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Preakness bettor’s guide: Odds and prop bets

Yesterday in Horse Racing   |   GeorgeMon   |   132 respect

The 2013 Preakness Stakes is finally here, and while I do not pretend to know much about horse racing, I do know that the event is an excellent ...

I'll Have Another won't have another, so we can stop pretending to care about horse racing

6/8/12 in Horse Racing   |   Pat   |   4510 respect

In a huge blow to the horse racing world, trainer Doug O'Neill has announced that Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner I'll Have Another won...

Running on Empty: Is Horse Racing Nearing the Finish Line?

5/4/12 in Horse Racing   |   Wards_Page   |   167 respect

Tomorrow marks the 138th running of the Kentucky Derby, the so-called crown jewel of horse racing's Triple Crown. Though people will undoubtedl...

Horse Racing Worse Off Than BCS Mess - Horse Racing Betting

1/21/10 in Horse Racing   |     |   respect

It is too bad the folks who run the BCS dont run Horse Racing Betting too. For as ridiculous a way it is that the BCS goes about crowning a so-call...

HORSE RACING AROUND THE WORLD: Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe

10/3/09 in Horse Racing   |   appaloosa   |   0 respect

It was one of the highlights of my equine fandom when I got to see the Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe at the Hippodrome de Longchamp in France la...

Horse Wins Race Without Jockey... And That's Why Horse Racing Isn't A Sport.

6/21/09 in Horse Racing   |   Pat   |   4510 respect

I've said before that horse racing isn't a sport. That's still the case. My argument is that the horses are the real "athletes"...

The Success of Failure

6/6/09 in Horse Racing   |   coolbreeze54   |   respect

Einstein had a radical theory regarding Newton's thought of special relativity.  His theory was spacetime becomes curved in response to the ef...

It's Time To Once Again Pretend That Horse Racing Matters [Belmont Stakes Live Thread]

6/6/09 in Horse Racing   |   Pat   |   4510 respect

Personally, I hate the fact that for 3 days out of the year, people pretend that horse racing is even remotely relevant. For that reason, I hat...

Race Horses Slaughtered

6/6/09 in Horse Racing   |   rileyjames47   |   respect

While millions of viewers watch this year's Belmont Stakes, former champions like Charismatic and War Emblem are half a world away in Japan. Thousa...

Oh, Right. There's A Horse Race This Weekend. [Belmont Stakes Preview]

6/5/09 in Horse Racing   |   100%InjuryRate   |   1283 respect

In case you forgot, and I'm betting about 60% of you did, the Belmont Stakes is this weekend. Yes, I know the Belmont isn't nearly as exciting a...

Rachael Alexandra Vs. Mine That Bird

5/25/09 in Horse Racing   |   ATLFlash   |   0 respect

Calvin Borel chose to ride Rachel Alexandra in the Preakness over the Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird, a move I've never seen a jockey do on t...

Rachel Alexandra Lives Up To The Hype

5/16/09 in Horse Racing   |   100%InjuryRate   |   1283 respect

Oftentimes, racehorses never live up to the hype surrounding them. And other times, they actually do. Today, Rachel Alexandra, the he...

Time To See If Rachel Alexandra Is All That [Preakness Live Thread]

5/16/09 in Horse Racing   |   100%InjuryRate   |   1283 respect

All right, time to see if Rachel Alexandra, the super philly can win the 2009 Preakness Stakes. She's a huge 2 to 1 favorite, after blowing awa...

What Makes Horse Racing More Fun? An Announcer Doing Impressions During A Race [Blog Patrol]

5/15/09 in Horse Racing   |   100%InjuryRate   |   1283 respect

Just in time for the Preakness, here's a comedian doing about 20 impressions during one announcing call. [Sports Rubbish] Apparently other peopl...

Shed A Tear Everyone. The Great Urinal Run At The Preakness Is No More.

5/15/09 in Horse Racing   |   100%InjuryRate   |   1283 respect

After last year's Preakness, word broke that Pimlico was going to do the unthinkable, they were going to disallow patrons who attended the event fr...