This Saturday marks the first signature racing day on the 2023 calendar in North America. At Gulfstream Park, eight stakes races will be held, capped off by the seventh annual $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes Presented by Baccarat. At Oaklawn Park, an important prep race for the KentuckyContinue Reading
This upcoming weekend marks a brief break from high-level horse racing in North America, with only one graded stakes race and no qualifying points preps for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve on the schedule. Action from Santa Anita Park, Gulfstream Park, Turfway Park, and other tracks will be broadcast onContinue Reading
The upcoming weekend in horse racing is highlighted by two qualifying points preps for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, one on each coast. The Jerome Stakes Saturday, Jan. 7 at Aqueduct offers qualifying points on a 10-4-3-2-1 scale to the top five finishers, as does the Sham Stakes,Continue Reading
A sensational 2022 for horse racing in North America winds down this weekend, and action picks right up as the calendar turns to 2023 on New Year’s Day with a qualifying points race for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve scheduled at Oaklawn Park. The Smarty Jones Stakes atContinue Reading
As happens annually, horse racing in North America will go “dark” for one day on the calendar as all involved in the sport, from owners to everyday bettors and fans, celebrate Christmas on Sunday, Dec. 25. Most tracks will not conduct racing on Christmas Eve, Saturday, Dec. 24 as well,Continue Reading
The Road to the 2023 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve picks back up this upcoming weekend with two qualifying points preps on the calendar. At Remington Park, 2-year-olds will square off in the Remington Springboard Mile on Saturday, Dec. 17. Also on Saturday, some of California’s best juveniles willContinue Reading
The upcoming weekend in horse racing is highlighted by the opening of Oaklawn Park’s winter-spring meet on Friday, Dec. 9. The Hot Springs, Ark., track is one of the most popular in North America, drawing fans to watch the races on-site and also generating a lot of interest from simulcastContinue Reading
After a relatively quiet couple of weeks following a sensational Breeders’ Cup, the North American horse racing calendar gets very busy this upcoming weekend over the extended Thanksgiving holiday period. Most of the focus will be on Churchill Downs, which winds down its fall meet with five final days ofContinue Reading
The upcoming week in North American horse racing features a handful of graded stakes and the usual gambling fare at several major tracks around the country in advance of an action-packed Thanksgiving holiday weekend on tap Nov. 24-27. FanDuel TV presents comprehensive coverage of Del Mar’s Bing Crosby meet, includingContinue Reading
An exhilarating Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Keeneland Race Course is in the books, capped off by a historic performance from Flightline, and now horse racing calendar settles into its fall and winter pattern with the usual quality racing on tap at signature tracks including Churchill Downs and Del Mar.Continue Reading