Horseplayers

The New York Racing Association Inc. (NYRA) announced Sunday that America’s Day at the Races, the acclaimed national telecast produced by NYRA in partnership with FOX Sports, will expand its coverage of the 2023-24 meet at Oaklawn Park. Highlighted by the Grade 1, $1.5 million Arkansas Derby on March 30, the 2023-24 Oaklawn Park meet […]

Due to heavy rains that began Friday night, Fair Grounds has canceled the first two races on Saturday’s card in order to continue track maintenance efforts and has moved all turf races to the main track, including three Claiming Crown events. The track is rated as sloppy. The Claiming Crown turf races shifted to the […]

Saturday’s card at Aqueduct Racetrack will feature a Pick 6 carryover of $35,164 after the multi-race wager went unsolved on Friday’s nine-race program. The $1 Pick 6 returned $11,721.50 to bettors who selected 5-of-6 winners correctly. The sequence kicked off in Race 4 with the Jesus Romero-trained Hang Tight [No. 3, $61] upsetting a nine-furlong […]

Saturday’s Grade 2, $750,000 Cigar Mile Handicap brings a full field of 12 together running the one-turn mile trip at Aqueduct. Three of the group will be returning on four weeks rest after competing in Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup races and all three were well-beaten but fit at the level based on top races prior […]

Delta Downs Racetrack Casino & Hotel in Vinton, La., announced that it will lower the takeout rate on all Pick 4 and Pick 5 waging pools from 25% to 12% beginning Wednesday, Dec. 13. The new rate will be in effect through the end of the season, Saturday, Feb. 24. The lower takeout rate will […]

The Championship Meet at Gulfstream Park begins Friday, Dec. 1 with a new turf course and a new wager. Along with win, place, show, exacta, trifecta, superfecta, Super Hi 5, Bet 3, 4, and 5 wagers and the 20-cent Rainbow 6, Gulfstream will also introduce the Tropical Turf Pick 3. The new wager, a $3 […]

Woodbine Entertainment has announced a mandatory payout will be offered this Thursday (Nov. 30) on the Jackpot Power Pick-6 at Woodbine Racetrack. The Jackpot Power Pick-6 will have a carryover of $153,700 for Thursday’s mandatory payout. Thursday’s Jackpot Power Pick-6 will start on Race 3 (Races 3-8). The multi-leg wager has a minimum of $0.20 and takeout […]

Thursday’s card at Aqueduct Racetrack will be bolstered by a Pick 6 carryover of $46,068 after the multi-race wager went unsolved on Sunday’s nine-race card. The $1 Pick 6 returned $5,118.50 to bettors who selected 5-of-6 winners correctly. Sunday’s sequence kicked off in Race 4 as Chuck Willis [No. 6, $4.80*] prevailed as the mutuel […]

The Fall Challenge came down to the final race as winner Edward Deicke went all-in with a $3,240 win bet on number 2 Miss Lizzy. Second place finisher Mike Mulvihill also had the winner but his $2,500 win wager fell just short. Deicke, from Hillsboro Beach, FL, finished with a final bankroll of $16,848 over […]

This Saturday’s Grade 2, $400,000 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes showcases some talented 2-year-olds who may be on the “Road to the Derby” in short order as they mature and turn three in just over a month. This group of eight features a pair of recent stakes placed horses in Risk It and Dancing Groom. Risk It […]