Betting on the Breeders' Cup

The Breeders' Cup has all the US championships of horse racing in a two-day race card from 5 furlong sprints to 1 1/2 miles. Held at popular race tracks including Churchill Downs, Santa Anita Park and Keeneland Race Course, you can bet on up to 14 horse races on Friday and Saturday in early November.

ScoresandStats.com has the schedule of the 2023 Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita Park

Friday, Nov. 3

BC Juvenile Turf: one mile on turf with a prize purse of $1 million

BC Juvenile Turf Sprint: five furlong on turf with a prize purse of $1 million

BC Juvenile Fillies Turf: one mile on turf with a prize purse of $1 million

BC Juvenile Fillies: 1 1/16 miles on dirt with a prize purse of $2 million

BC Juvenile: 1 1/16 miles on dirt with a prize purse of $2 million

Saturday, Nov 4

BC Filly & Mare Sprint: seven furlongs on dirt with a prize purse of $1 million

BC Turf Sprint: five furlongs on turf with a prize purse of $1 million

BC Dirt Mile: one mile on dirt with a prize purse of $1 million

BC Filly & Mare Turf: 1 3/8 miles on turf with a prize purse of $2 million

BC Sprint: six furlongs on dirt with a prize purse of $2 million

BC Mile: one mile on turf with a prize purse of $2 million

BC Distaff: 1 1/8 miles on dirt with a prize purse of $2 million

BC Turf: 1 ½ miles on turf with a prize purse of $4 million

BC Classic: 1 ¼ miles on dirt with a prize purse of $6 million

 

Arizona, Colorado and Nevada are All In the Top 10 for US Sports Betting

Three western states are in the top 10 for legal sports betting in the US market. The Arizona Department of Gaming reporting $537.5 million in total sports bets this April and this state is the fastest market to reach the $10 billion threshold (20 months) in the country. Colorado is No. 7 of the list for the total sports betting handle ($12.1 billion) through May of this year. Nevada has a $33.03 billion sports betting handle in May as the first state to legalize sportsbooks in the country (1949).

Doc's Sports Service has all the details in the post, Three Western States are in the Top 10 for Legal Sports Betting.

My Picks for the 2023 Stephen Foster Stakes

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

Posted by Geek Brand Media

Canada's Most Important Graded Horse Races

 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 164^th 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.

 

NFL Futures: Winning the NFC Championship

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 

Posted by BetOnline.ag

Vegas Insider's 10 Most Popular US Horse Tracks

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

Nebraska Rolls Out Legal Sports Betting

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.

Doc's Sports Service has all the details in the post, Nebraska is the Third State to Launch Legal Sports Betting in 2023.