The 157th edition of the Belmont Stakes is set to run Saturday at Saratoga Race Course. The $2 million-dollar, Grade 1 race moved to the historic upstate New York track last year when Belmont Park began a remodeling project that continues this year. That means that the Belmont Stakes, traditionally held at 1 ½ miles on the Big Sandy, will for the second year in a row be … Continue reading Who Wins The Belmont Stakes?
It’s not news to racing enthusiasts that the Belmont Stakes will once again be ran at Saratoga. Which means it will be contested at the shortened distance of 1 ¼ miles. Horseplayers that follow track trends need to adjust their handicapping accordingly because Belmont Stakes trends from past editions at Belmont Park– at the race’s traditional 1 ½-mile distance, are rendered insignificant for this year’s … Continue reading Speed & Gate Matter In Belmont @ Saratoga.
The $2 million dollar, 1 3/16 miles, Grade 1 Preakness Stakes is Saturday at Pimlico Race Course. The second leg of the Triple Crown will not feature the Kentucky Derby Winner SOVEREIGNTY as his connections elected to bypass the 150th edition of the Preakness and are pointing him to the Belmont Stakes (at Saratoga) on June 7th. Even without the Derby Winner this year’s Preakness … Continue reading Who Wins The Preakness?
Kentucky Derby weekend starts in earnest with the Friday running of the Kentucky Oaks. The Preakness Stakes kicks-off its weekend of festivities on Friday with the Black-Eyed Susan. The $300,000 dollar, Grade II for 3-year-old fillys is not a Grade 1 Stakes like the Oaks, but this year’s Black-Eyed Susan offers a solid field that should be an interesting race to watch and wager on. Here’s … Continue reading Who Wins The Black-Eyed Susan?
The 150th edition of the Preakness Stakes will not feature Kentucky Derby Winner SOVEREIGNTY. His connections have opted to skip the second jewel of the Triple Crown. If one were to look back and analyze the last 10-20 years of the Preakness there are some discernable recurring trends/tendencies that can prove to be useful information when trying to identify the likely Winner of the race. … Continue reading Preakness Penchants
The Triple Crown races pretty-much dominate the headlines in regard to 3-year-old racehorses every spring. But cozied up between the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes is the Peter Pan Stakes. The 1 1/8-mile, $200,000 dollar Peter Pan warrants some attention as it’s an important race in the Stakes division and often acts as a pathway to the Belmont Stakes for the horses that did … Continue reading Who Wins The Peter Pan Stakes?
Two horses have been scratched from the Kentucky Derby. On Thursday RODRIGUEZ opted out and on Friday we learned that GRANDE won’t be going into the gate. So with two dropping out and only one Alternate Entry available, that leaves the 151st edition of the Kentucky Derby with 19 runners. Here is a look at the final 7 entrants in the field including the alternate- … Continue reading Who Wins The Kentucky Derby?
It begins in late summer, continues into the fall, slides into winter, and blossoms in the spring. All of the preps, the triumphs and heartache on the Road to the Kentucky Derby are in the rearview mirror. The 151st edition of the Kentucky Derby is Saturday at Churchill Downs. Here then, is a look brief look at Post Positions #8 through 14. The final six runners will be … Continue reading Kentucky Derby Preview Part II
After an exciting several months the Road To The Kentucky Derby has reached its terminus. Horse racing’s biggest moment is only days away, as the best 3-year-old Thoroughbreds are set to compete May 3rd in the $5 million dollar Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. A competitive field is lined up for the 151st edition of the Most Exciting Two Minutes In Sports, featuring horses connected … Continue reading Derby Preview Part I
Kentucky Derby Post Positions will be randomly assigned Saturday evening (4/26) at Churchill Downs. The luck of the draw is just that when you have a race with twenty horses entered. But the Post Position draw and its impact on the race seems to be far from arbitrary. To the uninitiated, the inside posts might seem favorable since racing near the rail is the shortest … Continue reading Post Position Matters
