Posted on: May 06, 2016
The first day of betting is in the books at Churchill Downs and morning line favorite Nyquist took some money. Nyquist was installed as a 3-1 morning line favorite but closed the opening day of wagering as a 2-1 favorite. The biggest move in the wron....
Posted on: May 04, 2016
The ‘morning line’ for the Kentucky Derby as set by Churchill Downs oddsmaker Mike Battaglia was released earlier in the day on Wednesday in conjunction with the post position draw for the race. Doug O’Neill’s undefeated colt ....
Posted on: May 04, 2016
The Kentucky Derby starting post positions were set earlier this evening. Betting favorite Nyquist was assigned the #13 position in the draw and established as a 3-1 choice on the ‘morning line’ opening odds set by Churchill Downs oddsmak....
Posted on: May 02, 2016
Mohaymen has gone from being the darling of the horse racing media to a forgotten entity in a little over a month. Before the Florida Derby, the media couldn’t stop talking about Kieran McLaughlin’s then-undefeated horse and his supposed ....
Posted on: May 01, 2016
The Kentucky Oaks will take place on Friday at Churchill Downs with the Kentucky Derby the following day. But there will be some other big horse racing events on the docket as well–after the two big races in Kentucky, Sunday’s ‘main....
Posted on: Apr 30, 2016
The current Kentucky Derby betting favorite is the Doug O’Neill trained horse Nyquist and on Saturday he arrived at Churchill Downs to begin final preparations for the biggest race of his life. The Kentucky Derby will take place next Saturday a....
Posted on: Apr 29, 2016
The Wynn Las Vegas is one of the first sportsbooks in the world to post futures odds on major horse racing events. They’ve been taking action on the 2016 Kentucky Derby since last Fall and are currently accepting wagers on the Breeders’ C....
Posted on: Apr 28, 2016
2014 Kentucky Derby winner California Chrome has been enjoying a month of ‘rest and relaxation’ at Kentucky’s Taylor Made Farms where he’s ‘only put on 45 pounds’ according to trainer Art Sherman. He earned this ti....
Posted on: Apr 27, 2016
It’s easy to forget that horse racing has big egos and big personalities just like any other professional sport. That appears to be what is going on right now as trainer Bob Baffert is apparently in something of a argument with jockey Martin Ga....
Posted on: Apr 26, 2016
Despite being winless in six career starts, Trojan Nation gave Wood Memorial winner Outwork a pitched battle down the stretch before settling for second place. That earned him 40 points which has him at #19 on the Kentucky Derby Qualification standin....