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King Ranch: A Classic Horse Racing Legacy

King Ranch: A Classic Horse Racing Legacy

For most people, the name King Ranch brings to mind images of a sprawling western ranch filled with cattle and cowboys. But for fans of Thoroughbred racing, King Ranch brings to mind a different image - the image of one of the most influential and successful racing and breeding operations in the history of the sport. King Ranch had existed for many…
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Animal Wellness Groups Weigh in on Implementation of Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act that Takes Effect Friday

Animal Wellness Groups Weigh in on Implementation of Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act that Takes Effect Friday

AWA executive director Marty Irby testifying at a House hearing on H.R. 1754 in January 2020 AWA Helps Lead Efforts to Secure Ban Doping in Thoroughbred Horseracing, but Landmark Deal Blocked to Establish Felony Offense for "Horse Soring" Center for a Humane Economy Logo HISA is the industry's last chance to convince the betting public that horse…
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The Week in Review: Do We Really Need So Many Stakes Races?

The Week in Review: Do We Really Need So Many Stakes Races?

They could only scrape together a field of four for Saturday's GII Mother Goose S. at Belmont Park, run two weeks after they had a field of four in the GI Acorn S. Saturday's third race at Belmont fared no better. Only four went in the Wild Applause S., and three of them were trained by Chad Brown. And it isn't just a NYRA problem. The number of…
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2022 SEC Football Predictions

2022 SEC Football Predictions

The 2022 college football season has finally returned and so has your favorite weekly blog post featuring score predictions of each and every Southeastern Conference football game (that hasn't already been played because the writer missed deadline). Anywho, enough about me. Let's go predict Week 1 of the 2022 SEC football season (minus those two…
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Betting on Change: Horseracing long plagued with scandals and equine fatalities

Betting on Change: Horseracing long plagued with scandals and equine fatalities

PARIS, Kentucky (InvestigateTV/Gray News) - Long before a string of catastrophic horse deaths at a racetrack in California made headlines and a federal indictment of more than two dozen horseracing insiders rocked the sport, the owner of one of the most famed thoroughbreds was advocating for change. In 1982, Penny Chenery, the owner of Triple Crown…
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Unbridled: The Gentle Giant Who Delivered a Magical Kentucky Derby Moment

Unbridled: The Gentle Giant Who Delivered a Magical Kentucky Derby Moment

Few horses have been able to blend the kind of success that Unbridled enjoyed both on the racetrack and in the breeding shed. A strapping, 17-hand colt with a long, ground-gobbling stride, he was slow to develop at 2 after a promising 10 ½-length victory in his career debut. The son of Fappiano was then plagued by a sore hoof at 4, succinctly…
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Belmont has lots for bettors to love

Belmont has lots for bettors to love

Item: Malathaat, the undefeated winner of the Kentucky Oaks, will not race next month in the Belmont Stakes. So much for the battle of the sexes. Item: Because of his ongoing medication contretemps, Bob Baffert and anyone associated with his stable have been ordered to stay away from New York Racing Association tracks. That means Kentucky Derby…
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2022 Kentucky Derby odds, horse-by-horse analysis

2022 Kentucky Derby odds, horse-by-horse analysis

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…
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Kramer College Football Championship Recap and a Peek at Next Year's Top 25

Kramer College Football Championship Recap and a Peek at Next Year's Top 25

Sometime after midnight, having just watched one of the worst football games I have ever seen with my own eyes, I took a gander at Georgia's schedule. Not the 2022 schedule. The Bulldogs passed that test. They finished a perfect 15-0 overall, winning a second national championship. They also finished a superb 11-4 against the spread. After losing…
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Florida Atlantic Vs Western Kentucky NCAA Basketball Betting Odds Picks & Tips

Florida Atlantic Vs Western Kentucky NCAA Basketball Betting Odds Picks & Tips

The Florida Atlantic Owls (16-1, 6-0 C-USA) bring a 15-game winning streak into a road contest with the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (11-6, 3-3 C-USA), winners of three straight. It begins at 7:00 PM ET (on ESPNU) on Monday, January 16, 2023. Keep reading to find betting insights and statistics to help place a wager on the Owls' (-195 to win on the…
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Check out Beychok's picks on Monday's Fair Grounds races

