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Article posted on Friday 03 May
March has its madness and April is all about the dawning of the baseball season, but May is reserved for the Run for the Roses, the Kentucky Derby. Contested on the first Saturday in May, the one and a quarter mile race at Churchill Downs has been held every year since 1875 and is the first leg of thoroughbred horse racing's Triple Crown. A record 170,513 attended the Derby in 2015.
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Article posted on Friday 25 January
The winter thoroughbred
horse racing meet at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Arkansas kicks off this weekend, and Friday's nine-race card features the $150,000
Smarty Jones Stakes. Open to three-year-old horses racing one mile on the Oaklawn dirt track, the race has drawn a solid field of nine entries. On paper the race offers excellent betting value with no overwhelming favorite going to the gate.
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Article posted on Friday 30 November
The race to qualify for the
2019 Kentucky Derby picks up steam again this weekend with the running of the
$250,000 (G2) Remsen Stakes at Aqueduct, which will award Derby qualifying points to the top four finishers in a 10-4-2-1 scale. In an interesting handicapping angle, several of the colts in the field will be making a switch from turf-to-dirt racing surface.
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Article posted on Thursday 08 November
With the running of the 2018 Breeders' Cup Juvenile this past Saturday, the road to qualifying for one of the 20 spots in the starting gate for the 2019 Kentucky Derby is now in full swing. Juvenile champ Game Winner sits on top of the qualifying leaderboard and is already setting himself apart as a serious Derby contender and a very enticing future bet consideration.
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Article posted on Tuesday 02 May
Nothing gives you bragging rights for the rest of the year like a big score in the Kentucky Derby. Picking a winner is one thing but cashing in on an exotic wager can take your game to a new level.
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Article posted on Saturday 29 April
Put 20 young horses in a starting gate before one of the biggest crowds in sporting history and watch what happens. The Kentucky Derby is a race that could be primed for a major upset.
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Article posted on Saturday 29 April
The Kentucky Derby attracts 20 of the top three-year-old Thoroughbreds in the country and the race has historically been kind to the favorites. While there are many factors that can contribute to an upset, the best horses often prevail.
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Article posted on Saturday 22 April
The Kentucky Derby is one of the most anticipated sporting events of the year. The best three-year-olds in the world have competed for a spot in the starting gate over the past six months.
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Article posted on Thursday 06 April
On Saturday, April 8, the road to the Kentucky Derby will run through New York in the $750,000 Wood Memorial Stakes at Aqueduct. The Grade 2 event will feature a wide-open field of eight.
