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Betting Strategies: Finding Late Pick Five Value On Belmont Stakes Day

The Late Pick Five, straddling the headlining Belmont Stakes, offers value to bettors who can pin down a victor in the finale.

Posted on: June 10, 2022 | | Andrew Champagne

Belmont Stakes Odds Saturday horse racing

Belmont Stakes 2022 Odds And Leading Contenders

We take a look at Belmont Stakes odds and contenders for the 154th running of the Triple Crown race on Saturday.

Posted on: June 10, 2022 | | Fairway Jay

Betting Strategies: Finding Value In The Belmont Stakes

While the Belmont Stakes field is missing some divisional heavyweights, it’s still a fun betting race worthy of your attention.

Posted on: June 10, 2022 | | Andrew Champagne

A solo horse running on the wide dirt track at Belmont Park

Belmont Park 2022 June Stakes Schedule Headlined By Belmont Stakes

The Belmont Park 2022 spring/summer meet continues into June, and the stakes schedule is really heating up along with the summer weather. There is a total of 25 stakes races in June. Nineteen races kick off the first two weeks of the month, 16 of which are graded stakes. The headliner is the $1.5 million […]

Posted on: June 3, 2022 | | Fairway Jay

Santa Anita Park Memorial day horse racing

A Salute To Memorial Day — Horse Racing Events Happening At Tracks From Coast To Coast

Enjoy a barbecue, salute fallen soldiers, and partake in some Memorial Day horse racing. Sounds like a great weekend, if you ask us.

Posted on: May 27, 2022 | | Dave Bontempo

Betting Strategies: Keying Yibir In Saturday’s Late Pick Four At Belmont Park

Belmont Park boasts a power-packed card on Saturday afternoon. Five of the 11 races on the program are graded stakes events, and the late Pick Four has three of them.

Posted on: May 13, 2022 | | Andrew Champagne

Handicap Preview For The Suburban Stakes

The Belmont Summer Meet continues through July 11, and one of the featured stakes races of the 59 scheduled is the $400,000 Grade II Suburban Stakes for older horses. The two leading favorites in the six-horse field are Mystic Guide (1-1) and Happy Saver (6-5), who dueled in last fall’s Jockey Club Gold Cup, with […]

Posted on: July 3, 2021 | | Fairway Jay

Belmont Stakes Odds And Leading Contenders

The 2021 Belmont Stakes looks most competitive, with five leading contenders in the eight-horse field. Four of those runners have Grade I wins to their credit, and they range in odds from 2-1 to 6-1. On paper, it appears that one of those leading favorites will win — Essential Quality, Preakness Stakes winner Rombauer, Hot […]

Posted on: June 3, 2021 | | Fairway Jay

Trainer Bob Baffert Suspended From Racing At Belmont, Other New York Racetracks

Bob Baffert’s troubles continue Top trainer Bob Baffert was suspended this week from entering horses at New York racetracks. That includes Belmont Park and the upcoming Belmont Stakes on June 5. Baffert is suspended pending an investigation into Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit‘s failed postrace drug test. Medina Spirit finished third as the favorite in […]

Posted on: May 18, 2021 | | Fairway Jay

Belmont Park 2021 Spring/Summer Meet Schedule

The 48-day Belmont Park 2021 spring/summer meet begins Thursday, April 22, and runs through Sunday, July 11. A total of 59 stakes races worth nearly $17 million highlights the meet, which begins opening weekend without fans in the stands. “Although Belmont Park will be closed to spectators throughout opening weekend, NYRA looks forward to seeing […]

Posted on: April 22, 2021 | | Fairway Jay