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Assessing The Early Favourites For The Kentucky Derby The whole world's eyes will be on Churchill Downs in May, as the 2022 Kentucky Derby is staged on the second Saturday in the month. Once again, the leading three-year-olds in the United States will be on show, as the Triple Crown season gets underway. Much like taking advantage of the Bet365…

The Poinsettia Stakes takes place at Oaklawn Park this Saturday, and it is the seventh race on the card. This contest is due off at 4:18 p.m ET, and fillies and mares aged three and older will be involved. A total distance of 5 ½ furlongs will be covered in the race, which boasts a purse of $150000. Eight runners will line up at Oaklawn for the…

The horses for the 147th running of the Kentucky Derby are listed in order of post position, with comments by Joe Drape and Melissa Hoppert of The New York Times. The morning-line odds were set by Mike Battaglia of Churchill Downs. King Fury was scratched Friday with a fever. All horses to his outside will move in one spot the new 20-horse starting…

One of the most exciting races that fans will be looking forward to later in the year comes in the form of the Breeders' Cup Distaff. This race brings together the best fillies and mares on the dirt, as the field competes across 1 1/8 miles. Last year there was a shock+5000 winner of the race, as Japanese-trained Marche Lorraine managed to hold off…

One of the most interesting races to be held at the Breeders' Cup 2022 will be the Breeders' Cup Juvenile 2022. It will give us a first look at some of the leading contenders for the 2023 Kentucky Derby, as a field of horses aged two compete over a distance of 1 1/16 miles. Famous winners of the race include Timber Country, Street Sense, and…

Prices of refreshments at racecourses have often been criticised in the UK where a pint might set you back nearly £7 for a Guinness, but what about £2000 for a liquid refresher? That's the going rate racegoers at the Kentucky Derby will be asked to fork out for an extravagant tipple. The Woodford Reserve Mint Julep is what can set you back between…

LEXINGTON, Ky. - The gates open on Saturday for the Breeders' Cup Classic, with the top online racebooks and sportsbooks giving five horses odds of 14-1 or shorter to win. Flightline 4-9 (-225) Epicenter 11-2 (+550) Life Is Good 7-1 (+700) Taiba 8-1 (+800) Olympiad 14-1 (+1400) Hot Rod Charlie 25-1 (+2500) Cyberknife 33-1 (+3300) Rich Strike…

Ray Acevedo-USA TODAY Sports Some of the brightest two-year-olds in the U.S. will be in action in the Champagne Stakes this weekend As well as being a Breeders' Cup Challenge Race, it also offers ten points on the Road To The Kentucky Derby There will be a great deal of excitement this weekend, as we will get a first look at some of the brightest…

1ST RACE - 5 1/2 furlongs, Turf, 2YO, State-bred, Maiden Special Weight. Purse: $88000. No.

Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports The fastest horses on dirt will be in action in the Breeders' Cup Sprint Competitive betting market is already expected for the exciting race The Breeders' Cup will see some of the biggest equine stars compete, but none more may be more captivating than the Breeders' Cup Sprint. A purse of $2 million is the prize for…

The post positions are set for all the races at the 2018 Breeders' Cup, and while many horse racing fans are looking forward to Saturday's Classic, there are five key races that will start the event on Friday. The races include the Juvenile Turf Sprint, Juvenile Fillies Turf, Tito's Handmade Vodka Juvenile Fillies, Juvenile Turf Mile, and the…

Saturday features a massive afternoon of racing at Parx Racing in Philadelphia with no less than 10 stakes races. A strong field of nine 3-year-old fillies, led by Kentucky Oaks winner Secret Oath, have been entered in Saturday's Cotillion Stakes at Parx Racing with seven of the nine listed at 8-1 or lower in the morning line odds coming in at the…

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Horse racing season is nearing with the 2022 running of the Breeders' Cup Classic coming up on November 5. The early betting odds for the race have been set and there are three horses with opening odds to win set under+1000. Flightline+300 Life Is Good+450 Epicenter+700 Country Grammer+1000 Olympiad+1200 Taiba+1200 Sitting with the…

1ST RACE - 6 1/2 furlongs, 2YO fillies, State-bred, Seeking The Ante Stakes. Purse: $200000. No. Horse;Jockey;Trainer;Odds 1 Song Parody;Manuel Franco;Christophe Clement;7-2 2 Les Bon Temps;Tyler Gaffalione;Norm Casse;8-1 3 Maple Leaf Mel;Joel Rosario;Jeremiah Englehart;4-5 4 Lady Mine;Jose Antonio Gomez;James Chapman;15-1 5 Miracle;Flavien…

It's fair to say that the Triple Crown got off to a blistering start at Churchill Downs at the start of May, as one of the greatest sporting shocks in history played out in front of our eyes. Rich Strike's win for trainer Eric Reed and jockey Sonny Leon at odds of+8100 made him the second biggest outsider in history to win the Kentucky Derby, and…