Sports Betting

03/11/2010 03:39 PM
Horse Racing Lock Alert for Aqueduct
The two queens of racing are putting in their final preparations for their 2010 debuts on Saturday, and if all goes well Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta will meet on April 9 at Oaklawn Park in the Apple Blossom Invitational. First things first. Rachel Alexandra had an easy gallop over the Fair Grounds main track on Wednesday as trainer Steve Asmussen tightens the screws for her first start since...

03/10/2010 04:12 PM
Horse Racing: Padding Your Bankroll at Aqueduct
We are less than two months from the Kentucky Derby, with plenty of Derby preps still to be run. This coming Saturday we will get to wager on the Rebel Stakes (G2) from Oaklawn Park, the San Felipe Stakes over the Pro Ride at Santa Anita (G2), and the Tampa Bay Derby (G3) from Tampa Bay Downs. Pool 2 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager is in the books, with the “field” the 3/1 favorite....

03/07/2010 08:00 PM
Horse Racing Pick 3 of the Day: Starts in Santa Anita Race 8
Rains are expected to hit SoCal yet again this weekend. That’s a bummer because the Grade I Frank E. Kilroe Mile over the turf is usually one of the best races to bet for horseplayers during the entire Santa Anita meet. In any case, it’s our duty as horseplayers to put forth a solid effort and actually try to make some mullah off of Santa Anita’s Saturday card.

03/06/2010 07:00 PM
Horse Pick of the Day: Santa Anita Race 7 Grade III Sham Stakes
The Grade III Sham Stakes was supposed to be run two Saturday’s ago but torrential rains caused a wipe-out. So, 3 year olds with designs on April’s Santa Anita Derby will take to the track this Saturday to go 1 1/8 th miles in the Sham. Named after the bridesmaid to the brilliant Secretariat in both the 1973 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, the Sham has started to become one of the...

03/06/2010 06:00 PM
Weekend Stakes Horse Races from Santa Anita
One of Santa Anita’s biggest days is this Saturday when 4 year olds and older take to the Pro-Ride surface for the Grade I Santa Anita Handicap. Among the horses that have won the ‘Big Cap have been Seabiscuit, Free House, Tiznow and the greatest claimer of all time, Lava Man. The brilliant Zenyatta won’t be showing up to take on the boys in the ‘Big Cap but another top...

03/06/2010 01:00 PM
Horse Betting: Gotham, Sham Headline Derby Prep Action on Saturday
The Kentucky Derby Trail heats up on Saturday with two key races for three year olds looking to stamp their ticket to the Kentucky Derby on the first Saturday of May. At Aqueduct, a field of ten three year olds will go to the post in the $250,000 Gotham Stakes (G3).

03/05/2010 03:56 PM
Horse Racing Betting: Winning Horses from Aqueduct
The weekend is fast approaching, with several interesting Derby preps on the menu for Saturday. The $150,000 Sham Stakes, originally carded to go last Saturday, is the feature at Santa Anita, weather permitting. There is rain the forecast and two of the last three Saturday cards were washed out by the lack of proper drainage on the Pro Ride surface. The $250,000 Gotham Stakes at Aqueduct drew a...