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Turf Topics
Turf Topics is a thoroughbred racing medium. The knowledge and nuisance of what makes a good thoroughbred will be explored. This correlates to a thoroughbred winning a race and maximizing athletic performance. This exploration goes beyond the sometimes challenging task of picking a winner of a race. There has been a lot of time reading the history of the breed and also witnessing many thoroughbred performances. This experience has led to thought out theory of what makes a good thoroughbred…
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2025 Dubai World Cup and 2025 Santa Anita Derby
This week, host, Josh Chidester previews the last four races from the 2025 Dubai World Cup Card, the 2025 Santa Anita Derby and the 2025 Wood Memorial. Topics…
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Recap of the 2025 Florida Derby and the 2025 Arkansas Derby
This week, host, Josh Chidester recaps the running of the 2025 Florida Derby and the 2025 Arkansas Derby. He also, reviews his Horses to Watch List and covers…
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2025 New Orleans Handicap Recap
This week, host, Josh Chidester updates his Horses to Watch List, recaps Sierra Leone's subpar effort in the New Orleans Handicap and some Horse Racing News…
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2025 Virginia Derby and a 3 million Dollar 2-Year-Old Purchase
This week, host, Josh Chidester recaps the results from the 2025 Virginia Derby. He also, reviews his Horses to Watch List along with discussing Horse Racing…
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Journalism Wins Impressively and Thorpedo Anna in the Azeri Stakes
This week, host, Josh Chidester covers the results from important Kentucky Derby Prep races and updates his Horses to Watch List along with some other horse…
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2025 Santa Anita Handicap and The Fountain Youth Stakes
This week, host, Josh Chidester recaps the 2025 Rebel Stakes. He also handicaps the Late Pick 4 for Santa Anita and Gulfstream Park which includes the Fountain…
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The Saudi Cup 2025 Recap
This week, host, Josh Chidester covers his Horses to Watch List, recaps the 2025 Saudi Cup among other races and analyzes the 2025 Rebel Stakes. Topics…
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The Breakdown of the Risen Star Stakes
This week, host, Josh Chidester disects the Risen Star Stakes, reflects on the passing of breeder/owner His Highness Aga Khan and continues with his Horses to…
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Pegasus World Cup Recap
This week, host, Josh Chidester covers the results of the Pegasus World Cup races, his horses to watch list and an update on the status of Sierra Leone. Topics…
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Pegasus World Cup 2025
This week, host, Josh Chidester breaks down the last eight races at Gulfstream Park, including the Pegasus Worl Cup. Topics discussed: Pegasus World Cup 2025…
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Horses to Watch List and the Kentucky Derby Pool #3
This week, host, Josh Chidester covers the Horses to Watch List and Horse Racing News Topics discussed: Horses to Watch List Kentucky Derby Future Pool #3…
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Santa Anita's 2025 San Vicente
This week, host, Josh Chidester covers the topics of the result of the 2025 San Vicente Stakes, his horses to watch list and he discusses the identication…
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Recapping Opening Day at Santa Anita
This week, host, Josh Chidester recaps some results from opening day at Santa Anita and he Handicaps the Late Pick 4 at Santa Anita for January 1, 2025. Topics…
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Santa Anita Opening Day 2024
This week, host, Josh Chidester discusses his Horses to Watch List, recaps Measured Time's track record race at Meydan Racecourse and finally discusses the…
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Journalism Runs in the Los Alamitos Futurity
This week, host, Josh Chidester covers his Horses to Watch List, recap's his future book bet on Jounalism at 52-1 and Journalism wins the Los Alamitos Futurity…
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Stakes Racing from Aqueduct and Sha Tin
This week, host, Josh Chidester reviews the results from stakes races from Aqueduct and Sha Tin. Also, reveals stallion news for 2025 along with other…
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2024 Japan Cup Results and Accuracy Runs Lights Out
This week, host, Josh Chidester reviews the results of the 2024 Japan Cup and the results of the Longines' World's Best Jockey. Additionally, he reviews his…
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Recapping the Results from Last Week's Handicapping of Five Races from Sunday November 17th, 2024, and Turf Topic's Horses to Watch List..
