Preakness Stakes: Orb Pursues Part Two Of The Triple Crown
By Kevin Martin Considering Orb’s dominating performance in the Kentucky Derby two weeks ago it’s hard to surmise a scenario where we aren’t talking about yet another pending attempt to end racing’s...
View ArticleBreeders’ Cup: Game On Dude Poised (Again) To Get His Classic
By Kevin Martin Last year’s Breeders’ Cup Classic seemed a perfect setup for Game on Dude. The Breeders’ Cup was on his home track at Santa Anita Park where he had never been beaten; the field he faced...
View ArticleKentucky Derby: California Chrome Is Primed To Shine
By: Kevin Martin It has been a few years since the Kentucky Derby had a consensus favorite. Big Brown was the last back in 2008 when he won the Derby at odds of 2 to 1. When the gates open for the...
View ArticlePreview: California Chrome Headlines Preakness Stakes
The Kentucky Derby is among the world’s toughest races to win but California Chrome made it look easy. After his convincing win at Churchill, California Chrome will be a worthy and overwhelming...
View ArticleHow I’d Bet $100 On The Preakness Stakes
By Kevin Martin It has been less than a year since a heavily favored Kentucky Derby winner flopped in the Preakness. To some (myself included), a win for Orb in last year’s Preakness, and a subsequent...
View ArticleBreeders’ Cup Classic: California Chrome Runs For Redemption
All of the equine stars from the most prestigious 3-year old races this past spring and summer will meet in the Breeders’ Cup Classic on Saturday at Santa Anita Park in California. While it is not a...
View ArticleKentucky Derby Preview: No Superstars But A Great Race To Bet
By Kevin Martin The three-year streak of short-priced winners in the Kentucky Derby is likely coming to an end this Saturday, May 6 at Churchill Downs in Louisville. This year’s race lacks a clear...
View ArticleKentucky Derby: How I’d Bet $100
By Kevin Martin Irish War Cry is my pick to win the 2017 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs this Saturday. Of the twenty horses, he is the sole entry with two superior performances on his record this...
View ArticlePreakness Stakes: Always Dreaming And Classic Empire Battle In Baltimore
By Kevin Martin Always Dreaming and his trainer Todd Pletcher proved their skeptics wrong with a resounding win in the 143rd running of the Kentucky Derby on May 6th. The skepticism that surrounded the...
View ArticleHow I’d Bet $100 On The Preakness Stakes
By Kevin Martin For the record, I won a grand total of zero dollars betting on the Kentucky Derby. Part of my “bold” betting strategy revolved around betting against the eventual winner, Always...
View ArticleBelmont Stakes: Irish War Cry And Epicharis Headline
By Kevin Martin On Wednesday morning it was announced that the expected favorite for this Saturday’s Belmont Stakes, Classic Empire, would miss the race due to a foot abscess. He is expected to return...
View ArticleHow I’d Bet $100 On The Belmont Stakes
By Kevin Martin The expected favorite in this Saturday’s Belmont Stakes, Classic Empire, was withdrawn from the race on Wednesday due to injury. His defection has left the field with a lack of star...
View ArticleBreeders’ Cup Classic: Can Arrogate Repeat?
By Kevin Martin This Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup Classic headlines what is certain to be a memorable weekend of thoroughbred racing at the Del Mar Racetrack near San Diego, California. Del Mar, a stone’s...
View ArticleHow I’d Bet $100 On The Breeders’ Cup Classic
By Kevin Martin This Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup Classic at the Del Mar Racetrack in California is being billed as a two-horse race between last year’s winner, Arrogate, and Gun Runner, who dominated the...
View ArticleKentucky Derby Preview: Justify Is The Colt To Beat
By Kevin Martin Trainer Bob Baffert has won the Kentucky Derby four times in his Hall of Fame career. He saddled the first Triple Crown winner since 1977 with American Pharoah in 2015. Needless to say,...
View ArticleKentucky Derby: How To Bet $100
One entry stands out when reviewing the full field of twenty colts expected to run in the 144th edition of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on Saturday. Justify enters the Derby with question...
View ArticlePreakness Preview: Can Anyone Beat Justify?
By Kevin Martin The morning after Justify’s dominant win in the Kentucky Derby, it seemed that the field for this Saturday’s Preakness Stakes in Baltimore would offer little challenge. Since then,...
View ArticlePreakness: How I’ll Bet $100
The overwhelming favorite for this year’s Preakness Stakes is the Kentucky Derby winner Justify. Good Magic, who finished second in the Derby, is the expected second choice among the bettors with the...
View ArticleBelmont Stakes: Justify Running For The Triple Crown
By Kevin Martin Two years after trainer Bob Baffert guided American Pharoah to the first Triple Crown since 1978, he enters the Belmont Stakes on Saturday in New York with another chance to complete...
View ArticleBelmont Stakes: How To Bet $100
By Kevin Martin With my $200 of bets on the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes this year, I’ve cashed a grand total of $54.80. This Saturday’s Belmont Stakes is my last chance to turn a profit on the...
View ArticleBreeders’ Cup Classic: No Justify, But Bob Baffert Returns With Talented Duo
Kevin Martin The big story from the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Churchill Downs on Saturday is the horse that won’t be there. Justify, the 2018 Triple Crown winner, won’t run in the marquee event of...
View ArticleBreeders’ Cup Classic: How To Bet $100
By Kevin Martin This year’s Triple Crown winner, Justify, retired in the summer due to an injury, so he won’t be among the 14 starters in this Saturday’s Breeders Cup Classic at Churchill Downs. While...
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