
Mike Curry
Welcome to 2024 Kentucky Derby Prospect Profiles, where we’ll take a look each week at a recent winner on the Triple Crown trail, usually from the Road to the Kentucky Derby prep series that offers...
Racing
Posted December 5th, 2023 ·
Looking for Live Longshots to Handle the Distance Test in Demoiselle
The $250,000 Demoiselle Stakes on Saturday at Aqueduct presents an intriguing challenge to both the nine 2-year-old fillies entered and bettors interested in playing the race. The distance of 1 1/8...
Gambling
Posted November 30th, 2023 ·
Monopoly Stinks: Try These Five Board Games Instead
I have friends that swear by Monopoly, but I’ve never been a fan. I’d go so far as to say I consider it a truly awful game....
Pop Culture
Posted November 28th, 2023 ·
2024 Kentucky Derby Prospect Profiles: Honor Marie
Welcome to 2024 Kentucky Derby Prospect Profiles, where we’ll take a look each week at a recent winner on the Triple Crown trail, usually from the Road to the Kentucky Derby race series that offers...
Racing
Posted November 27th, 2023 ·
Pletcher’s Patience Could Pay Dividends in 2023 Clark Stakes
Gasoline has enjoyed a mini-breakout this year after an up and down 3-year-old season in 2022, and the Curlin gelding looks like he could be starting to really figure things out entering the $600...
Gambling
Posted November 20th, 2023 ·
Pros and Cons of the Leading Horse of the Year Contenders
I first voted for the Eclipse Awards in 2006, and this year will mark the 18th straight year I’ve voted in the year-end awards for Thoroughbreds in North America. There are no set guidelines or...
Racing
Posted November 14th, 2023 ·
A Beginner’s Guide to the Kentucky Derby
If you’ve opened this story you probably are interested in the Kentucky Derby but might not know a whole lot about horse racing or the Triple Crown. That’s OK – we’re here to help....
Events / Travel
Posted November 13th, 2023 ·
Exploring Star Wars-Inspired Racehorse Names
Disney purchased LucasfilmLtd. in 2012 and unveiled "The Force Awakens" in 2015, which was the first new film in the series since “Revenge of the Sith” debuted in 2005. “Star Wars: The Last Jedi”...
Pop Culture
Posted November 11th, 2023 ·
Breeders’ Cup Classic Winner White Abarrio Top-Rated Dirt Horse in Longines Rankings
White Abarrio improved his rating from a 122 to a 123 in the ninth edition of the Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings for 2023, and the 4-year-old Race Day colt is currently rated as the top...
Racing
Posted November 9th, 2023 ·
2024 Kentucky Derby Prospect Profiles: Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Victor Fierceness
Welcome to 2024 Kentucky Derby Prospect Profiles, where we’ll take a look each week at a recent winner on the Triple Crown trail, usually from the Road to the Kentucky Derby schedule from which the...
Racing
Posted November 8th, 2023 ·
Live Longshots and Value Bets for the 2023 Breeders’ Cup Races
The Breeders’ Cup World Championships offers a cornucopia of betting opportunities to the horse racing fan, and a huge part of the allure of the two-day event Nov. 3-4 at Santa Anita Park is trying...
Gambling
Posted October 31st, 2023 ·
2023 Breeders' Cup Distaff Cheat Sheet: Get to Know the Horses
Last year in deep stretch at Keeneland Race Course, three terrific older females served up a reminder that the Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff is, year in and year out, one of the greatest races in...
Racing
Posted October 27th, 2023 ·