#Stellar Tap

When the stakes action at Remington Park and Los Alamitos ends on Saturday, Giant Mischief and Arabian Lion might find themselves near the top of Derby lists assuming they win their respective races. Arabian Lion must defeat two talented stablemates from the Bob Baffert barn in the Grade 2, $200000 Los Alamitos Futurity, while Giant Mischief only…

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…

Ce Ce, shown winning the Azeri Stakes on March 12 at Oaklawn Park, is among the favorites for Saturday's Grade I Apple Blossom over the same track. Coady photography, courtesy of Oaklawn Park April 22 (UPI) -- As spring blossoms, horse racing stars including Letruska, Ce Ce, Pizza Bianca, Malathat and Channel Maker return from winter vacations this…

Bob Baffert-trained horses may be ineligible to run in this year's Kentucky Derby, but they're dominating the lead-up. Of the 21 Kentucky Derby prep races conducted since September, Baffert's horses have won six of them - two each by Corniche and Newgrange and one by Messier and Blackadder. Newgrange will look to continue the trend Saturday as the…

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…

In his regular gambling blog, John Piassek presents his top picks for the upcoming weekend in horse racing, offering betting options at different budget levels. Piassek's Plays is brought to you by Horseplayers.com, the official online qualifying site of the Breeders' Cup Betting Challenge (BCBC) and National Horseplayers Championship (NHC).…

For me, one main attraction to superfectas is that a superfecta probable payout pool is not displayed making this bet an unknown endeavor relative to an exacta and even trifectas in some circumstances where the probable payouts are available. However, if you observe the pool results over a long period of time, you will come to realize the heavily…