This week, host, Josh Chidester reveals how he faired last Sunday, November 17th, 2024, when handicapping the Tepin Stakes and the Late Pick 4 from Del Mar…
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Handicapping Del Mar's Late Pick 4
This week, host, Josh Chidester, adds a horse to his horses to watch list, reveals some horses sold at Keeneland's Breeding Stock Sale and handicaps the Late…
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2024 Breeder's Cup Recap
This week, host, Josh Chidester recaps the results from the 2024 Breeder's Cup and reveals some of the horses sold at the Fasig Tipton November Sale. Topics…
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Handicapping the 2024 Breeder's Cup races for Saturday at Del Mar
This week, host, Josh Chidester handicaps all the 2024 Breeder's Cup races for Saturday from Del Mar. Topics discussed: 2024 Breeder's Cup Saturday…
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2024 Breeder's Cup Friday from Del Mar
This week, host, Josh Chidester handicaps the five 2024 Breeder's Cup races and includes handicapping the undercard from Del Mar. Topics discussed: Undercard…
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2024 Breeder's Cup Preview
This week, host, Josh Chidester previews the entries for the 2024 Breeder's Cup and also recaps the Champion's Day results from Ascot. Topics discussed: 2024…
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The 2024 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup and Preview of Champions Day at Ascot
This week, host, Josh Chidester recaps the 2024 Queen Elizabeth II results, previews the 2024 Champions Day from Ascot and a little Horse Racing News. Topics…
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Recap of the Week's Extensive Racing Action and the Preview of the Queen Elizabeth Challenge Cup
This week, Host, Josh Chidester recaps the week's extensive racing action, previews the Queen Elizabeth Challenge Cup from Keeneland and examines the…
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California Crown Recap and the Extensive Win and In Races of the Week
This week, host, Josh Chidester recaps the California Crown and other important races along with previewing the extensive important races of the weekend which…
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California Crown Day at Santa Anita
This week, host, Josh Chidester recaps the results from Parx Racing, which includes Next, handicaps the Late Pick 4 for California Crown at Santa Anita and has…
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Europe Race Recap and Day 1 and 2 of the 2024 Keeneland Yearling Sale
This week, host, Josh Chidester reviews the results from import races from Europe and at Woobine. Also, he review results from the 2024 Keeneland Yearling…
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The Woodbine Mile and Racing from Ireland
This week, host, Josh Chidester recaps closing weekend from Del Mar. He also, previews important races from the upcoming weekend at Woodbine, Leopardstown and…
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Major Racing from Kentucky Downs
This week, host, Josh Chidester recaps the Jockey Club Gold Cup and reviews the six race sequence at Kentucky Downs. Also, the host, reviews closing weekend…
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Recap of the 2024 Travers Stakes and the Pacific Classic
This week, host, Josh Chidester recaps major races from the previous week, which include, the 2024 Travers Stakes and the Pacific CLassic. Also, he reveals how…
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2024 Travers Stakes
This week, host, Josh Chidester covers the week's European Stakes results and handicaps the important races from Travers Day. He also previews the Pat O'Brien…
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Horse Racing Review of the 2024 Fourstardave and the 2024 Arlington Million
This week, host, Josh Chidester recaps the Grade 1's Fourstardave and the Arlington Million. Also, he covers his horses to watch list, along with previewing…
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The Recap of the Grade 1 Whitney Stakes
This week, host, Josh Chidester reviews races from the world of horse racing and his horses to watch list. He also previews the Grade 1 stakes races from…
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Preview the 2024 Grade 1 Whitney and Clement L. Hirsch Stakes
This week, host, Josh Chidester recaps last weeks racing action and reviews his horses to watch list. Also, he previews the 2024, Grade 1, Clement L. Hirsch…
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Recap of the 2024 Haskell Stakes and Preview of the Jim Dandy and the Bing Crosby Stakes
This week, host, Josh Chidester recaps important races from the previous week, updates his horses to watch list and previews the Jim Dandy and Bing Crosby…
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Opening Day at Del Mar and the 2024 Haskell Stakes
This week, host, Josh Chidester covers the topics of last weekends results of the important races, his horses to watch list, thoroughbred Next's current racing…
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The Diana Stakes from Saratoga
This week, the host, Josh Chidester covers topics of race recap, his horses to watch list, pedigree analysis and handicaps the Grade 1 Diana Stakes Topics…
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Closing Weekend at Churchill Downs and a Review of the Irish Derby
