Horses Betting

On Saturday June 5th, 2010 at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York, the 214th Belmont Stakes will take place. The purse has a one million dollar guarantee. There will be no Triple crown winner and this year is the thirty second year in a row. The last horse to win the Triple Crown was Affirmed in 1978.

Horse racing betting favorite, First Dude will win the last leg of the Triple Crown, hopes trainer Dale Romans, with neither the Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver or Preakness winner Lookin At Lucky competing in the Belmont. In the Preakness, Fist Dude finished second and third in the Kentucky Derby. He is in the number 4 position.

Ice Box the Kentucky Derby runner up, is headlining the race. To be better prepared for The Belmont Stakes, he did not run in The Preakness. Ice Box is trained by Nick Zito and Jose Lezcano will be on his back.

Ice Box is in the number 1 position.

In The Lone star Derby, Game On Dude had an impressive win. Bob Baffert who also trained Lookin At Lucky to victory at The Preakness with jockey Martin Garcia on his back was the winning combination.

Stately Victor, Fly Down, Make Music for Me, Drosselmeyer, Stay Put and Spangled Star are some other horses slated to run in the Belmont.

As some of the horses and jockeys in the sport will not be taking part in the 3rd leg of the Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes look to be without much excitement. In the race, Kentucky Derby Winner Super Saver and jockey Calvin Borel will not participate. The winner of the Preakness, Lookin at Lucky, will also not be a participant as the Belmont Stakes take place on June 5th.

Bob Baffert trained Lookin at Lucky. In the world, Baffert is one of the most famous horse trainers. Baffert explained that the reasons for keeping the horse out of the race have to do with wanting the horse to have more longevity. He wants to make sure that, for a long time, the horse is able to race. By keeping the horse out of the race, it could potentially keep the horse going for a longer time.

For the simple fact that the Triple Crown isn’t at stake, Super Saver seems to be sitting out of the race. In the pursuit of the Triple Crown, after winning the Kentucky Derby it appeared that Super Saver intended on racing the next two races. After losing the Preakness Stakes, Todd Pletcher, the trainer, simply decided that they would not race in the 3rd leg of the Triple Crown.

To the Belmont Stakes, this will be detrimental. There will be much less buzz around the event, without the two winners of the first two legs of the Triple Crown.

Rightfully, many fans of the sport are upset about this. For top horses in the sport to skip out on one of the biggest races, they see no excuse.

The Horse Racing world is in absolute shock after recent reports regarding the New York Racing association. The New York Racing association is reportedly out of money and this has huge implications on the world of Horse Racing.

There are rumors that the upcoming race at Belmont on June 5th could be the last of its kind. The Belmont Stakes first began in 1867. This yearly race that takes part in Belmont Park in Elmont, New York has become one of the most famous races in horse racing. It is the third and final leg of the Triple Crown.

The Triple Crown is the most prestigious accomplishment in the world of Horse Racing. This accomplishment is achieved by a horse and jockey winning the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont stakes.

If the last leg of the Triple Crown ceases to exist, it may have a detrimental impact on all of the other races. The pursuit of the Triple Crown brings in the attention of people all around the United States. Television Channels take a pause to give a live update of the results of each of these three big races. With no possibility of winning the Triple Crown, the fans and media may shed less light on all of the other races that lead up to the Triple Crown. If this happens, Horse Racing could slowly start to die off.

All we can do is hope that things are figured out in the next year and that horse racing will continue on again in 2011 at the Belmont Stakes.

The 2009 Preakness Stakes was the 134th running the historic race on May 16, 2009, at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland, Rachel Alexandra, a filly, took first place.

Favorite Rachel Alexandra, winner of the Kentucky Derby two weeks earlier, had to hold off a late charge. To win the Preakness, she became the first filly, as the favorite.

Rachel Alexandra, from a $1.1 million purse, earned a first prize of $660,000.

As Asmussen’s, Curlin finished second to a filly the last time a filly won a Triple Crown Race (Rags to Riches, 2007 Belmont Stakes), for him winning with a filly was sweet.

Calvin Borel, who rode, two weeks earlier winner Mine That Bird, rode Rachel Alexandra this time. On two different horses, Borel became the first jockey to win the first two legs of the Triple Crown. At the Preakness, it was Borel’s first win.

At the Kentucky Derby on May 2, 2009, Borel rode 50-1 long shot Mine That Bird to victory, a day after winning the Kentucky Oaks abroad Rachel Alexandra. By winning the Derby-Oaks combo in the same year, he became the seventh jockey to do so. To participate in and win the Preakness, Rachel Alexandra became the first Kentucky Oaks winner.

In the race, Mine That Bird had a slow start. His second place finish put an end to any chance of a Triple Crown, extending the Triple Crown drought to 31 years.

