Horse Track: Ellis Park
Post Time: Saturday, 5:26 p.m. (ET)
Distance: 1 1/8 Miles (Dirt)
My Favorite - Proxy (3-1 odds)
Trainer: Michael Stidham
Jockey: Joel Rosario
My Contender - Rattle N Roll (9-2 odds)
Trainer: Kenneth McPeek
Jockey: Brian Hernandez Jr.
My Live Longshot - Last Samurai (10-1 odds)
Trainer: D. Wayne Lukas
Jockey: Cristian Torres
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Previously posted on ScoresandStats.com
The Woodbine
Mile
This Grade 1
stakes event is held in mid-September as a qualifying race for the Breeders’
Cup Mile in early November. The Woodbine Mile is a turf race, and it offers a
prize purse of $1 million (Canadian). The stakes race is open to thoroughbreds three-years-old
and up. The Ricoh Woodbine Mile highlights Saturday’s race card at Woodbine
Racetrack. The race on turf is one of the “Win and You’re In” Challenge Series
of the US Breeders’ Cup events.
The Northern
Dancer Turf Stakes
Another graded
event on the E.P. Taylor Turf Course at Woodbine is the Grade 1 Northern Dancer
Stakes. Also held in mid-September, the Northern Dancer Stakes is 1 ½ miles on
turf and the race is open to thoroughbreds three-years-old and up. This turf
race has a prize purse of $300,000. Strut the Stage set the record in 2004 with
2:25.87 in 1 ½ miles. The race was called the Niagara Handicap until 2006, when
it was renamed the Northern Dancer.
The Canadian
International Stakes
Run in October,
the Grade 1 Canadian International Stakes is 1 ½ miles on turf. Open to
thoroughbreds three-years-old and up, the race was first run in 1938. The 2023
event has a prize purse of $750,000. The Canadian International Stakes has European
appeal as one the most anticipated North American events in the fall.
The Canadian
Triple Crown
The Canadian
Triple Crown series is the Queen’s Plate, the Prince of Wales Stakes and the
Breeders’ Stakes. These three Grade 1 horse races are the most prominent events
in Canada. The Canadian Triple Crown is open to three-year-old thoroughbreds,
and it was launched in 1959 as the graded series.
The Queen’s
Plate is held at Woodbine Racetrack is in the summer season. The stakes race is
a Grade 1 event, and the prize purse is $1 million. The 2023 edition will be the
164th running of the horse race and it is historically named in
honor of the reigning Queen or King of England. The Queen’s (or King’s) Plate
is the first leg of the Canadian Triple Crown.
The Prince of
Wales Stakes is the second stakes event in the series of the Canadian Triple
Crown and the race as a prize purse of $400,000. The highlighted race of the
card is at Fort Erie Racetrack and the event covers 1 3/16 miles on dirt.
The third Grade
1 stakes race of the Canadian Triple Crown is the Breeders’ Stakes. This stakes
race at the end of August has a prize purse of $500,000. The Breeders’ Stakes
at Woodbine is 1 ½ miles on dirt and the longest race of the Canadian Triple
Crown.
Favorites
Philadelphia Eagles +300
San Francisco 49ers +425
Dallas Cowboys +600
Contenders
Detroit Lions +1100
Seattle Seahawks +1200
New Orleans Saints +1400
Minnesota Vikings +1600
New York Giants +1600
Los Angeles Rams +1800
Longshots
Green Bay Packers +2200
Chicago Bears +2500
Washington Commanders +2800
Atlanta Falcons +2800
Carolina Panthers +2800
Tampa Bay Buccaneers +3500
Arizona Cardinals +7500
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Race Track Average Rating
1) Keeneland Race Course 4.65/5.00
2) Saratoga Race Track 4.57/5.00
3) Del Mar Race Course 4.56/5.00
4) Laurel Park 4.47/5.00
5) Churchill Downs 4.45/5.00
6) Lone Star Park 4.44/5.00
7) Los Alamitos Race Course 4.44/5.00
8) Gulfstream Park 4.40/5.00
9) Parx Racing 4.37/5.00
10) Monmouth Park 4.35/5.00
*Previously posted on VegasInsider.com
Ohio was the first state to launch legal sports betting this year and Massachusetts was second in line. Nebraska was the third state in 2023 to roll out legal betting on sports. WarHorse Casino Lincoln launched its retail sportsbook this past week as the first in the state.
