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Michael "The Wizard'' Kipness has been a professional horse racing handicapper since 1986. The Las Vegas resident analyzes the 20-horse field for Saturday's 148th Kentucky Derby, designating each horse as a contender or a pretender. Visit Wizardraceandsports.com for his full card selections and wagering strategies for Oaks Day (13 races) and Derby…

The Wizard Of Eye (right): colt could have an awayday at Richard Hannon's this week Stan Moore accepts the Watership Down Stud Too Darn Hot Greenham Stakes will be a tough assignment for The Wizard Of Eye, but he still intends running his stable star at Newbury next week. The son of Galileo Gold equipped himself well last term and was a respectable…

The 1000 and 2000 Guineas are set for the off at the end of April in a massive highlight of flat racing. The winner of each race will take home over £250k and already there's a couple of big favourites with a decent chance of storming home in front of the crowd at Newmarket Racecourse. The difference between the 1000 Guineas to the 2000 Guineas is…

The year's biggest races are here again and as usual it's a tantalising puzzle, as the best horses from Australia and some of the best stayers from Europe descend on Melbourne. To hopefully help you find your way through the puzzle, here's five horses to follow this spring. Kayo is your ticket to the best sport streaming Live & On-Demand. New to…

Zandon, shown winning the Grade I Blue Grass Stakes, runs in Saturday's Grade I Cigar Mile at Aqueduct. Photo courtesy of Keeneland Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Triple Crown contenders from the past three seasons will battle it out in a field of seven for one of this weekend's top races, the Grade I Cigar Mile at Aqueduct, where 2023 Kentucky Derby hopefuls…

Over 15000 people, dominated by groups of happy families, thronged through the newly painted gates of Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday to enjoy a day of top notch horseracing against the carnival backdrop of the local favourites, Die Kaapse Klopse, also known as the Hollywoodbets Cape Town Street Parade. It was a day that had even the…

Thankfully all-weather racing usually sticks two fingers up at bad weather so we can warm ourselves up with some hot selections from the south of England and the Irish borders. Here's a quick bit of detail on our key selections for Wednesday's action, you can find a full list of tips for every race across all the tracks at the bottom of the…

Hilary Barry and Jeremy Wells on Seven Sharp. "There are going to be a lot more people in a supermarket on a weekly basis than there will be out and about pashing on a dance floor." So said Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins with just one of 10 lines the public can vote for in Massey University's Quote of the Year 2022. The compilation of…

Zandon, shown winning the Grade I Blue Grass Stakes, runs in Saturday's Grade I Cigar Mile at Aqueduct. Photo courtesy of Keeneland Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Triple Crown contenders from the past three seasons will battle it out in a field of seven for one of this weekend's top races, the Grade I Cigar Mile at Aqueduct, where 2023 Kentucky Derby hopefuls…

Stan Moore hopes to be in a position to dust off his passport in the new year after'proper horse' The Wizard Of Eye set himself up for spelling travelling once again with a front running success in British Stallion Studs EBF Hyde Stakes. Since winning on his second start at Newbury last season the son of Galileo Gold has been set some lofty…

The Wizard Of Eye ran out the winner of the Hyde Stakes Monday: Kempton Following on from an 80-1 winner last year, The Wizard Of Eye caused another upset in the Listed Hyde Stakes when the outsider of four proved too good for his rivals. The Stan Moore-trained three-year-old has been highly tried all year, including when finishing ninth behind…

The British Stallion Studs EBF Hyde Stakes (17:15) at Kempton on Monday is available as a free Race Pass, which means logged-in customers can view all our premium comments and ratings. The British Stallion Studs EBF Hyde Stakes (17:15) is the feature event on Monday's nine-race card at Kempton, a one-mile listed heat for horses aged three and…

LAS VEGAS - In the late 1970s, cocky young prognosticator Danny Sheridan boasted of his magnificent acumen picking football winners to Mort Olshan, who brainstormed a test. Give me the team that won and whether it had covered the spread, Olshan said, of two games that were played last weekend. Sheridan, who claimed to have a photographic memory,…

While it feels like longer, Group 1 racing will return on Saturday when the Railway Stakes gets underway at Ascot Racecourse. For many, it is front of mind as we look to build on our Christmas shopping fund with Willie Pike and the chaps over in WA. The Punt Drunk team will also take a look at where the Darren Weir situation stands a couple of…

