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New Leader Atop NTRA 3-Year-Old Poll

The reverberations from Derby favorite Nadal’s disheartening career-ending injury continue to be felt across the industry. Futures bettors have already weighed in with their take on how the 3-year-old field shakes out, and we now have some additional confirmation on that. The National Thoroughbred Racing Association released its latest poll on horses in that group. […]

Posted on: June 2, 2020 | Christopher Feery

Major Injury Shakes Up Derby Future Odds

Kentucky Derby favorite Nadal suffered a career-ending injury last week. The devastating announcement has shaken up what has already been a Triple Crown season unlike any other due to the current climate. As you would expect, futures bettors have quickly reacted to the news. Here’s what the odds board looks like at Circa Sports, courtesy […]

Posted on: June 1, 2020 | Christopher Feery

Saturday Stakes – May 30, 2020

Business is picking up in the horse racing world as tracks continue to resume operations. That translates into a pretty busy Saturday of racing action to look forward. Here’s what’s on tap, starting with the biggest races of the day. $100,000 Winning Colors Stakes Race 7 on an 11-race card at Churchill Downs is a […]

Posted on: May 29, 2020 | Christopher Feery

Belmont Stakes Field Begins to Take Shape

We are less than a month away from the Belmont Stakes, which is in the unfamiliar position of kicking off horse racing’s Triple Crown. This year’s running takes place on Saturday, June 20, and the race itself will be different from previous editions. Instead of the traditional 1 1/2-mile affair, the track has been shortened […]

Posted on: May 26, 2020 | Christopher Feery

Overnight Purses Set To Rise At Gulfstream

Businesses across the nation have been dealing with a new reality for several months. It has been no different for a horse racing industry that has managed to keep going in certain spots, albeit with an air of uncertainty. As more tracks begin returning to action, the light at the end of the tunnel is […]

Posted on: May 25, 2020 | Christopher Feery

Saturday Stakes – May 23, 2020

Memorial Day weekend is normally jam-packed with racing action. That’s not entirely the case this time around, but there is a bright side. A number of tracks have ed the ranks of those that are up and running, and many more should follow in the future. Looking ahead to Saturday, there are a number of […]

Posted on: May 22, 2020 | Christopher Feery

Can Horse Racing Capitalize On Surging Interest?

While the overall sporting landscape remains rather barren in comparison to normal times, some encouraging signs emerged this past weekend. Golf, Nascar, and UFC all held events – albeit without fans – and attracted plenty of interest from a sports-starved nation. Meanwhile, more tracks were up and running over the weekend with live horse racing […]

Posted on: May 18, 2020 | Christopher Feery

Race Tracks Prepare to Open After COVID-19

COVID-19 Updates Around the Racing Industry

Fasig-Tipton announces COVID-19 protocols for Midatlantic Sale On Monday (June 22) Fasig-Tipton announced their COVID-19 safety measures prior to the Midlantic 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale, which is the company’s first juvenile sale of the season. In order to adhere to Maryland regulations, Fasiq-Tipton, which operates the show part of the sale on June 24-26, has […]

Posted on: May 15, 2020 | Kimberly French

Saturday Stakes – May 16, 2020

To date, the Spring racing calendar has understandably been pretty quiet due to current circumstances. However, things are about to start getting a little noisier. A number of tracks are ing the ranks of those that are actually up and running with live horse racing action. A total of eight venues have cards scheduled for […]

Posted on: May 15, 2020 | Christopher Feery

Rainbow Pick 6 Resets After Mandatory Payout

Heading into the weekend, the Gulfstream Park Rainbow Pick 6 carryover was still going strong. Prior to Saturday’s card, the carryover pool had grown to over $1.4 million. A mandatory payout was instituted for Saturday, and that attracted even more betting action. Another $10.6 million flooded into the pool, which boosted the pot to over […]

Posted on: May 11, 2020 | Christopher Feery