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Tioga Downs expansion project breaks ground

July 9, 2011

$44 million Tioga Downs expansion project breaks ground. sports betting
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Horse Racing Betting: July 4th Weekend Graded Stakes Horse Racing Results

July 5, 2011

At Belmont Park, Saturday, Sunday and Monday: 7/2 Suburban (Hdcp.)/II/300,000/3&up/1 1/8 mi: The winner was FLAT OUT, who never had won a Graded Stakes scored over HYMN BPOOK, who only recently earned his first stakes win. While both horses have mutual licenses to improve, their 1-2 finish also showed how weak the race really...
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Animal Kingdom Out for the Rest of the Year and Two Notable Deaths in the Horse Racing World

June 30, 2011

It appears cannon bone fracture wasn’t the only issue with the colt as his ownership team reported another more severe injury that means no racing for the rest of the year. This year’s surprise but worthy Triple Crown aspirant was diagnosed three weeks ago with a small fracture in his rear left cannon bone...
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Notes on Horse Racing's First Weekend of the Summer

June 25, 2011

But, Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert cancelled the trip when the 3 yr old filly spiked a fever several days ago. Instead, Plum Pretty is tentatively scheduled to run Saturday on the $150,000 Hollywood Oaks against a small but salty field that includes BIG TIZ and ZAZU. Big Tiz was second in her...
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The Travers Stakes: The Next Big Thing

June 20, 2011

With the Triple Crown season at an end it might appear that most of the high points of the elite racing season are over. However as Bodog Beat racing expert Steve Davidowitz pointed out there is any number of exciting graded races ongoing. In addition, there are at least two more marquee events to...
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Steven Foster Handicap Among Seven Graded Stakes Horse Races

June 18, 2011

But, as we move towards summer, the pace of high quality racing hardly seems to be slipping into a lower and slower pace. This weekend for instance—particularly on Saturday—we will see seven Graded stakes at four tracks, including four at Churchill Downs, most notably the Grade 1, $500,000 Stephen Foster Handicap. The Foster, which...
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