The Daily Racing Blog was going to take a closer look at Saturday’s Grade 1, $250,000 dollar Vanderbilt Stakes at Saratoga, but frankly with a short field of five horses it offers little betting Value. The Morning Line favorite VOLATILE seems to be head and shoulders above the rest in this one. Next Saturday is the Whitney Stakes which will certainly have a larger, more … Continue reading Jockeys & Trainers At The Spa
Women have played key roles in horse racing since the celebrated sport’s earliest days. Yet few women – or men for that matter – at any level of the sport created a legacy that can rival the respect and importance of Marylou Whitney. Whitney, who died July 19, 2019 at age 93, did so much more than simply race in the famed Eton blue … Continue reading Marylou Is Still A Presence
Chad Brown picked up 23 Wins to finish as the leading trainer at the Belmont Race Track spring/summer meet for the 5th consecutive year. Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. posted 34 Victories to lead all riders as the 25-day meet concluded on Sunday at Belmont Park. The meet ran from June 3rd to July 12th. The spring/summer meet kicked off on June 3rd marking the return … Continue reading Wrapping Up Belmont
Saratoga Race Course has aptly been called The Graveyard of Champions. So if you’re going to be playing that track this summer (opening day is July 16th) you’ll be looking for a way to pick some solid long-shots. If you’re relatively new to horse race wagering, and looking for an easy way to pick some live ones, then perhaps you should consider the Turn-Back Angle. … Continue reading Turn-Back Angle Can Turn profits
The Grade 1, $500,000 dollar Metropolitan Stakes at Belmont Park on Saturday is an excellent race featuring a group of quality sprinters and routers competing in a one-turn mile. Eight entries are set to run, and it is not as easy as it appears to handicap this years edition. The Met Mile is Race 9 on a card of 11, with a scheduled Post Time … Continue reading The Winner Of The Met Mile Is…
Saturday brings another great day of racing to Belmont Park, with the feature race being the Metropolitan Handicap. The Challenge Series Win and You’re In qualifier for the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile has attracted a stellar field, including CODE OF HONOR, McKINZIE, and VEKOMA. Here are Lucky 7, fun facts about the Met Mile. 1. The race was first run in 1891, making this year … Continue reading The Metropolitan Mile
Churchill Downs Racetrack announced last week that after consultation with Governor Andy Beshear and state public health officials, the 146th running of both the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks will occur with spectators under strict guidelines. The Oaks will run on Friday, September 4th and the Derby on Saturday, September 5th. Churchill Downs Racetrack President Kevin Flanery stated last week: “Our team is deeply committed … Continue reading Spectators Allowed At The Derby
Welcome to Bizarro World, Saratoga edition. The Travers Stakes will truly live up to its nickname of The Midsummer Derby this year. As part of a revamped Saratoga Race Course schedule, the 1 1/4-mile Travers has been moved up three weeks to August 8th. With a million dollar purse the race remains the centerpiece of a 71-stakes race schedule worth $14.45 million dollars for the 40-day … Continue reading Saratoga Stakes Schedule
In this, the most unique of racing seasons, the Belmont Stakes — traditionally the last and longest of the three Triple Crown races for 3-year-olds — will for the first time ever, lead-off the classic season while running at the shortest distance of the three jewels. A field of 10 was entered in the Belmont, which this year has been shortened to 1 1/8-miles from … Continue reading Belmont Stakes Line Up
Live sports returned to New York last Wednesday, and apparently race fans in the northeast were chomping at the bit, raring to lay their money down. The New York Racing Association, announced that Opening Week of the 2020 Belmont Park spring/summer meet generated an all-sources handle of $76,264,891 dollars. The 25-day Belmont spring/summer will be conducted without spectators and with strict health and safety protocols … Continue reading Shelter In Place, Win & Show
