Horses Betting

Mucho Macho Man, like the rest of the field, had high hopes entering the Kentucky Derby. He managed to come through with a solid performance, finishing third at the first leg of the Triple Crown. Mucho Macho Man may not have won the race as he would have liked, but he figures to be a key figure in the quest for Animal Kingdom towards the Triple Crown.

Horse racing odds have Mucho Macho Man as one of the favorites at 5-1.

Mucho Macho Man had a great run at Belmont Park on the 17th of May, running the half-mile in 49 1/5 seconds. The track wasn’t in great condition, but the horse ran well over the four furlongs anyway.

One of the encouraging things was that the horse was pretty steady throughout his most recent run. He showed no signs of slowing down and it appears that the horse could have an even better race at the Preakness Stakes than he did at the Kentucky Derby.

Animal Kingdom was the winner of the Kentucky Derby and his biggest rival might be Mucho Macho Man due to some recent changes in the lineup at the Preakness Stakes. Nehro, the second place finisher at the Kentucky Derby, has withdrawn from the Preakness. Mucho Macho Man will likely start the Preakness Stakes as one of the favorites for the upcoming race.

Mucho Macho Man is owned by Reever Thoroughbred Racing and Dream Team Racing Stable. He is the son of Macho Uno and is ridden by Rajiv Maragh.

The Preakness Stakes will take place on the 21st of May in Pimlico.

The 2009 Horse of the Year in thoroughbred racing, Rachel Alexandra has been retired from racing, her owners announced Tuesday.

With a win in the 2009 Kentucky Oaks, Rachel started turning heads and went on to win all eight of her starts as a 3-year-old filly in 2009. But in 2010, Rachel Alexandra won only two of five starts.

In the Grade 1 Personal Ensign at Saratoga on Aug. 29 was her last loss, when she was bested by a length. To run in Saturday’s Grade 1 Beldame Invitational at Belmont Park, she had been working out, but owner Jess Jackson decided to retire the filly on Tuesday.

Jackson said in a news release, “As you know, despite top training and a patient campaign, Rachel Alexandra did not return to her 2009 form. I believe it’s time to retire our champion and reward her with a less stressful life. We are delighted that she will retire healthy and happy to our beautiful farm in Kentucky.”

Jackson said, next year he would breed Rachel Alexandra to his two-time Horse of the Year Curlin.

Following her 20 1/4-length victory in the 2009 Kentucky Oaks, business partner Harold McCormick and Jackson had purchased Rachel Alexandra privately from owner/breeder Dolphus Morrison, his partner Mike Lauffer, and trainer Hal Wiggins.

Rachel Alexandra won the Preakness Stakes, Fifteen days later, holding off Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird by one length.

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.