Many racing fans believe that a horse that won its last start in dominant fashion is a good bet today. The argument is that such a horse was “never asked for its best” and, thus, is a prime candid...
We are turning for home in our race to the Kentucky Derby and many are starting to get Derby fever. If you’re like me, you are not a believer in Mohaymen or Nyquist and are looking for an alternativ...
Before Saturday’s $1 million Louisiana Derby (GII) Winchell Thoroughbreds’ Gun Runner had done everything a good horse on the Triple Crown trail could do to earn respect. He’d won three of his f...
1) Thou shalt not bet four-horse exacta boxes. Many new and not-so-new players like to bet exacta boxes. An exacta wins when your horses finish first and second in exact order. A box means you win no ...
Saturday’s $1 million Louisiana Derby (GII) at Fair Grounds is the first Kentucky Derby prep race on American soil to offer 100 points (the UAE Derby in Dubai beats it out as the first by a matter o...
As the “First Four” and rounds one and two have been completed, sixteen teams are still alive to vie for the NCAA Men’s Basketball National Championship. The first week of the tournament provide...
It’s hard to feel sorry for a multiple Grade I-placed filly who has earned more than a quarter of a million dollars, but when it comes to Land Over Sea, I can’t help it. The poor girl owns the dis...
Gallant Stable’s Mineshaft Handicap (GIII) winner Majestic Harbor will attempt to earn his second consecutive graded stakes victory in the $400,000 New Orleans Handicap (GII). The eight-year-o...
A field of 11 solid grass performers will race the about 1 1/8-mile distance in the $300,000 Muniz Memorial Handicap (GIIT) which has been carded as the 8th race of the afternoon. Coming off three ...
