Horse Track: Belmont Park
Post Time: Saturday, 5:49 p.m. (ET)
Distance: 1 1/4 miles (turf)
My Favorite- Kalik
Trainer: Chad Brown
Jockey: Irad Ortiz Jr.
My Contender- Webslinger
Trainer: Mark Casse
Jockey: Javier Castellano
My Live Longshot- Cyber Ninja
Trainer: William Mott
Jockey: Junior Alvarado
Previously posted at Geek Brand Media
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
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.
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