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Justify, ridden by jockey Mike Smith, crosses the finish line to win the 144th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 5, 2018, in Louisville, Kentucky. Rob Carr/Getty Images The 145th Kentucky Derby takes place this weekend at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. The first event of the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, the…

Three-year-old dirt fillies get one last chance to compete at the top level against their own age and sex in the $300000 La Brea Stakes (G1), which runs Monday, December 26 at Santa Anita! The race drew a field of eight, four of whom are already graded winners and four who seek those honors for the first time in their career. The field is led by…

Even though he is not allowed to enter horses in Kentucky Derby 2023, six-time winner Bob Baffert has inspired some bullish betting and bookmakingwhen it comes to Las Vegas futures. At one Nevada shop or another, the odds were cut in the pastweek for six of Baffert's eight shortest-priced horses. They included the topthree finishers Sunday in the…

Renowned thoroughbred trainer Bob Baffert has been suspended indefinitely by the New York Racing Association, meaning he won't be able to enter any horses in this year's Belmont Stakes as fallout continues over a positive drug test for Kentucky Derby-winning horse Medina Spirit, who Baffert trained. The suspension stems from Medina Spirit's…

The first full weekend of live racing action in 2023 features a pair of Kentucky Derby prep races - the Jerome Stakes from Aqueduct on Saturday and the Sham Stakes from Santa Anita on Sunday. Both races offer 10-4-3-2-1 qualifying points towards the Kentucky Derby to the top five finishers. Saturday's $150000 Jerome Stakes has drawn a field of…

Assessing The Early Favourites For The Kentucky Derby The whole world's eyes will be on Churchill Downs in May, as the 2022 Kentucky Derby is staged on the second Saturday in the month. Once again, the leading three-year-olds in the United States will be on show, as the Triple Crown season gets underway. Much like taking advantage of the Bet365…

The action on the Road to the Kentucky Derby heats up this weekend, as vital points will be up for grabs in the G2 Los Alamitos Futurity. This race is run over a distance of 1 1/16 miles, and a field of five runners have been declared. Bob Baffert has trained the winner of this race on 13 previous occasions, and he has three live contenders for the…

The Road to the Kentucky Derby winds down on Saturday with the running of the $1 million, Grade 1 Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park. Held over 1 1/8 miles, the historic race boasts an impressive roster of winners highlight by champions and/or classic winners American Pharoah, Creator, Curlin, Lawyer Ron, Afleet Alex, Smarty Jones, Victory Gallop, and…

The Breeders' Cup is the annual horse racing event that follows the Triple Crown races on the schedule. Beginning in 2007, the Breeders' Cup was changed into a two-day event. In the history of the event, the Breeders' Cup has always taken place in the United States. This year's installment will take place at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington,…

Ray Acevedo-USA TODAY Sports Breeders' Cup Juvenile offers a first look at potential runners for the Kentucky Derby 2023 Bob Baffert's Cave Rock looks like a solid favorite in the betting The Breeders' Cup is nearly upon us, as the world's very best racehorses descend on Keeneland for two days of high-quality Grade 1 action. The competitive races…

Editor's note: An earlier version of this report included Giacomo among the Kentucky Derby winners who never had another win. Giacomo won the San Diego Handicap in 2006. The Kentucky Derby is the Holy Grail of racing, and this is the time of year when the frenzy peaks. The preps are over, the future bets are down, and the obsessive overanalyzing is…

One of the most interesting races to be held at the Breeders' Cup 2022 will be the Breeders' Cup Juvenile 2022. It will give us a first look at some of the leading contenders for the 2023 Kentucky Derby, as a field of horses aged two compete over a distance of 1 1/16 miles. Famous winners of the race include Timber Country, Street Sense, and…

BUCKLE up and prepare for lift off as supersonic Flightline seeks equine immortality. The Breeders' Cup at Keeneland features Euro stars like Highfield Princess, Nashwa, Tuesday and Modern Games. But there is no doubt Flightline's date with destiny in the Classic is the talk of the town. I'm lucky enough to bring you all the interviews for the…

After American Pharoah triumphed in the Kentucky Derby, the attention now turns to the Preakness Stakes and the Triple Crown. The Preakness Stakes are just around the corner on May 16, and Bob Baffert has confirmed that American Pharoah is currently set to compete, per the Daily Racing Form's Jay Privman: Jay Privman @DRFPrivman Baffert says as of…

The $1 million Grade 1 Preakness Stakes on May 15 at Pimlico Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve as the second leg of the Triple Crown, taking place just two weeks after the fabled showdown under the twin spires at Churchill Downs. But what a difference two weeks makes in how horseplayers approach handicapping the two races. The Kentucky…

