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Written by Mike Page on May 10, 2023
Pimlico Race Course will host the 147th running of the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, May 20. The current favorite is Mage, who won the Kentucky Derby at 15/1 odds, and he comes into the Preakness as a 3/1 favorite. Forte, who was scratched shortly before the Kentucky Derby, is an important factor but may not run at all, as Kentucky’s Read MoreWritten by Mike Page on May 2, 2023
Now that the calendar has turned to May, it’s time for the Kentucky Derby, which happens on the first Saturday of the month. Also known as the Run for the Roses, this 20-horse race (for 2023) is one of the most widely followed Horse Racing betting events in the world. It is just the first in a series of three Read MoreWritten by Mike Page on February 15, 2023
One of the signature events in horse racing is the Kentucky Derby, which is set for May 6. The field for the race is capped at 20 horses, although as many as four alternates are selected in case one of the first 20 withdraws. Horses earn qualification by gathering points in one of three paths. The main Road to the Read MoreWritten by Mike Page on January 24, 2023
On May 6, 2023, the 149th Kentucky Derby will renew a tradition that dates back to 1875, with a 1-¼ mile race at Churchill Downs, in Louisville, Kentucky. The race originally ran 1 ½ miles, but after it was shortened by a quarter-mile, the record time went to Secretariat (1:59.40). The Derby is the first in a series of three Read MoreWritten by Mike Page on June 6, 2022
We’re five days away from the 154th running of the Belmont Stakes, set for Saturday at Belmont Park. Rich Strike, the winner of the Kentucky Derby, comes back after skipping the Preakness Stakes. Rich Strike was a late entry at Churchill Downs and ended up paying the second-longest odds in the history of the storied race. Was it a fluke? Read MoreWritten by Mike Page on May 31, 2022
2022 will bring the 154th running of the Belmont Stakes, a Grade 1 tradition dating back to 1867. The longest of the Triple Crown races, the Belmont Stakes is also known as the Test of Champions. It runs on dirt, lasting 1 ½ miles, and it was the site of Triple Crown victories for American Pharaoh in 2015 and Justify Read MoreWritten by Mike Page on May 23, 2022
The Preakness Stakes followed form much more closely than the Kentucky Derby did this year. The sports betting community was buzzing about the possibility of another huge upset from Pimlico Race Course, but this is why the odds on long shots are so long – they pay off very rarely. At the Preakness Stakes, Early Voting paid $13.40, $4.60 and Read MoreWritten by Mike Page on May 16, 2022
The Preakness Stakes will not have any Triple Crown intrigue this year, as Rich Strike, the extremely improbable winner of the Kentucky Derby, will not run at Pimlico as his trainer believes a race so soon after the Kentucky Derby would hurt his chances of winning the Belmont Stakes. Also, the Preakness is shorter (1 3/16 miles) than the Kentucky Read MoreWritten by Mike Page on May 6, 2022
The 148th edition of the Kentucky Derby comes tomorrow, and The Greatest Two Minutes in Sports will certainly be welcome for sports betting enthusiasts tired of all of the changes to the sport that were required by COVID-19 protocols and of the controversy that has hung over the sport since Bob Baffert’s suspension a year ago. The focus will get Read MoreSports & Betting News
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