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Weekend Stakes Preview (7/17)
A horseplayer can't really ask for much more in terms of stakes action this weekend, especially if you like races on the turf course. Here's a rundown of what's on tap for Saturday and Sunday...
Saturday Stakes Action: Four Grade 1s
Four very nice Grade 1 races are on the schedule for today: the Man o'War, the Princess Rooney, the Triple Bend, and the Hollywood Gold Cup. Below is a quick look at each race in the order ...
Jockeys handicap LeBron James at Belmont
I didn't think there was any way possible that I could tie tonight's absurd LeBron James fest into horse racing. Thankfully, the New York Racing Association did it for me. I love the d...
Weekend Stakes Preview
-The Grade 1 Man o'War has drawn a very tough field of eight, including Gio Ponti, Grand Couturier (GB), Expansion, and Strike a Deal. Gio Ponti has been made the 1-2 morning line favorite......
2010 Suburban: I Want Revenge returns
Last year's morning line favorite for the Kentucky Derby, I Want Revenge, will make his first start on Saturday since winning the Wood Memorial last April. I Want Revenge scratched out of the 20...
Saturday Belmont Late Pick 4
I was at my local pub last night going over the cards at Belmont, Monmouth, and Churchill Downs while everyone around me was talking about today's U.S. World Cup match. Such is the life of the h...
Weekend Stakes Action
There appears to be this World Cup things going on in South Africa....I was under the impression that the World Cup already took place in Dubai. Due to some quirky scheduling by Churchill Down...
The Power of the Carryover
The $930,000 carryover into today's Pick 6 at Belmont, along with another $2.3 million bet into the pool prior to the start of the sequence, created a final pool of about $3.3 million prior to the 26%...
Wednesday Belmont Park Pick 6 Results ($930,000 Carryover)
There is speculation that the pool for today's Pick 6 at Belmont could reach $3 million, although the early scratches and the switch of race 9 from turf to dirt may cause a slightly smaller pool....
$930,000 Pick 6 Carryover at Belmont on Wednesday (Updated Scratches/Changes)
The series of bombs that rolled through the Belmont stretch on Saturday afternoon triggered a $930,000 carryover to Wednesday's 9-race card. It's going to be a difficult sequence to hit (aren't ...
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