than Ready - Traci's Wild , byLangfuhr ;

 Sire of Angel Haze standing at Lane's End

 

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Race 2 - POST Time - 2:59 PM

Entries Plus (FREE) PPs & Selections PP (Race 2)

Daily Double / Exacta / Trifecta / Superfecta / Pick 3 (Races 2-3-4) Pick 5 (Races 2-6)

Churchill Downs CLAIMING $7,500

Purse $16,000. For Three Year Olds And Upward. Three Year Olds, 122 Lbs.; Older, 124 Lbs. Non-winners Of Two Races Since July 17 Allowed 2 Lbs. A Race Since Then Allowed 4 Lbs. Claiming Price $7,500 (Races Where Entered For $6,000 Or Less Not Considered In Allowances). Six And One Half Furlongs.
P#PPHorse Virtual
Stable		A/SMedClaim $JockeyWgtTrainerM/LLive
Odds
1
1Dreaming of Joey (KY)6/GL$7,500B J Hernandez, Jr.120K G Bourgeois6/1
2
2Buck Magic (KY)5/GL$7,500J Graham120D L Dortch5/1
3
3Outlash (KY)4/CL$7,500F Geroux120M J Maker8/5
4
4Valient Tenobob (MI)8/GL$7,500M Zajac120J R Jackson20/1
5
5Royal Dehere (KY)6/GL$7,500C H Borel120K G Miller8/1
6
6Magnum Force (CA)7/GL$7,500F C Torres120M E Lauer6/1
7
7Salty Rim (IN)5/GL$7,500C J Lanerie120E N Foster10/1
8
8Run With Honor (KY)6/HL$7,500M Mena120A O Montano, Sr.15/1
9
9Justification (CA)7/GL$7,500E E Prentice Jr.1155J Woodard8/1

First Start Since Reported as Gelding: 7 - Salty Rim

Owners: 1 - Keith G. Bourgeois; 2 - Joseph A. Scates; 3 - Kenneth L. and Sarah K. Ramsey; 4 - Laura Jackson; 5 - Steve Isaac; 6 -Timothy James; 7 - Foster Family Racing (Brooklyn N. Foster); 8 - Ralph E. Ising; 9 -Fun Money Racing, LLC (Jeff Mumford)

Breeders: 1 - Herman Heinlein; 2 - Mike Ball & Katherine Ball; 3 - Peter E. Blum Thoroughbreds, LLC &Unbridled's Song Syndicate; 4 - James Jackson & Laura Jackson; 5 - TBS Farms, LLC; 6 - Carol A. Lingenfelter; 7 - Michael E. Lauer & George Berry; 8 - Dr. Charles S. Giles; 9 - Old English Rancho

Pedigrees (Sire - Dam, by Dam Sire): 1 -Rockport Harbor - Miss Stormy Pick , byStorm Creek ; 2 - Broken Vow - Gatorette , byDistorted Humor ; 3 - Unbridled's Song -Lady's Touch , by Touch Gold ; 4 - Service Stripe - During the Race , by Wheaton ; 5 -Dehere - Roma Royale , by General Royal ; 6 - Redattore (BRZ) - Tonsilitis , by Swiss Yodeler ; 7 - Limehouse - Bright and Shiny , by El Prado (IRE) ; 8 - Any Given Saturday -Honorable Peace , by Honor Grades ; 9 -Perfect Mandate - Unusual Prospect , byUnusual Heat ;

 

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Race 3 Locust Grove S. (Grade III)   POST Time - 3:29 PM

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Churchill Downs STAKES

Purse $100,000. For Fillies And Mares, Three Years Old And Upward. One And One Sixteenth Miles.
P#PPHorse Virtual
Stable		A/SMedJockeyWgtTrainerM/LLive
Odds
1
1Ahh Chocolate (KY)4/FLB J Hernandez, Jr.123N J Howard8/5
2
2Romantic Vision (KY)4/FLC Hill121G R Arnold, II15/1
3
3Miss Pink Diva (KY)4/FLS Bridgmohan121W B Bradley15/1
4
4Sweetgrass (KY)4/FLC Landeros121I R Wilkes5/2
5
5Engaginglee (KY)5/MLL Saez121D L Romans4/1
6
6Innovative Idea (KY)4/F
C J Lanerie121E G Harty5/2

Owners: 1 - Stoneway Farm (James L. Stone); 2 - G. Watts Humphrey, Jr.; 3 - Judy B. Hicks; 4 - Six Column Stables, LLC, Bloch, Randall L., Seiler, John and Merritt, Fred; 5 -Paul A. Lichtefeld and Jack D. Stewart; 6 -Godolphin Racing, LLC, Lessee (Mohammed Al Maktoum, et al.)

Breeders: 1 - Stoneway Farm; 2 - G. Watts Humphrey Jr.; 3 - Ian Medina & Kiana Medina; 4 - Randy Bloch, et al; 5 - Paul Lichtefeld & Jack Stewart; 6 - Darley

Pedigrees (Sire - Dam, by Dam Sire): 1 -Candy Ride (ARG) - Ahh , by Saint Liam ; 2 -Lemon Drop Kid - Perfect for You , byGiant's Causeway ; 3 - Dunkirk - Cotton Anne , by Pioneering ; 4 - Street Sense -Mondenschein , by Brahms ; 5 - Fusaichi Pegasus - Lee Gage , by Fit to Fight ; 6 -Bernardini - Golden Velvet , by Seeking the Gold ;

 Sire of Ahh Chocolate standing at Lane's End

 Sire of Romantic Vision standing at Lane's End

 

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Race 4 - POST Time - 3:59 PM

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Churchill Downs MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT

