Thursday 26 August 16:31 EDT
The best three-year-old horse race of the summer is coming up on Saturday, August 28 at Saratoga: the Grade 1 Travers Stakes! The one and one-quarter mile dirt race has been a fixture of summer racing since 1860, and this year’s edition offers runners a $1,250,000 purse and a place in racing history.
Thursday 19 August - 14:41 EDT
California’s best handicap horses clash on Saturday, August 21, 2021 for the Grade 1 Pacific Classic, the flagship race of the summer meet at Del Mar. With a full racing calendar back in session this year, after last year’s shortened season, the purse for the Pacific Classic is back at its customary level: a cool $1 million.
Tuesday 17 August - 06:04 EDT
Eight-time world champion Manny Pacquiao will still get his shot at a world welterweight title belt on August 21. It just won't be against unbeaten champ Errol Spence Jr. Spence pulled out of their scheduled bout when a pre-fight medical examination revealed a tear in the retina of his left eye. Pacquiao is heavily favored in the boxing odds against Cuban Yordenis Ugas. The WBA welterweight champion will step in to defend his title against Pacquiao.
Wednesday 11 August - 07:15 EDT
The top turf route fillies and mares aged three and up, including a top-class invader from Ireland, visit Arlington Park on Saturday, August 14, 2021, for the Grade 1 Beverly D. Stakes. The race offers a purse of $400,000 and covers a mile and three-sixteenths on the turf.
The Beverly D. Stakes, named after the late wife of Arlington Park chairman emeritus Richard Duchossois, perennially draws some of the best turf mares in the world.
Wednesday 11 August - 06:35 EDT
Arlington Park’s summer meet meets its climax on Saturday, August 14, 2021 for the Grade 1 Mister D. Stakes, formerly known as the Arlington Million. The race is open to horses aged three and up, it offers a purse of $600,000, and it covers a mile and a quarter on the grass. Its winners often go on to contest the Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) later in the year.
Tuesday 03 August - 10:37 EDT
Ciryl Gane is a solid -330 favorite in UFC betting to defeat Derrick Lewis in the main event at UFC 265 on August 7 in Houston, a battle for the interim world heavyweight title belt. The original plan was for heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou to defend his title against Lewis. Ngannou allegedly refused the fight, preferring instead to contest the bout in September. Ngannou won the heavyweight title from Stipe Miocic in March.
Tuesday 27 July - 07:04 EDT
Let's have a look at the current F1 2021 futures picks.
Tuesday 13 July - 10:17 EDT
For as long as there's been pitchers, catchers and hitters, there's also been a theory that being is first place on July 4 is vital if a victory is the objective of a team in the MLB World Series odds. Is there are validity to this theory, though? Should baseball bettors buy into it? Are they to be putting their future book World Series wagers on teams that were atop their division on July 4?
Tuesday 13 July - 08:24 EDT
Wednesday 07 July - 06:41 EDT
They say that you find out who your real friends are when times are tough. Based on the UFC 264 picks, it looks as though the oddsmakers aren't prepared to abandon ship when it comes to Conor McGregor. The Irish fighter, at one time the simultaneous holder of two UFC world title belts, is a slight -115 favorite in his rematch with Dustin Poirier as the main event on the UFC 264 card.
