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LAUREL PARK LIVE-SEP 17

Lots of good news/bad news angles at Laurel Park Thursday afternoon. Of the two best races carded, there’s one on the grass, but if the

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K DOWNS STAKES PLAY

With the uber-boutique Kentucky Downs meet winding down, we took a look at Wednesday’s featured Franklin Simpson for 3YOs going 6-1/2 furlongs and Turned Aside

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LAUREL PARK LIVE-AUG 6

Thursday’s six-horse featured sixth race is a highly competitive seven furlongs with a nicely blend of early, middle and late speed. With recent trips providing

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LAUREL PARK LIVE AUG 1

The featured race at Laurel Saturday is the day’s eighth, a secondary allowances/optional claiming going 1-1/16 miles on the turf–and there is lies the issue.

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NEED GOOD GOVERNANCE

The thing about small fields is that they’re tricky, and when they have a couple of speed horses and it becomes a rider’s race, handicappers

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LAUREL PARK LIVE JUL 25

Coming off a sharp race in today’s sprint feature at Laurel, Laki (5-2), an eight-time winner at Laurel (1-for-9 anywhere else), is a deserving favorite

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LAUREL PARK LIVE JUL 24

There’s no question that A Great Time (9-5) will be a tough out in today’s Laurel Park feature for the team of Mike Trombetta and

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LAUREL PARK LIVE JUL 10

Normally we look for the best race on the card, preferably turf. We’re staying with grass here but chose a race, and a horse, that

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LAUREL PARK LIVE JUL 4

Trainer Hugh McMahon has found an interesting spot for his new acquisition, Britesideoftheroad (6-1) in Saturday’s seventh race for fillies and mares going 1-1/16 miles

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TAMPA BAY TODAY JUN 24

With the chances of staying on the turf good at this posting, this looks like the day that Splendor Beach (3-1) will finally break maiden.

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LAUREL PARK LIVE JUN 8

With a projection for clear skies, we’re looking at the turf and today’s seventh has drawn a limit field sprinting 5-1/2 furlongs. A competitive group

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LAUREL LIVE FOR JUN 6

With a forecast of thunderstorms still remaining as this is written, we decided to start and remain on the main track and, as it turned

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TAMPA BAY TODAY – MAY 30

Today’s 7th race at Tampa, should it remain on turf, owing to predicted thunderstorms, presents a rare opportunity; to beat a Chad Brown trained favorite

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LAUREL PARK LIVE – MAY 30

If weather forecasters are on the mark, the re-opening day Laurel Park feature is an attractive NX3 optional claiming allowances that has attracted some fast

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