The 100th running of the Jockey Gold Cup will be held Saturday at Belmont Park. It is a Grade 1 Stakes Race, run on the main (dirt) track at a distance of a 1.25 miles. Total prize money for this contest is $750,000 dollars. Given that this race made its debut in 1919, there have been many historic moments. Here are a few noteworthy ones: Only one horse … Continue reading Jockey Gold Cup
The BC Juvenile has been a part of the BC race schedule since the event began in 1984. It is a race for two year-old colts or geldings, run on dirt, at a distance of a mile & 1/16th. It’s purse this year is two million dollars, making it the richest juvenile race in North America. Typically it is the first time that the best two year-old … Continue reading The Breeders Cup Juvenile
Triple Crown Champion JUSTIFY will not be running in this years BC Classic, but it is still shaping up to be one heck of a horse race. In the weeks leading up the November 3rd race at Churchill Downs the Daily Racing Blog will take a look at some of the probable entries for the six million dollar race. ACCELERATE. This five year-old California based horse, trained by John Sadler, is like … Continue reading Breeders Cup Classic 2018
The Daily Racing Blog recently talked about the upcoming Breeders Cup Championship and all that it entails. The culmination of those two days of international competition is the last race on Saturday night, which is the Breeders Cup Classic. This race is for three year-olds and up, run at a mile & 1/4 on the dirt with prize money totaling six million dollars- the largest purse of the day. But … Continue reading CIGAR
In any given horse race the odds are determined by what is called a Pari-Mutuel system. Which is just a fancy French term for mutual betting. It means that the odds are determined by us- the betting public. When you look at a track program you will see odds listed for every horse that is scheduled to race that day. But those are just the … Continue reading Odds Are
It has come to the attention of the Daily Racing Blog that sometimes when we talk about betting the horses we tend to forget that not all of our readers are that familiar with some of the newer wagers available to them, or that we mention them in passing, assuming everyone knows what we’re referring to. So we apologize to all that have been left scratching … Continue reading Risk & Reward
We here at The Daily Racing Blog love horses, and horse racing. If you do too, that means we are attached at the heart. Certainly there are those among us who cannot be bothered to interact with the public, or even within their group. That’s fine by us, the horse racing nation is large enough that malcontents need not apply. But the majority of people (and horses) … Continue reading For The Love Of Horse Racing
In 1982 a group of prominent thoroughbred horse breeders from Central Kentucky had a plan. Hashed out on cocktail napkins, with a nice bourbon providing the bravado, their idea was to create a year-end, culminating championship for their sport, akin to the World Series. An event where horses from around the globe could meet to settle the age old question, who is the best? An … Continue reading The Breeders Cup Championship
It doesn’t take the New York Racing Association long to pack the bus and ease on down the road. Saratoga‘s last day of racing (sniff) was on Monday September 3rd, and four days later on the the 7th, Belmont Park began its 2018 fall meet. The racetrack is located in Elmont, NY, (just east of New York City) which depending on traffic is a good four hour drive from … Continue reading Belmont In Autumn
If you have been to a New York Racing Association affiliated track in the last twenty five years, then you have heard ‘Sam The Bugler’ belt out his rendition of the “Call To The Post”. That unmistakable melody is as iconic to Saratoga summers as is the bugler himself. Alas, when Sam played that tune prior to the 11th (and final) race on Monday September 3rd, it … Continue reading So Long Sam
