#Elite Power

The Los Angeles Dodgers were busy during the 2022 MLB trade deadline as they made five deals and explored numerous other possibilities. However, they fell short of acquiring Juan Soto despite some growing optimism for a deal. The Washington Nationals ultimately sent Soto and Josh Bell to the San Diego Padres for a package of Major League talent and…

January is always a good time of year to search maiden special weight entries for promising 3-year-olds making their debuts. Often there are well-bred youngsters to be found. Such is the case this week. A half-sister to Dortmund and a colt produced by Dame Dorothy are two of the half-dozen notable names we're highlighting in Prospect…

The Minnesota Wild will stay in New York and face the Islanders for the first time this season. These teams are having pretty similar seasons and are both on three-game losing streaks. The Wild are in third place in the Central Division with 48 points. They could use a win today (or an overtime loss) to maintain their spot. Conversely, the…

Hubaldo Solis' talented HS Paul Walker rallied in the final yards to get his eighth lifetime win, earning a victory in Saturday's 25th running of the $100000 Red or Green Stakes at Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino. Ridden by Hector Aldrete for trainer Alfredo Gomez, HS Paul Walker broke alertly from the gate and was prominent throughout the 400-yard…

After a nearly monthlong winter break, the 2022-23 PGA Tour season resumes this weekend with the 2023 Sentry Tournament of Champions. Teeing off on Thursday, the TOC perennially marks the first PGA event of each calendar year. Held at the gorgeous Plantation Course at Maui's Kapalua Golf, the annual tourney features 39 of the most elite golfers in…

Morello drawing away to a win in the $62000 Feature Allowance at Laurel Park, Oct. 8, 2022. (Jim McCue/MJC) NYRA Press Office OZONE PARK, N.Y. - Blue Lion Thoroughbreds, Iapetus Racing and Diamond T Racing's graded-stakes winner returns from a two-month absence in Friday's $135000 Gravesend, a six-furlong sprint for 3-years-old and up, at Aqueduct…

Winners of the Presidents' Trophy last season, the Florida Panthers havestumbled to 34 points in 32 games, sitting fourth in the Atlantic Division. Theyare 16 points behind the division-leading Boston Bruins, who still haven't lost a regulation decision at home. Read on for our Panthers-Bruins picks and predictions. Inconsistency hasplagued the…

Jordan Walker is no. 8 on our Top 100 thanks largely to his bat. As our lead prospect analyst Eric Longenhagen wrote in July, the 6-foot-5, 220-pound St. Louis Cardinals outfield prospect "is one of the most exciting young hitters in the minors, with elite power potential and superlative on-paper performance at Double-A while he's still not old…

LPL 2022 Betting Tips: Kusal Mendis-led Galle Gladiators will take on Angelo Mathews-led Colombo Stars in an enthralling contest of Lanka Premier League 2022 on December 13. The high-voltage game will occur at the Pellekele International Cricket Stadium, scheduled to commence at 7:30 PM Indian Time. The Pelleke International Cricket Stadium is all…

The Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies will conclude their three-game series in Denver on Sunday afternoon. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a Diamondbacks-Rockies prediction and pick we have laid out below. Arizona has played to a 52-61 record, fourth-place in the NL West. Despite going 6-4…

Two teams desperate for a win will meet at Madison Square Garden for NHL action on Monday night. The St. Louis Blues, losers of three in a row and now five points out of the final playoff spot in the Western Conference, are+140 underdogs against the skidding New York Rangers, who are 1-4-1 in their last six and haven't won on home ice since Nov.…

The Nashville Predators will face the New York Islanders in a tough matchup. The Predators are one spot outside of a Wild Card spot but can move into one of the spots if they win today. On the other side, the Islanders are playing outstanding hockey and are in third place in the Metropolitan Division. A win today would cement their place in the…