Check out Beychok's picks on Monday's Fair Grounds races

Picks made Monday for fast track and on turf. 1. Bet on Bourbon - Horse likes to win and has drawn the rail and a field he can handle 8. Commercial Flash - Will be one closing at the end. Graham will have him in position 1. Higher Note: Good effort off extended layoff in last outing so there should be some improvement Monday. 7. She's Jersey Tough.…
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BetAmerica Sportsbook Review & Promo Code

BetAmerica Sportsbook Review & Promo Code

BetAmerica has a decade of betting experience in the United States, which may give it an upper hand in the industry. It has been allowing bets on horse racing for more than a decade and has proven to be a reliable platform. Now that BetAmerica is extending its reach into sports betting, you'll soon be familiar with its great site and strong…
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NBA MVP Odds and Predictions from Expert Pro Basketball Handicapper

NBA MVP Odds and Predictions from Expert Pro Basketball Handicapper

The NBA season is approaching its halfway point, and this year's story is beginning to be written. As teams separate themselves in the playoff race, and expectations are reset moving forward, there also is a large conversation surrounding the MVP. The most prestigious award, now called the Michael Jordan Trophy, is still firmly for the taking, with…
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SEC Football: 10 Offseason Questions That Will Shape the Conference for 2023

SEC Football: 10 Offseason Questions That Will Shape the Conference for 2023

Georgia's national championship victory over TCU is less than a week old, but the news and offseason never stops in college football - and that's especially true in the SEC. The Bulldogs will be heavily favored to win the SEC next season, which means 13 other teams have already started to aim for coach Kirby Smart's program and how to topple the…
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2022 SEC Football Predictions: Week 10

2022 SEC Football Predictions: Week 10

Following a one-game suspension as well as some internally-handled discipline due to being, "way too good at predicting games," (Kevin Kelley's words. Not mine. I promise) I have returned for Week 10 of the 2022 SEC Football Predictions. I will do my best to, "stop getting every game correct," and will "try to at least not get the exact score…
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Peach Bowl Odds: Florida vs. Michigan Betting Preview, Pick

Peach Bowl Odds: Florida vs. Michigan Betting Preview, Pick

Florida and Michigan both own storied bowl histories, but not as much as of late. The Gators are just 1-3 both straight up and against the spread over their last four bowl games, while the Wolverines are just 1-4 SU and 1-3-1 ATS over their last five bowls. In a rematch of a bowl from three seasons ago, Florida meets Michigan in the Peach Bowl in…
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Saratoga Derby and Oaks, Whitney Stakes top weekend horse racing agenda

Saratoga Derby and Oaks, Whitney Stakes top weekend horse racing agenda

Knicks Go, seen winning the Grade I Pegasus World Cup in January, is favorite for Saturday's Grade I Whitney at Saratoga. Photo courtesy of Gulfstream Park Aug. 6 (UPI) -- Rich purses drew some top foreign talent for the Saratoga Derby and Oaks on Saturday and Sunday on the upstate New York turf to highlight a big weekend of Thoroughbred…
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Team Tuley's Thoroughbred Takes for races on Saturday 4/16

Team Tuley's Thoroughbred Takes for races on Saturday 4/16

I led last week's column with this, but … "There seems to be more distractions than ever before for gamblers' attention with MLB starting to join NBA and NHL on the daily calendar" … and now we have football, too, with the second coming of the USFL. But, hey, there's always time to slip in some horse racing plays on our busy Saturdays. Last…
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The ultimate 2022 Preakness betting guide

The ultimate 2022 Preakness betting guide

The Preakness is the second leg of the Triple Crown, and it always takes place on the third Saturday in May. The race is run at a distance of 1 3/16 miles, and it is open to horses that are three years old or older. While it's not as well-known as the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness is still a significant race in the world of horse racing. In fact,…
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Promoguy's Bets for Saturday, Including SGPs for FanDuel Bet-Get Promo

