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Even if a race does not carry qualifying points, if there are 3-year-olds running, it could end up being a prep for Kentucky Derby 2023. In addition to the Pasco Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs, there are six other races Saturday that include 15 horses who already are in the Derby futures market in Las Vegas or are on the verge of being there. Maiden…

By the time the Grade 1, $1017500 Haskell Stakes was about to start Saturday evening, trainer Brad Cox was under extra pressure. He had been on a private plane from Saratoga only a few hours earlier with rival trainer Chad Brown, Brown's girlfriend and three jockeys. By the time the Haskell rolled around, Brown had won five races, including four…

Hong Kong racing is back Saturday. night, running at 11:30 p.m. EST in North America. Free PPs are available at Horse Racing Nation. Hong Kong Jockey Club website.

Sunday's $250000 Smarty Jones is the first of four stops on Oaklawn Park's road to the 2023 Kentucky Derby. The one-mile stakes race drew a field of eight which celebrate their racetrack birthdays on this day and will make their first start as 3-year-olds. As an official Derby prep race, points are available to the top five eligible finishers…

Saturday's Road to the Kentucky Derby schedule is one to watch, as three Championship Series races are key preps for bigger Kentucky Derby preps at the same tracks next month. This trio of races award 50 points to the winner and enough points to gain a spot in the starting gate for the Run for the Roses May 7 at Churchill Downs. Saturday, March…

The Saratoga Race Course meet has a deeply ingrained reputation as one of North America's major proving grounds for the mettle of a freshman sire, offering some of the deepest 2-year-old competition for both maidens and graded stakes horses. As one of the meets on the calendar that has the full attention of breeders and stallion operations alike,…

Hong Kong racing is back Friday night at 12:00 a.m. EST in North America. Free PPs are available at Horse Racing Nation. Hong Kong Jockey Club website.

Welcome to the 12 tips of Santa Anita. We're counting down to the meet at the Great Race Place with stats, facts and figures related to one of the nation's premiere meetings. 12. Jockeys Of the top 15 riders by starts at the winter-spring meeting this year, only Juan Hernandez, Flavien Prat and John Velazquez won more than 20 percent of their…

Crown Pride, guided by Damian Lane, booked a spot in the 20-field Kentucky Derby by winning the G2 UAE Derby by 2¾ lengths in Dubai on March 26. For the first leg of America's Triple Crown races, trainer Koichi Shotani opted for to give the starting nod to the more experienced jockey. Lemaire turns 43 on May 20; Lane is 28. Lemaire, the Japan…

With all the new Horse Racing Nation handicapping products, some of the most buzz we are getting is around Charting Horse Value. Created by Jeff Bessa, Charting Horse Value (CHV) has been around for only a couple of years and was added to the Horse Racing Nation handicapping product roster just a couple of months ago. I've been testing CHV out for…

Racing on the 2023 Kentucky Derby trail in New York resumes on Saturday at Aqueduct with the Grade 2, $250000 Remsen Stakes. The 1 1/8-mile contest, which is the second official Derby qualifying race of the year at the Big A, attracted a field of seven 2-year-olds and offers points to the top five finishers (10-4-3-2-1). Last year the Remsen…

The horses are nearing the starting gate for the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby. Mo Donegal will be first to load into the starting gate in post No. 1, and he'll be first to cross the finish line in the 2022 Kentucky Derby. You can bet on it. The opening pari-mutuel odds on Mo Donegal to win the Derby are 10/1. We're sticking to our plan to…

The 153rd running of the Travers headlines the biggest day of the summer at Saratoga. Six graded stakes including five Grade 1 races highlight the 13 race card. The $1.25 million Travers drew a very competitive field of eight runners for the'Midsummer Derby', and post time for the 1 1/4 mile Travers is 5:44 p.m. ET and Race 11 on the card. The…

On the Sunday after Thanksgiving, I had just finished a sushi dinner with my family in Las Vegas' Arts District when we summoned an Uber to drive us to a Miranda Lambert concert on the Strip. We were picked up in a Tesla. I drive a'92 Volvo station wagon. Suffice it to say, I didn't know how to open the Tesla's doors. Our driver, a former blackjack…

The 2022 Kentucky Derby is on May 7th with post time at 6:57 p.m. ET. Using TVG projections and Horse Racing Nation as a guide, here are the horse profiles for America's biggest and most popular race. New players, get your first win-type wager on a single horse in any race at any track risk-free up to $200 with TVG: Bet the Derby! As always, check…

The Preakness Stakes is the second leg of horse racing's Triple Crown but this year any chance of a thoroughbred winning all three events has been nixed. Rich Strike's handlers announced last week that the Kentucky Derby winner will not go forth with the Preakness Stakes, opting to give the colt some rest ahead of June's Belmont Stakes. Rick…

Big money and Breeders' Cup berths will be on the line on both turf and dirt this weekend all over North America. We'll start at beautiful Belmont Park where a pair of rich turf races for 3-year-olds will lead the way. The $1 million Jockey Club Derby offers a "Win and You're In" for the Breeders' Cup Turf, while the $700000 Jockey Club Oaks closes…

Hong Kong racing is back Friday night at 12:00 a.m. midnight EDT in North America. Free PPs are available at Horse Racing Nation. Hong Kong Jockey Club website.