No matter how big the hype, no matter how high the expectations, Flightline exceeded every marker in his historic win Saturday in the $6-million Breeders' Cup Classic at Keeneland Race Course. Did he cement his place in horse racing history with his 8¼-length win in the country's most prestigious race? The 45973 in attendance appeared to think so…

The New York Yankees (29-13) host the Baltimore Orioles (18-25) in an AL East battle on Tuesday evening. New York is currently on a three-game losing streak and will look to halt that slide. Baltimore notched a 6-4 win in the first game of the series on Monday night. The Yankees are presently first in the AL East while Baltimore sits in fifth…

The 2022 Breeders' Cup World Championships broke betting records. The two-day event with 14 Breeders' Cup races started with Future Stars Friday and finished with a flurry when the world's No. 1 racehorse Flightline captured the Classic in record-setting style with an 8-length victory. The beautiful horses are the main attraction at the Breeders'…

We've got the best goalie matchup of the entire NHL postseason as the Tampa Bay Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy squares off against Igor Shesterkin of the New York Rangers. While we like the Rags to squeeze a win, the Under is the most appealing bet. We might not see 14 total goals in Madison Square Garden tonight but the Eastern Conference Finals…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Running the biggest race of a brief career, Flightline left no doubt about this year's top thoroughbred. The unbeaten colt posted another dominant run, overtaking Life Is Good entering the top of the stretch and pulling away to an 8¼-length victory in the $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic on Saturday at Keeneland, and all but…

Flavien Prat rides Flightline to victory during the Breeders' Cup Classic race at the Keenelend Race Course, Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022, in Lexington, Ky. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Running the biggest race of a brief career, Flightline left no doubt about this year's top thoroughbred. The unbeaten colt posted another dominant run,…

A good rule of thumb is that favored horses, according to expert horse racing predictions, win about 30% of the time. It would follow, then, that favorites would win approximately four of the fourteen Breeders' Cup races. The odds were slightly tipped to the public's favor, however, as five post time betting choices came home winners: Meditate…

The Distaff appeared a cracking race on paper and lived up to that billing when Malathaat saw off outsider Blue Stripe in a thrilling three-way finish that also featured the fancied Clairiere. John Velazquez donned the blue of Shadwell on the four-year-old Malathaat, who needed every inch of the 1m1f trip to repel Blue Stripe, who ran a massive…

A fantastic lightweight scrap between Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler is scheduled for this weekend's UFC 281 fight card at the Madison Square Garden in New York City. Poirier and Chandler will feature as the third fight on the PPV main card that also contains title fight bouts between Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira, and also Carla Esparza…

Flightline taking the Pacific Classic at Del Mar. Photo by Ernie Belmonte/Past The Wire DMTC News/From the Wire DEL MAR, Calif.-It was a Breeders' Cup to remember for many of the connections who participated in racing's biggest event after spending all or part of their summer at Del Mar this year. In addition to the 23 horses who raced or trained…

With the 2022 Breeders' Cup now in the history books, the Racing Roundtable is back to reflect on the 39th edition of the series held at Keeneland last weekend. James Scully: In terms of sheer dominance, Goodnight Olive, Meditate, Rebel's Romance, and Wonder Wheel were worthy of distinction, and it's easy to appreciate how Elite Power and Mischief…

Flavien Prat, atop Flightline, looks between his legs for the rest of the field after winning the Breeders' Cup Classic at the Breeders' Cup Championships at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Ky., on Saturday. Photo by Mark Abraham/UPI | License Photo LEXINGTON, Ky., Nov. 7 (UPI) -- The Breeders' Cup is in the rearview mirror and the star of the…

Irish-bred Modern Games defeated Bass Racing's homebred Annapolis and 12 other world-class thoroughbreds Saturday in the $2 million FanDuel Breeders' Cup Mile at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky. The race was contested as part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships, an event highlighted by the highly anticipated and widely expected…

Breeders' Cup Notebook: The "Math" of the Aftermath (Breeders' Cup 2022 / Coady Photography) From the Breeders' Cup Media Team: Europeans, New York-based Runners Dominated World Championship Weekend Horses based primarily in Europe and New York accounted for 11 of the 14 victories in the 39 edition of the Breeders' Cup 14 World Championships this…

Strap in for a huge day of racing from Kentucky as nine Grade 1 races are on offer across the dirt and turf. First a quick list of our selections, plus the reasons behind our highlighted picks further down the page. You can check out the race cards, results and live odds in Planet Sport's Racing Live Centre.

