Preakness Stakes Preakness Stakes - Winner

Saturday, May 16, 2026 | 07:01 EDT

PP	HORSE	JOCKEY	ODDS
1	Taj Mahal	S Russell	+500
2	Ocelli	T Gaffalione	+675
3	Crupper	J Alvarado	+4500
4	Robusta	R Bejarano	+2200
5	Talkin I	Ortiz Jr.	+900
6	Chip Honcho	J Ortiz	+750
7	The Hell We Did	L Saez	+1800
8	Bull by the Horns	M Husbands	+3500
9	Iron Honor	F Prat	+550
10	Napoleon Solo	P Lopez	+1000
11	Corona de Oro	J Velazquez	+2500
12	Incredibolt	J Torres	+475
13	Great White	A Achard	+1100
14	Pretty Boy Miah R	Santana Jr.	+1800

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Preakness Stakes Preakness Stakes - Top 3

Saturday, May 16, 2026 | 07:01 EDT

PP	HORSE	JOCKEY	ODDS
1	Taj Mahal	S Russell	+125
2	Ocelli	T Gaffalione	+170
3	Crupper	J Alvarado	+800
4	Robusta	R Bejarano	+550
5	Talkin I	Ortiz Jr.	+265
6	Chip Honcho	J Ortiz	+180
7	The Hell We Did	L Saez	+400
8	Bull by the Horns	M Husbands	+900
9	Iron Honor	F Prat	+115
10	Napoleon Solo	P Lopez	+265
11	Corona de Oro	J Velazquez	+600
12	Incredibolt	J Torres	+115
13	Great White	A Achard	+275
14	Pretty Boy Miah R	Santana Jr.	+450

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Preakness Stakes Preakness Stakes - Exacta

