#Open Mind

I have to admit, I have no idea what the inaugural Pegasus World Cup Invitational was intended to be, what it actually is, how it is going to play out this year, and what the future holds. Although many have knocked its concept on social media, no one who cares about racing should be openly knocking anything that is innovative and might help the…

I wouldn't be surprised to see the team surpass this guess *if* they can remain healthy, but it would just barely be over. I'm of the belief that the team really needs to lean into the youth movement which would indicate not as many victories. Dano_in_Tucson - 73Perhaps absurdly, I'm choosing to be hopeful that some of our farm talent (especially…

Donovan Mitchell delivered an exclamation point on Monday night, scoring 71 points in the Cavaliers win over the Bulls. To what degree should we consider Mitchell a player in the 2023 NBA MVP odds race? The top four of the NBA MVP race remains steady. Luka Doncic, Jayson Tatum, Nikola Jokic, and Giannis Antetokounmpo possess the shortest odds…

Desert Encounter, winner of the 2018 and 2019 Pattison Canadian International, is back trying for a "three-peat" in Saturday's renewal at Woodbine. Photo courtesy of Woodbine Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Belmont Park returns to action this weekend with Irish and English horses, including Bolshoi Ballet, chasing the third leg of New York's rich turf…

Ireland travel to Rome to face Italy in the Six Nations this weekend. This year's tournament has not gone to plan so far for Andy Farrell, with his side losing their opening two games against Wales and France. They face an Italian side who are also winless in the competition after defeats to France and England. Farrell has made seven changes to the…

The Philadelphia Phillies arereportedly "viewed as the favorites" to sign superstar shortstop TreaTurner, one of the top players available on the free-agent market. Jon Morosi of MLB Network reported theupdate Wednesday: "The Phillies will wind up withone of the [elite] shortstops. That's going to happen," an agenttold ESPN's Buster Olney. Along…

CAMPANELLE (4.20) can sparkle for Californian Ace Wesley Ward in the Platinum Jubilee Stakes on Day Five of Royal Ascot. The sprinter first showed her liking for this track when hammering Sacred in the 2020 Queen Mary. The filly added the Group 1 Prix Morny at Deauville to her CV with an easy defeat of Nando Parrado. She ran another blinder here…

For the first time in 15 years, the U.S. Naval Academy will have a search for a new football coach. On Sunday, just a day after losing to rival Army in heartbreaking fashion in double-overtime, Navy athletic director Chet Gladchuk fired longtime coach Ken Niumatalolo. It would be easy to argue that Niumatalolo is the greatest football coach to ever…

Sports betting has been flourishing in the U.S. after it was unbanned by the Supreme Court in May 2018. Boosted by the ongoing pandemic and the ever-increasing interest in gambling, it generates billions of dollars in revenues, with horse racing, boxing, Major League Baseball (MLB), National Basketball Association (NBA), and National Football…

Since its inception, the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) has been the highlight of the season for two-year-old females. Here is a look at the race by the numbers. Those were Meadow Star's odds in the 1990 Juvenile Fillies. No horse had started at shorter odds, even as part of a joint entry, but Meadow Star was sent out at those odds after…

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Set Piece Is Set to Return to Churchill Downs in Sunday's G3 River City (Set Piece / Photos by Holly M. Smith) From the Churchill Downs Media Team: Juddmonte's multiple graded stakes winner Set Piece (GB) leads an oversubscribed cast of 14 horses that were entered in Sunday's $300000 River City (Grade III) at Churchill Downs. Sunday's featured…

Going Global, who is 7-for-9 on U.S. soil, aims to make it 8-for-10 on Monday while adding a second-top level score to her ledger. The Phil D'Amato-trained Going Global (8-5) is morning-line favorite for the Grade 1, $400000 Gamely Stakes. Post time from Santa Anita is 9 p.m. EDT, with TVG showing the 1 1/8-mile turf event for fillies and…

Hello, again, Canadian Sports Bettors! Here at gambling.com, we wish all our Canadian friends a This is the time of unbridled optimism for all hockey teams from Canada. After all, it has been 1993 since a team from the "Great White North" won the Stanley Cup. In this part of our NHL preview, we briefly examine the Montreal Canadiens, Vancouver…

Rafael Nadal and his wife Maria Francisca Perello became parents for the first time on Saturday, as per Spanish media reports. According to Diario de Mallorca, Perello gave birth to a baby boy in Mallorca, Nadal's hometown. After the news broke, a throwback video resurfaced online from the 2019 Nitto ATP Finals, in which Roger Federer, Novak…

Nobody can accuse the Mariners of skimping on frontline pitching in an effort to end their epic playoff drought. After signing Robbie Ray to a five-year, $115 million deal last winter, they traded a quartet of prospects for Luis Castillo on July 30. Already this was no mere rental, as the 29-year-old righty still has another season under control…

Bell's the One Returns in Saturday's G2 TCA Stakes at Keeneland (Bell's the One / Coady Photography) From the Keeneland Media Team: Trainer Cipriano Contrereas and Andrew Knapczyk's Inthemidstofbiz will face five other fillies and mares as she goes for a repeat victory in the 41 running of the $250000 Thoroughbred Club of America (G2) Saturday…

17 years, 204 months, or 6209 days, it has been quite a while since England have been in Pakistan. But the wait is finally over. Over the last week, we have already seen plenty of news articles surrounding England's landing in the Asian country. But on the cricketing front, what does the series has to offer? Over the past few weeks, we have seen…

Lothenbach Stables' Bell's the One will meet her rival Sconsin for the eighth time Saturday in the $300000 Open Mind Stakes at Churchill Downs, and trainer Neil Pessin hopes she can avenge her defeat from last year's race. Bell's the One got the better of Sconsin by 2 1/2 lengths in the Lady Tak one month ago. In last year's Open Mind, Bell's the…

Modern Games, shown winning the 2021 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf, returns to North America for Saturday's Grade I Ricoh Woodbine Mile. Photo by Alex Evers, EclipseSportswire, courtesy of Breeders' Cup Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Racing moves back to Churchill Downs and Aqueduct this weekend, but the main focus is north of the border, where Woodbine stages an…

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…