SARATOGA SPRINGS — Fillies don’t win the Kentucky Derby much. It has happened only four times, and none since Winning Colors did it in 1981. But if history is turned on its head in 2019, y’all should remember the afternoon that Wesley Ward took the blinders off Stillwater Cove at the Spa. Ward does not […] More
Justify is looking to make history next Saturday at the 150th Belmont Stakes. This horse won the Kentucky Derby in impressive fashion a few weeks ago and followed that up with a narrow victory at the Preakness Stakes two weeks later. Now, he is aiming to become the 13th horse to win the Triple Crown […] More
With only eight horses in the field, there aren’t as many opportunities for a massive payday at the Preakness Stakes like there are at the Kentucky Derby. However, with six of the eight horses listed with odds of 16-1 or more to win the race, there is still plenty of money to be made. Justify […] More
Justify is a heavy favorite to win the second leg of the Triple Crown. The lightly raced horse blitzed the field at the Kentucky Derby and now tops the 2018 Preakness Stakes Odds. Following his impressive performance, only one of the other contenders at the Kentucky Derby decided to enter this field. Good Magic and […] More
With the post-position draw complete and the sports betting odds updated to reflect the starting spots, let’s look at who might be a good sleeper pick. More
Sports bettors across the United States are eagerly anticipating the ruling of Christie v. NCAA sometime in the next few months. The result of the ruling will determine whether or not states other than Nevada can allow fully legal sports betting in all of its forms. This case will be combined with New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen v. NCAA, a case that has attracted considerably less attention due to its more complex nature. More
The Hall of Fame Stakes has a long and prestigious history and Bricks and Mortars figures to be a promiment player in the fixture Friday at Saratoga. More
New York-bred stars are honored at Belmont Park on Monday with several stakes and promised paydays for the best in their class. There will be six stakes carded and all will be restricted to horses that have been bred in the Empire State. The action starts in the fourth race as eight runners will pit […] More
The Winning Colors Stakes is billed at Churchill Downs at Saturday at six furlongs and the Grade 3 $100,000 event has attracted eight fillies and mares. I was lucky enough to watch the brilliant filly Winning Colors early in her career. She broke her maiden at two in her only start cashing at Saratoga. Her […] More
The mile and a half Belmont Stakes is referred to as the Test of Champions but each of the stops on the Triple Crown Trail brings a unique perspective for bettors to evaluate. As for the sophomore set, the Kentucky Derby is the most important race in America, even though the money is not on […] More
What really happened in the Preakness Stakes is the same thing that happens every day around the country. The riders on the speed horses try to roll along and they just kill each other off. In the Preakness, Cloud Computing got a perfect three-hole trip and pulled off the 13-1 upset at Pimlico. The fact […] More
Always Dreaming is the one to beat in the Preakness Stakes Saturday at Pimlico and nine brave souls will try to derail the Kentucky Derby winner. The $1.5 million Preakness will be run at a mile and three sixteenths and all the entrants will carry 126 pounds. Always Dreaming is the one to beat in […] More