Saturday, May 16, 2026 | 07:01 EDT

PP	HORSE	JOCKEY	ODDS
112	st Taj Mahal	1st/2nd Ocelli	+2800
112	st Taj Mahal	1st/2nd Crupper	+14000
112	st Taj Mahal	1st/2nd Robusta	+13000
112	st Taj Mahal	1st/2nd Talkin	+4500
112	st Taj Mahal st/nd	Chip Honcho	+3500
112	st Taj Mahal st/nd The Hell	We Did	+11000
112	st Taj Mahal st/nd Bull by	the Horns	+20000
112	st Taj Mahal st/nd	Iron Honor	+2500
112	st Taj Mahal st/nd	Napoleon Solo	+5500
112	st Taj Mahal st/nd Corona	de Oro	+15000
112	st Taj Mahal	1st/2nd Incredibolt	+2000
112	st Taj Mahal st/nd	Great White	+7500
112	st Taj Mahal st/nd Pretty	Boy Miah	+13000
12	st Ocelli/nd	Taj Mahal	+3300
12	st	Ocelli/2nd Crupper	+15000
12	st	Ocelli/2nd Robusta	+14000
12	st	Ocelli/2nd Talkin	+5000
12	st Ocelli/nd	Chip Honcho	+4000
12	st Ocelli/nd The Hell	We Did	+12000
12	st Ocelli/nd Bull by	the Horns	+22000
12	st Ocelli/nd	Iron Honor	+2800
12	st Ocelli/nd	Napoleon Solo	+6000
12	st Ocelli/nd Corona	de Oro	+16000
12	st	Ocelli/2nd Incredibolt	+2200
12	st Ocelli/nd	Great White	+8000
12	st Ocelli/nd Pretty	Boy Miah	+14000
12	st Talkin/nd	Taj Mahal	+4500
12	st	Talkin/2nd Ocelli	+5000
12	st	Talkin/2nd Crupper	+22000
12	st	Talkin/2nd Robusta	+20000
12	st Talkin/nd	Chip Honcho	+5500
12	st Talkin/nd The Hell	We Did	+15000
12	st Talkin/nd Bull by	the Horns	+25000
12	st Talkin/nd	Iron Honor	+4500
12	st Talkin/nd	Napoleon Solo	+8000
12	st Talkin/nd Corona	de Oro	+20000
12	st	Talkin/2nd Incredibolt	+4000
12	st Talkin/nd	Great White	+8000
12	st Talkin/nd Pretty	Boy Miah	+16000
12	st Chip Honcho/nd	Taj Mahal	+4000
12	st Chip	Honcho/2nd Ocelli	+4500
12	st Chip	Honcho/2nd Crupper	+18000
12	st Chip	Honcho/2nd Robusta	+16000
12	st Chip	Honcho/2nd Talkin	+5500
12	st Chip Honcho/nd The Hell	We Did	+13000
12	st Chip Honcho/nd Bull by	the Horns	+22000
12	st Chip Honcho/nd	Iron Honor	+4000
12	st Chip Honcho/nd	Napoleon Solo	+6600
12	st Chip Honcho/nd Corona	de Oro	+16000
12	st Chip	Honcho/2nd Incredibolt	+3500
12	st Chip Honcho/nd	Great White	+8000
12	st Chip Honcho/nd Pretty	Boy Miah	+13000
12	st Iron Honor/nd	Taj Mahal	+2800
12	st Iron	Honor/2nd Ocelli	+3300
12	st Iron	Honor/2nd Crupper	+13000
12	st Iron	Honor/2nd Robusta	+12000
12	st Iron	Honor/2nd Talkin	+4500
12	st Iron Honor/nd	Chip Honcho	+3500
12	st Iron Honor/nd The Hell	We Did	+10000
12	st Iron Honor/nd Bull by	the Horns	+15000
12	st Iron Honor/nd	Napoleon Solo	+5000
12	st Iron Honor/nd Corona	de Oro	+13000
12	st Iron	Honor/2nd Incredibolt	+2000
12	st Iron Honor/nd	Great White	+7500
12	st Iron Honor/nd Pretty	Boy Miah	+12000
12	st Napoleon Solo/nd	Taj Mahal	+5000
12	st Napoleon	Solo/2nd Ocelli	+5500
12	st Napoleon	Solo/2nd Crupper	+20000
12	st Napoleon	Solo/2nd Robusta	+18000
12	st Napoleon	Solo/2nd Talkin	+8000
12	st Napoleon Solo/nd	Chip Honcho	+5500
12	st Napoleon Solo/nd The Hell	We Did	+13000
12	st Napoleon Solo/nd Bull by	the Horns	+20000
12	st Napoleon Solo/nd	Iron Honor	+5000
12	st Napoleon Solo/nd Corona	de Oro	+18000
12	st Napoleon	Solo/2nd Incredibolt	+4000
12	st Napoleon Solo/nd	Great White	+11000
12	st Napoleon Solo/nd Pretty	Boy Miah	+17000
12	st Incredibolt/nd	Taj Mahal	+2000
12	st	Incredibolt/2nd Ocelli	+2200
12	st	Incredibolt/2nd Crupper	+11000
12	st	Incredibolt/2nd Robusta	+10000
12	st	Incredibolt/2nd Talkin	+3300
12	st Incredibolt/nd	Chip Honco	+2500
12	st Incredibolt/nd The Hell	We Did	+8000
12	st Incredibolt/nd Bull by	the Horns	+12000
12	st Incredibolt/nd	Iron Honor	+2000
12	st Incredibolt/nd	Napoleon Solo	+3500
12	st Incredibolt/nd Corona	de Oro	+10000
12	st Incredibolt/nd	Great White	+6000
12	st Incredibolt/nd Pretty	Boy Miah	+10000
	Field [Any	Other combination]	+200

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Preakness Stakes Preakness Stakes - To Finish Last

Saturday, May 16, 2026 | 07:01 EDT

PP	HORSE	JOCKEY	ODDS
1	Taj Mahal	S Russell	+2200
2	Ocelli	T Gaffalione	+2000
3	Crupper	J Alvarado	+450
4	Robusta	R Bejarano	+600
5	Talkin I	Ortiz Jr.	+1800
6	Chip Honcho	J Ortiz	+1200
7	The Hell We Did	L Saez	+800
8	Bull by the Horns	M Husbands	+450
9	Iron Honor	F Prat	+2200
10	Napoleon Solo	P Lopez	+1200
11	Corona de Oro	J Velazquez	+800
12	Incredibolt	J Torres	+2200
13	Great White	A Achard	+800
14	Pretty Boy Miah R	Santana Jr.	+650

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Preakness Stakes Props Winner's Post Position

Saturday, May 16, 2026 | 07:01 EDT

PP	HORSE	JOCKEY	ODDS
		Over	-125
		Under	-115

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Preakness Stakes Props 1st Letter of Winning Horse's Name

Saturday, May 16, 2026 | 07:01 EDT

PP	HORSE	JOCKEY	ODDS
		A-I	-160
		J-Z	+120

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Preakness Stakes Props Number of Letters in Winning Horse's Name

Saturday, May 16, 2026 | 07:01 EDT

PP	HORSE	JOCKEY	ODDS
		Over	-130
		Under	-110

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Preakness Stakes Props Will the Ortiz Brothers Finish in 1st & 2nd?

