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Archived Insider Newsletters 
Bigg's final column / Who's hot/not in B'Cup workouts?- 814
Really tough quiz / Breeders' Cup details- 813
Eight favs in a row -- then KAPOW! - 812
Your morning chuckle / Super bred horse by Winnipeggers?- 811
Stats to help you pick Breeders' Cup winners- 810
New track open today- 809
This is a no-no!- 808
Live wrap-up / "I was embarrassed"- 807
$1M Guarantee / For he's a jolly good fellow- 806
Chomp! / Must-pay millions / Tie for Horse of the Year- 805
Bye bye Bigg / Jackpot goes!- 804
Saturday showdown / Sunday sizzle- 803
Escape Clause's foal changes hands- 802
"Thank you, we needed this!"- 801
12 horses in Manitoba Derby - 800
Spectators welcome / Win $1 million!- 799
VLTs re-open tomorrow! / Ways to win at Del Mar, Saratoga- 798
"Then he bit the groom six times"- 797
Record pool today at Pimlico- 796
Powerhouse Gals- 795
Nice horsey!- 794
Woodbine returns! / Longshot drama- 793
Why is ASD oddsmaker Man of the Week?- 792
Wind rocks jocks / Whip ban begins today- 791
• "Then she kissed me on the forehead"- 790
Thank goodness, Medina will race / Live lift off! - 789
The $405,000 Superfecta that got away - 788
Will Derby Day change your life? - 787
How to get ready to win on Derby Day - 786
Why is today so historic? (Think water) - 785
Workouts begin / Can you believe this finish? - 784
Off-the-wall novelty planned for Kentucky Derby - 783
Derby curse strikes again / Mandatory moola - 782
Prairie boy lights up NY track - 781
Jockeys wanted / Longshot shocker - 780
ASD opens! / Take a hike, cancer! / Jockey fined $1,000 for punch - 779
T or F? Tourney tips - 778
Jockey returns to scene of "crime" - 777
First baby pic / Ho-hum, $28 bet nets $23,000 - 776
It's a boy! / Must-pay at Santa- 775
Will this pick-3 strategy fill your pockets?- 774
New bonus program / Get ready to win at Oaklawn- 773
Nails 95-1 longshot but also . . . - 772
Photos of the year - 771
What ban begins tomorrow? - 770
Who is HOTY? Mandatory payouts Saturday - 769
Psst! - 768
Gift ideas / Why tourney winner won - 767
Thanksgiving special: Unleash your inner turkey - 766
When does thinking not really help? - 765
What did cheap ASD claimer fetch in Keeneland sale?- 764
How to crush the 'Cup -- or at least enjoy it- 763
Breeders' Cup Q & A - 762
Will one-eyed horse win Canadian Triple Crown - 761
Q & A with CEO Darren Dunn - 760
Trampled jockey's hip was too small for screws so . . .  - 759
Racing gods DO have a heart - 758
His exactor pays $12,000 / Canadian Derby time - 757
Ran out of jockeys - 756
Must-pay pools / Trainer fights for her life - 755
Pepper-positive horses must forfeit purses / Derby drama - 754
Why is ASD oddsmaker Mr. Perfect?- 753
Do horses like being patted? - 752
Indigenous jockey school planned- 751
Mandatory Tuesday / Weird wonderful Derby Day- 750
Derby Day! Mandatory payout / Will Diodoro 4-peat? - 749
Invader crashes Escape Clause Stakes- 748
Fearsome fillies match- 747
Will this record be broken- 746
Mandatory Monday / Do or die time- 745
"Fattest" horse wins / Gourneau hits #500- 744
Jockey almost sweeps whole card- 743
How to nail that "chaos" horse- 742
Big payoffs kick off live meet- 741
How to watch live racing in person- 740
Top 10 ways to get ready for live racing- 739
Free home delivery of live race programs- 738
Live racing WOW change - 737
Secretariat races again -- virtually speaking - 736
"Pay me the Jackpot!" player insists- 735
Here comes the babies!- 734
Bored? Try these- 733
New home delivery! - 732
Billionaire horseplayer - 731
The new reality - 730
Bombshell indictments- 729
Jockey hit with world record fine / Super Saturday - 728
March bonuses / Saudi Cup update - 727
Was evidence planted? Prep begins for spring training - 726
Holiday perks / Woe is us - 725
Look who's shipping horses to ASD! - 724
Longshot Les crushes tourney - 723
Live racing schedule reveal / Millions must be paid Saturday - 722
