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How to Best Bet Thursday Stakes Racing at Del Mar & Saratoga
DEL MAR PARK -- By Ed DeRosa Two diametrically opposed styles of races headline the top summer racing today, as the feature at Saratoga Race Course is a turf sprint while the Del Mar Thoroughbred
ICYMI: Rookies, Vets, Longshots, & Favorites all Shine over Thrilling Weekend in Racing
TORONTO -- By Matthew Lomon No Slowin’ Down The summer of Dornoch remains in full force after another successful trip around the track in the $1 million Haskell (G1) at Monmouth Park. Running from the
Betting Saratoga: How to Best Bet the Shuvee Stakes (G2) on Sunday
NEW YORK -- By Chris Lomon Spotlight Race: Shuvee Stakes (G2) at Saratoga Date: Sunday, July 21st (Race 5 at 3:17 pm ET ) What to do with a $20 Bet: $20 to
What’s On Track: Big Money, Rematches, and More at Monmouth and Saratoga; Del Mar Kicks off 2024 Meet
TORONTO -- By Matthew Lomon Formidable Foe If Leslie’s Rose (5-1) is the Buffalo Bills circa 1991-1994, then Thorpedo Anna (1-2) is the Lombardi Trophy. The pair will meet for the third time in this
Betting the New York Stallion Series at Saratoga on Thursday
NEW YORK -- By Ed DeRosa The New York Stallion Series today at Saratoga is a fitting start to the stakes slate this week, as Saturday features a pair of prep races for the King’s
ICYMI: Saratoga’s Stacked Stakes Weekend a Bettor’s Delight
TORONTO -- By Matthew Lomon Laser-Like It took a laser-focused effort from Whitebeam (GB) to hold off Canadian Horse of the Year recipient (2022) Moira in Saturday’s $500,000 Diana (G1T) at Saratoga. With the win
What’s On Track: Saratoga Welcomes a Stable of Top Talents for Bustling Stakes Weekend
TORONTO -- By Matthew Lomon Fly your Flag Chili Flag (FR) (9-2) is flying high ahead of Saturday’s $500,000 Diana (G1T) at Saratoga. Currently boasting a streak of three straight graded scores, the 5-year-old mare
Best Bets for Newmarket Stakes Horse Racing Action as England Hosts Big Money Events on Friday
ENGLAND -- By Ed DeRosa A familiar face to North American bettors headlines the Falmouth Stakes on Friday at Newmarket in the UK, where last year’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf runner up Porta Fortuna
Betting Tips for the Saratoga Racing Season
NEW YORK -- By Noel Michaels If you are a serious horseplayer and you are not already looking forward to the Saratoga Race Course meet, it might be time to check your pulse because Saratoga is the summer place
ICYMI: Big Money Stakes Go Down to the Wire over a Scintillating Weekend of Racing
TORONTO -- By Matthew Lomon Use your Head Trikari channeled his inner Mikel Merino with a heads-up effort in Saturday’s $750,000 Belmont Derby (G1) at Aqueduct. Like the Spanish midfielder, who delivered a stunning game-clinching
How to Best Bet a Daily Double at Delaware Park on Sunday
DELAWARE -- By Chris Lomon Spotlight Races: Race 9 & 10 Date: Sunday, July 7 (Race 9 - 4:46 p.m. ET / Race 10 - 5:18 p.m. ET) What to do with a $20
What’s On Track: Belmont, Horseshoe, and Delaware Park Star Over Big Money Stakes Weekend
TORONTO -- By Matthew Lomon Not About How You Start… Poor showings in their respective pro debuts didn’t stop Alex Bregman (0-4, 2 K) and Freddie Freeman (0-3, K) from going on to have remarkable
Fourth of July Betting Strategy for Three Races at Three Different Tracks!
KENTUCKY -- By Ed DeRosa It’s July 4th, and that means fireworks! The sky will light up above parks and beachfronts throughout the U S of A Thursday night, but as a horseplayer of course
Annual Jockeys vs. Horsemen Basketball Game is Set with NBA connections
SARATOGA -- By Paulick Report The 15th annual jockeys-versus-horsemen charity basketball game, which benefits the programs of the New York Race Track Chaplaincy, in partnership with the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund, (PDJF) will be played
ICYMI: Talented Runners Add to Already Impressive Resumes Over Rich Stakes Weekend
TORONTO -- By Matthew Lomon King of the Castle Kingsbarns reigned supreme in the $1 million Stephen Foster (G1) on Saturday at Aqueduct. The 4-year-old colt, who closed at a curious 9-1, stifled seven rivals
How to Best Bet a Pick 3 at Churchill Downs on Sunday
KENTUCKY -- By Chris Lomon Spotlight Race(s): Race 8,9 & 10 Date: Sunday, June 30 (Race 8 - 4:23 p.m. ET / Race 9 - 4:55 p.m. ET Race 10 - 5:27 p.m. ET)
What’s On Track: Iconic Churchill Downs Leads the Way in a Rich Stakes Weekend
TORONTO -- By Matthew Lomon Turn up the Difficulty Off to a perfect 3-for-3 start to the 2024 campaign, Pyrenees stares down his most daunting challenge to date in Sunday’s $1 million Stephen Foster (G1)
Pick 3 Betting Tips for a Packed Churchill Downs Stakes Racing Saturday
KENTUCKY -- By Ed DeRosa Obviously I love to gamble on horse racing, but I am also a fan of the sport itself and sometimes find myself gravitating toward certain horses as I would a
Former NHL Star Looks to Defend His Horse Race Betting Crown This Sunday
ILLINOIS -- By Mary Rampellini Hawthorne Race Course is bringing together an elite cast of horseplayers for its fifth invitational contest on Sunday and a live stream of the event will include strategy discussions with
ICYMI: Favorites Take Care of Business Over a Modest North American Stakes Weekend
TORONTO -- By Matthew Lomon Lock it Down Batten Down had the $500,000 Ohio Derby (G3) on lockdown this past Saturday at Thistledown. Following the direction of veteran rider Junior Alvarado, the 3-year-old colt jumped
