HORSE BETTING NEWS
2013 Charles Town Classic Stakes
The Grade 2 Charles Town Classic comes our way this Saturday, April 20 from the beautiful state of West Virginia. A very nice purse of $1.5 million will be on the line when horses four years old and upward race 1 1/8 miles on Charles Town Races' main track.
Doubledogdare Stakes at Keeneland Race Course
Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky will be the scene of a graded stakes race for the third Friday in a row when it hosts the Grade 3 Doubledogdare Stakes April 19. The race will feature fillies and mares four years old and upward as they go 1 1/16 miles on Keeneland's dirt track for a purse of $100,000.
Appalachian Stakes at Keeneland Race Course
The Grade 3 Appalachian Stakes Presented by Japan Racing Association goes down this Thursday, April 18 from Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky. Three year old fillies will be after their share of the $100,000 purse when they go one mile on Keeneland's turf track.
Kentucky Derby Points Update Apr 15, 2013
The Road to the Kentucky Derby is finally coming to a close - just three weeks until the 139th running of the Kentucky Derby! This past weekend saw the last of the big points awarded - the Grade 1 Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park and the Grade 1 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland each awarded 100-40-20-10 points for their first to fourth place finishers.
Beaumont Stakes at Keeneland Race Course
The Grade 2 Beaumont Stakes comes our way this Sunday, April 14 from Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky. Three year old fillies will be featured as they dash seven furlongs on Keeneland's main track searching for the winner's share of the $150,000 purse.
Madison Stakes at Keeneland Race Course
The Grade 1 Madison Stakes is on tap for this Saturday, April 13 from a very busy Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky as part of the Blue Grass Stakes undercard. A group of fillies and mares four years old and upward will dash seven furlongs on Keeneland's all weather track as they try to secure the winner's portion of the $300,000 purse.
Las Cienegas Stakes at Santa Anita Park
Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California will be the scene of the Grade 3 Las Cienegas Stakes this Saturday, April 13. Fillies and mares four years olds and upward will be featured as they dash 6.5 furlongs on Santa Anita's turf track for the winner's share of the $100,000 purse.
Distaff Handicap at Aqueduct Racetrack
The Grade 2 Aqueduct Distaff Handicap is on tap for this Saturday, April 13 from Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York. The race will feature fillies and mares three years old and upward that are willing to dash six furlongs on Aqueduct's dirt track for a purse of $200,000.
Jenny Wiley Stakes at Keeneland Race Course
The Grade 1 Jenny Wiley Stakes takes place this Saturday, April 13 at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky - site of three Grade 1 stakes on that day. Fillies and mares four years old and upward will take center stage as they go 1 1/16 miles on Keeneland's turf track chasing the winner's portion of the $300,000 purse.
Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland Race Course
Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky will be the scene of one of the final Road to the Kentucky Derby Championship series races this Saturday April 13. The Grade 1 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes represents one of the last chances for three year old Kentucky Derby hopefuls to earn 100-40-20-10 points for the first through fourth place finishers. The hopefuls will not only be after the valuable 100 qualifying points - a nice purse of $750,000 will also be on the line for those willing to go 1 1/8 miles on Keeneland's all weather track.
