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by jim on July 10, 2008
Now that nice sunny weather is upon us it's a great time to pay a visit to a horse race track.
One of the best things about horse racing is the excitement generated by the crowd as the pack pass...
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by jim on May 18, 2008
With convincing victories in The Kentucky Derby and The preakness under his saddle Big Brown is, rightfully so, being touted as a strong candidate for a Triple Crown win.
Big Brown won The Preaknes...
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by jim on April 28, 2008
For all the bad knocks thrown at slot machines it seems that more and more they are proving to be a boon to cash strapped racetracks and State and local governments.
People love them and that's ...
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by jim on April 1, 2008
Being the owner, or as is usually the case among those who are less than rich, owning a piece of a racehorse is something that many racing fans dream of.
Well it is possible to own at least a "...
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by jim on March 10, 2008
Years ago I stated that there was only just so much disposable, or, as it's now called, "discretionary", income to go around.
This scenario affects more than just gambling as you may h...
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by jim on February 16, 2008
It is beyond belief to this New Jersey/New York boy that the three predominant northeastern Thoroughbred racetracks could have become nothing more than a memory.
I never did make it to The Belmont w...
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by jim on December 3, 2007
Source:www.best-horse-photos.com
Little by little the ways and means to enable adult Americans to gamble legally over the Internet are being put in place.
The latest company to jump into the fray i...
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by jim on November 17, 2007
Source:www.img.groundspeak.com
I found a horse racing website that's rather unique in that it covers not only the big American tracks, but also the small ones, and it has horse racing news from ...
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by jim on November 6, 2007
Source:www.jocofair.com
Horse racing is not as popular as it once was in the United States.
When I was a youngster it seemed that at least one in three men "played the horses" to one degr...
The Bank of America(R) Racing Challenge and the American Quarter Horse Association have selected Evangeline Downs Racetrack & Casino in Opelousas, Louisiana as the host site of the 2008 Bank of Am...
Harrah's Chester Casino & Racetrack will kick off its second live racing season on Monday, July 9. The 95-day stand will feature racing on Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays through D...
Saratoga Gaming and Raceway officially opened its expansion Friday. Participating in the ribbon cutting ceremony were Senator Joseph L. Bruno, Deputy Director of the New York State Lottery Susan E. Mi...
Youbet.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:UBET) set a new Preakness race day record for pari-mutuel handle at its wagering website last Saturday with $4.4 million in wagers the day that Curlin narrowly won the second ...
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by simon on May 3, 2006
Raymond "Barney" van Barnevald the four-time BDO world darts champion is currently second favourite to be the Premier League Outright Winner. The Dutchman is currently at 4/1 (BET365) the fa...
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by simon on April 16, 2006
It's the Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse today. The current favourite is Dun Doire at a very mean price of around 3/1. My tip for the 3m 5f Handicap Chase at 3.50 is G V A Ireland. I've jus...
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by simon on April 11, 2006
Live racing is to return to Boise, Idaho at Les Bois Park on May 5th. This season will be the first full season since 2004. The former operator Lariat Productions was evicted last year by ada County c...
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by simon on April 11, 2006
Lord's Raceway, Junortoun (Australia) saw it's track record smashed in a maiden win by Prang (pictured). A future star, the dog won by 14.5 lengths completing the course in 23.76.
Prang, sire...
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by simon on April 10, 2006
Brother Derek is the current favourite to win the Kentucky Derby in just under four weeks time. His odds of winning the Kentucky have been slashed after his victory at the Santa Anita Derby on Saturda...
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by simon on April 8, 2006
The Grand National is today at 4.15 so get your money on clan Royal ridden today by Tony McCoy (pictured).
You'd do well to give the National a miss, it's so hard to predict a winner with con...
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by simon on April 5, 2006
The possibility of introducing a consolation race for the Grand National at some time in the future has been ruled out. Aintree officials were thinking of staging a race for horses who miss the cut.
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by simon on April 1, 2006
By only offering odds of 5/1 bookies have overestimated Hedgehunter's chances of winning next week says TodayOnline.
They are reporting the opinion of trainer Willie Mullins who is seeking consec...
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by simon on March 30, 2006
Trainer Jonjo O'Neill expressed his certainty that Clan Royal will take first place in the Grand National. The race is only 9 days away and the joint favourites are currently the popular Hedgehunt...
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by simon on March 17, 2006
Well Cheltenham 2006 is all over. War of Attrition (pictured) is the Gold Cup winner after a disappointing run by our selection Beef or Salmon. The easiest horse to back today, and of the festival ove...
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by simon on March 17, 2006
A win with Fondmort (pictured) made day 3 of Cheltenham a profitable one for us.
It's the big race today, the Cheltenham Gold Cup, with £400,000 in prize money waiting for Beef or Salmon. In the ...
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by simon on March 16, 2006
12 year old Moscow Flyer has retired after finishing fifth in the Queen Mother Champion Chase. The surprise winner was the Irish outsider Newmill (pictured) and our selection Foto Island came in secon...
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by simon on March 15, 2006
Positive result yesterday with wins for Brave Inca and Native Jack. If we bet 1 unit on each race let's see how we fared:
Quatre Heures, accordion Etoile, Moulin Riche and Ouste worked together t...
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by simon on March 14, 2006
Well the first race of the Cheltenham Festival is less than an hour away - so you've still got time to put some money on Quatre Heures to win at 2.00pm. accordion Etoile (pictured) will take the p...
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by simon on March 13, 2006
coral, one of the largest British bookmakers, is predicting a record £500million+ to be wagered on Cheltenham National Hunt Festival this year. This includes £50million bet at the course itself.
If y...
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by simon on March 11, 2006
The Cheltenham festival starts on Tuesday, beginning 4 days of the National Hunt Festival. To get us in the mood here are my selections for the four main races. All prices are based on those currently...
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by simon on February 27, 2006
A new round of bail appearances is about to get underway in the Police investigation into race-fixing in the UK. It has been reported in The Racing Post that the 3-year long investigation is coming ...
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