HORSE BETTING NEWS
WinStar Kentucky Cup Day of Champions at Turfway Park
FLORENCE, KY., - The 2011 WinStar Kentucky Cup Day of Champions at Turfway Park. The field for the feature race, the $200,000 WinStar Kentucky Cup (G2) is taking shape, although decisions regarding several nominees remain up in the air. Among those already likely to run is 7-year-old Strike Impact, third in the Firecracker Handicap (G2) on the turf at Churchill Downs two races back and second, beaten a neck, in the West Virginia Speakers Cup Handicap in his last start.
Winter Memories Wins Garden City In Unforgettable Fashion
ELMONT, N.Y. - Trapped behind a wall of horses in midstretch, Winter Memories unleashed a breathtaking last-to-first run on the far outside through the final yards to nab Theyskens' Theory at the wire in Saturday's Grade 1, $250,000 Garden City at Belmont Park.
Nominations in for WinStar Kentucky Cup Day of Champions
FLORENCE, Ky., - The five stakes races that comprise the WinStar Kentucky Cup Day of Champions series at Turfway Park closed Thursday with a combined 161 nominations. The five races are part of a 12-race card set for Sat., Sept. 24. All five are preps for the $25.5 million Breeders' Cup World Championships in November. Post time is 1:10 p.m., returning that Saturday to the traditional afternoon post.
$1M Woodbine Mile at Woodbine Race Course
An automatic spot in the Breeders' Cup Mile is on the line this Sunday as 12 horses will look to win the $1 million Woodbine Mile at Woodbine Race Course in Toronto. Courageous Cat is the 3-1 morning line horse betting favorite in the field of 12.
Free Horse Racing Picks for Belmont Park
Every Saturday this Fall at Belmont Park, the day will close with their first ever Guaranteed $300,000 Late Pick 4. The last four races usually begin with the seventh race at Belmont. If the Pick 4 pool isn't large enough to meet the $300,000 guarantee, NYRA will supplement the remaining money for the pool.
The Best Horse Betting Tip
You probably know that nearly everyone has a great horse betting tip they want to tell you. Almost all of the horse betting tips you have gotten in the past probably didn't make you any money. If there was one that was guaranteed to make you money, then you would definitely listen. Let's look at one that will put money in your pocket every single time.
Garden City Stakes - Belmont Park Notes
ELMONT, N.Y. - Winter Memories turned in her final workout in preparation for her Grade 1 debut in next Saturday's Garden City Stakes, breezing five furlongs in 1:03.48 Sunday morning over the inner turf course at Belmont Park, labeled good with the dogs out.
Breeders' Cup World Championships Countdown
Wednesday's grade I, $250,000 Del Mar Futurity will crown a leader of California's 2-year-old division and offer the winner a guaranteed berth into the November 5 Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile at Churchill Downs. Under the enhanced conditions of the Breeders' Cup Challenge, the Del Mar Futurity winner will have his $60,000 in entry fees into the Juvenile paid for and the winning connections will be awarded a $10,000 travel allowance, provided their horse is nominated to the Breeders' Cup program by October 24.
Super Derby weekend at Louisiana Downs
The Super Derby will headline the biggest card of the year at Louisiana Downs on Saturday afternoon, and a nice field of 9 has been assembled to contest the $500,000 Grade 2 event.
Belmont Park offers $300,000 Guaranteed Late Pick 4 on Saturdays
The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) will offer free grandstand admission at Belmont Park on opening weekend of the fall meet, Saturday, September 10 and Sunday, September 11, 2011. Opening Saturday also marks the first $300,000 Guaranteed Late Pick 4, which will be offered on Saturdays throughout the 2011 fall meet.