Saturday, May 16, 2026 | 07:01 EDT

PP	HORSE	JOCKEY	ODDS
		Yes	+2500
		No	+0

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Preakness Stakes Props Will there be a Photo Finish?

Saturday, May 16, 2026 | 07:01 EDT

PP	HORSE	JOCKEY	ODDS
		Yes	+200
		No	-300

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Preakness Stakes Props Will there be a Stewards Inquiry?

Saturday, May 16, 2026 | 07:01 EDT

PP	HORSE	JOCKEY	ODDS
		Yes	+350
		No	-600

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Preakness Stakes Props Will Any Horse Poop on the way to the Start?

Saturday, May 16, 2026 | 07:01 EDT

PP	HORSE	JOCKEY	ODDS
		Yes	-130
		No	-110

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Preakness Stakes Props What will be the Winning Distance?

Saturday, May 16, 2026 | 07:01 EDT

PP	HORSE	JOCKEY	ODDS
		Over	+110
		Under	-150

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Preakness Stakes Props Winner's Post Position Odd or Even Number?

Saturday, May 16, 2026 | 07:01 EDT

PP	HORSE	JOCKEY	ODDS
		Odd	+105
		Even	-145

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Preakness Stakes Props Winning Time in Preakness Stakes

Saturday, May 16, 2026 | 07:01 EDT

PP	HORSE	JOCKEY	ODDS
155	Over Minute	55 Seconds	-160
155	Under Minute	55 Seconds	+120

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Preakness Stakes Props Winner's Post Position

Saturday, May 16, 2026 | 07:01 EDT

PP	HORSE	JOCKEY	ODDS
		Over	-125
		Under	-115

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Preakness Stakes Props 1st Letter of Winning Horse's Name

Saturday, May 16, 2026 | 07:01 EDT

PP	HORSE	JOCKEY	ODDS
		A-I	-160
		J-Z	+120

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Preakness Stakes Props Number of Letters in Winning Horse's Name

Saturday, May 16, 2026 | 07:01 EDT

PP	HORSE	JOCKEY	ODDS
		Over	-130
		Under	-110

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Preakness Stakes Props Will the Ortiz Brothers Finish in 1st & 2nd?

Saturday, May 16, 2026 | 07:01 EDT

PP	HORSE	JOCKEY	ODDS
		Yes	+2500
		No	+0

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Preakness Stakes Props Will there be a Photo Finish?

Saturday, May 16, 2026 | 07:01 EDT

PP	HORSE	JOCKEY	ODDS
		Yes	+200
		No	-300

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Preakness Stakes Props Will there be a Stewards Inquiry?

Saturday, May 16, 2026 | 07:01 EDT

PP	HORSE	JOCKEY	ODDS
		Yes	+350
		No	-600

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Preakness Stakes Props Will Any Horse Poop on the way to the Start?

Saturday, May 16, 2026 | 07:01 EDT

PP	HORSE	JOCKEY	ODDS
		Yes	-130
		No	-110

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Preakness Stakes Props What will be the Winning Distance?

Saturday, May 16, 2026 | 07:01 EDT

PP	HORSE	JOCKEY	ODDS
		Over	+110
		Under	-150

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Preakness Stakes Props Winner's Post Position Odd or Even Number?

Saturday, May 16, 2026 | 07:01 EDT

PP	HORSE	JOCKEY	ODDS
		Odd	+105
		Even	-145

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Preakness Stakes Props Winning Time in Preakness Stakes

Saturday, May 16, 2026 | 07:01 EDT

PP	HORSE	JOCKEY	ODDS
155	Over Minute	55 Seconds	-160
155	Under Minute	55 Seconds	+120

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Preakness Stakes Matchups Taj Mahal vs Ocelli

Saturday, May 16, 2026 | 07:01 EDT

	HORSE	ODDS
28854	Taj Mahal	-130
28855	Ocelli	-110

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Preakness Stakes Matchups Incredibolt vs Iron Honor

Saturday, May 16, 2026 | 07:01 EDT

	HORSE	ODDS
28856	Incredibolt	-125
28857	Iron Honor	-115

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Preakness Stakes Matchups Chip Honcho vs Talkin