WarHorse Lincoln has 10 sports betting kiosks and one betting window as part of its sportsbook and a centralized area with big screen televisions to air all the major professional and college games. WarHorse Casino also have facilities in Omaha and South Sioux City in the Cornhuskers State. The Nebraska Racing and Gaming Commission wants to get the retail sportsbooks up and running before tackling the online commercial operators including FanDuel and DraftKings.
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*Previously posted at Geek Brand Media
My picks to win the Ohio Derby as a favorite, a contender and one live longshot.
*My Favorite
Trained by
Larry Rivelli and ridden by jockey Jareth Loveberry, Two Phil’s is the obvious
lead horse of the Ohio Derby because of his rating of 7.89 from Horse Racing Nation.
The 8/5 favorite will be starting at the No. 4 gate. As a three-year-old colt,
he placed second in the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby on May 6 after he won the Grade
3 Jeff Rudy Stakes at Turfway Park in the end of March.
Sired by Hard
Spun, Two Phil’s sees the Ohio Derby as a warm up for the Grade 1 Haskell
Stakes at Monmouth Park. He has covers 1 1/8 miles or more in his last three
graded stakes races (on dirt or turf) and finished first, second or third.
*My Contender
At 3-1 odds on
the morning line in the Ohio Derby, Bishops Bay is one of the strongest
contenders for this stakes race. Sired by Uncle Mo, he finished second to Arcangelo
in the Grade 3 Peter Pan Stakes on May 13. Arcangelo went on to win the Grade 1
Belmont Stakes as the third Triple Crown event.
Trained by Brad
Cox, Bishops Bay will be starting at gate No. 3 with jockey Florent Geroux on
board for the Ohio Derby. The three-year-old won two races at Fair Grounds in
the early spring. He was bred in Kentucky by WinStar Farm, LLC.
*My Longshot
With three
races at Thistledown in the past two months, Angello’s Dream has home track advantage
in the field for the Ohio Derby. At 20-1 odds on the morning line for this race,
this live longshot has placed second or third in all three Allowance events. Angello’s
Dream covered 1 miles and 70 yards by taking third place in the middle of May.
As a son of Always
Dreaming, he was bred on dirt going one mile or less in six of seven races as a
three-year-old. Angello’s Dream is stepping up in both distance and class to
compete in this race, but he as a knack for finished in the money at Thistledown.
Sunday, Sept. 10
1 P.M.
(+206) Arizona Cardinals at (-259) Washington Commanders -6/40.5
4:25 P.M.
(-226) Philadelphia Eagles -4.5/46 at (+180) New England Patriots
8:20 P.M.
(-152) Dallas Cowboys -3/47 at (+125) New York Giants
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Favorites
Kansas City Chiefs +380
Cincinnati Bengals +525
Buffalo Bills +550
Contenders
Miami Dolphins +800
New York Jets +800
Baltimore Ravens +1000
Los Angeles Chargers +1400
Jacksonville Jaguars +1400
Longshots
Cleveland Browns +2000
Denver Broncos +2500
New England Patriots +2500
Pittsburgh Steelers +2800
Las Vegas Raiders +3500
Indianapolis Colts +5000
Houston Texans +5500
Tennessee Titans +6600
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Forte
As a two-year-old colt, Forte won both the Grade 1 Breeders’
Futurity on Oct. 8 and the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile on Nov. 4 at
Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky. He made his debut as a
three-year-old at Gulfstream Park in the Grade 2 Fountain of Youth Stakes on
March 4 before winning the Grade 1 Florida Derby on April 1. Forte was scratched
in the Kentucky Derby and finish second in the Belmont Stakes for the 2023 Triple
Crown series.
Mage
After racing at Gulfstream Park in the early part of the
year in 2023, Mage warmed up for racing at Churchill Down in Louisville by winning
the Kentucky Derby. Trained by Todd Pletcher, the Kentucky-bred colt went on
the finish third in the Preakness Stakes on May 20. Mage did not participate in
the third leg of the Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes.
Arcangelo
Arcangelo won the Grade 3 Peter Pan Stakes at Belmont Park
on May 13 as a prep race for the Grade 1 Belmont Stakes. As a son of Arrogate,
he recorded a HRN speed figure of 99 for that race. Trained by Jena Antonucci,
he placed first in the longest and toughest stakes race of the Triple Crown.
National Treasure
Trained by Bob Baffert, National Treasure won the Grade 1
Preakness Stakes as the second jewel in the 2023 Triple Crown. As a son of
Quality Road, he raced as Santa Anita Park for the early part of his
three-year-old career. National Treasure finished sixth in the Belmont Stakes
to round out his Triple Crown series.
