Finding value in Saturday's races

Another high-quality week of racing action in the scores and odds is set. There will be no shortage of top horse races to bet on this week, with the action at Gulfstream Park seeing eight graded stakes races being staged. It could be one of the most important early weeks of horse races in 2024, with the G2 Fountain of Youth offering huge clues for…

The nation's top horses will head to the West Coast this year for the 2023 Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita Park on Saturday, November 4. The 2023 Breeders' Cup Classic field is headlined by multiple 2023 Triple Crown race winners as Arcangelo, the Belmont Stakes winner, and Mage, the Kentucky Derby winner, are both expected to run. They'll be…

Our expert horse racing betting picks are taking a look at the prestigious Travers Stakes as well as the Pat O'Brien Stakes this Saturday. Photo By - USA TODAY Sports One of the key prep races for the Breeders' Cup Classic is set for Saturday at Saratoga, as the Grade I Travers Stakes will pit a field of seven three-year-olds at 1 1/4-miles. "The…

Belmont Park is one of the biggest tracks in horse racing. It is both large in stature and size. The marathon Belmont Stakes is not for everyone. However, horses with great endurance prosper in it. For the first time FOX will televise this year's Belmont, and legendary race caller Tom Durkin is returning. He won't have to worry about his brutal…

The Championships at Randwick will climax Friday night with a hotly anticipated clash of hemispheres between Australia's best racehorse Anamoe and English raider Dubai Honour. In the mold of the Breeders' Cup, more than US$18 million in riches will be distributed across eight Group 1 races at The Championships, which began last Friday night and…

With only one month left until the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby on May 6 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, one horse has separated itself from the pack as a clear front-runner for this year's Run for the Roses. Forte - trained by Todd Pletcher and ridden by Irad Ortiz Jr. - has been nothing short of sensational in his racing career. Forte…

The 2023 Kentucky Derby will take place at Churchill Downs on Saturday, May 6. With two months to go until the 149th Run for the Roses, the 2023 Kentucky Derby field is starting to take shape. Fresh off a win at the San Felipe Stakes in his first run as a three-year-old, Practical Move has already earned 60 points in the 2023 Road to the Kentucky…

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Less than three months remain until the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby on May 6 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, and a strong field of top contenders has already begun to form. A total of 26 Kentucky Derby qualifying races have already been run, with 20 as part of the American road to the Derby, four as part of the European…

With Pick 6 and late Pick 5 carryovers going in to Friday's card at Aqueduct, it's safe to say that long shots have been outrunning the odds. Hoping that trend continues, handicapper Sara Elbadwi offers two prices worth playing in New York this weekend. The weekend starts early with a Friday play in the ninth race. The favorites are tough to trust…

When Authentic won the Breeders' Cup Classic in 2020, it was a surprising result, even though the Kentucky Derby winner from earlier entered with 6-1 odds. The 2022 Breeders' Cup Classic also features the Kentucky Derby champion, Rich Strike, amid a loaded 2022 Breeders' Cup Classic field. Authentic gave trainer Bob Baffert his fourth Breeders' Cup…

The 2022 Breeders' Cup Classic will feature a stacked field of eight horses running at Keeneland Race Course on Saturday, all looking to claim the last major horse racing event of the year. Not limited to three-year-olds, the purse for the Breeders' Cup Classic 2022 is $6 million, which equals this year's Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and…

When jockeys are in the starting gate, you often hear the starter tell them "Let's get tied on," which means they should be ready for the gate to spring open. For people who bet on horse races, the Breeders' Cup represents the greatest opportunity to "get tied on" in the entire year. Where else will you have two days of 14 world championship races,…

When jockeys are in the starting gate, you often hear the starter tell them "Let's get tied on," which means they should be ready for the gate to spring open. For people who bet on horse races, the Breeders' Cup represents the greatest opportunity to "get tied on" in the entire year. Where else will you have two days of 14 world championship races,…

Coming off a successful episode where both horses that did run were first or second, this week's focus is on stakes races at both Keeneland and Belmont at the Big A. Handicapper Sara Elbadwi discusses price plays in the Breeders' Futurity and Turf Mile on Saturday at Keeneland, as well as in the Beldame on Sunday at Belmont at the Big A. A new…

Although races have been rained off the turf the past few days in New York, the weather should be clear for upcoming weekend races. This includes Saturday's Grade 1 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic and Sunday's Futurity, a Breeders' Cup "win and you're in" for the Juvenile Turf Sprint. Those are the races covered by handicapper Sara Elbadwi and New York…

With less than one month remaining until this year's Breeders' Cup, the final major prep races take place this weekend. Keeneland hosts the end-of-the-year championships, as well as many of the win-and-you're-in opportunities left. Handicappers Ed DeRosa and Sara Elbadwi go through the Grade 1 events, including Friday's Alcibiades. The Saturday…

The Saturday card at Belmont at the Big A features the Grade 1 Woodward and the return of Life Is Good. Handicapper Sara Elbadwi is joined by New York Racing Association analyst and Fox Sports host Andy Serling to cover four graded stakes. With rain in the forecast for October 1, there is the potential that certain turf races are in jeopardy of…

Can a Hot Rod have courage? Pumping pistons, positive traction rear end, turbocharged with racing slicks can equal lots of courage if it is a Hot Rod with the horsepower we are referencing. Hot Rod Charlie has been one of the fan favorites in the Thoroughbred game since he nearly upset the apple cart with a ferocious runner-up effort in the 2020…

The 2022 Jim Dandy Stakes (G2) at Saratoga offers a purse of $600000. It is the premier local prep for the Travers Stakes (G1), The Spa's flagship race for three-year-old dirt routers. Though the 2022 Jim Dandy only drew a field of five horses, the group is long on talent. The second- and third-place finishers in the Kentucky Derby (G1), Epicenter…

The post-Triple Crown season gets started in earnest on Saturday when the starting gate opens in the 2022 Haskell Stakes at Monmouth Park. The $1 million Haskell Stakes 2022 is the first major race for three-year-olds since the Belmont Stakes and traditionally serves as a prep race for the Travers Stakes next month in Saratoga. With the…

The Christophe Clement-trained Gufo will try to win the race that barely eluded him last year when he leaves the starting gate in the 2022 Man o' War Stakes on Saturday at Belmont Park. A winner of more than $1.3 million in his career, Gufo lost by a nose to Channel Cat in last year's Man o' War. That defeat came after a four-month layoff. On…

Like most sports, horse racing has a handful of can't miss days on its yearly calendar. From Derby Day to the complete Triple Crown, here is your guide to the biggest betting days in horse racing. In this guide you'll learn about the horse racing events that draw the highest betting volume every year: Triple Crown Breeders Cup Boutique Meets In the…

Horse of the Year honors could be on the line Saturday when the country's top dirt horses square off in North America's richest race, the 2020 Breeders' Cup Classic. Saturday's race features three of the top four horses in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association's Top Thoroughbred Poll: No. 1 Improbable, No. 2 Maximum Security and No. 4 Tom's…

There's a common phrase in horse racing that says "horses aren't machines," and the truth behind this phrase is rarely more apparent than when a talented horse isn't quite running to expectations. Such was the case with a talented colt named Lure, who began his career in 1991 by breaking a track record for five furlongs at Belmont Park only to lose…

The Breeders' Cup unveiled an expanded wagering menu for next week's Breeders' Cup World Championships in Louisville, underscored by Head-To-Head and Jackpot Super High 5 betting options for the two-day event. For this year's championships at Churchill Downs, the Breeders' Cup has moved all five Juvenile races to the first day of the event,…