On the final day of the 2022 Del Mar meet on Sunday, the Pick 6 must go. The sequence encompasses races 6 through 11, three of which are for 2-year-olds. Handicapper Sara Elbadwi goes through each of the races with expert racing analyst Michelle Yu. The first leg features maidens, and two of the debut runners rank highly on the Horse Racing…

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Michelle Yu picked her favorites for the 2022 Breeders Cup Classic. Keep scrolling for the latest picks and best bets from one of the top horse racing experts. The 2022 Breeders Cup Classic is this Saturday, Nov. 5. This is the 39th edition of the historical race. The event was first inaugurated in 1984. Keeneland racetrack is hosting all 14 races…

With four top-level winners lining up in the gate, including champions Letruska and Ce Ce, the horse racing world has been buzzing about the Grade 1, $1 million Apple Blossom Handicap all spring. Below is how the experts will play Saturday's Oaklawn feature. Candice Curtis, Horse Racing Nation Winner: #3 Clairiere On the Board: #2 Letruska Longshot…

Malathaat will try to stay unbeaten in the Grade 1, $500000 Coaching Club American Oaks at Saratoga on Saturday and at the same time notch her third Grade 1 victory of the year. Run at 1 1/8 miles, the CCA Oaks has been won by the future champion of the 3-year-old filly division for three years in a row with Monomoy Girl in 2018, Abel Tasman in…

Still sorting out just what went wrong, Keeneland racingofficials had to correct an embarrassing mistake in the results of the fifthrace on opening day Friday - but not before an untold amount of money was paidinto the wrong hands. "They really haven't figured it out," Keeneland vice presidentof racing Gatewood Bell told Horse Racing Nation.…

The juveniles are featured on Breeders' Cup Friday at Keeneland, and handicapper Sara Elbadwi has a different guest to discuss each race. Races 6 through 10 will be the Breeders' Cup events. These 2-year-old races can prove difficult for some to decipher. That's why various racing experts were called on to offer their insight and how they'll be…

Royal Ascot 2013 is always a spectacle to behold, not only in terms of horse racing, but also for the cultural significance it encompasses in the United Kingdom. While there are plenty of marquee horse races at Ascot Racecourse, it is also the site of the annual Royal Meeting in the third week of June. Various members of the British Royal Family…

Now that we have a good idea of the fields for next week's 38th Breeders' Cup "World Championships," let the serious handicapping begin. Maybe those cynical quotation marks should come off of "World Championships," especially since a record 58 internationals were among the 196 horses pre-entered into the 14 races that will be run next Friday at…

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Although many Breeders' Cup races still have their final preps to come, the field for the $6 million Classic has been through its final paces. The biggest questions surrounding how to bet the 1 1/4-mile event on Nov. 5 at Keeneland are what price will Flightline be, and who will finish second? Horse Racing Nation handicappers Sara Elbadwi and Ed…

The Grade 3 Iroquois Stakes, Saturday at Churchill Downs, represents the first points race for the 2022 Kentucky Derby. Continue reading to see how the experts are playing the race. Ron Flatter, Horse Racing Nation Winner: #9 Guntown On the board: #6 Stellar Tap Longshot I like: #7 Red Knobs Analysis: Guntown had a troubled debut but made up for it…

Just because the 2022 Preakness Stakes won't have the Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike in the race doesn't mean it will be any less thrilling. There are nine horses - we ranked them by name! - who will line up at Pimlico on Saturday afternoon, including Epicenter, the favorite who had a second-place finish at the Derby. Others who raced at…

Life Is Good is expected to be an overwhelming favorite in the Grade 1, $500000 Woodward, which will be run on Saturday as part of the Belmont at the Big A meeting. With eight victories in 10 career starts, Life Is Good will race the 1 1/8-mile distance around two turns at Aqueduct. Todd Pletcher is the only trainer in the field with a victory in…

Hong Kong racing is back with the sixth of 88 world-class racing cards starting Wednesday at 7:15 a.m. EDT in North America. Free PPs are available at Horse Racing Nation. Hong Kong Jockey Club website. Happy Valley selections by Declan Schuster Race 1: No. 4 Jolly Honour, No. 11 Smiling Face, No. 6 HandsomeVeggie, No. 1 Bell Of Victory. Race…

Before one of the most memorable years in the history of horse racing comes to a close, Churchill Downs hosts the 2018 Breeders' Cup with five races on Friday. Even though all eyes will be focused on the Classic being run on Saturday, today's races provide an early look at potential contenders during next year's Triple Crown season. Mendelssohn…

The top of the North American trainer earnings list in 2021 looked much as it did in 2020. Of the 10 trainers who led their peers in 2020 earnings, only the federally indicted Jason Servis did not also crack the top 10 in 2021. Brad Cox led the list, followed by Steve Asmussen and Chad Brown. There was movement further down the trainer earnings…

The American Triple Crown season has come and gone, but the Canadian version is just set to get underway. The first jewel is the Queen's Plate from Woodbine Racetrack from Toronto, Ontario. This marks the 155th running of the race. Per the event's website, here are the pertinent details for the race. The field is 15 horses deep. Per the odds shown…

Normally a jackpot wager, the 20-cent minimum Pick 6 at Santa Anita Park will feature a mandatory payout on Saturday, California Cup day. All races in the sequence are for California-bred or sired horses. The carryover was $418628 heading into Friday's card, meaning the added money for Saturday's sextet could approach $500000. This could help spur…

Fans will be back for the first time innearly two years. The newly laid main track is a year old. And the Pick 6 has anew $1 minimum. Those may be the easy-to-spot talking pointsfor Thursday's opening of the Saratoga summer. Eventually it gets back to basics- handicapping angles for the 40 days of racing at the Spa. Horse Racing Nation surveyed…

Horse racing is a popular sport in India, with nine main racecourses and seven turf clubs. Events were first held over 200 years ago, the first being in Madras in 1777. Famous horses like Squanderer and Elusive Pimpernel have helped to capture the public's imagination and build interest in the sport. Betting on these horses is a popular feature at…