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Looking for a longshot in the Test Stakes
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Looking for a longshot in the Test Stakes

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Looking for a longshot in the Test Stakes

Serengeti Empress winning the Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) - Coady Photography There are plenty of accomplished fillies to choose from in Saturday’s $500,000 Test Stakes (G1) at Saratoga. The only problem? They all share similar running styles. There’s the frontrunning #1 Serengeti Empress, winner of the 1 1/8-mile Kentucky Oaks (G1) and runner-up in the one-mile Acorn Stakes (G1). Trained by Tom Amoss, the daughter of Alternation is a tried-and-true frontrunner, and she’ll be cutting back to seven [...]

By Keeler Johnson|August 1st, 2019|Categories: Betting Tips, Breeders' Cup, Horses, Races, RacingWire, Thoroughbreds|Tags: Bellafina, Breeders Cup, Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint, Covfefe, exacta, Please Flatter Me, Royal Charlotte, saratoga, Serengeti Empress, Test Stakes, Trenchtown Cat, Win Bet|

Who Do Ya Like Podcast: Whitney Day at Saratoga With Optix EQ’s John Doyle
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Who Do Ya Like Podcast: Whitney Day at Saratoga With Optix EQ’s John Doyle

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Who Do Ya Like Podcast: Whitney Day at Saratoga With Optix EQ’s John Doyle

On this week's episode of the Who Do Ya Like Podcast over the BetAmerica Radio Network, Scott Shapiro welcomes in 2011 NHC Champion and co-founder of OptixEQ, John Doyle, to chat about Saturday's late Pick 5 sequence at Saratoga. Scott and John discuss what OptixEQ offers horseplayers and then dive into a five-race sequence that includes the million-dollar Whitney (G1), as well as the seven furlong Test (G1.) The two handicappers also add some strategy for attacking Pick 5's and [...]

By Scott Shapiro|August 1st, 2019|Categories: B.A.R.N., BARN, Betting Tips, Horses, Podcast, Races, RacingWire|Tags: Bellafina, bob baffert, chad brown, Covfefe, McKinzie, Preservationist, saratoga, Serengeti Empress, Test Stakes, Whitney Handicap, Yoshida|

Why I’m opposing Serengeti Empress in the Acorn Stakes
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Why I’m opposing Serengeti Empress in the Acorn Stakes

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Why I’m opposing Serengeti Empress in the Acorn Stakes

Serengeti Empress winning the Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) - Coady Photography #1 Serengeti Empress is by far the most accomplished filly entered in Saturday’s $700,000 Acorn Stakes (G1) at Belmont Park, but that doesn’t mean she’s the most likely winner. The 3-year-old daughter of Alternation has three graded stakes wins under her belt and enters the one-mile Acorn off a gate-to-wire victory in the Kentucky Oaks (G1) at Churchill Downs, where she turned back a challenge from Liora [...]

By Keeler Johnson|June 5th, 2019|Categories: Betting Tips, Breeders' Cup, Horses, Races, RacingWire, Thoroughbreds|Tags: Acorn Stakes, Belmont Park, Belmont Stakes, Belmont Stakes Day, betting, betting tips, Breeders Cup, breeders' cup distaff, Ce Ce, chad brown, exacta, Guarana, Handicapping, Serengeti Empress, trifecta, Victor Espinoza, Win Bet|

When and where to watch the 2019 Belmont Stakes
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When and where to watch the 2019 Belmont Stakes

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When and where to watch the 2019 Belmont Stakes

Palace Malice passes Oxbow in the 2013 Belmont Stakes (G1)- Photo by Joe Labozzetta/Coglianese Photography With the exception of Breeders’ Cup Saturday, there may be no greater day of racing in North America than Belmont Stakes Day at Belmont Park. The annual action-packed afternoon is highlighted by the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (G1), the third jewel of the Triple Crown, but that’s just one of ten stakes races on the agenda, including eight grade 1 events. The stakes [...]

By Keeler Johnson|June 5th, 2019|Categories: Breeders' Cup, Horses, Races, RacingWire, Thoroughbreds|Tags: Acorn Stakes, Belmont Park, Belmont Stakes, Belmont Stakes TV Schedule, Breeders Cup, Disco Partner, Jaipur Invitational, Manhattan Stakes, Metropolitan Handicap, Serengeti Empress, Tacitus, Triple Crown, TV Schedule, Undrafted, War of Will, World of Trouble|

Keeler Johnson’s Breeders’ Cup Distaff Top 10: Division is Deep
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Keeler Johnson’s Breeders’ Cup Distaff Top 10: Division is Deep

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Keeler Johnson’s Breeders’ Cup Distaff Top 10: Division is Deep

Monomoy Girl winning the 2018 Breeders' Cup Distaff (gr. I) - Coady Photography The potential field and top contenders for the 2019 Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) might be unclear at this point, but the same can’t be said for the 2019 Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1), which could be among the highlights of the championship series at Santa Anita Park this fall. There’s no shortage of high-class fillies and mares targeting the Distaff, and in compiling an initial Top 10 [...]

