Horse Racing

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California Chrome fails to make triple crown history in America.

Tonalsit won the Belmont Stakes so everyone is sad.

The race video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SflE7wkKjEo

America's favourite California Chrome finished 1 1/2 lengths behind the winner Tonalist.
His jockey Victor Espinoza made a fine effort. Tracked leaders in 3d-4th place and produced him at the bend in a good position for the final run in - but the finishing power was n't there.

The pessimists who were saying California Chrome is no stayer and not good enough for the distance of 2400 meters in the curvy Belmont track proved right.
So Belmont dashes the hopes of yet another triple crown candidate, after War Emblem, Funny Cide and others.

* The video shows he takes the last turn from four horses wide.
He was displaced a little - would have like it closer to the inner.

But it's certain he did not have the strong finish required.

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Had 2 trebles in 2 days from Epsom come in.

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Ascot festival (17-21 June) coincides with the world cup this year but it's always the top of the pops in British sport:

Yesterday's results were easy:

1st - Toronado 4/5

2nd - The wow signal 5/1

3d - Sole power 5/1

4th - Kingman 8/11

5th - Domination 12/1

6th - Hootenanny 7/2

The opening race, Queen Anne's stakes, was the one with the highest purse.

Here is how they ran:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qxVE0kS1lg

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Nice bunch of Ascot debutants:

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I will make the press synthesis for today - stand by.

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Press synthesis 18/6/2014 (*)

1st - 5,15,7,10

2nd - 22,4,21,9

3d - 8,7,3,6

4th - 1,6,8,2

5th - 29,22,31,5

6th - 11,6,8,2

(*) Racing Post, Sporting Life, At the Races, Timeform, Oddschecker, Racing UK

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Ascot belle

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Press synthesis 18/6/2014 (*)

1st - 5,15,7,10

2nd - 22,4,21,9

3d - 8,7,3,6

4th - 1,6,8,2

5th - 29,22,31,5

6th - 11,6,8,2

(*) Racing Post, Sporting Life, At the Races, Timeform, Oddschecker, Racing UK

Great !

1st - 5,15,7,10 (the 10 non runner)

2nd - 22,4,21,9

3d - 8,7,3,6

4th - 1,6,8,2

5th - 29,22,31,5 (the 22 non runner)

6th - 11,6.8,2

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Anyone betting on Cheltenham?

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Cheltenham festival is on (10-13/03/2015).

See the tips for the first day here:

http://www.cosmicway.net/ch10-03-15.txt

(fairly good)

For the second day:

http://www.cosmicway.net/ch11-03-15.txt

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For the third day

http://www.cosmicway.net/ch12-03-15.txt

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Final day:

http://www.cosmicway.net/ch13-03-15.txt

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Dubai world cup today, 27/3, with our old friend California Chrome from his last year's triple crown endeavours being the hot favourite in the world cup race.

The press synthesis for the Dubai races:

http://www.cosmicway.net/pressynthesis.html

It is a compendium of the French internet predictions. The Dubai races are the "R5" races and there are some from Turffontein - South Africa also, as the page displays the entire Greek-PMU program of the day.

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Dubai world cup today, 27/3, with our old friend California Chrome from his last year's triple crown endeavours being the hot favourite in the world cup race.

The press syntheis for the Dubai races:

http://www.cosmicway.net/pressynthesis.html

It is a compendium of the French internet predictions. The Dubai races are the "R5" races and there are some from Turffontein - South Africa also, as the page displays the entire Greek-PMU program of the day.

5 out of 9 in Dubai.

CC flopped though.

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Aintree - derby day - the press synthesis:

http://www.cosmicway.net/pressynthesis.html

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Kentucky Derby

The quest for the holy grail for 2015 begins in the US of A tomorrow.

Race time: 11.34 UK time

Favourites: American Pharoah (no 18), Dortmund (no 8)

Links where you most likely can watch the race:

http://www.stream2watch.com/

http://www.vipbox.sx/horse-racing

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American Pharoah is the winner of the Kentucky derby.

The race:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht4HWhK9b4c

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The road to glory

Preakness stakes: May 16

Belmont stakes: June 6