The Superfecta might look like an imposing wager. If you struggle to hit an Exacta – where you need to predict just the first two finishers – it’s understandable to think that picking the first four finishers in order as an impossible dream. The feared Superfecta can actually have a strategic role in your wagering, largely because of its minimal cost. With a 10-cent minimum … Continue reading Super Fun With Superfectas
For all of the sun and fun rolled into summertime racing, there are unfortunately some days when a little rain must fall, and Mother Nature decides to muddy the waters. Unlike baseball, Horse Racing usually goes on before, during, and after a rainstorm and there are some general handicapping concepts that you should keep on hand for… a rainy day. Let’s quickly start with what … Continue reading Rainy Days And Money…
The Churchill Downs Spring Meet is in full swing. The Kentucky Derby trail continues Saturday with the Grade 3, $150,000 dollar Matt Winn Stakes run at 1 1/16 miles. The race attracted a full field of 12 horses led by the 2-year-old star MAXFIELD. The Matt Winn is Race 10 on a card of 11 with a scheduled Post Time of 5:45. Here then is a … Continue reading The Matt Winn Stakes
There will indeed be a 2020 version of the Triple Crown, though in this rendition the last shall be first. The New York Racing Association announced the $1 million dollar Belmont Stakes will be contested June 20th at Belmont Park without fans. That makes this years Belmont the opening leg of the series that has been shuffled by the COVID-19 pandemic. Aside from the new … Continue reading The Belmont Stakes
The Stronach Group (which operates Pimlico Race Course) chairman and president Belinda Stronach, along with Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced on Saturday that Preakness 145 will be held on Saturday, October 3rd at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. The announcement was made during NBC Sports’ nationally televised broadcast, The Middle Jewel: American Pharoah’s Run to the Triple Crown. The Preakness Stakes, typically held on the third … Continue reading Official Preakness Date
Things are looking up in horse racing this weekend as action resumes Friday at Santa Anita and Saturday at Churchill Downs. There is even more good news as various state lock-downs due to the coronavirus are being relaxed: Belmont Park has reopened its main track for training and Churchill Downs announced a very tentative schedule of new Road to the Kentucky Derby points races. A … Continue reading Churchill, Santa Anita, Back In Business
If this were a normal year the horse racing world would be enjoying one of the most exciting weeks of the season, as horses arrive at Pimlico Race Track in Baltimore and take their last gallops in preparation for the Preakness Stakes (the second leg of racing’s Triple Crown) on Saturday. But as race fans around the globe have realized- nothing about this spring is … Continue reading The 2020 Triple Crown Shuffle
The Daily Racing Blog has always been a fan of multi-race wagers, as there is much money to be made considering the risk to reward ratio. Today we will focus on the Pick 3, which is a betting option at most tracks. The majority of these tracks have a rolling Pick 3, meaning you can start the bet on any race, right up to the … Continue reading Winning The Pick 3
Forty-seven years after beating SHAM in the Kentucky Derby, the legendary SECRETARIAT also handled hypothetical rivals this past Saturday, defeating 12 fellow Triple Crown Winners in a virtual Kentucky Derby on NBC television. The mock race played out on May 2nd, slotted to fill a void in programming caused by the postponement of the Kentucky Derby to September 5th due to COVID-19. It was an … Continue reading Virtual G.O.A.T. As Well
There are still 10 weeks before the Saratoga Race Course is scheduled to open for the season on July 16th. But New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has questioned whether the track will be open at all this year to fans. “You can’t open an attraction that could bring people from across the state to that attraction and overwhelm a region,” Cuomo said during a press … Continue reading Empty Grandstands At The Spa?
