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Now we are talking Kentucky Derby preps. This time we mean it. Life Is Good can race across, up and down or diagonally through the San Felipe. Greatest Honour can close on pedestrian fractions in the Fountain of Youth. Concert Tour can be anointed prince of the Bob Baffert Invi … er … Rebel Stakes. Essential Quality can be forgotten with his…

Welcome to Noel Michaels' Weekend Winners, the place to go for weekend best bets and spot plays from veteran handicapper and tournament-play pioneer Noel Michaels. Check back every week for a couple of highlighted selections designed to help you cash a few bets and make some money. Noel's selections have been featured just about everywhere horse…

Note: A couple of items to start. Northern California invaders are 0-16 on the dirt, 1-14 on the turf for a total of 1-30. Churchill Downs and Gulfstream Park horses are 0-10 on the turf. Jockey Diego Herrera is 0-14 and now 0-51 the last 2 years at Del Mar. FIRST RACE: 2-5-8-9 SECOND RACE: 8-1-3-2 THIRD RACE: 1-2-4-11 FOURTH RACE: 7-1-8-2 (BEST…

World-class Thoroughbred racing returns to Keeneland on Friday, April 6, for 15 days of racing that includes the April 14, $750000 Toyota Blue Grass (G1), a springboard to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1), and special events for some of the largest crowds in all of horse racing. On opening day, Keeneland will become the first track…

Aqueduct Racetrack is kicking off the weekend early... They have a full slate of races that are all set! It's the day before the Wood Memorial... check out these free picks! Race 1: 1-5-1-2 Race 2: 5(MTO)-9-5-1-6 Race 3: 4(MTO)-6-3-1-9 Race 4: 1-3-4-6 Race 5: 4-5-1-3 Race 6: 7(MTO)-5-2-3-1 Race 7: 7-3-1-2 Race 8: 6-3-7-5 **Most Likely: Khali Magic…

Looking to place a bet on the Kentucky Derby but feel intimidated about how? Here's your handy beginner's guide on betting on one of the biggest sporting events of the year. The Kentucky Derby starts just before 7 p.m. on Saturday and you'll want a place a bet to add some excitement. The good news is that for as little as $2, you can bet on the…

The big horse race is quickly approaching, and you need to know how to bet on horse racing. Well, you're in luck. SportsLine's beginner's guide to horse racing covers the basics of placing a bet on a race for those who don't know the difference between an exacta and a daily double, or a trifecta and a Pick 3. You'll start by learning the…

Pappacap (green silks), shown finishing second to Corniche in the Breeders' Cup Classic, is among the favorites for Saturday's Risen Star Stakes at Fair Grounds, a 50-point qualifier for the Kentucky Derby. Photo by John Voorhees, Eclipse Sportswire, courtesy of Breeders' Cup Feb. 18 (UPI) -- This is the weekend when we find out if a few highly…

Pimlico's May Meet is already running, and we are now a week out from the 147th Preakness Stakes. Check out these free selections below... Race 1: 4-2-7-3 Race 2: 2-4-3-6 Race 3: 2-5-7-4 Race 4: 7-2-6-3 Race 5: 3-9-6-10 Race 6: 6-1-4-9 Race 7: 2-4-1-5 Race 8: 6-2-3-5 Race 9: 6-3-2-5 **Most Likely: Summer Beauty #4 (Race 1)** **Best Value: Trikki…

It's a good bet that the NetJets Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies could be one of the best wagering races on dirt of the Future Stars Friday card at Keeneland. With a capacity crowd in attendance both in the stands and in the starting gate, it might be a good idea to look past tepid morning-line favorite #10 Chocolate Gelato (7-2) from the Todd…

The horse racing world is eagerly anticipating the 2022 Breeders' Cup, which will be held at Keeneland in Lexington, Ky., on Friday and Saturday. But before that happens, horseplayers can pad their bankroll at Louisville's Churchill Downs on Wednesday afternoon, as there is a 10-race card in store. I discuss my five favorite heats below. Best…

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…

The SI Gambling Horse handicapping experts had a great day at the track in the Travers Stakes when Tiz the Law came through in impressive fashion, helping our team crush the Exacta (8/1) and the Trifecta (36/1) after Caracaro & Max Player both hit the board! In July, the team scored in the Blue Grass Stakes hitting the Exacta (12/1), Trifecta…

The Pennsylvania Derby winner is one of the favorites in the $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic on Nov. 6 from Del Mar race track in California. The 1 1/4-mile event sports a field of nine with a post-time of 8:40 p.m. ET. Pennsylvania horse racing bettors can wager on the Breeders' Cup through all their TVG connections, among others. Here's a look…

Some of the nation's premier thoroughbreds continue their 2021 rivalry on August 28 at the Travers Stakes, the nation's oldest stakes race for 3-year-olds, at Saratoga Race Course. Belmont Stakes winner Essential Quality was installed as the 4-5 favorite. He headlines a field of seven going 1 1-4 miles in the 152nd running of this event, first held…