Purse $43,000. (Includes $3,600 – KTDF - Kentucky TB Devt Fund). For Maidens, Fillies Two Years Old. Weight, 118 Lbs. (Preference To Horses That Have Not Started For Less Than $50,000). Six Furlongs.
P#PPHorse Virtual
Stable		A/SMedJockeyWgtTrainerM/LLive
Odds
 SCRPhone Chick (MD)-------------------------------------Scratched-------------------------------------10/1
2
2Blame the Law (KY)2/FLM Mena118M A Tomlinson15/1
3
3Stonetacular (KY)2/FLB J Hernandez, Jr.118N J Howard12/1
4
4Capering (KY)2/FLF Geroux118S M Asmussen7/2
5
5Kathy's Chance (KY)2/F
A Jimenez118L W Holt15/1
6
6One Dollar (KY)2/F
J Graham118P J McGee12/1
7
7Science Fiction (KY)2/F
S Bridgmohan118D K Von Hemel12/1
8
8Mattie Ross (KY)2/F
J P Vargas118R C Richards12/1
9
9Pocket of Aces (KY)2/FLJ Rocco, Jr.118G R Arnold, II3/1
10
10Never Hungover (NY)2/FLL Saez118D W Lukas20/1
11
11Scurry (KY)2/FLC Landeros118W B Calhoun7/2
12
12Audacious Gal (KY)2/FLF C Torres118J M Cowan12/1
13
13Don't Talk Back (KY)2/F
C J Lanerie118S Preston8/1

Owners: 2 - Michael J. Bruder; 3 - Stoneway Farm (James L. Stone); 4 - Stonestreet Stables, LLC (Barbara Banke); 5 - Jeff Drown; 6 - Jay Em Ess Stable (Samantha Siegel); 7 - Pin Oak Stable, LLC (Josephine Abercrombie); 8 - Richard Keith; 9 - G. Watts Humphrey, Jr.; 10 - Phillip Maloof; 11 - Allen Racing, LLC (Chuck Allen) and Bloon Racing, LLC (Jeff Bloon); 12 - Susan Mumphrey and C. J. Equine Service, Inc. (Jon M. Cowan); 13 -Stephanie Preston

Breeders: 2 - Spruce Lane Farm, Empire Equines, GrandCrue Farm LLC & Valerie Stevens; 3 - Seclusive Farm & Chester Prince; 4 - Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC; 5 - Twin Hopes Farm, LLC; 6 - WinStar Farm, LLC; 7 - Pin Oak Stud, LLC; 8 - SF Bloodstock; 9 - G. Watts Humphrey Jr.; 10 - Milfer Farm Inc.; 11 - Three Chimneys Farm, LLC; 12 - Willmott Stables; 13 - Gabriel Duignan, William Duignan &Vision Thoroughbreds

Pedigrees (Sire - Dam, by Dam Sire): 2 -Blame - Letter of the Law , by Stormy Atlantic ; 3 - Speightstown - Surf Light , byMalibu Moon ; 4 - Bernardini - Effectual , byCarson City ; 5 - Union Rags - South Bay Cove, by Fusaichi Pegasus ; 6 - Bellamy Road -Bialy , by Distorted Humor ; 7 - Tale of the Cat - Another World , by Maria's Mon ; 8 -Unbridled's Song - Choice Play , byVindication ; 9 - Harlan's Holiday - Deal of the Decade , by Tiznow ; 10 - Sky Mesa -Crystal Empire , by Empire Maker ; 11 - Sky Mesa - Satyana , by Street Cry (IRE) ; 12 -Eddington - Aud , by Wild Again ; 13 -Tizway - Island Rhythm , by Skip Trial ;

 

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Race 5 - POST Time - 4:29 PM

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Churchill Downs STARTER ALLOWANCE $50,000

Purse $30,000. For Three Year Olds Which Have Started For A Claiming Price Of $50,000 Or Less And Which Have Not Won A Race Other Than Maiden, Claiming Or State Bred Allowance. Weight, 122 Lbs.; Non-winners Of A Race At A Mile Or Over On The Turf Since August 17 Allowed 3 Lbs. (Races Where Entered For $40,000 Or Less Not Considered In Allowances). (If deemed inadvisable by management to run this race over the turf course, it will be run on the main track at One and One Sixteenth mile.).One And One Sixteenth Miles. (Turf)
P#PPHorse Virtual
Stable		A/SMedJockeyWgtTrainerM/LLive
Odds
1
5Shootout (NY)3/CLF Geroux119M J Maker3/1
 SCRRegal Kitten (KY)-------------------------------------Scratched-------------------------------------3/1
2
1Patrick's Day (KY)3/CLM Mena119J Blair6/1
3
2Explosive Kowboy (KY)3/GLD R Flores119M Lovell6/1
4
3Lucky Ramsey (KY)3/CLR Albarado119R L Morse2/1
5
4Moon Gate Warrior (KY)3/GLJ L Castanon119P A Bauer10/1
6
6Two Stepping Groom (IN)3/GLR Mojica, Jr.119S Guerrero30/1
7
7Leonardo Da Vinci (FL)3/CLJ Rocco, Jr.119M A Tomlinson8/1
 SCRMoonlight Mischief (KY)-------------------------------------Scratched-------------------------------------6/1
9
10Tiz Too (KY)3/C
J Graham119T Richardson20/1
10
11U S S Altair (KY)3/GLC J Lanerie119C Richard4/1
 SCRHandiwork (KY)-------------------------------------Scratched-------------------------------------7/2
A - Coupled Entries - 1 - Shootout, 1A - Regal Kitten

Owners: 1 - Kenneth L. and Sarah K. Ramsey; 2 - Donegal Racing (Jerry Crawford); 3 - Griffon Farms (Robert Griffon) and Michelle R. Lovell; 4 - Chieftain Stables III, LLC (Tom Gardiner); 5 - Rigney Racing, LLC (Richard Rigney); 6 - Sal Guerrero; 7 - Patricia's Hope, LLC (Vince Foglia); 9 - Tim C. and Renee Richardson; 10 - Midwest Thoroughbreds, Inc. (Richard and Karen Papiese);

