#Count Fleet Sprint Handicap

I led last week's column with this, but … "There seems to be more distractions than ever before for gamblers' attention with MLB starting to join NBA and NHL on the daily calendar" … and now we have football, too, with the second coming of the USFL. But, hey, there's always time to slip in some horse racing plays on our busy Saturdays. Last…

Get the best Kentucky Derby plays from the horse racing experts at TwinSpires, including exacta, trifecta and superfecta picks. The 148th running of the Kentucky Derby will feature a fierce field of 20 horses set to race 1 1/4 miles on Churchill Downs' historic race track on Saturday, May 7. One undefeated runner, a Japanese-bred starter, and a…

Hello, my name is John Cherwa and welcome back to our horse racing newsletter as we think the best racing at Santa Anita this weekend will be on simulcast. I know this is an odd topic for the newsletter, but when you think about it, not really. The world learned Friday morning of the death Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II. He was 99. If…

Ray Acevedo-USA TODAY Sports Bing Crosby Stakes is a Breeders' Cup Challenge Race for the Sprint later this year Mark Glatt has trained the previous two winners of this race The Breeders' Cup Challenge action heats up at this stage of the season, with one race per weekend being staged. This weekend, the attention turns to the sprinters, as a place…

Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen's Jackie's Warrior is the 6-5 morning-line favorite to win today's Count Fleet Sprint Handicap at Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort in Hot Springs.(AP/Charlie Riedel) HOT SPRINGS -- Another champion has emerged as this racetrack's sprint favorite. Jackie's Warrior, the 2021 Eclipse Award champion male sprinter, is the…

Quinoa Tifah wins her career debut Thursday at Gulfstream Park. Photo by Lauren King, courtesy of Gulfstream Park April 17 (UPI) -- There's quality in lieu of quantity in this weekend's horse racing action with two "Grade A Prime" events at Oaklawn Park in Arkansas and the belated start of 2-year-old action in Florida. In Japan, 3-year-olds are the…

The Run for the Roses is set for Saturday, with a full day of horse racing for bettors to enjoy. Get our best bets throughout the day's card as we break down our favorite Kentucky Derby spot plays. Derby Day at Churchill Downs will be celebrated with a sensational 14-race card, and the 148th Run for the Roses is the headliner! We'll give out our…