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Brick and mortar contests have gone the way of the dinosaur, unless you are playing a $3,000 cash money contest where the track makes good handle. Turfway Park has tried to kick off some of these again and it looks like a winner. Players love to play and the bettors at home love the ability […]
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We’ve all made a couple bucks bet with a buddy and watched the big game. – The idea is pretty much the same, but now we could have a central location to make our big bet on the game and catch a few races before kickoff. What more could a gambler want?? As sports gambling […]
Photo: John C. Engelhardt Those who use the age-old handicapping method of picking by color were well rewarded in the 2016 Belmont Stakes, as the top 3 finishers Creator, Destin and Lani are all gray. The $1 Trifecta paid a whopping $1,375. However, don’t bet the farm on this angle just yet. Although gray horses are all […]
The grounds of Keeneland are manicured and pristine. If you’ve never had the opportunity to see beautiful Lexington, you’re in for a sweet surprise come October. The track will open on October 2nd, and will close the doors on October 24th. If you have the opportunity, make your way down and see the races. The magical “Brigadoon” […]
A wide open field of 14 fillies will compete at Churchill Downs this Friday, May 1st at 5:49pm Eastern (TV: NBCSN) for the 141st running of the Kentucky Oaks. I’m A Chatterbox (4-1), the easy winner of three consecutive graded stakes races at Fair Grounds, drew the 8 post. Condo Commando (4-1) has dominated in NY, most […]
13 fillies will do battle at Churchill Downs this Friday, May 2nd at 5:49pm Eastern (TV: NBCSN) for the 140th running of the Kentucky Oaks. Untapable, the easy winner of two back-to-back graded stakes races at Fair Grounds, drew the outside post and is installed as the heavy 4-5 favorite. However, some good-looking fillies will try […]
I was driving through the parking area at Turfway Park, and I was looking for a place to park. About a hundred years ago I was 20-years-old, and I used to run the parking lot, as I couldn’t find a good place in that zip code. I pulled up against the fenceline that really wasn’t a spot. It […]
Haskell Invitationals have included a Triple Crown race winner three times since 2008, but injuries have taken their toll this year. First, Kentucky Derby-Preakness victor I’ll Have Another developed swelling in his left front tendon, was scratched from the Belmont and then retired because of early tendinitis. Then Union Rags won the Belmont, but following […]
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Losing the Belmont Stakes favorite to injury the day before the race casts an unequivocal gloom over Belmont Park. Lately, horse racing in New York has been taking a lot of punches. Following a state crackdown on the industry, threats of a union strike, and pending government overhaul of the association that operates the state’s […]
Tight security measures for the 2012 Belmont Stakes starters have many wondering how settled in and comfortable the horses have been in the days leading up to the race. Their detention barn type of lockdown is nothing permanent, and in less than a week, they will most likely be moved out and moving on. For […]
