Oaklawn Park R11 Oaklawn Handicap

Saturday, April 18, 2026 | 07:20 EDT

PP	HORSE	JOCKEY	ODDS
1	White Abarrio I	Ortiz Jr.	+550
2	Liberal Arts	R Arrieta	+8000
3	Sovereignty	J Alvarado	-115
4	Duke of Duval	K Asmussen	+4000
5	Journalism	J Ortiz	+210
6	Publisher	E Asmussen	+900

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Oaklawn Park Oaklawn Handicap Matchup

Saturday, April 18, 2026 | 07:20 EDT

PP	HORSE	JOCKEY	ODDS
		Sovereignty	-160
		Journalism	+120

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Kentucky Derby B Cox to Train 2026 Kentucky Derby Winner?

Saturday, April 25, 2026 | 04:00 EDT

SELECTION	ODDS
Yes	+175
No	-240

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Kentucky Derby To Win the 2026 Triple Crown

Saturday, April 25, 2026 | 04:00 EDT

SELECTION	ODDS
Chief Wallabee W Mott	+3000
Paladin C Brown
Boyd B Baffert
Commandment B Cox	+2000
Nearly T Pletcher
Further Ado B Cox	+2200
Cherokee Nation B Baffert
Renegade T Pletcher	+1100
Brant B Baffert
Canaletto C Brown
Potente B Baffert	+12500
Silent Tactic M Casse	+12500
Class President T Pletcher
Emerging Market C Brown	+4000
So Happy M Glatt	+10000
Incredibolt R Mott	+10000
Danon Bourbon M Ikezoe	+5000
Fulleffort B Cox	+8000
Wonder Dean D Takayanagi	+22500
Golden Tempo C DeVeaux	+30000
Albus R Mott	+60000
Iron Honor C Brown	+60000
Pavlovian D O'Neill	+40000
Stark Contrast M McCarthy
Right To Party K McPeek	+50000
Six Speed B Seemar	+50000
Ottinho C Brown	+100000
Chip Honcho S Asmussen	+100000
Intrepido J Mullins	+100000
No Triple Crown Winner	-750

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Kentucky Derby Will Chief Wallabee Win the 2026 Kentucky Derby?

Saturday, April 25, 2026 | 04:00 EDT

SELECTION	ODDS
Yes	+900
No	-1400

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Kentucky Derby Will Incredibolt Win the 2026 Kentucky Derby?

Saturday, April 25, 2026 | 04:00 EDT

SELECTION	ODDS
Yes	+1600
No	-3000

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Kentucky Derby Will Emerging Market Win the 2026 Kentucky Derby?

Saturday, April 25, 2026 | 04:00 EDT

SELECTION	ODDS
Yes	+1200
No	-1800

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Kentucky Derby Will Renegade Win the 2026 Kentucky Derby?

Saturday, April 25, 2026 | 04:00 EDT

SELECTION	ODDS
Yes	+300
No	-435

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Kentucky Derby Will Commandment Win the 2026 Kentucky Derby?

Saturday, April 25, 2026 | 04:00 EDT

SELECTION	ODDS
Yes	+600
No	-775

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Kentucky Derby Will The Puma Win the 2026 Kentucky Derby?

Saturday, April 25, 2026 | 04:00 EDT

SELECTION	ODDS
Yes	+900
No	-1400

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Kentucky Derby Will Further Ado Win the 2026 Kentucky Derby?

Saturday, April 25, 2026 | 04:00 EDT

SELECTION	ODDS
Yes	+450
No	-625

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Kentucky Derby 2026 Kentucky Derby To Finish in the First 3

Saturday, April 25, 2026 | 04:00 EDT

SELECTION	ODDS
Renegade T Pletcher	-145
Further Ado B Cox	+115
Commandment B Cox	+130
The Puma G Delgado	+200
Chief Wallabee W Mott	+225
Emerging Market C Brown	+350
So Happy W Glatt	+350
Danon Bourbon M Ikezoe	+350
Silent Tactic M Casse	+475
Incredibolt R Mott	+450
Fulleffort B Cox	+400
Wonder Dean D Takayanagi	+500
Potente B Baffert	+700
Golden Tempo C Deveaux	+800
Albus R Mott	+1400
Iron Honor C Brown
Pavlovian D O'Neill	+1200
Class President T Pletcher
Right To Party K McPeek	+1100
Chip Honcho S Asmussen	+3000
Intrepido J Mullins	+3000
Six Speed B Seemar	+1800
Ottinho C Brown

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Kentucky Derby Will So Happy Win the 2026 Kentucky Derby?

Saturday, April 25, 2026 | 04:00 EDT

SELECTION	ODDS
Yes	+1400
No	-2700

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Kentucky Derby Will Fulleffort Win the 2026 Kentucky Derby?

