Preakness Stakes: Orb Pursues Part Two Of The Triple Crown
By Kevin Martin Considering Orb’s dominating performance in the Kentucky Derby two weeks ago it’s hard to surmise a scenario where we aren’t talking about yet another pending attempt to end racing’s...
View ArticleBreeders’ Cup: Game On Dude Poised (Again) To Get His Classic
By Kevin Martin Last year’s Breeders’ Cup Classic seemed a perfect setup for Game on Dude. The Breeders’ Cup was on his home track at Santa Anita Park where he had never been beaten; the field he faced...
View ArticleKentucky Derby: California Chrome Is Primed To Shine
By: Kevin Martin It has been a few years since the Kentucky Derby had a consensus favorite. Big Brown was the last back in 2008 when he won the Derby at odds of 2 to 1. When the gates open for the...
View ArticlePreview: California Chrome Headlines Preakness Stakes
The Kentucky Derby is among the world’s toughest races to win but California Chrome made it look easy. After his convincing win at Churchill, California Chrome will be a worthy and overwhelming...
View ArticleHow I’d Bet $100 On The Preakness Stakes
By Kevin Martin It has been less than a year since a heavily favored Kentucky Derby winner flopped in the Preakness. To some (myself included), a win for Orb in last year’s Preakness, and a subsequent...
View ArticleBreeders’ Cup Classic: California Chrome Runs For Redemption
All of the equine stars from the most prestigious 3-year old races this past spring and summer will meet in the Breeders’ Cup Classic on Saturday at Santa Anita Park in California. While it is not a...
View ArticleKentucky Derby Preview: American Pharoah, Dortmund Favorites To Win
By Kevin Martin There is a significant talent gap between the elite runners and the likely also-rans in this year’s Kentucky Derby. In the last ten years, the Derby has brought two huge upsets with...
View ArticleKentucky Derby: How I’d Bet $100
By Kevin Martin The Kentucky Derby is a difficult race to handicap and bet. The most popular horse race in America includes a huge field of twenty three-year-old colts, most with less than ten career...
View ArticlePreakness Stakes Preview: Can American Pharoah Keep Triple Crown Dream Alive?
By Kevin Martin The top three finishers from the Kentucky Derby are expected to face off again on Saturday in the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. Second and third place...
View ArticlePreakness Stakes: How I’d Bet $100
By Kevin Martin The top three finishers from this year’s Kentucky Derby will return Saturday in the Preakness Stakes in Baltimore, Maryland. Derby winner American Pharoah will face off against Firing...
View ArticleAmerican Pharoah Dominates Field In Preakness
By Kevin Martin Torrential rain came to Baltimore about ten minutes before post-time of the Preakness Stakes but that didn’t bother the Kentucky Derby winner American Pharoah. He cruised to an easy win...
View ArticleBelmont Stakes Preview: American Pharoah Can Become 12th Triple Crown Winner
By Kevin Martin For the 14th time since the last Triple Crown winner in 1978, we enter Belmont Stakes week with another chance at the elusive sweep. On Saturday in New York, American Pharoah will...
View ArticleBelmont Stakes: How I’d Bet $100
By Kevin Martin With a possible Triple Crown winner poised to run in Saturday’s Belmont Stakes, horse racing fans face a dilemma. Most racing fans will root for American Pharoah to become the twelfth...
View ArticleKentucky Derby Preview: Nyquist Looks Ready To Wear Roses
By Kevin Martin This year’s favorite to win the Kentucky Derby, Nyquist, has raced seven times at four different tracks from California to Kentucky to Florida and has landed in the winner’s circle...
View ArticleHow I’d Bet $100 On The Kentucky Derby
By Kevin Martin You might hear handicappers tell you not to bet the favorite in this Saturday’s Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. In the same breath they might also tell you the favorite is the best...
View ArticleNyquist Wins 142nd Running Of Kentucky Derby
By Kevin Martin The California-based Nyquist added a Kentucky Derby win to his already stellar resume at Churchill Downs on Saturday. Nyquist made it a perfect eight wins from eight career starts and...
View ArticlePreakness Stakes Preview: Nyquist And Exaggerator Set For Rematch
By Kevin Martin Nyquist and Exaggerator, the top two finishers in this year’s Kentucky Derby, will face off again in the Grade 1 Preakness Stakes this Saturday at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore,...
View ArticleHow I’d Bet $100 On The Preakness Stakes
By Kevin Martin The Kentucky Derby is where bettors cast a wide net and hope to catch a longshot or two to juice their multi-horse bets. The Preakness, with a shorter field and historically formful...
View ArticleBelmont Stakes Preview: Exaggerator Faces A Talented Field Of Twelve
By Kevin Martin A few hours after the conclusion of this year’s Preakness Stakes, it seemed likely that we’d see a re-match in the Belmont Stakes between Exaggerator, the Preakness winner, and the...
View ArticleHow I’d Bet $100 On The Belmont Stakes
By Kevin Martin While there won’t be a rematch of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes victors in the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, it will have the Preakness winner Exaggerator against a solid field...
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