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Listed below please find Turfway Park picks by Bret Battaglia to share with our valued IdaBet.com players.  Bret continues to do a great job sharing his insight with our IdaBet players on Turfway’s card.  This information is provided as a courtesy to our IdaBet players for their wagering consideration.

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Turfway Park picks by Bret Battaglia, Fri, Jan 29th

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KEEPING IT REAL has been off since early December when he finished second at this same level. Give him the edge to pick up the maiden win here. SETTLEYOURCRACKERS shows a nice third place finish against similar last time out and looks like a contender. TRIBUNUS was third last time out in his first start in nearly two years. Any improvement off of that effort could make him dangerous here.

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FORGED SIGNATURE didn’t show much in his last start, but ran well at Churchill at this same level in his debut before that one and is the choice for the win here. AS YOU KNOW drops in class and looks like a contender. BURNING VISION was second last time out and could be dangerous if he likes the shorter distance tonight.

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CHEROKEE IN ME has been off since October when she broke her maiden at first asking at Mountaineer. She shows a few nice works over the track here at Turfway recently and looks best in a short but well-matched field. ARYA was a distant second behind an impressive winner last time out. She picks up Jimenez tonight and would be no surprise here. MARTHA ROSE moves back up in class after just missing last time out and definitely looks capable of winning here.

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GILLEY closed well to finish second here at Turfway last time out in her first start at this bottom level. She shouldn’t mind the move back around two turns tonight and it looks like she’s in a good spot to pick up the win here. MOJA NAGRODA was second at this same level last time out and looks...

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Jan 27, 2016

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MY REVENUER PULLS OFF 19 TO 1 SHOCKER IN POMPANO OPEN TROT

Pompano Beach, FL…January 26, 2016…In an evenly matched septet featuring a pair of 5 to 2 chances on the tote-board and two others at 3 to 1, it was a 19 to 1 outsider—My Revenuer—that upset the applecart in Pompano Park’s $12,500 Open Handicap Trot on Tuesday night.

The eight year-old gelded son of Revenue S, handled this night by Brad Kramer, avoided trouble around the final turn by ducking inside of two “breakers” and closed fastest of all to nail the victory in a photo finish, stopping the timer in 1:54.3.

She’s All In, with Rick Plano in the bike, was second while Uriel, teamed up with George Napolitano, Jr., finished third after cutting panels of :27.3, :55.3 and 1:25 along the way.
Sailer Eddie finished fourth while Cashahallic finished fifth after vying for the lead through those fast two opening fractions.

When the Hummer Starting Gate left the station, She’s All In was away with alacrity with Uriel also away in good order but intent on the lead as Cashahallic was charging up from his outside post.

As the battle ensued up front throughout that opening half between Uriel and Cashahallic, She’s All In was content in third with Sailer Eddie fourth. On the backside, Escuela went brushing up followed by Winding Hill—the slight favorite.

At the third station in 1:25, Escuela moved to within a length of the leader...

IdaBet.com is pleased to offer a preview of Thursday’s meeting at Meydan written by Laura King, a Presenter & Producer for the Dubai Racing Channel who writes a number of pieces for the Racing UK website.

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Dubai, Thursday, Jan 27th Preview by Laura King

If at first you don’t succeed… you know how it goes. So do the connections of California Chrome, who has just returned to Dubai in an attempt to better his second in last year’s Dubai World Cup.

This year, Chrome will run in Dubai before the big night; his second start of the campaign following a routine win in the Grade 2 San Pasqual Stakes at Santa Anita three weeks’ ago.

“For most horses, third of the layoff is when they’re at their best”, said Assistant Trainer Alan Sherman, who is in Dubai to oversee the horse’s preparation. “At the moment I’m favouring running in the handicap [on February 25^th] over a mile and a quarter, rather than the Maktoum Challenge, as it will give me an extra week, and I think that four weeks is about right.”

Alan travelled to the UK and back last summer with Chrome on his aborted Royal Ascot mission, but now believes the trip may have had its benefits.

“It might have been a blessing, as he had pretty much the whole year off and he really grew up.

“I was a little worried when he came back from the country club, at Taylor Made [Stud], that he would have gotten a little lazy on us, but he hasn’t – they did a phenomenal job with him there and he...

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Due to the continued impact of the extreme winter weather that moved through the area over the weekend and resulted in snowfall accumulations of 40 inches in parts of West Virginia’s eastern panhandle, Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races has cancelled live racing for Thursday evening, January 28.

Charles Town, which is currently conducting live racing on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings, is slated to have racing resume on Friday, January 29 at its new start time of 7:00 P.M. EST.

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Turfway Park selections by Bret Battaglia are here again on IdaBet.com for our valued players.  These selections are for the Thursday, Jan 28th race card.  As always, all of us here at IdaBet.com appreciate you wagering with us and welcome your feedback.  Let us know what other track tips and insider picks you want from your favorite tracks and we will include them here on our Player News Blog.

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Bret Battaglia’s Turfway Park Picks for Thursday, Jan 28th

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SUPER INDIAN moves back in for a tag in his first start since August when he was third on the grass at Mountaineer. He ran a solid race before that one at Belmont as well and is the choice to pick up the maiden win here. ROCK HARBOR drops in class after an even effort in his first start over the track and looks like the one to beat. BLAZING SAINT was fourth in his debut and figures to move forward off of that one.

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I’M SO VAIN didn’t fire last time out against starter allowance company, but was second against similar two starts back. She hooks a slightly softer field tonight and looks like she’s in a good spot to pick up the win. RED HOT PLOT shows three in the money finishes in her last three starts over the track, but is questionable at this distance. KERISMA was second best in her last start and could be dangerous here.

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SOMMERVILLE MISS was no match for the winner in her last start, but was clearly second best in that one. She’s won over the track in the past and rates a slight edge here with Prescott back aboard. CASH IN MY POCKET drops in for a tag for the first time in her first start since moving to Werre’s barn. She’s been off since October, but has run well against tougher and will be tough to beat tonight if she’s ready. WISH KEEPER has a chance

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DUCHESS WHITNEY looked sharp winning last...