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Written by William Hayes 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 MoreWritten by William Hayes 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 MoreWritten by William Hayes on May 31, 2022
2022 will bring the 154th running of the Belmont Stakes, a Grade 1 tradition dating back to 1867. The longest of the Triple Crown races, the Belmont Stakes is also known as the Test of Champions. It runs on dirt, lasting 1 ½ miles, and it was the site of Triple Crown victories for American Pharaoh in 2015 and Justify Read MoreWritten by William Hayes 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 MoreWritten by Mike Page 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 MoreWritten by Mike Page 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 MoreWritten by William Hayes 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 MoreWritten by Mike Page 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 MoreWritten by Mike Page 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 MoreWritten by Mike Page 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 MoreThanks for contacting us, We will call you shortly
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