Breeders: 1 - Rhapsody Farm LLC & Jon DavisJon; 2 - Dr. John A. Chandler; 3 - Griffon Farms, Michelle Lovell &Casey Lovell; 4 - Alpha Delta Stables, LLC; 5 - Grousemont Farm; 6 - House's Thoroughbreds; 7 - Wendy Christ, Kathie Haines &Elderbreds Inc.; 9 - Ripplewood Farm LLC.; 10 - Mike Sutherland;

Pedigrees (Sire - Dam, by Dam Sire): 1 -Discreet Cat - Bemuse , by Benchmark ; 2 -Harlan's Holiday - De Aar , by Gone West ; 3 - Kodiak Kowboy - Dynamite Babe , byDynameaux ; 4 - Lookin At Lucky - Summer Rainbow , by Summer Squall ; 5 - Bernardini- J Z Warrior , by Harlan's Holiday ; 6 -Spanish Steps - Two Groom Doll , by Down the Aisle ; 7 - Leroidesanimaux (BRZ) - Top of the Noggin , by Chief's Crown ; 9 -Tizdejavu - Sanguinity , by Mutakddim ; 10 -Eskendereya - Absolute Bearing , by Mizzen Mast ;

 Sire of Regal Kitten standing at Ramsey Farm

 

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Race 6 - POST Time - 4:59 PM

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Churchill Downs MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT

Purse $43,000. (Includes $3,600 – KTDF - Kentucky TB Devt Fund). For Maidens, Two Years Old. Weight, 118 Lbs. (Preference To Horses That Have Not Started For Less Than $50,000). One Mile.
P#PPHorse Virtual
Stable		A/SMedJockeyWgtTrainerM/LLive
Odds
1
1Factor of War (KY)2/CLL Saez118D W Lukas20/1
2
2Guernsey (KY)2/CLC Hill118M Stidham6/1
3
3Broken Promise (KY)2/C
S Bridgmohan118D K Von Hemel15/1
4
4Convict Pike (KY)2/CLJ Rocco, Jr.118G R Arnold, II15/1
5
5Society Beau (KY)2/CLB J Hernandez, Jr.118N J Howard6/1
6
6Speedy A. P. (KY)2/CLR Albarado118D L Romans20/1
7
7Fireball Shot (KY)2/CLJ Graham118P A Bauer15/1
8
8Young American (KY)2/CLC H Borel118K G McPeek20/1
9
9Souper Catch (FL)2/CLF Geroux118M E Casse5/2
10
10Just Another John (KY)2/CLF C Torres118J Engler15/1
11
11Nims (PA)2/CLC J Lanerie118E Kenneally6/1
12
12Silent Decree (KY)2/CLJ Valdivia, Jr.118P B Byrne4/1
 SCRWild Scat Blue (KY)-------------------------------------Scratched-------------------------------------12/1
 SCRRoad to the Roses (KY)-------------------------------------Scratched-------------------------------------8/1
 SCRTeletap (KY)-------------------------------------Scratched-------------------------------------10/1
 SCRGiant Payday (KY)-------------------------------------Scratched-------------------------------------15/1

Owners: 1 - Willis Horton Racing, LLC (Willis D. Horton); 2 - Godolphin Racing, LLC, Lessee (Mohammed Al Maktoum, et al.); 3 - Pin Oak Stable, LLC (Josephine Abercrombie); 4 - Ashbrook Farm (Glenn S. Bromagen); 5 - B.C.W.T., Ltd. (Barbara Webber); 6 - Calumet Farm (Brad Kelley); 7 -Rigney Racing, LLC (Richard Rigney); 8 -Stephen R. Baker; 9 - Live Oak Plantation (Mrs. Charlotte C. Weber); 10 - Average Joe Racing Stables, Ltd. (Chris Britton); 11 -William L. Pape; 12 - Chuck and Maribeth Sandford, LLC (Chuck and Maribeth Sandford);

Breeders: 1 - Frank Penn & John R. Penn; 2 - Darley; 3 - Pin Oak Stud, LLC; 4 - Rosemont Farm LLC; 5 - BCWT, Ltd.; 6 - Calumet Farm; 7 - Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC; 8 - Branch Equine, LLC & Woodstock, LLC; 9 - Live Oak Stud; 10 - Allen Poindexter & Kevin Welsh; 11 - Mr. & Mrs. William L. Pape; 12 - Hargus Sexton, Sandra Sexton &Silver Fern Farm, LLC;

Pedigrees (Sire - Dam, by Dam Sire): 1 -The Factor - Street Scene (IRE) , by Zafonic ; 2 - Tapit - Channel , by Storm Cat ; 3 - Broken Vow - No Use Denying , by Maria's Mon ; 4 -Broken Vow - Witchy One , by Smart Strike ; 5 - Curlin - Seattle Society , by A.P. Indy ; 6 -Lemon Drop Kid - Fircroft , by A.P. Indy ; 7 -Street Cry (IRE) - Scarlet Tango , by French Deputy ; 8 - Congrats - Skating , by Awesome Again ; 9 - Bernardini - Cry and Catch Me , by Street Cry (IRE) ; 10 - Tizway - Burning Faith , by Cat Thief ; 11 - Colonel John -Western Pleaser , by Crowd Pleaser ; 12 -Bodemeister - Tap Softly , by Tapit ;

 Sire of Speedy A. P. standing at Lane's End

Equipment Changes: 1 - Factor of War - Blinkers On

 

