Thursday’s $500,000, Grade 2 Flower Bowl Stakes at Belmont Park is an important stop on the road to the Oct. 30-31 Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Keeneland Race Course.
The $400,000 Bryan Station Stakes, which was recently upgraded to a Grade 2 for the first time, highlights the closing-day card of the fall meet Oct. 24 at Keeneland Race Course before the track prepares to host the Breeders’ Cup the following weekend.
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Laurel Park hosts one of its best annual days of racing and wagering this Saturday with the 41st running of the Jim McKay Maryland Million Day – a 12-race card that includes eight stakes races with purses totaling $1 million restricted to Maryland-sired horses who are nominated to the Maryland-bred program.
Three horses have won the FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Mile Presented by PDJF over the last 15 editions at 30-1 odds or higher and all 15 winners had one trait in common. Let’s explore what recent history tells bettors to look for when evaluating one of the most exciting races of the 14 World Championship races.
