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Iroquois scouting report
Joe Kristufek, HorseplayerPro.comThe Grade 3 Iroquois at Churchill on Sunday seems to be for 2-year-olds who are not ready for the Breeders' Cup or are avoiding the synthetic surface on which the Cup will be run.
Story | Conversation | October 30, 2009Meadowlands Cup scouting report
Joe Kristufek, HorseplayerPro.comRun over 9 furlongs on dirt, the G2 Meadowlands Cup attracted a field of nine with eight betting options.
Story | Conversation | October 15, 2009Super Derby scouting report
Joe Kristufek, HorseplayerPro.comLike most years since its glorious run in the 1980s, this year's $750,000 Grade 2 Super Derby from Louisiana Downs is far from "Super," but it certainly is competitive.
Story | Conversation | September 17, 2009Masters scouting report
Joe Kristufek, HorseplayerPro.comNow in its third year of existence, Presque Isle Downs is equipped with the Tapeta racing surface.
Story | Conversation | September 11, 2009Hanshin Cup Handicap scouting report
Joe Kristufek, HorseplayerPro.comMore often than not, when smaller racetracks throw massive money at stakes races trying to attract attention and star power, the marketing attempt falls flat and local performers instead run for a career payday.
Story | Conversation | May 22, 2009Sixty Sails scouting report
Joe Kristufek, HorseplayerPro.comFor distaff routers, the Sixty Sails is run over 9 furlongs on Hawthorne's main track. Six females are programmed, headlined by recent Grade 1 winner Santa Teresita.
Story | Conversation | April 17, 2009Arkansas Derby scouting report
Joe Kristufek, HorseplayerPro.comRecent winners Curlin ('07), Afleet Alex ('05) and Smarty Jones ('04) took down five Triple Crown races between them, fortifying the Arkansas Derby as one of the spring's most important Kentucky Derby preps.
Story | Conversation | April 09, 2009Illinois Derby scouting report
Joe Kristufek, HorseplayerPro.comRun between the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness prior to 2001, the Grade 2, $500,000 Illinois Derby has morphed into a legitimate Triple Crown prep.
Story | Conversation | April 02, 2009Hot Springs Stakes scouting report
Joe Kristufek, HorseplayerPro.comThe 6-furlong Hot Springs is the final local prep for the $150,000 Count Fleet Sprint Handicap, to be held April 10 as part of the Racing Festival of the South.
Story | Conversation | March 20, 2009Razorback Handicap scouting report
Joe Kristufek, HorseplayerPro.comSaturday's Grade 3 Razorback Handicap is the second local step toward the $500,000 Grade 2 Oaklawn Handicap, to be held on April 4.
Story | Conversation | March 05, 2009Sunshine Millions Classic scouting report
Joe Kristufek, HorseplayerPro.comNow in its seventh season, the Sunshine Millions is an annual stakes event with races restricted to horses bred in either Florida or California.
Story | Conversation | January 23, 2009Col. E.R. Bradley scouting report
Joe Kristufek, HorseplayerPro.comThe Grade 3 Bradley, run over 1 1/16 miles of turf, is a stepping stone to the Grade 3 Fair Grounds Handicap (Feb. 7) and the $500,000 Grade 2 Muniz Memorial Handicap, to be run on Louisiana Derby Day (February 28).
Story | Conversation | January 09, 2009TOP SEARCHES IN NOVEMBER
Bowl Projections tops ESPN.com searches in November. Did "track and field" make the list?