12 colts and 1 filly participated in the race. Mine That Bird (6-1), Friesan Fire (6-1), Pioneer of the Nile (5-1) and Rachel Alexandra (8-5) were the favorites. The four favorites were given postpositions of 13, 9, 5, and 2 respectively. From the 13th post, Rachel Alexandra became the first horse to win the race.

The other two favorites didn’t finish in the same strong manner as finished by Mine That Bird and Rachel Alexandra. Friesan Fire, trained by J. Larry Jones and Pioneer of the Nile, trained by Bob Baffert finished 10th and 11th positions respectively. Musket Man was in the third place and finished a half-length behind Mine That Bird.

Nielsen rating since 1990 was the second best. Attendance of more than 35,000 at the event plummeted.

At Pimlico, MD, on May 15, the Preakness will be held. On the third Saturday in May, the Preakness Stakes is traditionally held. The Preakness is the second race of the Triple Crown.

Against Super Saver, the Kentucky Derby winner, a large field will race. The horse racing betting news making the round is that for the one million-dollar prize, it appears that thirteen horses will compete.Post positions will be drawn on May 12th.

Four other horses and Super Saver ran in the Kentucky Derby. The distance for the Kentucky Derby is 1 1/4 miles compared to the Preakness Stakes which is 1 3/16 miles.

At the Kentucky Derby, the speed was considered very fast. The Preakness not to match that speed, many experts expect it.

Before going to the Preakness, Super Saver is staying at Churchill Downs. Calvin Borel, his jockey, has put him through his drills at an easy pace. Super Saver’s trainer is encouraged by his energy level and very satisfied by the jockey’s working of the horse.

At the Kentucky Derby, Jackson Bend competed against Super Saver and finished 12th. The trainer, Nick Zito feels that Jackson Bend is tough enough to rebound at the Preakness.

On the day of the race the track might be a little muddled. For Tuesday, rain has been forecast, with isolated thunderstorms possible on Wednesday and Friday. On Saturday the temperature should be in the upper seventy’s and only a 10% chance of rain.

Since Affirmed achievement in 1978, no horse has won the Triple Crown.

The 136th Kentucky Derby, or Run for the Roses, took place on Saturday at Churchill Downs, in Louisville, Kentucky.

Before the start of the race, many were concerned with how muddy the track was and the impact this would have on the horses and riders. Whether due to this or not, there was not any favorable horse to take the win. The top three horses were Looking at Lucky with 7-1 odds, Super Saver with 7-1 odds and Sidney’s Candy with 9-1 odds to take the win.

Right as horses and riders were mounting up, the sun finally peaked through the clouds, giving the track even more difficulty. With the track being completely drenched, the riders would now have a glare to deal with. Needless to say, it was anyone’s race at this point.

When the signal fired and the race began, out of the gate at take off, the top four horses were Conveyance, Sidney’s Candy, Line of David and Nobles Promise. At ¾ mile the top four didn’t change much, with Conveyance still in the lead, followed by Sidney’s Candy, Nobles Promise and Discretely Mine.

Super Saver, ridden by Calvin Borel, who has won the last 2 derby‘s on horses that no one favored, was making his trademark move and riding alongside the fence and steadily moving up to the front of the line. At the home stretch Super Saver by-passes all the other horses and crosses the finish line, taking first place.

This was the first Kentucky Derby win for owner Todd Fletcher. In the end the winners of the Kentucky Derby were first place, Super Saver, followed by Ice Box, Paddy O’ Brady, and rounding out the top four, Make Music For Me. Despite the blinding glare from the sun and a muddy track, the 136th Kentucky Derby made quite a show.

Kentucky has a special and unique history of horse racing, all the way back to the 18th century when Lexington got its very first race course, when Churchill Downs was first officially opened and there were races held in different courses from that time in 1789 to 1875.

Col. M Lewis Clark in 1872 created a Louisville Jockey Club to hold racing meets. The development of the new Kentucky racetrack began which was to house the best horses in the breeding industry. The new track was named Churchill Downs by 1883. It was finally incorporated into the Churchill Downs name in 1937.

The first time in May of 1874 the track was publicly established. By selling membership subscriptions, Clark raised funds over $30,000 dollar. At $100 a pop, he sold the subscriptions and leased over 80 acres of land. The whole track after completion had a clubhouse, grandstand, porter’s lodge and a number of different stables which were completed before the opening race of the track.

Three different races were designed by Clark, the Clark Handicap, the Kentucky Oaks, and the Kentucky Derby. In 1875, ever since the Derby, Clark Handicap, and Kentucky Oaks debuted, they have continued to be held at the Churchill Downs.

Some of the best horses and jockeys over the course of the years have raced on the Churchill Downs and it has become one of the most prestigious racing venues in all of horse racing. There have been a lot of different renovations over the years with 2002 being the biggest and the most recent. The track underwent a $121 million renovation.

The Churchill Downs racetrack continues to be the best tracks in the horse racing circuit, which showcases some of the best horses in the world and will continue to do the same. With a long history of incredible races, it will continue to add to that history as time goes on.