Take a shot at riches! / Hard luck jockey of the year  - 721
10 predictions about your betting in 2020  - 720
Player of the year -- by a nose! / Festive fun  - 719
Wife of former jock sets VLT tourney record  - 718
Just out: Live race sked / Bathtub luck  - 717
Look what's on tap tomorrow!  - 716
How long does a horse sleep?  - 715
Baby-making in earthquake country  - 714
Who bought super mare? How much?  - 713
Boo! / Just one more sleep!  - 712
Breeders' Cup Analysis by Marshall and Glen
B'Cup winning begins here / Say Grace - #711
Seeing is believing - #710
Glad to be alive, biker had hunch he'd win tourney - #709
Woodbine bans overhand whipping / S'no fun - #708
"Saddest day of my life" / $10m Sunday - #707
How to make Santa work for you - #706
Horse bites Jockey During Race / Say Grace - #705
Jackpot ace is hit! / Fan perks / Relief at Del Mar- #704
Freak accident / Jockey race tightens- #703
Did you win trip? Just 9 live race days- #702
"Best Caesar in town!" / P4 carryover - #701
Escape Clauses' baby sister heads south - #700
10 reasons to do the Derby- #699
Auction date for Escape Clause / Super Bonuses- #698
BC woman takes down $56K pick-5 - #697
$50,000 at stake / Where is Balooga? / Heaven opens - #696
Uh-oh! Escape Clauses's race in jeopardy by "strangles" - #695
• Horse wins 5 races in 7 days / A weekend of wow! - #694
• Filly puts on the brakes / Place bonanza - #693
• What's a horses fav flavour / Did bumpy ship-in cost her? - #692
• Will Saturday leave you breathless - #691
• Ardell dies / $10,000 guaranteed pick-4 tonight - #690
• ASD's greatest longshot player of all time - #689
• The Bull is back! / Ace-chase begins / Love fest for EC - #688
• Escape Clause trailer shot at / Big reveal today - #687
• Badrie hurt again / Will MB kin win Derby - #686
• She's officially Canada's top mare - #685
• Beaten by a (dirty) nose. Breeders' Cup bound? - #684
• No-whipping experiment tomorrow / "Bigger" hit - #683
Escape Clause reaches for the sky - #682
Sets record without trying - #681
Insider special: Dubai World Cup
Whipping to be banned? Escape Clause races Sunday - #680
"Blood galore" saves betting group / Super Sundays - #679
Why did track cash losing tickets? / Savoury Saturday - #678
First horses arrive / How to be LUCKY - #677
"Everybody was cashing!" Were you? - #676
SPECIAL: Winx tries for 30 in a row tonight
Showtime! "It's like Gretzky facing a field of Gretzkies - #675
$5,000,000 at stake / Stakes schedule unveiled - #674
$10 million at stake / Why Tyler is terrific - #673
The "Assiniboia Assassin" / Fan photo of the year - #672
How do you spell "WOW"? - #671
What's your prediction? - #670
(Special) Escape Clause races Saturday
"He's fired!" / Top 15 of 2018 - #669
(Special) Escape Clause faces horses she beat
TWO Clauses net week / $1 million Jackpot - #668
Will you share in Saturday cash? - #667
A Star Is Born / Who's Most Popular Horse In The World? - #666
Century Downs pays Badrie's hospital bills - #665
Free breakfast sandwich / Escape Clause races tomorrow - #664
• Escape Clause wins at Del Mar / Readers write - #663
• Mission accomplished / MB horse wins in England - #662
• Who's hot? Who's not? / Sea biscuits today! - #661
• Cutest foal photo? / Why Baffert is wrong - #660
• Dad sues daughter / trainer gets fine, suspension - #659
• Not just the first day of legal pot - #658
• Filly goes bar-busting / 'Cup countdown - #657
• If you can't beat him, bite him! - #656
• Filly with weird Trump word crushes in debut - #655
• "Back from the dead" to win tourney - #654
• You big baby! / Perks for you - #653
• My proudest moment / Frozen foal 40,000 years old - #652
• New bet / What was sales topper at yearling auction? - #651
• How Vegas trip was won - #650
• Insider believers make $411 in pick-4 - #649
• Race under investigation / "Unreal" weekend - #648
Almost $10,000 pick-4 carryover for Derby Day
• Win tonight's pick-4 for $2 / Media grit - #647
