The $1.5 million, Grade 1 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course follows the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve as the second leg of U.S Thoroughbred racing’s Triple Crown, taking place just two weeks after the fabled showdown at
On Thursday, May 12, the racing action in Maryland moves to Pimlico, one of the most historic racing venues in the country. Next Saturday, May 21, the venerable track will host the 147th edition of the Preakness Stakes. Some of the country’s top 3-year-olds will contest the second jewel of racing’s Triple Crown.
Every year in advance of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, we produce a feature on which horses in the run for the roses might most benefit from a wet track on race day.
In his regular gambling blog, John Piassek presents his top picks for the upcoming weekend in horse racing, offering betting options at different budget levels. Piassek’s Plays is brought to you by Horseplayers.com, the official online qualifying site of the Breeders' Cup Betting Challenge (BCBC) and National Horseplayers Championship (NHC).
For the sixth year in a row, America’s Best Racing is challenging some of the brightest minds in horse betting to come up with their top three picks for key races every weekend leading up to the 2022 Triple Crown and then continuing through the 2022 Breeders’ Cup World Championships. The handicappers face off in what we like to call the “Big Race Showdown.”