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Churchill Downs ALLOWANCE

Purse $45,000. (Includes $3,900 – KTDF - Kentucky TB Devt Fund). For Three Year Olds And Upward Which Have Never Won A Race Other Than Maiden, Claiming Or Starter Or Which Have Never Won Two Races. Three Year Olds, 122 Lbs.; Older, 124 Lbs. Non-winners Of $24,600 Since July 17 Allowed 2 Lbs. $20,300 Since Then Allowed4 Lbs. (Races Where Entered For $35,000 Or Less Not Considered In Allowances). Six Furlongs.
P#PPHorse Virtual
Stable		A/SMedJockeyWgtTrainerM/LLive
Odds
1
1Dream Seeker (KY)7/HLR Albarado120R L Morse8/1
2
2What's Your Thesis (KY)4/GLC Hill120T Glyshaw12/1
3
3Spezia (FL)3/CLM Mena118L S Whiting6/1
4
4Curlino (KY)4/CLF Geroux120M E Casse7/2
5
5D'craziness (FL)3/CLJ K Court118J R Jackson30/1
6
6Bourbon Candy (KY)3/CLT Kennedy118J Engler30/1
7
7Start a War (IL)3/GLJ Graham118W B Calhoun10/1
8
8Bootleggin (KY)3/CLJ Rocco, Jr.118B Williamson8/1
9
9Handy Candy (KY)4/GLB J Hernandez, Jr.120I R Wilkes15/1
10
10Entertainer (KY)3/CLR Santana, Jr.118R Moquett6/1
11
11Double Dare (KY)3/GLF C Torres118B H Cox8/1
12
12Done Deal (KY)3/GLC Landeros118I R Wilkes9/2
 SCRPapa Zulu (KY)-------------------------------------Scratched-------------------------------------8/1
 SCRKocheck (KY)-------------------------------------Scratched-------------------------------------6/1

First Start Since Reported as Gelding: 9 - Handy Candy

Owners: 1 - Richard Bahde; 2 - Joseph Book, Norman Schuler and Fred Preuss; 3 -Charles J. Cella; 4 - John C. Oxley; 5 - Robert E. Van Worp and Anne Rose Adametz; 6 -Wayne Carucci; 7 - Knollwood Stables (John Gregorio); 8 - Nancy A. Vanier, Lyda Williamson, Brady Tauber and Steve Gordon, et al.; 9 - Lothenbach Stables, Inc. (Robert J. Lothenbach); 10 - William S. Sparks; 11 - Richard Klein and Bertram Klein; 12 - Edmond A. and Sharon Hudon;

Breeders: 1 - Poplar Hill Farm & Mike Lauffer; 2 - SF Bloodstock LLC; 3 - Dizney Double Diamond LLC; 4 - Clarkland Farm; 5 - Anne Rose Adametz; 6 - Nicholas J. Sibilio; 7 - Dana Waier Thoroughbreds, LLC; 8 - Thomas Hayden, Kim Nardelli &Rodney Nardelli; 9 - W. S. Farish; 10 - Doug Branham & Felicia Branham; 11 - ReKlein Stables; 12 - Sierra Farm;

Pedigrees (Sire - Dam, by Dam Sire): 1 -Smart Strike - Minister's Mom , by Deputy Minister ; 2 - Tiz Wonderful -Heatherdoesntbluff , by Old Trieste ; 3 -Speightstown - Via Veneto , by Orientate ; 4 -Curlin - Comfort Zone , by Rubiano ; 5 -D'wildcat - Herroyalcraziness , byMarquetry ; 6 - Sidney's Candy - Miss Attractive , by Running Stag ; 7 - Grand Slam- Jabber Dabber Doo , by Pleasant Tap ; 8 -Street Boss - Bavarian Belle , by More Than Ready ; 9 - Candy Ride (ARG) - Hand Crafted, by Mineshaft ; 10 - Malibu Moon -Cherokee Queen , by Cherokee Run ; 11 -Harlan's Holiday - Interest Only , by Crafty Prospector ; 12 - Macho Uno - Missbelle O's Tale , by Tale of the Cat ;

 Sire of Handy Candy standing at Lane's End

 

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Race 8 Iroquois S. (Grade III)   POST Time - 5:59 PM

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Churchill Downs STAKES

Purse $150,000. For Two Year Olds. One And One Sixteenth Miles.
P#PPHorse Virtual
Stable		A/SMedJockeyWgtTrainerM/LLive
Odds
1
1Lookin At Lee (KY)2/CLR Santana, Jr.120S M Asmussen6/1
2
2Honor Thy Father (KY)2/CLC J Lanerie118K G McPeek8/1
3
3Skinflint (KY)2/CLJ L Castanon118D Kobiskie20/1
4
4Thirstforlife (KY)2/CLF Geroux118M E Casse7/2
5
5Blame Will (KY)2/CLL Saez118D W Lukas4/1
6
6Just Move On (KY)2/CLJ Valdivia, Jr.118P B Byrne10/1
7
7Recruiting Ready (KY)2/CLG L Stevens118H DePaz3/1
8
8Not This Time (KY)2/CLR Albarado118D L Romans4/1

Owners: 1 - L and N Racing, LLC (Don Nelson); 2 - Fern Circle Stables (Paul Fireman); 3 - PTK, LLC (Paula Haughey); 4 -Gary Barber and St. Elias Stable (Vincent Viola); 5 - Willis Horton Racing, LLC (Willis D. Horton); 6 - Chuck and Maribeth Sandford, LLC (Chuck and Maribeth Sandford); 7 - Sagamore Farm (Kevin Plank); 8 - Albaugh Family Stable (Dennis Albaugh)

Breeders: 1 - Ray Hanson; 2 - Jim Fitzgerald & Katie Fitzgerald; 3 - Brandywine Farm (Jim & Pam Robinson); 4 - Camas Park Stud; 5 - Samac; 6 - Mineola Farm II LLC & Silent Grove FarmLLC; 7 - Claiborne Farm; 8 - Albaugh Family Stable, LLC

Pedigrees (Sire - Dam, by Dam Sire): 1 -Lookin At Lucky - Langara Lass , byLangfuhr ; 2 - To Honor and Serve - Hottie Dancer , by Distorted Humor ; 3 - Super Saver - Grand Charmer , by Lord Avie ; 4 -Stay Thirsty - Promenade Girl , by Carson City ; 5 - Blame - Be My Prospect , by Forest Wildcat ; 6 - Street Boss - Shutterbug , byDeputy Minister ; 7 - Algorithms - Need , byStrong Hope ; 8 - Giant's Causeway - Miss Macy Sue , by Trippi ;

 

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Race 9 - POST Time - 6:29 PM Open Mind S.

