Horse racing betting news, odds and picks
Sometimes things don’t unfold on paper the way they look but jockey Joel Rosario proved he is adaptable when he switched the script with Frosted in the Whitney Stakes at Saratoga. The 89th running of the Whitney was conducted last Saturday and there were a pair of legit speed horses in the race but Joel […] More
Frosted will try to have a chilling effect on his Whitney Stakes foes at Saratoga Saturday but he will need a hot pace on the front end to get it done. We’ll get into the exploits and successes of Frosted down the line but first let’s address the pace of the Grade 1 $1.25 million […] More
Upsets happen in horseracing coast to coast but they don’t always happen to superstars on the same weekend. That is exactly what transpired July 31 and August 1 as the champion Beholder was upset in the Clement Hirsch at Del Mar and the Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist tasted defeat in the Haskell at Monmouth Park. […] More
The South America continent is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean, by the Atlantic Ocean on the east and the Caribbean Sea lies to the northwest and that may be the reason that South America horses will be winning at Del Mar. Don’t be shocked if a couple of runners from South America […] More
The Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park has lured a classy group of 6 stars on Sunday and it is taking the shape of a rerun of the Kentucky Derby. The Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist will head the cast, but the Kentucky Derby place and show runners, Exaggerator and Gun Runner, all will greet the starter. […] More
The keys to winning on grass at Saratoga not only revolves around a horse’s talent, but also the riders’. With a high concentration of grass racing at the Saratoga meeting, now is a pretty good time to gauge how good the riders are in New York when they are racing on grass. Face it; we […] More
Turf marathoners get a chance to shine in the Bowling Green Saturday at Saratoga and the contentious 5-pack offers something for everybody’s taste. With the champion mare Beholder holding all the aces in the Clement Hirsch Saturday at Del Mar, the Bowling Green is a better wagering race and has more options to get paid. […] More
Jockeys are under scrutiny around the country right now and that is what happens when hard-earned cash is wagered on a daily basis. The truth of the matter is that nobody is perfect and mistakes will happen. One incident occurred at Mountaineer on July 23rd when jockey Nicole Disdier misjudged the distance of the race […] More
The dos and don’ts at Del Mar are not always obvious year in and year out but there are certain unwritten rules that should be addressed in order to make the betting experience the most profitable. Let’s go over what one should avoid and embrace during this seaside stand. Be careful about betting just off […] More
Songbird is improving on perfection at Saratoga as she garnered the $500,000 Coaching Club American Oaks on Sunday and she just exuded class in the process. The CCA Oaks was inaugurated in 1917 and has been won by some legends of the game. Wistful won the first running, Top Flight was victorious in 1932, the […] More
The horses to watch list at Del Mar this weekend will be a plenty, but the second full weekend at the track has opened the eyes of many handicappers looking for future winners. She’s a Big Winner had not raced since May of 2015, but she made her 2016 debut at Del Mar on July […] More
California Chrome heads the San Diego Handicap at Del Mar on Saturday, and 6 brave souls were originally set to line up with an upset on their possible agenda, but 2 of those runners have already been scratched. The $200,000 Grade 2 fixture will be run at a mile and a sixteenth and there are […] More
