The Belmont Stakes, sometimes dismissed when no Triple Crown is at stake, remains the biggest horse race in New York, its biggest racing draw card, its biggest one-day betting bonanza — and the last surviving pillar of the days when horses were bred and prized for stamina. It is backed…
A Bluffer’s Guide to the Derby Heads or tails The Derby would be called The Bunbury had a coin tossed between two aristocrats, the 12th Earl of Derby and Sir Charles Bunbury, landed the other way round. Bunbury got his own reward when his horse Diomed won the first Derby in May 1780.
Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom remains a 2-1 betting line favorite to win Saturday\’s Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course. A victory by Animal Kingdom would set up the possibility of the first Triple Crown winner since Affirmed in 1978, and would be great for next month\’s Belmont Stakes. Here are the current odds by post position: Astrology, 15-1 Norman Asbjornson, 30-1 King Congie, 20 …
THE Brisbane defender who has twice been the subject of betting plunges to kick the first goal has called for that type of wager to be banned.
The Kentucky Derby ( Follow all of our coverage here ) is the best betting race in America with 20 contenders generating boxcar payouts year after year. If you\’ve never bet on a horse race but want to know all the different ways you can go for the gold, follow along with this handy how-to guide. So, you watch this Kentucky Derby thing once a year, and it looks interesting and all. You are also …
As we approach Saturday\’s 2011 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico, I thought we\’d focus in on one of the more interesting aspects of horse racing. Unlike virtually any other sport, pedigree is the subject of intense focus in horse racing. We often hear about how a horse is put out to stud or some other facet of the breeding process. All of this information can often go into predictions and betting …
The morning betting influences the Kentucky Derby odds and the lines are still shifting with just a few hours to go until post time. Dialed In opened as the morning line favorite and remains the favored horse, though a few others are creeping up thanks to heavy action. If you’re wondering what this all means, check out the handy guide to horse racing betting from Matt Garnder. You’ll find out …
Following Wednesday\’s post position draw , betting odds were released for the 2011 Preakness Stakes and Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom remains a 2-1 favorite to win at Pimlico. The horse-racing world has not had a Triple Crown winner since Affirmed pulled it off in 1978. Naturally, a victory at the Kentucky Derby gets folks talking about whether that horse has a chance to pull off the …
The 2011 Kentucky Derby is Saturday at 5:24, with more horses than an 11-year-old girl\’s bookshelf. The 2011 Kentucky Derby is here, and our own Matt Gardner has put together a guide for betting on horse racing that was nearly easy enough for me to understand. Gambling on horses has a lot of barriers for entry, from the means of predicting outcomes to things as simple as the terminology, the …
ABOUT THE RACE When: Tomorrow, 6:24 p.m. post time (Race 11) Where: Churchill Downs, Louisville, Ky. TV: NBC, beginning at 4 p.m. (Versus has undercard starting at 11 a.m.)