The Empire Distaff is one of the best stakes races for horses bred in New York. In today’s field we have multiple horses with a realistic shot at winning it and it is therefore a very interesting betting opportunity. There might be a bit of track bias at Belmont Park favoring horses on the lead or close to…
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Today’s Belmont Park Picks: race 10, Empire Classic Handicap
The next to last race on the Belmont Park card today is the main event, the 2018 Empire Classic Handicap.The best New York state bred horses are facing one another, some for the umptieth time.Recently, it has paid off to be on the lead or near the lead at Belmont Park but today’s contest features a ton of early…
Belmont Park Betting: Floral Park Stakes Analysis and picks
(Updated: 2pm ET)October weather is not the most pleasant in New York and in the last couple of days the turf races have all been scratched. The rain is not supposed to be too bad today but we will have to wait and see if this Floral Park Stakes sprint is indeed run on the turf.The below analysis and picks are…
Betting at Belmont Park: Pebbles Stakes picks and analysis
There is a lot of early speed in the Mile race supposed to run on a wet turf track. One speedster has been scratched but there should still be enough early speed to open the door for the late runners.On any given day, the hot pace should setup the race for a horse coming from behind in the stretch but on the tiring…
Breeder’s Futurity at Keeneland, betting picks and analysis
The second Grade 1 race broadcast live on NBC today is a route for 2 years old horses, some of which will be on their way to the 2019 Kentucky Derby.A route test for young horses is always a leap of faith because many are untested on long distances and the horses’ class is still in doubt.With so much uncertainty,…
Keeneland Shadwell Turf Mile Betting: Analysis and Picks
The first weekend of the Keeneland fall racing season is celebrated this year by some national network horse racing coverage on NBC and this is a win for the sport as a whole. It is rare to see horse racing on TV so every such day should be welcomed warmly and horse racing fans can thank NBC for its support of…
Betting on the First Lady Stakes at Keeneland: picks & analysis
The First Lady Stakes at Keeneland starts the live horse racing broadcast on NBC today and that exciting race will certainly keep the public glued to the screen for the rest of the card.This Grade 1 turf mile for the girls pits some high class horses and multiple horses in the field of 10 have a reasonable…
Today’s Santa Anita Picks: Awesome Again Stakes Race 11, September 29
On this first day of the Santa Anita racing season, a interesting matchup faces off in this Awesome Again Grade 1 stakes race. As this is a fresh racetrack that they will be running on today, we need to be open minded regarding a possible track bias, but Santa Anita is the quintessential California track…
Today’s Gulfstream Park Picks: Race 4, September 16
An overwhelming favorite will try to further his incredible record on this Gulfstream Park track and is faced with a bit of subpar field. No one really wanted to face him apparently.That’s usually not a great recipe for betting profit, except maybe with the exotic bets, unless there are some dark spots…
Today’s Belmont Park Picks: Race 9, September 15
The main race on Belmont Park’s card today is an inner turf route for fillies. The girls will get to the first turn very quickly and being on the inside should help settle in an optimal position.Three of the fillies come to us straight from Europe which complicates handicapping a bit but that also makes…