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As the 3-year-olds line up to duke it out for next season's older- horse honors, Skippylongstocking (Exaggerator) proved he's rounding back into form at just the right time when taking GII Harlan's Holiday S., the local prep for next year's GI Pegasus World Cup. A consistent presence on the Triple Crown trail earlier this year, Skippylongstocking…

Saturday's Grade 3, $150000 Harlan's Holiday at Gulfstream Park isn't the richest or most prestigious of the eight graded stakes to be run on the last day of 2022, but it grabs the marquee spot on Horse Racing Nation's stakes roundup by virtue of its possible impact on next month's Grade 1, $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational. The key local…

Horse racing gamblers are you looking for 2022 Harlan's Holiday Stakes Free Pick & Handicapping Odds…plus some predictions? Need some advice on who to take? The 2022 Harlan's Holiday Stakes is set for December 31 at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida. Here's a preview of our top contenders. Race: Harlan's Holiday Stakes Purse:…

The Philadelphia Phillies will settle in for a full day of doubleheader MLB action against the Washington Nationals on Friday (September 30). The Phillies will step into the ring having a lot more to lose, with a record of 83-72 and a chance to make one last push to grab a wildcard spot. The Nationals will enter the day with a depressing 54-101…

Second last time to the highly regarded and unbeaten Smile Happy in the Grade 2 Kentucky Jockey Club, Classic Causeway will look to begin his three-year-old season with his first stakes victory when he tops a deep lineup in Saturday's $250000 Sam F. Davis Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs. A son of Giant's Causeway, Classic Causeway was an impressive…

The Milwaukee Brewers will attempt a four-game sweep as they conclude their weekend series with the Cincinnati Reds at the Great American Ballpark. It's time to examine our MLB odds series with a Brewers-Reds prediction and pick. The Brewers demolished the Reds 10-2 last night behind a potent offense and great pitching. It started badly for…

Race 14: 1 1/8th (Dirt), Curlin Florida Derby (G1), Purse $1 million, 3 (Saturday) Named for that celebrated Steve Asmussen runner, the Curlin Florida Derby is a Grade 1 staple on the Kentucky Derby Trail, offering "Points" of 100-40-20-10 in that order to the top 4 finishers. The race continues to be dominated by trainer Todd Pletcher, who has won…

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL-With no heavy favorite, the GI Curlin Florida Derby looked like it would likely go one of four ways on paper. The three winners of the four Florida-based GI Kentucky Derby preps- Simplification (Not This Time), White Abarrio (Race Day) and Classic Causeway (Giant's Causeway)-were 2-1, 5-2 and 7-2, respectively, and' TDN Rising…

The Miami Marlins will look to retreat from Hurricane Ian and head north to square up against the Milwaukee Brewers for a 4 game series. Although post season hopes are lost for the Marlins, the Brewers are still fighting for a wild card run out of the National League with a record of 83-72. The Brewers, 43-31 at home, have to like their odds…

The Race to the KY Derby Is On: A Look at the Various Roadtrips (Secret Oath / Photo by Holly M. Smith) From the Churchill Downs Media Team: Kentucky Derby fans across the world will be eyeing Hot Springs, Ark. on Saturday as outstanding 3-year-old filly Secret Oath, trained by 86-year-old Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas, will take on the boys…

The Grade 3 Iroquois Stakes, Saturday at Churchill Downs, represents the first points race for the 2022 Kentucky Derby. Continue reading to see how the experts are playing the race. Ron Flatter, Horse Racing Nation Winner: #9 Guntown On the board: #6 Stellar Tap Longshot I like: #7 Red Knobs Analysis: Guntown had a troubled debut but made up for it…

The 2022 Road to the Kentucky Derby features points-paying preps Saturday in both Florida and California. Tampa Bay Downs hosts the Grade 3, $250000 Sam F. Davis Stakes, while the $100000 El Camino Real Derby at Golden Gate. Both races award Derby points on a 10-4-2-1 basis. This is the last Saturday until April 16 that does not feature a Kentucky…

CHI vs CON Dream11: The WNBA's Semis are in full force and the Games 1 were won by away teams and both the higher ranked teams were faced with a ton of questions. Has Chicago Sky found their answers after losing Game 1? In Game 1, the Sun came with a huge burst of energy on the defensive end and left the Sky bamboozled. They won 69:63 and except…