Saratoga got off to a rousing start on Wednesday, and even the rain held off until late in the day. Mother Nature was kind after showing her wrath during the opening week of the meeting last year.
There were plenty of prices to be found on the ten race card, with an abundance of large fields leading toward great betting opportunities.

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Horses worth watching, a list of runners compiled by handicapper/turf writer Greg Melikov that should improve significantly or do well next time out, won eight times, ran second four times and finished third twice since June 18. These thoroughbreds are worth considering when developing your horse betting strategy.

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Horse Pick of the Day: Del Mar – Race 5
Race-day: 7/26/2009
Race-time: 7:00 pm est.
There’s nothing like Del Mar in the summer.

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Race-day: 7/25/2009
Race-times: Coaching Club American Oaks at 5:17 pm est. and Eddie Read at 8:35 pm est.
Del Mar’s first weekend of horse racing will be highlighted by the Grade I Eddie Read on Saturday. That’s one of our Weekend Stakes Races.

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The Del Mar and Saratoga meets signal the beginning of the summer thoroughbred racing season in the United States.
It also signals the beginning of the Breeders’ Cup watch as the Breeder’s Cup is just a few short months away.

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Horse Pick of the Day: Del Mar Race 6
Race-day: 7/25/2009
Race-time: 7:35 pm est.
It’s hard to stay away from Del Mar for horseplayers when the payouts keep getting better and better.

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Race-day: 7/23/2009
Race-time: 7:35 pm est.
Del Mar’s first Thursday of the meet figures to be another terrific horse betting day for all you pony fanatics.

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Padding Your Bankroll: Wednesday July 22
The final week of the Belmont Park meeting starts today, which ends on Sunday. Then starting next week it is off to Saratoga for the marquee meeting of the New York racing schedule each year.
It would be nice to pad our bankroll this week to be ready for the Spa, and today’s card looks like it could get us off to a good start.
Our late Pick 3 play…

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Winners of this year’s Preakness and Belmont are headed for a showdown in the $1 million Haskell Invitational on Aug. 2. Too bad the Kentucky Derby winner opted for the $750,000 West Virginia Derby a day earlier.
It would have a most historic race.

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Horse Pick of the Day: Belmont Park – Race 7
Race-day: 7/19/2009
Race-time: 4:12 p m est.
Often times the best scores can be found in some of the cheaper races on a card.

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Race-day: 7/18/2009
Race-time: 6:30 pm est.
Before three year old males take to the cushion track for the Grade II Swaps Stakes this Saturday at Santa Anita, fillies and mares three years old and up will strut their stuff in the Grade II A Gleam Stakes.
The Grade II A Gleam will showcase some of the speedier gals at the track.

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Race-day: 7/17/2009
Race-time: 10:07 pm pst.
Hollywood Park is quickly coming to the close of their spring/summer meet. Del Mar is just around the corner and some horseplayers are already looking forward to the yearly SoCal meet where the “Turf Meets the Surf”.
That’s all well and good, but Hollywood Park is still running and the BetUS online racebook is still offering…

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Race-day: 7/15
Race-time: 3:40 pm est.
Belmont Park keeps moving along as the summer begins to really heat up the racetracks on the east coast. Soon, horses, trainers and jockeys will descend upon Saratoga in New York for one of the most celebrated racing meets of the year.
But until then, BetUS online racebook fans get to continue to try to make profits on horses running at Big Sandy….

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The $65,000 Jersey Girl Stakes is the featured race on the Belmont Park card today, and although the race drew just a small field of five three-year-old fillies, we might be able to catch a decent price with our top pick Union City . If the Tony Dutrow trainee can upset the 6/5 morning line favorite Slam the Cat, it might bode well for our Late Pick 3 play. The Jersey Girl is the…

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Horses worth watching, a list of runners compiled by handicapper/turf writer Greg Melikov that should improve significantly or do well next time out, won eight times, ran second four times and finished third six times since June 7. These thoroughbreds are worth considering when developing your horse betting strategy.

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Race-day: 7/14/2009
Race-time: 6:52 pm est.
One of the lesser known tracks in the United States is Colonial Downs home of the $750,000 Virginia Derby.
Colonial Downs regularly showcases great racing action on the turf and Tuesday is no different as some nice horses have shown up for the 5th at Colonial Downs, an optional claimer for $32,000.
Let’s take a look at Race 5 at Colonial Downs…

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Race-day: 7/12/2009
Race-time: 6:00 pm est.
Hollywood Park will be showcasing two year old fillies this Sunday in the $100,000 Landaluce Stakes.
It just so happens that the Landaluce could also produce the best bet of the day in a horse that ran very, very well in her first start against winners.

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Race-day:  7/11/2009
Race-times:  Man O’ War at 4:12 pm est. and Hollywood Gold Cup at 7:30 pm est.
Even though it’s a huge day at Calder, the two biggest races of the day occur on the opposite end of the U.S.
On the east coast, at Belmont Park, is the Grade I Man O’ War Stakes.  Then, roughly 3 hrs and 18 minutes later the Grade I Hollywood Gold Cup will go off at Hollywood Park….

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Race-day: 7/9/2009
Race-time: 4:45 pm est.
Thursday shapes up to be a fantastic day for horseplayers at Belmont Park. No rains are expected and with a high of 75 degrees, gamblers couldn’t be looking at the prospect of a nicer day.
Of course, the best gambling is done through the BetUS online racebook in the comfort of one’s home. The real reason to like Race 8 at Belmont on…

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Padding Your Bankroll: Wednesday July 8
There are plenty of good horse betting opportunities on Wednesday’s Belmont Park card, which features a couple of stakes races and five races carded for the turf course.
The weather looks promising, which is a good thing as all three legs of our Late Pick 3 play for today are turf races.
The play of the day is a cheap $10,000 claiming race, but First…

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The Summit of Speed will be in the sprinting spotlight on Saturday at Calder Race Course where it debuted 10 years ago. The 2000 event offered five stakes with purses totaling $950,000 and was an immediate hit.
In ’02, purses were boosted to $1.35 million and attracted classy thoroughbreds like Orientate, who won the Smile Sprint Handicap en route to a Breeders’ Cup Sprint victory and…

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Contained is a list of runners compiled by handicapper/turf writer Greg Melikov that you should keep an eye on. These thoroughbreds are worth considering when developing your betting strategy.
ARLINGTON PARK
Iron Vow: Broke sixth and last, trailed by more than 3 ½ lengths after a half-mile, advanced along inside to fourth in stretch, rallied to make up more than 2 ½ lengths and…

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Race-day: 7/7/2009
It’s back to Mountaineer Racetrack on Tuesday night for the BetUS online sportsbook Horse Pick of the Day.
Not only is it back to Mountaineer but it’s also back to one of the deepest turf courses in the United States for a 7 furlong sprint on the lawn.
Let’s take a look at Race 7 at Mountaineer on Tuesday night.
Mountaineer – Race 7
State Bred Allowance…

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Horses worth watching, a list of runners compiled by handicapper/turf writer Greg Melikov that should improve significantly or do well next time out, won six times, ran second four times and finished third seven times since March 7. These thoroughbreds are worth considering when developing your betting strategy while betting in the racebook.
CALDER
Texas Billy Boy: Bumped, steadied early, raced…

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