Saturday, April 25, 2026 | 04:00 EDT

SELECTION	ODDS
Yes	+1800
No	-3000

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2026 Kentucky Derby

Saturday, April 25, 2026 | 04:00 EDT

HORSE	TRAINER	ODDS
Ted Noffey	T Pletcher
Further Ado	B Cox	+450
Boyd	B Baffert
Napoleon Solo	C Summers
Brant	B Baffert
Rebel Instinct	C Brown
Mob	B Lynch
Mr A. P.	V Cerin
Englishman	C DeVaux
Ewing	M Casse
Universe	K McPeek
Blackout Time	K McPeek
Paladin	C Brown
Courting	T Pletcher
Incredibolt	R Mott	+1600
Cherokee Nation	B Baffert
Jackson Hole T	A. Pletcher
Cannoneer	B Cox
Buetane	B Baffert
Commandment	B Cox	+600
Desert Gate	B Baffert
Provenance	B Baffert
Talkin	D Gargan
Intrepido	J Mullins	+10000
It's Our Time	T Amoss
Litmus Test	B Baffert
Renegade	T Pletcher	+300
Pyromancer	K Yoshimura
Tamamo Freesia	Y Ohashi
Satono Voyage	H Tanaka
Express Kid	W Rarick
Chip Honcho	S Asmussen	+12000
Liberty National	K McPeek
Balboa	B Russell
My World	B Cox
Soldier N Diplomat	S Asmussen
Final Score	T Pletcher
Leading Change	B Cox
Local Knowledge	T Pletcher
Rancho Santa Fe	B Cox
Enforced Agenda	G Weaver
Nearly	T Pletcher	+5500
Strategic Risk	M Casse
Obliteration	S Asmussen
Stop the Car	B Walsh
Plutarch	B Baffert
So Happy	M Glatt	+1400
Chief Wallabee	W Mott	+900
D'code R	Ashford Jr.
Iron Honor	C Brown
Thunderously	W Mott
Golden Tempo	C DeVaux	+4500
Street Beast	B Colebrook
Six Speed	B Seemar	+7500
Canaletto	C Brown
Mesquite	C DeVaux
Schoolyardsuperman	C Brown
Ottinho	C Brown
Potente	B Baffert	+3000
Bravaro S	Joseph Jr.
Silent Tactic	M Casse	+2200
Talk to Me Jimmy	R Rodriguez
Class President	T Pletcher
Emerging Market	C Brown	+1200
Powershift	T Pletcher
Secured Freedom	T Yakteen
The Puma	G Delgado	+900
Al Haram	A Alsidrani
Brotherly Love	J Osborne
Reagan's Honor	C DeVaux
Great White	J Ennis
Solitude Dude S	Joseph Jr.
Pavlovian	D O'Neill	+5000
Robusta	D O'Neill
Fulleffort	B Cox	+1800
Danon Bourbon	M Ikezoe	+1800
Wonder Dean	D Takayanagi	+4000
Albus	R Mott	+7000
Right To Party	K McPeek	+8000
Stark Contrast	M McCarthy

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Winning Trainer of the 2026 Kentucky Derby

Saturday, April 25, 2026 | 04:00 EDT

HORSE	TRAINER	ODDS
	Todd Pletcher	+325
	Brad Cox	+175
	Chad Brown	+900
	Bob Baffert	+3000
	William Mott	+800
	Ken McPeek
	Cherie DeVaux	+4500
	Steve Asmussen
	Mark Casse	+2200
	Chad Summers
Saffie	Joseph Jr.
	Doug O'Neill	+5000
Any Japanese	Trained Horse	+1100
	Riley Mott	+1200

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B Cox to Train 2026 Kentucky Derby Winner?

Saturday, April 25, 2026 | 04:00 EDT

HORSE	TRAINER	ODDS
		+175
		-240

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To Win the 2026 Triple Crown

Saturday, April 25, 2026 | 04:00 EDT

HORSE	TRAINER	ODDS
Chief Wallabee	W Mott	+3000
Paladin	C Brown
Boyd	B Baffert
Commandment	B Cox	+2000
Nearly	T Pletcher
Further Ado	B Cox	+2200
Cherokee Nation	B Baffert
Renegade	T Pletcher	+1100
Brant	B Baffert
Canaletto	C Brown
Potente	B Baffert	+12500
Silent Tactic	M Casse	+12500
Class President	T Pletcher
Emerging Market	C Brown	+4000
So Happy	M Glatt	+10000
Incredibolt	R Mott	+10000
Danon Bourbon	M Ikezoe	+5000
Fulleffort	B Cox	+8000
Wonder Dean	D Takayanagi	+22500
Golden Tempo	C DeVeaux	+30000
Albus	R Mott	+60000
Iron Honor	C Brown	+60000
Pavlovian	D O'Neill	+40000
Stark Contrast	M McCarthy
Right To Party	K McPeek	+50000
Six Speed	B Seemar	+50000
Ottinho	C Brown	+100000
Chip Honcho	S Asmussen	+100000
Intrepido	J Mullins	+100000
No Triple	Crown Winner	-750

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Will Chief Wallabee Win the 2026 Kentucky Derby?

Saturday, April 25, 2026 | 04:00 EDT

HORSE	TRAINER	ODDS
		+900
		-1400

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Will Incredibolt Win the 2026 Kentucky Derby?

