Horse Racing: Kentucky Derby 2023 Early Predictions for 149th Edition

Horse Racing: Kentucky Derby 2023 Early Predictions for 149th Edition

Written by on January 24, 2023

On May 6, 2023, the 149th Kentucky Derby will renew a tradition that dates back to 1875, with a 1-¼ mile race at Churchill Downs, in Louisville, Kentucky. The race originally ran 1 ½ miles, but after it was shortened by a quarter-mile, the record time went to Secretariat (1:59.40). The Derby is the first in a series of three Read More

Belmont Stakes 2022 Betting Odds & Analysis For Each Horse

Belmont Stakes 2022 Betting Odds & Analysis For Each Horse

Written by on June 6, 2022

We’re five days away from the 154th running of the Belmont Stakes, set for Saturday at Belmont Park. Rich Strike, the winner of the Kentucky Derby, comes back after skipping the Preakness Stakes. Rich Strike was a late entry at Churchill Downs and ended up paying the second-longest odds in the history of the storied race. Was it a fluke? Read More


Belmont Stakes 2022 Betting Analysis: Insights to Consider

Belmont Stakes 2022 Betting Analysis: Insights to Consider

Written by on May 23, 2022

The Preakness Stakes followed form much more closely than the Kentucky Derby did this year. The sports betting community was buzzing about the possibility of another huge upset from Pimlico Race Course, but this is why the odds on long shots are so long – they pay off very rarely. At the Preakness Stakes, Early Voting paid $13.40, $4.60 and Read More

Horse Racing: Kentucky Derby Odds & Picks to Bet On

Horse Racing: Kentucky Derby Odds & Picks to Bet On

Written by on May 6, 2022

The 148th edition of the Kentucky Derby comes tomorrow, and The Greatest Two Minutes in Sports will certainly be welcome for sports betting enthusiasts tired of all of the changes to the sport that were required by COVID-19 protocols and of the controversy that has hung over the sport since Bob Baffert’s suspension a year ago. The focus will get Read More

Belmont Stakes : Horse Racing Betting Preview for the Race

Belmont Stakes : Horse Racing Betting Preview for the Race

Written by on June 4, 2021

Eight horses will take part in Saturday night’s running of the Belmont Stakes, from Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Post time will be 6:49 pm ET, with the broadcast on NBC. Approximately 12,000 fans will be in attendance as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to recede. There is no Triple Crown to contend for, as Medina Spirit won the Kentucky Read More

Belmont Stakes Rumors: Largest Payout and Rombauer

Belmont Stakes Rumors: Largest Payout and Rombauer

Written by on May 21, 2021

The third leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown will take place on June 5, at Belmont Park will host the Belmont Stakes, which will be one of the most competitive iterations of the race in many years. Last year, the Belmont Stakes was the first leg of the Triple Crown, with the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes postponed due Read More

Early Belmont Stakes Odds: Horse Racing Betting Preview

Early Belmont Stakes Odds: Horse Racing Betting Preview

Written by on May 18, 2021

The Triple Crown is already under a cloud of controversy, and the early sports betting odds opening for the Belmont Stakes will not likely reveal a clear favorite, at least not at the outset. Medina Spirit, who finished first at the Kentucky Derby but who tested positive for banned levels of betamethasone, and whose split sample remains under analysis, finished Read More

Early Preakness Stakes Betting Preview

Early Preakness Stakes Betting Preview

Written by on May 14, 2021

We’re back to the traditional horse racing calendar in 2021, which means that just two weeks after the Kentucky Derby, it’s time to line up for the next jewel in the Triple Crown — the Preakness Stakes, from Baltimore’s Pimlico Race Course. There was a time when most of the horses from Churchill Downs would enter this race too, but Read More

Midweek Preakness Stakes Updates and Odds: Concert Tour is on Top

Midweek Preakness Stakes Updates and Odds: Concert Tour is on Top

Written by on May 12, 2021

After the post draw on Tuesday, Medina Spirit emerged as the 9/5 favorite on the morning line for Saturday’s Preakness Stakes, set for Baltimore’s Pimlico Race Course. Medina Spirit won the Kentucky Derby on May 1, although that outcome stands under question after the horse tested positive for 21 picograms of betamethasone. The split sample test awaits analysis, and if Read More