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Upsets boost Delaware Park undercard stakes
Scratches eviscerated Delaware Park’s two undercard stakes this afternoon — but two odds-on favorites were upset, providing bettors plenty to celebrate.
Shore Bets: July 18
Aspiring announcer John Piassek provides weekly full-card handicapping of Monmouth Park in Shore Bets!
On tap: Weekend stakes
What’s on tap: the biggest day of the year at Delaware Park, plus a pair of stakes at Monmouth.
For Sheer Drama, routine’s the name of the game
Sheer Drama looked like an ordinary horse — until trainer David Fawkes discovered her love of routine. Now she’s the favorite for the G1 Delaware Handicap.
Get everybody’s money: Monmouth Park July 17
Aspiring horseplayer Dan Gonella hopes his full-card Monmouth Park ‘capping helps you say what his father does after winning bets: “I got everybody’s money!”
Parx changes draw generally positive response
Parx Racing’s plan for a $20 million “Fall Festival” – coupled with reduced racing days – has received a generally (but not entirely) warm response.
Lucy’s Bob Boy gets back on winning track
Given two months off between races, Charles Town stalwart Lucy’s Bob Boy returned to action last night, and he brought his “A” game.
Tough group to tackle Charles Town ‘cap
A solid group of runners will contest tonight’s Charles Town feature, a $30,000 handicap featuring local stalwart Lucy’s Bob Boy.
QuickTake: Bad news, good news
In our latest QuickTake: If it’s true that bad news comes in threes, then the good news for horse racing is that we should be done with bad news for a while.
Charles Town Oaks aids breast cancer fight
The Grade 3 Charles Town Oaks in September will be the highlight of a weekend of events to aid in the fight against breast cancer, the track announced.