This week, host, Josh Chidester covers the results from Stephen Foster Day and the Irish Derby along with his horses to watch list. Topics discussed: Stephen…
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Stephen Foster Stakes 2024
This week, host, Josh Chidester covers his opinion from last Sunday's late Pick 4 from Aqueduct. Also, he recaps racing from Europe which leads into his…
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The Royal Ascot Meeting 2024
This week, host, Josh Chidester covers the results from the Royal Ascot meeting and his horses to watch list. Also, he covers horse racing news and discusses…
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Recap of the Belmont Stakes Day from Saratoga
This week, host, Josh Chidester covers results from Belmont Stakes Day at Saratoga, Horse Racing News and his Horses to Watch List. Also, Josh handicaps the…
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Belmont Stakes From Saratoga
This week, host, Josh Chidester recaps last weeks Epsom Derby and also handicaps races from Saratoga Race Course, which includes the Belmont Stakes. Topics…
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Epsom Derby and Other Horse Racing News
This week, host, Josh Chidester and covers his horses to watch list, recaps racing action from Santa Anita and includes a preview to the Epsom Derby. Topics…
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Recap of the Preakness Stakes and Racing Action from Europe
This week, host, Josh Chidester covers the Preakness Stakes results, racing action from Europe, the Horses to Watch List and May 26th's Late Pick 4 from Santa…
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The 2024 Preakness Stakes
This week, the host, Josh Chidester discusses his horses to watch list, the Lockinge Stakes from Newbury and the 2024 Preakness Stakes. Topics discussed…
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Recapping the Kentucky Derby
This week, the host, Josh Chidester,covers the results of the Kentucky Derby and the English Guineas, along with his horses to watch list and horse racing…
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Kentucky Derby 2024 Preview
This week, Host, Josh Chidester covers results from Champions Day from Sha TIn and Longchamp. Also, he previews the 2024 Kentucky Derby. Topics discussed: Race…
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The Santa Maria Stakes and Sierra Leone Works
This week, host, Josh Chidester covers last weeks Jenny Wiley, The Lexington Stakes and The Apple Blossom. Also, Josh, handicaps the Santa Maria Stakes from…
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Jenny Wiley Stakes and the Recap of Kentucky Derby Preps
This week, host, Josh Chidester recaps the Wood Memorial, Blue Grass and Santa Anita Derby. Additionlly, looks at the Jenny Wiley Stakes, the Lexington Stakes…
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Dubai World Cup Recap and Kentucky Derby Preps
This week, host, Josh Chidester covers the results from the Dubai World Cup 2024 card and previews the Wood Memorial, the Blue Grass Stakes and the Santa Anita…
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Dubai World Cup and The Florida Derby
This week, host, Josh Chidester, and covers the 2024 Dubai World Cup, the Florida Derby and the Arkansas Derby. Topics discussed: Dubai World Cup Florida Derby…
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A Last Week's Racing Action and a Preview of the Louisiana Derby
This week, host, Josh Chidester recaps last Saturday's Late Pick 4 from Santa Anita, his horses to watch list, expands on some horse racing news and previews…
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A Last Week's Racing Action and Picks for Races at Santa Anita
This week, Host, Josh Chidester covers Horse Racing News, Updates the Horses to Watch List and Handicaps the last Four Races from Santa Anita for Saturday…
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Recap of Santa Anita Handicap and the Late Pick 4 from Santa Anita
This week, Host, Josh Chidester and will recap the results from important racing from last Saturday and handicap the Late Pick 4 at Santa Anita for March 9th…
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Santa Anita Handicap and the Fountain of Youth Stakes
This week, the Host, Josh Chidester covers the results of the Saudi Cup, the horses to watch list, the Fountain of Youth Stakes and the Santa Anita Handicap…
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Saudi Cup and Recapping the Risen Star Stakes
This week, Host, Josh Chidester covers the results of the Risen Star Stakes and last week's Late Pick 4 from Santa Anita. Also, his opinion for the Saudi Cup…
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Santa Anita Late Pick 4 for February 17, 2024, and the Risen Star Stakes
This week, host, Josh Chidester covers his last week's Late Pick 4 picks from Santa Anita, Horse Racing News, picks and opinions on this weeks Late Pick 4 from…
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Santa Anita Late Pick 4 for February 10, 2024
This week, the host, Josh Chidester covers last Saturday's late Pick 4 results from Santa Anta, horse racing news, Horse's to Watch List and the his Picks for…
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Review of Past Week Racing and Look ahead to this Saturday's Late Pick 4 at Santa Anita
This week, the host, Josh Chidester covers his Pegasus World Cup Picks from Gulfstream Park, horse racing news and the handicap of the late pick 4 for February…