Promoguy's Bets for Saturday, Including SGPs for FanDuel Bet-Get Promo

It's a busy day in the promo world as the NFL playoffs begin. FanDuel has an SGP bet-get that I've made four plays for today. DraftKings has a couple of boosts and promos worth playing as well. FanDuel runs this style of promo across big weekends fairly often. Depending on how much you wager in SGPs on Wild Card Weekend, you'll get free bets…
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Horseplayers need time to weigh a new scandal

Horseplayers need time to weigh a new scandal

In what will go down as the most surreal week in sports since 9/11, racing got a double spoonful of distasteful medicine. As the sports world - and the real world - come to grips with the spreading coronavirus, the horse world must also sort out the impact of the criminal bombshell that dropped Monday. Rival trainers Jason Servis and Jorge Navarro,…
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Tampa Bay wrapup: Zydeceaux (9-1) is upset winner in Pasco

Tampa Bay wrapup: Zydeceaux (9-1) is upset winner in Pasco

Trainer Ramon Minguet and jockey Samuel Marin had a strong feeling their 3-year-old gelding Zydeceaux was prepared for his winning effort in Saturday's seven-furlong $125000 Pasco Stakes for 3-year-old males at Tampa Bay Downs. "He's a very, very fast horse," Minguet said. "I believed in my horse. I knew he was getting good and that he was going to…
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Answer to pace riddle may unlock Belmont prize

Answer to pace riddle may unlock Belmont prize

It is easy see why Tiz The Law is a heavy favorite for the Belmont Stakes. His two Grade 1 wins and his 4-for-4 record on fast tracks put him alone in the front of the plane while the rest of the field is stuck in coach. But if it is easy to declare that he will win Saturday, why is it so hard to figure out who will lead him there? Blame it on Fore…
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Week 1 bowl game lines and picks (Dec 16

Week 1 bowl game lines and picks (Dec 16

Greetings, all. It's the MOOOOOOST WONDERFUL TIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIME OF THE YEAR. It's bowl time. And here at State of the U, I'll be going through and picking every single bowl game. Play along, if you like (as FanForYears has done all year). And now, on with this week's picks... December 16 Bahamas Bowl Miami (OH) vs. UAB (-10.5) The Bahamas are…
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Peter Chapple-Hyam exclusive: Rodrigo de Triano the best but Derby wins so special

Peter Chapple-Hyam exclusive: Rodrigo de Triano the best but Derby wins so special

But the road hasn't always been clear for one of Newmarket's most popular residents, speedbumps and obstacles needing to be overcome in much the same way Chapple-Hyam has battled with his mental health for a number of years. While Frankie Dettori was treating the Epsom crowd to a flying dismount following Authorized's brilliant Derby rout in 2007,…
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Sunland Park: LaSenora Horse Racing Stakes Picks

Sunland Park: LaSenora Horse Racing Stakes Picks

Sunland Park Saturday features the LaSenora Stakes. Hannah's Highlife was installed as the morning line favorite, but appears to have some vulnerabilities. The small New Mexico track has is home to the Sunland Derby which has become a popular prep for some of the west coast's best horses looking to get to the Kentucky Derby. Post: 12:25 PM MT;…
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Hickey: As transfer portal window narrows, Kyle McCord's stock at Ohio State rises

Hickey: As transfer portal window narrows, Kyle McCord's stock at Ohio State rises

If Ohio State felt it needed any of the top quarterbacks sitting in the transfer portal, wouldn't he already be in Columbus? The Buckeyes will be any quarterback's dream next season. As they have been in every season of Ryan Day's tenure. The combination of Marvin Harrison Jr., Emeka Egbuka and Cade Stover sells itself. There may not be a better…
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Report cards for 2022 SEC football teams: From Georgia (A+) to two F's

Report cards for 2022 SEC football teams: From Georgia (A+) to two F's

Georgia set the curve again with a dominant assembly of talent and a wave of youth that kept the red and black mean machine chugging down the tracks. Here's how I grade each SEC team's season. Many programs would celebrate 11-2 as upward trajectory and award their coach an immediate raise and extension. Alabama is not most programs. It holds itself…
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Looking back on Mine That Bird's victory in the Kentucky Derby