For Belgium and Croatia, the 2022 FIFA World Cup is the last chance for their golden generations to deliver glory, while Canada and Morocco enter the scene as underdogs and are ready to show that they can cause trouble for the two powerhouses. Croatia were runners-up in 2018, losing to France 4-2 in Moscow, and Belgium won the third-place playoff -…

Let's take a look at Saturday's NBA games to find some First Basket prop plays. The Wizards face off Saturday against a Jazz team that has been white hot to start the season. If we were picking against the spread I might be enticed to take the Jazz, but for a First Basket prop, the Wizards are a better target. The Wizards have been scoring the…

Gypsy Goddess storms to victory in the Group 1 Queensland Oaks under jockey William Pike. Picture: Grant Peters - Trackside Photography. Better than Yankee Rose, better than Alligator Blood. And a hell of a lot better than the dark days when he was in the depths of a drug addiction spiral and sleeping in his car in Sydney. Gypsy Goddess' remarkable…

Michael "The Wizard" Kipness has been a professional horse racing handicapper since 1987 and has been featured in The New York Times. From Saratoga Race Course, the Las Vegas resident (@WizardPicks) analyzes the seven-horse field in Saturday's 152nd Travers Stakes, designating each horse as a contender or a pretender. Kipness' full card selections…

An absolute, no-holds-barred robbery took plenty of coin out of my pocket on Saturday. Dustin Jacoby's post-fight metrics were so clearly superior to get the nod via decision, but horrendous judging reared its head to down the two-legger for a second time via this reason in 2022. I'm taking a week off the two-legger (20-10 YTD) in protest (and…

James Doyle, who could benefit from William Buick's decision to partner Native Trail in the Qipco 2000 Guineas at Newmarket on Saturday, may also profit from his close pal's Classic commitments at the track 24 hours later after picking up the ride on Cachet in the Qipco 1000 Guineas. The Nell Gwyn winner had been ridden by Buick on that occasion,…

MITBAAHY is fancied to win the battle of the fastest horses on Goodwood's card in the King George Qatar Stakes (3.35). Roger Varian's sprinter was unlucky not to take the spoils at Sandown, enduring a troubled passaged over the minimum trip. Raasel was in front that day but the selection has a fine chance of turning the tables. Earlier on the…

The Chris Waller numbers continue to astound as the master trainer fell just short of $50m in prizemoney with 352 winners while the Wizard of the West headed east to put his wares on show landing 189 winners to be the most prolific jockey in the land. James McDonald kisses the Melbourne Cup. Picture: Quinn Rooney-Getty Images THE NATIONAL HONOUR…

The son of Sea The Stars was well supported to end the Queen's wait for a winner in the Cazoo Derby following a promising second in the Chesham Stakes at Royal Ascot and victory in the Solario Stakes at Sandown. However, he has been sidelined since finishing second to Bayside Boy in the Champagne Stakes at Doncaster in September. Following an…

It's an exciting day here in Kansas City. Sportsbooks officially launch tomorrow in Kansas, so since I'm on the Missouri side, I won't have to drive over to Iowa or Illinois to get my wagers locked in. Huge news for my gas gauge, but potentially bad news for my wallet. I'd like to waltz in tomorrow beaming with confidence, and today's MLB parlay…

The 2022 Six Nations looms in four weeks time. Six storylines are apparent. Five are about the rugby. Take your pick. Parity is the new rarity Five of the teams are capable of winning the tournament. Three (France, England, and Ireland) seem able to win a Grand Slam. Whilst France is the clear favourite of the bookmakers, courtesy of a dream draw…

After being placed in the bet365 Mile at Sandown, the Diomed Stakes at Epsom and the Summer Mile at Ascot, Mutasaabeq was a hot favourite to get back on the winning trail in last month's Celebration Mile, but could only finish fourth. While on the face of it his Goodwood performance was disappointing, the winner Jadoomi has since followed up in the…

The 2022 Puerto Rico Open is here, and we're back with our PGA Tour expert picks and betting tips for the tournament at the Grand Reserve Golf Club in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico. Every week, we share our PGA Tour player rankings, and they are agnostic of competition. Whether you're betting on golf, playing in a fantasy golf leagues or competing in a…