HORSE RACING HORSE TRACK BETTING ARTICLES

Back in the 1970s, it almost seemed like it was commonplace for horses to win the Triple Crown.Three did it from 1973 to 1978, including in consecutive years in '77 and '78. Since that point though, the greatest prize in horse racing has been left unclaimed in spite of the fact that there have been a number who have tried. American Pharoah can break that hex on Saturday at the Belmont Stakes, and he is a -130 favorite to get the job done.... 

The Belmont Stakes traditionally features a field of around a dozen horses or so, especially when there is a prospective Triple Crown winner.
Everyone wants to be the one to say that they knocked off the supposedly unbeatable horse. This year though, there are only expected to be seven others who try their hand at beating American Pharoah, the colt who hasn't lost since his first maiden race last year.... 

A huge day of racing at Santa Anita Park features a pair of major graded stakes races.Elders colts at three-years or older will be on the dirt in the Grade 2 Californian Stakes to kick off the day.... 

The only Grade 1 race of the entire weekend across the United States and Canada takes place at Santa Anita Race Track.The American Oaks isn't the most notable filly and mare race in the world, but there are a number of really fine looking horses who comprise a strong field in the early stages of preparing for the Breeders' Cup turf races.... 

Horse racing is a dirty sport. We've known that for years and years. Horses have historically been loaded up with drugs, some of which are of the legal variety, and some of which have been of the illegal variety. They've been put through grueling tests where their relatively scrawny legs, which aren't designed for racing, are asked to run at a clip of over 40 miles per hour, all the time holding up their own body weight and the weight of their jockey. It's all in the name of being the first to cross a hypothetical line.... 

Ahmed Zayat is becoming one of the most publicized figures in horse racing. He and his stable, Zayat Stables LLC bred and own American Pharoah, the colt who won both the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes this year. However, those who have been following the Sport of Kings know that this moment has been in the making for quite some time for Zayat, and more success is probably inevitable.... 

It might be a light weekend of racing in the United States, but in Canada, the graded stakes races are just getting started.The first of the season at Woodbine is the Nassau Stakes, a one-mile race for fillies and mares older than three.... 

A long 1 1/2 mile jaunt is in store for nine colts on Saturday afternoon at Churchill Downs at the Grade 3 Louisville Handicap.... 

All eyes are going to be glued to Pimlico Race Course this weekend for the second leg of the Triple Crown, the Preakness Stakes.However, on the eve of the race, some of the top older ponies will be on the same dirt track running 1 3/16 as well in the Pimlico Special.... 

There used to be a point that several of the runners in the Kentucky Oaks would turn around in two weeks and race at the Black Eyed Susan.This year though, there is only one entrant into the second leg of the Triple Tiara, and Include Betty finished eighth of the 14 fillies in that race.... 

A small, yet still quite tough crop of fillies and mares will be on display on Saturday in one of the two Grade 1 races held across the country this weekend at the Vanity Stakes.ODDS ANALYSISThis race is clearly all about Beholder. The super mare has been an odds on favorite just about everywhere she goes, and this race is probably not going to be an exception to that rule, especially knowing that the field is going to end up being relatively small.... 

Generally speaking, the winner of the Peter Pan Stakes will head to the Belmont Stakes in a few weeks.This year though, there is no telling what could happen with the winner of this race, knowing that only five three-year old colts have entered this field.... 

All of the focus this year at Churchill Downs is on the boys who are going to be running a mile and a quarter on Saturday afternoon.However, the three-year old ladies will start their quest at the Triple Tiara on Friday at the Kentucky Oaks, which should also be a fantastic race.... 

The Kentucky Derby isn't nearly the only big time race going on this weekend at Churchill Downs.The Woodford Reserve Turf Classic is one of the tremendous races of the year for the colts running on the grass, and it is a race not to miss as well.... 

Back in 1978, Affirmed won the Triple Crown, and he was the third horse in six years to pull off horse racing's greatest prize. Little did we know that the Triple Crown would go unclaimed for another nearly four decades. Could that all come to an end this year? The horse racing odds suggest that this will once again be a year without a Triple Crown winner, but there are definitely some intriguing prices out there if you're looking to gamble.... 

It's called the "Fastest Two Minutes in Sports" for a reason. Bettors are going to flock together over the course of the next several days to discuss 20 horses, one of which is going to etch his name in history as the 141^st winner of the Kentucky Derby.... 

Anyone can bet on either American Pharoah or Dortmund and potentially look like a genius on Saturday at the Kentucky Derby. However, when you look further down the field, you'll find some colts who could have some huge value that could give you massive paydays if they run the best races of their lives.... 

Heading to the mutuels can provide you with all sorts of opportunities to win and win big at the Kentucky Derby. However, it's almost impossible to strike it rich in what amounts to be a rather unpredictable race. Instead, looking at some of the top props could provide bettors with much more reasonable opportunities to find winning tickets.... 

The week before the Kentucky Derby is generally a slow one on the track, but there are a few horses who could have ultimately been heroes in the Triple Crown last year.Those colts are back at Aqueduct this weekend for the Excelsior Stakes, one of the last big races of the year in New York before heading to Belmont Park.... 

A whopping field of 16 is going to run a mile and a half in the showcase race on Friday's card at Keeneland Park at the Bewitch Stakes.ODDS ANALYSIS...