By Keeler Johnson|May 22nd, 2019|Categories: Breeders' Cup, Horses, Races, RacingWire, Thoroughbreds|Tags: Bellafina, Breeders Cup, breeders' cup distaff, Elate, Escape Clause, Keeler Johnson's Breeders' Cup Top 10, Midnight Bisou, Monomoy Girl, Paradise Woods, Point of Honor, Secret Spice, Serengeti Empress, She's a Julie|

Reflections on My Up-and-Down Derby Week Handicapping
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Reflections on My Up-and-Down Derby Week Handicapping

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Reflections on My Up-and-Down Derby Week Handicapping

Maximum Security and Country House battle to the wire in the Kentucky Derby - Coady Photography From a handicapping and wagering perspective, Kentucky Derby week at Churchill Downs was a mixed bag for me. If I’m being honest, the week got off on the wrong foot when my confident top choice for the Derby—Omaha Beach—scratched from the race with an entrapped epiglottis, which sent me scurrying to regroup and rethink my plays. Overall, the week was filled with [...]

BARN Podcast 5/8/19
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BARN Podcast 5/8/19

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BARN Podcast 5/8/19

We're looking back at the Kentucky Oaks Day card today and welcoming in the trainer of Serengeti Empress, Tom Amoss, to talk about the big win, his filly, and so much more!

By Jason Beem|May 7th, 2019|Categories: BARN, Podcast, RacingWire|Tags: Kentucky Oaks, Newspaperofrecord, Serengeti Empress, tom amoss|

Frontrunning Tactics Pays Off for Serengeti Empress in Kentucky Oaks
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Frontrunning Tactics Pays Off for Serengeti Empress in Kentucky Oaks

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Frontrunning Tactics Pays Off for Serengeti Empress in Kentucky Oaks

Serengeti Empress winning the Kentucky Oaks (G1) - Coady Photography A bold, frontrunning gambit paid off for Serengeti Empress in the $1.25 million Longines Kentucky Oaks (G1) on May 3 at Churchill Downs, surprising many handicappers who were expecting anything but a gate-to-wire winner. A full field of 14 3-year-old fillies, many of them speedy frontrunners or pace-pressers, lined up to contest 145th running of the Kentucky Oaks, so a fast and contested pace was widely expected. But when [...]

By Keeler Johnson|May 6th, 2019|Categories: Breeders' Cup, Horses, Races, RacingWire, Thoroughbreds|Tags: Bellafina, Breeders Cup, breeders' cup distaff, Churchill Downs, Jaywalk, jose ortiz, Kentucky Oaks, Lady Apple, Liora, Positive Spirit, Restless Rider, Serengeti Empress, tom amoss|

2019 Kentucky Oaks/Kentucky Derby Double Will Pays
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2019 Kentucky Oaks/Kentucky Derby Double Will Pays

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2019 Kentucky Oaks/Kentucky Derby Double Will Pays

Serengeti Empress winning the Kentucky Oaks (G1) - Coady Photography The frontrunning 13-1 upset by #13 Serengeti Empress in the Kentucky Oaks (G1) at Churchill Downs has produced some eye-catching potential payoffs in the Kentucky Oaks/Kentucky Derby Double. Bettors who successfully picked Serengeti Empress in the first leg of the two-day double will be live to $1 payoffs between $110.60 and $1,679.30, depending on which horse(s) they paired her with in the Kentucky Derby. The complete list of “will [...]

By Keeler Johnson|May 4th, 2019|Categories: Betting Tips, Horses, Kentucky Derby, Races, RacingWire, Thoroughbreds|Tags: betting, betting tips, Code of Honor, Double, Game Winner, Handicapping, Improbable, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Oaks, Kentucky Oaks Day, Maximum Security, Roadster, Serengeti Empress, Tacitus, Will Pays|

How to Bet the 2019 Kentucky Oaks
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How to Bet the 2019 Kentucky Oaks

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How to Bet the 2019 Kentucky Oaks

Flor de La Mar jogging at Churchill Downs - Coady Photography There’s no shortage of speed entered in the 145th Kentucky Oaks (G1) on May 3 at Churchill Downs, which could present challenging circumstances for several key contenders in the 1 1/8-mile race. A full field will turn out to contest the Oaks, which pits the best 3-year-old fillies from across the U.S. against each other in an interstate showdown. But many of the favorites share similar running [...]

By Keeler Johnson|April 29th, 2019|Categories: Betting Tips, Horses, Races, RacingWire, Thoroughbreds|Tags: Bellafina, betting, betting tips, bob baffert, Churchill Downs, exacta, Flor de La Mar, Handicapping, Jaywalk, Kentucky Oaks, Liora, Motion Emotion, Out for a Spin, Positive Spirit, Serengeti Empress, Triple Crown, Win Bet|