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Hype or history? The answer will be known in a matter of hours, when undefeated Flightline attempts to add to his short but scintillating resume by winning the $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic on Saturday at Keeneland Race Course. The deck appears stacked in favor of the John Sadler-trained 4-year-old, who has won his first five…

Nest rates as my best bet on Saturday's Breeders' Cup program at Keeneland, and I will key her in Pick 3 wagers surrounding the Distaff (G1). I won't take on prohibitive favorites Flightline and Jackie's Warrior in their respective races - those events aren't appealing from a straight or vertical wager perspective - but both will be singled with…

LEXINGTON, Ky. - The Breeders' Cup (BC) undercard Saturday includes a number of talented thoroughbreds on Day Two of the world championships at Keeneland Race Course. Nine Breeders' Cup races means a full schedule of betting opportunities on tap. The Breeders' Cup will be televised live on NBC, Peacock, USA Network, and FanDuel TV (formerly known…

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 Breeders' Cup is one of the major international meetings on the horse racing calendar. This year's two-day event comes from Keeneland in Kentucky and there is plenty of UK and Irish interest. ITV is broadcasting on both days - on ITV 3 on Friday from 6.30 to 10.15pm, and on ITV4 on Saturday, from 3.40 to 10.30pm - and our expert has predictions…

The Breeder's Cup began in 1984. The idea was simple, the public falls in love with the Triple Crown, and then moves on to other sports. By creating a year-end spectacle, with all the best horses, it would not only be a day for the sport to get a lot of attention and crown champions, but it would make all of the summer and fall stakes races into…

The two-day Breeders' Cup World Championships will conclude Saturday at Keeneland. Saturday's nine Breeders' Cup races will start at 11:50 a.m. with the Filly & Mare Sprint and conclude with the $6 million Classic at 5:40 p.m. TV coverage will be on USA Network (1-3:30 p.m.) and NBC (3:30-6 p.m.). Here's an analysis of each race: The pick: Frank's…

The Toronto Maple Leafs' speed dominated Game 1 versus the Tampa Bay Lightning but Jon Cooper and the Bolts have not lost back-to-back games in the postseason in two years - spanning 45 total games. Can Tampa bounce back from an embarrassing Game 1 performance? Can Toronto continue to dominate possession and get another stellar start from Jack…

Editor's note: This is the Thursday, Nov. 3 edition of the "Game Day with Kevin Modesti" newsletter. To receive the newsletter in your inbox, . Today's Q&A with horse racing writer Art Wilson and handicapper Bob Mieszerski about this week's Breeders' Cup should interest readers who already follow racing and others who wonder what the fuss is…

The Breeders' Cup World Championships, the ultimate handicapping challenge for horseplayers, heads to Keeneland this year, with Saturday's schedule featuring nine championship races, including the $4 million Breeders' Cup Turf and the $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic. Flightline, unbeaten in five starts and the favorite in the Breeders' Cup…

Friday's Race Recap from Belmont at Aqueduct: (All odds US) Race replays for yesterday's races from Belmont at Aqueduct can be found here: Belmont at Aqueduct: Race 1: 2nd@ 3.40/1 Race 8: 2nd@ 0.50/1 In Race 1, Winning Connection, who ran so well from off the pace in his debut, was smartly put on to battle for the lead from his rail post to try to…

The Tampa Bay Lightning had become known for responding to playoff losses with wins. It had been three years since the Lightning lost consecutive playoff games. Now that the New York Rangers beat the Bolts twice in a row to start the conference finals, what's next? How will the Lightning respond after two straight losses? Tampa Bay is still favored…

