Category: Horse Racing Betting

  • Timber Reserve holds off Xchanger to win $1 million Pennsylvania Derby

    Timber Reserve swept past the leaders on the far turn, fought off a tough challenge from Xchanger and won the $1 million Pennsylvania Derby on Monday at Philadelphia Park. The 3-year-old horse won in his first race of the year. Cable Boy, the pacesetter in the Haskell Invitational last month at Monmouth Park, grabbed the…

  • Maragh rides winners in both Meadowlands feature races

    Rajiv Maragh was the winning jockey in back-to-back stakes races as the Meadowlands Racetrack kicked off its 41-date thoroughbred meet on Monday afternoon. Maragh first rode Remain Silent to 2-length victory over Silver Timber in the $55,000 King Bold Reality Stakes, setting a new course record in the process.

  • Heartswideopen recovers from drifting start to win All American

    The crowd gasped when heavily favored Heartswideopen broke from the outside post and drifted toward the inside rail. Oscar Hernandez, riding cool in the irons, never worried. Heartswideopen, breaking from the outside post, briefly drifted toward the inside rail but recovered and charged to catch SF Royal Bank with the final stride Monday in the…

  • Always A Virgin captures Cane Pace, first leg of the triple crown

    Always A Virgin took command early on and ran away with the $300,000 Cane Pace at Freehold Raceway on Monday, setting a new course record in the process. Driven by Brian Sears and trained by Joe Holloway, the 3-year-old colt covered the mile in 1:51.1 to win the opening leg of pacing’s triple crown. Always…

  • Longshot Brego wins rich turf race at Remington Park

    When trainer Bruce Jackson saw the weather forecast for Monday — hot and dry, which meant a firm grass track at Remington Park — he knew conditions were prime for his 5-year old horse, Brego, to shine. The California-bred son of In Excess didn’t disappoint. Brego, a 17-1 longshot running in only his third stakes…

  • Majestic Warrior wins $250,000 Hopeful Stakes

    Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott capped a dominating season at Saratoga Race Course on Monday when 2-year-old Majestic Warrior took the $250,000 Hopeful Stakes. Mott topped the Saratoga standings for the first time in six years and took home an eighth career title as Saratoga’s leading trainer with 27 winners.

  • The Major’s tip

    BBC Sport brings you expert horse racing tips from Peter Harris – ‘The Major’ – courtesy of BBC Radio Wales.

  • Prado sidelined 6 weeks with broken ankle

    Edgar Prado, who rode Barbaro to a Kentucky Derby victory in 2006, will be sidelined at least six weeks after breaking his right ankle at Saratoga Race Course. Prado was hurt Saturday when his mount, Admiral Bird, stumbled after running the seventh race. The jockey fell to the turf course and remained there several minutes…

  • Don’t Let Down upsets favorite in All American Derby

    Don’t Let Down held off 2-5 favorite Separate Bet by a neck to win the $504,000 All American Derby on Sunday. Don’t Let Down, ridden by Juan Vazquez, finished the 440-yard race in 21.056 seconds for his seventh win in 15 career starts. “He broke good out of the gates,” Vazquez said. “I was still…

  • Peeping Fawn powers to York win

    Odds-on favourite Peeping Fawn, ridden by Johnny Murtagh, wins the Yorkshire Oaks at York.

  • Irish Smoke Wins $250,000 Spinaway Stakes

    Irish Smoke blew past the field and remained unbeaten with a victory in the $250,000 Spinaway Stakes at Saratoga Race Course on Sunday. While More Happy led through a fast early pace, Irish Smoke benefited from a patient ride from Julien Leparoux. The 2-year-old daughter of Smoke Glacken kicked clear of the field and went…

  • Lantana Mob captures Sapling Stakes at Monmouth Park

    Lantana Mob took command in the stretch and coasted to an easy win in the $150,000 Sapling Stakes at Monmouth Park on Sunday, beating Preachin Man by 3 1/4 lengths on the final day of the meet. Trained by Steve Asmussen and ridden by Stewart Elliott, Lantana Mob covered the six furlongs on the fast…