Latest from Rowan Ward
Breeders' Cup Classic 2024: Forever Young is good enough to beat older
2024/10/31
If you bet on horse racing, you cannot miss the $7 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) on Saturday, November 2. The race is the richest of all the world championship races. It covers 1 ¼ miles on the dirt at Del Mar, and always draws a mix of sophomores from the Triple Crown trail, later-blooming […]
Travers Stakes 2024: Thorpedo Anna has the tools to succeed
2024/08/22
The Saratoga Race Course summer meet is the racing highlight of the year, and the high point of summer at the Spa is the Grade 1 Travers Stakes on Saturday, August 24! Eight of the best three-year-old dirt horses in the country will line up to go the classic 1 ¼ miles on the dirt. […]
Belmont Derby: Up-and-coming Trikari can win again
2024/07/04
Racing at Belmont Park may be on hiatus through construction, but the Grade 1, $750,000 Belmont Derby is still alive and well as one of the best three-year-old turf races of the year. The race happens at Aqueduct this year, and will be conducted at 1 3/16 miles over their turf course. With an exciting […]
Belmont Stakes: Mystik Dan can back up Kentucky Derby win
2024/06/06
The third and final jewel of the Triple Crown, the 2024 Belmont Stakes, happens on Saturday, June 8. Due to construction at Belmont Park it is taking a two-year hiatus away from its traditional home. However, it will still be in New York: the race will cover 1 ¼ miles on the dirt at Saratoga […]
Kentucky Derby 2024: Honor Marie can step up at the right price
2024/05/03
Betting the Kentucky Derby is one of the highlights of the year for anyone who likes to wager on horse racing or sports, and the race is coming up Saturday, May 4 at Churchill Downs. 20 of the best three-year-olds in the country will go 1 ¼ miles for some of the best prizes in […]
Kentucky Oaks 2024: Leslie's Rose is blooming at two turns
2024/05/03
The biggest race of the year for three-year-old fillies is coming up Friday, May 3 at Churchill Downs: the Kentucky Oaks! The purse has been raised to $1.5 million, and some of the best sophomore fillies in the country will go 1 ⅛ miles at Churchill Downs for those spoils and the iconic blanket of […]
Santa Anita Derby: Tapalo is the betting value
2024/04/04
If you are serious about horse racing betting, you cannot miss the Santa Anita Derby (G1) on Saturday, April 8! The race features a field of eight to vie for $750,000 purse as well as 100-50-25-15-10 Road to the Kentucky Derby points to eligible horses among the top five finishers. If an eligible horse wins […]
Cheltenham Gold Cup 2024: Galopin Des Champs has the class and stamina
2024/03/14
The most eagerly-awaited race of the Cheltenham Festival is almost here: the £625,000 Cheltenham Gold Cup (G1) on Friday, March 15! Spanning 22 fences at a distance of three miles, two and a half furlongs, it drew a field of 12 top chasers all hoping to win the most prestigious prize of the jumps racing […]
Saudi Cup: Hot early pace will help Ushba Tesoro finish best
2024/02/22
The richest race in the world happens Saturday, February 24 at King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Riyadh: the $20 million Saudi Cup. The 1,800-meter (about 1 ⅛-mile) race drew an overflow field of older horses from all over the world. The middle distance means the race is always an intriguing mix of milers, classic-distance horses, and […]
Holy Bull: Pletcher should have Fierceness ready to defend crown
2024/01/31
The Gulfstream Park spur of the Kentucky Derby trail is one of the most exciting horse racing betting events of the year, and it gets underway Saturday, February 3 with the $250,000 Holy Bull Stakes (G3)! In addition to the rich purse, the 1 1/16-mile race offers 20-10-6-4-2 Road to the Kentucky Derby points to […]