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Churchill Downs STAKES

Purse $100,000. For Fillies And Mares, Three Years Old And Upward. Six Furlongs.
P#PPHorse Virtual
Stable		A/SMedJockeyWgtTrainerM/LLive
Odds
1
1Spelling Again (PA)5/MLL Saez122B H Cox2/1
2
2Mayla (MD)4/FLM Mena120W B Calhoun6/1
 SCRAthena (KY)-------------------------------------Scratched-------------------------------------8/1
4
4Kathballu (KY)4/FLC J Lanerie120K G McPeek5/1
5
5Unbridledexplosion (KY)5/MLF Geroux120I R Wilkes10/1
6
6Ramona's Wildcat (LA)5/MLR Santana, Jr.120T M Amoss10/1
7
7Puntsville (IL)4/FLV Santiago120M Boyce12/1
8
8Fioretti (KY)6/MLS Doyle120A J Hamilton, Jr.8/1
9
9I'm a Looker (KY)4/FLR Albarado122P J Dupuy5/1

Owners: 1 - Seajay Racing, LLC (Donald Giffen); 2 - Carl R. Moore Management, LLC (Carl R. Moore) and Brad Grady; 4 - Five D Thoroughbreds (William R. Dobozi); 5 -Unbridledexplosion, LLC (Thomas Phelps); 6 - W. C. Racing (Glenn Sorgenstein); 7 - S. D. Brilie, Ltd. Partnership (Steve Holland, et al.); 8 - Two Hearts Farm, LLC (Anthony Braddock) and Don Janes; 9 - Glenmare Farm, LLC (Chester J. Miller)

Breeders: 1 - George Strawbridge; 2 - Country Life Farm & Fifteen Moons LLC; 4 - Five-D Thoroughbreds, LLC; 5 - Sun Valley Farm; 6 - Georgia Farms Inc; 7 - S. D. Bilie, L. P.; 8 - James G. Bell; 9 - Emilie Gerlinde Fojan &Bona Terra Stud LLC

Pedigrees (Sire - Dam, by Dam Sire): 1 -Awesome Again - Spelling , by Alphabet Soup ; 2 - Sharp Humor - Fifteen Moons , byMalibu Moon ; 4 - Bluegrass Cat - Abba Gold, by Devil's Bag ; 5 - Eddington - Explosive Miss , by Gone West ; 6 - Wildcat Heir -Pretty Indian , by Indian Charlie ; 7 - Cashel Castle - Deville , by Petionville ; 8 -Bernardini - Move Clickly , by Cherokee Run; 9 - Henny Hughes - Our Mariella , byVictory Gallop ;

 

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Race 10 Pocahontas S. (Grade II)   POST Time - 6:59 PM

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Churchill Downs STAKES

Purse $200,000. For Fillies, Two Years Old.One And One Sixteenth Miles.
P#PPHorse Virtual
Stable		A/SMedJockeyWgtTrainerM/LLive
Odds
1
1Bling On the Music (TX)2/FLL S Quinonez120J R Caldwell3/1
2
2Dream Dancing (KY)2/FLF Geroux118M E Casse5/2
3
3I'mluckysgirl (KY)2/FLE E Prentice Jr.118J T Spicer15/1
4
4Jet Away Sue (KY)2/FLF C Torres118R L Morse15/1
5
5Jordan's Henny (KY)2/FLJ Rocco, Jr.118M A Tomlinson30/1
6
6Someday Soon (OH)2/FLL Saez118W B Van Meter30/1
7
7One Thirty One (KY)2/FLD R Flores118R M Gorham30/1
8
8Ever So Clever (KY)2/FLR Santana, Jr.118S M Asmussen4/1
9
9Daddys Lil Darling (KY)2/FLC J Lanerie118K G McPeek9/2
10
10Sully's Dream (KY)2/FLR Albarado118K Gorder6/1

Owners: 1 - Keene Thoroughbreds, LLC (Danny Keene); 2 - John C. Oxley; 3 - James T. Spicer; 4 - Tom R. Durant; 5 - E. Ervine Woolsey and Ralph Kinder; 6 - Tommy G. Ligon; 7 - Mast Thoroughbreds, LLC (Henry Mast); 8 - Clearview Stable (Bernard Cleary); 9 - Normandy Farm (Nancy K. Polk); 10 -Ralph Ebert

Breeders: 1 - W. S. Farish; 2 - John C. Oxley; 3 - Sean Curtin, Anna Curtin & Ashford Stud; 4 - Lane's End Bloodstock; 5 - Erv Woolsey & Ralph Kinder; 6 - Tommy G. Ligon; 7 - Two Stamp Stables; 8 - Clearsky Farms; 9 - Normandy Farm; 10 - Glendalough LLC