Looking back on Mine That Bird's victory in the Kentucky Derby

They will all dream on Saturday. Owners and trainers and jockeys of 20 thoroughbred horses will be hoping their prayers will be answered when the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby is done at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. One thing learned from the prior 144 editions of America's greatest horse race is that any horse entered has a shot to win…
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Kentucky Oaks 2023 trail: Busanda odds, preview, more

Kentucky Oaks 2023 trail: Busanda odds, preview, more

As the 2023 Kentucky Derby trail takes a one-weekend pause, the 2023 Kentucky Oaks path continues Saturday in New York. Occult is the 7-5 morning-line favorite for the $100000 Busanda Stakes. Post time from Aqueduct is 3:47 p.m. EST, with FS2 showing the 1 1/8-mile stakes for 3-year-old fillies. The Busanda is the first prep race to pay points on a…
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5 Best Healthy Kentucky Derby Recipes

5 Best Healthy Kentucky Derby Recipes

This year's thoroughbred lineup in the Kentucky Derby is almost at the starting gate, just as COVID-19 restrictions for crowd interactions continue to loosen slightly. If you're planning a small, outdoor fête to celebrate Derby Day, could anything be more chic than a menu that's as colorful as Jockey silks, but still delicious, and healthy? Hold on…
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Tennessee Vs Kentucky NCAA Basketball Betting Odds Picks & Tips

Tennessee Vs Kentucky NCAA Basketball Betting Odds Picks & Tips

The No. 5 Tennessee Volunteers (14-2, 4-0 SEC) will be looking to continue a 10-game home winning run when taking on the Kentucky Wildcats (10-6, 1-3 SEC) on Saturday, January 14, 2023 at Thompson-Boling Arena. It airs at 12:00 PM ET on ESPN. Keep reading to find betting insights and statistics to help place a wager on the Volunteers' (-793 to win…
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Entries set for next week's Breeders' Cup

Entries set for next week's Breeders' Cup

Essential Quality, shown winning the Grade I Travers, is among the favorites in a Breeders' Cup Classic field announced this week. Photo courtesy of New York Racing Association Oct. 29 (UPI) -- It's a week for looking forward as horse racing around the globe nears its annual champion-making events and youngsters get in final licks to make a case…
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God's Tipster's Saturday Aqueduct and Gulfstream Park Picks: 6 races including the Busanda Stakes

God's Tipster's Saturday Aqueduct and Gulfstream Park Picks: 6 races including the Busanda Stakes

Friday's Race Recap from Gulfstream: (All odds US) Replays for Friday's races from Gulfstream can be found here (no subscription necessary. Just click the "videos" link: Gulfstream: Race 1: 2nd@ 1.50/1 Race 2: 2nd@ 3.60/1 Race 8: 1st@ 0.90/1 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Race 9: 4th@ 6.50/1 Days in a row with at least one winner given out to our members: 10 🔥🔥 In…
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Northern Kentucky Vs Green Bay NCAA Basketball Betting Odds Picks & Tips

Northern Kentucky Vs Green Bay NCAA Basketball Betting Odds Picks & Tips

The Green Bay Phoenix (2-16, 1-6 Horizon) will be looking to end an eight-game losing skid when hosting the Northern Kentucky Norse (10-8, 5-2 Horizon) on Saturday, January 14, 2023 at Resch Center. It airs at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+. Keep reading to find betting insights and statistics to help place a wager on the Norse's (-501 to win on the…
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Eastern Kentucky Vs Stetson NCAA Basketball Betting Odds Picks & Tips

Eastern Kentucky Vs Stetson NCAA Basketball Betting Odds Picks & Tips

The Eastern Kentucky Colonels (11-7, 4-1 ASUN) take a three-game winning streak into a home matchup versus the Stetson Hatters (10-6, 5-0 ASUN), who have won five straight. It tips at 3:00 PM ET (on ESPN+) on Saturday, January 14, 2023. Keep reading to find betting insights and statistics to help place a wager on the Colonels' (-137 to win on the…
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Potential prep for the Pegasus World Cup Turf set in Florida