Odysseus made his graded stakes debut on March 13 at the Grade 3 Tampa Bay Derby and was impressive in his debut.  He finished first by a nose over Schoolyard Dreams and favorite Super Saver.  It was his third consecutive first-place finish.

Odysseus was the second favorite going into the race behind Super Saver.  He had only completed four starts prior to the race.  His close finish caused track officials to look at the photo finish for several minutes before declaring him the winner.  The win put him in a good position to qualify for the Kentucky Derby.  However, his ninth place finish a month later at the Grade 1 Bluegrass Stakes jeopardized his Derby plans.

Super Saver, trained by Todd Pletcher, was making his three-year-old debut.  The debut was much-anticipated as he was coming off of a dominating Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (G2) in his two-year-old season finale.

The following is the order of finishers of the seven horses (and jockeys) who participated in the race: Odysseus (Rajiv Maragh), Schoolyard Dreams (Jeremy Rose), Super Saver (Ramon Dominguez), Gleam of Hope (Willie Martinez), Uptowncharlybrown (Daniel Senteno), Slammy Boy (Victor Lebron), and Tuvia’s Force (Jose Lezcano).

The Tampa Bay Derby is an official prep race for the Kentucky Derby.  It is traditionally raced in mid-March every year and is open to three-year-olds.  The race takes place at Tampa Bay Downs in Tampa, Florida.  It has been a Grade 3 race since 2002 and currently offers a purse of $300,000.

Talk about an upset, after beating 3-5 favorite Conveyance in the race at Sunland Park for the Sunland Derby Grade III for $800,000, Endorsement put himself in the starting gate for the Kentucky Derby. To emerge from the WinStar Farm operation of Bill Casner and Kenny Troutt, Endorsement is the latest in quality out of the 3 year old colts.

“This horse, I think he moved right up there with Rule and Super Saver,” said Casner of Endorsement. Through fractions of 23.71 seconds for the first quarter and then 48.04 for the half mile, Endorsement moved clear of his rivals. To cover the 1 1/18 mile track in 1:48.46 Endorsement began to advance and evened up with Conveyance at the quarter pole, and then overtook Conveyance in the final stretch, when the final turn came. The Sunland Derby is the richest of six stakes. On the richest card of the meet at Sunland The total worth is $1.4 million.

Shannon Ritter said it was the biggest win of her career as Endorsement is trained by her. “He’s really been improving since his win at Oaklawn, and his last work was just amazing,” Ritter said.

For the first time since 2003 Endorsement ended up earning $400,000 for his win the Sunland Derby, which was run as a graded stakes race. Endorsement is the son of Distorted Humor. Tempted to Tapit finished third, three lengths behind the undefeated Conveyance while Endorsement finished first in the race.

After a pair of big prep races on the weekend, including the Arkansas Derby the field for the 136th Kentucky Derby is starting get a little clearer.

Two horses of trainer John Sadler will now have in the May 1 Kentucky Derby after his Line of David, at odds of 17-1, won the Arkansas on Saturday. Sidney’s Candy at Churchill Downs will also be with Sadler.

Line of David had won his last two on grass, and had never tried dirt before Saturday.

At Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Arkansas the Grade 1 Arkansas Derby was held.  The final Grade 1 race before the Kentucky Derby is this along with the Blue Grass Stakes (also held on Saturday).  The Derby was highly competitive, as many online betting horses tie their chances to start in the Kentucky Derby with the outcome of this race.

Whether a horse would emerge, who will be placed on the same level as Eskendereya, Lookin At Lucky and Sidney’s Candy (the three favorites for the Kentucky Derby) was the biggest question going into the race.  The odds-on favorites are Super Saver, Noble’s Promise, and Dublin.  All three have a good chance to start in next month’s Kentucky Derby.

The second and third place finishers at the Grade 2 Rebel Stakes behind Lookin At Lucky were Noble’s Promise and Dublin.  The favorite for the Arkansas Derby is Noble’s Promise with three victories in his last six starts.  This will be the first time in four races that he won’t be racing against Lookin At Lucky.

A different jockey was being raced by Dublin for the fifth consecutive time.  The next two horse betting races were finished by Dublin in 5th and 7th after winning his first graded stakes race (the Grade 1 Hopeful).  His last two have been more successful, with 2nd and 3rd place finishes at the Southwest (G3) and Rebel (G2).

The complete field for the Arkansas Derby, in post-position order was the following: Noble’s Promise, Robby Albarado, 2-1; Uh Oh Bango, Shaun Bridgmohan, 15-1; Super Saver, Calvin Borel, 9-5; Dublin, Terry Thompson, 7-2; Berberis, Aaron Gryder, 30-1; Northern Giant, Victor Espinoza, 8-1; New Madrid, Abel Castellano, Jr., 20-1; Line of David, Jon Court, 15-1 and Pulsion, Corey Nakatani, 15-1.