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Key Races & Bets for Saturday, July 20

Key Races & Bets for Saturday, July 20 Molly Pitcher Stakes – Race 8 at Monmouth Park – Post Time 3:27 PM Eastern There’s really no analysis here. Midnight Bisou is likely to have a paid workout as she prepares for bigger races and she’s a “Free Square” for the pick 3 starting in this race. She won the Phipps last month about as easily as a horse can win and she’s likely banging down

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Key Races & Bets for Saturday, July 13

Key Races & Bets for Saturday, July 13 Hockessin Stakes – Race 6 at Delaware Park – Post Time 4:13 PM Eastern For the purposes of the pick 3 ending in the Delaware Handicap, race 8, we should use all five particularly as there are horses in each of the next two races at decent odds, so if one of the favorites wins here the bet should still be worth the risk. All five of

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Key Races & Bets for Saturday, July 6

Key Races & Bets for Saturday, July 6 Belmont Oaks Invitational Stakes – Race 7 at Belmont – Post Time 4:30 PM Eastern Olendon appears to have the goods here, even over very good distaff turf stakes winners like Newspaperofrecord, Concrete Rose and Cambier Parc, the latter two having posted upset wins over Newspaperofrecord in May and June. Olendon ships in off a bang-up second of 11 finish in the Group 1 Prix Saint Alary

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Key Races & Bets for Saturday, June 29

Key Races & Bets for Saturday, June 29 King Edward Stakes – Race 6 at Woodbine – Post Time 2:53 PM Eastern There are five horses that have some chance to win this year’s King Edward, but the best value comes in the form of Savage Battle, who opens at 20/1. I may admit to being a bit less objective than I should be, having picked him to run well in the Connaught Cup on

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Amwager Key Races & Bets for Saturday, June 15, 2019

Key Races & Bets for Saturday, June 15, 2019 Ginger Punch Stakes – Race 5 at Gulfstream Park – Post Time 2:49 PM Eastern   With Faith N Hope stretching out and likely to go for the early lead, running as fast or faster than she usually does, which is to say getting the opening half-mile in about 47, the race falls to the closers. Those are made up two distinct groups. The first group are horses

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