The 137th running of the Grade 1 Preakness Stakes is approaching fast and there is no better place to bet on the Preakness Stakes than OffTrackBetting.com online race book! The Preakness Stakes, the second leg of the US Triple Crown, and each year, on the 3rd Sunday in May, thousands of horse racing fans gather at legendary Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland to experience one of sport's most amazing events.
It's finally Kentucky Derby time! The big race finally comes our way this Saturday, May 5th from Churchill Downs. The top three year olds on the planet will once again duke it out for not only their share of the $2 Million purse but also the prestige of being named Kentucky Derby Champion.
The Grade 3 Beaugay Stakes comes our way from Belmont Park this Saturday May 5th - the biggest day on the horse racing calendar so far in 2012. Fillies and mares three years old and upward will be after their share of the $150,000 purse when they go 1 1/16 miles on Belmont's turf track.
The 44th running of the Grade 3 Senorita Stakes is on tap for Super Saturday in the World of Horse racing - May 5th from Betfair Hollywood Park. Fillies three years old will go 1 mile on Hollywood Park's turf track in search of their share of the $100,000 purse.
The Grade 2 Mervyn Leroy Handicap comes our way this Saturday, May 5th from Betfair Hollywood Park. Horses three years old and upward will go 1 1/16 miles on Hollywood Park's synthetic track in search of their share of the $150,000 purse.
The 138th running of the Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks comes our way this Friday, May 4th as part of one of the biggest weekends in North American horse racing. The Oaks is open to three year old fillies willing to go 1 1/8 miles on Churchill Downs main track. A purse of $1 million is on the line for a superb group of 15 entries, including multiple graded stakes winners, in horses racing's female equivalent to the biggest race of them all - the Kentucky Derby.
The 51st running of the Grade 3 Wilshire Handicap comes our way this Sunday, April 29th from Betfair Hollywood Park. The race is open to fillies and mare three years old and upward willing to go 1 mile on Hollywood Park's turf course.
The Grade 3 San Francisco Mile will be contested this Saturday, April 28th from Golden Gate Fields. Horses four years old and upward will go one mile on Golden Gate's turf course in pursuit of their share of the $150,000 purse.
One of the best months of the season in horse racing is the month of May as the race for the Triple Crown begins. At OffTrackBetting.com you can place bets on the Preakness Stakes, which is held two weeks after the Kentucky Derby, along with the Belmont Stakes.
The 16th running of the Grade 3 Texas Mile comes our way this Saturday, April 28th as Lone Star kicks off its spring/summer meet. Horses three years old and upward will chase a $200,000 purse on Lone Star's main dirt track over a distance of one mile.