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Majesticperfection Gets Acid Test in A. G. Vanderbilt

Who: Thoroughbreds – Quality Road, Blame, Zenyatta, Majesticperfection What: Horse Racing Betting Tips – The WhitneyHandicap, The Clement L. Hirsch, The Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap Where: Saratoga,Del Mar When: Saturday,August 7th and Sunday, August 8th

Quality Road and Zenyatta are the biggest names inaction this weekend, but a little-known rocket ship named Majesticperfection looks set to blast his way into the headlines.Quality Road headlines the 83rd Running of The Whitney Handicap on Saturday, which includes tough customerssuch as Kentucky Derby winner Mine ThatBird, millionaire Blame, therazor-sharp Haynesfield, and theu...
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Bet Houston Cougars – Cougars Roar, Grab C-USA Crown

2009 HoustonCougars Betting Recap

If online betting players knew one thing about theHouston program before betting on the Cougars, it’s that they are going to putup points….a lot of them, and they kicked off the 2009 campaign with a 55-7thrashing of Northwestern State.  TheCougars then flexed their muscles with a 45-35 win at then-No.5 Oklahoma State,then they edged another high-scoring team in Texas Tech by a score of 29-28,showing that they could hang with the big boys in the major conferences.  But Houston was probably due for a letdown,and the defense was terrible in a 58-41 loss at UTEP.  Th...
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Inside Del Mar

One thing about the stomping grounds known as Del Mar, andit has been this way for at least 3 decades, is that you cannot make a favoritetoo short on the morning line. Chalk gets pounded here. It may be because it isa resort track and there are a ton of kids in the grandstand and in the infieldor maybe it’s just the concept of trying too hard to cash a ticker.

Maybe it’s the salt air, but if you are swallowing chalk,you better pick your spots right. Just like with Saratoga, only the strongsurvive and to survive you have to pay attention to where the winners arecoming...
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Top 3YO’s Contest Jim Dandy, Haskell

A host of top 3YO colts will be in action this weekend, andcontention runs deep. The 47th Running of The Jim Dandy this Saturday at Saratoga lacks a bit of the star power on display in Sunday’s Haskell Invitational at MonmouthPark, but both races present difficult handicapping challenges. Those whoare able to uncover the winners should profit handsomely.

The Jim Dandy field of nine may be reduced, as #6-Miner’s Reserve (morning line 10-1) and#7-Winslow Homer (12-1) are enteredin The Curlin Stakes at Saratoga the following day. Afleet Express (4-1) won the Grade 3 Pegasus at Monmouth last out, but this field is considerablytou...
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Top 3YO’s Contest Jim Dandy, Haskell

A host of top 3YO colts will be in action this weekend, andcontention runs deep. The 47th Running of The Jim Dandy this Saturday at Saratoga lacks a bit of the star power on display in Sunday’s Haskell Invitational at MonmouthPark, but both races present difficult handicapping challenges. Those whoare able to uncover the winners should profit handsomely.

The Jim Dandy field of nine may be reduced, as #6-Miner’s Reserve (morning line 10-1) and#7-Winslow Homer (12-1) are enteredin The Curlin Stakes at Saratoga the following day. Afleet Express (4-1) won the Grade 3 Pegasus at Monmouth last out, but this field is considerablytou...
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