• What's your fondest Derby memory? Win VIP invite - #646
• "Name the filly" filly races tonight - #645
• Here come the babies - #644
• Warning / Watch QP draw this morning - #643
• "The stars lined up"- #642
• $26,385 pick-4 carryover tonight - #641
• Megabots and fireworks featured at "biggest-ever" night market - #640
• Is this "horseplayer heaven?" - #639
• MB breeder gets U.S. award - #638
• "The Beatles" surprise media - #637
• Track gears up for Mother's Day as "phones ring off the hook" - #636
• Hit big in Derby! Here's help - #635
• Rewards increase to 4X / Is Beyer a bust? - #634
• Main track opens / $$$ giveaways Sat. - #633
• "When the Jets play, we pay!" - #632
• Blue moon got it right / Money management - #631
• World Cup picks / Catholic Boy: Easter hunch? - #630
• Race-callers heart rate soars / Derby plot thickens - #629
• Is "curse of 1882" about to end? - #628
• Hopefully you receive this (Last week many didn't) - #627
• Olympic winner almost perfect - #626
• Bigg attack / Death evokes smile. Why? - #625
• FREE on holiday Monday / Secretariat's exercise rider dies - #624
• Who's better? Male or female jockeys? / Deadline tonight to enter Olympic contest - #623
Greed but no glory / Blinking reveals horse mood - #622
• Enter Olympic contest! / Get greedy Sunday - #621
• Ka-ching! "Big" group hits big again / New HPIbet link leverage - #620
• LIVE RACING stunning stats / FREE Monday - #619
• WORST beat of the year? / My 10 fav headlines - #618
Who won top player title? VLT, $10 turkey on Xmas Eve & Day! - #617
• BIG WEEKEND: $5,250 in prize money, $2 million baby blast - #616
• Not carrying a whip, jockey wins with longest shot of the year (146-1) - #615
• Does this graphic shock you? / Would you bet $200 on a horse that finished 8th? - #614
• Escape Clause in $300,000 stakes today / FREE breakfast sandwich tomorrow - #613
• 2018 live racing schedule revealed - #612
• B'Cup hits & misses / $75,000 winner / Coolidge invited to $2m Dubai race! - #611
• Breeders' Cup success starts here / What horse has impressed clocker the most - #610
• Escape Clause on antibiotics after subpar race / Bridgejumpers get a scare - #609
• Escape Clause returns Sunday: "good for racing" says son of Woodbine's CEO - #608
• Showdown at Century Downs: "I didn't sleep a wink," says trainer - #607
• Like the option? Cash out BEFORE last leg of pick-4s, etc / Escape Clause showdown - #606
• Goldencents' son readies to race at ASD / Tax change gives U.S. bettors $1 billion - #605
• Showdown with B.C. filly looms for Escape Clause / "Big" group grabs jackpot share - #604
• Linda who? / Bag of bones to Gold Cup / Must-pay Woodbine jackpot Saturday - #603
• Eight reasons to love this weekend / Will Tyrone win Gold Cup? - #602
• 40-cents wins $260,000 / MB filly fetches record price in England - #601
• Takes down whole double pool for $1/$11,596 carryover in tonight's Jackpot Hi 5 - #600
• Oops! Insider got it wrong / How much will "name the filly" filly fetch at auction? - #599
• $11,591 pick-4 carryover tonight / Derby: Zero to hero / Danelson needs just one - #598
• "Starts are aligned:" Manitoba filly entered in Manitoba Derby - #597
• Who's entered in the MB Derby? / Flashback: A jockey's big secret - #596
• Bridgejumpers bet $2 million / Night Market a huge success / 2 stakes tonite - #595
• Look who's back! And wanting to help you win at Woodbine - #594
• Fireworks does the impossible / Name the Filly winner - #593
• She's the Queen Mudder / Derby prep tonight / Ready for Queen's Plate - #592
Who's the "Name the Filly" winner? / Three "sure things" tonight - #591
Three important alerts (don't say you weren't warned) - #590
Tonight's pick-4 carryover $6,567 / "I love my candy." says Canada's oldest jock - #589
Ouch! No one lays Rob's $4,073 pick-4 tip / It's rib-licious Wednesday - #588
"Drinks for all!" says player after win / What filly breathes fire? - #587