Saturday, May 16, 2026 | 07:01 EDT

	HORSE	ODDS
28858	Chip Honcho	-110
28859	Talkin	-130

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Preakness Stakes Matchups Napoleon Solo vs The Hell We Did

Saturday, May 16, 2026 | 07:01 EDT

	HORSE	ODDS
28860	Napoleon Solo	-140
28861	The Hell We Did	+100

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2026 Breeders Cup Classic

Saturday, May 16, 2026 | 03:00 EDT

HORSE	TRAINER	ODDS
Sovereignty	W Mott	+500
Forever Young	Y Yahagi	+1200
Nysos	B Baffert	+1400
Magnitude	S Asmussen	+600
Journalism	M McCarthy	+1500
Baeza	W Mott	+1200
Chief Wallabee	W Mott	+2000
Grande	T Pletcher	+7500
Ted Noffey	T Pletcher	+2500
Paladin	C Brown	+2500
Commandment	B Cox	+2500
Nearly	T Pletcher
Renegade	T Pletcher	+1200
Antiquarian	T Pletcher	+2800
Nevada Beach	B Baffert	+5000
Disco Time	B Cox	+5000
Tappan Street	B Cox	+8000
Cherokee Nation	B Baffert	+5000
Potente	B Baffert	+4000
Emerging Market	B Cox	+5000
Incredibolt	R Mott	+4000
Silent Tactic	M Casse	+3300
Golden Tempo	C DeVaux	+2000
Class President	T Pletcher	+7000
White Abarrio S	Joseph Jr.	+1000
Crude Velocity	B Baffert	+1600
Skippylongstocking S	Joseph Jr.	+2500
Danon Bourbon	M Ikezoe

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2026 Belmont Stakes - Winner

Saturday, May 16, 2026 | 07:01 EDT

HORSE	TRAINER	ODDS
Crude Velocity	B Baffert
Renegade	T Pletcher	+200
Golden Tempo	C DeVaux	+700
Always a Runner	C Brown
Chief Wallabee	W Mott	+400
Taj Mahal	B Russell	+1400
Silent Tactic	M Casse
Ocelli D	Whitworth Beckman	+1400
Growth Equity	C Brown	+1200
Trendsetter	B Colebrook
Talk to Me Jimmy	R Rodriguez
Commandment	B Cox	+550
Emerging Market	C Brown	+700
The Puma	G Delgado
Potente	B Baffert	+1800
Incredibolt	R Mott	+900

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RACE REPLAY: 2025 Preakness Stakes

May 17, 2025

WatchWatch pre-race favorite Journalism come from behind to win the 150th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore on Saturday. Credits to the video owner.

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RACE RESULT: 150^th Preakness Stakes

Finish	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Winnings
1	Journalism	Michael W. McCarthy	Umberto Rispoli	$1,200,000
2	Gosger	Brendan P. Walsh	Luis Saez	$400,000
3	Sandman	Mark E. Casse	John R. Velazquez	$220,000
4	Goal Oriented	Bob Baffert	Flavien Prat	$120,000
5	Heart of Honor (GB)	Jamie Osborne	Saffie Osborne	$60,000
6	River Thames	Todd A. Pletcher	Irad Ortiz Jr.
7	Pay Billy	Michael E. Gorham	Raul E. Mena
8	American Promise	D. Wayne Lukas	Nik Juarez
9	Clever Again	Steven M. Asmussen	José Ortiz

Track condition: Fast

RACE REPLAY: 2025 Kentucky Derby

May 3, 2025

Watch three-year-old colt Sovereignty surge past pre-race favorite Journalism to win the 151st Kentucky Derby at a sloppy Churchill Downs on Saturday. Baeza rounded out the top three. Credits to the video owner.

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RACE RESULT: 151^st Kentucky Derby

