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Churchill Downs: Handicapping a 5-Stakes Saturday Night Card
By Noel Michaels Its a short but sweet 12-day racing meet at Churchill Downs, with Saturdays 11-race card including the first points-qualifying races for the 2022 Kentucky Derby and Oaks and a f...
Eddie Macs Book: Best Bets For Belmonts Opening Weekend
By Ed McNamara Saratoga is all about having fun unless youre there to work. For trainers, jockeys and backstretch people, the years best meeting isnt an endless party, its ...
NFL ODDS: Irascible Iras NFL Picks (Week 2)
With Week 2 of the NFL season upon us in a 17-game regular season, usracing.com is kicking off its inaugural NFL betting column authored by award-winning sports writer Ira Kaufman. A former columnist ...
5 Best Horse Racing Movies You Havent Heard Of
By Ray Wallin My older teenage son is an eclectic movie buff. While he loves the current mainstream movies, he has affection for some of the classics and obscure directors. One night over a family din...
The Farrell Report: Belmont, Churchill Ahead; Foal Crop Declines Again
By Mike Farrell The squirrels in the Northeast are frenzied as the mature acorns come showering down and the first wave of leaves are off the trees. Fall is just around the corner, as any racing fan c...
The Lineup: Racing Spotlight on Kentucky Downs
By Richard Rosenblatt Once again, Mike Maker is loaded for the $1 million Calumet Turf Cup (G2) at Kentucky Downs on Saturday, with no less than four runners in a field of 12 going 1 miles. Even wi...
Follow Saratoga Trends To Win At Belmont Fall Meet
By Noel Michaels New York racing returns downstate for the Belmont Park Fall Championship Meet, which, as usual, offers top-notch racing from late summer to early fall. Its also called the Champ...
Eddie Macs Book: Picking Million-Dollar Winners At Kentucky Downs
By Ed McNamara The racecourses of Europe come in all shapes and sizes, and Kentucky Downs would be a perfect fit there. In the United States, theres nothing like it. From the air, its 1 5/16-mi...
Saez Moves To Head Of The Class With First Spa Riding Title
By Richard Rosenblatt Bravo, Luis Saez! The popular Panamanian has been among the top 10 jockeys over the past five years nationally, hes finally moved to the head of the class by winning his first...
4 Tricks For Setting Wagering Criteria
By Ray Wallin We all have dreams we want to pursue. For some people it is an exciting career as an accountant or juggling unicyclist. For others it may be making a living from playing the races. Regar...