The last time Todd Pletcher didn’t win a Gulfstream Park Championship Meet title, Saffie Joseph Jr. wasn’t old enough to drink. He was barely old enough to vote. But one day after Joseph sent White Abarrio to the Grade 1 Florida Derby title, the 35-year-old trainer captured the Gulfstream Championship […]
Saturday’s penultimate wave of Kentucky Derby prep races brought four horses into the Derby field and taught us plenty about several others who either evolved into Derby contenders or devolved into Derby pretenders. There was White Abarrio, winning the Florida Derby in stellar fashion to punch his ticket to the […]
Even though Kevin Durant scored a career-high 55 points, the Brooklyn Nets lost 122-115 to the Atlanta Hawks, spoiling a sensational performance from KD. The Nets fell behind by double digits in the second quarter and never fully recovered. They erased a 15-point halftime deficit with a huge third quarter […]
In 1984, D. Wayne Lukas decided on a whim to bring back his filly Althea for the Grade 1 Arkansas Derby. That this was unconventional – even for those times of running horses far more often than happens now – can’t be understated. That’s because Althea ran the week before, […]
Why the Florida Derby is a marquee race on the Kentucky Derby trail, Part the First: Six horses this century graduated from the Grade 1 flagship race at Gulfstream Park to the Kentucky Derby winner’s circle. The six: Monarchos (2001), Barbaro (2006), Big Brown (2008), Orb (2013), Nyquist (2016) and […]
F1 announced Las Vegas as its latest venue. The new race will debut in November 2023. Vegas will be its third US race location, tapping into F1’s growing US fanbase. For many years, professional sports avoided Las Vegas, fearing the prevalence of gambling might mar their integrity. But with the […]
One of embattled trainer Bob Baffert’s last legal Hail Marys was swatted aside Friday when the Kentucky Court of Appeals denied his motion for an emergency stay of his 90-day suspension by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission. According to the Thoroughbred Daily News, which first reported the story, that means […]
The regular season is in its final home stretch and the Los Angeles Lakers are on the verge of missing the playoffs after losing four in a row and nine out of their last 11 games. DraftKings posted a prop bet and you can wager on whether the Lakers make […]
The World Cup group-stage draw set up thrilling encounters in the main round of the final tournament in Qatar. Spain and Germany will battle it out for qualification in Group E, while USMNT will challenge England for a seat in the Round of 16 in Group B. Mexico will have […]
Heading into the 2022 MLB season, there are a few players who have the potential to singlehandedly carry their teams to the playoffs or beyond. Those same players could also sink their teams’ chances if they fail to live up to expectations. Below, you’ll find my picks for the top […]
DeMar DeRozan exploded for 50 points and led the Chicago Bulls to a 135-130 comeback victory over the Los Angeles Clippers in overtime. DeRozan scored a season-high 50 points for the Bulls, and missed his career-high of 52 points. He scored 30 points in each of his last three games. […]
It’s the penultimate weekend of the NBA regular season and the fierce fight for the #1 seed in the Eastern Conference continues with 2.5 games separating the top four teams. Out in the Western Conference, the banged-up LA Lakers and San Antonio Spurs are fighting for the final spot in […]
The US men’s national team will be part of Group B at the World Cup this year. The USMNT will face England, Iran, and the winner of the final European playoff spot, which will be decided in June. Wales and the winner of Scotland and Ukraine will contest the last […]
Two of the top prospects in all of baseball will be battling for the AL Rookie of the Year award, as both Bobby Witt Jr. and Spencer Torkelson could see extensive playing time in 2022. Kansas City Royals third baseman Bobby Witt Jr. leads the betting for the AL Rookie […]
Dynamo Kyiv’s first-team players will arrive in Bucharest tonight and will start training on Saturday under Mircea Lucescu’s guidance. The 76-year-old manager has made efforts to have the players in the Romanian capital so they can resume their sporting careers despite the ongoing war in Ukraine. Dynamo Kyiv’s U19 team […]
With Oaklawn Park sharing center-of-the-racing-world status with Gulfstream Park this weekend, the Arkansas track holds a near-monopoly on this week’s New York Racing Association Cross Country Pick 5. Four of this week’s five races come from Oaklawn Park, with Aqueduct providing the lone exception. Unlike last week’s Cross Country Pick […]
The colt with the historic name, We the People, is making his stakes preamble in Saturday’s Grade 1 Arkansas Derby. And even this late on the Kentucky Derby trail, We the People is shaking up any form of domestic tranquility among horseplayers and fans. The aptly-named son of Constitution, We […]
The defending champion Stanford Cardinal will face a familiar foe when they battle the UConn Huskies in the Women’s Final Four in Minneapolis on Friday night. Stanford (32-3) comes into the latest matchup between the two women’s basketball powerhouses as a slim 1.5-point favorite, according to BetMGM. UConn reaches 14th […]
When Major League Baseball celebrates Opening Day on April 7, every team will enjoy the hope that comes with an 0-0 record. But in reality, only a select number of clubs are true World Series contenders each year. The Dodgers come into 2022 as the clear team to beat, but […]
As Opening Day draws closer, we’ve covered a lot of different MLB betting angles for gamblers to consider. From player awards to team futures, there are dozens of ways to get action on baseball before the season starts. On the other hand, there are some seemingly tempting wagers that probably […]
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