Category: Horse Betting News

It is likely going to be a wet day at Saratoga Springs on August 3rd. The weather forecast for the day contains storms and high probability of rain.One can hope that, for a Grade 2, the stewards keep the race on the turf and if so, it will be important to pick horses who have done well in the wet and deep surfaces.One…

This race is on an unconventional distance for American Racing and therefore one needs to pay close attention to the ability for marathon distance and to the class.Only one horse is a proven winner at the distance, the horse who won that race last year.The rest of the field, with the exception of a longshot,…

There are multiple horses making a step up in class for this race and even the favorites have not been really destroying lower class fields…Pace will be a factor as always and that is especially the case at Saratoga as there appears to be a bit of track bias.One horse might be able to get a relatively easy…

This is a pretty wide-open turf sprint today at the Saratoga Racetrack.No rain on the forecast means that we can confidently handicap based on the past performances but with the caveat that these are still young horses so some may have progressed since the last race.The likely betting favorites are…

The likely favorite in this Grade 3 route for fillies is coming to us from Chile and has been working out in the states for a few months. She was destroying fields in the easier Chilean circuits and the Grade 1 wins over there are not equivalent to most Grade 2s states-side. She is probably very strong, but…

It should be an interesting betting opportunity at the Saratoga racetrack, as long as you are willing to bet against the favorite…HOFBURG has been doing ok in the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes and will most likely go out at very short odds. It is however possible that the pace scenario be unfavorable…

The featured race at the Saratoga today is a state-bred stake, meaning a lesser class race compared to the usual graded stakes of the Saratoga racetrack meet.Still, a few quality horses will be battling it out today and the race is pretty open…There is a chance that the grounds still be heavy from the recent…

It should be a rainy day at the Saratoga racecourse, so we can expect a sloppy track.If it plays out like on Monday, it means that the inside will be very heavy and that the better path will be in the middle of the track and horses close to the lead have the best shot.There is a lot of speed in this race and that…

Few races are more exciting that Turf sprint races, with the horses usually pretty bunched up in the turn and racing luck playing a big role in the results.With today’s group of fillies, we should see another exciting race at Saratoga in this Caress Stakes for $200 000.This is a very well-matched group…

The main race of July 22 at the Saratoga race track is a Grade 1 stakes for three years old fillies. This is a short field, uncommon at Saratoga, but maybe it can be explained by the fact that two of the horses competing seem hard to beat… Maybe the clever trainers have decided to place their stock in easier…