Joe Kristufek
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Contenders, long shots for the big dayAug 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Those readers who have given my selections even a casual glance during my eight-year tenure as Daily Herald handicapper will tell you that on most occasions I am not a C...
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Hoof, weather only issues for Big BrownJun 05, 2008 11:00 pm - On Saturday at 5:17 p.m., the eyes of most of the world will be on Belmont Park. For 1½ miles, Kentucky Derby and Preakness romper Big Brown will chase the holy grail of...
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Where to look for some green after Big Brown pulls awayMay 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Isn't this is supposed to be the easy one? That hasn't been the case the last three years as the Kentucky Derby winner has failed to capture the Preakness each time. In ...
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Track tips for Saturday, May 10May 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Despite his dominating Kentucky Derby performance, as many as a dozen 3-year-olds intend on lining up against Big Brown in next Saturday's Grade I Preakness Stakes, the ...
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Kristufek: This Derby is a three-horse raceMay 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Five weeks ago, following Big Brown's monstrous win in the Florida Derby, I stated in my Horseplayer PRO blog that he would not hit the board in the Kentucky Derby. The ...
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Track tipsMay 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Armed with a full meet of experience under our handicapping belts, the time has come to tackle year two of Arlington Park's Polytrack. There was certainly a learning cur...
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Track tips for Saturday, Oct. 20Oct 19, 2007 11:00 pm - In conjunction with Arlington Park, I'll be conducting a Trackside OTB tour on selected weekend days through the end of the year. Today I'll be hanging out at the Wauke...
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Track tips for Friday, Sept. 21Sep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Arlington's Polytrack presented a new challenge for horseplayers this summer, and it will be interesting to see how the return to Hawthorne's traditional dirt surface wi...
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Track tips for Sunday, Sept. 16Sep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - As an added incentive to come out to the track for today's curtain-closer, Arlington is distributing mystery vouchers to the first 2,500 fans through the gates. The myst...
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Track tips for Saturday, Sept. 15Sep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - With Friday's fifth race longshot win aboard Road to Kentucky for trainer Elmer Miller, jockey Randy Meier moved within 2 victories of 4,000, and the veteran pilot has g...