OZONE PARK, N.Y.- Maitha Salem Mohammed Belobaida Alsuwaidi's Group 3-winning sprinter Meraas could be speed of speed in Saturday's Grade 3, $200000 Bold Ruler, a six-furlong sprint for 3-year-olds and upward, at the Belmont at the Big A fall meet. The Bold Ruler co-headlines a stacked card that includes the Grade 2, $300000 Kelso, a one-turn mile…

Cave Rock wins the Awesome Again Stakes at Santa Anita, on to the Breeders' Cup. Benoit Photo, courtesy of Santa Anita The final weekend of prep races for the Breeders' Cup World Championships produced some impressive efforts and identified some likely favorites for the big weekend just a month down the road. War Like Goddess earned a spot against…

Juddmonte's Elite Power (Curlin) showed a new dimension and continued his ascension while punching his ticket to the GI Breeders' Cup Sprint in Saturday's'Win and You're In' GII Vosburgh S. at Belmont at the Big A. Heavily favored at 1-2 to win his fourth straight over just four rivals in this belated stakes debut, Elite Power broke on top and…

Juddmonte's Elite Power made his stakes debut a winning one in Saturday's Grade 2, $250000 Vosburgh, a seven-furlong sprint for 3-year-olds and upward, at the Belmont at the Big A fall meet. In victory, the 4-year-old Curlin chestnut secured a "Win And You're In" berth to the six-furlong Grade 1, $2 million Breeders' Cup Sprint on November 5 at…

Older sprinters take the spotlight in the Vosburgh (G2) at Aqueduct on Saturday, October 8. The seven-furlong dirt race offers a $250000 purse as well as an expenses-paid berth in the Breeders' Cup Sprint for its winner. The race features a field of five, a combination of experienced and hard-knocking sprinters as well as a couple of four-year-olds…

Did you know active subscribers receive our Inside Track wagering guides absolutely FREE? Subscribe today and be the first to receive our upcoming MONSTER wagering guide to the 2022 Breeders' Cup! Dublin Fjord Stables, Racepoint Stables, Kevin D. Hilbert and Thomas E. O'Keefe's Drafted will vie for his third graded victory of the year in Saturday's…

OZONE PARK, N.Y. - Dublin Fjord Stables, Racepoint Stables, Kevin D. Hilbert and Thomas E. O'Keefe's Drafted will vie for his third graded victory of the year in Saturday's Grade 2, $250000 Vosburgh, a seven-furlong main track sprint for 3-year-olds and up, at the Belmont at the Big A fall meet. The winner of the Vosburgh will earn a berth in the…

The semifinal matches are set at the WTA 250 in Parma. In what has come to be expected in the WTA, just two seeds make up the four semifinalists and only one of the top five seeds in the draw has reached this stage. That seed is the tournament's #1-seeded player Maria Sakkari, who is the heavy favorite to take the title. However, the fall clay…

The Leafs have made a few predictable moves that we discussed in previous editions: adding more draft picks, signing unqualified restricted free agents to cheap prove-it contracts (Nicolas Aube-Kubel and Ilya Samsonov were two players we mentioned specifically), and choosing not to trade any of their top players (the assumption being there weren't…

TKR vs BR Betting Tips: Trinbago Knight Riders will appear in a high-octane clash against Barbados Royals at Queens park Oval of Port Of Spain, Trinidad. The all-important game of the Caribbean Premier League will officially kick start on September 14 at 4:30 AM IST. The renowned Queen's Park Oval of Trinidad will be hosting its first match in the…

IND vs SL Betting Tips: The Rohit Sharma-led Team India will appear in a much-anticipated match against Sri Lanka on September 6 (Tuesday). The game is likely to play a big part in determining the two finalists of the ongoing Asia Cup 2022. The renowned Dubai International Cricket Stadium of UAE will host the match kick-starting at 7:30 PM IST. The…