Saturday, April 25, 2026 | 04:00 EDT

HORSE	TRAINER	ODDS
		+1600
		-3000

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2026 Breeders Cup Classic

Saturday, April 18, 2026 | 07:00 EDT

HORSE	TRAINER	ODDS
Sovereignty	W Mott	+450
Forever Young	Y Yahagi	+650
Nysos	B Baffert	+700
Magnitude	S Asmussen	+700
Journalism	M McCarthy	+1000
Baeza	W Mott	+1600
Chief Wallabee	W Mott	+2000
Grande	T Pletcher	+3300
Ted Noffey	T Pletcher	+2000
Paladin	C Brown	+3300
Commandment	B Cox	+1400
Nearly	T Pletcher	+5000
Renegade	T Pletcher	+1200
Antiquarian	T Pletcher	+2800
Nevada Beach	B Baffert	+4000
Disco Time	B Cox	+4000
Tappan Street	B Cox	+4000
Cherokee Nation	B Baffert	+5000
Potente	B Baffert	+3300
Emerging Market	B Cox	+3300
Incredibolt	R Mott	+4000
Silent Tactic	M Casse	+5000
Golden Tempo	C DeVaux	+4000
Class President	T Pletcher	+5000

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Will Emerging Market Win the 2026 Kentucky Derby?

Saturday, April 25, 2026 | 04:00 EDT

HORSE	TRAINER	ODDS
		+1200
		-1800

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Will Renegade Win the 2026 Kentucky Derby?

Saturday, April 25, 2026 | 04:00 EDT

HORSE	TRAINER	ODDS
		+300
		-435

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Will Commandment Win the 2026 Kentucky Derby?

Saturday, April 25, 2026 | 04:00 EDT

HORSE	TRAINER	ODDS
		+600
		-775

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Will The Puma Win the 2026 Kentucky Derby?

Saturday, April 25, 2026 | 04:00 EDT

HORSE	TRAINER	ODDS
		+900
		-1400

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Will Further Ado Win the 2026 Kentucky Derby?

Saturday, April 25, 2026 | 04:00 EDT

HORSE	TRAINER	ODDS
		+450
		-625

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2026 Kentucky Derby To Finish in the First 3

Saturday, April 25, 2026 | 04:00 EDT

HORSE	TRAINER	ODDS
Renegade	T Pletcher	-145
Further Ado	B Cox	+115
Commandment	B Cox	+130
The Puma	G Delgado	+200
Chief Wallabee	W Mott	+225
Emerging Market	C Brown	+350
So Happy	W Glatt	+350
Danon Bourbon	M Ikezoe	+350
Silent Tactic	M Casse	+475
Incredibolt	R Mott	+450
Fulleffort	B Cox	+400
Wonder Dean	D Takayanagi	+500
Potente	B Baffert	+700
Golden Tempo	C Deveaux	+800
Albus	R Mott	+1400
Iron Honor	C Brown
Pavlovian	D O'Neill	+1200
Class President	T Pletcher
Right To Party	K McPeek	+1100
Chip Honcho	S Asmussen	+3000
Intrepido	J Mullins	+3000
Six Speed	B Seemar	+1800
Ottinho	C Brown

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Winner 2026 Kentucky Oaks

Saturday, April 25, 2026 | 04:00 EDT

HORSE	TRAINER	ODDS
Meaning	M McCarthy	+325
Percy's Bar	B Colebrook	+400
Zany	T Pletcher	+400
Life of Joy	B Cox
Explora	B Baffert	+1100
Counting Stars	M Casse	+1000
Always A Runner	C Brown	+700
Prom Queen	B Cox	+1200
Bottle of Rouge	B Baffert	+1300
Bella Ballerina	B Walsh	+1400
She Be Smooth	T Pletcher	+2000
Paradise	B Cox	+2800
Search Party	M Casse	+4500
Love Your Neighbor	M Stidham
My Miss Mo S	Joseph Jr.	+3600
Pashmina	R Atras	+4500

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Will So Happy Win the 2026 Kentucky Derby?

Saturday, April 25, 2026 | 04:00 EDT

HORSE	TRAINER	ODDS
		+1400
		-2700

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Will Fulleffort Win the 2026 Kentucky Derby?

Saturday, April 25, 2026 | 04:00 EDT

HORSE	TRAINER	ODDS
		+1800
		-3000

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Kentucky Derby 2026 Kentucky Derby Matchup

Saturday, April 25, 2026 | 04:00 EDT

SELECTION	ODDS
Renegade	-150
Commandment	+110

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Kentucky Derby 2026 Kentucky Derby Matchup

Saturday, April 25, 2026 | 04:00 EDT

SELECTION	ODDS
Renegade	-175
Further Ado	+135

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Kentucky Derby 2026 Kentucky Derby Matchup

Saturday, April 25, 2026 | 04:00 EDT

SELECTION	ODDS
Commandment	-145
Further Ado	+105

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Kentucky Derby 2026 Kentucky Derby Matchup

Saturday, April 25, 2026 | 04:00 EDT

SELECTION	ODDS
Further Ado	-140
The Puma	+100

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USA Horse Racing Props Any horse to win 2026 Triple Crown

Saturday, May 02, 2026 | 06:00 EDT

SELECTION	ODDS
Yes	+450
No	-750

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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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