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Kentucky Derby Long Shots: 5 Biggest Winners in History

Mike Schultz
May 6, 2016

Some of the greatest stories throughout sports history are the inspiring tales of the long shots. The unknown underdogs that were never expected to win, let alone become household names and legends in their respective sports. Horse racing has it’s share of long shots who defied the odds to win, and the Kentucky Derby has...

Kentucky Derby Odds: 2016 Picks and Predictions

Mike Schultz
May 5, 2016

The 142nd Kentucky Derby takes place this Saturday, at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. 20 horses will be competing in the Run for the Roses, all of them hoping to take the same path as last year’s winner American Pharoah, who broke a 37-year drought on horses winning the Triple Crown. All eyes will be...

2015 Kentucky Derby Odds, Bets and Picks

Ricky Rothstein
May 1, 2015

Ricky Rothstein marks your card and makes his picks for the 141st Run for the Roses, the Kentucky Derby! The 2015 Kentucky Derby offers one of the most talented fields we’ve seen in years. If the Derby field were a team of crime-fighting superheroes, we’re talking more Avengers than Fantastic Four. There are different ways to...

Betting Mayweather vs. Pacquiao and Itsaknockout Kentucky Derby Odds

Frank Doyle
October 24, 2018

We’ve been spending most our lives waiting for a Gambler’s Paradise. Bettors take on Mayweather vs. Pacquiao and the Kentucky Derby Saturday. Christmas has come early for sports bettors with the Kentucky Derby and Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. megafight set to share the spotlight Saturday May 2. In the sports betting extravaganza preliminaries you...

California Chrome Introduced to Turf Racing

Mike Schultz
November 26, 2014

A crowd of 500 looked on Sunday as California Chrome did his first ever work on a turf racing surface. The Kentucky Derby winning colt got the chance to try out the grass at Del Mar in a solo run with rider Victor Espinoza. After appearing tentative at first, California Chrome settled in and was...

Bayern Wins Breeders' Cup After Controversial Rough Start

Mike Schultz
November 5, 2014

Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup Classic started with a crash, as right out of the gate Bayern, with jockey Martin Garcia, veered left into Shared Belief. This caused Shared Belief to step out of his lane and into the path of two other horses. Unable to recover from the shake up off the break, Shared Belief finished...

Raynham Park Files Last Minute Application for Massachusetts Race Track

Mike Schultz
October 1, 2014

George Carney, owner of Raynham Park, put in an application to host live thoroughbred horse racing just ahead of the October 1st deadline. The application was submitted to the state gaming commission on Tuesday. The commission expressed its intention last week to be flexible about the application deadline for the racing license, saying it was...

Trainer Jerkens Finishes with Top Two Horses at Travers Stakes

Mike Schultz
August 27, 2014

Two of Jimmy Jerkens’ horses topped the competition in Saturday’s Travers Stakes race at the Saratoga Race Course when V. E. Day and Wicked Strong took first and second place in a field of ten horses. Wicked Strong was the bettors’ favorite going in to the race, with V. E. Day racing against 19 to...

Queen Elizabeth's Horse Gets Busted for Dope

Mike Schultz
July 23, 2014

Estimate, a race horse owned by Queen Elizabeth II, is the subject of an investigation following a positive test result for morphine. The Queen’s bloodstock and racing advisor John Warren stated “On 17 July the British Horseracing Authority announced that a number of post-race samples, obtained from recent race meetings, had been found to indicate...

Minorette Races Hard for Underdog Win at Belmont Oaks

Mike Schultz
October 5, 2017

Everyone loves an underdog, so Minorette’s victory at Saturday’s Belmont Oaks was well received by many. The three year old filly, whose pedigree comes from Canadian Champion sire Smart Strike, outpaced favorite Sea Queen and earned her first North American victory and Grade 1 score under jockey Joel Rosario. “She was really training big coming...