Chismosa winning the Generous Portion. Photo by Ernie Belmonte/Past The Wire DMTC News DEL MAR, Calif. - The Stakes action at Del Mar's Bing Crosby meet continues next weekend with the possibility of all three races featuring winners from the summer meet. There are two stakes on tap for Saturday, the seven furlong $100000 Desi Arnaz Stakes for…

With Secret Oath officially pointing toward the Kentucky Oaks again on May 6 at Churchill Downs, the comparisons between the daughter of Arrogate and last year's 2-year-old filly champion Echo Zulu will carry on for the next few weeks. According to oddschecker, Echo Zulu remains the slight favorite over Adare Manor in overseas wagering.…

A busy weekend of Breeders' Cup challenge series races already is underway as Santa Anita Park kicked off its fall meet Friday with three "Win and You're In'' races. Hopefully, your handicapping is about complete for Santa Anita's opening day, which features the $300000 American Pharoah Stakes (G1) for 2-year-olds. Post time for this one is 8 p.m.…

DraftKings sportsbook director Johnny Avello, formerly of Wynn Las Vegas, handicaps the 20-horse field in Saturday's Kentucky Derby. Post position, horse, jockey, morning-line odds: They tried him on turf early in his career and he didn't adhere to that surface. But he has excelled on dirt. His last outing, in the Louisiana Derby, was a horrible…

TEMPLEGATE takes on the star-studded Breeders' Cup confident of finding a few winners on Saturday. The top-class action from Keeneland will be shown live and in full on ITV 4 as part of their mega TEN hours of coverage. Read on for our man's breakdown of each race below and, hopefully, bag yourself a winner or three. 3.50 GOODNIGHT OLIVE was…

The brilliantly fast Gamine, a dual Grade 1 winner owned by Michael Lund Petersen and trained by three-time Oaks-winning trainer Bob Baffert, has been installed as the even-money favorite for Friday's $1.25 million Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs. The 3-year-old daughter of Into Mischief drew post position 5 for the 1 1/8-mile race with Hall of…

Friday and Saturday's 14 championship races at the Breeders' Cup are among the most rewarding handicapping challenges on the horse racing calendar each year. The evaluation of these races, which match the best from America and the world, starts with the query: Can you beat the favorite? Let's look at the races in order from Friday to Saturday with…

The two-year-olds take centre stage at Keeneland on the opening day of the Breeders' Cup. Andy Stephens has a suggestion for each race. Watch all the action on Racing TV. 7.00 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint Wesley Ward has landed the past three renewals and his Love Reigns, back from a 75-day break, is the likely favourite after a fluent win at…

The 39th edition of the Breeders' Cup will take place this weekend at Keeneland Racetrack in Lexington, Kentucky. With a strong field of colts, the classic promises another exciting run. Morning line favorite Flightline will be joined by Epicenter, Taiba, and 2022 Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike. While sports betting is legal in Nevada, horse…

Bob Baffert has dominated Santa Anita's Grade 1, $300000 American Pharoah Stakes, winning it nine times. The trainer enters the race's 2021 edition with three of the seven entrants. Yet, this running comes with the caveat that none of Baffert's runners can earn qualifying points Friday toward the first Saturday in May. Baffert trains Corniche, 6-5…

ARCADIA, Calif. - Tim Yakteen has been to the Kentucky Derby with good horses before. Now the trainer is at Churchill Downs in charge for the first time with two top contenders that used to be trained by Hall of Famer Bob Baffert has been to the Kentucky Derby with good horses before. Now the trainer is at Churchill Downs in charge for the first…

This time next week the first five, of fourteen, Breeders' Cup races will be upon us. Friday is juvenile day, with nine older horse Championship races following on Saturday, and the action - both on track and in the betting - will be feverish. One of the beauties of the Breeders' Cup is the convergence of US and European (and sometimes Japanese and…

Over the course of 2020 and into 2021, our Senior Gambling Analyst and Vegas Insider- Frankie Taddeo - has shared his horse racing handicapping formula which has correctly predicted the following winners at SI Gambling: Travers Stakes - Exacta (8/1), Trifecta (36/1) Blue Grass Stakes - Exacta (12/1), Trifecta (60/1) and Superfecta (443/1) Ontario…

ARMAGNAC MAKES SWITCH TO GRASS IN G3 LA JOLLA SUNDAY One of the things trainers love about Del Mar, aside from its great weather and being close to the beach, is the opportunity to train horses on the turf. Obviously that's a plus for those conditioners who have established turf horses, but it's especially handy for those trainers who have wondered…