Finish	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Winnings
1	Sovereignty	William I. Mott	Junior Alvarado	$3,100,000
2	Journalism	Michael W. McCarthy	Umberto Rispoli	$1,000,000
3	Baeza	John Shirreffs	Flavien Prat	$500,000
4	Final Gambit	Brad H. Cox	Luan Machado	$250,000
5	Owen Almighty	Brian A. Lynch	Javier Castellano	$150,000
6	Burnham Square	Ian R. Wilkes	Brian Hernandez Jr.
7	Sandman	Mark E. Casse	José Ortiz
8	East Avenue	Brendan P. Walsh	Manuel Franco
9	Chunk Of Gold	Ethan West	Jareth Loveberry
10	Tiztastic	Steven M. Asmussen	Joel Rosario
11	Coal Battle	Lonnie Briley	Juan Vargas
12	Luxor Cafe	Noriyuki Hori	João Moreira
13	Neoequos	Saffie Joseph Jr.	Luis Saez
14	Publisher	Steven M. Asmussen	Irad Ortiz Jr.
15	Citizen Bull	Bob Baffert	Martin Garcia
16	American Promise	D. Wayne Lukas	Nik Juarez
17	Render Judgment	Kenneth G. McPeek	Julien Leparoux
18	Flying Mohawk	Whit Beckman	Joseph Ramos
19	Admire Daytona (JPN)	Yukihiro Kato	Christophe Lemaire
scratched	Rodriguez	Bob Baffert	Mike E. Smith
scratched	Grande	Todd A. Pletcher	John R. Velazquez

Track condition: sloppy (sealed)

RACE REPLAY: 2024 Breeders' Cup Classic

November 2, 2024

Watch Sierra Leone overtake the field down the stretch to win the 2024 Breeders’ Cup Classic at Del Mar Racetrack on Saturday afternoon. Derma Sotogake led the race early but favorite Fierceness took the lead heading into the final turn. But Sierra Leone left the field in the dust and won by 1 1/2 lengths. Credits to the video owner.

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RACE RESULT: 2024 Breeders' Cup Classic

Finish	Horse	Rating	Trainer	Jockey	Odds
1	Sierra Leone	7.88	Chad C. Brown	Flavien Prat	12-1
2	Fierceness	7.86	Todd A. Pletcher	John R. Velazquez	3-1
3	Forever Young	7.74	Yoshito Yahagi	Ryusei Sakai	6-1
4	Newgate	7.14	Bob Baffert	Frankie Dettori	20-1
5	Senor Buscador	7.53	Todd W. Fincher	Joel Rosario	30-1
6	Tapit Trice	7.64	Todd A. Pletcher	Irad Ortiz, Jr.	30-1
7	Pyrenees	7.63	Cherie DeVaux	Brian J. Hernandez, Jr.	30-1
8	City Of Troy	7.79	Aidan O'Brien	Ryan Moore	5-2
9	Highland Falls	7.78	Brad H. Cox	Luis Saez	20-1
10	Ushba Tesoro	7.62	Noboru Takagi	Yuga Kawada	12-1
11	Mixto	7.35	Doug F. O'Neill	Kyle Frey	30-1
12	Arthur's Ride	7.45	William I. Mott	Junior Alvarado	15-1
13	Derma Sotogake	7.09	Hidetaka Otonashi	Christophe Patrice Lemaire	20-1
14	Next	7.02	William D Cowans	Luan Machado	8-1

RACE REPLAY: 2024 Belmont Stakes

June 8, 2024

Watch Dornoch hold off a late charge from favorites Mindframe and Sierra Leone to win the 2024 Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Springs on Saturday night. With Dornoch's win, each Triple Crown race had a different winner in this year. Credits to the video owner.

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RACE RESULT: 2024 Belmont Stakes

Finish	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Margin (Lengths)	Winnings
1	Dornoch	Luis Saez	Danny Gargan		$1,200,000
2	Mindframe	Irad Ortiz Jr.	Todd A. Pletcher	½	$360,000
3	Sierra Leone	Flavien Prat	Chad C. Brown	1+½	$200,000
4	Honor Marie	Florent Geroux	D. Whitworth Beckman	5+½	$100,000
5	Antiquarian	John R. Velazquez	Todd A. Pletcher	7+½	$60,000
6	Protective	Tyler Gaffalione	Todd A. Pletcher	9+¾	$40,000
7	Seize the Grey	Jamie Torres	D. Wayne Lukas	12+¾	$20,000
8	Mystik Dan	Brian Hernandez Jr.	Kenneth G. McPeek	15+¾	$20,000
9	The Wine Steward	Manuel Franco	Michael J. Maker	21+¾
10	Resilience	Junior Alvarado	William I. Mott	33+¼

RACE REPLAY: 2024 Preakness Stakes

May 18, 2024

Watch Seize the Grey pull away in the final strides to win the 2024 Preakness Stake at Pimlico on Saturday. Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan came in second, 2¼-lengths behind. Credits to the video owner.

