This Saturday may 15th is the 135th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Racetrack in Baltimore, Maryland. Better known as the second leg of the Triple Crown, the Preakness is a grade I stakes race for three year old Thoroughbreds with a total prize purse of $1,000,000. It is contested on a dirt track over a distance of 1 3/16 mile making it the shortest of the three Triple Crown races. Post … [Read more...]
2010 Kentucky Derby Preview and Predictions
This Saturday, May 1st is the 136th “Run for the Roses” in the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville. This is the first and most prestigious crown jewel of horse racing’s Triple Crown which consists of this race along with the Preakness and the Belmont. A field of 20 of the top three year old Thoroughbreds as determined by their graded stakes race earnings as been assembled and is ready … [Read more...]
2010 Kentucky Derby Preview, Predictions, Odds
When your sitting back In your rose pink Cadillac Making bets on Kentucky Derby Day -- The Rolling Stones Since 2000, only three of the horses who were favorites at the start of the Kentucky Derby have finished in the money, and this year’s 136th running of the Kentucky Derby is shaping up to be no different. Already scratched from the 2010 lineup was heavily favored, Todd Pletcher’s … [Read more...]
2009 Breeders’ Cup Preview, Predictions, Odds
The 2009 Breeders’ Cup will be run this weekend on Friday November 6th and Saturday November 7th from Santa Anita Racetrack in Arcadia, Ca. This year’s Cup features races in 14 different divisions over the two day period with 6 races scheduled for Friday and 8 races slated to run on Saturday. The following is a brief description of each race along with some of the horses to keep an eye on. The … [Read more...]
Horses to Watch in 2009
Who are the horses to watch in 2009? Below is a list of runners compiled by our pro handicappers that will significantly improve or do well next time out, won three times, ran second 10 times and finished third twice since May 7. These thoroughbred horses are worth considering when developing your horse betting strategy. ARLINGTON PARK Nan Ann Rocks: Broke slowly 10th and last, trailed by … [Read more...]