#Risk Taking

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…

Kentucky Derby 147 champ Medina Spirit will run from the No. 3 spot in the gate at Pimlico in the 146th Preakness Stakes on May 15 with Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert agreeing to a special set of conditions after the colt failed his post-Derby drug test. He opens as the 9-5 favorite. The 2021 Preakness Stakes will air on Saturday, May 15 from 2…

The 2021 Preakness Stakes gets underway this evening, putting the second jewel of the horse racing Triple Crown up for grabs. Here is everything you need to know to enjoy the thrilling race that was preceded by the Kentucky Derby and leads into the Belmont Stakes. The Preakness Stakes 2021 is set to run on Saturday, May 15 with an approximate post…

There are four NHL games on Friday's slate and three bets we're looking to make. The pregame narrative: The New Jersey Devils hit the road and that hasn't been a bad thing this season. The Carolina Hurricanes, meanwhile, welcome the Florida Panthers, who have struggled against the Eastern Conference's elite. Find our top NHL picks for December 30…

A recent skid has forced the market to move away from the New Jersey Devils, but all of the underlying analytics suggest this is still one of the best teams in the NHL - don't let their underdog status scare you away from backing them tonight. Photo By - USA TODAY Sports The third marquee matchup of Friday's four-game slate is a Metropolitan…

The Calgary Flames are currently behind the Seattle Kraken in the standings, but advanced metrics suggest they are the better team overall. Add in the goalie edge tonight, and our free NHL picks think a pick'em price is too good to pass up on Calgary. Photo By - USA TODAY Sports There is a Pacific Division tilt with the surprising third-place…

It's Coonabarabran Cup Day on Friday afternoon with 12 acceptors looking to take out the $75000 feature set to be run over the 1600m. We are currently listed to be running on a Good 4 surface for this eight-race program; however, with plenty of rain forecast, we're likely to be getting a downgrade into the Soft range come raceday. The rail sits in…

The anticipation ahead of the Preakness Stakes has been replaced by apprehension. The scandal swirling around Medina Spirit and Bob Baffert after a failed drug test following the Kentucky Derby has taken a bite out of the second jewel of horse racing's Triple Crown. "The whole atmosphere here has changed," said trainer D. Wayne Lukas, a friend of…

Clockers' Corner was not as crowded as it was two springs ago, but it still felt lively Thursday morning. Trainers Carla Gaines and Vlad Cerin brought around their dogs, who playfully breached whatever canine protocols there are for social distancing. Hall of Fame jockey Kent Desormeaux was the best-dressed gent in the joint, sporting a colorful…

The second leg of the Triple Crown comes racing down the track as this weekend marks the 146th running of the Preakness Stakes. There is plenty of intrigue surrounding the race due to on- and off-track storylines, which are sure to cause an uptick in viewing and betting interest. Betting on the Preakness Stakes online is legal can do so in many…

Welcome to championship weekend! We have some great games this weekend and multiple games with playoff implications. It's time to continue our college football odds series with the best picks for Championship weekend! TCU and USC can both earn a spot in the fight for the national championship with a victory, while Ohio State is sitting at home…

Medina Spirit, who won the Kentucky Derby on May 1 to give the trainer Bob Baffert a record seventh victory in the race, was installed as the 9-5 morning-line favorite in Saturday's Preakness Stakes, despite nearly not running at all after it was disclosed that he had tested positive for betamethasone, a corticosteroid, after the Derby. While…

The road to the Kentucky Derby through New York culminates on Saturday when nine evenly matched 3-year-olds leave the starting gate in the 2021 Wood Memorial at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, N.Y. Both the winner, who will receive 100 qualifying points to the Derby, and the runner-up, who will receive 40, are likely to earn a berth in the Run for…

After last year's Preakness Stakes was postponed to October due to the coronavirus pandemic, the 2021 Preakness Stakes will return to its rightful spot on the third Saturday in May. Another change from last year will be the presence of spectators at Pimlico Race Course, with 10000 fans being admitted. That's still a far cry from the 51838 who…

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Looking at the early odds for the $1 million Preakness Stakes, the biggest questions surround the Bob Baffert runners. How low will Medina Spirit's odds be? And will the other Baffert runner, Concert Tour, who was more highly regarded by many in the runup to the Kentucky Derby, be favored? Looking back at the last 10 Preakness runnings that…

Wisconsin will travel to East Lansing and take on Michigan State from Spartan Stadium in Big Ten action this Saturday on FOX. The Spartans and Badgers have met sporadically since the expansion of the Big Ten. Michigan State leads the all-time series 30-24, but Wisconsin has won the last two matchups. Wisconsin is 3-3 after beating Northwestern in…

Alejandro Zendejas and Club America are looking to add bring another Liga MX title to the Estadio Azteca. Jaime Lopez/Jam Media/Getty Images Welcome to the start of the Liga MX playoffs! After 17 weeks of regular season play, 12 teams remain in the hunt for the 2022 Apertura title. Beginning with the play-in round this Saturday and Sunday, the…

Dana White is the hearthstone of the UFC we know today. Buit things were not always like this. The UFC is a multi-million dollar franchise and the face of MMA all over the world. It has done business all over the world and brought together a world of MMA fighters and fans. Before the company rose to prominence, they were little more than street…

channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage The Cheltenham Festival is billed as best four days of National Hunt (jumps) racing on the planet and the'good news' for horse racing betting fans is that we are now only weeks away. As aways over the four days, which get going on Tuesday 15 March, there will be plenty of Cheltenham Festival…

If you're a fan of the New York Rangers, Wednesday officially marks the beginning of the 2022-23 NHL season. The Blueshirts are scheduled to report to the MSG Training Center in Tarrytown for physicals, even though word is that all 66 players arrived early. They'll jump into action with their first official practice on Thursday, then away we…

The stars are out again this week for the start of the FedExCup Playoffs, which begin at the 2022 FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis. TPC Southwind will play host this week to its 1st playoff event. Below, we search for the best value prop bets among the 2022 FedEx St. Jude Championship odds and make our PGA Tour picks and predictions. Scottie…

The stars are out again this week for the start of the FedExCup Playoffs, which begin at the 2022 FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis. TPC Southwind will play host this week to its 1st playoff event. Below, we search for the best value prop bets among the 2022 FedEx St. Jude Championship odds and make our PGA Tour picks and predictions. Scottie…