Sports Betting

03/19/2010 04:03 PM
Padding Your Bankroll @ Aqueduct: Friday March 19
Before we head into a exciting weekend of racing that includes the Florida Derby on Saturday, a key Kentucky Derby prep, we have plenty of action with a solid nine race card at Aqueduct today. While many of you are focusing on your NCAA brackets, there is plenty of wagering action to be found at the track, so don’t devote your entire bankroll on the hoops. The play of the day today comes...

03/17/2010 05:43 PM
Horse Racing Betting: Big Plays from Aqueduct
While St. Patrick’s Day generally means drinking green beer and breaking out the worst green shirt in the closet, this Irishman will spend much of the day trying to earn green, as in money. The key to the day at Aqueduct may come down to the eighth race, the middle leg of our Pick 3 ticket. The morning line favorite is Out of Respect, who figures to be the overwhelming favorite in the...

03/15/2010 11:35 PM
Horse Update: Zenyatta Wins, Rachel Loses, and Lookin’ At Lucky Confirms Kentucky Derby Favorite Status
“Even Secretariat lost to Onion,” my dad said after watching the brilliant Rachel Alexandra lose to Zardana at 1 to 9 this past Saturday. The reigning Horse of the Year just didn’t have enough in the tank to hold off the John Shirreff’s trained Zardana in the New Orleans Ladies’ Stakes.

03/13/2010 04:00 PM
Zenyatta Returns in Grade I Santa Margarita and Lookin’ At Lucky Returns in Grade II Rebel Stakes
The undefeated Zenyatta, who beat the boys in her last race, the Grade I Breeders’ Cup Classic, returns to racing this Saturday when she takes on 8 rivals in the Grade I Santa Margarita Handicap. Then, roughly 11 minutes later, the favorite to win this May’s Kentucky Derby, the Bob Baffert trained Lookin’ At Lucky, takes on his three year old peers in the Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn...

03/13/2010 03:00 PM
Horse Pick of the Day: Santa Anita Race 9 Grade II San Felipe Stakes
In roughly three weeks the most important 3 year old Kentucky Derby prep race on the West Coast, the Grade I Santa Anita Derby, will be run. One of the horses who figures to be tough in the race is the undefeated Caracortado. But before Caracortado makes his way into the Santa Anita Derby starting gate, he will have to take on his rivals in the Grade II San Felipe Stakes this Saturday. I believe...

03/13/2010 01:00 PM
March Madness on Saturday Horse Racing Style
Horse racing fans will be jumping through hoops (pun intended) on Saturday, with a huge menu of wagering options that include three key Kentucky Derby preps, and the 2010 debuts of the two queens of racing, Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta. The reigning Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra is making her first start since beating older males in the Woodward (G1) on Sept.

03/12/2010 03:52 PM
Horse Racing Picks from Aqueduct
Before we find a few winners on a huge Saturday of racing which features the return of Zenyatta and Rachel Alexandra, along with three major Kentucky Derby preps, there is money to be made on a Friday afternoon at Aqueduct. The play of the day for Friday features Been a Pleasure, a 10/1 longshot who may appreciate the return to the New York bred ranks. I am hoping the three year old colt can...