Could weather be the deciding factor in this year’s Kentucky Derby? Frank Doyle marks your card.
It’s a mark of how open the 136th Kentucky Derby will be that the trainer of the Kentucky Derby betting favorite doesn’t think he should be favorite at all. Lookin at Lucky was beaten by four and a half lengths at Santa Anita by Sidney’s Candy, and Bob Baffert thinks Sidney’s Candy is the true favorite.
Horses worth watching, a list of runners compiled by handicapper/turf writer Greg Melikov that should do well or improve significantly next time out, won six times, ran second eight times and finished third once since Oct. 24. These thoroughbreds are worth considering when charting your horse betting strategy.
Believe it or not, the owner in this game of racing is often overlooked by a racebook bettor and sometimes it can be a mistake.
Take, for instance, the King of Chicago Frank Calabrese. The owner has seen over 1,000 of his runners reach the winner’s circle at a near 30% clip in his lifetime and his runners have earned over $21 million in purse money.
Horses racing worth watching, a list of runners compiled by handicapper/turf writer Greg Melikov that should do well or improve significantly next time out, won six times, ran second five times and finished third three times since Oct. 1. These thoroughbreds are worth considering when charting your betting strategy.
The second leg of the Pick 3 Races 5 through 7 in Breeders’ Cup Day is the second running of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf.
For online racebook fans, finding a winner in this race is not going to be easy. After all, there are some horses coming from Europe that look like they have great form. There are also some horses coming out of dirt and artificial surface races that look to be in terrific form.
National horse racing handicapper Michael Dempsey will attempt to pad his bankroll and yours with his daily column. He will feature several plays of the day from major tracks along with coverage of major stakes races, longshots, and will keep you up to date on what is happening on the circuits he covers.
The Sport of Kings is counting down the days to the 25th running of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships. Santa Anita will host the two-day event with three additional races added, making for a total of 14 races with combined purses of $25.5 million.
On Friday, October 24, starting at 3:30pm EST ESPN2 will deliver the first day of horse betting action that features five races including the Filly & Mare Sprint (3:35pm);
National horse racing handicapper Michael Dempsey will attempt to pad his bankroll and yours with his daily column. He will feature at least one Pick 3 or Pick 4 play from a major track along with coverage of major stakes races, longshots, and he will keep you up to date on what is happening on the circuits he covers.
Horse racing worth watching, a list of runners compiled by handicapper/turf writer Greg Melikov that should do well or improve significantly next time out, won eight races, ran second four times and finished third once since Aug. 2. These thoroughbreds are worth considering no matter your betting choice or preferred online racebook.
European invader Spirit One went wire-to-wire to win Saturday’s 26th running of the Arlington Million at Arlington Park. The victory in the 1 1/4 mile grass race, part of the “Win and You’re In” Breeders’ Cup program, gives Spirit One automatic entry into the $3 million Breeders’ Cup Turf. Ridden by Ioritz Mendizabal, Spirit One took the lead in the race shortly after the start.
Sent off as a 13-1 longshot, Spirit One returned $29.40, $10.20 and $6.00. Archipenko paid $3.40 and $2.60, and Mount Nelson paid $4.00 to show.
Gaining a spot into the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf was Mauralakana. She rallied down the stretch to take the $750,000 Beverly D. Stakes on the grass. Ridden by Kent Desormeaux, Mauralakana covered the 1 3/16 miles in 1:55.18. Sent off as the 2-1 second choice in the nine-horse field, Mauralakana paid $6.80 to win.
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