Pedigrees (Sire - Dam, by Dam Sire): 1 -Too Much Bling - Soft Music , by Action This Day ; 2 - Tapit - To Dream About , byMonarchos ; 3 - Lookin At Lucky - Miss Sharondipity , by Malibu Moon ; 4 - Quality Road - Elizaveta , by Quiet American ; 5 -Henny Hughes - Sophiano , by Rubiano ; 6 -Proud Citizen - Come Sunday , by Repent ; 7 - Macho Uno - Veneti , by Old Trieste ; 8 -Medaglia d'Oro - Foxy Danseur , by Mr. Greeley ; 9 - Scat Daddy - Miss Hot Salsa , byHouston ; 10 - Colonel John - Karate Gal , byFirst Samurai ;

 Sire of Jet Away Sue standing at Lane's End

 

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Churchill Downs MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT

Purse $43,000. (Includes $3,600 – KTDF - Kentucky TB Devt Fund). For Maidens, Fillies Two Years Old. Weight, 118 Lbs. (Preference To Horses That Have Not Started For Less Than $50,000). Six Furlongs.
P#PPHorse Virtual
Stable		A/SMedJockeyWgtTrainerM/LLive
Odds
 SCRSuper Wonderful (KY)-------------------------------------Scratched-------------------------------------12/1
2
2She's Right Again (KY)2/FLS Bridgmohan118W B Bradley15/1
3
3Farrell (KY)2/FLC Hill118W M Catalano6/1
4
4Lovely Bernadette (KY)2/FLR Albarado118J P DiVito9/2
5
5Good Wishes (KY)2/F
F Geroux118B Williamson6/1
6
6Champagne Problems (KY)2/FLC H Borel118I R Wilkes10/1
7
7No More Babies (KY)2/FLF C Torres118P A Bauer15/1
8
8Ethylene (KY)2/FLC J Lanerie118D L Romans6/1
9
9Picasso Moon (KY)2/FLJ Rocco, Jr.118M E Casse8/1
10
10Racey Reecey (KY)2/FLC Landeros118W B Calhoun5/1
11
11Hot Tub Holiday (KY)2/FLT Kennedy118D R Vance10/1
12
12Rossini Sunrise (KY)2/F
J Graham118B Colebrook20/1
13
13Make Amends (KY)2/F
J Graham118D K Von Hemel12/1
 SCROh Maybe Baby (KY)-------------------------------------Scratched-------------------------------------5/1

Owners: 2 - Joe Russell; 3 - Coffeepot Stables (Bob Cummings and Annette Bacola); 4 -James M. Miller; 5 - Nancy A. Vanier, Lyda Williamson, Mark Tauber, Kieth Kiley and Bob Radtke; 6 - Six Column Stables, LLC, Bloch, R., Seiler, J., Merritt, F. and Hall, D.; 7 - Rigney Racing, LLC (Richard Rigney); 8 -Bill Cubbedge; 9 - Gabe Grossberg; 10 -Wayne Sanders and Larry Hirsch; 11 - Carl F. Pollard; 12 - Beverly Anderson and Edward Seltzer; 13 - Pin Oak Stable, LLC (Josephine Abercrombie);

Breeders: 2 - Stone Farm; 3 - Coffee Pot Stable; 4 - David E. Hager II; 5 - Ben P. Walden Jr. & Patrick Madden; 6 - Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC; 7 - Rigney Racing LLC; 8 - William Cubbedge; 9 - Gabe Grossberg; 10 - Avalon Farms, Inc.; 11 - WinStar Farm, LLC; 12 - Edward A. Seltzer, Beverly Anderson &Darley; 13 - Pin Oak Stud, LLC;

Pedigrees (Sire - Dam, by Dam Sire): 2 -Discreetly Mine - Argue , by Storm Cat ; 3 -Malibu Moon - Rebridled Dreams , byUnbridled's Song ; 4 - Wilburn -Inlovewithlove , by Bernstein ; 5 - Congrats -Granny Spinster , by Distorted Humor ; 6 -Ghostzapper - Coral Sun , by A.P. Indy ; 7 -Exchange Rate - Putthebabiesdown , byClosing Argument ; 8 - Shackleford - Speed Date , by Afleet Alex ; 9 - Elusive Quality -Sweet Sugaree , by Tiznow ; 10 - Congrats -Instant Style , by Forestry ; 11 - Harlan's Holiday - Hot Spa , by Latent Heat ; 12 -Bernardini - Bellini Sunrise , byMachiavellian ; 13 - Malibu Moon - Tell Me Everything , by Giant's Causeway ;

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Posted on September 17th, 2016

Another Big One For Dark Angel as Harry Angel Takes the Mill Reef


Another Big One For Dark Angel as Harry Angel Takes the Mill Reef

Saturday, September 17, 2016 | Back to: Europe,Top News
3rd atNBY, Gr. Stk, £75,000G2 Dubai Duty Free Mill Reef S.(6f 8y)Winner: Harry Angel (Ire), c, 2 by Dark Angel (Ire)
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Harry Angel | Racing Post

HARRY ANGEL (IRE), c, 2, Dark Angel (Ire)–Beatrix Potter (Ire), by Cadeaux Genereux (GB).
O-Peter Ridgers; B-CBS Bloodstock (IRE); T-Clive Cox; J-Adam Kirby. £42,533. Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, £44,843.
Backed into 2-1 favouritism despite being the only member of the seven-strong cast not to have won, Harry Angel who caught the eye when second over five furlongs at Ascot on his sole start May 7 proved up to the hype to secure this prestigious prize which was weakened by the withdrawal of Mokarris (More Than Ready) due to rain-softened ground. Keen early under restraint in fourth, the bay moved forward to lead with 1 1/2 furlongs remaining and quickly settled the result. At the line, he had 2 1/2 lengths to spare over Perfect Angel (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), with a neck back to Global Applause (GB) (Mayson {GB}) in third.

