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Gulfstream Park - Top Jockeys Ready for December 3 Opening

Gulfstream Park Racing & Casino will be home to quite a few new features throughout its 2011-12 meet, including a Dec. 3 return of live racing, a 12:35 pm first race post time, and a new infield video board.

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Gulfstream Opening Day Spectacular Bid Draws 31 Nominations

Gulfstream Park's opening day feature, the $100,000 Spectacular Bid for 2-year-olds at six furlongs, drew 31 nominations, including Nashua Stakes (G2) winner Vexor, Jack Price Juvenile winner For Oby, and Keeneland 75th Anniversary winner Luke of York.

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Gulfstream Park $9 Million Stakes Schedule

Gulfstream Park Racing & Casino has announced today its 2011-12 race meet will feature 53 stakes races (33 graded) worth $9 million, highlighted by the $1 million Florida Derby (G1) on Saturday, March 31.

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NYRA Offers $250,000 Late Pick Four Saturdays at Aqueduct

The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) has announced that it will offer a $250,000 Guaranteed Late Pick 4 Saturdays at Aqueduct Racetrack during the remainder of the 2011 fall meet.

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Off Track Betting Players Get up to $150 Bonus

UP TO $150 IN REWARDS FOR NEW CUSTOMERS. OTB will give $100 for horseplayers setting up an account and placing wagers totaling $300. This is a special bonus for new customers only and is subject to terms and conditions.

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Turfway Park Winter Horse Racing Opens Thursday

Live Thoroughbred racing returns to Turfway Park this Thursday, Dec. 1, the start of the Holiday Meet and the beginning of the track's winter racing season.

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Velasquez Notches 3,000th Career Victory Sunday At Aqueduct Racetrack

Cornelio Velasquez, long one of the leading riders on The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) circuit, reached a personal milestone Sunday afternoon at Aqueduct Racetrack when he won race 5 aboard Up in Smoke ($7.30) for his 3,000th North American victory.

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Thanksgiving Weekend at Aqueduct Includes Six Stakes Races

It is a great Thanksgiving weekend of racing action at Aqueduct with a total of six stakes races, beginning with the Fall Highweight Handicap on Thursday. Here is a look at that race on Thanksgiving Day and the other five stakes races this weekend at Aqueduct

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2011 Hollywood Turf Cup Betting at OTB

The top race this weekend at Hollywood Park is the $250,000 Hollywood Turf Cup on Saturday. A field of seven is expected, headlined by Sanagas and Bourbon Bay. The Hollywood Turf Cup will be the eighth race on a nine-race card.

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Delta Downs Jackpot Stakes Betting

Delta Downs' richest and most important race day of the year. It's the $1,000,000 Delta Downs Jackpot program, and it takes place this Saturday, November 19. Many of the connections that will take part in the main event, which features 2-year-olds vying for a massive first-place paycheck of $600,000 in graded earnings, are making final travel arrangements to get to Vinton, Louisiana for the 1 1/16-mile showdown.

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