The latest of the 22 horses that have died since Christmas was named Princess Lili B a 3-year-old filly that suffered a catastrophic injury during a morning workout and had to be put down. This is an alarming amount of horses that have been put down or died since Christmas and it prompted owners of Santa Anita Park, Stonarch Group to suspend racing at the track and its sister track
Horse racing, like all sports, is invariably improved as a spectacle when intense rivalries come to the fore. It adds extra context to a victory, more meaning to a defeat, and delights the fans who have paid the ticket money. In national hunt racing, nothing quite compares to the Cheltenham Festival (12th-15th March), with 28 races across different disciplines deciding who are the champions of jumps racing. It’s the pinnacle
The Melbourne Cup is a place where you can bet on horse racing, and you will find that you could make a lot of money on handicapping if it is done correctly. You should take a look at all the ways that you can bet on horse racing and truly enjoy the sport. You need to learn how to make the best possible decisions, and you should remember that you
Just 3 short years ago we had our first Triple Crown winner in 37 years and now we are looking at a 2nd winner in 3 years. American Pharoah took us on a magical run during his 5-week triple crown run. Which also became the first horse to win the Grand Slam of Horse Racing (Kentucky Derby, Preakness, Belmont Stakes and Breeders Cup). He gave the sport what it needed
Odds have become available for all races at Royal Ascot, prompting a lot of the more experienced punters into choosing their own picks for the festival in advance. These prices could be yet to change and will obviously alter based on any injuries that might occur along the way, but it’s enough to get fans of horse racing excited for the action getting underway in June. Deciding which way to
By Sujain Thomas What do we understand by the term sports? The thought which comes to our mind through the term sports is games. Sports are all forms of physical activity which involve competition as well as entertainment. Sometimes sports may be casual while at other times it is played in an organized manner. In our world, there are nearly hundreds and thousands of sports that are played all over.
For the 1st time since 2010, the Belmont Stakes will not feature the Kentucky Derby or Preakness winner. So how is this going to make this race still one to watch. Well, I can give you a couple of reasons why. First, we have the fact that because there is no clear cut favorite it will give what us bettors call value in a race. Horses like Irish War Cry
Well, here we are the second leg of the Triple Crown the Preakness Stakes. This race takes place in Pimlico Racetrack in Maryland. The field in this race is half of what it was in the Kentucky Derby with only 10 horses taking aim at the second leg. 5 of those 10 horses ran in the Kentucky Derby including the winner Always Dreaming. I am sure his connections are dreaming
This Saturday 20 hopeful horses will enter the starting gate at Churchill Downs. One of these 3-Year-olds will forever etch his name into racing folklore. This is the 143rd year of the Kentucky Derby and it begins the best 2 months of horse racing. The Triple Crown, which ends with the Belmont Stakes on June 10th, will be the true test of 3-year-old horses. It is one thing to win
This is the second installment of the Road to the Kentucky Derby. On Saturday we had two more races run on the Kentucky Derby trail. The UAE Derby was first up. It had a thrilling finish and was won by Thunder Snow. The other was the Spiral Stakes and was won easily by Fast and Accurate. With that, the standings for the top 20 horses has changed. [MikeE] Here's what
