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It is easy see why Tiz The Law is a heavy favorite for the Belmont Stakes. His two Grade 1 wins and his 4-for-4 record on fast tracks put him alone in the front of the plane while the rest of the field is stuck in coach. But if it is easy to declare that he will win Saturday, why is it so hard to figure out who will lead him there? Blame it on Fore…

While I was watching yet another NFL halftime show precede and perhaps trigger a stadium power outage, I went back to my computer window that was locked Thanksgiving morning into the very early betting on the Kentucky Derby Future Wager. Four times a year I am thankful for the a-ha, teaching moment that the KDFW provides. And it happened like…

Santa Anita Barn Notes: Friday's Card Gets 8.5 Starters Per Race From the Santa Anita Media Team: FRIDAY'S ALL-DIRT CARD ATTRACTS 8.5 STARTERS PER RACE With more rain in the forecast for Arcadia this week, the decision was made to run Friday's eight-race program exclusively on dirt. After entries were taken and the program finalized yesterday,…

It's win and the Green Bay Packers' improbable run to the NFC playoffs is complete. A playoff berth could also be on the line for the Detroit Lions (that will depend on the result of the Seattle Seahawks-Los Angeles Rams game at 3:25 p.m. Sunday) when they take the field against the Packers on Sunday Night Football. Add in the fact that the…

The Minnesota Vikings easily defeated the Green Bay Packers in Week 1 in a game that set the stage for the 2022 season for both teams. They cruised to the NFC North crown. And at 12-3, they're still fighting for the No. 1 overall seed in the NFC playoff race. Meanwhile, the Packers, at 7-8, have won three straight games, are fighting for their…

Photo by Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images. Pictured: Giancarlo Stanton of the New York Yankees The MLB All-Star game takes place Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium, and weather could play a factor. As is often the case in baseball, wind is the factor to be aware of tonight. PJ Walsh breaks down how the wind could…

Sumter, LaJolla Handicap (Benoit Photo) Santa Anita Stable Notes By Victor Ryan ARCADIA, Calif.-Mandella also looks to have a big shot in the Grade II, $200000 Santa Anita Mathis Mile for 3-year-olds on grass. Sumter, twice a stakes winner this year at Santa Anita going the same trip, finished his major preparations Friday with a three-furlong…

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Photo by Marc Serota/Getty Images. Pictured: Fans wait in the stands during heavy rain at Darlington Raceway I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but there is a chance of rain during Sunday night's NASCAR at Darlington weather forecast. After last weekend's race at Daytona was postponed from Saturday night to Sunday morning, then delayed again…

From Florence, Kentucky to Hallandale Beach, Florida to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, a blockbuster day of racing is on tap Saturday, allowing fans and handicappers to tune in and show off their wagering acumen. The $12 million Dubai World Cup (G1) is the richest race of the day, featuring an international 14-horse field with four U.S.-based…

The weather for the last two runnings of the Kentucky Derby was perfect - if you like warm temperatures and sunny skies. The prior two, not so much. Derby Day in 2018, in fact, was the wettest on record, with more than three inches of rain. So what's the outlook for this year? The National Weather Service doesn't predict the weather that far out.…

Churchill Downs' Barn Notes: KY Derby Winner Returns in G1 Clark'Cap (Rich Strike / Photos by Holly M. Smith) From the Churchill Downs Media Team: RED-TR Racing's Kentucky Derby (Grade I) hero Rich Strike will return to Churchill Downs and face a compact field of seven entered in Friday's 148 running of the $750000 Clark presented by Norton…

Joey McGuire is rebuilding the excitement level at Jones AT&T Stadium in his first year as Texas Tech coach, leading the Red Raiders to five home victories for the first time since 2009. That's also the last season Tech finished better than.500 in Big 12 football games, and the Red Raiders still have a chance to achieve the latter this year,…

World Series Winner Now a Winner at Churchill Downs, Too (Alex Bregman, of the Houston Astros, gets a win at Churchill Downs / Coady Photography) From the Churchill Downs Media Team: Two-time World Series-winning third basemen Alex Bregman of the Houston Astros became a winning horse owner Wednesday at Churchill Downs when his family's 2-year-old…

Kueber Racing's two-time stakes-winning filly Coach will attempt to collect her first victory in graded stakes company as the headliner in Saturday's $300000 Chilukki Stakes (Grade 3) at Churchill Downs. The one-mile Chilukki Stakes for fillies and mares will go as Race 10 of 11 with a post time of 5:35 p.m. (all times Eastern). First post is 1…

Photo by Brian Babineau/NHLI via Getty Images. Pictured: A field crew blows snow at Target Field The 2022 NHL Winter Classic takes place at 7 p.m. ET on New Year's Day as the Blues visit the Wild in Minnesota. Minnesota is no stranger to cold weather in January, but Saturday night's Blues vs. Wild forecast is especially chilly. Below we detail the…

Mo Donegal is the winner of the 154th Belmont Stakes in an official time of 2:28.28. This is Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher's fourth time winning the Belmont. Pletcher's previous victories at Belmont Stakes were with Rags to Riches in 2007, Palace Malice in 2013 and Tapwrit in 2017. Saturday was a terrific day at the racetrack for him, as his…

Quickquestion. What was Rich Strike's most impressive race? Not-so-quickpause. Take away the trappings of the Kentucky Derby, of the 80-1 odds thatmade Rich Strike the second longest shot in the race's pari-mutuel history towin it. "That'sa good question," trainer Eric Reed said this week at Churchill Downs, where hehas been preparing his growing…

There's one good thing about Hurricane Ian interrupting our lives this week. It took people's minds off Billy Napier's math skills. That was Hot Topic No. 1 in the aftermath of Florida football's 38-33 loss to Tennessee. After scoring a touchdown that cut the Volunteers' lead to 11 points with 4:55 left, conventional football math wisdom dictated…

Churchill Downs Ready To Pop Gate on September Meet (Set Piece gets a morning bath at Churchill Downs / Photos by Holly M. Smith) From the Churchill Downs Media Team: Horse racing on the Kentucky circuit shifts to Churchill Downs on Thursday, Sept. 15 with the first of three Twilight Thursday programs at 5 p.m. (all times Eastern) as the famed…

Cox Hopes That Set Piece Is "Set" For Saturday's G1 Arlington Million Stakes (Set Piece / Photos by Holly M. Smith) From the Churchill Downs Media Team: Set Piece (GB) arrived in the United States two years ago to the care of multiple Eclipse Award-winning trainer Brad Cox and since then owner Juddmonte has been rewarded with seven victories. The…