Decisions, decisions, decisions. A few weeks ago, Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen acknowledged Pneumatic would show up for the 145 Preakness (G1) on Oct. 3, giving the trainer a shot at victory No. 3 in this classic to go with wins by Curlin in 2007 and Rachel Alexandra in 2009. In the past few days, Asmussen came up with two more Preakness…

ARCADIA - The list of great horses Bob Baffert has had in his barn is about as long as a wife's honey-do list. But six Kentucky Derby winners later, even Hall of Fame trainers can be fooled. Cave Rock won Saturday's $300000 Grade I American Pharoah Stakes for 2-year-olds at Santa Anita in gate-to-wire fashion, breezing home by 5¼ lengths under Juan…

The weekly TRC industry digest - a round-up of the international racing news from the past week. Europe: David Elsworth, one of the UK's finest dual-purpose trainers, has brought the curtain down on a career spanning 50 years, which will remembered mainly for his handling of the great Desert Orchid, one of the most popular racehorses in British…

It's 2-year-old showcase weekend at Saratoga and Del Mar, with top trainers sending out what they hope will turn into promising contenders for the 2022 Triple Crown. Throw in the $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) and the $600000 Flower Bowl Invitational (G1), a pair of Breeders' Cup "Win and You're In'' races the Spa, plus a $1 million race at…

Join our channel to stay up to date on the latest in marketing See our Santa Anita free horse racing tips this Saturday as the California track stages a 10-race card with the Grade One Awesome Again Stakes the feature. You can also grab stack of free horse racing bets to use on the action at Santa Anita this weekend. Trainer Bob Baffert has 50% of…

The post positions are set for all the races at the 2018 Breeders' Cup, and while many horse racing fans are looking forward to Saturday's Classic, there are five key races that will start the event on Friday. The races include the Juvenile Turf Sprint, Juvenile Fillies Turf, Tito's Handmade Vodka Juvenile Fillies, Juvenile Turf Mile, and the…

Join our channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage The Breeders' Cup Classic 2022 betting market has seen the recent Pennsylvania Derby winner Taiba supported, but the John W Sadler-trained FLIGHTLINE remains the hot favorite for the Keeneland race on Saturday Nov 5. Run over 1m 2f and for 3+ year-olds, will be run at Keeneland…

Friday's Race Recap from Belmont at Aqueduct: (All odds US) Replays for yesterday's races from Belmont at Aqueduct can be found here: Aqueduct: Race 1: 5th@ 22.10/1 Race 5: 5th@ 13.90/1 Race 6: 4th@ 1.80/1 In Race 1 we sided with the debuting Just a Splash who looked loaded til the top of the stretch, when she was switched out and got a little leg…

The Pennsylvania Derby is the big feature horse race this Saturday at Parx racetrack as a field of 11 do battle in the Grade 1 contest for a purse of a cool $1m. We take a look at who is the Penn Derby favorite, the latest betting and give you our pick on the weekend highlight. Run over 1m 1f and for 3 year-olds, the Pennsylvania Derby is run at…

Join our channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage The Pennsylvania Derby has 11 horses engaged to run in Saturday's $1m Grade One Parx contest, with the likes of Taiba, Cyberknife and Skippylongstocking three of the star names entered. Run over 1m 1f and for 3 year-olds, the Pennsylvania Derby is run at Parx racetrack. ��Date: Saturday…

Join our channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage The Pennsylvania Derby build-up is hotting-up by the day and you can watch below what leading trainer Brad Cox has to say about his big entries Cyberknife and Tawny Port. Run over 1m 1f and for 3 year-olds, the Pennsylvania Derby is run at Parx racetrack. ��Date: Saturday September 24,…

Join our channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage The Pennsylvania Derby 2022 one of the big US horse racing highlights this Saturday and at this stage we've a possible field of 11 runners chasing the $1m purse at Parx Racing. Two of the leading fancies - Cyberknife and Taiba - are also half-brothers, so who will come out in the battle…

If you had to guess, would you think the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint is usually a crazy result with longshots all over the place? That's actually not the case. While the average odds on the winner is around 10-1, that is blown up by the winner of the first Turf Sprint, Desert Code (36-1) in 2008. If you toss that result, we're talking more like 5- or…

The prep races for the 2022 Kentucky Derby have begun, and there are already a few front runners. And there's a lot to sort out off and on the track with the big race just two months away. With these races, bettors can better understand how the field might shape up and what kind of betting value there could be on Derby day. However, it's important…