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RACE RESULT: 2024 Preakness Stakes

#	HORSE	JOCKEY	TRAINER	MARGIN	WINNINGS
1	Seize the Grey	Jaime Torres	D. Wayne Lukas		$1,200,000
2	Mystik Dan	Brian Hernandez Jr.	Kenneth G. McPeek	2+¼	$400,000
3	Catching Freedom	Flavien Prat	Brad H. Cox	2+¼	$220,000
4	Tuscan Gold	Tyler Gaffalione	Chad C. Brown	8+¼	$120,000
5	Just Steel	Joel Rosario	D. Wayne Lukas	10+½	$60,000
6	Uncle Heavy	Irad Ortiz Jr.	Robert E. Reid Jr.	13
7	Imagination	Frankie Dettori	Bob Baffert	15+½
8	Mugatu	Joe Bravo	Jeff Engler	40+½
SCR	Muth	Juan J. Hernandez	Bob Baffert

OTB Off Track Betting

Off Track Betting or OTB means sanctioned wagering on horse, harness or greyhound racing outside of a race track.

Horse racing is the second most widely attended U.S. spectator sport, after baseball. In 1989, 56,194,565 people attended 8,004 days of racing, wagering $9.14 billion. Horse racing is also a major professional sport in Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, Western Europe, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and South America.

By far the most popular form of the sport is the racing of mounted thoroughbred horses over flat courses at distances from three-quarters of a mile to two miles. Other major forms of horse racing are harness racing, steeplechase racing, and quarter horse racing.

OTB is growing in popularity throughout the United States. OTB facilities offer an alternative to wagering at racetracks. And like betting done at tracks, states receive a portion of the pari-mutuel handle, or take.

The advent of the internet has given a whole new meaning to OTB. Many observers say that Off Track Betting is fast becoming Online Track Betting. Online race books bring betting on your favorite thoroughbred, harness, greyhound racing and jai alai events in the comforts of home.

Horse racing continues to be one of the popular spectator sports in America.

But in its early beginnings, horse racing was a sport that was enjoyed and wagered on mostly by the upper class.

After the Civil War, horse racing tracks opened throughout the east coast paving the way for bettors from all economic sectors to enjoy the thrill of the past paced action.

In the Early days of horse racing, many enterprising bookmakers started 'auction pools' which involved auctioning off bets for each horse in a race.

But this format was short lived because bettors were out of luck if the horse that they wanted to wager on was already taken.

The bookies, known for being innovative, soon realized that setting odds on individual horses would increase betting handle and, in turn, the bookie's hold.

When there was overwhelming money on one horse, the bookmaker would simply lower the odds to increase the attractiveness of other horses in the race. This format is still in use today.

By the 1920s there were more than 300 racetracks in the US in addition to thousands of 'pool halls,' or off-track betting facilities, which were connected to the tracks by telegraph wires.

Here locals could place their bets on horses at a multitude of racing venues around the country.

Illinois was the first state to permit race tracks to own and operate OTB facilities. Balmoral opened Illinois' first OTB parlor, located at Peoria, on September 8, 1987.

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OTB Wagers

OTB wagers are categorized as Basic and Exotic.

Basic OTB Wagers

All variations of the Basic OTB wager stem from the premise that you will receive payouts based on the first, second, third and fourth place finishers.

• Win
  You win by selecting the horse that finishes first (to win).

• Place
  You win by selecting the horse that finishes first or second (to place)

• Show
  You win by selecting the horse that finishes first, second or third (to show)

• Across the Board
  You are wagering on a horse to Win, Place and Show. You receive one ticket for all three wagers. If your horse wins, you receive Win, Place and Show payouts; if your horse finishes second, you receive Place and Show payouts; and if your horse finishes third, you receive the Show payout. This type of bet might also include any two or three horse combinations of win, place and show bets such as win/show, win/place or place/show.

Exotic OTB Wagers

• Quinella
  You win by selecting the first two finishers, in any order, in a designated race.

• Exacta
  You win by selecting the first two finishers, in exact order, in a designated race.

• Trifecta
  You win by selecting the first three horses in the exact order of finish, in a designated race.

• Superfecta
  You win by selecting the first four horses in the exact order of finish, in a designated race.

• Daily Double
  To win, you must select the winners of two designated, consecutive races by placing the wager before the first of the two races.

• Pick-3 or Pick-4
  To win you must select the correct first place finisher in each of the races that make up the Pick-3 or Pick-4 ticket.

• Pick-Six
  To win you must select the correct first place finisher in each of the races that make up the Pick-Six ticket.

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