Long Shot Next Shares: Billion-Dollar Instinct, Million-Dollar Upsets
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Resources & Recommendations
People Mentioned
- Doug Arnold - Breeder of Next Shares at Buck Pond Farm.
- David Mia - Made the winning bid on Next Shares at the sales ring.
- Richard Baltas - California-based trainer for whom David Mia worked.
- Tyler Gaffalione - Jockey who rode Next Shares to victory in the Shadwell Turf Mile.
Organizations & Institutions
- Buck Pond Farm - The farm where Next Shares was foaled.
- Keeneland - The location of the sales ring where Next Shares was sold and the site of several of his races.
- Elite Sales - The newly launched sales company that consigned Next Shares to the Keeneland sale.
- Old Friends Racehorse Retirement facility - The facility where Next Shares is guaranteed lifetime care after his racing days and where he is currently retired.
- NBC - The television network that broadcast the Shadwell Turf Mile.
Other Resources
- Next Shares - A racehorse known for winning graded stakes at long odds, highlighted as an example of successful longshot betting and buying.
- Arch - Next Shares' sire, a Grade 1 winner on dirt.
- Two Dots Lou - Next Shares' dam, an accomplished mare on dirt, turf, and synthetic surfaces.
- Evansville Slew - Next Shares' grand sire, a Grade 1 winner on dirt.
- Heart to Heart - A horse mentioned during the race call of the Shadwell Turf Mile.
- Voodoo Song - A horse mentioned during the race call of the Shadwell Turf Mile.
- Great Wide Open - A horse that finished second behind Next Shares in the Shadwell Turf Mile at 81 to 1 odds.
- Bound for Nowhere - A horse mentioned during the race call of the Shadwell Turf Mile.
- Analyze It - A horse mentioned during the race call of the Shadwell Turf Mile.
- Furrbon - A horse mentioned during the race call of the Shadwell Turf Mile.
- Almanaar - A horse mentioned during the race call of the Shadwell Turf Mile.
- Synchrony - A horse mentioned during the race call of the Shadwell Turf Mile.
- Knicks Go - A horse that won the Breeders' Futurity at 70 to 1 odds on the same day Next Shares won the Shadwell Turf Mile.