Tag: breeders cup betting

By John Furgele A week before the top thoroughbreds go at it in the Breeders’ Cup at Keeneland Race Course, harness racing stages its own championships – the Breeders Crown, 12 races over two days …

By Richard Rosenblatt As usual, it’s all about Bob — mostly. Horses were pre-entered Wednesday for the 14 Breeders’ Cup races at Keeneland on Nov. 6-7, with Preakness-winning filly Swiss Skydiver cross-entered in the $6 …

By Mike Farrell So many opportunities for horses to earn a free pass to the Breeders’ Cup. So few takers willing to step up to the plate, an unfortunate development for fans and handicappers. There …

By Ed McNamara Before the Breeders’ Cup changed everything in the mid-Eighties, for generations championships were determined on Saturdays in October at Belmont Park. If you wanted to clinch an Eclipse Award, you had to …

By Noel Michaels After winning back-to-back riding titles at the recently-concluded Kentucky Downs and Churchill Downs fall meets, one might believe Tyler Gaffalione would be a safe bet to carry that momentum to the Keeneland …

By Ed McNamara Had the Preakness been run in mid-May, as usual, Pimlico would have been the epicenter of the racing world. Instead, on the first Saturday in October most of the country’s top thoroughbreds, …

By Noel Michaels Racing returns to Keeneland as the fall season opens for its three-week, 17-day meet on Friday (Oct. 2) and runs through Oct. 24. The meet will attract big fields and excellent horses …

By Ray Wallin Risks are everywhere. Any money you invest in the stock market has the potential to return a profit or lose you money when that clinical trial fails. You take a risk every …

Eddie Mac’s Analysis, Picks for Saturday’s Races By Ed McNamara Unlike the Kentucky Derby, a mainstream festival of Americana, the Breeders’ Cup is all about gambling. It’s a two-day test of wits and nerve for …

The Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile is always an interesting handicapping puzzle for horseplayers, despite the fact that the middle-distance Breeders’ Cup races rarely are the headliners and often are the most likely races to be …

By Derek Simon Several years ago, I revisited and revamped the work of one of my early handicapping heroes, William L. Scott. And the results were… well, awful. However, I still believe that Scott’s seminal …

By Laura Pugh The sport of Thoroughbred Racing rarely ever gets to see a fairytale that has a happily-ever-after ending. Too often, the news we get to see is of breakdowns or drug violations, but …

To say that the defection of Beholder and Smooth Roller from the Breeders’ Cup Classic changed the complexion of the race is like saying that those Matthew McConaughey commercials for Lincoln are just “kinda” creepy. …

A video tutorial on how to place a wager at www.usracing.com — just in time for the Breeders’ Cup! Derek Simon Derek Simon is the Senior Editor and Handicapper at US Racing. http://www.usracing.com

3/1 Contender Beholder, the second favorite, has been scratched. American Pharoah’s job just got a lot easier. Champion mare Beholder will not run in Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup Classic, trainer Richard Mandella announced Thursday, saying she …