Angel of Empire
Bred in Pennsylvania, Angel of Empire was third in the
Kentucky Derby and fourth in the Belmont Stakes. Trained by Brad Cox, he won
the Grade 1 Arkansas Derby on April 1 as the major prep race for the 2023 Triple
Crown. Angel of Empire was a son of Classic Empire with Armony’s Angel as a
dam.
Across the broad betting on the Win, Place and Show positions in a single race on the live daily card at any horse track is the combination of wagers on first, second and third place. This concept is explained by ScoresandStats.com racing program in the post,
LeBron James
(Instead of the
Los Angeles Lakers)
Dallas Mavericks +300
Golden State Warriors +400
Phoenix Suns +500
Cleveland Cavaliers +600
New York Knicks +600
Chris Paul
(Any Team)
San Antonio Spurs +200
Los Angeles Lakers +275
Boston Celtics +500
Los Angeles Clippers +600
Dallas Mavericks +700
Russell Westbrook
(Instead of the Los Angeles Clippers)
New York Knicks +200
Chicago Bulls +300
San Antonio Spurs +400
Miami Heat +650
Washington Wizards +800
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North Carolina is the next state with legal online sports betting in the US market. The Tar Heel State had retail sportsbooks in tribal gaming casinos, but state lawmakers expanded legal sports betting to commercial sportsbooks.
After Jan. 8, 2024, North Carolina plans on launching sportsbook operators both in retail settings and online with websites and mobile betting apps. One of the retail sportsbooks will be in Bank of America Stadium hosting the Carolina Panthers.
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* Previously Published at Doc's Sports Service
Forte (5-2)
This
Kentucky-bred colt was a 3-1 favorite for the Kentucky Derby back in May, but an
injured foot caused him to scratch in that event. Forte is a 5-2 favorite for
the Belmont Stakes and his 8.22 rating from Horse Racing Nation is the highest
in the nine-horse field. Trained by Todd Pletcher, he won two major prep races
at Gulfstream Park including the Grade 1 Florida Derby on April 8. Sired by
Violence, Forte should be leading the way in the stretch run of the Belmont
Stakes and he will probably finish first or second at the wire. Jockey Irad
Ortiz Jr. is leading him out of the sixth gate for this race.
Percent to Win:
35%
Tapit Trice
(3-1)
At 3-1 odds on
the morning line, Tapit Trice is the second-favorite for the Belmont Stakes by
a slim margin either up or down the list of entries. He is starting at the No. 2
gate with jockey Luis Saez getting the ride. Tapit Trice finished seventh in
the Kentucky Derby in his first race in the Triple Crown series, but he won the
Grade 1 Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland on April 8 with a speed rating of 102. Also
trained by Todd Pletcher, Tapit Trice is a solid contender that could make things
interesting at the wire, if the breaks go his way.
Percent to Win:
15%
Angel of
Empire (7-2)
Breaking from
the No. 8 gate with Flavien Prat as his jockey, Angel of Empire should get off
with a clean start for this race. He finished third in the Kentucky Derby and trained
for the Belmont Stakes while taking a break for the Preakness Stakes. The Pennsylvania-bred
colt finished first at Oaklawn Park in the Grade 1 Arkansas Derby as a major
prep race for the Triple Crown series and he should finish first or second in
the 1 ½ miles on dirt in the Belmont Stakes.
Percent to Win:
35%
National
Treasure (5-1)
After finishing
fourth in the Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby in the beginning of April, National Treasure
bypassed the Kentucky Derby to focus on the Preakness Stake at 1 3/16 miles on
dirt. The won the second leg of the 2023 Triple Crown series in 1:55.12 over
Blazing Sevens and Mage. Trained by Bob Baffert and ridden by veteran jockey
John Velazquez, National Treasure is fourth in line at 5-1 odds to win this
race. Increasing both distance and grade in the Belmont Stakes, he is also surrounded
by first-rate talent in the field.
Percent to Win:
5%
Hit Show (10-1)
As a live
longshot at 10-1, Hit Show has drawn the No. 7 gate for the Belmont Stakes with
jockey Manuel Franco on board. He finished fifth in the Kentucky Derby with a
much more crowned field and bypassed the Preakness Stakes to train for this
event. The three-year-old colt placed
second in the Grade 1 Wood Memorial Stakes as a prep race for the Triple Crown
series. With Brad Cox as his trainer, Hit Show could be right in the middle of
the lead for the stretch run of the Belmont Stakes. I have him finishing third
in this race.