What record was likely set Sunday? Bet you're wrong - #586
Three sleeps to Season 60  blast off / Do gray horses run faster? - #585
Experts, shmexperts! Whose Derby opinion REALLY matters? - #584
Derby insights / Buff, Dink return / Will this make you laugh or cry? - #583
MB Derby horse wins a biggie / "Big" group wins again / Mounties return - #582
Bet you can't watch this just one / Look who's back to ride! - #581
How did Team ASD do in Vegas tourney? / A "Unique" shocker - #580
Feeling low? / Here's a race high / Chef of the Year / New track for Edmonton - #579
What if you bet ALL Rob's picks last year? / Set your alarm! - #578
Dubai World Cup Special
Better bettors wallop Tampa / Racing club gets lucky shake - #577
Must pay Woodbine jackpot / "Most I ever won" / Battle-hungry Brown barn - #576
Tourney winner almost didn't enter / Is "seconditis" curable? - #575
"He who laughs last . . ." / Foal's name revealed / It's sign-up time! - #574
Play in a "pretend" tourney! What? Holiday Monday freebies - #573
"Season 60" logo unveiled / Aussies copy Pegasus - #572
Fastest baby makes 2017 debut / Big money got Pegasus right - #571
Chrome has worst post / Please help / Tourney cash doubles - #570
Guess what! It's the 250th anniversary of racing in Canada! - #569
Psst! / Sunday afternoon racing returns! / Pharoah's phirst - #568
My 10 favourite headlines of 2016. Is yours among them? - #567
Why tourney entrant panicked / Blind prodigy honoured / Xmas joy - #566
Compete. Eat. Beat. (Sweet) - #565
Festive buffets begin tonight / Sign up to be a better bettor - #564
Mandatory Woodbine Jackpot Hi-5 payout / Player spends $6 to win $1,000 - #563
FREE breakfast sand / Did you cash? / $180,000 weanling shocker - #562
Get the Aussie edge / Will 36% MB trainer bookend tonight's pick-4? - #561
Lest we not forget / Kudos to the Clocker / Race Bookers predict Trump - #560
Debate rages: Will Songbird's winning streak end at 6:35 - #559
Player collect $33,000 after 89/1 "rule" wins / Quietest Race in BC Lore - #558
Money-making Breeders' Cup quiz / Ouchy tattoos to end - #557
Will Queen win Cdn Int'l? / Free sand / "I saw Secretariat" - #556
Your morning laugh (guaranteed) - #555
Why were Mohawk players in pain?- #554
Dink, Buff and Fowl steal the show- #553
20-cent quick pick wins $13,000 jackpot / Get appreciated- #552
Shark-diving speedskater is new head of racing commission- #551
You'll feel his pain / Seller rejects $25,000 for yearling- #550
Tourney tears / Play parlay to win hot new DRF book!- #549
How to make the most of final 15 days / Buff debuts tonight!- #548
Why the Jackpot Hi 5 paid what it did / Betting record! - #547
Festival! / $1 million Jackpot? / Choose your Derby - #546
Jackpot must go on Derby Day / Dink of the Year comes to ASD - #545
$50,000 Pick-4 tonight? / Ganas' money machine- #544
Why is tonight wicked? / Jeffrey stakes a must see- #543
It's a player's dream: 3 days of "dead" money - #542
Two close calls / Why you should record TO temps / "Gump" dies - #541
Scary stuff: Horse traps Dunn and Corbel - #540
You're better than you think / Birthday! - #539
Will tonight be Magic-al? / $109,000 Jackpot carryover - #538
Do Nyquist fans deserve an apology? - #537
Guess value of a $20 win parlay on Nyquist - #536
Prep races tomorrow for MB Derby, Gold Cup - #535
"Big reveal" today! / It's Derby/Live time! - #534
New-look Insider / A racing icon passes - #533
Rule picks longshots in Ark Derby. Did you cash? - #532
Don't fall in love with your opinions - #531
ASD-proud: Players place 10th, 14th in Vegas! - #530
Nailing the "impossible" horse / Showdown in Florida - #529
Can you say "huge?" Saturday is horseplayer's dream - #528
Green up tomorrow for luck, fun and freebies! - #527
Goal: To scoop the Rainbow before mandatory Mar. 26 - #526
Back on track / World Cup countdown - #525
Here come the horses! / Teen trainer eyes title - #524
Is a horse a "who" or a "that?" / Betting quiz - #523