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Please enjoy the Trip It Notes from the Meadowlands for May 7th and we hope they can be used to your advantage when wagering at the Big M.

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Meadowlands for Saturday, May 7, 2016

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We offer this glossary to aid your understanding of the symbols and abbreviated terms within the PDFs that contain the racing data. While we have some

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of cover, was hampered by traffic trouble, was aided by another horse, affected adversely by another horse, or the like.

glossary with the newer horseplayer in mind.

blind switch (abbr. “bld sw”) – a horse surrounded in front and to both sides by other contestants.

btn by pkt foe, btn off cvr – descriptions to account for the trip of a horse who defeated a tiring

carried (abbr. “carr”) – having to race deeper or wider due to the legal moves of another rival

clear (abbr. “clr”) – to cross down to the pegs at the front of the field, or to gain separation on the

cover (abbr. “covr”, “cvr”) – when racing at least two-wide, contestants can get behind a horse

which is “providing cover” and the leader is “first-over”, the horse behind is “second-over”, and

duck/ducked – a driver rapidly placing their horse behind another rival instead of electing to go on

faded – The least severe of three descriptions we...

Keeneland Sales Graduates Take Top Two Spots in Kentucky Derby.  Thanks for choosing IdaBet.com!

In case you were wondering:

LEXINGTON, KY (May 7, 2016) – Graduates of the 2014 Keeneland September Yearling Sale – Nyquist and Exaggerator– finished 1-2 in today’s 142^nd running of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) at Churchill Downs.

Nyquist is a graduate of two Keeneland auctions. In 2013, Paramount Sales, agent, consigned him as a weanling to the November Breeding Stock Sale, where he was purchased by Madison Farm for $180,000. At the 2014 September Sale, consignor Dromoland Farm, agent, sold Nyquist to Sutton Place Stables for $230,000. Bred by Summerhill Farm, he is trained by Doug O’Neill for Reddam Racing. The colt is the 20^th Keeneland Sales graduate to win the Kentucky Derby.

The favored undefeated 2-year-old champion also completed his final three major works at Keeneland after arriving on April 3.

Big Chief Racing purchased runner-up Exaggerator for $110,000 at the 2014 September Sale and races the Keith Desormeaux trainee in partnership with Head of Plains Partners and Rocker Ranch et al. Bred by Joseph B. Murphy, the colt was consigned by Warrendale Sales, agent.

Keeneland’s 22^nd annual Derby Day celebration hosted 19,029 fans who enjoyed picnics in the Paddock and Walking Ring, live music, children’s activities that included pony rides and face painting, a Derby hat contest and the Derby Bash at the Keene Barn & Entertainment Center. For the first time Keeneland’s popular tailgate lot, The Hill, was open and featured music, food trucks, wagering and more.

May 8, 2016

We thought you would want to know how the horses are finishing on the 142nd running of the Derby and the great racing action at Churchill today.  Although we regret Churchill’s decision to restrict their signal, we think that this information can be valuable to you down the road with other wager considerations.

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By Ellis Starr – National Racing Analyst for Equibase

The field for the Grade 1, Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands is led by Nyquist, the undefeated (seven-for-seven) Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner and champion 2-Year Old. He has done everything asked of him and even though he will be the likely betting favorite, in a 20 horse field he may offer good return for the risk. Exaggerator finished second behind Nyquist in the Grade 2 San Vicente Stakes in February and two races later exploded on the far turn to win the Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby, the same race won by 2014 Derby winner California Chrome and 2012 Derby winner I’ll Have Another. They are joined by the other major Derby prep winners in Grade 1 Arkansas Derby winner

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