Online Horse Betting News in USA
Stable Recovery's FRed Taylor to Receive Special Eclipse Award
January 10, 2025 — Behind the scenes, there are a lot of organizations that help make the U.S. horse racing industry all it can be. These programs focus on horses, jockeys, and backstretch workers who serve as the bac...
Beginners Guide: How to Bet on Horse Racing
December 13, 2024 — Horse racing offers the thrill of the race track and the vibrant energy. If you're thinking about horse racing betting, you may find it useful first to know how to do it. Nowadays, it has become one...
Baffert Travels the Long Road Back to Churchill Downs
November 29, 2024 — The date was May 1, 2021. That was the day that Medina Spirit won the Kentucky Derby under the tutelage of Bob Baffert. At the time, the dark bay colt became the 7th Kentucky Derby winner on Baffert...
Horse of the Year Up for Grabs
November 15, 2024 — While it's early in November, most of America's top Grade I races are in the books. The only remaining race that could impact "Horse of the Year" voting is the December 1 Matriarch Stakes at Del Mar...
Breeders Cup 2024 is Finally Here
November 1, 2024 — Before 1983, the U.S. thoroughbred horse racing industry used a subjective process to select its divisional champions. All of that changed in 1984 when the first Breeders Cup was run at Hollywood Pa...
The Breeders Cup Classic Has a Very International Feel
October 17, 2024 — With the Breeders Cup less than three (3) weeks away, horse racing enthusiasts are starting their handicapping efforts. The 2024 Breeders Cup will feature 14 races to be run at Del Mar Race Course ...
The Health of the Horse Racing Industry is Good
October 3, 2024 — Every year, approximately 10,000-12,000 thoroughbreds pass through U.S. auctions with a focus on yearlings and 2-year-olds in training. Every year, the health of the U.S. horse racing industry can b...
Road to the Derby Point System Adjusted for 2025
September 19, 2024 — With the Kentucky Deby field traditionally oversubscribed over the last couple of decades, Churchill Downs, home of the Derby, had to create a point system to prioritize entrants. That gave rise to ...
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds HISA's Constitutionality
September 6, 2024 — For many years now, the U.S. horse racing industry has been operating to clean the industry up. Leaders within the industry have long believed that the loss in customer participation has been due in...
Scylla - A Rising Star in the Older Fillies & Mares Division
June 14, 2024 — It was only a year ago that Idiomatic used the Shawnee Stakes at Churchill Downs as her coming-out party. Idiomatic won the race, which propelled her to eventual Eclipse honors as Older Dirt Female ...
The Coach Strikes Again in the Preakness Stakes
May 24, 2024 — D. Wayne "The Coach" Lukas is a world-renowned horse racing trainer and an inductee into the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame. He is also acknowledged as one of the very few trainers to also be inducted int...
Muth Gets His Chance to Shine
May 9, 2024 — The 150th running of the Kentucky Derby is now a matter of history. May 4, 2024, At odds of 18-1, Mystic Dan upset the Derby field to the delight of journeyman jockey Brian Hernandez and trainer Ken...
Muth Out of the Kentucky Derby
April 26, 2024 — With less than two weeks remaining until the Kentucky Derby, thoroughbred owner Amr Zedan of Zedan Racing Stables has exhausted all of his options to get top 3-year-old Muth into the Derby. The Arka...
Road to the Derby - Derby Points Finalized
April 12, 2024 — With the Kentucky Derby a little more than three weeks away, only one race remains where Kentucky Derby qualifying points will be awarded. That race is the Lexington Stakes, which is to be run at Ke...
Kentucky State Senate Passes New Racing Regulation Bill
March 29, 2024 — With the addition of online sports betting and the possibility of adding online casino gambling in the future, Kentucky's Horse Racing Commission has been under siege. It has been overwhelmed in its...
Jockey Frankie Dettori Still Clearing Milestones
March 14, 2024 — It's hard to believe that 35 years ago, the legendary jockey Lanfranco "Frankie" Dettori began what would become a historic horse racing career. What's not hard to believe is the level of success he...
An Update on the Derby Watch List
March 1, 2024 — At the start of every new year, top handicappers start tracking the top three-year-old colts and geldings in the U.S. They use this information to create a "Derby Watch" list, which is specifically ...
NYRA to Consider Using Artificial Racing Surfaces
February 15, 2024 — Saratoga Race Course was opened in 1863 in the Saratoga Spring New York area. It was followed by the Aqueduct Racetrack, which was opened in 1894 in Jamaica, Queens, New York. Belmont Park followed ...
How Smarty Jones Put Oaklawn Park on the Kentucky Derby Map in 2004
February 2, 2024 — For decades, Oaklawn was always considered a respectable race track. The problem for track ownership was the track often struggled to get the best horses, trainers, and jockeys. That left the race t...
Fixed-Odds Horse Race Betting Bill Filed in New York
January 19, 2024 — Most of the online gambling news coming out of New York seems centered on the filing of new online casino bills. While Governor Kathy Hochul has indicated she is not in favor of such legislation at ...
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