Horseplayers

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 […]

Apprentice rider Angus Chung is having a terrific season at Hong Kong Jockey Club tracks and it should only get better. After the conclusion of last Sunday’s races at Sha Tin, he is fourth in the rider standings with 17 wins in 128 starts (13.28%). Still the recipient of a five-pound apprentice allowance claim, he […]

Collecting more than $120,000 in the final race of the tournament and taking down the largest winning total in event history, Kentucky native Sean Boarman has been declared the official winner of the 2023 Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge (BCBC) presented by Yaamava’ Resort & Casino at San Manuel. The announcement was made upon completion of […]

Gulfstream Park will add the Tropical Turf Pick Three to the wagering menu when its highly anticipated Championship Meet begins Friday, Dec. 1. The $3 minimum wager will be available on the last three turf races every Saturday and Sunday on Gulfstream’s new turf course during the Championship Meet and will have a low 15 […]

Saturday’s card at Aqueduct Racetrack will feature a double Pick 6 carryover of $108,589 after the multi-race wager went unsolved on Friday’s nine-race program. The $1 Pick 6 returned $2,354 to bettors who selected 5-of-6 winners correctly. The sequence kicked off in Race 4 as M B’s Munning [No. 3, $67.50] took a 6 1/2-furlong […]