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Dan's Double: A Longshot and a Brady for Super Bowl Weekend

Dan’s Double of the Week, featuring handicapping analysis from America’s Best Racing’s New York correspondent Dan Tordjman, is brought to you by Horseplayers.com, the official online qualifying site of the Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge (BCBC) and National Horseplayers Championship (NHC). Horseplayers.com offers low-cost feeders every day and BCBC and NHC qualifiers every weekend, and it’s the only site where you can qualify for the $1 million BCBC.

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A ‘Wow’ Performance from War of Will in Lecomte Romp

They call him “Wow” around Mark Casse’s shedrow, a strong colt brimming with the kind of potential that keeps a trainer up at night, worrying.

His pedigree screams of turf greatness, but his workouts on dirt and a strong Nov. 24 main-track maiden score hinted at versatility.

Using Recent History to Help Analyze the Haskell

In one sense, it was not surprising that Girvin won last year’s betfair.com Haskell Invitational Stakes at 9.20-1 odds as the second longest shot on the toteboard.

Bob Baffert wasn’t there.

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Unforgettable Visit to Vault in Kentucky Derby Museum

The vault! The word “vault” conjures up some great images. When one is at the Kentucky Derby Museum, it’s very easy to wonder, “What else is there?” The imagination can run wild for adults who were once (and still are) horse crazy. Kentucky Derby historians — most fans are in one way or another — can riff on little-known facts about now obscure horses who were once feted as the top 3-year-olds in the country on the first Saturday in May. So when I got the opportunity to visit, I dropped everything and practically galloped to the museum.

Like Father, Like Son: Rice Family Part of Fabric of New York Racing

Harry Rice III is the kind of man who makes you think that it would be great to sit down and talk with him about anything for a length of time. When he looks at you with his dancing eyes and his charming smile, you are instantly put at ease. Sitting next to him is his son, Harry IV, who has inherited his father’s affability and is blessed with the charisma and drive typical of a 22-year-old college student on his way to finding his dreams.

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