Potential prep for the Pegasus World Cup Turf set in Florida

Largent, shown winning the 2020 Fort Lauderdale Stakes, returns from an 11-month layoff to contest Saturday's Tropical Turf at Gulfstream Park and could be considered for the Grade 1 Pegasus Turf with a good effort. Photo by Ryan Thompson, courtesy of Gulfstream Park Jan. 7 (UPI) -- A potential prep for the Pegasus World Cup Turf in Florida, a…
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College Basketball Best Bets Today: Odds, predictions and picks for Friday, January 13th

College Basketball Best Bets Today: Odds, predictions and picks for Friday, January 13th

Fridays are really light days in the college basketball world because of the massive cards that we get on Saturdays. We've got a good spread of conferences tonight, but only 13 games on the slate. We do have a really good game in Reno between Utah State and Nevada and a good tilt in the Ivy League between Yale and Cornell, two of the three best…
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College football 2023: TCU thumped by Georgia in national championship game, playoff expansion to 12 teams, Alabama should’ve made playoffs

College football 2023: TCU thumped by Georgia in national championship game, playoff expansion to 12 teams, Alabama should’ve made playoffs

Everybody loves a feel good story. Last season couldn't have gone much worse for the TCU football program, finishing with a disappointing 5-7 record. Under-pressure head coach Gary Patterson (the longest-serving coach in the school's history) resigned mid-season after two decades in the role. But that's what made this season all the more special as…
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15 Kentucky Derby prospects are in 7 races Saturday

15 Kentucky Derby prospects are in 7 races Saturday

Even if a race does not carry qualifying points, if there are 3-year-olds running, it could end up being a prep for Kentucky Derby 2023. In addition to the Pasco Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs, there are six other races Saturday that include 15 horses who already are in the Derby futures market in Las Vegas or are on the verge of being there. Maiden…
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Oklahoma Football: National Championship reaction, Emmett Jones and more!

Oklahoma Football: National Championship reaction, Emmett Jones and more!

What did you do Monday night? If you were like most of the country, you sat down to watch David and Goliath. The little engine that could against the machine that chews up and spits out your dreams. I have really, really, really enjoyed this TCU season. I have long prayed for one year that a team truly comes out of no where with far less talent to…
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WVU announces signing of four football transfers

WVU announces signing of four football transfers

West Virginia's football program has announced the signing of four transfers to grants-in-aid (scholarships). Those players are now enrolled at WVU for the spring 2023 semester, and eligible to participate in spring practice. The players (Ja'Shaun Poke, Montre Miller, Michael Hayes, Kole Taylor) are part of a current group of eight transfers who…
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Results for the 2022 Preakness Stakes

Results for the 2022 Preakness Stakes

We'll bring you the 2022 Preakness Stakes results, including the three horses that finished in the money, the full results, and the exacta, trifecta, and superfecta payouts following the 147th running of the Preakness Stakes. Early Voting has won the 2022 Preakness Stakes! Early Voting was ridden by jockey Jose Ortiz and trained by Chad C. Brown.…
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#FanFriday: Get to Know Matt Bernier

#FanFriday: Get to Know Matt Bernier

Matt Bernier, handicapper for the Daily Racing Form, is a Massachusetts resident who is one of the sport's most enthusiastic young ambassadors. He's a regular presence as an analyst on NBC Sports' television coverage of the Triple Crown and Breeders' Cup and is also a leading expert on handicapping tournaments. Matt previously worked in real estate…
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Dueling Grounds Derby winner Kitodan named HBPA's Claiming Horse of the Year

Dueling Grounds Derby winner Kitodan named HBPA's Claiming Horse of the Year

The Eric Foster-trained and co-owned Kitodan rolled to a four-length victory under Gerardo Corrales in the $750000, Grade 3 Big Ass Fans Dueling Grounds Derby on Sept. 5 at Kentucky Downs. (Coady Photography) National HBPA Press Release LEXINGTON, Ky. - Turf specialist Kitodan, who went from being claimed twice last year to winning Kentucky Downs'…
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