Saturday is the Gun Runner Stakes at Fair Grounds. The 2-year-old Stakes contest is the first of four Kentucky Derby preps at Fair Grounds. The mile & 1/16th Gun Runner will offer a total of 21 Derby qualifying points on a scale of 10-5-3-2-1 to the top five finishers. Here is a brief look at Saturday’s field: 1. MESQUITE [ML 9-2] Jockey: Jose Ortiz. Trainer: Cherie … Continue reading Who Wins The Gun Runner Stakes?
Some of the winter season’s best dirt racing returns to the Midwest with the start of 2025-26 campaign at Oaklawn Park. This Friday (12/12) the winter/spring meet at the Hot Springs, Arkansas facility gets underway. Oaklawn racing boasts big fields, which make for good betting races for handicappers. They feature an excellent Stakes program, along with very strong purses throughout its 64-raceday season that will continue … Continue reading Oaklawn Park Set To Open
It appears the New York jockey colony and NYRA have, at least for the moment, reached an accord as racing resumed at Aqueduct Park on Thursday. Saturday at Aqueduct brings us the 2025 edition of the $500,000, Grade 2 Cigar Mile Handicap. Held around one turn, the Cigar Mile has long been an important race in the dirt mile division since its inaugural running in 1988 … Continue reading Who Wins The Cigar Mile?
If NYRA and the New York jockey colony can reach some form of an accord on Thursday, Aqueduct Park has a good card come Saturday. One of the feature races is the Grade 2, $250,000 dollar Remsen Stakes. 2-year-olds will be tested around two turns at a 1 1/8-mile distance with the top five finishers being awarded Kentucky Derby qualifying points. Here is a brief … Continue reading Who Wins The Remsen Stakes?
Today the Daily Racing Blog is going to take a look at the fun, inexpensive, and sometimes prosperous wager called the Superfecta. It’s unique among exotic bets in that it can be played for as little as 10 cents at most tracks. The objective of a Superfecta is to pick the top four finishers in a race. There must be at least five wagering interests in a … Continue reading Fun With Superfectas
The $7 million Breeders’ Cup Classic is North America’s Thoroughbred Racing Championship event. The results of the Classic are often the determining factor in which racehorse is honored as Horse of the Year at the Eclipse Awards. Here is a brief look at the Breeders’ Cup feature race on Saturday: 1. FIERCENESS [ML 5-2] Jockey: John Velazquez. Trainer: Todd Pletcher. When this colt is good, he’s really, really good. … Continue reading Who Wins The 2025 BC Classic?
The 2025 Breeders’ Cup World Championships begin next Friday, October 31st, with five races for 2-year-olds. Here’s a few key things to know about each of Friday’s Breeders’ Cup races at Del Mar, which begin with race #6. BREEDERS’ CUP JUVENILE TURF SPRINT. Purse: $1 million dollars. Distance: 5 furlongs on turf. Post time: 5:45 p.m. Eastern. European shippers have swept the exacta in this … Continue reading Future Stars Friday
The 2025 Breeders’ Cup World Championships kick off on Friday October 31st at Del Mar Race Course. The two-day event will again feature 14 Grade 1 races and more than $34 million dollars in purses as the sports elite talent compete on horse racing’s biggest stage. Del Mar– Where the Turf Meets the Surf on the shores of the Pacific Ocean, will host the Breeders’ … Continue reading BC Wagering Menu
The Grade 1, Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup is Saturday at Keeneland. The $800,000 dollar, mile & 1/8th turf race is restricted to 3-year-old fillies and has drawn a quality group of nine runners. Here is a brief look at the field for Saturday’s contest: 1. LUSH LIPS [ML 5-1] Jockey: Tyler Gaffalione. Trainer: Brendan Walsh. Rallied for 2nd in the Grade 1 Del Mar Oaks. Has … Continue reading Who Wins The QE II Challenge Cup?
The Grade 1, $650,000 dollar, Win and You’re In, Breeders’ Futurity is Saturday at Keeneland Race Course. As well as the purse, the winner earns an expenses-paid entry into the $2 million dollar Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, October 31st at Del Mar. Here is a brief look at the seven entrants: 1. BLACKOUT TIME [10-1] Jockey: Cristian Torres. Trainer: Ken McPeek. Ran 2nd in his career debut sprinting in … Continue reading Who Wins The Breeders’ Futurity ?
