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Big ‘Cap Preview

From Santa Anita ARCADIA, Calif. (March 8, 2017)–Jimmy Jerkens’ Shaman Ghost and Phil D’Amato’s Midnight Storm head a competitive field of nine older horses in Saturday’s Grade I, $750,000 Santa Anita Handicap at a mile and a quarter. America’s longest continually run “hundred grander,” the Big ‘Cap, which was first staged in 1935, will be run for the 80th time at The Great Race Place. A solid second to the mighty Arrogate in the $12

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AmWager Sponsors New Vocations Open Barn & BBQ

AmWager is excited to announce that it will be the Event Sponsor for New Vocations’ Open Barn & BBQ event in late April at Mereworth Farm in Lexington. AmWager and its parent company AmWest Entertainment has always supported aftercare programs. Founded in 1992, New Vocations has become the largest racehorse adoption program in the country and has facilities in: Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and New York. The program’s mission is to rehabilitate, retrain and rehome retired

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Woodbine Harness Mandatory payout of $578,231.58

From Woodbine Entertainment TORONTO, March 6 – Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) today announced a mandatory payout date of Saturday, March 11 for the current Standardbred Jackpot Hi-5.   The Standardbred Jackpot Hi-5 was suspended on Saturday, March 4th but will be offered again on the last race of the card Saturday, March 11th. There will be a mandatory payout of $578,231.58 with the potential of over $2M bet into it!*   The current Jackpot Hi-5

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Jon Stettin – Makes His Daily Picks for AmWager

A long time student of the game & professional handicapper, Past the Wire’s Jon Stettin is the winner of over $2 million in Pick 6s, with the biggest a $540K score  at the Spa. He makes his daily picks for AmWager. Friday, April 14 KeenelandRace 7 (Grade 3 Ben Ali Stakes) #3 Watershed, delivers on promise today with big race

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Steven Molyneux’s Meydan Overview and bet selections

Meydan Overview News that had become more likely with the passing of time broke this week when it was announced that Arrogate would in fact make the trip to Meydan for the Dubai World Cup. A good thing, right? Well, yes in that it is important that the second richest race in the world attracts the best horses – and there is no doubt Arrogate is that on dirt at the moment – but as

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