Posted on September 17th, 2016

Tepin Tough to Topple in Woodbine Mile

Tepin Tough to Topple in Woodbine Mile


Tepin by the morning light | WEG/Michael Burns

By Alan Carasso

Trainer Mark Casse has been leading trainer at Woodbine Racetrack no fewer than 11 times in a career that led to an induction into the Canadian Racing Hall of Fame earlier this season. But never has his name graced the trophy given out for the GI Ricoh Woodbine Mile, a wrong he will hope to right when he sends out reigning Eclipse Award-winning turf female Tepin (Bernstein) Saturday afternoon.

The Robert Masterson colorbearer would be in search of a 13th straight victory were it not for a pair of excruciating losses at Saratoga during the summer of 2015 and makes his sixth trip to the post this season in the Mile. No better than 2-5 in any of her first four starts this term, the bay was a comparitively generous 11-2 shot in the G1 Queen Anne S. at Royal Ascot June 14. She never really seemed at home over the very easy going, but came to win her race a furlong from home and lasted by a half-length. Connections report she has come back into her best form over the last several weeks and she’s strictly the one to beat at an unbettable quote.

Tepin will look to become just the second female to defeat the boys in the Woodbine Mile, joining Ventura (Chester House), who accomplished the feat in 2009 after finishing runner-up the year prior. Though he has never won the Mile, Casse sent out Kaigun (Northern Afleet) to a close second-place finish in this event in 2014.

European raiders have taken out the last two runnings of the Mile with Trade Storm (GB) (Trade Fair {GB}) and Mondialiste (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and field a talented trio this time around. Mutakayyef (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) was beaten a neck by Mondialiste in the 2015 G3 Strensall S. and won this year’s G2 Summer Mile at Ascot July 9 ahead of a strong third to Postponed (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) in the G1 Juddmonte International S. over an extended 10-furlong trip eight days later. Arod (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}), the 2015 Summer Mile winner and a close second to Solow (Ire) (Singspiel {Ire}), is not without a puncher’s chance off a decent third in Goodwood’s G2 Celebration Mile Aug. 27.Mr. Owen (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), a Pennsylvania-bred son of 2007 GI E.P. Taylor S. winner Mrs. Lindsay (Theatrical {Ire}), but based overseas, makes his second consecutive appearance in the Mile, having finished a midpack sixth behind Mondialiste last September

Posted on September 17th, 2016

How to Use the Superfecta Bet

 

How to Use the Superfecta Bet

TIPS
August 21st, 2016 BY Bob Ehalt
(Penelope P. Miller/America's Best Racing)

The superfecta might seem like an imposing wager. If you struggle to hit an exacta - where you need to predict just the first two finishers - it’s understandable to view picking the first four finishers in order as an impossible dream.

Yet the feared superfecta can actually have a strategic role in your wagering, largely because of its minimal cost. With a 10-cent minimum wager at many tracks, you can drop a lot of dimes in building a ticket that cover a lot of bases for a relatively small amount of dollars.

Admittedly, the 10-cent superfecta will not pay off like a 20-cent Rainbow Pick 6 ticket, but you can certainly turn a nice profit off a modest wager.

The key part of playing the superfecta involves how you build your ticket and what sticks out as the focus of your wager.

For example, if you like four horses in the race, you can box them and it will cost you just $2.40 for 10-cent tickets or $24 for a $1 base wager.

Of course, that leaves you with little margin for error. Increasing the number of horses in that box will increase your protection but it will also drive up the cost of the ticket rather dramatically. A five-horse box sells for $12 (10 cents) and $120 ($1) and a six-horse box will cost $36 and $360, respectively.

Conversely, keying a horse in one spot will give you plenty of room to add horses in the other spots. For instance, if you believe a horse will win, playing it alone to win and using six horses in each of the other three spots will cost $12 for 10-cent bets and $120 for $1.

Expanding the wager from spot to spot is a more economical way of playing the superfecta while building in coverage.

Let’s say you like one horse to win, believe three can finish second, four third and five fifth, that 1 x 3 x 4 x 5 ticket will cost only $2.70 for a dime and $27 for $1. You can also reverse the bet for the same cost by going 3 x 4 x 5 x 1.

Another model might involve liking one horse to win and one to finish fourth. If you bookend them around eight horses in the second and third spots, the cost will be $4.20 for 10 cents and $42 for $1.

Taking it to another angle, if you believe two horses can finish 1-2, you can use just them in the top two spots and eight horses for third and fourth at a cost of $11.20 for 10 cents and $112 for $1. If you make it a cold exacta in a 1 x 1 x 8 x 8 play, the cost is cut in half to $5.60 and $56.

You can also cut the cost of both of those lays in half by reducing the horses in the last two spots to four.

Whatever tactic you use, thanks to the low minimum wager, it should be clear that trying to hit a superfecta might not be as difficult as it seems.

It’s hardly a snap, but at 10 cents a try, there’s surely no need to commiserate with Don Quixote

Posted on September 17th, 2016

When to Take a Stand Against the Favorite | America's Best Racing

When to Take a Stand Against the Favorite

Tips
August 14th, 2016 by Bob Ehalt
Fans watch the horses race in the stretch at Saratoga Race Course. (Penelope P. Miller/America's Best Racing)

There was a valuable lesson contained within a $411,188.06 payout in Gulfstream Park’s Rainbow Pick 6 Jackpot on Aug. 6.

The handicapping genius who was the only one to correctly select all six winners made excellent use of a $2,160 bankroll, electing to use 10 of the 11 horses in one of the races.

While it’s hardly unusual for a Pick 6 player to wheel a race (using all of the horses in that race) or include virtually all of the horses, what stood out here was the horse left off the ticket was the favorite in the race.

And that’s why they call it gambling.

By taking a stand against the favorite – who finished fifth – that handicapper wound up having the $59.40 winner on that ticket and was ultimately rewarded with a life-changing payoff.

