Horse Racing

My Charmer fair odds: Pace play begins synthetic championships

Posted by December 10, 2024

The first of four quarter-million-dollar stakes in the inaugural synthetic championships Saturday at Turfway Park is the perfect representation of the fun of h

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Wednesday wagers: Bet on Bivol at Tampa Bay Downs

Posted by December 10, 2024

Photo: Gonzalo Anteliz Jr. / Eclipse Sportswire Get ready for Wednesday’s nine-race card at Tampa Bay Downs with my top picks and p

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The synthetic championships: Year 1 starts Saturday

Posted by December 10, 2024

A year ago I wrote an article asking, when are the Breeders’ Cup synthetic championships coming? Well, while we are still waiting on the Breeders’ Cup, Tu

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Speed figures: These are last week’s 15 fastest stakes winners

Posted by December 10, 2024

Photo: Jason Moran / Eclipse Sportswire Locked earned the highest speed figures of the week when he continued his impressive comeback

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Horses to Watch: 6 in spotlight include 5 exciting 2-year-olds

Posted by December 10, 2024

In this biweekly series, racing analyst J. Keeler Johnson shares promising horses from his handicapping watch list, reviewing runners who have recently caught

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Dollars & Sense: Some Promising Symposium Topics

Posted by December 10, 2024

Seeing the vast majority of some 80,000 people at Tokyo Racecourse engaged in wagering on Japan Cup day last month served as a reminder that betting horses

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Top jockey Frankie Dettori working with tax authorities after losing…

Posted by December 10, 2024

LONDON — Top Italian jockey Frankie Dettori said he is “working closely” with Britain’s tax authorities after losing a challenge to avoid being publicly

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Horse abandons race, leaves track and runs 4km through Scottish…

Posted by December 10, 2024

A horse unseated its rider during the final race at Musselburgh then carried on running out of the racecourse — and through a nearby Scottish town.Rufio emerg

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Star jockey loses tip of finger from horse bite in…

Posted by December 10, 2024

Leading Queensland jockey James Orman has been sent for X-rays after the tip of his finger was bitten off by a horse on Tuesday morning.Orman, who finished seco

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Los Alamitos horse deaths: 6-year-old mare Friday, 8-year-old gelding Saturday

Posted by December 9, 2024

A second death was reported Monday from Los Alamitos’ weekend race card, bringing the number horses to die from racing or training injuries at the Cypress tra

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Report: Frankie Dettori cannot stay anonymous in tax dispute

Posted by December 9, 2024

Photo: Carlos J. Calo / Eclipse Sportswire Jockey Frankie Dettori is in the midst of a tax dispute with British authorities.A decision

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Frankie Dettori revealed as star in secret ‘tax avoidance battle’…

Posted by December 9, 2024

FRANKIE Dettori has been named as the “tax avoidance scheme” star in a battle with HMRC.The jockey was identified after losing a legal challenge.2Racing leg

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