A field of 10 will line up in the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (G1) on Saturday led by Preakness Stakes (G1) winner War of Will. Here’s an update on the 2019 Belmont Stakes odds board. War of Will bounced out of his eighth-place finish in the Kentucky Derby (G1) to win the Preakness, pulling off … Read Full Story
Belmont Stakes Betting: Nine Heading to New York
With just over a week to go before the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (G1) it appears there are nine contenders pointing toward the third jewel of the Triple Crown. Here’s a look at the updated Belmont Stakes betting lines. We have been lucky to see history in two of the last four years, with American … Read Full Story
Belmont Stakes Odds: Tacitus Opens as Favorite
The Bill Mott trained Tacitus, who crossed the wire fourth and was placed third in the Kentucky Derby (G1), is the early betting favorite on the Belmont Stakes odds for June 8. The third jewel of the Triple Crown appears likely to draw nine or ten contenders, with Tacitus currently favored at +200. His main … Read Full Story
Preakness Stakes Betting: War of Will Seeks Redemption
By now you have probably seen the replay of the Kentucky Derby (G1) more times than you care to count, and the connections of War of Will are hoping things go more smoothly in Saturday’s $1.5 million Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico. Here’s a look at the Preakness Stakes betting board for the weekend. War … Read Full Story
Four Kentucky Derby Starters on Preakness Stakes Odds Board
There will be no Triple Crown winner this year. But the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, May 18 looks like a wide-open race with four Kentucky Derby starters returning for the second jewel of the Triple Crown. Here’s a look at the early Preakness Stakes odds. Maximum Security crossed the wire first in the Run for … Read Full Story
2019 Kentucky Derby Odds: Breaking Down Baffert’s Contenders
Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert has won the Kentucky Derby five times. Now, he’s in great position to make it six on Saturday and pay off on the 2019 Kentucky Derby odds. With the scratch of original morning line favorite Omaha Beach, Baffert now sends out the first three choices on the morning line. … Read Full Story
Kentucky Derby Betting: Who Benefits from a Sloppy Track?
Here we go again. Mother Nature turned the Churchill Downs main track into a sea of slop last year. It looks as if we could have similar conditions for this year’s Kentucky Derby betting slate. Justify floated over the slop track last year to win the Run for the Roses as the Kentucky Derby betting … Read Full Story
Kentucky Derby Odds 2019: Omaha Beach Emerging as Favorite
There are just days to go before the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby (G1). It is Omaha Beach that is emerging as the favorite on the Kentucky Derby odds 2019 for the first jewel of the Triple Crown. The Richard Mandella trainee has dropped from +600 on April 23. Then, he was the third … Read Full Story
By My Standards Odds: 2019 Kentucky Derby Contender Series
The Bret Calhoun-trained By My Standards will come into this year’s Kentucky Derby (G1) flying under the radar. He is coming into the race off a six-week break. Here’s a look at the By My Standards odds for the Run for the Roses. It took the colt four tries to break his maiden. But he … Read Full Story
Vekoma Odds: 2019 Kentucky Derby Contender Series
On paper, Vekoma is a player having won three of his four career starts. But his gait is certainly turning off some horseplayers in terms of the Kentucky Derby odds for 2019. Here’s a look at the Vekoma odds for the Run for the Roses. The colt looks as if he is paddling water as … Read Full Story