While cashing a Pick 6 ticket would be a dream come true for a modest player, anyone can benefit from the wagering strategy and confidence that went into that huge payday at Gulfstream Park.

As much as some handicappers like to focus their wagers on favorites so that they can cash a winning ticket more often, these chalk players are actually working against the odds. Even if favorites win 33 percent of the time, that means they lose 67 percent of the time.

It’s those numbers that illustrate why a handicapper would always be wise to exploit a vulnerable favorite. You’re chasing bigger payoffs, and, yes, about 67 percent of the time it makes sense to bet against the chalk.

While a handicapper should always strive to pick winners, sometimes it can work out just as well when you find a race where you do not like the favorite. By spreading your wagers a little more than usual in that race, you just might cash a ticket that puts you in the black for the rest of the day.

And if you’re worried that the horse everyone but you seems to like will beat you, remember, about 67 percent of the time that horse will lose. So go ahead, take a chance.

In case you have forgotten already, that’s why they call it gambling.

To help in understanding when it makes sense to latch on to a favorite or avoid it like a cold, let’s take a look at what’s happening at the “Graveyard of Favorites," Saratoga Race Course – which is actually embracing the chalk in a manner more befitting Aqueduct’s inner-track meet.

From July 22 through Aug. 12, there have been 187 races at the Spa – not including steeplechase events. In those races, the betting favorite has prevailed in 72 of them, which amounts to a very respectable rate of 38.5 percent.

With so many favorites crossing the finish line first, it would seem like nirvana for chalk players. But if they tried to stretch their luck into the exotics, they are no doubt struggling.

While betting the two favorites in an exacta might seem quite sensible while you’re analyzing past performances, in reality betting on the two favorites in a race, in the long run, accounts for low payoffs and a low winning percentage.

As much as the second choice has indeed wound up second behind the favorite more often than any other option in the wagering, your chances of cashing on the chalk running 1-2 are less than you might think.

Of those 72 wins by favorites at Saratoga, on 25 occasions the second choice finished second. That might sound good in theory, but it averages out to a chalk exacta happening 13.7 percent of the time – which is a rather low mark considering that 11 of those exactas paid $10.80 or less.

Interestingly, playing the second choice over the favorite in the exacta has generated much weaker results as it has happened just nine times, or 4.8% of the time.  Box the two favorites and you’re winning at a rate of just 18.2% (34 of 187) – which means you’re losing 81.8% of the time.

What can help in putting those numbers to work for you is an understanding of when the favorite is more likely to shine or stub its toe.

In breaking those numbers down by the categories of races, turf claiming races have been a weak area for favorites.

So far favorites have been victorious in just 22.7 percent of turf claimers (5 of 22 races) and have been first or second in 10 of the 22 races (45.5%).

Favorites, like Frosted, have done well in dirt stakes. (Eclipse Sportswire)

In contrast, the chalk has thrived in dirt claimers. Favorites have won 17 of 35 (48.5%) main-track claiming races and have been first or second in 25 of those 35 races for a stellar mark of 71.4%.

Favorites have also excelled in dirt stakes, where they have won 7 of 15 races (46.6%) and been first or second 12 of 15 times (75%), and turf stakes, where favorites have won 6 of 9 races (66.6%) with no runner-up finishes.

If you’re looking for an opportunity to cast a “thumbs down" on a favorite, the best spots have been maiden special weight races on dirt (1 for 5, 20%), maiden special weight races for New York state-breds on dirt (0 for 4), starter allowance races on turf (0 for 4) and allowance races on turf (4 of 14, 28.5%).

Keep all of those numbers in mind the next time you stumble across a favorite that you don’t like. Rather than follow the pack and reluctantly back it, by sticking to your first instincts, you’ll actually have the percentages on your side and you could be staring at your big payoff of the day.

Yes, taking a gamble can certainly have its rewards, even if you’re not playing the Pick 6.

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Posted on September 17th, 2016

TEPIN ADDS SOME SPICE TO THE WOODBINE RICOH MILE

TEPIN ADDS SOME SPICE TO THE WOODBINE RICOH MILE!

By: Ed DeRosa on September 16, 2016
There are not many peppers hotter than a TePin, and there aren’t many horses hotter than Tepin right now, either, as the reigning champion turf female and Royal Ascot heroine brings her international road show to Woodbine for the Ricoh Mile on Saturday, September 17. For FREE Brisnet PPs, CLICK HERE.

The Woodbine Mile has not suffered for star power in recent years with Horse of the Year Wise Dan winning in 2013-2014 and future Arlington Million winner Mondialiste taking the race last year. Still, even with those big names shipping to Canada to take one of that country’s top prize, it’s impossible to deny that Tepin brings a little extra heat given that she is putting her 7-race winning streak on the line against males.

“She’s a superstar, and she embraces it,” said assistant trainer Norm Casse, whose dad trains the five-year-old Bernstein mare for Robert Masterson. “She soaks up the media attention and likes the fans to come and see her.

“She was anointed ‘Queen of the Turf’ by [Churchill Downs announcer] Travis Stone when she won on Kentucky Derby day.”

Annexing the Woodbine Mile would not only embellish her resume for another Eclipse Award—she’s won all five starts this year including two Grade 1s—but also provide a key victory for team Casse.

“I’m really excited about the possibility of winning the Woodbine Mile,” Casse said. “It’s a race that has eluded dad so far. When we brought her back this year, one of our main goals was to come back and win what I think is Woodbine’s marquee race.”

That the Woodbine Mile has eluded the Casses is saying something considering the team has won nine consecutive training titles as well as other major prizes here such as the Queen’s Plate, E.P. Taylor, and Woodbine Oaks.

The Woodbine Mile is the last of 12 races and anchors guaranteed Pick 4 and Pick 5 pools. Post time is 6:39 p.m. EDT

Posted on September 17th, 2016