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Early Kentucky Derby Favorite: She Be Wild

Breeder’s Cup Juvenile winner Vale of York is looking to bypass the Run for the Roses after putting in a bad run in Dubai. Early book favorite Lookin at Lucky another big question mark with skipped workouts and a delayed three year old debut, the Kentucky Derby is becoming an even larger puzzle for punters [...]

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Lookin at Lucky – Will he Wear the Roses This Year?

Lookin at Lucky is still the AP’s number one pick for the horse to win the Run foir the Roses at the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 1 this year. Trained by Bob Baffert, the horse is waiting for his first three-year-old professional performance at Santa Anita, in the San Felipe on March [...]

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Eskendereye an early Kentucky Derby favorite

With the Kentucky Derby coming up quick, experts are starting to review their top contenders for the race.
Horse critics have been judging and evaluating horses for years to be able to pick possible winners. There is usually a lot of money on the line with horse races, so the more analysis you can do [...]

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Apple Blossom Rescheduled to Accommodate Showdown

In order to set up a match up between champion horses Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta, the Apple Blossom Invitational is looking to reschedule from April 3rd to April 9. The purse has been increased to $5 million to try and attract these top thoroughbreds. Rachel Alexandra was the 2009 Horse of the Year [...]

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Lookin At Lucky Leads 2010 Triple Crown Nominees

Lookin At Lucky heads a long list of 366 three-year-old Thoroughbred colts and fillies that have been nominated for this year’s Triple Crown races.
Lookin At Lucky was the 2 year old Eclipse champion of 2009, despite a loss in the Breeder’s Cup by a head to Vale of York, who is also nominated.
The sport’s attendance [...]

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Meydan Horse Racing Complex opens in Dubai

The Meydan Horse Racing Complex opened its doors to the public January 28, 2010 and it is already being looked at as one of the leading world racing venues.

The massive complex seats around 60,000 spectators thought he complex itself can hold up to 80,000 people total. In total the new Meydan Horse Racing Complex cost [...]

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Horse Racing – Kentucky Derby Prep Races

In the horse racing business, the first weekend in May means the ‘Run for the Roses‘ and the Kentucky Derby at Louisville’s historic Churchill Downs. This year’s race will be the 136th edition of the event. The anticipation is already under way as the Kentucky Derby prep races will soon be on tap and are [...]

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New York City’s Off Track Betting Corp. on the brink

New York City’s Off Track Betting, which filed for bankruptcy reorganization last month, may have to shut its doors in March. It is hoped the reorganization process can still spur some financial backing from the state, city and agency partners.
Cash flow has been a on-going issue over the past year. In 2008 New York City’s [...]

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