Percent to Win:
10%
The Belmont
Stakes Bonus Pick
$50 on Angel of Empire to Win
$25 on Forte to Place
$25 on Hit Show to Show
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A Favorite
Scottie
Scheffler is the favorite to win the 2023 US Open at +750 and Jon Rahm is No. 2
in the world. However, my pick to win the US Open as a favorite is Brooks Koepka
at +950. Koepka shot up the list of the odds on with winning the US Open after
a first place showing in the PGA Championship in May. He was part of the final
paring at Augusta National Golf Club in the Masters and finished tied for
second.
Koepka has the
game for majors in tournaments, placing in the top five in eight of his last 18
events. He has a history for success in the US Open, winning back-to-back titles
in 2017 and 2018.
A Few Contenders
My Number One contender to win the 2023 US Open is Xander Schauffele at +1700. He joined the European Tour in 2018 and, in January of 2019 on the PGA Tour, he won the Sentry Tournament of Champions at Kapalua Resort in Maui, Hawaii. More recently, Schauffele tied for seventh in the 2021 US Open before placing 14th in the US Open last year. He tied for 10th in the 2023 Masters to start this season’s majors tournaments.
Viktor Hovland is a Norwegian golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. At +1900 odds, he is one of the legitimate contenders to win the 2023 US Open. Hovland won the 2023 Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club to raise his stakes to win this tournament. The 25-year-old has not been a factor in recent US Open tournaments over the past few years, but he has finished in the Top 10 in three other major tournaments in a row going back to the 2022 Open Championship on the Old Course at St. Andrews in Scotland.
From 2019 and
2023, Jordan Spieth has finished in the Top 5 of two Masters, one PGA
Championship and one Open Championship. The only major tournament that he is not
represented is the US Open. Spieth won the 2015 US Open Championship, but his
best effort in the last five years was a tie for 19th in 2021. With
+2400 odds to win this US Open, he is one of the legitimate contenders that can
make an appearance Sunday in the last few rounds.
One Live Longshot
Adam Scott has
played consistently in the US Open for the last four years. He tied for seventh
in 2019 and he made the Top 50 in 2020 to 2022. Scott’s best performance in the
US Open was a back-to-back Top 10 finish in 2014 and 2015. At the age of 42, he
is a live longshot (+9000) to win this year. Scott has finished fifth in the
Well Fargo Championship and eighth in the AT&T Byron Nelson in May of this
year.
Colorado, Ohio and Virginia had impressive April figures to lead the way in legal sports betting in the US market. Colorado surpassed $12 billion in betting volume in only three years, Ohio was sixth in country in April for the sports betting handle and Virginia was the ninth state to go over $10 billion since May of 2018.
These three states are a testament for building a legal sports betting industry both now and in the future. Colorado is one of three states (along with Nevada and Arizona) to lead the way in the Western states. Ohio is sat to make a great start as a Midwestern state. Virginia is a shining star for the Mid-Atlantic.
Doc's Sports Service has all the details in the post, Colorado, Ohio and Virginia Highlight Legal Sports Betting in the US Market.
Denver Nuggets vs. Miami Heat Total Games
Nuggets vs. Heat: 5 Games +185
Nuggets vs. Heat: 6 Games +250
Nuggets vs. Heat: 7 Games +250
Nuggets vs. Heat: 4 Games +420
NBA Finals Scorer Leader
Nikola Jokic +110
Jimmy Butler +170
Jamal Murray +260
Michael Porter Jr. +6500
Caleb Martin +6500
Aaron Gordon +20000
NBA Finals Popular Parlay Props
Nikola Jokic to average 30+ points +160
Jimmy Butler to average 30+ points +160
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Winnipeg Blue Bombers+250
Toronto Argonauts +500
Hamilton Tiger-Cats +550
British Columbia Lions +550
Calgary Stampeders +650
Montreal Alouettes +1200
Saskatchewan Roughriders +1200
Ottawa RedBlacks +1500
Edmonton Elks +2000
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Here is Doc's Sport Service's state-by-state guide of legal sports betting in the US. The post is The Legality of Sports Betting in the US: A Comprehensive Guide to State-by-State Regulations.
A carryover bet in horse racing is a consecutive wager that has a payout on the next live racing card at the track. Some common carryover bets are the Pick 4, Pick 5 and Pick 6. A carryover wager is a chance to make some big money when the pools are five or six figures.
ScoresandStats.com has all the details in the post, What is a Carryover in Horse Racing?