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Forever Young stands tall on return to United States
2024/10/31
The richest race of the 2024 Breeders’ Cup meeting at Del Mar Racetrack is coming up Saturday, November 2 with the $7 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1)! The race covers a mile and a quarter on dirt, the same American classic distance as the Kentucky Derby, and the race features stars of both the sophomore […]
Travers Stakes 2024: Thorpedo Anna can continue to impress
2024/08/22
If you bet on horses, you cannot miss the Grade 1, $1.25 million Travers Stakes on Saturday, August 24 at Saratoga Race Course! The 1 ¼-mile race for three-year-olds, often called the Midsummer Derby, is the most prestigious sophomore dirt route outside of the Triple Crown. It is also the oldest stakes race in the […]
Belmont Derby: Ground and pace suit Trikari
2024/07/04
On Saturday, July 6 at Aqueduct, the most important three-year-old grass race of the summer happens: the Grade 1, $750,000 Belmont Derby! Though the race has been moved from its usual home due to construction at Belmont Park, it is still going strong at 1 3/16 miles on the Aqueduct grass. Even though the Belmont […]
Royal Ascot 2024: Washington Heights can hold form in Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee
2024/06/20
Royal Ascot comes to its thrilling conclusion Saturday, June 22 with the £1,000,000 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes (G1)! A six-furlong dash over the straight turf course, the race perennially draws the world’s best sprinters for one final showcase at the royal meeting. Some of the best turf sprinters of recent times have won this […]
Belmont Stakes 2024: Rain or shine, Mystik Dan gets the right run
2024/06/06
The third and final jewel of the Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes, happens Saturday, June 8 at Saratoga Race Course! The race happens for the first time ever at Saratoga: since Belmont Park is under construction, the Belmont moves north for 2024 and 2025! Due to the configuration of Saratoga, the race will be run […]
Kentucky Derby 2024: Time for Honor Marie to find top form
2024/05/03
The 2024 Kentucky Derby is coming up on Saturday, May 4! Whether you bet on races at Churchill Downs all year long or if the Kentucky Derby is your first time placing a bet on this historic track, the Kentucky Derby is the best betting race of the year. Betting on the Kentucky Derby is […]
Kentucky Oaks 2024: Ashland winner Leslie's Rose can repeat
2024/05/03
Serious horseplayers always look forward to betting the Kentucky Oaks! The 2024 edition happens Friday, May 3 at Churchill Downs. The purse has been raised to a cool $1.5 million in 2024, and a full field of the best sophomore fillies in the country are ready. The race covers 1 ⅛ miles on the dirt, […]
Grand National 2024: Corach Rambler and Mahler Mission lead deep field
2024/04/11
If you bet on horses, then Saturday, April 13 presents a wagering opportunity like no other: the Grand National (G3) at Aintree! The four-mile-and-two-furlong race with 30 jumps along the way offers a £1 million purse, making it the richest jumps race of the year in Europe. It also draws a massive field: even though […]
Santa Anita Derby 2024: Tapalo brings form and stamina
2024/04/04
The Southern California segment of the Road to the Kentucky Derby finishes Saturday, April 6 with the $750,000 Santa Anita Derby (G1)! A nine-furlong dirt race, it not only has a huge purse but also offers 100-50-25-15-10 Road to the Kentucky Derby points for the top five finishers. This means that if a Kentucky Derby-eligible […]
Galopin Des Champs brings sharp form to repeat attempt at the Cheltenham Gold Cup
2024/03/14
The most prestigious race of the jumps racing season happens Friday, March 15: the £625,000 Cheltenham Gold Cup! Twelve top-class jumpers will line up to clear 22 fences over a distance of three miles, two and a half furlongs. It is one of the stiffest tests in steeplechasing, and one of the most exciting days […]